Clavia Nord Modular G1 / Classic Demos

Clavia Nord Modular G1 / Classic - My Demo #1

Published on Nov 11, 2013 Sylwester Retrospektive·1 video

"Clavia Nord Modular G1 (Classic) Virtual Analog Modular Synthesizer.
Produced in 1998 in Sweden. This little synthesizer is probably one of the mightiest digital synthesizers around. Listen to my demo (multitrack live improvisation).

The sounds in this demo are either self-made or modified original patches.
The composition is only a live improvisation by me."

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Clavia Nord Modular G1 / Classic - My Demo #2

Published on Nov 11, 2013

"Short improvisation / sound demo showing a little bit of the sound possibilites of the Clavia Nord Modular Synthesizer built in 1998 in Sweden by Clavia. All Melodies are just improvised - so don't ask for titles ;)"

*NEW* TENORI-ON + NORD MODULAR - work in progress - STAGE 1

Published on Jul 30, 2013 michal23pl·81 videos

"this is a first stage of making a song. just a bunch of sequences programmed in Tenori-On which is triggering 4 individual patches in Nord Modular G1."

via Michal Patulski on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

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*NEW* STAGE 2 - bass recording for the new track

Published on Jul 30, 2013
just a simple bass riff on my fretless Fender Jazz Squier

STAGE 3 - pads on Nord Modular G1 and faders automation
Published on Jul 31, 2013

"the song recording is almost finished. just a one more thing..."

STAGE 4 - recording vocoder vocals on Nord Modular G1
Published on Aug 1, 2013

"honestly it's hard to understand anything, but I kinda like it :P"

STAGE 5 - KORG MS10 sounds and shit (vocoder singing cancelled)
Published on Aug 2, 2013

"uhh I'm fed up with this tune. fuck it. this is a final version (it's not mixed properly yet though). thanks for listening and watching."

Nord Modular G1 audio demo

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Note the video above is from 2014, but hasn't been featured on the site before. They are all custom sounds.

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"Patching a modular synthesizer can stimulate your musical creativity. On the other hand, retracing specific patch points through dozens of cables can boggle the mind, and reproducing a patch after you've moved lots of cables is nearly impossible.

In 1997, Clavia introduced the Nord Modular to uniquely address these issues. It combines hardware with a software editor to digitally transform the modular synthesizer experience. The Nord Modular Keyboard's hardware portion consists of a 25-note velocity-sensing keyboard with 18 user-assignable knobs and four independent voice channels for multi-timbral sound, and it sounds incredible!

The Nord Modular's editor software allows you to configure your own synthesizers on a Macintosh or Windows computer - complete with a bevy of module types and virtual cables for conducting audio, control, logic, and slave signals among modules - and download them via MIDI (not USB) to the hardware unit. As long as you don't need to add new modules or reconfigure cable routings, the synth doesn't require an attached computer and can function as a stand-alone electronic instrument. Among the available modules are multiple types of oscillators, envelope generators, filters, EQs, LFOs, step sequencers, waveshapers, audio and logic processors, control modifiers, and mixers. You can design complex patches without hitting the DSP ceiling, the supply of patch cords is essentially endless, and available synthesis types include subtractive, additive, FM, AM, and ring modulation.

List prices in 1998: $2,795 for the Nord Modular Keyboard and $799 for the optional voice-doubling expander board, which this unit has (attached power cord for U.S. AC). It's also running the latest V3.03 OS.

Included in the deal are both a cushy softshell carrying bag and a footswitch. All have belonged to me since 2003 and have never been subjected to cigarette smoke. There are no dings or scratches in the Nord Modular's case and the synth is in perfect working condition. Also included is the original manual and CD-ROM with Macintosh and Windows editors, but you can find updated editor software for both platforms online."

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Nord Modular Editor on Acer Tablet

Nord Modular Editor on Acer Tablet from Secret Killer Of Names on Vimeo.

"A demonstration of patching with the Nord Modular Editor on an Acer Iconia W510 tablet with Windows 8 (Full not RT) Roland UM-One Mk2 USB to Midi cable used to communicate between G1 Rack and software."

Follow-up to this post on the Surface Pro controlling the Nord Modular editors.  Windows 8 does recognize the Nord Modulars.

Bus Powered Access Virus TI + Nord Modular g1 25 Synth

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""Everybody serious in the electronic music scene knows that the Virus and Nord sound cannot be achieved through software plugins alone"
--
Up for sale is my completed synth project.

Technical Notes:

In a nutshell, the combo is comprised of the following 3 main parts :

1 Novation 25 key SL mkII
1 Clavia Nord Micro Modular
1 Access Virus TI Snow

All parts have been soldered and mounted together inside the novation shell:

the micro modular and the TI snow receive power from the fw800 bus.

