Nord User Forum

[NoDirection]

Having two Nords already I am very unsure about buying even one more, but I really like the sound of Nord Lead A1 and it seems like the new Oberheim OB-6 will be to much of an investment right now.

But the question is - I like to tweak up some presets, and the lack of of a proper display, isn't that a serious drawback?

Playing in a (hobby) band, I need to quickly look up the songs - And especially the "Set List" on my Nord Electro 5 with song name and the typical 2 or 3 sounds I need for that song makes life easy

- the A1 is nearly two years old now, and maybe there is a A2 comming up - well , only nord knows that, but the lack of named presets - do you miss it?

[Duplobaustein]

Yes, I miss this on my A1. Just a mini display with patch names and values (as is) would be enough.

[chvad]

It's def a bit of a pain. I use my lead 4 for live shows and I always have to scribble down set notes for this synth regarding patched. I've never had to do that with my live synths before and it's def a pain. I thought when purchasing i wouldn't mind so much but overtime it's been pretty annoying.

[2020digging]

Yes, I miss this on my A1. Just a mini display with patch names and values (as is) would be enough.

Use the Sound Manager?

[Duplobaustein]

On Stage? No thanks.

[curvebender]

Sure, I would have preferred a text display, but you learn to deal with it. The A1 has so much greatness coming out of it that I forget about the lack of a proper display.

Then again, as Nord now seem to have sourced a good display for their Electros and Pianos, I am pretty sure the next Lead will have it!