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| quote: | Originally posted by madmuso
As a piano/keyboard player for over 20 years I know what you mean about not wanting to use the vsti's after playing the old stuff.
I just find that I am more inspired and can come up with sounds more quickly when I have a keyboard in front of me, especialy if it has knobs and sliders.
I have had a look on ebay, cant seem to find a waldorf pulse. I will check out the nord, is there any particular model I should check out?
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Well, I have the Nord Lead 2 Rack and the Nord Lead 3 Keyboard. They're both different enough sounding that I think it justifiable having both in my studio. The Nord Lead 3 has pretty much replaced every other synth in my studio just because it's so versatile. The thing really is a workhorse, and since you brought up liking an in-depth interface, it's hard to beat it since the rotary LEDs make it very easy to program on because it's so visual.
Soundwise I prefer the 3, but the NL2 can hold its own so don't be dissuaded. The 2 is more in the price range you're looking for. I just checked prepal.com and average price of a NL3 keyboard is $1264. The Nord Lead 2 rack is averaging around $597. Clavia made a NL3 rack, but they don't have it listed. I'm guessing between $600-$800 average for one of those (?)
But if you can try one out first, that's probably best before you buy, especially since you already said you like the virus and those are two different sounding synths. You might not like what you hear from the nord compared to the virus.
Personally, when it comes to the virus compared to the nord I don't really have a preference. I like the nord for certain sounds and the virus for others. Either one is worth having and won't let you down.
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I guess that's one reason to go for a lil phatty instead (: oh well i plan on getting serviced eventually.
