Thx for the demo. I,m really curious about the second sound engine youe talking about. Where can i find info for this? Thx
@ChrisLodyMusic
5 жыл бұрын
No problem. It’s called the Pelle Mode and can be accessed on a few of the first Nords through a series of settings. It’s a physical modelling synth I seem to remember
@danl9407
4 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic and how do I access that?
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
@@danl9407 If you search for 'Nord Lead Pelle Mode' you'll find instructions. I must get round to making a video about that
@danl9407
4 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic thanks man, do you know where I can get a cheap PCMCIA card for mine (12 voice rack)
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Dan L Sorry no, the only one I’ve ever seen is sticking out of my Nord Lead 😄
@80iesDude45
2 жыл бұрын
I sold my Roland Jupiter-8 with Encore MIDI upgrade in Mint condition back in the Mid-90ies for only 2k, because I wanted that brandnew Nordlead VA from Sweden so desperately ;-)
@ChrisLodyMusic
2 жыл бұрын
The Nord Lead is a fine machine, but damn 😬 Do you still have it?
@Synth2000
2 жыл бұрын
King of Nord Leads, and cheap as chips. You can make a good sounding album just with this. Frequency range is as complete, solid and well balanced as something like a Juno. It already kills without effects… with effects it can take you to heaven.
@hardspank
2 жыл бұрын
Where can you fine em cheap?
@Synth2000
2 жыл бұрын
@@hardspank 400 euro is quite cheap for such an instrument. Be patient and track local ad boards for good opportunities.
@Decoy303
Жыл бұрын
Lemon D made some of his best with this bad bwoye.
@tatmo1072
4 жыл бұрын
Love this video man! Part 2 coming soon? Maybe you could share some of your personal patches.
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. I was planning on making an extra video where I cover the hidden synth mode or Pelle Mode as its known which I’ve still not got round to trying 😄 I suppose I could do some sort of Jexus style exploration of it at some point too
@bitspacemusic
8 ай бұрын
I remember when Roland came out with the JP-8000 announcing the "First ever VA". Everyone was like, "Excuse me, what? There is this little red synth, came a year before you guys."
@ChrisLodyMusic
8 ай бұрын
Ha I didn't know about that 😄 Sounds like someone forgot to tell Roland's marketing department!
@regend762
5 жыл бұрын
Band mate has one. Dumb easy to create sounds. I created a nice E-Piano\Rhodes like sounds. Great to learn synthesis on. May not be the most versatile synth for genres of music. I recommend running it through a fx box that can let you patch together phaser, flanger, chorus, reverb, and delay.
@leesimeone
4 жыл бұрын
Best synth EVER! I managed to recreate most of my old Roland gear such as; JP-4, Juno 60 etc. Great at Moog bass too. The closest I've ever got in recreating these old beasts, trust me I've owned most of them over the years. Nord is the one you want! Don't be a Devo and buy into Chinese junk.
@leesimeone
4 жыл бұрын
Must add; it's very fast at dialing up the tone you want.
@thefastandthefurious1
4 жыл бұрын
leesimeone how does it compare to the JP-8000? I have one but am interested in getting a Nord Lead.
@fact1376
4 жыл бұрын
leesimeone I have one and only using presets. can you give an example/ guide of how to begin doing that?
@AnalogFlava
3 жыл бұрын
@@thefastandthefurious1 Did you ever find out? I mean obviously the JP8000 has the supersaw, so dont think it can be compared like that. But curious what you think of the nord as i might get a nord 1 tomorrow and got a sh201 already
@thefastandthefurious1
3 жыл бұрын
@@AnalogFlava I ended up getting a Nord Lead 3. They’re both great synths for trance and supersaw type sounds. The NL3 is pretty incredible in terms of what you can create sound wise. I haven’t had a ton of time to play with it but it’s amazing. I can actually make more analog type sounds out of the JP and just amazing trance sounds out of the NL3. But I have a virus too and that tops them all. I also have a supernova 2 and that’s my favorite for sound.
@ProckGnosis
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks and great job! Remember wanting a Nord Lead back in the late 90s (ended up with a Roland JP-8080, as it was bit cheaper), so it's interesting to revisit it 20+ years later...
@ChrisLodyMusic
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Hope you enjoyed your 8080, always looked like fun!
