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Nord Lead 4? (speculation ahoy) (pg. 4)
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| jayxthekoolest |
| quote: | Originally posted by tehlord
Oh do shutup. |
u mad? |
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| Looney4Clooney |
| synths without fx are stupid in my opinion. THe overdrive / distortion and feedback abilities are what give them their character. |
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| jayxthekoolest |
| quote: | Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
synths without fx are stupid in my opinion. THe overdrive / distortion and feedback abilities are what give them their character. |
Haha, of course Mr. Happyhardcore. |
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| Looney4Clooney |
| Why do you keep calling me that. I dont get the joke. |
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| tehlord |
| The Roland chorus or Virus distortion/flanger are two examples that spring immediately to mind of FX that are integral to the character of a synth. |
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| clay |
| quote: | Originally posted by jayxthekoolest
Synths with effects are so stupid |
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| cryophonik |
NL4 shipping in May, rack version (yes!) shipping in August!
http://www.nordlead4.com/
Demos: https://soundcloud.com/nordkeyboards
Key features
-4-part multi-timbral with 4 separate outs.
-2-Oscillator Virtual Analog Subtractive synthesis with Frequency Modulation, Hard and Soft Sync and True Voice Unison.
-Morph and Variation performance controls.
-Wavetable synthesis, including unique Formant Wavetables.
-12/24 dB Low-pass, High-pass, Band-pass filters section plus transistor and diode ladder filter simulations.
-2 LFO/Arpeggiator sections and Mod Env section with flexible routing possibilities.
-LFO, Arpeggiator and Delay can be synchronized to the Master Clock (or external MIDI-Clock).
-Crush, Talk and Distortion, Reverb, Delay effects (available per slot)
2x oversampled sound engine.
-49-key velocity sensitive keyboard (C-C) (Not Nord Lead 4R).
USB MIDI.
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| tehlord |
I'm definitely sold.
I'm a little disappointed in the lack of vision in the upgrades they've made, but I wanted a NL2 anyway so this is a no brainer for me. |
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| cryophonik |
| quote: | Originally posted by tehlord
I'm a little disappointed in the lack of vision in the upgrades they've made, |
Doesn't seem like much on the surface, but the wavetables, FX, 2 arps, formant wavetables and FX, and two new filter types (ladder & 303) should really open this synth up to a huge range of sounds that we could never have dreamed of with earlier Leads. Yet, it still sounds like a Nord, so that's good. |
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| tehlord |
| quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
Doesn't seem like much on the surface, but the wavetables, FX, 2 arps, formant wavetables and FX, and two new filter types (ladder & 303) should really open this synth up to a huge range of sounds that we could never have dreamed of with earlier Leads. Yet, it still sounds like a Nord, so that's good. |
Yeah I read the specs, but they had an opportunity to make something really different. It's more evolution than anything.
I'd like to have seen at least some kind of DAW integration, better polyphony and perhaps even some analogue pathway to make moar phat.
But still, it's on the list for sure. |
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| cryophonik |
| quote: | Originally posted by tehlord
I'd like to have seen at least some kind of DAW integration, better polyphony and perhaps even some analogue pathway to make moar phat.
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I don't see Nord ever adding analogue to their synths. Every time a new Nord teaser comes out, everybody starts speculating that it's going to be analogue, and every time, they're wrong. If people would just keep their expectations grounded in reality and look at Clavia's record of releasing excellent VAs that are ubiquitous in electronic music, there'd be a lot less disappointment. Clearly, the NL4 is about evolution in the digital realm. Something that I find pretty refreshing, since I'm getting pretty sick of the attitude that anything not labeled "analogue" is somehow inferior. That said, I still have a giant boner for the P12 (digital sources with analogue pathway).
As for DAW integration, I didn't expect the NL4 to have it, but I am shocked that nobody else has looked at the Virus TI after all these years and said, yeah, we can do that (maybe even better or cheaper). |
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