Members davidplasti-k Posted September 25, 2011 Members Share Posted September 25, 2011 I had a Nord Lead 2x for four years and I loved it. The versatility and easy of use specially playing on stage was excellent. I had to sell it for economic reasons but I am back in track. I have been looking for synths like the waldorf blofeld keybd, access virus and PEK but these last days I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted September 25, 2011 Members Share Posted September 25, 2011 I think the basic VA engine is pretty much the same. One big advantage of the Wave however is the ability to do basic FM and it has wavetables and samples. That's pretty awesome for pads and textures and stuff, but it won't be that much better when it comes to basic analog leads and basses. I'd go wave if you really want to use the samples and wavetables. Otherwise, just get a Lead 2x (or maybe even a 3). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DJ RAZZ Posted September 25, 2011 Members Share Posted September 25, 2011 Good side: more powerful synth engine, sampling, expansion, massive NORD sample libraries, Mellton strings, FM, good VA, nice screen. good effects, layering and splits, audio input stuff, better action, more polyphony. Bad side: no arp, not as gritty of a VA, expensive, lackluster presets, still 49 keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carbon111 Posted September 25, 2011 Members Share Posted September 25, 2011 It's a stunning little synth! http://carbon111.com/nordwave.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted September 25, 2011 Members Share Posted September 25, 2011 more polyphony Wave has 18 voices, NL2x 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members davidplasti-k Posted September 25, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2011 and compared to the waldorf blo key? The waldorf has wavetables and sampler (less capacity) But is multitimbral and has more polyphony. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members davidplasti-k Posted September 25, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2011 I want to use the synth for live gigs but also on studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members davidplasti-k Posted September 25, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2011 The wave has 2 slots, the NL2x has 4. That means the NL2x is more versatile. Same action. Wave has 18 voices, NL2x 20. you`re right I thought they would expand the wave to 25 voice at least as the blofeld key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DJKeys Posted September 26, 2011 Members Share Posted September 26, 2011 I have a Nord Wave and it really is a great sounding board. The biggest difference to me between it and the NL2X is that you can import samples from Nord's library and then mangle the sound with the synth engine- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DJ RAZZ Posted September 26, 2011 Members Share Posted September 26, 2011 I knew about the slots but I could have sworn there were more wave options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted September 26, 2011 Members Share Posted September 26, 2011 Yeah I'm looking at a wave myself . If the PC3x is sold I'm getting a wave . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members davidplasti-k Posted September 26, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 26, 2011 Hope you sell it soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carbon111 Posted September 26, 2011 Members Share Posted September 26, 2011 All Nord Wave: http://www.carbon111.com/nord_wave/wave_demo.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Robbins Posted September 26, 2011 Members Share Posted September 26, 2011 I've had both Nord Lead 2x and Nord Wave. The sound is not similar at all. The Nord Lead 2x is dry and sterile compared to Wave. I find Wave having most sweet spots when it comes to making good sounds. the FM and not least PM sounds fantastic! Wave can also map samples over the keyboard with a nice and easy editor. If I was to get any of them again, I would get the Wave. I regret selling the wave. I regret buying the Lead, glad I sold it. The Wave looks better too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members davidplasti-k Posted September 27, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 I have a question the nord wave still can make one split like pads on the left and leads on the right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members davidplasti-k Posted September 27, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 OMG I guess there is no way to split sounds in the internal memory. That would definitely make me reconsider my interest. In waldorf that is not an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 13ghostsofscoobydoo Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 All Nord Wave: http://www.carbon111.com/nord_wave/wave_demo.mp3 Really beautiful sounds and cool, dreamy composition. Way up my alley. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnotherScott Posted September 27, 2011 Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 OMG I guess there is no way to split sounds in the internal memory. I think they figured splits wouldn't be so useful on a keyboard that was only 4 octaves big to begin with, but I agree with you, it's an unfortunate oversight. Luckily, there is something of a workaround. You can pick up a cheap second keyboard that's just a controller, run it into the Wave's MIDI IN, and set it up where the Wave's two "slots" (two simultaneous layered patches) are configured such that the Wave's own keyboard triggers only the sound assigned to Slot A, and the external keyboard triggers only the sound assigned to Slot B. Roland and Novation make some nice and inexpensive controllers, for example. Of course, if you already have some second keyboard that you intended to use along with the Wave anyway, you can probably use that. The only real limitation I found with this approach is that I wanted to send the two sounds from the two Slots each out their own output, which I thought I might be able to do by panning one left and panning one right, but the Wave does not provide that facility, so the two sounds will always be combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DJKeys Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 You can also do a soft split by using keyboard position to morph the output level of slots and b. This works pretty well for most things. The morph feature allows all sorts of multitimbral possibilities. Not standard, but very cool. Back in the day, I performed in a top 40 band using two instruments with no multi timbral ability, a prophet 5 and dx-7. Things sure have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DJ RAZZ Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 Really beautiful sounds and cool, dreamy composition. Way up my alley. Nice! agreed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sad Darwin Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 Luckily, there is something of a workaround. You can pick up a cheap second keyboard that's just a controller, run it into the Wave's MIDI IN, and set it up where the Wave's two "slots" (two simultaneous layered patches) are configured such that the Wave's own keyboard triggers only the sound assigned to Slot A, and the external keyboard triggers only the sound assigned to Slot B. That's still pretty awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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