I own a Nord Lead 2X. Its' straight forward interface and raw sound make it a very good companion for software like Ableton's Live for production. The clean, raw sound provides an excellent starting point to use Live's effects to tailor what you want to hear. The two should be bundled together. On a budget and want to get going with a VA in electronic music? Definately give the Nord Lead 2X a look.
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Sunday-Jul-11-044 at 16:07
Der Sminky
from USA
writes:
Spent a long time with this one (NL2X) in the instrument shop. They wanted $699.79, which is more reasonable than some that I've seen on Ebay. It didn't blow me away like I thought it would, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have bite behind the bark of its reviews.
This synth sounds really...clean. It has some fairly capable filters. The pitch stick is a little difficult to use because of the pressure required to operate it, but this helps with keeping the bend at the pitch you want. The mod wheel isn't really different. The keyboard action is average. Best keyboard action I've felt is the DW8000. I know it sounds silly for such an old synth that costs $200, but it plays really well.
I found it really REALLY easy to make good basses, pads, and leads, but I found it hard to get around the knob interface. It was a little disorganized, but I found my way around it after a few minutes. I really prefer button-and-slider interfaces, silly as it sounds.
Great instrument. I'd reccommend it to anyone that has the bucks to drop on it.
Oh, and... Downward Spiral was released a year before the original Nord Lead existed.
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Wednesday-Jun-30-044 at 00:45
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