Nord Modular Keyboard

Nord Modular Keyboard

Nord Modular was released in December 1997, and has become a very popular sound tool amongst musicians and sound designers. Four major software updates have been released so far, and version 3.0 features nearly 110 different types of modules! In November 1998, Nord Micro Modular, the younger brother of Nord Modular, saw the light of the day.

The Nord Modular family is a series of programmable polyphonic modular synthesizers. The system consists of two parts: the hardware synthesizer and the computer Editor. You create your own synthesizer architecture by patching virtual modules together in the Editor software. The modules are digital models of traditional synthesizer building blocks such as oscillators, filters, envelope generators, audio processors, etc. plus a full array of special purpose modules.

Both the sound generating and graphical information pertaining to the modules are storable in the Nord Modular synthesizer. All of this, together with the assignable front panel knobs, allows the Nord Modular to perform as a stand-alone synthesizer, perfect for live performance. The Modules are 100% software and new modules and functions are constantly added by Clavia in Software Upgrades. There is also a voice expansion available for the Nord Modular Keyboard and Rack, which doubles the amount of voices.