Sounds of the Clavia Nord Lead 1

[russin3d]

This is an awesome video!! My favorite part was when at 4:00 he goes, "ooohhh wwwow- great", which made me die laughing! I agree that the Clavia Nord Lead is an amazing synthesizer.

[ChrisVanOz79]

by the way...the nord lead 1 HAS 12 voices. it is just 4 x multitimbral. so when you tell the people about your loved synth please tell 'em right ;-) (means 3 voices per slot)

and by the way again the nord leads have ALL 4 x multitimbrality. But the NL 2 has 16 voices (means 4 voices per lot) and the NL 2x has 20 voices. (means 5 voices per slot)

cheers

[jabberwock54]

OMG you're so cute! I love the first pad sounds they're so solarstone-esque. I have a Nord rack 2 and i'm trying to learn how to use it. I gotta have lots of patience because I'm relatively new to sound synthesis and oh well... thanks for the video, loved it.

[ChrisVanOz79]

der nordlead 1 is doch bissle überholt meinst nich?!

wann hast du den gekauft?

ich hol mir am samstag den 2x hatte davor den NordRack 2 :)

[jdeleon1234]

Hey dude, awesome sounds, the patch that you play @ 3:15 is brilliant, you played the chords of a deadmau5 song called "HR 8938 Cephei" that came out this year in 2011, i swear you sold him that sound haha

[alixrajabi]

you had me at the first note wow

[djcondra]

ZEBRA 2 = WIN WIN SITUATION

[Senj1n]

Hey, it^s Tingel Tangel Bob from the Simpsons

[RoboticusMusic]

high as kite as up

[resinousone]

genius, love this video best nord vid on the net! got my nord rack 1 expanded, sold it to buy the real deal nord lead 1 ex 2.3, and i can tell you what, love every second especially with the pitch stick.

[prostheticsouls]

dude reallyyyyy cool sounds I have a nordlead 2 but havent at all gotten such cool sounds out of it. really wanna use it for fat bass sounds and cool spacious pads any tips?

[Randallkoller]

do something about that ridiculous hair white boy, go look in the mirror, you are white dude

[jmljunior]

@Randallkoller you're a racist

[Randallkoller]

@jmljunior has nothing to do with racism.. perhaps you're a screeching race baiting liberal POS?

[jmljunior]

@Randallkoller you're telling him he shouldn't have a certain hairstyle because of his race, sounds racist to me. you might want to look up the word. most though, just stfu because you suck.

[Randallkoller]

@jmljunior wrong again, you're one of those finger pointing hypocrites who sees racism in which way the water swirls in the toilet.. dreads look ridiculous on white dudes and they are nasty.. maybe somebody forgot to to tell this dude or perhaps nobody wants to hurt his little feelings, I don't give a shit about all that, I call en like I see them.. and I see you as a lobotomized finger pointing hypocrite troll

[Randallkoller]

@jmljunior race baiting is as dead and stinking as dreads on a white boy.. get over it weenie boy

[sacredgeometry]

@Randallkoller not racist but definitely arrogant enough to think anyone cares about your misguided preconceived and badly expressed opinions on hair styling.

[SouthOCmixdown]

So you love the Nord Lead 1 and would never get rid of it. But now that some time has passed, do you think possibly the 2 or 2x may be a superior machine? Or at least comparable? Reason Im asking is that I have an opportunity to get a 2x for around $800, and just want some feedback/ outside reassurance that Im not making a mistake, xd. Well, thanks.

[toiletooth]

RASTA HARRY POTTER.

[Acoustic1234567]

Frank Delgado in Deftones uses this keyboard

[mysterywhylay]

This guy makes me smile :)

[Koeningsplein15]

I have a mint Nord Lead 1 for sale with the expanded polyphony and memory card. $450. 2 manuals included. Orange County area (California). Local pick-up.

[darkillias]

@Koeningsplein15 If it wasn't for the local pick up you would have found your buyer! =)

[sklegg]

You got lots of very different sounds coming out of one machine. Very nice!

[theredreceivers]

Do you know how much a nord lead 1 rack module is running for these days? They're hard to find information on.

[mpresev]

Have you been to Los Angeles?

[realsakul]

@mpresev, not yet, but I'd love to see the low-end-theory-club in real life one day

[hondatek614]

btw...i saw a flea in your dreads. 5:33.

[hondatek614]

less talk, more sounds...

[ChelseaRave14]

@cantero6 That its true!!

[anoteoftruth]

I'm selling mine if anyone is interested PM me.

[stuckinthepast]

i know this is a synth, but im not much of a piano/organ/synth player at all really, but i just got one of those recently and are there any good presets...or preset mods to get a Doors sound out of this machine?!

[cantero6]

hey es the crystal method , me gusto tu video. very good

[skinFLStudio]

Check my Virtual Nord Lead controller in my Youtube channel

[nokia3210fuck]

the nintendo part was funny

[joker9494949494]

i love your dreads!!! and also could you upload a video showing how to play a Nine inch nails song.. that would be so amazing. like seriously.

thanks anyways though!

