street priceNord Lead, the first unit of the first wave of analog modeling synthesizers, set the standard for the industry for a long time ahead. It is a multi-timbral instrument with expandable polyphony (from 4 to 12 voices), capable of emulating the sounds of the best analog synthesizers of previous decades. The synthesizer had all the basic functions that were previously inherent in analog instruments - virtual generators, including LFO, filters, envelopes, and in addition to it a more sophisticated arpeggiator and the unique function of Morph which became its brand feature.
Besides, all the controllers located on the front panel were subjected to MIDI protocol and, therefore, could either control external instruments or receive control signals from them.
When the expansion card is connected, the synthesizer receives 8 additional voices (12 is the total number) and the ability to save 297 user single-voice programs and 300 performances on a PC-Card 128KB with a battery.
Nord Lead attracted the attention of mega-popular artists, including Depeche Mode, The Prodigy, Nine Inch Nails, The Crystal Method, Fatboy Slim, ATB and others.
Country of origin / production: Sweden
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| Usage area | |
|---|---|
| Synthesizer | |
| Performance Synthesizer | |
| Archetype | |
| Analog Modeling (AM) | |
| Polyphony | |
| Voices | 4 |
| Multi Timbral Capacity | 4 part(s) |
| Split/Layer | 4 zones |
| Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis | |
| Oscillator Type | Digital |
| Technology of Sound Generation | Nord VSM |
| Oscillators per voice | 2 |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) | Square |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) | Triangle |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) | Saw |
| Programs/ Voices/ Timbres | |
| Single Voice Preset | 59 |
| User-defined Single Voice | 40 |
| Multitimbral Preset | 100 |
| Filter | |
| High-pass Filter (HPF) | |
| Low-pass Filter (LPF) | |
| Band-pass Filter (BPF) | |
| 2-pole | |
| 4-pole | |
| 12dB | |
| 24dB | |
| Resonance | |
| Envelope Generator (EG) | |
| Amp | ADSR |
| LFO | ADSR |
| ADSR | |
| Modulation | |
| LFO: LFO Count | 2 |
| MIDI | |
| General MIDI (GM) | |
| MIDI in/ out | |
| IN | |
| OUT | |
| Keys | |
| Type | Synth Action |
| Velocity Sensitivity | |
| Aftertouch | |
| Size | 4 |
| Number of Keys | 49 |
| Display | |
| Display type | EL |
| Resolution: Symbols Count | 2 |
| Built-in controllers | |
| Pitch Bend Wheel | |
| Pitch Stick | |
| External controllers | |
| Expression foot pedal | |
| Audio out | |
| Stereo | |
| Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm) | 2 |
| Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm) headphones preamplified | 1 |
| DAC | |
| Resolution | 18 bit |
| External drives/ memory cards | |
| PCMCIA/ PC Card | |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 105 mm |
| Width | 865 mm |
| Depth | 265 mm |
| Weight | 6.7 kg |
| Case/ body | |
| Metal | |
| Color | |
| Red | |
| Production start | 1995 |
| Production end | 1997 |
| Production ended | |
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