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Published on 01/13/13 at 04:38Keyboard 49 keys.
Managing virtual analog synth samples.
Bitimbrale (2 bank by allowing you to play two sounds at the same time or in the afternoon, having two instruments).
Software to manage sounds and samples are available on the Clavia site, they are regularly updated.
The bank of samples and sounds are also regularly updated on the betting site.
However, for a long time, no update for the OS NORDWAVE.
UTILIZATION
The configuration could not be easier.
Two oscillators per slot (so we can get to 4 oscillators) with many options syntheses.
All controls are accessible directly on the panel.
The controls are well explained.
Each section is organized properly.
The manual is good, but not enough. It will grind the knobs, make tests, play with it to understand some of the subtleties.
The NORDWAVE is a synth that we discover little by little, we are not just for a minimum investment.
SOUNDS
The sounds are amazing!
Of the sample of banks from Clavia offer a range of sounds really wide. Electro hardcore to acoustic.
There is everything and for everyone.
You will always find the sound that matches what you are looking for. Otherwise, no problems, well, do it yourself!
The sounds can be very realistic, with great piano sounds, very surreal as pushing a little in FM synthesis and operator synthesis analog correctly.
You can do anything, sounds serious, very fat, very little sounds as crystal, through groundwater very trippy.
Effects are not numerous (delay, reverb and distortion), but very effective.
I personally use this keyboard, especially for realistic sounds (bass, piano, violin ...).
OVERALL OPINION
This synth is a bomb!
I use it for quite a few years (3 or 4 at least).
Extremely versatile. Clavia sound is present, quality is the rendezvous.
It has the mouth, it is nice and sturdy, short, it is the synth I was looking for years.
Philosophy and analog sampler in a single keyboard.
So, yes the price is a bit high (and still are price has dropped significantly since the time I bought it).
Clavia's gone in another direction, leaving behind NORDWAVE.
But this keyboard is timeless.
I know some users NORDWAVE, and this keyboard is magic!
Personally, I still find him a few flaws:
- It lacks a little arpeggiator
- It's only bi-timbral
- And the big negative is its internal memory, just way too much. It is often necessary to change the internal samples to free up some space and make new ones.
Managing virtual analog synth samples.
Bitimbrale (2 bank by allowing you to play two sounds at the same time or in the afternoon, having two instruments).
Software to manage sounds and samples are available on the Clavia site, they are regularly updated.
The bank of samples and sounds are also regularly updated on the betting site.
However, for a long time, no update for the OS NORDWAVE.
UTILIZATION
The configuration could not be easier.
Two oscillators per slot (so we can get to 4 oscillators) with many options syntheses.
All controls are accessible directly on the panel.
The controls are well explained.
Each section is organized properly.
The manual is good, but not enough. It will grind the knobs, make tests, play with it to understand some of the subtleties.
The NORDWAVE is a synth that we discover little by little, we are not just for a minimum investment.
SOUNDS
The sounds are amazing!
Of the sample of banks from Clavia offer a range of sounds really wide. Electro hardcore to acoustic.
There is everything and for everyone.
You will always find the sound that matches what you are looking for. Otherwise, no problems, well, do it yourself!
The sounds can be very realistic, with great piano sounds, very surreal as pushing a little in FM synthesis and operator synthesis analog correctly.
You can do anything, sounds serious, very fat, very little sounds as crystal, through groundwater very trippy.
Effects are not numerous (delay, reverb and distortion), but very effective.
I personally use this keyboard, especially for realistic sounds (bass, piano, violin ...).
OVERALL OPINION
This synth is a bomb!
I use it for quite a few years (3 or 4 at least).
Extremely versatile. Clavia sound is present, quality is the rendezvous.
It has the mouth, it is nice and sturdy, short, it is the synth I was looking for years.
Philosophy and analog sampler in a single keyboard.
So, yes the price is a bit high (and still are price has dropped significantly since the time I bought it).
Clavia's gone in another direction, leaving behind NORDWAVE.
But this keyboard is timeless.
I know some users NORDWAVE, and this keyboard is magic!
Personally, I still find him a few flaws:
- It lacks a little arpeggiator
- It's only bi-timbral
- And the big negative is its internal memory, just way too much. It is often necessary to change the internal samples to free up some space and make new ones.