(you no longer have to plug them into the wall!)

unlesss you want to of course, all orignal power sockets are intact and accessable from the outside so you can still use wall wart power if you prefer.. the [audio out] of the micro modular is hardwired to the [audio in] of the TI snow. I also left the four micro modular 1/4" jacks accesable so you can plug input the mm voncoder or output the raw mm signal. the midi ports of the micro modular are hardwired to the midi ports of the novation. All original Virus TI Snow and Nord Modular jacks are accessible from the back of the synth (as seen in photo 6) also as you can see from the photo 1 , the main virus volume knob is routed to the upper right hand corner. I also swapped out blue for red on the novation scribble strip. so in total the synth requires 3 cords/ports to operate: 1 FW800 cable for power 1 USB port for novation SL/mkII and micro modular 1 USB port for the Virus TI Snow Also included are original cases and parts for the TI Snow and Nord Micro."

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"Spaces in Places" Yamaha MU80 (Percussion) + Nord Lead 1

Published on Oct 21, 2013 Time Synth Project·46 videos

"Here's a simple 8 bar vamp with elaborate percussion I composed on Finale. Nord Lead begins playing at (0:40).
I created controller patches for the Nord and MU80 on the Nord Modular G1. There are no Nord Modular sounds in this, although it was used as the main controller. Whoever messes around with their portamento settings on their MU80? Easily when the midi CCs are mapped to a controller. Also switched in and out of 'modulated delay' preset on the Lexicon MX300. I didn't want the delay on during the complex drumfills."

*NEW* Tenori-on Nord Modular G1 one Turntable - cam setup test

Published on Aug 24, 2013 michal23pl·89 videos

"just a new camera setup test and sound check. all sounds = my patches on Nord Modular G1"

via Michal Patulski on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"all sounds programmed on Nord Modular G1 and sequenced with Tenori-on"

Nord Modular G1 FM Synth with M4L Plugin in Controller by Cooptrol HG

via Cooptrol HG on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge:

"For Nord Modular G1 users, I have made an FM synth patch and this M4L plugin to control it. It is a 4 operator FM synth with 8 algorithms, ADSR envelopes, and a resonant filter with AR envelope and overdrive. All knobs on the Modular are mapped to most relevant parameters. You can download this zip with the Nord file, the M4L file and a jpg with the knob mapping. http://www.cooptrol.com/CoopsynthFM.zip"

This reminds me, one of these days I want to design Nord Modular synths with dedicated iPad editors using TB MIDI Stuff or the like.

NORD MODULAR EXPANSION BOARD

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Not the best shots, but you don't see these often.

"NORD MODULAR EXPANSION BOARD for the NORD MODULAR G1 KEYBOARD or RACKMOUNT in excellent condition. With the expansion board you will increase the power of your NORD MODULAR by two! The board is incredibly easy to install--in less than 30 seconds."

Nord Modular vs. Octatrack generative madness

Published on Apr 18, 2018 0F.digital

Remember you can use the controls at the bottom of the player to jump around.

"DISCLAIMER: This video is intentionally more about long-form sound design and sample manipulation than lush melodic content.

I created a totally chaotic, generative Nord Modular G1 patch with a lot of cross-modulation and unorthodox synthesis/sequencing. It borders on noise, but there are some tonal elements as well. Basically some really good sampling material for the Octatrack.

I used several tracks on the OT to mangle various parts of the incoming audio, using both normal and one-shot trigs on a few track recorders. I've had the OT for over a year now and am still learning new things to do with it.. and still fumbling a bit, as you may notice!

Audio source is entirely synthesis from the Nord. Octatrack is sampling and providing effects. No external audio processing, apart from a light limiter.

No editing; this is a pretty self-indulgent video but it might be good to skip through and find some interesting parts. I'll probably edit this down and use it as the base for another track at some point.

Here's the Nord patch:
http://0f.digital/files/noiser.pch"

Robert T - Night Waves

"A new album of dark synth wave and 80s influence from east coast producer Robert T

released September 29, 2016

album art by Ben Van D

mastering by Paul Goguen

All tracks written / performed by Robert T, except Dark Forest and Corona by Robert T and Mike Tango"

Synths per track:

Standoff: tr909 , Oberheim Matrix 1000

Eminent: Clavia Nord Modular g1 yamaha RM1X

Night waves: Elektron Analog 4 , Waldorf Microwave 2 XT , Roland MKS7

Dark forest: Robert T played Elektron analog 4, Mutable Instruments Shruthi 1 ; Mike T played korg monotribe, microx , kaoss pad 1 and 2

Corona: Robert T played Roland MKS 7 , Roland tr707 , Elektron A4 , vocoder voice : Mike T played arturia minibrute korg monotribe, microx , kaoss pad 1 and 2

Fractal: Roland R8 w/808 card, Elektron Analog 4 , Waldorf microwave 2 XT

Cr02: Elektron analog 4 , clavia nord micro modular , waldorf blofeld , roland MKS 7

Tyrell corp: Roland Tr707 , Clavia Nord modular G1 , Mutable instruments Ambika

Clavia Nord Modular G1

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"The first of the Nord Modular series, the G1 is an era-bending blend of portable keyboard interface with the endless flexibilty of a modular setup. The G1's patches are made via a computer editor and loaded into the keyboard. Features two-octave keyboard, and 16 assignable knobs."