[GeromeMouawad]

btw how many dreadlocks do you have ?

[realsakul]

to many to count during this late hour ;)

[GeromeMouawad]

nice sounds ! nice dreads ;) !!

[TheScooteryt]

yes dude. be proud of your now classic board. its sound will not come back again. the technology has moved on to worse standards. that was the golden moment in time. lead1, nord modular1, novation nova, never liked access but its up there with its A and B. enjoy! i hope to find one too!

[sacredgeometry]

Hey cool video, i was wondering if the keyboard is nice to play on? Im looking for a 4 octave + keyboard to drive my virus ti desktop but thought it might as well make sounds whilst its taking up space. :)

[theinvis3]

hi will you make some more demos showing all about the nord lead 1 I just got one and would really appreciate it, like how are the arps, and what else do you like about it

[Npeo]

If I give you a piece that I want you to play, will you play it for me?

[GuanoPadano]

5:00 Aphex Twin.

[Ciaran55]

thanx for the video! You're German aye, sometimes your English is a bit funny, like that bit at 3:11, lol. My attempts at speaking German fail though, haha. Keep playing!!!

Ich gern spiele mit meinem synthesizer... or summat like that

[sasch1981]

if you had cool syntesizers, you don't need a girl

[JMJarvinenStudio]

great sounds man :) dreadies too :D (workin´ on mi own locks..just started it all over again from the scratch [or scalp] )

[Wiktorion]

I also said "I will never ever sell mine" about a synth but I ended up selling it after a few years. I don't know if it's me or if it was my JP8k. I've had quite a few virtual analogs but i've sold them all so far. Right now I have the synth you're demoing and i just WANT to like it, I don't want to sell it. (I most likely will sometime though :( )

[cryptout]

Thanks for sharing!

[zafergash]

His accent :)

[bzuuvw]

sehr geil! grüße aus berlin, tolga

[dobledinc]

Great video. Nord Lead has great sound. WTG

[dobledinc]

Great video. Nord Lead has great sound. WTG

[Boelinie]

Good stuff!! Nice vibe you are giving to this vid with the talks ;)

[simon12332]

the last sound was good. Great vid, i love you're personality haha, you let it shine and its contagious! :D

[owlwink]

I think Darren Emerson made a few tunes on this.I can tell by the sounds.

anyways,excellent vid,the first patch was so good.

[TheInvaderProject]

So....er....have you ever kissed a girl???

[realsakul]

@TheInvaderProject

:D heheheee.... u wouldn't believe me anyway!

[JohnnyX50]

I used to want one of these, but now I think a boor bell from the Pound Shop mite serve me better.

[kylewithnell]

i want this synth

[spulkagent47]

Hey sound nerd, I like your bass patch! Pretty cool!

[F0nkyNinja]

Nice dreadlocks, dude.

[selmulina]

:) thanks , it was fun watching your presentation. You're cute

[realsakul]

that clearly calls for: thumps up! :)

[WokeUpScreaming]

you make me laugh :D

Great sounds :)

That sound at 1:30 is amazing!

How do you get it to make that sort of screechy sound, if you get me?

[realsakul]

OSC 1 is tuned very deep. A little bit of FM and I think I had a Modulation for OSC 1 that detunes it even deeper... as far as I can remember...

[norphies]

Nice. I have one too but sadly not use it in my tracks

[monkeymastermadness]

Hey Sound-Nerd... thanks for sharing.

Did you hear the Tetra4!?

[realsakul]

no - what's that?

[mxfx45]

You should know that you convinced me to buy one. Know if it is still possible to get the voice upgrade, If so where?

[realsakul]

damn, I should get stuff 4 free from clavia, if I hear stories like yours :D well... no Idea. maybe u can get lucky at ebay... wow.. great hint, huh? :D

[mxfx45]

Man that one pad sound is almost identical to the sound is Boards of Canadas Olson

[weaponEX]

You should be Clavia endorser

Very passionate demonstration

[phill55544]

I think that more people should play this instead of a guitar...

[Blastogy]

"HRRRRRRGGGGGGG!!!  IN YO FACE!!"

[cataldo790b]

bello! collezziono sinth...ma di questo ne ho perso l'occasione 3 mesi fà...quanto vale di 2" mano??? How many...euros second hands..could be it valuted?

[spulkagent47]

Yeah, sound nerds

[Koensgen]

...I love my Nordlead!

[harrychristner]

how many voices does it have?

[s3rris]

NIIIIICE!

[samdaftpunk]

wow :O where did you get this beuty ? and how much was it ?

[Omegashadowyoshi]

Fellow sound geek.

I'm thinking of getting the rack for this and an SH-32.

Can you think of any good modular synths under $650 with a good crunch bite?

[Appleye]

I LOVE your patches. I just bought one this afternoon haha.. as soon as I heard it, I had to have it... I would love to get your patch for the sound around 3:55

[realsakul]

Wow great! Actually I'm a secret endorser for clavia ;)

nah - just kiddin'...

[realsakul]

and about my patches: Just do it yourself :) You can make it!

