Oct 12, 2017 clavia nord modular playing my algorithmic composition methenay. This repository contains three generations of editors for the nord g2 synthesizer that i created over the years. The nord stage 3 is our outstanding new flagship instrument featuring our latest awardwinning technologies including the nord lead a1 synth engine with sample playback, our acclaimed nord c2d organ, a greatly enhanced piano section and extensive handson effects all in one exceptional performance keyboard. Called a landmark in synthesis it allowed you to essentially build your own virtual analog synthesizer. No more computer, sound card, mixer, external sequencer, etc. Clavia nord modular wav samples, pdf manuals cyborg studio.
The g2 works pretty well with the latest oss, and from all ive seen in forums, it is not likely that clavia will make a new version again, and most if not. All programming of the sounds is done by computer, pc or mac. Nord g2 modular synth rack engine musicians friend. The nord lead 3 was released in 2001, with a reworked sound engine, better da converters and monophonic aftertouch. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. May 16, 2014 the clavia nord modular g2 is a small synth that specializes in all sorts of modular synth sounds.
With the g2, clavia introduces a truly innovative hardware platform with focus on live performance features. View and download clavia nord modular g2 install manual online. The sequencer modules in the london g2 software version are still subject to change. This project develops an open source editor for clavia nord modular and micro modular synthesizers. The interface of the g2 can be broken down into two sections, the system. It is an updated and more powerful version of the original modular, with greater polyphony but most of the sounds are in monophonic form, which can be changed. The g2 works pretty well with the latest oss, and from all ive seen in forums, it is not likely that clavia will make a new version again, and most if not all the people that designed the g2 are not there anymore. The voice area is the polyphonic part of the system and it is here you drag. Nord modular g2 clavia nord modular g2 audiofanzine. An opensource hardware software combo that can be detached from the software editor and played sans computer. The nord modular is clavias nord synth with modular abilities using virtual. If this sounds not a million miles away from todays software modular.
Clavia nord modular g2 install manual pdf download. Feel free to share your pictures, projects, issues, suggestions and. I had a nord lead 2, nl3, a virus b and c virus, and frankly the modular g2 beats them all. While there are other products on the market catering to the hostbased market, none offer the level of integration with a dedicated hardware control surface that the nord modular provides. Working as a plugin instrument or effect in vst, au and aax formats, as well as standalone, this visually rich sounddesign environment aims to address the shortcomings of other virtual modular synth systems. The clavia nord modular g2 and the g2 editor have been updated to v1. Never mind that i have been a huge fan of the nord oscillators and filters before my adventures with this synth or that the patchworking capabilities are larger than life.
This is just as well, as the 1998 modular is now looking rather long in the tooth compared to some of 2004s software only synths. Once reprogrammed, device can be run in a standalone hardwareonly mode. With the nmg2 open source editor you can make patches on the clavia nord modular g2 synthesizer using the usb interface or using midi. The update also includes a new universal windows xp and vistacompatible usb driver, version 2. Not because these sounds are better but because you can get the sounds of the 4 synths prcdemment deficits well almost, the virus has a grain, a heaviness that just get the clavia with nmg2 and many others. Clavia nord modular g2 g2x synthesizer the g2 main section go to the quick g2 info section. Clavia g2 modular synthesizer the nord modular successor.
The clavia nord modular g2 is a small synth that specializes in all sorts of modular synth sounds. This is a patch archive of patches sent in by members of the nord modular mailing list at code404. Nord modular g2 offers you the best of both worlds and provides an effective solution for the working. Nord modular g2 offers you the better of two worlds and provides an effective solution for the working musician. Modular synthesis freely configurable sound architecture. The first part is the synthesizer, which will be called nord modular from now on, and the second part is the software editor, which will be called the editor. In cludes all the best presets from the hardware models clavia nord wave, stage. The nord modular is one of the few hardware software environments on the market that offer this level of flexibility in synthesis. The clavia nord modular g2 suits both kinds of players with great success. The logical architecture and great visual overview, including userdefined coloring of modules and colorcoded module groups, make it easy to patch and lay out your sounds. However, the nord modular must be connected to a pentium pc with windows 95 or a powermac. Claviers synthetiseurs a modelisation analogique fiche creee le. The most popular version among the program users is 1. The nord modular system is expensive but its like a nord lead 2 on steroids.
This nord modular g2 is fully functional and in excellent condition. Undaunted by this, clavia have decided to demonstrate their faith in their parthardware, partsoftware approach to synthesis, and have forged ahead with a secondgeneration nord modular, the g2. They ran on several dsps, but were controlled through a gui using the software editor which is still available from the clavia website2. It is an alternative to the original clavia editor software. This free mac application was originally produced by clavia. The software is written in the delphi object pascal language using the later delphi compilers, these have the extension xe xe2, xe3. Everything about the clavia nord modular g2, g1, and micromodular synthesizers. Mac osx compatible software will be available in late march or. Hardware synthesizer and pcmac editing software working seamlessly together. The clavia nord modular g2 engine is a somewhat special because expander exept the power button, it possde any other button. The g2 has a decent set of effect modules, including reverb. The nord modular is clavias nord synth with modular abilities using virtual sound modeling.
Our builtin antivirus scanned this mac download and rated it as virus free. Mailing list for all clavia synthesizer related discussion. Clavia announces nord modular g2, voice expansion board. Typically, inputs and outputs are an electric voltage the difference between a synthesizer module and an effects unit is that an effects unit will have sockets for input and output of the audio signal and knobs or switches for the musician to control various parameters of the device for example, the rate of a.
