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Nordwave Synthesizer
The introduction of sample players in the mid eighties created a gap in the world of synthesizers - a gap that twenty years later only has grown further; the amount of voices and memory sizes are more important than the sound itself - as if the more ‘dead’ samples you can play at one time would bring your sound more to life. The Nord Wave closes that gap, and brings digital samples to life by integrating them in an virtual analog environment. Does the best of two worlds sound too pretentious for you? Wait until you have heard the wave.
WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT
By having two oscillators capable of producing a vast
array of sounds from classic analog waveforms (with sync), via
FM-synthesis, wavetables, sampled waves (single cycle waveforms with
attack) as well as noise and other miscellaneous waveforms to - yes -
playback of sampled waveforms, the nord wave has an unprecedented pallet
of sounds for you to use as foundation.
You need a rich and full string quartet? No problem - just bring up the samples. A highly resonant screaming lead? Sure - virtual analog is there, but why not combine them - not just mix them together - but create an analog sound with the harmonic content of the sampled string quartet! With oscillator modulation you can transfer the character of one sound to the other - for instance a sampled string to a analog square - and by controlling the amount of modulation the effect can range from very subtle to heavily aggressive were the original sound is no longer recognized. Within moments you will experience sounds never heard before; sounds that will function as a great source of inspiration and lift your playing and sound design to new levels. DIGITAL SAMPLES IN AN ANALOG ENVIRONMENT The sound of a resonant 24dB steep filter applied to a sampled sound brings it so much to life that some times that is all you need. But there are so many more items available to your samples - all elements of a analog synthesizer can be incorporated: amplifier and modulation envelopes, LFOs, filters as well as effects. Also some convenient sample modifications are available. By using alternative start points, you can loose the attack portion of the sample and use only the body of the sound for modulation.
OSCILLATOR MODULATION Two types of oscillator modulation gives you different characteristics to your sound: Phase Modulation and Frequency Modulation. Very different results can be achieved depending on the combination of type of waveforms generated by the two oscillators, type of oscillator modulation, and amount of oscillator modulation.
Using Phase Modulation, an analog triangle waveform will adopt much of the details of the modulating waveform and make an almost transparent, synthesized effect. An analog saw waveform will still sound hard when modulated, and wavetables are great for creating different variations in tonal character. Frequency Modulation has a more dramatic effect as it will create a wider harmonic content and preserve more of the character of the waveform being modulated HIGH QUALITY SAMPLES To us, quality supersedes quantity - great samples are not determined by their size in bytes, but rather by the level of preservation in detail and character. Further to producing our own top quality samples holding up to the highest Clavia standard, we have also teamed up with several sample houses and licensed some of the very best samples available, including Kirk Hunter, Sonic Reality as well as the complete Mellotron instrument library. The Clavia web site offers a large amount of top quality samples specially created for the nord wave - available free of charge. TWO SYNTHS IN ONE Two synths-in-one means that you can seamlessly switch between two sounds without cutting off any sustaining notes, or layering two sounds together to create a massive sound palette. Everything is easily controlled by the Slot A & B buttons, and to keep things simple - every parameter there is actually two of is printed against a gray background.
EFFECTS
5 different reverb algorithms are provided, from a small room to a large hall. The delay have both mono and stereo operation, and have tap-tempo function as well as selectable feedback amount.
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The
effect section gives your sound the final touch - whether it is just a
small amount of reverberation, a massive delay tap or a boost using the
tube-style overdrive. 
Ergonomically
fitted around your left hand are controls for pitch and modulation -
naturally - but also Program Change-dial, Octave Shift-, Chord- and
Panel & Keyboard Focus-buttons making it quick and easy to switch
settings on the fly.
