Nord Modular G2 -- drooooooool

[Drusillus]

Have any of you guys heard anything about this synth?

http://www.clavia.se/G2/index.htm

Damn this thing looks cool, I haven't tried too much Nord stuff - I like their sound but I didn't like the ergonomics of their pitchbend/modulation controllers (although I hear some people swear by those little thumb-notch pitch benders!) But the coolest thing is the front panel, check out the lighted control knobs!!!

http://www.clavia.se/pictures/News/G2/panel_big.jpg

Aw yeah baby dat's what I'm talkin' aboot...

[JackJens]

I love CLAVIA gears......

These are all the lights of my NORD LEAD III

http://www.hellsky.com/images/DSC03910.jpg

[Drusillus]

Oh baby that is sexy :) I think you've even got the JP-8000 beat for # of LEDs per square centimeter :)

So how do you like the FEEL of Nord gear? I found the keyboard to feel really cheap and plasticy. And what are your opinions on their unique pitch bender?

[JackJens]

The keys are not so real... Not so great.....

The Pitch bender is fantastic..... Expecially if you are looking for a
nice vibrato....

But it sounds ....... WOW !!!!

It's awesome !!!!! Great sounds and Great Interface !!!!

I love this gear !!!!! It's incredible and so versatile !!!!

[Digilog]

I was just about to post something about the new MP3 of the G2 that is available on Clavia's site :D .

The MP3 example of the physical modeling kinda reminds me of Korg's physical modeling synth, the Z1. I am deffinately looking forward to the G2's release. :twisted:

[Purator]

Oh baby that is sexy :) I think you've even got the JP-8000 beat for # of LEDs per square centimeter :)

So how do you like the FEEL of Nord gear? I found the keyboard to feel really cheap and plasticy. And what are your opinions on their unique pitch bender?

Feel of keyboard is not so bad, but everything else is SUPERB.
Also, I love the pitch bender...as JackJens said, very good for vibrato.

Talking of luminosity (sry for bad quality of photos...)

http://www.dotportal.net/neuron1.jpg

http://www.dotportal.net/neuron2.jpg

http://www.dotportal.net/neuron3.jpg

[JackJens]

OMG !!! Neuron......

What can you tell us about this Keyboard !!!!????

[Purator]

I think there was already a post (Me & Voyager thread...) about the Neuron.

The sounds are quite amazing but there are some issues that Hartmann must/will solve (though minor compared to complexity of the system).
System is very stable and fast (that's a computer inside, y' know :) ) and, as I said, you can make some pretty amazing ambient/soundtrack sounds.
Frankly, I do not see everyone buying this since this is really aimed at new-age/ambient/soundtrack composers.

Also, the way of transferring models from PC to Neuron is quite odd.
You have to buy a USB-to-network adapter or a special USB host-to-USB host network adapter (very hard to find here).
I bought the network adapter recommended by Hartmann just to find myself unable to connect to Neuron (maybe it's the cables but I didn't try with new ones since I found another way).
My current way of transferring files is through DIGITAL CAMERA (since Neuron accepts USB storage devices and that's the only one I have ;) ).

[Over The Edge]

A Nord Lead AND a Neuron!

YOU ROCK MAN!



FL
www.franklucas.net

[Tigerfolly]

Have any of you guys heard anything about this synth?

http://www.clavia.se/G2/index.htm

Damn this thing looks cool, I haven't tried too much Nord stuff - I like their sound but I didn't like the ergonomics of their pitchbend/modulation controllers (although I hear some people swear by those little thumb-notch pitch benders!) But the coolest thing is the front panel, check out the lighted control knobs!!!


Aw yeah baby dat's what I'm talkin' aboot...

That little pitch bender has another cool "feature" to it, that I'm not sure was intended in the design.. but if you flip it with your thumb, it'll buzz like a doorstop. That's neat and all, but the pitch bend tracks every nuance, so you can get some -really- cool and trippy effects with it. I personally loved to do that with the patch called "Fonky Lead", it had the coolest lead vibe, especially for someone like me who's still relatively new to keyboarding.

Being a guitarist as well, I love the little Floyd Rose whammy bar chirps that players like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Brad Gillis and Reb Beach are known for, and if I had a Nord Lead, I'd abuse the hell out of that little bender ;)

You can also keep flipping it with your hand, keeping a steady buzz going, and use it to completely warp sustained sounds like pads. My favorite trick was to use that with a mellotron sounding string patch on the Lead 3.

That little pitch bender alone makes me want a Nord Lead 3, although it's no slouch in the sound department.

[Purator]

Have any of you guys heard anything about this synth?

http://www.clavia.se/G2/index.htm

Damn this thing looks cool, I haven't tried too much Nord stuff - I like their sound but I didn't like the ergonomics of their pitchbend/modulation controllers (although I hear some people swear by those little thumb-notch pitch benders!) But the coolest thing is the front panel, check out the lighted control knobs!!!


Aw yeah baby dat's what I'm talkin' aboot...

That little pitch bender has another cool "feature" to it, that I'm not sure was intended in the design.. but if you flip it with your thumb, it'll buzz like a doorstop. That's neat and all, but the pitch bend tracks every nuance, so you can get some -really- cool and trippy effects with it. I personally loved to do that with the patch called "Fonky Lead", it had the coolest lead vibe, especially for someone like me who's still relatively new to keyboarding.

Being a guitarist as well, I love the little Floyd Rose whammy bar chirps that players like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Brad Gillis and Reb Beach are known for, and if I had a Nord Lead, I'd abuse the hell out of that little bender ;)

You can also keep flipping it with your hand, keeping a steady buzz going, and use it to completely warp sustained sounds like pads. My favorite trick was to use that with a mellotron sounding string patch on the Lead 3.

That little pitch bender alone makes me want a Nord Lead 3, although it's no slouch in the sound department.

Yeah, I love that trick...very nice.

[Over The Edge]

I want one. Gimmmeeee, gimmmmeeee, gimmmeeeeeee!



FL
www.franklucas.net