@ProckGnosis
5 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic Yeah, it was a great starting point, but I ended up selling it pretty early on when I started making a bit more money and the offerings for VA and even analog started to take off. Got a used AN1X and Access Virus C around the time I sold the 8080, and I preferred the sound of both over the 8080 (though I DID miss the SuperSaw, I have to admit).
@ricardlupus
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for an excellent tutorial, very clear and understandable, and also touching on some more esoteric features like what happens you go really high with the oscillator pitch.
@ChrisLodyMusic
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. I’m hoping to find time to make more tutorials for hardware like this
@bradylasserre9320
4 жыл бұрын
Got one on the way. Scooped up the rack mount version for a killer deal. Ready to explore some sounds that my heros created and used back in the 90s era of bigbeat/breakbeat. Lunatic Calm, Crystal Method, Chemical Brothers, ect!
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Hope you have tons of fun with it 😁👍
@chinossynthesizer705
Жыл бұрын
Was this used in dream trance?
@ChrisLodyMusic
Жыл бұрын
Difficult to know for sure but the era is certainly right and they were very popular when they were first released. So probably yeah.
@insidethemind6727
3 жыл бұрын
1 or 2 ? 🤷♂️
@ChrisLodyMusic
3 жыл бұрын
It's the Nord Lead 1
@dxtrs_mnpltr
Ай бұрын
If it’s not great for pads and big sounds like that I guess the version with only 4 voices would be enough?
@ChrisLodyMusic
Ай бұрын
Well it's not just the voice count you'd be missing out on. The 4 voice only has 40 slots to store presets which doesn't include the performances and drum synthesis modes so it's held back by that. Plus despite what I said about pads I ended up using it for that quite a lot, like here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/wo531aeqkKh3f6Q
@JackPeloquin
Ай бұрын
Learned a lot. Got me back into what I bought this for. Trying to get the Roland Um One mk2 to work in Ableton with the Nord. Not happening for some reason. But found out the Nord works as a wicked controller for Massive X (and my other plugins.) So dope!!!
@riseolympia2899
Жыл бұрын
5:58 you accidentally created the opening high-pitch synth sound from Crystal Method's "Busy Child" lmao
@ChrisLodyMusic
11 ай бұрын
Oh wow yeah I hadn't noticed that. Haven't heard that for years 👌
@m10538
5 жыл бұрын
Man, all those noises! That thing is perfect for some industrial machine synth stuff!
@ChrisLodyMusic
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah it can be seriously aggressive. I should try to sequence something industrial actually 🤔
@jonny26281
4 жыл бұрын
NotSnarl it was used heavily on the fragile by NIN.
@Catonator
4 жыл бұрын
9:24 The sound a tea kettle makes when it explodes Just bought one of these things, excited to mess around with it once it arrives. Nord Leads are all kind of strange, metallic sounding synths, probably what makes them so unique.
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Catonator Ha yeah 😄 Just played that back and made my self jump! Hope you have fun with it when it arrives 👍
@nextofsearch
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the great video. I had one in my garage for long time and have just hooked it into my DAW but the signal level is so low. Did you experience low level issue as well? Or mine is faulty one?
@nextofsearch
Ай бұрын
Never mind. It came back to normal level. I wasn't using it and it made a loud pop sound out of sudden and the signal level went back to the normal. Mayne it took a warm up to get back.
@ChrisLodyMusic
Ай бұрын
Oh that's strange. I've never had that problem with it though I occasionally turn it on and it's completely silent and needs to be rebooted after which it will work just fine. I assume that's a software bug but I'm not sure
@Jim_KYB
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, great video. any tips on external effects units to use with this? Thanks
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Anything with a line in really, I say that because I’ve used it with guitar fx pedals and it tends to overload the inputs of them because the output of the Lead is quite loud, so you need to turn it down a fair bit. I don’t have a lot of outboard in the studio but I’m quite fond of my old Zoom Studio 1201, though as I understand it’s not particularly highly regarded. Must get round to running it through the Korg NTS1 as it can be used as an effects unit with 3 slots that can be added to by uploading code via usb. Sounds awesome too.
@SlightlyRadMTB
3 жыл бұрын
I get my Nord Rack 2 in the mail tomorrow!! Thanks of posting this, I just wanted to get a quick intro to the synth.
@ChrisLodyMusic
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, I'm sure you'll have fun with it 👍
@mixmcinfrarave
Жыл бұрын
i have one😁
@janegibbon1532
3 жыл бұрын
All over trance from 1998-2004.
