Use the original nord modular editor with osx github. Music thing axocontrol pcb thonk modular synth goods. Five separate lcds give instant overview and control of your patches. Discuss any issues around nords keyboards, share your favorite patches, samples, and music. Blocks fit a standard 66m block footprint for backboard or rack mounting applications. This project develops an open source editor for clavia nord modular and micro modular synthesizers. Demonstration of the clavia nord micromodular converted to eurorack module. Learn how we can help you solve the challenges you face on a. The base sound alone is very pleasing to my ear and yea, this is subjective, so it may not be for all. The clavia nord modular series is a line of synthesizers produced by clavia, a swedish digital synthesizer manufacturer. This unofficial forum is dedicated to the clavia nord keyboards, including the nord stage, nord electro and nord piano. The final stages of my clavia nord micro modular procurement started in london during the last days of 2002. It is one of my favorite synthesizers because of the way it works, what it allows me to do, and because of the way it sounds.
Clavia nord micro modular converted to a eurorack module. If you are seeking information about file extensions, then you are in the right place at right time. The soundgenerating modules are cabled together on the left, while the processing modules are situated under the grey bar. Basically converts nord modular patches to csound and makes the nord.
If you encounter any difficulties the following sources of information might prove helpful. The factory preset library is a mix of factory and user created patches. The front panel control knobs are now fully cv controlled and the in. The front panel control knobs are now fully cv controlled and the in and outputs have been converted to standard. Like the nord modular, a pc computer is used to virtually patch, tweak, edit and design your synth patches in a modular fashion. Provides a convenient 24 port modular crossconnect field for equipment with 25 pair female amphenol connector input. Anyway, gleb rogozinsky, mihail chesnokov, and eugene cherny, all of st. All inputs and outputs are voltages, and follow conventions commonly used by modular analog instruments.
The multiplexer is implemented on the nord modular with a set of crossfader modules acting as binary analog switches. The nord is a digital keyboard or stage piano, manufactured by clavia digital music instruments. To create a patch, paste the modules into an ensemble and wire them together. Jun 28, 2017 pch2csd the clavia nord modular g2 patch converter project. Music thing modular have created this simple controller for the fantastic axoloti sound board, inspired by the nord micro modular.
Shop online for modular synthesizer patch cables at kraft music. Check the user manual the user manual describes all functions of your instrument and is available in the download section of this website. Modular patch panel converts amphenol to modular jacks. After a very short time i had twenty patches most of them self playing but many made to be used with a midi controller, in my case i use the excellent faderfox uc3 uc3. It was inspired by the nord modular g2, still my favorite modular synthesizer. Nord modular g2 offers you the best of both worlds and provides an effective. Share your knowledge of this product with other customers. Nord user forum view topic ns2 to ns3 program converter. The patches are organized in folders with the names of the patch creators and datestamped on the date they were sent in to the list.
This free mac application was originally produced by clavia. The key to this difference lies in the bottom lefthand block of figure 2, the one that says sixbit data table. The nord modular g2 is a compact three octave keyboard with aftertouch, one modulation wheel, one pitch stick and eight rotary encoders, all freely assignable. To use this mode on the nord modular the keyboard voice module is substituted for a keyboard patch module. Factory patches for the nord modular and nord micro modular. Patches to download for the nord modular as well as software and links to other resources. The clavia nord modular g2 patch convertor project gleb812pch2csd. From there the clock output from the cr was multiplied and then sent to the modcan touch sequencer.
Our builtin antivirus scanned this mac download and rated it as virus free. A typical patch in nord modular g2 editor although note that this screengrab was done on a dualmonitor pc system. Music thing axocontrol diy kit modular synth goods. This mode is normally used in a patch with only a single monophonic voice, but on patches with more voices it can be an interesting effect. The pch2 file extension is used by nord, probably for specialized hardware software. Clicking this button disables the sample rate conversion and leaves the signal at full audio. Using your nord instrument should be an intuitive and straightforward experience. I found it very easy to use as the virtual patching is similar to a hardware modular synth. The main application written was nm2g2 nord modular nm1 to g2 patch converter. The goal of this project is to reimplement the clavia nord modular g2 sound engine in csound, a wellknown sound and music computing system.
