The patches in the nord modular and micro modular internal memory will be permanently erased when upgrading the operating system from v2. In 1997 the nord lead 2 was released, with many improvements, including increasing polyphony from 4 to 16 notes. For anyone interested in nord modular g2 but not having. Like the nord modular, a pc computer is used to virtually patch, tweak, edit and design your synth patches in a modular fashion. As you scroll through the memory locations, you can see the. Reset a clavia nord modular g2 keyboard seven trumpets. As on the previous modular, up to four patches can be running on the g2 at once, each in a memory location that clavia refer to as a slot. It is an alternative to the original clavia editor software. Nord s classical virtual analog synth nord lead 122x34a1 and nord rack versions 1129 topics 7105 posts last post by 23skidoo 05 may 2020, 03. Some patches with many modules with many parameters made the g2 halt. Too bad clavia discontinued the nord modular g2 line, and so far they dont seem to offer a new version. The four separate lcds on the front panel provide an overview on the users patch creation. Delay based noodle, patches a b and c are demo friendly, also see.
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. The g2 has a decent set of effect modules, including reverb. Hardcore kick tutorial clavia nord modular g2 youtube. I own clavia nord modular g2 for more than 6 years and i use it. It too was later upgraded with the 2004 release of the nord modular g2. Follow me clavia nord modular g2 sound patch youtube. Discuss any issues around nord s keyboards, share your favorite patches, samples, and music. The series was discontinued in 2004 upon the release of the next generation nord modular g2 series. Called a landmark in synthesis it allowed you to essentially build your own virtual analog synthesizer.
In it i go through all 100 patches in my nord lead 2x patch bank. This unofficial forum is dedicated to the clavia nord keyboards, including the nord stage, nord electro and nord piano. 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. Nord modular rack and g2 engine from the clavia website the first generation nord modular family consists of three hardware models. Nord modular g2 clavia nord modular g2 audiofanzine. Synthetic sounds provide some nord modular patches to download. The nord micro modular is a somewhat stripped down version of the massive nord modular system. Mar 22, 2017 playng and triggering sounds rotating encoders on clavia nord modular g2x. Patch file electronic music nord modular g2 patch archive. It has a ton of parameters and options and is quite versatile in what it is able to do. Clavia synthesizer menu nord modular g2 nordlead tricks. Yahoo group for the all in one nord stage keyboard. It does what most of the other synthesizers do, and much more, due to its modular nature. Feel free to share your pictures, projects, issues, suggestions and.
Oct 12, 2017 clavia nord modular playing my algorithmic composition methenay. Encoder 22 mm suitable for nord modular g1 nord modular g2 main dial practical advice. Clavia nord modular g2 keyboard synthesizer for sale. Clavia nord modular specifications, pictures, prices, links. This nord modular g2 is fully functional and in excellent condition. Now that kurzweil va1 is more or less cancel then i look at clavia nordmodular g2x. Nord g2 modular synth rack engine musicians friend. Nord modular project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Nord modular forum 0 user everything about the clavia nord modular g2, g1, and micromodular synthesizers. The encoders offered here come from the same manufacturer as those used by nord.
This project develops an open source editor for clavia nord modular and micro modular synthesizers. Not because these sounds are better but because you can get the sounds of the 4 synths prcdemment deficits well almost, the virus has a grain, a heaviness that just get the clavia with nmg2 and many others. Five separate lcds give instant overview and control of your patches. Clavia soundpool clavia nord modular page with many free patches clavia zone clavia page at synth zone with links to modular sites modular book. Hardcore kick tutorial clavia nord modular g2 peter boda. Convert clavia nord modular g2 patches to the csound code. The patches are the live instrument settings and midi sequences used during their 201415 live tour. Each of these sysex blocks has the following format structure.
Clavia nord modular information and discussion of the clavia nord modular synthesizers, both the nm and the g2. Illustrated compendium of modular synthesis roland kuit. Clavia announces nord modular g2, voice expansion board. The variations, those led encoders found on the nl3 with multiple pages so you can access lots of parameters etc. Use the editor to make a total backup of all patches and performance in your unit. Use the right arrow navigator button to scroll to the erase ffs action. 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 key, nord modular rack and nord micro modular. Just created a new simple sound patch for my nord modular g2 visible at the end of the clip with 3 variations. 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. The nord wave 2 will be shown at namm show 2020, january 16th19th. Both the g1 and g2 are 4part multitimbral, acting as 4 modular synths, but the g2 can transmit audio signals from one slot to another, so you can use two or more slots to make ultra complex patches. Clavia nord modular wav samples, pdf manuals cyborg studio.
There are compared to the original small deviations in. There you will also find a sound library with several thousands of patches for nord modular and micro mod ular. The g2 is an updated and more powerful version of the original modular the g2 uses a new version of the editor software as well, with greater polyphony and a large number of new modules to address the perceived limitations of. 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. I have some patches that i found for nordmodularclassic that i like to make on g2x. 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. May 16, 2014 the clavia nord modular g2 is a small synth that specializes in all sorts of modular synth sounds. The update and new factory sound library can be downloaded for free at.