@AnalogFlava
Ай бұрын
Even earlier...Used by faithless as well in 95 on insomnia, not classic trance, but that's definitely an icon track ,)
@danmalo
4 жыл бұрын
Just bought one these days, it’s an amazing synth. I’ve got the 12 voices without the card. Physically there’s the hole for the card but it’s empty and you can’t use it. I think only the first batch made needed the card for the expansion, but mine (probably from 97) they arranged a way to deliver the expansion inside on the board directly. So, if you want to buy one of those without the card, (but has the empty hole), probably it’s 12 voices same way.
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
danmalo That’s interesting. There seems to be loads of different versions of the original Lead but that isn’t one I’ve heard of before. How many program memories does it have if it doesn’t have the card storage?
@danmalo
4 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic I was wrong, mine is a 4 poly synth, not 12. Now I’ve had the proper time to sit and play, and not in the heat of the moment when you buy a new toy… It has 99 bank factory presets plus the drums kits, like the original one and that’s all. For the rest of the party, you really need the card like you said. It sounds amazing the way it is anyway, worth the pennies. Sorry for the wrong information!!! : |||
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
danmalo Hey no worries, I think we can blame Clavia for making it so damn complicated 😄. Sounds like you’ve got the later firmware so you’ve got most of the benefits of the later models anyway
@rioflamingo2094
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic 2.3 OS and up had the 12 voices added, no card needed. I just recently found out that there was a final version OS 2.7 that came out a couple of years ago. You have to open up the keyboard itself and insert an eProm in the required spot. Search ebay for Nord Lead 1 Final OS 2.7 and it should show up. A guy over in England or Japan I can’t remember which, has a couple of them for sale. 🤙🏼 Oh also I forgot to mention the body of my Nord Lead 1 has the upper right corner slanted like the lower left corner. 🤷🏼♂️
@ChrisLodyMusic
3 жыл бұрын
Oh right, that's news to me too. The one have is a v2.7 model so I guess it's one of the final firmware ones, got it from eBay too so it might have been the guy you're thinking of. It was a bit more expensive than the other ones listed at the time so I wonder if that's why. What's the voice count and version of your model?
@dan_rtype
3 жыл бұрын
Listening to this, I understand how RZA was able to get those crazy synth sounds on Liquid Swords. I always thought the Nord was a polite piano synth!
@ChrisLodyMusic
3 жыл бұрын
😄 Yeah it definitely isn't polite. I think I know the tunes you're talking about, but I'll have to go a check that 👍
@dan_rtype
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic Check out GZA - Fourth Chamber. I really like the sounds these VA synths from the 90s can make with aliasing. I have a Novation K-Station which can also get crazy if pushed. Missing that from modern synths. Even VSTs are too clean.
@elliotbjorksdottir2878
4 жыл бұрын
I got a NL1 when I was 16y/o (ages ago), my first synthesizer - learned SO much thanks to the easy and quick on-board control. Still sounds good, miss it :')
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Yes it’s an excellent all rounder like that. Good to learn on but also really powerful
@IZMONOMI
2 жыл бұрын
hold up, how did you afford this although it is still at the same price?
@ettubaby
3 жыл бұрын
The interesting thing about about the nordlead, it came out before the prophecy, jp8000 and an1x and it had superior hardware, it was 32bit with 24bit dsp while the others were still 16bit
@ChrisLodyMusic
3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, I knew about its bit depth but I didn't realise it came before those other synth, if assumed they were much earlier. One thing I neglected to mention in the video is how noise free and clean the output is which I assume is down to that extra bit depth giving it extra dynamic headroom
@ettubaby
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic it was the first, of course the an1x and jp came out a out a year or two after. But they were 16bit synths, like the prophecy.
