Vintage Synth Explorer

Clavia • Nord Lead

One of the most incredible new synths available. It re-defines analog synthesis in a modern synth. Using Virtual Sound Modelling technology the intricate nuances and character of analog synth sounds are beautifully recreated on this amazingly flexible synth.

First of all, it can sound like them all, an ARP 2600 or a Minimoog or a Roland Jupiter. This synth is polyphonic and multitimbral, it has a very flexible filter, LFO and Envelope control, portamento/legato, a great arpeggiator and analog-like dedicated knobs for quick and easy synthesizing!

Everything is MIDI'd up and controllable, there's a great pitch bender and a 'morphing' feature. A performance mode allows certain parameters to be stored with a sound such as unison or poly modes, legato and portamento. It is available as a Keyboard, a Rackmount module and as Virtual PC Software.

This synth is currently in use by lots of artists including Ken Ishii, The Crystal Method, Fatboy Slim, Cirrus, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Deftones, Mouse on Mars, Maroon 5, Dr. Dre, Laurent Garnier, ATB, The Prodigy, Autechre, Astral Projection, Boom Boom Satellites, Fluke, Front Line Assembly, KMFDM and Underworld.

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supermel74

Posted 407 days ago

I have the rack version. The build quality is superb, like something you would find on a construction site. The interface is really straight forward. The sound is awesome, possibly my favorite virtual analog. The drawbar organ emulation is a good feature too, probably a precursor to the Nord Electro?

tixxican

Posted 410 days ago

I should have had my head examined when I chose a Korg Z1 over a Nord Lead as my 1st synth. I am not an expert, but the Nord is so much more fun (believe me, I've had both). "Virtual Analogue" on the the Korg is...wrong! The Nord is a lovely machine...and the right way!
The Korg tries to emulate the "real" sounds you are given, where are are you to go from them...it's just wierd!

jack

Posted 425 days ago

There was only one nord lead and it was the mk1.......

mk2 - thinner and weaker , more features......
mk thinner and weaker still ! ......more features.

The mk1 at times sounds like a demented 12bit machine and just has a kick to its sounds that the mk2 couldnt match.I tried all 3 and kept the mk1 .Serioulsy , clavia lost bthe plot with the nord lead as the # perfected ' the code.

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