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Nord Wave
The introduction of sample players in the mid eighties created a gap in
the world of synthesizers - a gap that twenty years later only has
grown wider. The Nord Wave closes that gap, and brings the user
replaceable samples to life again by integrating them in a virtual
analog environment. Does the better of two worlds sound too pretentious
for you? Wait until you have heard the Wave.
By having
two oscillators capable of producing a vast array of sounds from
classic analog waveforms (with sync), FM synthesis, wavetables, sampled
waves (single cycle waveforms with attack) as well as noise and other
miscellaneous waveforms, the Nord Wave has an unprecedented pallet of
sounds for you to use as foundation.
Need a
rich and full string quartet? No problem, just call up a string sample.
Want a highly resonant screaming lead? Sure; virtual analog is there,
but why not combine them, not just mix them together? With the Wave,
you can create an analog lead with the harmonic content of the sampled
string quartet!
With
oscillator modulation you can transfer the character of one sound to
the other - for instance, a sampled string to an analog square. By
controlling the amount of modulation the effect can range from very
subtle to extremely aggressive, so that the original waveforms are no
longer recognizable.
Within
moments you will experience sounds never heard before, sounds that will
function as a great source of inspiration and lift the joy of playing
and sound design to new levels.
Digital
samples in an analog environment
The sound
of a resonant filter with a 24 dB slope applied to a sampled sound
brings it so much to life that some times this is all you need, but
there are many other parameters available to affect your samples. All
elements of an analog synthesizer can be incorporated: amplifier and
modulation envelopes, LFOs, filters, and effects.
Some
convenient sample modifications are also available. By using
alternative start points, you can skip the attack portion of the sample
and only use the body of the sound for e.g. modulation purposes.
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