@ChrisLodyMusic
3 жыл бұрын
I looked at buy a Prophecy once actually, wouldn't mind a go on one. They seem like a pretty weird bit of gear and I like the sound of that
@ettubaby
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic i have one also recapped it. Its a monosynth, and interesting same amount of dsp as an1x and jp. Challenging to program but it really cuts through a mix
@EuroDJ
7 ай бұрын
Cool Review ) Thnx
@michaelpierce3264
Жыл бұрын
had mine for over 25 years sadly never got big into it other than the organs and drum kits
@divady9939
4 жыл бұрын
pfff i like this synth..pouet pouet..tuuu tuuuu tuuuuu coiiii cooiiiii .biip bip bippp bup bup ....boup boup..omg very horrible sound..if you buy this for play ..ok...it s ok
@GNeuman
5 жыл бұрын
Great review, I'm lucky enough to have the expanded rack plus a Nord lead 3. I've also owned the Lead 2 and Lead 2x rack. I have to say, this original one is my favourite. It's just so aggressive. I've read that the guy that coded the original Lead left Nord after a short time and took the code with him and that's why it sounds very different to what came after. I'd go as far as saying this is a modern classic and not too many people realize how analogue and big this sounds. Get one quick before they rocket in price! What do you think?
@ChrisLodyMusic
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. It would have been really nice to compare the original to the models that followed for this review to give a bit of context, but unfortunately I've never heard any but this one, but yeah I've heard people before mention how aggressive the original was. Though I do still have reservations about the filter at high resonance, but I suppose they were working within the limits of the time. If I had to guess I'd probably say that the Leads will probably increase in value yes. They are decent bit of kit and pretty damn iconic which will always help hold value.
@GNeuman
5 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic I bought the Nord Lead 2 in 98 when it came out. I was really disappointed with it, I thought it lacked guts. Swapped it with my music colleague for his Juno 60 which was a good deal. Then I bought a 2nd hand Lead 3 for about the quarter of the new price. Still have it today but.....mehhhhhh, I think it's overrated. Then bought a Nord Lead 2x rack....I think it has more guts than the 2 but was not overly keen so sold that as well at a massive loss. Finally, after reading reviews about what people had to say about the original Nord Lead, 3 years ago I got hold of the rack version but unexpanded for a really good price. Amazingly, there was the voice expansion board also for sale at the same time and the memory card too on Ebay. The rack came from Germany, the expansion board from the UK and the memory card from the US! The expansion board was really expensive, and so was the memory card for what it is, but as you have written, they are essential to get the most out of the synth. I have to say, for me, it's absolutely the most gutsy out of all these Nords I have owned. In fact, it's my favourite polysynth and I own a Prophet 6, a JD800 and an ultra rare Creamware Prodyssey Klangbox which tries to be an ARP Odyssey emulation and fails but is actually quite a good sounding 8 note polysynth. Over the years I've owned a couple of Yamaha's horrible FM synths (the DX9 was my first "proper" synth) a couple of Ensoniqs and some modules... I've tried loads of other polysynths too and I really think the original Nord Lead is up there with the greats...In fact, the only vintage polysynths of great popularity I've not tried are the Jupiter 6 and 8. Even had a quick go of a sick CS80...I've heard that the 8 is now fetching somewhere in the region of 16K which is absolutely insane. Very curious to see what happens with Behringer as Uli has pledged to reissue the whole range of vintage classics...
@ChrisLodyMusic
5 жыл бұрын
@@GNeuman Wow that swap for the Juno 60 sounds like a damn good one! You did really well putting together all the pieces of the original Nord too, sounds like it was meant to be. I'm also intrigued to see what Behringer come up with. Some people slag them off left right and centre but the more tools there are to make the music the better I say.
@ricardlupus
5 жыл бұрын
I used to own a Nord Lead 2 and did a comparison against the original Nord Lead and one point. In fact, I thought they sounded identical, except that the output of one was inverted compared to the other, so bass sound in headphones lacked bottom end on one but not the other. The original one though is said to have some adjustments for the audio DAC, which if maladjusted cause distortion in the output, which might make the sound more gritty. I did not try this though. A few years lager I compared the 2 against the 2X; again there was no discernible difference.
@ricardlupus
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, it was Peter Jubel, later and still at Propellerhead Software, who did the original Nord Lead DSP code. However, I'm quite convinced that the copyright belongs to Clavia so code stayed with Clavia and consequently the 2 and 2X use basically the same DSP algoritms. In fact, Peter added an inofficial alternate synthesis mode in the original Nord Lead which is normally called 'Pelles mode' (Pelle being the Swedish nickname for Peter), which was carried on in the 2, but taken out of the 2X. The Nord Lead 3 was a different story however, it sounds vastly different from the other Nords; I'm speculating but I think they redesigned most of the DSP code from the ground up, with mixed results.