Modularsounds download patches programmed by mike from doctorx. This is a patch archive of patches sent in by members of the nord modular mailing list at code404. The patch window automatically scrolls when dragging a cable outside the window. It uses the same synthesis technology and sounds as good as the nord lead, but. In 1997 clavia released the nord modular, a virtual analog modular synthesizer. Knob, large, for modular g1 encoder this part is no longer available. Next two chapters show how to build massive patches for dance and techno. The nord modular g2 is a compact three octave keyboard with aftertouch, one modulation wheel, one pitch stick and eight rotary encoders, all freely assignable. Combine modules into a patch sound in any desired structure, virtually without limitations. Nord nord modular g2 synthesizer compact pro keyboard. But most of them use a masterosc with several slaveosc but g2 do not have slaveosc is the other way g2. The g2 is an updated and more powerful version of the original modular the g2 uses a new version of the editor software as well, with greater polyphony and a large number of new modules to address the perceived limitations of the first generation. This means that the g2 is up to fourpart multitimbral, as each slot is able to hold a separate patch running on its own midi channel. The g2, on the other hand, can drive a full rig, if you want to.
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. The incredible nord lead synthesizer is taken a few steps further with the nord lead 2. G2 patches this is a patch archive of patches sent in by members of the nord modular mailing list at code404. All cubase known patch script files for roland, korg, yamaha, access, kurzweil, alesis, emu, waldorf, boss, novation, and more.
With the nmg2 open source editor you can make patches on the clavia nord modular g2 synthesizer using the usb interface or using midi. It connects via a usb port to your pc so you can do all your editing from the the intuitive and elegant pc patch editor making it a powerful studio tool. From this version the nord modular g2 editor provides two new tools for patch modification, the patch adjuster for quick. However, the nord modular must be connected to a pentium pc with windows 95 or a powermac. To download the patches, scroll to the bottom of the. Parts and accessories for nord modular synthesizers. Sardonic repulsion with using hardware synthesizer clavia nord modular g2. Byte hex description start of system exclusive manufacturer id clavia. The nord lead 3 was discontinued in 2007, but the nord lead 2x remains in production. The nord modular g2 the g2 has a threeoctave keyboard with aftertouch, one modulation wheel, one pitch stick and eight rotary encoders, all easily assignable.
They are all built around the same type of electronics and use the same type of dsp. But still, the gui of the nord g2 not talking about the engine of course is what make the g2 very very special imo. Andy vaskel album superhuman dj relies heavily on the nord modular. At the moment i dont remember any polyphonic vaanalog hardware synth can do this thing. Nord user forum view topic nm g2 on windows 10 64bit. In the g2 section of the clavia website you will also find links to a nord modular g2 dedicated mailing. 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. Midi implementation chart midi i mplementation hart model. Called a magic piece of electronics by sound on sound it popularized the virtual analog type of synthesis. 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. If youre looking for the nord sound but dont need such a massive programming environment, the nord lead 2 and 3 series may provide a very adequate and less expensive route to go. The folders will be updated a couple of times a month. G2x comes with the dsp expansion board which adds more dsp power, and results in more polyphony for your patches.
The g2 modular synth is a singlerackspace unit without the hardware user interface, pedal, and mic inputs of the g2. Advanced programming techniques for the clavia nord modular synthesizer just that. They chose to simulate the behavior of the nord modular g2 synth itself, and translate its patch files into use as csound the powerful, elegant free software that has a lineage to the first computer synth. Weve spent years collecting these sounds from around. The g2 concept is based on a stand alone hardware keyboard with a freely configurable sound synthesis architecture and a software user interface editor made for mac osx and pc. This is the largest library, the largest collection of sounds for the nord modular synthesizer anywhere. It is a performance with clavia factory patch by curt nolte to demo the verb. The voice area va holds the polyphonic nord modular g2 specification nord keyboards. Dec 12, 2004 clavier synthetiseur a modelisation analogique clavia nord modular g2. The nord modular is clavia s nord synth with modular abilities using virtual sound modeling. 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. Nord s classical virtual analog synth nord lead 122x34a1 and nord rack versions 1129 topics 7105 posts last post by 23skidoo yesterday, 03.
You basically need a lifetime to master a nord modular g2, which is a good thing. 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. I had a nord lead 2, nl3, a virus b and c virus, and frankly the modular g2 beats them all. Clavia nord modular classic page by retrosound marko ettlich. 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. Spare parts and replacement keys for nord synthesizer. More useful are the categorized patches which are sorted neatly into different folders by instrument type. However the standalone keyboard interface has been replaced here by the very small fourknobbed micro modular interface. This is just as well, as the 1998 modular is now looking rather long in the tooth compared to some of 2004s softwareonly synths. Programming techniques for modular synthesizers jarrologmusic vangelis and j. 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.
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