A friend has a Nord 3 and I think it sounds really nice. Then again, I have never used the Nord 2X so I don't know how the two compare.

A lot of people are mistaken that the nl3 is an updated nl2, which is far from the truth, these are VERY different synths

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This "which Nord sounds better" argument is quite hilarious (and meaningless, with no additional context). It's kind of like saying "do Gibson or Fender guitars sound better".

All the Nord Leads/Racks are digital - none of them have analog oscillators or filters. Saying that one "sounds like software" and another doesn't, makes absolutely no sense.

You'll find people with the opinion that "the original Nord Lead sounds by far the best, the 2 and 3 sound weak in comparison", people with the opinion that "the Nord Lead 2 sounds by far the best, it improved on the 1 and they totally changed it when they made the 3" and people with the opinion that "the Nord Lead 3 sounds by far the best, it is the next step in the Nord's evolution".

It seems that some people forget that others aren't exactly like them - we don't all make exactly the same music, so talking of one synth being "better" than another, when the synths are quite different, is meaningless.

In the end, it doesn't matter what personal opinion someone else has. To get a better response, you could post examples of your work, or examples of the type of sounds you're looking to get out of the synth. In the end though, it may be worth picking up both if you see them cheap. You may well hang onto both of them.

i think the NL 2 sounds better. I like sounds that are dry and aggressive. The NL3 sounds a little thinner to me.

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Originally posted by henryv Im in the market for a Nord Lead 3 or Nord Lead 2 Desktop. I like the thought of the desktop because it's much smaller.. but it seems like the Nord Lead 3 is the main daddy of them all.. Any suggestions? is it the same thing? what are the differences. thanks in advance!

I saw today at the pawnshop down the street from my house 2 nord leads 2x racks for $600!
May be i should asks if they can give me a deal!

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Originally posted by RichieV i think the NL 2 sounds better. I like sounds that are dry and aggressive. The NL3 sounds a little thinner to me.

agree. the difference is even bigger on the 2x imo, the sound cut through a mix really good. not sure id use the word agressive though, its more strong, control, like its ten times as big lol, really authoritarian lol. the most similar sounding VST imo is synth1.

You're probably right that the NL3's "Analog" oscs aren't as good as the two, but 90% of the time I use my NL3, I'm doing something that a Nord Lead 2 is not capable of. When I want fat/strong analog OSCs, I go for something else. Maybe a Nord Lead 2 if I had one.

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Originally posted by atxbigballer1 I saw today at the pawnshop down the street from my house 2 nord leads 2x racks for $600! May be i should asks if they can give me a deal!

2 for 600 ? that sounds like a good deal.

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Originally posted by alanzo You're probably right that the NL3's "Analog" oscs aren't as good as the two, but 90% of the time I use my NL3, I'm doing something that a Nord Lead 2 is not capable of. When I want fat/strong analog OSCs, I go for something else. Maybe a Nord Lead 2 if I had one.

well u have quite a few analogs to select from so you really dont need virtual analog but for most people its about getting one synth that do something extra compared to their software and i think 2x is one of those. or a true analog ofcourse.