@mixmcinfrarave
Жыл бұрын
podes me recordad nos 4 canais abcd como predefenir midi ? obrigado
@kgbinfo
5 жыл бұрын
This was very interesting. I’ve always been curious about the original Nord, and have never had a chance to try one in person so I really appreciate your detailed demo of it! Cheers.
@ChrisLodyMusic
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. I thought some people might appreciate a nice deep dive into it :)
@midinerd
5 жыл бұрын
Same here - thanks for uploading. its unpaid work and you're doing a good deed sharing it. Once I learn more about the G1 and G2 I picked up I will prob pop up some videos myself.
@ChrisLodyMusic
5 жыл бұрын
No problem. I’ve never had the chance to look at their modulars so that would be interesting
@rishpanjeet7479
2 жыл бұрын
I have the NL rack and it’s prob my fave of all
@sergio4642
3 жыл бұрын
During the viewing I was even able to sample something )
@VincentsVideoVisions
5 жыл бұрын
5:57 or 5:58 or so... Crystal Method sound for sure
@kitchensface7923
3 жыл бұрын
Great fucking video. thanks Chris. i just subscribe your chanel!
@ChrisLodyMusic
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it and thanks for the sub 😁👌
@intheblink
3 жыл бұрын
Feel like I’ve probably commented on this before, but thanks for doing this. Really cool synth. I’ve got a Lead 2, but ought to use it more. I love the wild sounds you can get out of these, especially the unintended ones (osc freaking out at the high end, special filter, etc). Hope to see you using it again in future vids. Thanks!
@ChrisLodyMusic
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Yes it's always those 'i can do this with other gear' bits about synths that I find the most interesting and the Nords seem to have plenty of that. Thanks for watching 👍
@Napalbe
2 жыл бұрын
Sonically are really different the NL1 and NL2? did you try to compare them?
@ChrisLodyMusic
2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure to be honest. I've never had the opportunity to try a Lead 2
@philfy23
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris. Any idea what a ball park figure might be for the rack mount version of this second hand? Thanks
@ChrisLodyMusic
3 жыл бұрын
I usually do an eBay completed listings search for that kind of info. Most of the ones in the UK that have sold recently are the Rack 2 model which are from about £250-400.
@oldschoolebm666
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic review!! I have the same nord lead 1, non slanted top corner, latest os 2.7 and I also have a nord wave....the lead 1 is so much raw and piercing. Love it specially for cut thru the mix arpeggios. Thank for the vid. I learned a few new things.
@ChrisLodyMusic
3 жыл бұрын
Oh cool I would love a Nord Wave too, pretty much everything they've made actually 😄 Thanks for watching 👍
@notsofunnynowisit
5 жыл бұрын
Nice tute! That could easily pass as an intro to basic synth on it's own!
@ChrisLodyMusic
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I have more of this sort of stuff planned, tutorials and reviews if you’re interested
@notsofunnynowisit
5 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic Well, b'duh! 👍
@ChrisLodyMusic
5 жыл бұрын
That’s good then 😄
@VincentsVideoVisions
5 жыл бұрын
I want to get my hands on an expanded Nord Lead 1 if I can find one at a stellar price. I just love its sound. I had a Nord Lead 2 for quite a while and I liked it a lot but the first one sounds so rad. I'd like to hear this running through a stellar reverb like a Ventris or Eventide Space
@ChrisLodyMusic
5 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah I think it would would really shine through a lush sounding reverb as it's quite a bright and clear sounding synth in a lot of ways
@danielkalamaras7252
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this!Can you save patches on this synth?
@ChrisLodyMusic
Жыл бұрын
Yes you can. There's space you 40 presets internally and if it's a later model or an early one with an expansion it can take a pcmcia memory card that can hold hundreds
@slipper-uk9878
3 жыл бұрын
thank you this video just inspired me to wire my one back up . i got the nord rack version.
@ChrisLodyMusic
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, thanks very much for watching
@logiclock9483
2 жыл бұрын
excellent tutorial
@jimbarker1
5 жыл бұрын
just picked one up but can't get the midi working, am i missing a hidden function or something painfully obvious?
