Nord Keyboards and UK distributor Sound Technology Ltd are pleased to announce immediate UK shipping of the Lead 4R - the tabletop/rackmountable version of the Lead 4 virtual analogue synthesiser.
Photo above: Nord Lead 4R virtual analogue performance synthesiser (click for hi-res)
With innovative new performance features, advanced layering and synchronization possibilities, new filter types and on-board effects, the Nord Lead 4 is a synthesizer dream come true. The Lead 4R is tabletop version of the Lead 4 which is also rack-mountable (rack ears are included), making it ideal for computer based music production or adding to an on-stage keyboard rig.
Photo above: Nord Lead 4R shown with included rack ears attached (click for hi-res)
The Lead 4 and Lead 4R are 4-part multi-timbral synthesisers sporting a brand new 2-oscillator virtual analogue sound engine with 2x oversampling. In addition to the classic analogue waveforms there’s a Wavetable mode with unique new Formant Wavetables. Frequency Modulation and Hard/Soft sync options are available for mutilating your sound further and the True Voice Unison mode can stack up to four oscillators per voice for really thick, beefy leads and pads. The filter section boasts Low Pass (12/24dB), High Pass, and Band Pass filters and also stunning new simulations of two transistor and diode ladder filters capturing the squeaky, dirty character of the originals. A dedicated filter overdrive can distort your sound before it passes through the effect section.
The new 'Impulse Morph' buttons let you override multiple parameters of the synthesiser, instantaneously. Ever wanted to change LFO speed, Modulation routings and reverb amount - all at once, in the middle of a sound? With the Nord Lead 4 or Lead 4R you can! With 7 assignable Impulse Morphs per program you have creative freedom to warp and improvise your sound live, both rhythmically and sonically. And thanks to the Master Clock Synchronisation, it can be done in perfect sync to other layers or an external MIDI Clock. All 4 slots have dedicated effect sections with delay, reverb, tube amp simulated overdrive, a Talk effect modelled after a vocal tract and a sample rate reducing Crush effect.
Audio Demos
https://soundcloud.com/nordkeyboards/sets/nord-lead-4-performance
Video Demo
http://youtu.be/lRkqFbsC9K0
The Nord Lead 4R is available now priced at £1349 RRP inc VAT, the Lead 4 49-key keyboard version is also available priced at £1549 RRP inc VAT.
Nord is distributed in the UK/ROI by Sound Technology Ltd. For moreinformationplease call 01462 480000, email info@soundtech.co.uk or visit www.soundtech.co.uk/nord
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