There you will also find a sound library with several thousands of patches for nord modular and micro mod ular. And the graphical editor that lets you create nord modular patches just became a peculiar nord specific editor for csound. Nord modular project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The nord micro modular is a somewhat stripped down version of the massive nord modular system. Dec 12, 2004 clavier synthetiseur a modelisation analogique clavia nord modular g2. Win xp and os 9, there is an inofficial alpha version for os x, it works. The final stages of my clavia nord micro modular procurement started in london during the last days of 2002. The nord modular is clavia s nord synth with modular abilities using virtual sound modeling. This is the largest library, the largest collection of sounds for the nord modular synthesizer anywhere. It can read and write pch format files, which are the native fileformat for nord modular patches. Clavia has discontinued this product several years ago, and never. 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 clavia s web site. Kevin powell and samuel joseph jammin out at the nord booth at namm 2020.
Got the old editor working in osx mountain lion using a virtual machine with winxp. The nord micro modular is a somewhat stripped down version of the massive nord modular system from vintage synth explorer. Due to the public demand and to support our mac customers clavia. After nearly a year after it came out i decided to go for 88 key version as i have a stage 2 ha76 which i have used for many years on the road gigging 2 to 3 times a weekend and fell in love with the red beast. Clavia nord modular virtuellanaloges modularsystem sound.
Micro modular patching session nord modular editor working on. Clavia soundpool clavia nord modular page with many free patches clavia zone clavia page at synth zone with links to modular sites modular book. Clavia micro modular motorola 56303 clavia nord modular motorola. Clavia nord micro modular modularsynthesizer for sale. Can i upgrade my micro modular with more dsps to increase the polyphony. 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 has a ton of parameters and options and is quite versatile in what it is able to do. The nord modular is clavias nord synth with modular abilities using virtual sound modeling.
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. Free sounds for the nord modular and more programmed by patrick fridh. Performance patches created on the diminutive yet powerful clavia nord micro modular. This synthesizer was distinctive for its red coloration, knobladen. Clavia nord has been a part of our range since 1995. The clavia nord modular series is a line of synthesizers produced by clavia, a swedish digital synthesizer manufacturer. Clavia micro modular specifications, pictures, prices. The now widely accepted term virtual analog, was first coined by clavia with the release of the nord lead. It is an alternative to the original clavia editor software. Clavia nord modular classic page by retrosound marko ettlich. Details different types of oscs, lfos and envs from simple ad to multi stage, any vco can mod another. The first generation nord modular family consists of three hardware models.
Like the nord modular, a pc computer is used to virtually patch, tweak, edit and design your synth patches in a modular fashion. Clavia is continously developing new editor and system features for the modular series, as well as new patches in order to strongly support the users that invested money in this synthesizers. Discuss any issues around nord s keyboards, share your favorite patches, samples, and music. We have 1 clavia nord modular v3 manual available for free pdf download. 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. 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. A windows tool that helps you to locate and manage your nord modular files. The windows editor data goes through an old roland. Nord modular key, nord modular rack and nord micro modular. Clavia nord modular specifications, pictures, prices.
Watch julian j3po pollack showcase the brand new nord wave 2. Subtractive synthesis how to make bass, kick, hats and snare duration. With the nmg2 open source editor you can make patches on the clavia nord modular g2 synthesizer using the usb interface or using midi. Clavia nord modular g2 keyboard synthesizer for sale. Post navigation nord lead is a series of virtual analog subtractive synthesizers, manufactured by clavia released in 1994, the original nord lead was the digital synthesizer that made the term virtual analog synthesis popular. Clavia nord lead rack 22x3 vintage synth explorer forums. The available software can be downloaded for free directly from clavia, at. The api handles both the static and dynamic patch state. Clavia nord micromodular, micro modular modular synthesizer tr.
The four separate lcds on the front panel provide an overview on the users patch creation. The clavia nord modular series is a line of synthesizers produced by clavia, a swedish digital. 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. However, the nord modular must be connected to a pentium pc with windows 95 or a powermac. Simply drag synth modules out onto the computer screen, make your connections using virtual patch cords, and in no time youll have your new synthesizer in front of you. It seems an odd choice to release a fully functional native demo version of a premium hardwaresoftware combo, but thats exactly what clavia did, in an attempt to turn potential buyers on to their secondgen modular. Nord micro modular virtual synthesizer 1997 2003 reverb. 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. Clavia micro modular demo patches can be downloaded from here patch. Sound of musics micromodular page with pictures, info, patches, links and more.
Clavia nord modular clavia nord modular rack clavia nord. Nord modular g2 clavia nord modular g2 audiofanzine. This is just as well, as the 1998 modular is now looking rather long in the tooth compared to some of 2004s softwareonly synths. It contains all the wine binaries so the app can run without prior install of wine. Clavia g2 modular synthesizer the nord modular successor. More useful are the categorized patches which are sorted neatly into different folders by instrument type. This project develops an open source editor for clavia nord modular and micro modular synthesizers. The patches in the nord modular and micro modular internal memory will be permanently erased when upgrading the operating system from v2. Weve spent years collecting these sounds from around the internet and. Taking a break and doodling around with my home made cuckoo presets for the nord modular g2, nords best synth in my opinion.