@ChrisLodyMusic
5 жыл бұрын
Jim Barker Hi. The midi might be turned off. Hold down shift and press the unison button. You can adjust the midi channel from there. Let me know if that gets it going
@xorben1981
4 жыл бұрын
When I was a Teenager they Had this in our music store. I was amazed. But the money
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I can imagine. I got mine second hand and it was quite pricey. Bloody solid bit of gear though
@giusepperomano8202
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, do you know if is possibile import existing sounds from Mac or Pc? Thx in advance
@ChrisLodyMusic
2 жыл бұрын
You can transfer synth presets on and off the Nord Lead via midi. But this isn't like transferring an audio recording onto it as that isn't possible with this machine
@giusepperomano8202
2 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic wich software i can use for that?
@ChrisLodyMusic
2 жыл бұрын
The presets are sent and received in midi sysex format so your best bet is midi-ox on windows and sysex librarian on Mac. Either those or you can send and receive those from most DAWs too. The manual covers sending presets out of the keyboard which requires a few key presses where are it's ready to receive them at any time
@levipartridge2790
4 жыл бұрын
budding Goa trance musicians called it the screamer for good reason
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Levi Partridge Ha i didn’t know that. I can see why 😄
@wewatchtheskywaiting
3 жыл бұрын
and they also call it "the red Devil" if I remember well :)
@J0Min
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@sydbishop2059
4 жыл бұрын
Any tips in here about how to best utilize the stereo outs?
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
That’s something I totally forgot to mention actually. They’re not very stereo at all. You can choose one output or the other for different layers or voices in multitimbral mode but they’ll be hard panned. You can also get a nice rich stereo sound in unison mode but it’ll still be in the middle. There’s no way to pan voices around in the stereo field or anything like that unfortunately
@quietandpeacefulman
Жыл бұрын
Uh oh. Look out. I have a 2X heading my way! I cannot tell you how excited I am! The early Nord range are very special - I have always wanted to own one but way too expensive back in the day. Thanks for this great overview!
@ChrisLodyMusic
Жыл бұрын
Ha glad you found this useful 😁 To me they still sound as fresh as ever, I've just recorded the opening notes of a pad sound for a feature film score with mine and it works perfectly
@AnalogFlava
Ай бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic damn sweet,,,what movie was that??
@ChrisLodyMusic
Ай бұрын
@@AnalogFlava It's a film called Bad Things (not to be confused with Bad Things 2023). It's been a bit delayed so I've only just finished the score, it will start showing at film festivals in September this year
@AnalogFlava
Ай бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic awsome, post a link eventually if you can!
@amonster8mymother
2 жыл бұрын
Ok this is a nord lead 1 with the top right corner. Why did they do that?
@ChrisLodyMusic
2 жыл бұрын
Ha, I have no idea 😄 There seems to be a lot of variation in the Lead 1 models for some reason. I'd be interested to know why too
@amonster8mymother
2 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic I think it's the year. They were made from 94-97
@TheMeltdown23
2 жыл бұрын
I bought the rack when it first came out for £1300 and then another £200 plus for the expansion card, I will never sell because It would never be a good plan to do so, but Chris do you know where I could get a copy of the manual? Coz somehow mine was thrown out by mistake!
@ChrisLodyMusic
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you're still loving yours, mines still here and I'm keeping it too 😁 The manual is available on the Clavia website if you dig around in the legacy section of the downloads. You should find it here www.nordkeyboards.com/downloads/nord-lead
@TheMeltdown23
2 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic Thanks Chris I will check that out..
@TheMeltdown23
2 жыл бұрын
I managed to get It Chris but wanted to ask you about the software version 2, does the manual (for the most part) apply to software version 1 also? As that is what my model is I believe, it should still be relevant I guess? I bought mine very early in the production/manufactured line..
@ChrisLodyMusic
2 жыл бұрын
Most of it will I believe yes. The later versions had the drum synthesis added and I think the multitimbral mode, but apart from that I believe it will be the same. There is a way to check your firmware version but I can't remember without checking
@TheMeltdown23
2 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic Yeah I thought as much and really appreciate your responses many thanks
@naiburu9318
2 жыл бұрын
Do you know if there's a way to add LFO? I own a Lead 2X, The LFO 2 is just odd to me...it's only used for the arpeggiator it seems. I wonder if there's pedals I can use for more LFO?
@ChrisLodyMusic
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah there must be a way of sending a midi LFO to whichever midi cc you'd like to control. You can certainly do that in software so there must be a midi pedal or something that will do it
@naiburu9318
2 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic Yeah, I'm not sure what software to use. I don't have a laptop right now unfortunately I really don't wanna spend wayy too much money on a laptop or computer.
