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Clavia Nord Wave

Digital synthesizer  (2008)

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"A mix of sampling and Virtual analogue synthesis derived from classic NORD LEAD series, later updated in 2020 to Nord wave 2 keeping same philosphy"

Overview and synthesis

KEYBOARD 4 octave (49-keys) velocity and aftertouch sensitive keyboard, up to 18 stereo voices polyphony with both numeric and LCD display. On the left side typical Wooden pitch stick , dial-value and finally the stone-like Modulation Wheel for the iconic "morphing" modulation ( 3 Sources: Modulation Wheel / Control Pedal, Note Number, Note Velocity) 

TERMINAL CONNECTORS
- 2 Line Level Audio Outputs ¼", 6,35 mm jacks, unbalanced + Stereo Headphone Output - ¼", 6,35 mm stereo jack 
- Sustain Pedal - ¼", 6,35 mm jack +Control Pedal - ¼", 6,35 mm TRS stereo jack CV
- USB - type B connector 
- MIDI in & out 

SYNTHESIS dual "SLOT"can be used with various syntheses:
- analogue style waveforms classic shapes: Pulse, Triangle, Saw and Sine can also operate in a oscillator sync-mode 
- FM modulation: 3-operator FM with 19 different algorithms, the handy shape control adjusts both FM amount and feedback 
- wavetable synthesis contains 62 digital waveforms. 
- sampled waveform that can be loaded using USB 44.1 kHz at 16/24 bit WAV format, also can be edited using the external Clavia editor. Data can be stored in up to 99 sampled Instruments (user defined) in a space of 180MB of flash RAM

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Filter, EG , LFO and effects

FILTER 6 types of single or digital multi mode filters with Frequency, Resonance, Keyboard Tracking and Envelope control.

LFO  2 modulators (same shapes: Square, inverted Saw, Triangle, Random and Soft Random) that can be run in Poly and Single mode, the Modulation Envelope also has a various array of modulation destinations and can function either as a attack/decay or as a attack/release envelope.

ENVELOPE  ADSR envelope architecture with an additional two-stage modulation envelope

EFFECTS    
- Tube style Overdrive
-Stereo Delay with tap-tempo function. 
-Reverb with 5 algorithms 

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NORD WAVE Technical Data

Nord Wave - Specification

GENERAL

  • 4 octave (49-keys) velocity and aftertouch sensitive keyboard
  • 189Mb Flash Memory (180Mb for user samples)
  • 18 stereo voices
  • Wooden Pitch Stick
  • Modulation Wheel
  • LCD-window and Value Dial
  • Master Level Control
  • 3 Morph Sources (Modulation Wheel / Control Pedal, Note Number, Note Velocity)

SYNTH SECTION

2 part multitimbral synth section consisting of the following:

  • OSC1: Triangle, Square, Saw (with sync), 62 wavetables, 3-operator FM, Noise.
  • OSC2: Triangle, Square, Saw, up to 99 Sampled Instruments (user defined), 3-operator FM, 22 Sampled Waves. Transpose and Fine Tune.
  • Oscillator Modulation: Frequency Modulation or Phase Modulation with Amount Control.
  • Filter: 6 types of single or multi mode filters with Frequency, Resonance, Keyboard Tracking and Envelope control.
  • Amplifier Envelope: ADSR controls.
  • Modulation Envelope: selectable AD or AR controls.
  • LFO 1 Waveforms: Square, inverted Saw, Triangle, Random and Soft Random.
  • LFO 2 Waveforms: Square, Saw, Triangle, Random and Soft Random.
  • Mono Mode: Mono or Legato with Glide-function.
  • Chorus: 3 intensity settings.
  • EQ: 2-band fixed.
  • Output Level

PROGRAM SECTION

  • 1024 program locations
  • Slot A & B buttons
  • Octave Shift

EFFECT SECTION

  • Tube style Overdrive
  • Stereo Delay with tap-tempo function.
  • Reverb with 5 algorithms

INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

  • Owner's Manual
  • Power Cord
  • Nord CD/DVD-ROM

CONNECTIONS

  • 2 Line Level Audio Outputs ¼", 6,35 mm jacks, unbalanced
  • Stereo Headphone Output - ¼", 6,35 mm stereo jack
  • Sustain Pedal - ¼", 6,35 mm jack. Use a momentary pedal, like e.g, Roland DP-2, DP-6, Yamaha FC-4, FC-5, Fatar VFP1-25 etc.
  • Control Pedal - ¼", 6,35 mm TRS stereo jack. Use a Control/Expression pedal like e.g. Yamaha FC-7, Roland EV-5 etc.
  • USB - type B connector
  • MIDI in & out - 5 pin DIN connectors

DIMENSIONS

  • 870 x 274 x 98mm, 34.3 x 10.8 x 3.9 inches

WEIGHT

  • 6 Kg, 13.3 lbs.

NORD WAVE

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