The clavia nord modular series is a line of synthesizers produced by clavia, a swedish digital. Dec 12, 2004 clavier synthetiseur a modelisation analogique clavia nord modular g2. To download the patches, scroll to the bottom of the. The patches are the live instrument settings and midi sequences used during their 201415 live tour. In the nord wave, just six different types have been chosen, each with an alternate personality courtesy of the 12db or 24db slope switch. Using the pc 5 pin midi in and outs on the back of the synthesizer you simply connect them in and out of a midi interface and load the custom nord. Clavia modular g1, nord lead 3 rack keyboard oled display. It is possible to load nord modular with patches from the ed. Nord modular comes in three different models, nord modular key with a twooctave keyboard, nord modular rack and nord micro modular. Modularsounds download patches programmed by mike from doctorx. According to wikipedia, the first product was the digital percussion plate 1, which seems to be the predecessor to the original clavia ddrum, using the same cards to store drum sounds. Unfollow nord lead 1 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Andy vaskel album superhuman dj relies heavily on the nord modular. Knob, large, for modular g1 encoder this part is no longer available.
It is an updated and more powerful version of the original modular, with greater polyphony but most of the sounds are in monophonic form, which can be changed. Reset a clavia nord modular g2 keyboard seven trumpets. G2x 1 2 mod wheels 2 its already voice doubled expanded the g2 has do be expanded by an optional expansion. Nord nord modular g2 synthesizer compact pro keyboard. Oct 12, 2017 clavia nord modular playing my algorithmic composition methenay. It has a ton of parameters and options and is quite versatile in what it is able to do. Features twooctave keyboard, and 16 assignable knobs. There you will also find a sound library with several thousands of patches for nord modular and micro mod ular. Clavia nord modular g2 keyboard synthesizer for sale. The folders will be updated a couple of times a month.
Weve spent years collecting these sounds from around the internet and. However, the nord modular must be connected to a pentium pc with windows 95 or a powermac. The factory preset library is a mix of factory and user created patches. The g1 s patches are made via a computer editor and loaded into the keyboard. The base sound alone is very pleasing to my ear and yea, this is subjective, so it may not be for all. It too was later upgraded with the 2004 release of the nord modular g2, that gave it the same endless rotary knobs as the nord lead 3 and a larger keyboard with. I was visiting turnkey on the charring cross road to see what pretty delights stood shining in their racks and to gaze again at the big old modulars downstairs. And unlike the clavia nord drum, these were actually amongst the first products from clavia. It is one of my favorite synthesizers because of the way it works, what it allows me to do, and because of the way it sounds. May 16, 2014 the clavia nord modular g2 is a small synth that specializes in all sorts of modular synth sounds.
More useful are the categorized patches which are sorted neatly into different folders by instrument type. Clavia is cool for its nord lead 1 2 and g1 g2 etc. Clavia nord modular was one of most remarkable hard ware synthesizers of the late 90s. A windows tool that helps you to locate and manage your nord modular files. Clavia proudly presents the second generation of the nord modular the nord modular g2. In this performance, the audience listens and watches screen projections of liberda in the process of composing a new. I own clavia nord modular g2 for more than 6 years and i use it. The patches are available in two forms, the first is the entire morass containing, i believe every patch every submitted to electromusics mailing list for the nord modular. Clavia nord modular dsp expansion board g1 rare simi. Clavia synthesizer menu nord modular g2 nordlead tricks. The interface of the keyboard isnt hard to follow, but there is a lot that it can do so it will probably take you some time to get accustomed to everything.