Both the g1 and g2 are 4part multitimbral, acting as 4 modular synths, but the g2 can transmit audio signals from one slot to another, so you can use two or more slots to make ultra complex patches. Nord modular g2 electronic keyboard pdf manual download. The hardware consists of a tiny pcb with audio and midi io. I can just imagine how four completely independent modular parts, each with its own effects, and ample power to create complex, and very unique sounds would be so cool with a new nord modular. The g2 concept is based on a stand alone hardware keyboard with a freely configurable sound synthesis architecture and a software user interface editor made for. Audiovisual demonstration of my newest nord modular patch creation. This is just as well, as the 1998 modular is now looking rather long in the tooth compared to some of 2004s softwareonly synths. Combine modules into a patch sound in any desired structure, virtually without limitations. The patches are organized in folders with the names of the patch creators and datestamped on the date they were sent in to the list. However the standalone keyboard interface has been replaced here by the very small fourknobbed micro modular interface. The patches in the nord modular and micro modular internal memory will be permanently erased when upgrading the operating system from v2. The goal of this project is to reimplement the clavia nord modular g2 sound engine in csound, a wellknown sound and music computing system. In 1998, it was a brave and innovative step to offer an affordable synth system which used draganddropbased software to construct its patches while leaving the.
The nord modular g2 features numeroussynthesizer building blocks that may be patched and edited from themodular g2 patch editor software. The nord micro modular is a somewhat stripped down version of the massive nord modular system. Dec 12, 2004 clavier synthetiseur a modelisation analogique clavia nord modular g2. This french website provides nord modular patches to download. This version fixes a bug that could prevent the editor from finding its g2 if it was quit then restarted. Californian developers cherry audio have released voltage modular, their new software modular synthesis platform for mac and pc.
Finally the clavia nord modular system supports midi. The nord modular is clavia s nord synth with modular abilities using virtual sound modeling. Clavia nord modular g2 driver scan, drivers for windows xp. This unofficial forum is dedicated to the clavia nord keyboards, including the nord stage, nord electro and nord piano. Be free and create your personal sounds in module style. Called a magic piece of electronics by sound on sound it popularized the virtual analog type of synthesis. In 1997 the nord lead 2 was released, with many improvements, including increasing polyphony from 4 to 16 notes. Nord modular project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The folders will be updated a couple of times a month. The contrl sound requires a matre exclent keyboard worthy of the name and a midicontroller to output a maximum. It can be used as is or built into a custom enclosure. The g2, on the other hand, can drive a full rig, if you want to.
Clavia synthesizer menu nord modular g2 nordlead tricks. Nord user forum view topic new synth from clavia at. The interface of the keyboard isnt hard to follow, but there is a lot that it can do so it will probably take you some time to get accustomed to everything. The nord modular and modular g2 were manufactured from 1998 to 2004. Reset a clavia nord modular g2 keyboard seven trumpets. It too was later upgraded with the 2004 release of the nord modular g2, that gave it the same endless rotary knobs as the nord lead 3 and a larger keyboard with.
Emu modular systems the king of dance large original wavekontakt library. In 1997 clavia released the nord modular, a virtual analog modular synthesizer. Midi implementation chart midi i mplementation hart model. The clavia nord modular series is a line of synthesizers produced by clavia, a swedish digital synthesizer manufacturer. The g2 is an updated and more powerful version of the original modular the g2 uses a new version of the editor software as well, with greater polyphony and a large number of new modules to address the perceived limitations of the first generation, most notably a range of midi sequencing and output modules the first generations sequencing capabilities were limited to control of internal parameters, a restriction which many users felt to be the systems biggest limitation, timebased. Patches to download for the nord modular as well as software and links to other resources.
Nord modular g2 left a lot of interesting patches for sound. Nord nord modular g2 synthesizer compact pro keyboard. The g2 is an updated and more powerful version of the original modular the g2 uses a new version of the editor software as well, with greater polyphony and a large number of new modules to address the perceived limitations of the first generation. Synthetic sounds provide some nord modular patches to download. Csound is one of the oldest computer music systems, it carries the sounds and patches from the past, which. Keyboard the nord modular offered a classic blend of flexible software and welldesign. The clavia nord modular g2 has an average rating of. Some patches available to download for the nord modular, roland juno 106 and access virus. Nord modular overview nord modular and nord modular g2 were a unique hybrid software hardware systems. Clavia proudly presents the second generation of the nord modular the nord modular g2. The nord modular range approximates the much more flexible world of modular synthesizers, offering an almost unlimited variation of synth architectures, with the facility to simulate, in addition to subtractive synthesis, additive, fm, and, in th. Undaunted by this, clavia have decided to demonstrate their faith in their parthardware, part software approach to synthesis, and have forged ahead with a secondgeneration nord modular, the g2. The rapid pace of native computing systems seemed destined to stem the. Like the nord modular, a pc computer is used to virtually patch, tweak, edit and design your synth patches in a modular fashion.
A g2 demo software friendly version of multiple drummers. It has a ton of parameters and options and is quite versatile in what it is able to do. Five separate lcds give instant overview and control of your patches. Nord modular comes in three different models, nord modular key with a twooctave keyboard, nord modular rack and nord micro modular.