You'll find it here [mirrored here]. I remember when this was announced. I haven't heard much about it for some time and it occurred to me that some might be missing out, so why not put up a post on it. For those that did miss it, Clavia put up a free mono version of their Nord Modular G2 engine for the PC and OS X. You can build your own mono modular synths and even save your patches. It doesn't expire, it doesn't time out after x minutes of playing with it, and it doesn't insert noise or mute out every x seconds like some demos. It's virtually a fully functional mono version of the G2 synth engine with the limitations below. I say virtual because Clavia claims it is severely limited, but only when comparing it to a full blown G2. This is a fully functional stand alone synth. Owners of the G2 have stated that the sound quality is exactly the same. Why did they do it? Well if you hear how good it sounds, maybe you'll consider getting an actual G2 with full polyphony and the extra functionality. And, you have to love Clavia for doing this right? Title link takes you to the download. BTW, this is obviously a great way to explore the world of modular synthesis. Have fun and explore. : )
The only limitations are:
* Polyphony is limited to one voice while the hardware has a maximum of 32 voices per sound.
* The demo can only play one sound at the time while the hardware is 4 part multitimbral.
* A couple of modules are disabled.
* The demo does not support audio in and MIDI out.
this is fucking awesome. thanks for this post. i didn't know about it.
ReplyDeleteAre you sure about this? For all I know the 'G2 Engine' is a piece of rack hardware. You can still get the editor for free, and that comes with an updater for the hardware engine included, but no mono software-version so far. I'd love to be wrong on this, though.
ReplyDeleteYep, it's real. I have it and am using it. I confirmed that you can save patches before I posted this to be sure. Download the software and see for yourself.
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ReplyDeleteThank for letting me know about this.
What do people think about the sound compared to the original nord modular?
does anyone know if you can use a midi keyboard with the demo version?
ReplyDeleteYes, you can use a midi keyboard. As far as the sound, my experience is limitted, but they do sound different to me and when I asked around I did receive word that they are different. The original Nord Modular sounds alot like the orginal Nord Leads and I beleive the new Modular sounds more like the Nord Lead 3 plus the physical modelling and more. The new modular sounds more glossy to me.
ReplyDeleteI played with it but couldn't get any sound. Anyone want to post a patch to try?
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The demo should come with a bunch of patches. Click on File/Open and select one. Then click on the mini Virtual Keyboard to play a note. If you don't hear anything, click on Setup/Audio/MIDI and make sure your sound card is selected.
ReplyDeletewhich version are we talking about here, 1.24 and on do not have any setup/audio only setup/options,
ReplyDeletecannot get any sound out of it
please let me know
thank you
I have v1.26 installed. Audio worked find once I set it to use my audio card of choice.
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