DISC Nord Lead 2X Keyboard Anniversary Model

Full Description

The Nord Lead Anniversary Model Ltd. Edition shares the specifications with the Nord Lead 2x and will be easily recognizable with a custom printed front panel and the inverted color scheme on the keyboard. The individually numbered units will be delivered with a certificate of authenticity, signed by Mr Nordelius.

The original Nord Lead and Nord Lead 2 are among the most popular synthesizers ever built. Debuting in 1995, the first Nord Lead virtual analog synthesizer took the music world by storm. It instantly became an industry standard and takes a place among the most revered classic synthesizers.

Furthermore, Clavia as a company was founded 25 years ago and to commemorate this occasion, a limited production run of 299 units will be produced of the Nord Lead Anniversary Model.

Specifications

• Polyphony - 20 voices. 4 part multitimbral.
• Special features - Velocity Morphing: each function, controlled by a knob, can be controlled to respond to keyboard velocity. Wheel Morphing: each function, controlled by a knob, can also be controlled by the Modulation Wheel/Control Pedal to continuously fade between two sets of values.

Performance controllers

• 4 octave velocity sensitive keyboard with octave shift buttons (+/-2 oct.)
• Keyboard Split, two sections.
• Modulation Wheel
• Pitch Stick (with no dead zone at zero crossing)
• 1 pedal input for sustain
• 1 for expression pedal. Patent pending for the Pitch Stick.

User interface

• 3 digit display, 26 knobs and 27 buttons for program editing.

Oscillator section

• OSC 1 generating sine, triangle, sawtooth or pulse with adjustable width, waveforms.
• OSC 2 generating triangle, sawtooth or pulse (with adjustable width) waveforms and can also generate noise with a color control. OSC 2 can be hard-synched to OSC 1.
• Linear deep frequency modulation of osc 1 from osc 2. A wide range of new waveforms with a strong formant character is achieved with the new synchable noise, where noise can be synched to OSC 1.

Filter section

• 12 dB (2-pole) low pass, 24 dB (4-pole) low pass, band pass or high pass and notch with 12dB low pass. Cut off, resonance, envelope amount, envelope amount controlled by velocity.
• ADSR envelope.
• Filter keyboard tracking can be set to full, half or off.
• Filter distortion.

Amplifier section

• ADSR envelope
• gain control.

Modulation section

• LFO 1 generating triangle, saw, pulse, LF filtered noise and random staircase routed to OSC1+2, OSC 2, filter, pulse-width and FM amount.
• LFO 2 produces a triangle waveform, routed to OSC 1 and 2 or amplifier. It also controls the rate for the arpeggiator.
• Arpeggiator: Range: 1 - 4 octave. Modes: up, down, up/down, random.
• Hold function.
• Echo can be set between 1 to 8 repeats.
• Modulation envelope (attack, decay) for OSC 2 pitch, FM amount and pulse width.

Performance section

• Play mode: Poly, legato, mono, unison mono, unison poly. Manual mode.
• Four program slots for layering possibilities.
• Portamento/auto portamento.

Percussion kits

• 10 "analog" drum kits. Each percussion kit consists of 8 independent sounds, configurated in 8 zones across the keyboard.

Memory

• Programs (single sounds): 297 (3 x 99) user, 693 (7 x 99) factory.
• Performances (multi sounds): 100 user, 300 (3 x 100) factory.
• Percussion kits (multi zone sounds): 30 (3 x 10) user, 70 (7 x 10) factory.

Audio Out

• 4 outputs. Each slot has its own output. Modes: stereo, mono and multi-timbral mode.
• Headphones out.
• High resolution low noise 24 bit DACs.

MIDI features

• All control knobs and switches for program editing send and receive control change messages.
• System exclusive bulk dumps.
• MIDI clock synchronizing LFO 1 and LFO 2/arpeggiator restart.
• Triggering of the filter and amplifier envelopes and velocity control from separate programmable MIDI channel and note numbers.

Included Accessories

• Owner's Manual
• Power Cord
• Nord CD/DVD-ROM

Dimensions

• 865(W) 265(D) 105(H) mm.
• Weight - 5.3 kg.