Nord clavia nord modular g1 rackmount synthesizer 1997 red. Unfollow nord lead 2 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Parts and accessories for nord modular synthesizers. It is a performance with clavia factory patch by curt nolte to demo the verb. Clavia have considerable experience and expertise when it comes to designing stage keyboards. Nov 29, 2017 clavia s nord modular, introduced in 1997, was a revolutionary concept. Because of the flexibility offered by these synths, patches cannot be programmed from the control panel. Nord s classical virtual analog synth nord lead 122x34a1 and nord rack versions 1129 topics 7105 posts last post by 23skidoo yesterday, 03. The nord modular g1 is one of the most powerful synthesizers of all time. Composer bruno liberda explores metaphonics in a performance of jetzt at galerie ton art in vienna. Clavia soundpool clavia nord modular page with many free patches clavia zone clavia page at synth zone with links to modular sites modular book. For anyone interested in nord modular g2 but not having.
This project develops an open source editor for clavia nord modular and micro modular synthesizers. The nord modular range approximates the much more flexible world of modular synthesizers, offering an almost unlimited variation of synth architectures, with the facility to simulate, in addition to subtractive synthesis, additive, fm, and, in th. This little synthesizer is probably one of the mightiest digital synthesizers around. The clavia nord modular series is a line of synthesizers produced by clavia, a swedish digital synthesizer manufacturer. The sounds in a layer can be programmed by the special morph function making it possible to fade sounds and parameters and create an unlimited number of exciting patches.
Nord modular g2 engine, analog modeling synth racksound module from clavia in the nord modular g2 series. I would love to be able to have the nord modular g2 available as a vst plugin with the same, or better sound quality of the original, better gui design of the modular editing interface, and much more in a purely software synth format. Discuss any issues around nord s keyboards, share your favorite patches, samples, and music. It is an alternative to the original clavia editor software. The clavia nord modular g2 is a small synth that specializes in all sorts of modular synth sounds. Use the right arrow navigator button to scroll to the erase ffs action. This is the largest library, the largest collection of sounds for the nord modular synthesizer anywhere. It should work for both nord modular g1 and nord micro modular. Nord modular g1 vs g2 on windows 8 anything else anyone can say about either that i should know before buying, i read the manual and browsed through. G2x comes with the dsp expansion board which adds more dsp power, and results in more polyphony for your patches.
The patches in the nord modular and micro modular internal memory. I would love to see a bank of sound design patches that are similar to 8dio hybrid tools. I want to setup my nord modular g1 to midi keyboard to play with ableton. While there are other products on the market catering to the hostbased market, none offer the level of integration with a dedicated hardware control surface that the nord modular provides. Page 10 n n n n t t t t e e e e r r r r n n n n e e e e t t t t if you have access to the internet, you can check out the nord modular section at clavias web site. Clavia have programmed many different filter models over the years. Due to the public demand and to support our mac customers clavia. Everything about the clavia nord modular g2, g1, and micromodular synthesizers.
Factory patches for the nord modular and nord micro modular. Nord user forum view topic nm g2 on windows 10 64bit. Though it isnt necessarily needed, it just gets better with. It might not be as nice to patch as an eurorack modular synth, but it is still great fun to do it and its much more rewarding that you can save your work and just. Clavia nord modular classic page by retrosound marko ettlich. I think by the lead 2x and 3 and then the wave etc they had lost the plot with super clean da and dsp code that was really bland. I love megahorns, dupstep trailer fx, wooshes, risers, and abstract metal sounding scoring tools. Nord modular forum 2 users everything about the clavia nord modular g2, g1, and micromodular synthesizers. Feel free to share your pictures, projects, issues, suggestions and. The patches in the nord modular and micro modular internal memory will be permanently erased when upgrading the operating system from v2.
Clavia nord micro modular modularsynthesizer for sale. Page 150 when dumping patches to, or from, the nord modular g2 over, each patch will be split into one midi or more sysex blocks. Each of these sysex blocks has the following format structure. And the graphical editor that lets you create nord modular patches just became a peculiar nord specific editor for csound.
