Nord Modular/Modular G2

[moize]

how did you do that wooden percussion sound?

Glad you like it. I reworked a patch I ended up not using as much for a release, that was sort of emulating the clicking sound of when the record button is pressed on the Sony PCM-D50 while heard through the recording. And I also liked the snow melting one I did as Snd 36, and thought to go somewhere similar with this one. It kinda reminds me of those Japanese water fountains, Shishi Odoshi (looked it up), although it sounds very different but thinking to have a bash at starting from there sometime soon.

It is basically the Random Pulse Generator, ran through a envelope to soften the start and then through the Phaser1 module to duck out certain frequencies in the pulse and to feedback others, thats where that hollow wooden sound comes from. At least from memory. :)

Yeah I think I know the recording you are talking about, if it is one of your sound a day I have definitely heard it.
It reminds me of a recording I have somewhere of a drip on a nearby leaf, but like you say this is very wooden.

[moize]

Managed to get a nice rattling texture today with the Nord upload, that I am pretty pleased with.

It was kind of by accident, well no it 'was' by accident, but then I dialed it in best I could, once I worked out what the hell was going on.

I found out by overdriving one patch into another just a little bit and the eq-ing/balancing out the gritty bits, works quite nicely for textures.

It kind of does it 3/4 times in the upload, so about every minute or so.

http://www.mono-log.org/snd_47/

Might have another go at it tomorrow.

M

[taylordeupree]

stunning!

[moize]

[moize]

I spotted this today coincidentally after having a dream about owning a DX7.

http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~clark/nordmodularbook/fmtonordmodular.htm


I also found out that sounds created to run by themselves are called 'Noodles'


There is a whole load of useful instructions/patches at this site, some looking very scary indeed.

M

[moize]

I thought I would share a find, lots of Nord Modular patches that include a working link to the DX7 sounds and the 32 algorithms, really great find, very pleased.

http://nm-archives.electro-music.com/010_NordModular/011_Patches/FM_for_Xmas/


Also spotted in the main directory a few patches by none other than Mr Deupree, not sure if this is actually yours or someone else?

http://nm-archives.electro-music.com/010_NordModular/011_Patches/


I used algorithm 32 in todays upload, it is a simplest of them all I think. 6 operators, the 6th having a feedback.

http://www.mono-log.org/snd_50/

Hope it is of some use to you all :)

M

[taylordeupree]

wow.. an digup of some of my ancient NM patches!

a beauty of an FM patch today!

wish there was a DX7 to G2 convertor for the mac.

[taylordeupree]

i forgot the original NM doesn't have a built in DX oscillator. i guess the G2 is a bit spoiled that way with this:

[moize]

Maybe if I wish hard enough a G2 will find its way under my pillow. :)

I really enjoyed working with the FM patch today, and am certainly going to do more with these over the coming weeks.

Enjoyed your Xpander patch today too, and also the older Nord patch, reminded me of a few of your older releases…good stuff.

[cebec]

I used algorithm 32 in todays upload, it is a simplest of them all I think. 6 operators, the 6th having a feedback.

http://www.mono-log.org/snd_50/

Hope it is of some use to you all

M

Very nice! I look forward every morning to hearing your latest sound.

[moize]

Thanks Cebec

I really appreciate the comment :)

I will trying to get them up a bit earlier in the day (UK time), too many late nights working and finding it difficult to wake up at 6:30AM :)

Thanks again for listening.

M

[moize]

Just a quick one, I will be looking to upload some patches from my Nord to here (if I can get it to work) or provide a few links to the files.

If there are any patches in particular that anyone might want to view from my uploads at www.mono-log.org , then please let me know and I will see what I can put together in a file.

Also, although not Nord Modular I thought I would share the excitement, I am hoping to play about a bit tonight with a Nord Wave…so yes, excited.

M

[taylordeupree]

report back on that nord wave! i heard mixed reviews from the more traditional community.. i wonder how close it comes to a "nord modular with sample memory". obviously not anywhere near modular, but, interesting nonetheless.

[moize]

I only got a chance to try it out on our last night before flying back to London, so it was a quick play, but I was impressed.
I don't know if you have seen one in the flesh but they look super nice. Stéphan (friend who owned it) had the version 1, so no christmas led stuff round the dials. He explained they have the version 3 in another studio, but I didn't get time to see this one.
It was slightly different to my Nords, with a tweaked red, and slight textured metal, with nice white text…amazingly beautifully looking machine, and this undoubtably made me like it before I even tried it out.

As for sound, I was really impressed. By comparison to all other Nords I have used, (Nord Rack 2, Nord Micro, Modular) it has a far cleaner and almost lighter sound to it. The bass is really heavy as with all Nords I've used, which I prefer, as like to cut it back rather than having to boost it.

The sample section I only got the chance to use with those samples already in memory, but I liked what it was doing.

For me it stood as a much like my Nord Rack, but a more versatile and different take on the Nord Sound.

I must say I really liked it and felt it would be a much liked and used addition to the Nord family, and perhaps used far more than my Nord Rack 2.

As you say not nearly as versatile as the Modular in many ways, but it did have some really nice comb filters, basic FM and multi filters than were a joy to hear slightly tweaked by an LFO.

The built in FX were also very nice and more than useable, feeling more as just an extension to the Nord than stuck on.

I think if I wanted to create nice, clean and interesting sounds, this would be my goto synth.

It was also nice to be able to create sounds more varied than the Nord Rack 2, and not have to visit the laptop screen as with the Nord Modular. It always feels a bit epic when using the Modular, but this was sweet and easy, and sounded great to my ears. Different enough to warrant owning, but certainly having that Nord sound in there.

Obviously try before you buy, but judging from what I hear in your own work Taylor, I think you will really like this one. I definitely recommend trying one out. I am going to find a store in London that has one in stock that I can try some more.

[taylordeupree]

thanks for the report! sounds really lovely. i'm quite interested in the sample playback part.. seems like it would take it far out of the virtual analog camp and into some amazing territories. of course, the interface is what makes it so tempting... the knobs....

i should try one out.... yea yea