Because of the flexibility offered by these synths, patches cannot be programmed. 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. Nm micro modular g2 mailing lists, there are 2 i know of. For anyone interested in nord modular g2 but not having. Free sounds for the nord micro modular and more programmed by patrick fridh. It is possible to load nord modular with patches from the ed. They make a very powerful package and can fit in a small bag. Remember the basic principle of the series of modular. 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. I tried the 2x i was positively impressed by the richness, the width of the specter and the editing possibilities of its pads. The static state is read and written to file, and is also the state that is stored in the synthesizer memory banks. Each bank contains a patch list file, which makes it possible to download an. Like with the other nord modulars you can edit it on a computer using the clavia software, putting hundreds of modules together in a virtual enviroment and.
In common with the nord wave, any sample can be ousted and replaced, ensuring that the electro 3 ticks as many boxes as possible. Nord modular g2 cuckoo presets and doodling youtube. The onboard hardware dsp 4 expandable 8, controllers and connections. Zone clavia the french discution forum for the clavia. The nord wave 2 will be shown at namm show 2020, january 16th19th. The clavia nord modular g2 is a small synth that specializes in all sorts of modular synth sounds. For this, a modular has builtin dsp 1 for the micro, 4 for the modular that will be loads of calculations in real time. Or, why not a classic 6 operator fm patch for that electric piano sound or a 24 sine wave oscillator patch for additive synthesis. 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. It does not double the patch load limit it will remain at 100%. 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. Dec 29, 2003 clavia s new nord modular g2 platform, designed with a focus on live performance, offers a fully assignable modulation wheel, pitch stick and rotary encoders to turn, bend and tweak. The patches in the nord modular and micro modular internal memory. The patches in the nord modular and micro modular internal memory will be permanently erased when upgrading the operating system from.
Stage piano 73 halfweighted keys, 2 gb of memory, 120voice polyphony, creative piano filters, seamless transitions for inaudible program changes, song mode for a setlist functionality, comprehensive piano section, string resonance gen 2, pedal. Clavia synthesizer menu nord modular g2 nordlead tricks. The factory preset library is a mix of factory and user created patches. Modularsounds download patches programmed by mike from doctorx. No, nord micro modular cannot be hardware expanded. Andy vaskel album superhuman dj relies heavily on the nord modular. First and foremost, i want prciser a test and a product is on audiofanzine submitted. The original nord electro received its sos outing in december 2001, and it is testament to clavia s commitment to getting it right that subsequent software upgrades and two hardware revisions followed. The nord stage is, like all clavia keyboards, very red, with a great many bright lights. To play sounds you need to install flash or use a html5 sound capabale browser. Nomad still has a far way to go until it provides the functionality of clavia s editor. Each of these sysex blocks has the following format structure. You can, however, store several hundreds of patches in the nord modular internal memory not micro modular, which has 99 memory locations and play these patches without having the editor running or even the computer connected.
When you open your editor on the pcmac it will show the current patch the micromodular is a monotimbral instrument. Factory patches for the nord modular and nord micro modular. Clavia nord modular information and discussion of the clavia nord modular synthesizers, both the nm and the g2. Clavia nord micro modular dsp synthesizer desktop os 3. Nord modular from now on, and the second part is the software editor, which will be called the editor. Clavia nord modular v3 manuals manuals and user guides for clavia nord modular v3. Clavia nord modular wav samples, pdf manuals cyborg studio. To program the device, it has a graphical interface mac pc which will interact with the machine via a midi port dedicated. However the standalone keyboard interface has been replaced here by the very small fourknobbed micro modular interface.
Amazing performance from joseph pryor and dominique brice at the nord booth. Clavia nord modular specifications, pictures, prices, links. Nord modular comes in three different models, nord modular key with a twooctave keyboard, nord modular rack and nord micro modular. 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.
Clavia nord modular rack version clavia nord micro modular. Retrosoundmarko ettlich sounds by marko ettlich and links. The micro and the small make noise modular are going to be the core elements of my performances this somer in europe and here in south east asia. This unofficial forum is dedicated to the clavia nord keyboards, including the nord stage, nord electro and nord piano. Clavia nord modular dsp expansion board g1 rare simi. With 48 voice polyphony, innovative performance features and handson controls, the nord wave 2 offers outstanding sonic possibilities with advanced layering and tweaking on the fly. Too bad clavia discontinued the nord modular g2 line, and so far they dont seem to offer a new version. Programming techniques for modular synthesizers jarrologmusic vangelis and j. May 15, 2006 i would like to add to my synths roster some clavia sound.
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