After the initial release, 3phase provided main models of the various modules available within the nm1 as they are quite different or missing from the nord modular g2. Modular patch panel converts amphenol to modular jacks perfect for norstar. The key to this difference lies in the bottom lefthand block of. Oddly, they use pink noise for the kick rather than a sine, and almost everything requires 2 vc lpfs, but its still very instructive and informative on how the sounds come together. Nord nord modular g2 synthesizer compact pro keyboard. A demo of the modulon counter converterdivider being controlled by 4 oscs. A highly polished synth inspired by infected mushroom and the sega genesis, it combines fm, subtractive synthesis and formants vowel. Some patches available to download for the nord modular, roland juno 106 and access virus. Emerging applications are demanding it, standards are recommending it, and many barriers are no longer relevant. Axoloti is a very nice 65 audio board from belgium, the closest thing ive yet seen to an audio arduino. The folders will be updated a couple of times a month. If you are a nord modular owner youll immediately recognize the vocal filter at the beginning great sounding synth, very fast and intuitive to use once you get it i actually prefer programming the editor to just about any other synth interface, it just makes sense, and really forces you to learn synthesis if you start patches from scratch.
This pch2 file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format. This is a patch archive of patches sent in by members of the nord modular mailing list at code404. Figure 1, above, shows the cymbal patch i developed last month on my nord micro modular, and figure 2 shows a simplified schematic for the tr909 cymbal sound generator. Read here what the nsmp file is, and what application you need to open or convert it. Browse for more products in the same category as this. Modular patch panels are available in many styles to meet your exact projects needs, including flat, angled and frontloading styles in port counts of 24, 48, and 72. With the nmg2 open source editor you can make patches on the clavia nord modular g2 synthesizer using the usb interface or using midi.
The goal of this project is to reimplement the clavia nord modular g2 sound engine in. A g2 sound is named a patch and is made with virtual modules and cables. The master clock was the tiptop circadian rhythms module, taking the first 4 outputs into my nord drum 2 for the kick, snare, closed and. The nord modular is clavias nord synth with modular abilities using virtual sound modeling. The master clock was the tiptop circadian rhythms module, taking the first 4 outputs into my nord drum 2 for the kick, snare, closed and open hihats. An expensive solution perhaps, but in the absence of voltagecontrolled switches on the nord modular, the best we can do. Nord modular g2 left a lot of interesting patches for sound synthesis. Remember the basic principle of the series of modular.
It can read and write pch format files, which are the native fileformat for nord modular patches. As a privatelyheld company, we think in the long term and globally. For this, a modular has builtin dsp 1 for the micro, 4 for the modular that will be loads of calculations in real time. The api handles both the static and dynamic patch state. Each bank contains a patch list file, which makes it possible to download an entire bank and having the patches end up in the correct memory location. Many of the rune patches are found in the main patch library first link in this section. However the standalone keyboard interface has been replaced here by the very small fourknobbed micro modular interface. Apr 22, 2020 demonstration of the clavia nord micromodular converted to eurorack module. Discussion and attachments relevant to the excellent new nm1 to g2 patch conversion program developed by qfingers with the help of several other forum. Advanced programming techniques for modular synthesizers.
Initial phase control for all stock g2 modules with sync and fm inputs. A highly polished synth inspired by infected mushroom and the sega genesis, it combines fm, subtractive synthesis and formants vowel filter, with huge amounts of flexibility and control. The library also contains the fm for xmas project, which converted all publically available yamaha dx7 patches into nord modular format i still cant bear parting with my dx7 nontheless. The nord modular series, in common with their sister range the nord lead series, are analogue modelling synthesizers, producing sounds which approximate those produced by conventional analogue synths by using dsp chips to digitally model analogue circuitry. The patches in the nord modular and micro modular internal memory will be permanently erased when upgrading the operating system from v2. They chose to simulate the behavior of the nord modular g2 synth itself, and translate its patch files into use as csound the powerful, elegant free software that has a lineage to the first computer synth. The first version took 3 weeks from start to finish. It is an alternative to the original clavia editor software.
However, the nord modular must be connected to a pentium pc with windows 95 or a powermac. A wide range of products, highest quality standards the latest technologies in mechanics and electronics, great depth. Basic modular synth patches i found this fantastic site exactly what im after which features roland drum patches. Oddly, they use pink noise for the kick rather than a sine, and almost everything requires 2 vc lpfs, but its still very instructive and informative on. Discuss any issues around nord s keyboards, share your favorite patches, samples, and music. The nord modular yahoo group also has some patches available. The gate output of this module follows the rules of the legato playing mode. The portion of the arpeggiator patch that implements the scanning of one octave of keys j. I was visiting turnkey on the charring cross road to see what pretty delights stood shining in their racks and to gaze again at the big old modulars downstairs. It contains all the wine binaries so the app can run without prior install of wine. The most popular version among the program users is. The static state is read and written to file, and is also the state that is stored in the synthesizer memory banks.
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