@ChrisLodyMusic
2 жыл бұрын
Do you have a DAW like reaper or logic etc? There will be a way of doing it from with that
@naiburu9318
2 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic Yeah I don't have a computer or anything right now. Do you know any laptops that are compatible with those? Laptops that are affordable that is?
@naiburu9318
2 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic Does it matter what brand I use? because alot of people seem to use apple mac for midi software and stuff.
@MisAnnThorpe
4 жыл бұрын
You seem approachable. Forgive my ignorance but can you explain what keyboard tracking is?
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much :) Keyboard tracking is the option to send a control signal (that is high for high keys on the keybed, low for low keys on the keybed) to other parts of the synthesizer. So in the case of the Nord Lead it can send a signal from the keybed to the cutoff of the filter depending on which is key is pressed, so the higher the note that is played the more the cutoff knob is turned clockwise internally, giving a brighter sound with higher notes. This is designed to make the synthesizer sound a bit more like an acoustic instrument as they tend to have a more 'open' sound when higher notes are played. Hope that helps!
@MisAnnThorpe
4 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic Thank you very much for your time Chris. Explained in such a way that even a complete simpleton, such as myself, can understand, without it being obvious that it is being explained in such a way that even a complete simpleton (such as myself) can understand it! If you had to give up either the Nord Lead 1 or the MS10 behind you, which one would it be?
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
MisAnnThorpe Ooh now there’s a question. I think I’d have to go for the Nord. The Ms10 is a lot less polite sounding, but the Nord more than makes up for that with midi, polyphony, multitimbrality, velocity sensitivity, drum synthesis, multiple oscillators etc. I think 🤔...
@MisAnnThorpe
4 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusicThe reason I asked Chris, is because I've owned a good few Poly synths - despite genuinely not knowing what keyboard tracking is - including a Roland Juno 6, JX10/8P, D50, JD800, Yamaha AN1x, Korg Polysix and MS2000. I bought an MS10 on a whim, having previously failed to see the point of mono synths and that little machine changed everything for me. I found it, along with the similarly basic (in terms of architecture) ARP Axxe (which I THINK I might just prefer to the Odyssey), to be the best synth for encouraging my creativity, I've yet to own. I'd say that it was a classic example of less, sometimes being more and technical specifications in themselves counting for very little.
@ChrisLodyMusic
4 жыл бұрын
MisAnnThorpe Wow that’s quite the gear list! 😍 I know what you mean, the Ms10 has a hell of a lot of character and in that it certainly has the advantage over the Nord. I’d agree that less is more too. I’ve spent most of my time over the last couple of years making music on Volcas. They require some out of the box thinking to make the most of, especially the Modular
@midinerd
5 жыл бұрын
5:30 squad goals
@ChrisLodyMusic
5 жыл бұрын
😄
@עמיתלוגסי-ר2ג
3 жыл бұрын
HI MATE, HOW CAN I RESET MY PRESETS BACK TO THE FACTORY SOUNDS?
@ChrisLodyMusic
3 жыл бұрын
You'll need to download these midi files from the Clavia website and play them into the Nord. There's some simple instructions there too 👍 www.nordkeyboards.com/sound-libraries/product-libraries/synthesizers/nord-lead/nord-lead-factory-sounds
@עמיתלוגסי-ר2ג
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic still cant work this out
@עמיתלוגסי-ר2ג
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic how do i play it on the nord?
@ChrisLodyMusic
3 жыл бұрын
You can load .syx files in with software like MidiOx or Sysex Librarian. Or play the .mid files in from a DAW like Reaper or Logic. You'll need to set up your midi connection so that whatever software you use is sending midi to the instrument properly for it to work
@עמיתלוגסי-ר2ג
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisLodyMusic ok, but the files in your link is not sysex
@offroadkohler
3 жыл бұрын
Best video about the NL2, thank you very much!
@danl9407
3 ай бұрын
no Dick... this is NL1
@rosscostuart3409
8 ай бұрын
Sounds like every other synth
@stupidthings1997
Жыл бұрын
How do you transpose on it? Any help?
@ChrisLodyMusic
Жыл бұрын
Sorry for taking my time to reply. Sorry but that's not possible beyond making octave shifts, oscillator 1 can't even be detuned. The only other way is to just use oscillator 2 which can be tuned in semitones. It's something i think they added in the Lead keyboards that were released later.
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