Clavia Nord Wave Specifications

THE NORD PRODUCT RANGEWINTER 2009HANDMADE IN SWEDEN BY DEVOTED MUSICLOVERS AT CLAVIA DMI ABNORD KEYBOARDS – WI NTER 2009

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11VIRTUAL ELECTROMECHANICAL KEYBOARDMI SSION: TO MAKE A NEW ELECTRO BETTER TH AN ANYTHI NG WE’VE EVER MADE BEFORE. I NCLUDI NG ALL THE GREAT ST AGE PI

12How do you improve on a classic performance keyboard like the origi-nal Electro? You could take it gently, or you just do what we did with the Elect

13You can add virtually any sound you want to the Nord Electro 3. Sounds that we offer for free are from the Mellotron Library or any other instrument

14VOX AND FARFISAThe Farfisa* and Vox* models are just as impressive as the B3. The massive savage sound created by their 12-top oscillator frequency-

15BRAND NEW EFFECT SECTIONThe Nord Electro 3 is equipped with a great selection of high quality effects including a lush sounding reverb with five dif

16EASY-TO-USE MANAGERThe Electro 3 Manager is an easy-to-use tool that allows you to load the Electro 3 with new pianos and samples, and to ar-range a

17ORGAN SECTION•Organ section from the acclaimed Nord C1 Combo Organ.•Three classic organ models: B3, Vox Continental, and Farfisa with full polypho

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19GRAND PIANO • WURLITZER • E-PIANO • TONEWHEEL ORGAN • VOX • FARFISA • SYNTHESIZER...Stunning acoustic grand samples, classic organs, electric pianos

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20The Stage EX stems directly from the Nord Stage, but have gone through a major hard-ware change and also received a cosmetic makeover. The new featu

21MODELSThe Nord Stage EX comes in three different models, 88, 76 and Compact. The 88 and 76 both feature weighted hammer-action keyboards while the c

22THE SYNTH SECTIONDon’t let the panel fool you; the Stage’s Synth Section is a wolf in sheep’s clothing – small, but with a big sound.After more than

23NORD STAGE CLASSIC REVISIONSThe Stage models have been subject to a few makeovers. The very first series of the Stage are now called Revision A, w

24THE EFFECTSNo sound is complete without the proper use of effects. In the Nord Stage we incorporated all the effects required to cover musicians’ ne

25ACCESSORIESNORD STAGE EX TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSGENERAL•Master Level Control•Wooden Pitch Stick•Modulation Wheel•21 x 6 Program Locations•2 L

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27You might get the impression you are looking at a regular analog style synthesizer. Nothing could be more right - nothing could be more wrong. Based

28WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUTBy having two oscillators capable of producing a vast array of sounds from classic analog waveforms (with sync), FM synthesis, w

29OSCILLATOR MODULATIONOscillator 1 uses two types of oscillator modulation to bring out different characteristics to a blended sound: Phase Modulatio

3Manufacturer: Clavia DMI AB, Box 4214, SE-102 65 Stockholm, SwedenPhone: +46 8 442 73 60, Fax: +46 8 644 26 50, Email: [email protected] www.nordkeyb

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31USE YOUR OWN SAMPLESNord Wave offers the unprecedented power to use any audio recording as an oscillator source in a virtual analog environment. Sim

32MORPHINGNord’s unique Morph Grouping technique allows you to alter the setting of virtually any sound-related parameter in real time with the modula

33STICK TO THE PITCHThe Clavia-patented pitch stick gives you pitch and vibra-to control similar to what a guitarist or a violin player has. With no d

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35ONE TONEWHEEL ORGAN • TWO TRANSISTOR ORGANS • ROTATING SPEAKER • OVERDRIVE • EQ • DELAYEARTHY AND VIVID ORGAN SOUNDS HAVE REMAINED POPULAR THROUGH-O

36UNDER THE HOODThe original mechanical tonewheel design as well as the Vox* and Farfisa* transistor designs result in diverse interactions between th

37DIGITAL DRAWBARS & SWITCHESThe fabulous sound aside, some areas of the original instrument’s design were up for improvement. For instance, the a

38ON THE ROADHaving three vintage organs in your studio is fun, but it’s even better when you can easily carry them with you to a gig. That is why the

39* Yamaha, Steinway, Wurlitzer, Hohner, Clavinet, Farfisa and Vox are trademarks of their respective owners and are not affiliated or associated with

4A BRIEF COMPANY HISTORYTHE 80’S1983Clavia was founded in 1983 by Hans Nordelius in Stockholm, Sweden. In a basement in a suburb of Stockholm he creat

40ACCESSORIESHALF MOON SWITCHWith the Half Moon Switch you can control the speed of the built-in rotating speaker simulation as well as an external ro

41NORD C1 COMBO ORGAN TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSGENERALMaster Level Control100 Program Locations2 Live BuffersORGAN SECTION3 Organ Models: - Classic To

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43VIRTUAL ANALOG SYNTHESIZER DEBUTI NG I N 1995, THE FIR ST NORD LEAD VIRTUAL ANALOG SYNTHESIZER TOOK THE MUSIC WORLD BY STORM. IT I NST ANTLY BECAM

44THE NORD LEAD 2X – REBIRTH OF A CLASSICWhy change a winning concept? We didn’t! With the Nord Lead 2X, we simply upgraded the hardware, maintaining

45VIRTUAL ANALOGPart of the allure of classic synthesizers is the physi-cal control of the sound. If you want to change the shape of the sound, you tu

46NORD LEAD 2X TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSPOLYPHONY 20 voices. 4 part multitimbral.SPECIAL FEATURES Velocity Morphing: each function, controlled by a kno

47WORLD WIDE NORD DISTRIBUTORSVisit www.nordkeyboards.com for a detailed world wide distributor list.

48 www.nordkeyboards.comHANDMADE IN SWEDEN BY DEVOTED MUSICLOVERS AT CLAVIA DMI AB

5THE 90’S1995The Nord Lead synthesizer was released in 1995. It was Clavias first synthesizer and the first on the market to emulate analog synthesis.

6THE NEW MILLENNIUM2001The goal when developing the Nord Electro, introduced in 2001, was to create the best emulations of classical electro-mechanica

7THE FUTUREClavia is dedicated to continue to develop amazing and exquisite instruments according to our principles and philosophy, aimed at the per

8THE NORD FACTORYThe Nord factory is located in the creative area of Stockholm called SoFo, in the district of Södermalm. It occupies three stories o

9The logistics of the production line is like a carefully crafted piece of art. Months ahead the crew knows exactly what products will be assembled an