My MiniNova Broke! This Is How I Fixed It.
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- čas přidán 9. 01. 2021
- Unfortunately a key broke on my MiniNova. As I enjoy videos featuring this great synth I went straight away to repairing it. I hope this video is helpful to anyone else that has this happen to them. I apologize for the sound quality. I recorded it with my phone while my 3D printer was running so there is a little noise.
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Very helpful video!
I'm getting my Mininova next week, it's used but little used.
I hope she doesn't break any teeth 😜
A small hint:
It would certainly be helpful to put a soft foam mat underneath when screwing, about 2-3 cm thick, to protect everything!
A magnetic screwdriver and a compartmentalized box for the screws would also be helpful!
Thanks for the video! ❤️👍
You can use a piece of a gilette razor blade as well. Fixed an old casio key 20 yrs ago, still works fine.
Thanks for sharing 👍! Just got mine 2 days ago ,hope I never have to do this but appreciate you making this video!
this work repair it's very good many compliments
I have the same stunning synth and one of the keys broke. Novation were very good and sent me a free key bed I’ll fit soon. I also plug a midi cable into a keyboard with full size keys and play mini nova from the other keyboard.
They're sending me a replacement too. As soon as I get them I'll be doing a video on installing those.
@@System-1541 Novation actually have a video how to replace the key bed. Thanks anyway.
Nice one dude I use midi set up through fear
Great video. I have a Mini Nova as well but I control it in Cubase 11 via my Midi Controller (M-Audio Keystation Pro 88) as to not break these tiny keys.
I had the sam problem but instead of fix the broken key i order whole octave on SYNTAUR . So if you broke this same key or another one you can buy whole octave for about 10 dollars. Peace ✌
Yeah I saw a site with similar pricing but when I contacted Novation they said they'd ship a set out for free. Can't beat that price!
Me too..same Problem and Notation mininova is a really great .i repair it fast fast fast
Good !
I had this happen to mine last week, I emailed novation and they offered replacement for free international shipping to mexico and all! Still waiting on them tho.
Yeah they sent me one out for free too. They're great that way! I'll be uploading part 2 of this video soon showing how I installed it if you want to follow along.
@@System-1541 Will definitely do. I'm a newbie to synths and your videos have me creating cool sounds after watching just a couple videos and I appreciate that a lot. Thanks!
I sold my Mininova, but I still have a spare keyboard for it that's absolutely fine, if you in the UK and novation won't send you a free one, send me a message and ill let you have it for 10 quid, its sat there looking all lonely
Good job👍🤕eventually using an elastic superglue or look at YT superglue + baking soda
I've seen videos on the superglue and baking soda. It's really good for repairing holes and reforming missing parts. The only problem here is that when any glue, no matter how strong it is, is put on a break that is at a flexing point it won't be long before it breaks again. The idea of adding the thin plastic is to spread the pressure of a key press across a larger area. That way there's not as much pressure put on the original breaking point.
Is the key still in place? :) 2023...
Who needs that hassle, right? I wonder if Novation has improved the durability of the keybeds since this video was made?
Well, every instrument, especially electronic, Is going to need repaired sooner or later (Just ask analog synth owners). This is especially true with mini keys, because the key bends instead of having a hinge. Any synth with a mini key keyboard is going to brake sooner or later. I'm beginning to wish I didn't make that comparison to the pss-480 in this video. That keyboard didn't get nearly the use that the MiniNova did. I'm pretty sure its keys were a lot more stiff and not as pleasant to play too. I recently sold my MiniNova so I could get an UltraNova, because it has more hands-on control of the synth engine. Even so there is a lot I miss about the MiniNova. I would highly recommend this synth still, especially for performance.
Yeah I don’t know what’s up with the mini nova keybed. Only my higher octave section works 😞 on my keybed. I play my mini nova from another synth via midi
Just a thought but if the ribbon cable for the keybed has come loose it may be the cause of the lower two octaves being out. In my video I show how to connect it. Might be worth a try.
@@System-1541 thank you I’ll give it a shot
Hello, I wonder if you can help me? The tempo knob on my Mininova seems to move occasionally on its own which is very frustrating when I'm using an arpeggiator as it knocks things out sync.
Could remedy to this to be take off the knob and tighten it? If so, how do I get the knob off? I dont want to break it.
Any thoughts or suggestions are very welcome. 😊
This is most likely because the knob connection is dirty. You'd fix this by taking it apart and cleaning it with deoxit. I never removed any knobs from mine. But typically, you'd remove the knob cap by pulling it (but not forcing too hard) straight up. Around the shaft there should be a nut. Unscrew that. You'll have to do this for all the knobs connected to the PCB that the tempo knob is connected to. Take the MiniNova apart like I show in the video, except for removing the keyboard. You'd then unscrew the tempo knob PCB from the front panel. Once you've done that spray the knob (you might as well do all of the knobs while you have it apart) with the deoxit. Follow the deoxit instructions on how to do this. You'll want to twist the knob a few times to get the deoxit all around the shaft and make sure the dirt gets cleaned out. Then put it all back together.
@@System-1541 Thanks, I appreciate the detailed response. I'm just surprised as I've only had it 4 months and its only been inside my house.
I tried to pull the knob off but its doesn't move and I'm concerned too use too much force. Perhaps pliers might be a better shout?
@@paperclipsquash If you got it new I'd recommend that DO NOT try to fix it. It should still be under warranty, so contact Novation and see if you can get them to replace it. They're good to their customers, so I'm sure they'll be able to help you out.
quick email to novation , they will send you a replacement , they are amazing like that
Of course, I find this video right after I buy a mininova.
Algorithm you failed me yet again.
If you use anything as much as I used my mininova, it will need to be repaired eventually. I mentioned the pss-480 lasting longer in the video, but at second thought, I never played that thing nearly as much as the mininova. You didn't make a mistake with your purchase. You're gonna love it. Check out my tutorials on patch creation to see how much you can get out of it😉
@@System-1541 yeah, I know I’m still gona like it.
How do you think a 3-D printed key would do? Instead of going through all this to reinforced the plastic, I’m thinking maybe just print a key with slightly thicker plastic in the area. If it does end up breaking, that is.
@@49diewj Yeah, 3D printed keys for the mininova, or any mini key bed works great. I printed when I was designing my own midi controller using a file from thingiverse that is a replica of one octave from the mininova. It'll be years before you'll need to repair your keyboard (unless you do touring), but here is the link to the file. This guy did an amazing job with these: www.thingiverse.com/thing:4605797
Where can I buy that for $ 5
ahh just turned up the volume, you are not in the UK, they don't send out parts from what I've heard
I actually already contacted them and the new keys are on they're way. I'll have them in about a week. They are great that way. I bought a circuit used that didn't come with the breakout midi cables. I just asked them where I could buy some but they sent me out a pair for free even though they knew I wasn't the original owner. They're awesome!
@@System-1541 yeah they are
yeap i warned people ten years ago not to buy this synth but was most likely ignored, novation made a complet shit keyboard. destroyed so many kreativ hours for me, it just feels bad to pick up the mininova at this point. I Had a jx305 from roland over twenty years it never broke (go figure). anything past the year 2000 is trash is my new motto.
Harsh.. And in accurate. It's a two for one deal 😂