In 1997 clavia released the nord modular, a virtual analog modular synthesizer. The nord modular series and the nord lead 3 offered complex filter types that transcended the primal urge to be moogish. Clavia nord modular wav samples, pdf manuals cyborg studio. Too bad clavia discontinued the nord modular g2 line, and so far they dont seem to offer a new version. The process of editing sounds and sequences is so much easier from a computer screen. This is a patch archive of patches sent in by members of the nord modular mailing list at code404.
Undaunted by this, clavia have decided to demonstrate their faith in their parthardware, partsoftware approach to synthesis, and have forged ahead with a secondgeneration nord modular, the g2. The final stages of my clavia nord micro modular procurement started in london during the last days of 2002. Called a landmark in synthesis it allowed you to essentially build your own virtual analog synthesizer. With the nmg2 open source editor you can make patches on the clavia nord modular g2 synthesizer using the usb interface or using midi. Nord modular from now on, and the second part is the software editor, which will be called the editor.
Nov 29, 2017 clavia is now shipping the nord modular g2, a modular digital synthesizer that combines a hardware synth with a graphical pcbased patch editor. Clavia announces nord modular g2, voice expansion board. Okay, there are other visual editors for csound, but thats still cool, and the editor is still available for mac and windows free from the original manufacturer, clavia. It inspired a whole new generation of modular synthesizer fans by. The nord modular is one of the few hardwaresoftware environments on the market that offer this level of flexibility in synthesis. Thats what my ears heard, i went to buy the nord wave and was just horrified at the sound having used a nord.
Nord modular g2 offers you the better of two worlds and provides an effective solution for the working musician. This unofficial forum is dedicated to the clavia nord keyboards, including the nord stage, nord electro and nord piano. In jetzt the process of composing is the focus of interest and the score is just a trace left behind by that process like the skin of a snake after the process of molting. A computer was required for programming, but the hardware had a twooctave keyboard and assignable knobs for live performance. Byte hex description start of system exclusive manufacturer id clavia dmi ab. No modifications are required to the nord to install this display. Each bank contains a patch list file, which makes it possible to download an entire bank and having the patches end up in the correct memory location. This is just as well, as the 1998 modular is now looking rather long in the tooth compared to some of 2004s softwareonly synths. For sale ventura county, ca super rare nord modular dsp expansion board by clavia this is a genuine clavia dsp expansion board produced in very limited quantities for the. Yahoo group for the all in one nord stage keyboard. Nov 11, 20 clavia nord modular g1 classic virtual analog modular synthesizer. With the g2, clavia introduces a truly innovative hardware platform with focus on live performance features.
Nord modular g2 offers you the best of both worlds and provides an effective solution for the working. The first of the nord modular series, the g1 is an erabending blend of portable keyboard interface with the endless flexibilty of a modular setup. It contains all the wine binaries so the app can run without prior install of wine. Programming techniques for modular synthesizers jarrologmusic vangelis and j. Also hit tails from heavyocity native instruments damage drum program. A highly polished synth inspired by infected mushroom and the sega genesis, it combines fm, subtractive synthesis and formants vowel filter, with huge amounts of flexibility and control. It was a pretty good afternoon and i definitely enjoyed a lot patching away with my clavia nord modular g1. The nord modular series, in common with their sister range the nord lead series, are analogue modelling synthesizers, producing sounds which approximate those produced by conventional analogue synths by using dsp chips to digitally model analogue circuitry. No doubt, computers have become a natural part of todays music production. Nord keyboards, everything about the clavia nord modular g2, g1, and micromodular synthesizers. The update and new factory sound library can be downloaded for free at. Still keyboard players have the need for portable instruments. Synthetic sounds provide some nord modular patches to download.
Nord micro modular virtual synthesizer 1997 2003 reverb. The patch window will expand when needed and scrollbars will appear at the bottom and to the. The patches are organized in folders with the names of the patch creators and datestamped on the date they were sent in to the list. Advanced programming techniques for the clavia nord modular synthesizer just that. The nord modular is clavia s nord synth with modular abilities using virtual sound modeling. Nord modular g2 clavia nord modular g2 audiofanzine.
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