The TC Electronic Nova Modulator is a modulation stompbox that carries seven studio-quality modulation effects in a single pedal. It was part of the Nova series of stompboxes that TC Electronic introduced at the Musikmesse show in March 2008, a line the press described as packing two FX engines into each new pedal1.
What it does
The Nova Modulator covers modulation effects, the family that also includes chorus, phaser, flanger and tremolo pedals. Rather than one effect per box, it gathers seven studio-quality modulation effects in one stompbox, so a player can cover a range of modulation sounds without dedicating several pedals to them1.
The two-FX-engine design of the Nova series put the line closer in spirit to multi-effects pedals than to single-effect stompboxes, though each Nova pedal is built as a footpedal for a board1.
The Nova Modulator was announced in 2008, and the figures on this page come from that launch coverage. TC Electronic's current multi-effects line, such as the PLETHORA X3 and PLETHORA X5, has since taken over the role of gathering many effects into one pedal.
Price at launch
MusicRadar's report from the 2008 show gives the Nova Modulator a retail price of €2491. That is the launch-era European price as reported at the time.
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Questions
How many effects does the Nova Modulator hold?
MusicRadar's report on the Nova series launch describes the Nova Modulator as equipped with seven studio-quality modulation effects. It is a single stompbox in TC Electronic's Nova line, which the same report says packs two FX engines into the new Nova pedals.
What did the Nova Modulator cost when it launched?
MusicRadar's 2008 report on the Nova series gives a retail price of €249 for the Nova Modulator. That figure is the launch-era European price as reported at the Musikmesse show in March 2008.
Sources (1)
- Musikmesse 08: TC Electronic Nova Series stompboxes arrive, MusicRadar, 2008-03-14
