As fate would have it...Nord Lead 5

[starkaudio]

I love my A1, and I want to expand a bit more. So I considered an A1r or a 4r, but with *MY* luck a week after I purchase a 4r the Lead 5 will be announced. What's the likelihood of that actually happening?

[SocProf]

If I have my dates correct, 4 1/2 years passed between the introduction of the Nord Wave and the Nord Lead 4. And a decade passed between the Nord Lead 2x and the Nord Lead 4. I think it will be a few years before we get the Nord Lead 5.

[Muziksculp]

If I have my dates correct, 4 1/2 years passed between the introduction of the Nord Wave and the Nord Lead 4. And a decade passed between the Nord Lead 2x and the Nord Lead 4. I think it will be a few years before we get the Nord Lead 5.

But... there are exception to this... A1 was released shortly after the NL4 was released

[Mr_-G-]

Difficult to know. I have been wrong before but,
I can't imagine a new Lead in the forthcoming NAMM or Musikmesse.
If I had to bet what synths we might see I would say:
A new NS (Stage 3?) or a new Wave (Wave 2?).

Interesting times for customers, with the new Kronos coming down a bit in price and the new Kurzweils recently released.
Perhaps a new Virus synth? It is about 5 yrs old now?
I also wonder what Yamaha is plannig (if anything) and how would the Korg-Odyssey remake sound like...

[Muziksculp]

I love my A1, and I want to expand a bit more. So I considered an A1r or a 4r, but with *MY* luck a week after I purchase a 4r the Lead 5 will be announced. What's the likelihood of that actually happening?

Hi,

You might want to wait, and see what new synths begin popping up after the Winter NAMM 2015 show in Jan. , you could be gravitated to add something else, that's vert different to the NL4. Although, I have the NL4 (Rack), and wouldn't want to be without it.

If you find a very good deal on a NL4 (Rack) , then I would highly recommend it.

Cheers,
Muziksculp

[SocProf]

But... there are exception to this... A1 was released shortly after the NL4 was released

Good point. I forgot to mention that in the last decade Nord has pursued a 2 VA synth marketing strategy. The 2X overlapped with both the Nord Lead 3 and the Nord Wave. The A1 basically replaced the 2X, while the NL 4 basically replaced the Nord Wave.

So...expect the NL5 in about 3-4 years and the A2 in about 4-5 years. At least that is my guess.

[stiiiiiiive]

Starkaudio, if you are as lucky as you say, think community and get a NL4 right now so that Clavia announce the NL5 soon

Joke apart, my true answer is: every second waiting for the next instrument is a second not spent playing.

[FL3KTOR]

Updated Nord Wave +
Red level lights from Nord 3 +
4+ inputs routed to custom parameters +
Upper right hand corner slight fold from the original Nord.

[derrellpiper]

Please please bring the LED ring knobs back everywhere and don't skimp on your OLEDs.

[alcools]

The led ring buttons are larger and I don't think that they would be enough space on the NL rack board to use it. The NL3 didn't have Morph button, and if the led screen comes back (or 2 led screen for samples) space will be a problem.