With the Nord Lead 3 Clavia takes Virtual Analog to the next level and introduces the Advanced Subtractive Performance Synthesizer. ‘Advanced Subtractive’ because of the extremely flexible sound engine, featuring a combination of traditional shapable waveforms and a very intuitive 2 or 4 operator FM engine. All this can be routed through the top quality multi filter for further shaping. 'Performance Synthesizer' because of its unsurpassed user interface and play control functions such as keyboard hold, parallel polyphonic glide in legato mode, single-key triggering of whole chords and even clusters of slightly detuned voices for super-unison effects.
A very important thing for creativity is to always have total control of the parameter settings. The solution is to use high-resolution rotary encoders combined with circular LED graphs for each knob. The LED graphs around the knobs guarantee that you always have total and instant control over your sound! To put it simple: what you see is what you hear.
The synthesizer is available as a 4 octave keyboard model with Velocity and Aftertouch, the Nord Lead 3, and as rack version, the Nord Rack 3.
SPECIFICATIONS
Polyphony
24 notes, 4-part multitimbral.
Vibrato
The global Vibrato acts equally on all voices in the sound. Great for the final touch!. Controllable from the Modulation Wheel or Aftertouch.
Polyphonic Legato
Nord Lead 3 features Polyphonic Legato. This means you are able to play overlapping chords without retriggering the Envelopes!
Polyphonic Glide
Nord Lead 3 has extensive possibilities for Glide (Portamento). For example, you can use Polyphonic Glide in Polyphonic Legato mode for parallel glide between whole chords!
Keyboard Hold
Press the Hold button to keep notes sustaining until you play new notes. Especially useful together with the Arpeggiator or with Polyphonic Legato with Polyphonic Glide.
Chord Memory
Play a chord and activate the Chord Memory function. Now you can play the chord by only pressing single keys. Great for octave or ?fifths? lead lines, for example. Add a little Glide as icing on the cake!
Stack
The Stack function is a variation of the Chord Memory function. It lets you stack up to 18 notes to be played from single keys. If you like, you can stack the same note several times for extremely F-A-T sounds. Add some stereo Unison and take cover!
Monophonic with Highest/Lowest note priority
Let’s say you want to play a layer with a pad chord and a monophonic lead sound on top. By selecting monophonic operation with Highest Note Priority, you will be able to play the lead sound with the highest notes while you have the pad chord depressed.
OSC1 and OSC2 with six shapable waveforms each: Triangle, Sawtooth, Pulse, Sine, Noise and Dual Sine. 1 additional slave sync oscillator per oscillator group. Dual Sine mode for 2 or 4 operator FM synthesis. Synchable Noise for formant type of sounds.
OSC1: Shape/Sync/DFM Amount control.
OSC2: Coarse Tuning/Modulator semitones, Fine Tuning/Carrier partial, Shape/Sync/FM Amount and Keyboard Tracking controls.
Oscillator Modulation featuring Distortion, Linear FM, Differential FM, Filter FM, AM/RM, Distortion Modulation and Noise.
Oscillator Mix/Noise control.
Single Filter Mode: Lowpass 6, 12 or 24 dB/Octave, Highpass 6, 12 or 24 dB/Octave, Bandpass 12 or 24 dB/Octave, Band reject 12 or 24 dB/Octave, Classic Lowpass 24 dB/Octave, Distorted Lowpass 12 or 24 dB/Octave. Frequency and Resonance controls.
Multi Filter Mode: HP-LP in series 12 dB/Octave, HP-LP in parallel 12 dB/Octave, LP-BP in parallel 12 and 6+6 dB/Octave, BP-BP in parallel 2 x (6+6) dB/Octave, Multi Peak, Multi Notch. 2 x Frequency and 1 Resonance controls.
ADSR Envelope with Lin/Exp Attack, Envelope Amount/Velocity, Positive/Invert. Separate Envelopes for each voice.
Keyboard Tracking and Oscillator 2 Bypass controls
A very important thing for creativity is to always have total control of the parameter settings. The solution is to use high-resolution rotary encoders combined with circular LED graphs for each knob. The LED graphs around the knobs guarantee that you always have total and instant control over your sound! To put it simple: what you see is what you hear.
The synthesizer is available as a 4 octave keyboard model with Velocity and Aftertouch, the Nord Lead 3, and as rack version, the Nord Rack 3.
SPECIFICATIONS
Polyphony
24 notes, 4-part multitimbral.
Vibrato
The global Vibrato acts equally on all voices in the sound. Great for the final touch!. Controllable from the Modulation Wheel or Aftertouch.
Polyphonic Legato
Nord Lead 3 features Polyphonic Legato. This means you are able to play overlapping chords without retriggering the Envelopes!
Polyphonic Glide
Nord Lead 3 has extensive possibilities for Glide (Portamento). For example, you can use Polyphonic Glide in Polyphonic Legato mode for parallel glide between whole chords!
Keyboard Hold
Press the Hold button to keep notes sustaining until you play new notes. Especially useful together with the Arpeggiator or with Polyphonic Legato with Polyphonic Glide.
Chord Memory
Play a chord and activate the Chord Memory function. Now you can play the chord by only pressing single keys. Great for octave or ?fifths? lead lines, for example. Add a little Glide as icing on the cake!
Stack
The Stack function is a variation of the Chord Memory function. It lets you stack up to 18 notes to be played from single keys. If you like, you can stack the same note several times for extremely F-A-T sounds. Add some stereo Unison and take cover!
Monophonic with Highest/Lowest note priority
Let’s say you want to play a layer with a pad chord and a monophonic lead sound on top. By selecting monophonic operation with Highest Note Priority, you will be able to play the lead sound with the highest notes while you have the pad chord depressed.
OSC1 and OSC2 with six shapable waveforms each: Triangle, Sawtooth, Pulse, Sine, Noise and Dual Sine. 1 additional slave sync oscillator per oscillator group. Dual Sine mode for 2 or 4 operator FM synthesis. Synchable Noise for formant type of sounds.
OSC1: Shape/Sync/DFM Amount control.
OSC2: Coarse Tuning/Modulator semitones, Fine Tuning/Carrier partial, Shape/Sync/FM Amount and Keyboard Tracking controls.
Oscillator Modulation featuring Distortion, Linear FM, Differential FM, Filter FM, AM/RM, Distortion Modulation and Noise.
Oscillator Mix/Noise control.
Single Filter Mode: Lowpass 6, 12 or 24 dB/Octave, Highpass 6, 12 or 24 dB/Octave, Bandpass 12 or 24 dB/Octave, Band reject 12 or 24 dB/Octave, Classic Lowpass 24 dB/Octave, Distorted Lowpass 12 or 24 dB/Octave. Frequency and Resonance controls.
Multi Filter Mode: HP-LP in series 12 dB/Octave, HP-LP in parallel 12 dB/Octave, LP-BP in parallel 12 and 6+6 dB/Octave, BP-BP in parallel 2 x (6+6) dB/Octave, Multi Peak, Multi Notch. 2 x Frequency and 1 Resonance controls.
ADSR Envelope with Lin/Exp Attack, Envelope Amount/Velocity, Positive/Invert. Separate Envelopes for each voice.
Keyboard Tracking and Oscillator 2 Bypass controls