(a hint: Take 2 saw-waves - OSC 2 is detuned + 7 semitones higher... that's it)

[Appleye]

thanks man, I'll try it out.. just waiting for it in the mail now! very excited.. I'm just imagining all the great stuff I can make with this thing haha.

[Appleye]

it sounds amazing.. im really just curious what the difference between the 1 and 2 is.. and if its worth the price difference?

[Appleye]

ok so.. this makes me really want to buy one. whats a good price for these things?

[TONVAR]

Nice patches. I feel a lot of brothership for you.

[d3p3ch3mod3]

I keep hoping these things dramaticly drop in price but they just keep going up lol.. the 2s anyway and the 1s are harder to find.. ive got a rack 2 but i just want to buy like 3 or 4 more of these things because however many synth videos i watch on youtube i swear this sound engine and its look and everything were like they're made exactly with my taste in sound design in mind

[jmc1995]

Great man! I'm trying to buy a Nordlead 3, for 25$, but i'm waiting for my parents do decide! You said you felt in love with it, I did too! I'm an Organ freak, Voxes, Gibsons, Hammonds, Farfisas, and I felt in love with the Vox Continental that The Doors used. And I hope that a Nord can help me! I fell in love with the Nord now! By the way, great video man!

[ElektroNoiser]

Good work men!

[aphextwinjunkie1]

also, I watch this video when the world doesn't make sense, and your voice at 3:59 makes me smile everytime...your cool dude. thanx for a good vid.

[aphextwinjunkie1]

I live in the U.S.

WHERE CAN I GET ONE!!!!??????

any tips or links would be awesome.

can anyone tell the diff btw the 2 and 2x, like one sounding clearer than the other?

[MalteSer001]

the lead 1 was produced in 95 i think so the analog is 13 years old...the 2x is the same as the 2 but with nicer sound yes..the 2009 anniversary model is the same exact 2x and the new nord wave is perfect to put sounds that you already have in your posession (wave files) hence i think it could be whatever you want it to be + the clavia ( similar ti access style of quality) remarkable brand pre set tones

[Mapotek]

The sound from 5:00 is totally awesome!!!

[Sabremonk]

Is 450€ a good price for this synth? I'm a noob, a sound-noob.

[realsakul]

I think that's OK. As I remember, I paid the same back then via Ebay.

Good luck :)

[Sabremonk]

Thanks, I have bought it. It should arrive soon :-)

[kerikino]

this guy is awesome

[wallacelux]

ok thanks !!! so i heard that someone who had a 2ex lead said it was all round better than the 3?! so what would be the differences with 2 ex and 3? appreciate your replys !

[wallacelux]

hi, im learning piano and have a roland fantom g8.. thats why for the weighted keys!.. but im getting rid of it,ITS TOO BIG.. for a nord lead ! but im finding it hard to chose between 1,2,2ex and 3! please tell me the differences?!(BY THE WAY GREAT VIDEO ! NICE OF YOU PUT IN THE EFFORT)

[realsakul]

In the end everyone wants to have the nord lead ;)

Althought the Nord lead 1 is great, it lacks polyphonie: Like I said - Only 4 Voices. That sucks.

I think you'd go great with a nord lead 2X. It has also effects on it and more voices...

The nord lead 3 has "virtual knobs", so you instantly see the differences, when you chance the patches. With the NL 1 you never know how the knobs are turned inside, when changing to a new patch. I hope you know what I mean?! :)

cheers

[aspidistral]

Hi, thanks for the fun demo.

I just picked up a NL1 rack, with OS2.05, and play it with my Modular G2x (it is nice to still have the stonelike modwheel, and sprung log pitch stick).

I haven't really made my own patches yet, but have enjoyed listening to you demonstrating yours.

Cheers

[Sensenwerk]

Damn, did you smoke something or are you really such a cool/nice person?

Anyway, very fine demo, I'm considering trading my DSI Evolver for a NordLead1-Keyboard. hmm...

[realsakul]

Nope: Smokefree since 1985... nearly ;)

Don't know the Evolver, but you never can go wrong with a nord lead. Besides: It just looks stylish!!! ^^

[starsailor2112]

Ohhhh, it looks so easy how you press the buttons and move your fingers...also my grandma can do this!

:-P

[realsakul]

your grandmom has a synthesizer?! I want to hear that one! :)

[theau61]

really nice sound. And Yes... I'm a sound nerd...

thanks for sharind. THis synth is great. I'm actully spending much time on the sidstation who can make really nice pads (only 3 voices...)

So don't complain !

;-)

[909techno]

nice vid. thanks for sharing!

[longcat]

i really enjoyed this, it's great to see a lovely instrument and someone who has pahion for that instrument...

i used to have the rack version of this and it sort of makes me sad i don't have it anymore listening to what you do with yours...

i went back in time, getting a moog, but i'm going to be further in the future in a month or so, i'm getting the DaveSmithInstruments MoPho...

anyway, thanks x

[NomisGSR]

Hey man awesome patches and awesome playing. Keep it up!