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Lord Wan « A must have »
Published on 10/21/14 at 02:19I use it for 6 weeks. I have no judgment about its function drumkit module (using triggers or North pad) because I do not use that drumkit driven synth via MIDI.
I tried many models and they had all their fault.
- Alesis SR18, sonic palette rather limited and cumbersome interface
- Vermona DRM1, No Memory
- Novation Drumstation, sounds very typical
- Boss DR202, drafts sounds
- Roland SPD-20, samples too "boats"
The positive points: Sons Construction, Implementation noon and Product Support
Sons:
ND2 with the sound palette is impressive! With only 32 parameters for its very diverse and very convincing results were obtained, however; sounds "electro" or "tribal".
In addition, as the sounds are synthesized and furs as one can obtain wide variations (velocity, brightness, time of release) over a single tone. In addition to all the parameters are editable in real time by CC.
For memories, each patch set 6 sounds. There are 8 banks of 50 patch!
Construction:
Extremely compact casing (very flat and slightly inclined accounting for about half of a computer keyboard).
Solid construction and metal buttons in good order. This kind of stuff should last for decades!
Midi implementation:
Everything is there, you can:
- Backup / restore sound banks by Sysex (utility provided by Clavia).
- Control all the parameters by CC
- Trigger sounds in drumkit mode (one distinct sound per note C4, D4, E4, F4, G4, A4 on the Global Channel 10)
or in multi-timbral synth mode (monaural sound by 1 midi channel 1-6 but Mapé over the entire keyboard)
So you can have a set 4 drum sounds, one bass sound, one of his solo!
- Icing on the cake (o) changing settings sends CC, changing patch sends "Program change".
Only drawback, Clavia refuses to publish the protocol Sysex so we will not see any time soon of third party publishers ... Unless your servant completes its exploration of reverse engineering and publishes a template for Lemur on iPad ...
Product support:
Clavia provided regular product upgrades to not only correct defects but also bring new features (new filters, new wave models, etc ...). The firmware is version 3.0.
The Clavia support is very responsive and told me a few days (when I wanted to know the sysex implementation).
Finally I tried the free app North IPad Beat on there and it rocks!
In conclusion, this small jewelry can be used in many different situations (for electro drummer, percussionist, home studio). I finally found the sound I was looking for years ... go! I go back.
I tried many models and they had all their fault.
- Alesis SR18, sonic palette rather limited and cumbersome interface
- Vermona DRM1, No Memory
- Novation Drumstation, sounds very typical
- Boss DR202, drafts sounds
- Roland SPD-20, samples too "boats"
The positive points: Sons Construction, Implementation noon and Product Support
Sons:
ND2 with the sound palette is impressive! With only 32 parameters for its very diverse and very convincing results were obtained, however; sounds "electro" or "tribal".
In addition, as the sounds are synthesized and furs as one can obtain wide variations (velocity, brightness, time of release) over a single tone. In addition to all the parameters are editable in real time by CC.
For memories, each patch set 6 sounds. There are 8 banks of 50 patch!
Construction:
Extremely compact casing (very flat and slightly inclined accounting for about half of a computer keyboard).
Solid construction and metal buttons in good order. This kind of stuff should last for decades!
Midi implementation:
Everything is there, you can:
- Backup / restore sound banks by Sysex (utility provided by Clavia).
- Control all the parameters by CC
- Trigger sounds in drumkit mode (one distinct sound per note C4, D4, E4, F4, G4, A4 on the Global Channel 10)
or in multi-timbral synth mode (monaural sound by 1 midi channel 1-6 but Mapé over the entire keyboard)
So you can have a set 4 drum sounds, one bass sound, one of his solo!
- Icing on the cake (o) changing settings sends CC, changing patch sends "Program change".
Only drawback, Clavia refuses to publish the protocol Sysex so we will not see any time soon of third party publishers ... Unless your servant completes its exploration of reverse engineering and publishes a template for Lemur on iPad ...
Product support:
Clavia provided regular product upgrades to not only correct defects but also bring new features (new filters, new wave models, etc ...). The firmware is version 3.0.
The Clavia support is very responsive and told me a few days (when I wanted to know the sysex implementation).
Finally I tried the free app North IPad Beat on there and it rocks!
In conclusion, this small jewelry can be used in many different situations (for electro drummer, percussionist, home studio). I finally found the sound I was looking for years ... go! I go back.