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TC Electronic Nova System

Item ID: NovaSystem

Guitar Effects Floor Processor with 8 Footswitches, Analog Effects, Digital Control, 30 Factory/60 User Presets, and 2 Footswitch Layouts

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Great Effects in a Compact Pedalboard!

The TC Electronic Nova System guitar effects processor gives you analog sounds and digital control, packed into a compact floor pedal unit that's perfect for onstage use. The eight dedicated footswitches onboard the Nova System allow you to access and control an amazing range of effects, easily. Analog distortion and overdrive tones can be tweaked to your taste, and modulation, delay, and reverb effects are taken from the TC's incredible G-System processor for great sound. If you want reliable, adjustable effects at your feet, step on a Nova System!





TC Electronic Nova System Guitar Effects Floor Processor at a Glance:
  • Floor-based solution
  • Analog drive circuit
  • Top-notch effects

Floor-based solution
Nova System is the complete, floor-based effects solution for the dedicated guitar player who knows quality when he sees it. Its unique inclusion of an all-analog programmable distortion/overdrive section under preset and expression control makes it the perfect choice whether you want to trim down your rack setup, step up from your pedal patchwork or simply just want the ultimate combination of operational simplicity and audio superiority. Add to this an array of effects taken straight from the king of floor-based processors; G-System and you have top-notch compression, EQ, noise gate, modulation, pitch, delay and reverb right at your feet. All you need is a guitar and an amp and you’re good to go.

Analog drive circuit
What makes Nova System so remarkably different is the Nova Drive Technology (NDT) - a unique, new drive and distortion circuit that gets you the best of both worlds: World-class analog distortion and overdrive with digital control. This is the real deal – no modeling. While the NDT is 100 percent analog and physically separated from the digital effects, its control potmeters are digital. This way you can tweak, store and recall as many drive settings as you want - you can even hook up an expression pedal and control the amount of distortion in real-time. Its wide gain range covers your every need from light breakup to heavy distortion.

Top-notch effects
Equipped with TC branded quality effects from delays and reverbs to compressor, EQ and modulation, Nova System is the obvious all-in-one solution for any guitarist who wants setup simplicity without sacrificing tonal fidelity. All neatly programmable and storable in 60 user presets. Its 30 factory presets give you a demonstration of just what this unit provides; great sound quality and an immense versatility of effects combinations – all designed to get you started right out of the box.

TC Electronic Nova System Guitar Effects Floor Processor Features:
  • Floor-based guitar multi-effects pedalboard
  • Effects all analog, digitally controlled (no modeling)
  • 28 effects set up in seven blocks
  • G-System effects: distortion/overdrive, compression, EQ, noise gate, modulation, pitch, delay, and reverb
  • 30 factory presets, 60 user presets
  • Two footswitch layouts: pedal and preset
  • Optional G-switch

The TC Electronic Nova System is your floor-based guitar effects solution!

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Specification Detail
Type Multi-FX
Number of Effects 28
Amp Modeling No
Number of Models No Amp Models
Analog Inputs 1 x 1/4" Instrument, 1 x 1/4" Line In
Digital Inputs 1 x S/PDIF
Analog Outputs 2 x 1/4"
Digital Outputs 1 x S/PDIF
Other Inputs 1 x 1/4" Footswitch, MIDI In
Other Outputs MIDI, Thru/Out
Computer Connection No
Power Supply Included Yes
Batteries No Battery Operation
Height 3.5 inches
Depth 10.25 inches
Width 11.2 inches
Weight 4.1 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number Nova System

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based on 10 reviews

Best multi effects

by Rennedy Pessoa from BR
December 21, 2010
Music Background: Musician, Student
The effects on this thing are amazing, but where it really shines is the OD section.
Yon can get a great variety of sounds, just have the patience to tweak.
It does not have a lot of gai... read more [+]n, but it sounds very good.
Prestine effects, great overdrives.... and a user interface thats very simple and intuitive.

Cant go wrong with this. close [-]

The Mercedes Benz of Guitar Effects!!!

by Ruben Trevino from katy, tx
August 22, 2010
Music Background: Pro Musician
In a word, the Nova System from TC Electronic is without a doubt the Mercedes Benz of guitar effects. Totally unbeatable in quality, engineering, sound and value, the Nova System is a stellar performe... read more [+]r both live and in the studio. It does not have a Wah effect, but guitarists usually pick their Wah weapon of choice as it’s a matter of personal preference. In the truest of engineering traditions, what comes out of Germany is an exemplary example of top tier product and the Nova System is no exception. Online TC Electronic provides videos on how the unit works, and how to manipulate it! My Nova System replaces my Boss ME25 as the Boss failed a field test in a live situation. If you’re looking for a pro level industry recognized champion of tone the Nova System is the weapon of choice. The unit can operate in preset mode or pedal mode, and I prefer pedal mode as it’s more efficient in over using a lot of memory space. I find I can cover 40 covers and 20 originals within my 3 banks of 3 presets each in a pedal configuration giving access to 8 effects in real time. In addition, that’s 24 total across 3 banks of 3 and the 4 bank patch 1 set to All Bypass. I recommend TC Electronic gear as a guitarist’s main tool, and in my band we are TC Electronic across the board from bass, vocals, studio, and guitar! Get one today and achieve your vision! close [-]

Magnificent Device

by Dave Mize from United States
January 5, 2012
Music Background: semi-retired pro musician
The unit is really clean and versatile. Although I haven't dropped it, it is built to take "road" punishment. I have no complaints about the unit. It sounds great.

