Nord Wave 2 introduced :)

[taxman]

I will wait and see.

[ajstan]

Cool

almost all my wishes towards Nord's new synthesizer come true

Greets

Eumel

Yep, looks like you nailed it!
nord-lead-rack-forum-f12/successor-for- ... 18131.html

[mkastrup]

My plan have always been to have a future Nord Lead 5 or Wave as main keyboard while NL2Xr, NL4r, NL3r and A1r are supplements, infact i bought Nord Stage 3 because i got tired of waiting.
I'm not comfortable with the Nord Stage 3 Compact keybed and the synth engine is less than the A1. So when i saw the Wave 2 announcement i thought pheeew the wait is over only to realize Wave 2 synth engine is same concept as Nord Stage 3 and using same keybed. I'll be selling my Nord Stage 3 and have ordered Jupiter and Wavestate. I will not be buying anything Nord in the future. Just as the synth engines have been nerfed over time, i consider myself nerfed out of the proud family

[musicaldudeist]

I never think the early demos for an instrument give any indication of what it is capable of.

I agree. I don't expect much out of these little 8-10 minutes in a hotel room type overviews.

[tsss27]

What I am still trying to figure out is, will the LFO be just as limited as on the Stage 3? For example, the only way to modulate pitch on the Stage3 seems to be with one particular configuration; I.E. no real detune, sync, pulse width, etc is possible if you want pitch modulation. Is this still going to be the same? This is such a huge oversight if so. I am hoping Nord finally figured this out.

[baekgaard]

What I'm really disappointed at is the choice of keybed and format factor.
They will probably not release a desktop or rack version. Which is really disappointing as all major synth companies release them.
And the gigantic weight and size that comes with a 61 keyboard with weighted action. Which is completely unnecessary for a synthesizer.
What it feels like is that they forgot to make synths for synth players and instead are marketing towards organ and piano players.
Which is fine, I get that. Their stage is a success. But I will probably cease buying nords. I love their sound. But they forgot about us.
I could go on and on about recent synth releases with 49 keys, module and rack versions, and no weighted action.
Simply, disappointing

Proof again that there's no pleasing everyone. A great many people have long decried the plasticky touch and light weight of the NL1/NL2/NL2X/NL4/NLA1 actions, the absence of aftertouch, and the 49-note limitation. These people will now be very happy indeed with these very positive developments.

As for rack/module version, the front panel would need to be split in half and tiered one over the other to fit into a 19" rack. Such a thing would probably consume 8U. No one wants a rack synth which needs 8U all to itself. Plus, the buying public has repeatedly demonstrated to Nord that they are not interested in rack units. It only stands to reason that if folks were ever actually purchasing them in numbers, they would not have been discontinued.

Unfortunately, because most of my NAMM time was spent engineering 18 live performances in three days, among other things, I did not have a complete opportunity to delve into the detailed guts of the new Wave 2. What I can say is that everyone who spent any amount of time at NAMM 2020 with a pair of headphones plugged into one of these walked away with a smile of their face and lust in their heart. Straight up. The true test is in the taste, and this synth is very sweet indeed.

[Copia]

Exactly!!

Pre ordered mine.

-dj

[igoragrich]

Does new nord wave 2 has seamless transition or not?

[LewTheKeysGuy]

Does new nord wave 2 has seamless transition or not?

yes

lew

[Copia]

I pre-ordered mine the day it was released, and I can’t wait. There’s other synths for people who want those spec, and in many ways Nord has made them. This set of specs is exactly what I want.