ANALOG SYNTHESIZER PROGRAMMING
MIDI COMMUNICATION
 
 
 
 
 
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TECHNICAL DETAILS

SYNTHESIS TYPE - Filtering
- FM
- AM
- Additive
- Other synthesis available soon thru new modules
POLYPHONY Up to 32 notes (Micro Modular: up to 4), depending from the complexity of the patch
MULTITIMBRAL MODE Up to 4 parts (Micro Modular: 1 part)
PATCH PROGRAMMING Supported by the Nord Modular Editor software for:
- PC-Win (Pentium/133MHz and Windows 95/98 required)
- MacOS platform (PowerPC/120MHz and MacOS 8.6 with OMS are required)
- Parameters inside a patch can be reprogrammed directly from the Modular
AUDIO OUTPUTS - 4 mono out + headphones (Micro Modular: 2 outputs + headphones)
- 18-bit D/A converters
AUDIO INPUTS 2 inputs for external sound processing
CONTROL INPUTS 1 Pedal control + 1 Sustain / Pedal switcher on/off (Modular only)
MIDI INTERFACE - Editor software dedicated MIDI IN/OUT
- Ext. Kbd/Sequencer MIDI IN/OUT (THRU)
REALTIME CONTROLS Volume + 18 assignable knobs (Micro Modular: Volume + 3 assignable knobs)
DISPLAY Backlit, 16 character x 2 lines (Micro Modular: 2-digit LED display)
MEMORY Up to 9 Banks (x 99 user memories) depending from the patches size

MODULES

Note: this list is based on the release 1.0 of the Nord Modular software. Additional modules were added with the last released upgrade versions.

- Master and Slave oscillators (VCO)
- Percussion Oscillator
- Noise generators (NG)
- Resonator Filters (VCF) with variable slope
- Controlled amplifiers (VCA)
- Mixers, Audio switchers, etc.
- Envelope Generators (EG)
- Low Frequency Oscillators (LFO)
- Clock Generators and Clock Divider
- Random Step Generator, Random Pulse Generator
- Portamento and Glide
- Note scaler and Note quantizer, Key quantizer
- Gate Delay, Gate Inverter
- Sample & Hold, Audio Delay, Clip, Overdrive, Quantizer, Inverter
- Diode processing, Unison, Level shifter, Shaper
- Envelope Follower
- Sequencers (Control Seq., Event Seq., Note Seq., ecc.)
- Morphing controls
PATCH CONNECTIONS Through virtual cables inside the Modular Editor 3D graphic environment
UPDATING The operating system can be easily updated thanks to the internal flash-RAM