The tech writer shoul... read more [+]d be re-educated. Except for the pictures, the manual is pretty much useless.

I definitely would buy another if this one was "lost". close [-]

What a great pedal....just what he doc ordered

by Brent McDonald from Columbia, SC
April 20, 2010
Music Background: Pro Musician, singer/songwriter/guitarist, Part-time engineer/producer
I am completely happy with my Nova System. I ordered it from Matt Adams and it was in hand 2 days later!!!! First, the reason I bought this is because I was tired of tap dancing for certain sections... read more [+] and I really love the idea of a multi-fx board. I have played all the usual suspects...podxt live, boss me-(insert #), guitar rig 3 with Rig Kontrol (Guitar rig is great on it's own but didn't serve me well with an amp for fx), etc. I liked somethings on certain boards but my biggest complaint was the god awful digital coating that always sucked the life out of my tone. I also had a tough time finding good compression pedals. I tried a ton and even modded two myself, but couldn't get what I was hearing in my head.

Now for some selling points....analog OD/dist. section that is only controlled digitally, soft switch footswitches, fairly easy to use but the manual is harder to navigate than the unit. You have to view the manual as a ballpark overview and fill in the blanks at times, but it's not that big of a deal. Also, the fx are oustanding. Full sounding, very tweakable but not some deep level editing nightmare. Delays are spot on and better than a dd6 and the analog delay sounds better than my Keeley modded AD9. Speaker sim allows to play without an amp on small gigs through my bose tower with EXCELLENT results. Also a great addition if my sometimes temperamental blackface super reverb decides to throw a fit.....I can at least make it through the gig.

Now for the biggest reason I love this pedal....and this was not why I bought it but has become why I will never get rid of this pedal.....The compression is VERY transparent and doesn't color your tone and squishes it just right with the right amount of squish. Totally tweakable but not 33 parameters...simple and effective. The OD is outstanding on this unit....sounds 9 out of 10 compared to my clark gainster. And finally, it is dead silent without the digital highend muck.

Sorry for jumping around on it's features....I could go on about the Nova system, but don't have time to write as much as I'd like.....do yourself a favor and try one. Don't pay attention to other folks' issues with the footswitched turning on when released and not pressed....it has made my switching more accurate. close [-]

Finally found my ideal setup!

by Clintage from VA
February 2, 2010
Music Background: Electric and Acoustic Guitar in studio and live, Recording Engineer, live sound engineer, production, studio design, Christian song writing
I have been through so many different guitar rig setups it's not funny. With the new Nova as my main squeeze, this makes my 15th setup over the years. The only better setup I've had was the TC G-Sys... read more [+]tem. It was definitely the top-notch effects unit, but it's huge and super expensive. I had been using the POD X3 Live system before switching to the Nova. It was nice and definitely had all the bells-and-whistles, but editing and creating effects was a long process. You couldn't just tweak a sound - you had to spend TONS of time with the thing. Mind-you, i'm no novice when it comes to multi-fx pedals. Switching to the Nova was one of the best things I've ever done. The interface is relatively simple. If you've ever used a Boss or POD unit, the Nova will be like slicing butter with a warm knife. FX choices are simple and straight-forward, yet feature-filled enough to get a ton of great sounds. The chorus and reverbs are beautiful. The pitch is great, too. The drive circuit could use some heavier tones, but it's adequate and it sounds great. The distortions (rather than the overdrives) are better than other multi-fx units. It's warmer and isn't shrill like I usually find. I think I like the distortions better than the overdrives. BUT I rarely use it because I can now use my incredible Sansamp overdrive pedals in front of the Nova (input into the drive circuit input) and I have my sound back! I couldn't use those external pedals with the POD without it smashing the analogue sound into digital death. Digital effects are great, but with drives - you gotta have analogue. The Nova solved all my problems. I now have an easy-to-use multi-fx unit that works with my current pedals and sounds fantastic. 2 reasons why I only gave it a 4.5... it's not quite as plentiful as it's bigger brother the G-System (but MUCH more affordable). I don't think the G-System is work $1000 more. And the Nova could use a better array of output options. I would like to see XLR outputs so that I don't have to worry about direct boxes when playing live. I would also like a USB port so I can connect it up to my computer and edit fx through a computer interface like the G-System does. Another CTRL pedal jack would be helpful. I have an expression pedal on the current one using it as a volume, but I think i'd prefer a standalone volume pedal at the front and use that jack either for the G-Switch or use the expression pedal for reverb time. You also can't use the EQ if you have the speaker sim turned on. I've been using it with Speaker Sim on and it sounds great, so I haven't messed with the EQ, but I would like the option of having those separate.

Also, as a side-note, it sounds great with an acoustic. Last time I played live, I had to play acoustic for a couple of songs which I don't normally do. I didn't have a good patch for it, so I plugged in my acoustic, activated my Sansamp Bass DI that I have in front that I use for my acoustic, and made a patch on the Nova in under a minute with a compressor, a tasty reverb, and a pitch. Sounds awesome!

You will not be disappointed with this. I was tired of always battling to get a good sound on the POD. I wasn't playing as much as I was pressing buttons and turning knobs. It was actually starting to affect my ability to play. The Nova got rid of that issue and I've never felt as confident in playing as I do now. Thank you TC!!! God Bless close [-]
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