We Are Kin - Nord Lead 2x

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We Are Kin - Nord Lead 2x

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Hi everyone, I have posted our new album in the post your music section, but I wanted to put the Nord Lead 2x improv video up here as well for a few reasons.

I had quite a journey with this synth, it was my first real synth that I bought 5 years ago. I really didn't know how to programme at all and just used the stock sounds and tweaked them, as a result I didn't realise just what a good synth it really is.
Then one day I discovered a video by the Youtube synth guy I'm sure a lot of you have come across, Jexus https://www.youtube.com/user/Jexus (if you haven't checked him out he does things that most sound designers don't do and I find him seriously inspiring).
After seeing his Nord Lead 2x vids I realised I needed to really get under the hood to get the most out of the synth.

The video below, for me, is a celebration of this keyboard. I have come to adore it and now it tends to be the first creative tool I use rather than my Stage 2 (Or my Waldorf Blofeld). It is recorded straight into a hand held recorder, no overdub - 4 patches in performance mode all tweaked in real time. This is where for me this synth really shines, as a soundscape machine.

Thanks for checking out and love to hear your thoughts and experiences with the Nord Lead 2x! :D

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Great video, great sound! Well done! [emoji106]
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Great!

And I love my L2X too ... :thumbup:
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Thanks both :)

Out of interest how do you feel about the NL4 / A1?
In comparison to the 2x, i know feature-wise they are quite different but more about how it 'feels' to use
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Ha, ha ... the A1 sounded interesting when I read about it ... until I saw the price tag: too bad for my wallet!
Now I'm a rabid L2X fanatic ...
(Makes me learn and understand a lot about synth usage and sound design.)
Even great for folk/world music: nord-electro-forum-f9/keyboards-synths- ... tml#p44802

8-)

I will not buy the A1, I will not buy the A,I will not buy the A1,I will not buy the A1 ...
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I'm a gearslut! :oops:
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Haha yeah, every synth makes me feel like that... if money was no object...no thats a dangerous thought!

Nice one will check this out, dont think I have heard someone use the 2x in that style before :)
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Thanks for sharing: great video, great sounds!!
Welcome on the forum :)
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Thanks Stiiiiiiive!!
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