kbspace: nord micro modular

Latest update: 5/4/09

Welcome to the kbspace Nord synth page. I own a Clavia Nord Micro Modular, and am really pleased and impressed by its flexibility and suitability for use with my WX7 Wind Controller. Especially how it fits into my WX7 case. :-)



Actually, if it were ten times the size, it would still be an awesome wind-synth module. In the '60's this synth would have taken up a whole room.... so what else is new.


SETTING UP YOUR MICRO MODULAR TO WORK WITH YOUR WIND SYNTH:
NEW PAGE AT THIS LINK!

MP3 SOUND SAMPLES

The routing for these recordings is:
WX7 -> Nord Micro -> Mackie mixer -> Lexicon MPX100 reverb -> Soundblaster Live card
On the steel drum sample, I overdubbed using Quartz Audio multitrack, demo version. The files were recorded using Sound Forge, then converted to mp3 format with CannAmp, 160 kbps, stereo. I used no extra realtime continuous controllers beyond breath and pitchbend. I did all the patch programming and playing.

"Oberheim.mp3" EWI-Oberheim-Brecker type of sound. Note the extremely smooth pitch bend and volume control, and rapid response to flutter-tonguing.
"Chords.mp3" Random chord shifting, NOT overdubbed. This is one voice on the Nord Micro with many oscillators.
"Feedback.mp3" feedback chaos simulation. Sounds a little like the Dave Smith Evolver!! :-)
"Steel Drum.mp3" 2 parts overdubbed. The sustain-roll effect was done by double-tonguing.
"Odyssey.mp3" a little space music using 12 slightly detuned sine oscillators.
"Morf Bari Sax.mp3" Imagine a bari sax, playing a mournful ballad, that is changing its resonant characteristics before your very eyes! Well, just click on the link, you don't have to imagine anymore.


LINKS

Nord Modular archive at electro-music.com (patches and articles)
Physical Modeling on the Nord Synth
Nord BlueHell site
Nord List Archives
Official Clavia Site
Nord Modular Editor v. 3.03 download (Windows OS visual editor)
Wikipedia entry for Nord Micro Modular

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visit wirething.com (I made a guitar pick)
visit WindWorks Design
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