Novation is launching a summer-long celebration of its 35+ year heritage with a giveaway of one of the most rare and beloved classic synthesizers, the OSCar.
The celebration also honors Novation’s longtime synthesizer designer, Chris Huggett, who, along with the OSCar programmable monosynth (1983), is also the designer responsible for the WASP monosynth (1978), the single-oscillator Gnat (1981), monophonic analogue Bass Station (1994), analogue-modelling polyphonic Supernova (1998) and others.

Novation calls Huggett “a true synth legend. He is also our synth designer.
Every Novation synth has been conceived,
shaped and refined by his passion and expertise, which spans five decades.”

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To celebrate Huggett’s legacy, Novation is giving away an OSCar, one of the most advanced programmable monosynths of its time. An instrument of choice for Orbital, BT, Jean-Michel Jarre, Asia, Ultravox, Stevie Wonder, Sneaker Pimps, Keith Emerson, and Underworld, only 2000 OSCars were ever produced.

Nick from Novation tells us that the giveaway OSCar “sounds absolutely amazing and is being given a full loving restoration in-house by hand to original spec. It’s valued at over £5000. We will be taking it with us to Sonar for people to play with before we give it away: we’re running a hands-on interactive synth exhibit (Barcelona) of all the original synths (and some other slices of our history). Folks should come check it out.”

To enter the Novation OSCar giveaway, entrants have to have bought any Novation synth before 31st of August this year (serial number required), and answer a simple question (the answer to which is found in this article, and on the web page for the giveaway).

via synthtopia

 

and apparently, Mr. Bean has the answer!!

 

Nice PR gem, I knew you`d like it. *no*

 

The more synths you buy, the better are your chances.

 

Nice. Unfortunately, I no longer have either the keys or rack versions of the Bass Station anymore to register for entry.
Sold both a longtime ago and bought a Nord Lead when they came out.
Thanks anyway. Would've loved a chance to win an OSCar.

 

Nice, finally a reason for having my Ultranova filling up space other than as a dust collector

 

Miffed cus I had a rack mounted Bass Station way back in 1993. Sold it many, many moons ago. Buggered if I kept the serial number though so now I can`t enter when really I should.

 

Hehe...No problem. Just use google picture search. You can find a lot of gear pics with their serial numbers.

http://www.matrixsynth.com/2015/04/original-novation-bass-station-sn.html
http://www.matrixsynth.com/2011/02/novation-drum-station-analog.html
http://www.matrixsynth.com/2014/05/novation-k-station-synthesizer-k000346.html
http://www.matrixsynth.com/2014/03/novation-supernova-44-voice-synthesizer.html

 

@ Pilzy,

Don't worry about that my Dear 'PilzyBro' *no* ... here you have mine :



Novation A-Station (Rack Unit)

It doesn't belong to the 'Top-of-the-Line' of the 'Novation' Products, nevertheless it is still a 'Novation' Product !!! *yes*

 

I do own licenses for v-station and bassstation - since they are synths I guess they count, right?

 

Right, you`re in!