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Hanon,

I really like this sound.
Can you give me some tips on how you programed it on the NSEX so I try on the NS2 synth please ?

frantzkb wrote:Hanon,

I really like this sound.
Can you give me some tips on how you programed it on the NSEX so I try on the NS2 synth please ?

Hello frantzkb,
It's a deceptively simple pad based upon two saw waves "same octave" with about 4 cents of detuning.
4 pole low pass filtering, full keyboard tracking of the filtering with the resonance turned up enough to give it that juiciness.

The amp envelop should have a soft attack and 0.5 second release.
As an option, I use the aftertouch (AT) to introduce the slightest amount of filter cutoff sweep.
Also you can introduce LFO modulation of one oscillator to enrich the chorusing effect of detuning.

Stereo reverb and chorus is also important. However, if over-applied, pins the sound squarely to the 1980s

I hope this helps.

I remember reading an interview with a keyboardist like Steve Porcaro where he said that when he got a new synth, the first thing he did was dump all of the factory programs and start programming sounds from scratch.
This was a "sink or swim" method of learning a new piece of gear, the first 10 or so sounds were really difficult, but, by then you began to really understand what made your synth work, and the panel became more intuitive.

Cheers, Hanon

Yes it helps BIG

Here is the synth prog :
For the global prog, just added a light "chor1" effect & check master clock LFO rate :

And a mp3 :

• HanFavP5Pad.mp3

I wish you have your NS2 soon

Cheers.


PS : Hanon, I did not found the chords for the "Crocket Theme" some minor / VI'th mode or sus4 chords are missing ...

Well Done frantzkb!
I'll definitely use this one when I get my NS2

audioird wrote:PS : Hanon, I did not found the chords for the "Crocket Theme" some minor / VI'th mode or sus4 chords are missing ...

They are:
Dm...F... C...Eb...
Cm...Gm...Dm

Thanks a lot I'll play it asap !

Great Stuff Folks! I just logged on tonight to ask if any one had something similar to the 'Analog' patch on my Yamaha Mox 6 that I could load onto my Nord Electro 4d - and here it is!

I actually brought the Nord home from the rehearsal space for exactly this purpose - I got news tonight we're playing a really small club to practice for bigger show on the 15th - a bit of an open Mic fiasco where it would be impossible to bring two keyboards.

I'm pretty new to the Nord Sound editor - I'll give it a try tomorrow. I was going to midi up my E-MU Vintage Pro, then attempt to build an input audio switching box to make it as simple as possible.

Still, Warm, non swooshing Pads seem to be hard to find - there's one on the E-MU called 'Shade Pad' that's amazing.

I might need some help getting this up and running.

Thanks!

Is it possible to have Hanon P5 pad 1 for Nord Piano 2?

Hi,
You can load any Nord Sample, those available in the Nord Sample Library, and those you can create yourself with Nord Sample Editor.
You can download it here : http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?t ... ple_Editor).
Hanon gave us the sample he made for the P5 Pad here : post5988.html#p5988