The incredible Nord Lead synthesizer is taken a few steps further with the Nord Lead 2. It uses the same synthesis technology and sounds as good as the Nord Lead, but adds a few nice new touches. These features include a ring modulator, OSC 1 can sync with the white noise generator, increased LFO and arpeggiator waveforms and patterns, distortion in the squelchier punchier filter section and 4 individual outputs.

All the great sound, MIDI control and analog-like sound and design that made the Nord Lead famous return in this new and improved version. For those of you who do not need the 49 note velocity+aftertouch sensitive keyboard, there is a rack module version - the Nord Rack 2.

The Nord Lead 2 is the synthesizer of choice for many professionals including: The Crystal Method, Fatboy Slim, Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, Leftfield, Mike Oldfield, Front Line Assembly, KMFDM, Mirwais, Underworld, Jean Michel Jarre, Skinny Puppy, Depeche Mode, and A Guy Called Gerald.

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November 15, 2012 @ 7:34 am

Wonderful pure synth sound. Doesn't need effects. Has a reputation for poor bass response, but I think that's really only due to the resonance zapping the bass away when turned anything past 9 o'clock. Without res, the oscs are very solid and clean (overly bright if I have to be at all picky).

Env's not quite as snappy as a JP8080, but still quicker than any other VA and has the best MIDI response if ANY VA I've owned. I prefer over the V1 because of the distortion, which is 'just right'.

Rewarding synth which you will WANT to learn inside out.

DiscoDSP? Oh please...

Mirko

November 7, 2012 @ 5:39 pm

Why don't we have a place to share tips and tricks for nord lead? Electro music forum seems to be rarely visited by anyone playing nord lead. Come on guys, this synth ROCKS !

nick

October 13, 2012 @ 9:46 am

To Manu Riga: Funny how the sound of something can be subjective. Unlike you, I've never owned a JP-8. I base my opinion on duplicating the sounds I hear from a record. Based on how perfecfectly I can duplicate songs that feature the JP. The Nord does have the ability to nail the JP-8's charater. Recenly, I replaced the Nord's role with a Jupiter 50. This time for the sound, as well as the the wonderful freedom of bringing only one synth to do a very diverse show. I'd expect to get a lot of hell from the so called "purists" for this comment, but what do I know, I only do this for money.

Dan

October 2, 2012 @ 2:09 pm

It really comes alive when you think of it as an 8 oscillator polysynth. You can have 4 pairs of oscillators running simultaneously, each pair doing something different - noise, analogue-FM, LFO drift, different morph group assignments - and you can run 4 arpeggios at different rates (without any tempo sync if you keep it away from MIDI clock) which can make for incredibly complex sounds. And all that before you then consider that the 2X can run each pair of oscillators through a different output into four different FX chains.

Excellent synth, still valuable even in 2012!

manu riga

September 29, 2012 @ 8:59 pm

@nick having both the jupiter 8 as the nord.... i must say that you couldn't be further of the truth... people would want it to be close to the jupiter but oooh hell its far of it. none the less it can do things that the jp8 can't do and in this way it owns is right to exist as a great synth

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