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Clavia nord MODULAR Rack SN 20101579

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"The G1 is a DSP based virtual analog modular synthesizer. It requries programming via Clavia's editor software, but is fully programmable and very powerful. The editor requires a PC running Windows 95 up to XP, or a Mac running OS 9 up to the latest version of MAC OS. The voice architecture of this synthesizer depends completely on how it is programmed and can configured to be anything from a complex monophonic synth, to a 32 voice poly synth, and anywhre in-between."

So, did the G1 name come only after the G2 was released? If not, then G1 is a user created name.

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Clavia Nord Modular G1

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"This is the first generation Nord Modular synthesizer. Patches are edited using a software editor and then saved for performance in the keyboard. The Nord Modular can also process external audio (for filtering / vocoder use) and can be used as a MIDI control surface for DAWs or software synthesizers..."

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Clavia Nord Modular Rack G1 // Sound Editing In The Machine - No Computer

Published on Apr 12, 2015 LESINDES

"The NORD MODULAR is normally edited with a computer. The patch creation is done with a dedicated program by Clavia the Nord Modular Editor or Nomad which is another program designed to do that job. But what if you don't if you can't use a computer for the purpose of editing for any reason. This video shows you how to change the sound parameters of a given patch only with the red machine itself even if no knobs are assigned to the patch parameters."

Nord G1 Modular Synthesizer

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Sold For: US $699.00

Incessant 909

"a test of a few things,

1: tr909 kick drum eurorack module by hexinverter.net
2: running the eurorack triggered from my TR707 drum machine
3: Some VSTs in pro tools ( parametric EQ)

the sounds and drone are Nord g1 , the hats TR707, the driving Kick is the 909"

"The module is a DIY one from hexinverter.net

module available here : http://cv.hexinverter.net/?projects=neinohnein--kick-drum-v10"

via Robert T Wilson on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Custom Wood MIDI Keyboard 25 Key 4U Rackmount Case

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"What we have here is a one of a kind 25 key MIDI controller built into a nice custom wooden case that's meant to be used with any desktop rackmounted synthesizer modules or similar device. The rack is 4U in size and can accommodate most rackmount desktop synthesizers out there including:

Nord Lead 1, 2, 2X, 3, 4 Rack (Nord Lead 1 pictured but not included)
Nord Modular G1, G2
Access Virus Classic, B, C, TI
Roland M1 Rack
Korg MS 20 Rack
Dave Smith Prophet 8 Rack
Elektron A4
Elektron Monomachine
Elektron Octatrack
Future Retro XS
Moog Minitaur
Moog Slim Phatty

and many many more!

You could even mount a 3U Eurorack rig into the case with a MIDI>CV module and have one killer portable Eurorack system (and enough for a space of 1U modules left over)! The case is pretty deep inside and should accommodate most modules.

The keyboard controller inside the unit is an Alesis Q25 and features both pitch bend and modulation wheels as well as octave up/down buttons. The back of the keyboard can be accessed from the rear of the case and includes a USB port, MIDI out jack, and power supply jack.

This is the perfect thing for a musician with lots of rack gear but little way to use them in a live situation or while outside the studio. Very nice build and a great keyboard to boot, just pop in a synthesizer module and go!

You can power the keyboard using USB or AC power. Auction includes USB cable and AC power adapter (the power adapter does not work however and is only included as a reference so you can buy the correct power adapter)."

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Nord Lead Nord Modular G1

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"The Nord Modular range approximates the much more flexible world of modular synthesizers, offering an almost unlimited variation of synth architectures, with the facility to simulate, in addition to subtractive synthesis, additive, FM, and, in the second generation of the series, physical modelling synthesis methods, as well as a number of other sound generation and processing techniques. Unlike most other analogue modelling synth hardware, which generally simulate one or a small number of (usually subtractive ) synth circuit layouts..."

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Tenori-On controlling Nord Modular G1

*NEW* my first try on Tenori-On controlling Nord Modular G1
Published on Jul 13, 2013 michal23pl·80 videos

"this is my very first track on those machines. I have programmed all patches in the editor (translating my knowledge from Reaktor 5) except bass. I had all of them them (including Yamaha AW2816) roughly for a few days days so it's a huge triple learning curve. It is gonna take a while to make everything sound nice."