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WNAMM12: More On the Nord Drum Synth

Official teaser video shows off sounds 18-Jan-12

People have been speculating on what this new Nord Drum will offer, and Nord have released a short sounds demo - in the stylish way that only Scandavians seem to be able to.

 

More info soon - we will be meeting in a quiet hotel suite for some quality time.

 

 

 

 

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6 Comments...  Post a comment    original story
Name    Said...

Interesting, I thought Nord or rather Clavia had given up on the drum products since selling off the ddrum line. Looking forward to seeing a review or detailed overview soon! :)

18-Jan-12 06:54 PM

al    Said...

Let the gear lust begin!

I was hoping for Modular 3 but this is nice...

18-Jan-12 07:49 PM

Rp    Said...

I dunno, found the teaser a bit of an anti-climax. NI seem to put out performance vids that really showcase their equipment in the hands of a pro, this seemed a bit limp by comparison. Oh well, the gear is more important than the advert i guess

18-Jan-12 09:24 PM

Gustavo    Said...

What a letdown. When I first heard of it, I was hoping for something that would rival the Tempest - lots of knobs, Nord synthesis, and a decent, accessible sequencer. Instead - you get a crappy 90s one knob interface, a mono out, and it costs more than the entry level Alesis or Roland kits - which while not "analog emulation" have lots of decent sounds. I'm glad I still have a couple Nord Modulars around - I'll just roll my own version. :)

18-Jan-12 11:59 PM

minijack    Said...

I thought for sure he was playing the Neptunes beat for Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like Its Hot" at the start. Sounds nice but for how powerful it is I agree that the one knob interface and mono audio out is disappointing.

19-Jan-12 11:36 AM

MD    Said...

Nothing I can't do with my G2 Modular. I too was expecting something with more knobs and a sequencer. Nothing new here. A let down for me.

19-Jan-12 12:44 PM

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narki86 21-May-12 09:09 PM

Haters gonna hate, I think it sounds great, a bit disappointing it hasn't got separate outs though.

narudh 21-May-12 09:03 PM

whats the drumpad he's using

Nexma 21-May-12 01:19 AM

and you are stupid.

rollipolioli 20-May-12 01:31 AM

wow i gotta tell you thats.. thats awful

flopassnow 12-May-12 11:52 PM

Anybody know what stands/attachments he's using with Roland PD-8 pads?

titovalasques 24-Mar-12 12:44 AM

Sure is!! Where the hell have you been?? XD

SubEndub 13-Mar-12 07:37 AM

@kaffeinsuchtiger i'm relatively sure (in ableton at least) that you can use the same trigger to map velocity to the decay of a midi software instrument at least. how you would do it with a piece of hardware like this is beyond me

BigJBeats 05-Mar-12 05:54 AM

i thought that was gonna be a lot cooler... not impressed!

groovizm 04-Mar-12 07:46 PM

It has that oomph, to be sure, but it has got 4 identical channels, consisting of Tone, Click and Noise oscillators and a Mixer. 4 channels ain't bothering me. Identical channels neither, but just those 3 oscillators make it really limited in what it can do, and it shows in this video. Even the analog rythm box of my cheap 80-ties yamaha organ had more diverse sounds...

PHAEDRIDER 25-Feb-12 02:18 AM

499 for a nord product is not a bad price in any estimation .. but more than i'd pay for this ,

Ciekawsky 22-Feb-12 08:12 PM

499$? Not worth for 4 channels.

lmbonapart 19-Feb-12 08:51 PM

Sounds crappy, but looks cool!

danchappan 19-Feb-12 06:35 PM

this look soooo pony

FRB1420 17-Feb-12 05:11 PM

All these virtual drum sets - but can I use a traditional 16 pad controller?

GoldenChildBH 14-Feb-12 03:35 AM

FUS RO-- oh wait, wrong Nord.

onraj9mm 12-Feb-12 08:52 PM

is it 80s again?

bubbelrubbel 12-Feb-12 10:58 AM

justin bieber play drums..?

24014dp 05-Feb-12 03:21 PM

If I played drums. This is what I'd get.

fuzzpedal0101 29-Jan-12 10:22 PM

Sounds a lot like the drum sounds from the Nord Modular 1. Better to pick up a second hand NM1/Micro Mod and some trigger convertors, then you've got a synth too.

rvargascorrea 29-Jan-12 07:16 PM

when is it going to be out for sale?

gianluigixxxx 25-Jan-12 01:27 PM

"we are going to spend money in the white room, the hipster haircut and the shoes, save the budget we DO NOT need a REAL drummer" how it sounds to me

bentosan 24-Jan-12 01:49 AM

probably just that red box u can see... if ur lucky you will get some cables too

obshaky 23-Jan-12 07:40 PM

What does it include for the 399?



gianluigixxxx 23-Jan-12 09:29 AM

it should be presented at bread and butter or fashion week

pkScary 22-Jan-12 07:35 PM

I've got a boner for this product

Cheeseseven7 21-Jan-12 12:40 AM

Nice old iBook :)

kaffeinsuchtiger 20-Jan-12 09:37 PM

I'd like to know the the decay of a channel can be linked to your dynamics. This way you could simulate a closed hi-hat and open hi-hat sort of sound, on the same trigger... This would be very important IMO.

VJFranzK 19-Jan-12 11:07 PM

Appears easy to use, sounds great with a lot of variety 0:50 It could be The Cure for your boredom. ;-)

beetreeman 19-Jan-12 12:15 PM

very clear sound - i like it (i listend also to demos)...i am thinking how it will work with my nord...

GlitchComputer 19-Jan-12 08:46 AM

it a drum synth.

GlitchComputer 19-Jan-12 08:45 AM

Finally! Something that allows you to play electronic drums dynamically!

aikighost 19-Jan-12 08:42 AM

I've actually got a tempest (amongst other drum machines). Its a beast.

Robbinsffxi 19-Jan-12 06:40 AM

Not often I find people I can share that with. :)

Robbinsffxi 19-Jan-12 06:39 AM

But there are so many drum machines.. There is no Analog/Virtual analog drum synth brains out there. Except for the Vermona, which is a TR-909 clone. And the market is flooded with TR-909/808 clones. Your best bet would be the Tempest, if you want an analog drum machine. :)

soundtechuk 19-Jan-12 01:19 AM

Estimated selling price is £329 / 399 EURO inc tax

aikighost 19-Jan-12 01:12 AM

Making this a brain instead of a drum machine seems kinda dumb to me.

DX7Alex 18-Jan-12 11:57 PM

Not gonna lie that looks pretty sick. I have a weakness for Simmons-style drums.

Robbinsffxi 18-Jan-12 10:20 PM

Finally An analog modeling drum synth that can do Simmons sounds.

doom705 18-Jan-12 10:02 PM

if i was doing this add i'd get a real drummer like Mike Portnoy

mmddyy 18-Jan-12 08:55 PM

haaaaawt drum'n'drummer

UpjohnWorthington 18-Jan-12 07:25 PM

Hahahaha I dont get it :D

AttilaSVK 18-Jan-12 07:17 PM

@Gardeky it's rumored to be around 399 UK pounds

Gardeky 18-Jan-12 06:47 PM

first comment! price?

 
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