Nord modular g2 offers you the better of two worlds and provides an effective solution for the working musician. It can be downloaded, free of charge, from clavias web site. Version there is an identical version as rack, the later nord lead 2x has more memory but no card slot and 20 voices. With the nmg2 open source editor you can make patches on the clavia nord modular g2 synthesizer using the usb interface or using midi.
Five separate lcds give instant overview and control of your patches. However, the nord modular must be connected to a pentium pc with windows 95 or a powermac. 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 g2 install manual pdf download. This is just as well, as the 1998 modular is now looking rather long in the tooth compared to some of 2004s softwareonly synths. Here a new version of the patch i use to process my drums. The folders will be updated a couple of times a month. But now companies like softube are releasing modular eurorack softsynths and it sparked my interest in modular synthesis again. The four separate lcds on the front panel provide an overview on the users patch creation. The clavia nord modular g2 has an average rating of. Clavia nord modular clavia nord modular rack clavia. Modular synthesis freely configurable sound architecture.
Too bad clavia discontinued the nord modular g2 line, and so far they dont seem to offer a new version. 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. The nord modular g2 is one of electronic musics most beloved departed. Clavia announces nord modular g2, voice expansion board. The interface of the keyboard isnt hard to follow, but there is a lot that it can do so it will probably take you some time to get accustomed to everything.
Yahoo group for the all in one nord stage keyboard. In 1998, it was a brave and innovative step to offer an affordable synth system which used draganddropbased software to construct its patches while leaving the. The c2d is shipped with a cd containing the nord sound manager. Given the feature set and build quality, the g2 is priced very well. It contains all the wine binaries so the app can run without prior install of wine. Feel free to share your pictures, projects, issues, suggestions and. Called a magic piece of electronics by sound on sound it popularized the virtual analog type of synthesis.
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. The available software can be downloaded for free directly from clavia, at. With the g2, clavia introduces a truly innovative hardware platform with focus on live performance features. In 1997 the nord lead 2 was released, with many improvements, including increasing polyphony from 4 to 16 notes. A highly polished synth inspired by infected mushroom and the sega genesis, it combines fm, subtractive synthesis and formants vowel. The patches in the nord modular and micro modular internal memory will be permanently erased when upgrading the operating system from v2. Nord nord modular g2 synthesizer compact pro keyboard. The g2 has a decent set of effect modules, including reverb. Audiovisual demonstration of my newest nord modular patch creation.
The factory preset library is a mix of factory and user created patches. Factory patches for the nord modular and nord micro modular. The paper presents the pch2csd project, focused on converting patches of popular clavia nord modular g2 synthesizer into code of csound language. View and download clavia nord modular g2 install manual online. Reset a clavia nord modular g2 keyboard seven trumpets. The nord micro modular is a somewhat stripped down version of the massive nord modular system. This is a patch archive of patches sent in by members of the nord modular mailing list at code404. Clavia proudly presents the second generation of the nord modular the nord modular g2. The nord modular g2 dsp expansion board has the same functionality as the original outofproduction board. Programming techniques for modular synthesizers jarrologmusic vangelis and j.
The series was discontinued in 2004 upon the release of the next generation nord modular g2 series. Synthetic sounds provide some nord modular patches to download. Clavia soundpool clavia nord modular page with many free patches clavia zone clavia page at synth zone with links to modular sites modular book. 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. It is an alternative to the original clavia editor software. The nord lead 3 was released in 2001, with a reworked sound engine, better da converters and monophonic aftertouch.
The final stages of my clavia nord micro modular procurement started in london during the last days of 2002. The nord modular series, in common with their sister range the nord lead series, are analogue modelling synthesizers, producing sounds which approximate those produced by conventional analogue synths by using dsp chips to digitally model analogue circuitry. And the graphical editor that lets you create nord modular patches just became a peculiar nord specific editor for csound. 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. Clavia nord modular g2 and g2x synthesizer sequencer. Okay, there are other visual editors for csound, but thats still cool, and the editor is still available for mac and windows free from the original manufacturer, clavia. Combine modules into a patch sound in any desired structure, virtually without limitations. 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 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.
The g2, on the other hand, can drive a full rig, if you want to. Nord modular g2 electronic keyboard pdf manual download. This project develops an open source editor for clavia nord modular and micro modular synthesizers. Patch file electronic music nord modular g2 patch archive. I was visiting turnkey on the charring cross road to see what pretty delights stood shining in their racks and to gaze again at the big old modulars downstairs.
The update and new factory sound library can be downloaded for free at. Clavia nord modular keyboard version clavia nord modular rack version clavia nord micro modular. Clavia nord modular classic page by retrosound marko ettlich. However the standalone keyboard interface has been replaced here by the very small fourknobbed micro modular interface.
There is also nothing unusual about most of nords filters and waveshapers. The nord modular is clavias nord synth with modular abilities using virtual sound modeling. Clavia nord modular playing my algorithmic composition methenay. Nord modular g2 cuckoo presets and doodling youtube. The clavia nord modular g2 is a small synth that specializes in all sorts of modular synth sounds. It adds 4 dsps to your nord modular g2 based instrument. Modified version of roland kuits awesome drum patch on the g2. It is a performance with clavia factory patch by curt nolte to demo the verb. Clavia nord modular g2 faq g2 patches this is a patch archive of patches sent in by members of the nord modular mailing list at code404. Like the nord modular, a pc computer is used to virtually patch, tweak, edit and design your synth patches in a modular fashion.
Yes, i do want a clavia nord modular g2 or the now discontinued g2x. Unfortunately, im all tapped out and i cant afford one at the moment. 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. Hardware synthesizer and pcmac editing software working seamlessly together. The process of editing sounds and sequences is so much easier from a computer screen. It has a ton of parameters and options and is quite versatile in what it is able to do. Clavia is continously developing new editor and system features for the modular series, as well as new patches in order to strongly support the users that invested money in this synthesizers. Midi implementation chart midi i mplementation hart model. 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. Each bank contains a patch list file, which makes it possible to download an entire bank and having the patches end up in the correct memory location.
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. It is possible to load nord modular with patches from the ed. This nord modular g2 is fully functional and in excellent condition. Taking a break and doodling around with my home made cuckoo presets for the nord modular g2, nords best synth in my opinion. Ignoring all those things, you still can run your drums, vocals or jug blowing through this as a very impressive effects unit. Nord modular g2 clavia nord modular g2 audiofanzine. To give this heritage a new life, we created our project with the hope for being able to simulate the original sound and behavior of.
The clavia nord modular series is a line of synthesizers produced by clavia, a swedish digital synthesizer manufacturer. Delay based noodle, patches a b and c are demo friendly, also see 05009control. Now discontinued, nord modular g2 left a lot of interesting patches for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition. If you have access to the internet, you can check out the nord modular section at clavias web site. 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. Clavias 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. Needless to say, its an extremely powerful synth in itself and whenever i use it, i never regret the money i shelled out to. Nord modular g2 offers you the best of both worlds and provides an effective solution.
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