Nord Lead A1 - Nord's Incredible Compact Synth!
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
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⏰ Timestamps ⏰
» 0:00 Welcome Back!
» 0:11 Introducing the Nord Lead A1
» 0:24 1st Patch!
» 0:43 About the A1
» 2:19 Building a Patch
» 6:30 Layering Sounds!
» 7:53 Adding a Bass Split
» 8:45 Multi-Focus & Adding Expression
» 11:30 Mutate & Randomise?
» 14:06 Like Button?
» 15:55 Summary of Features!
» 16:55 Thanks for Watching!
» 17:13 Outro Playing!
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If I could only have one synth for the rest of my life it'd be a Nord Lead, any version. They're perfection.
Nord discontinued the rack version a few years ago...shame as I would love one...
Had this synth since it came out. Love it, great to learn synthesis on. Still stuff to learn here… so much to play with
Wow, looks really nice! Always nice to get to wind down listening to Jack noodling about too.
this synth is my keeper, sounds great, easy tweaking, fun
Love mine - 4 individual outs and a beat step pro fits nicely on the top right side for sequencing
You spent a WHOLE Hour with it wow. >>
I love the A1, it's been one of my favourite keyboards and my first synth. I've used it live in prog bands and for recording and it always has a great analog kind of sound, and it's super easy to use and move patches in and out with the sound manager. You can program so many styles of sounds, even like electric piano and organ type sounds and the pitch stick is always a pleasure for vibrato and pitch b ends, it's like the most expressive controller outside of a seaboard or omose e.
I've had my Nord Lead A1 since it came out in 2015 and it's so good! It just always sounds great! I think it's massively underrated and misunderstood. The oscillator "shortcuts" on this thing are awesome and let you get to a sound that's in your head faster than any other synth I have ever owned. I does have less control but what it gives you gets you to an amazing sound really fast. You can stack four parts and the effects are really good too. It's the one synth I haven't been able to bring myself to sell after 8 years in my studio. I highly recommend it! Sound very analog and is a very useful and wonderful sounding synth!
Completely agree. I own a Montage, Quantum, P10, Fantom and many others. The Prophet is definitely fast to patch and a stunning range of timbres for being analog. The others are far more capable but very tedious. I always feel like I need to have time and energy to sift through the Quantum or Montage. The A1 is a total rocket. It’s a joy, simple to get into a flow state. I describe it as almost 3D modeling. You can easily work with and between all four parts instantly. You can so quickly copy, derive, morph, mod, all of them into an inspiring performance it just makes other synths feel like molasses. As much as I love the capabilities and timbres of my other synths, a deep dark secret part of me would pick the A1 as my single desert island synth. At the end of the day, it’s not about specs and features, it’s about speed to creativity and inspiration. A1 dominates in that regard.
How is the A1 underrated if it is a sought after synth?
@@Jason75913I feel like no one ever talks about it. It gets very little love on UA-cam and there are very few reviews or videos about it.
My A1 is still my favorite keyboard to come up with new sounds.
“A humpy thing into a less humpy thing”
Quote of the day
Just having individual outs for each part is always an awesome thing, each thru Eurorack modules then into a Pedal Board....Crazy possibilities. I would love to see a demo with a Strymon attached to each output 🤪
I might just do that
Wanted a rack years ago!! But currently I feel like I have a synth that covers much of this territory, and also has layers.
OH, so the A2 is coming at NAMM. 😎
I wish.
I was looking at those the other day on reverb and it felt like the rack version was around since the mid-nineties. Didn't know they were still making those.
Would rather have a full blown Nord Lead 5 🧐
@@zap7759 Me too, but we probably won't get neither. 😐
Ha! Gotta move those units! Would be cool to see what Nord does next. They are one of the few synthesizers that can stand against a Seventh Generation Synthesizer.
I also have this one. If there is one thing where it lacks I think it needs a bit more low end-ooomph, besides AT. There certainly are synths with more sonic charakter, but it totally makes up with usability and you can easily and quickly get at least close to what you are looking for. A true workhorse, plus it feels like an instrument that you can still rely on using in 10 years or more.
Interested Nice Vid
nice demo jack. i could never get my head around the oscillator modes, not intuitive. nord tried to simplify if but made it worse. nord lead 2x is still the best of the bunch for programming. lsst time the A1 was featured on the channel here you were blowing them out for 999. that was the time to get one.
Never tried the Lead a1 but I owned a lead 4 before but sold it a few years ago. Honestly nord lead 4 was the best synth for me. Everything to learn synthesis on was there. I miss it every day :( I’m halfway watching this video and can say that Lead a1 is missing a lot of the cool stuffs Lead 4 has. Every knob you needed to learn about synthesis was available in front of you on the Lead 4.
If you want to learn sound design, use VSTs. When you are ready to perform, use the Nord.
I got the 4 recently and love it. Definitely worth saving for and not expensive for what you get, as you know. $1K USD for a mint one here.
I first bought A1, then exchanged to L4 because of features. I love the L4 but I must say that a1 had some really nice sounds which I can not seem to recreate in L4...one is "choir ahh" patch.
Glad I snagged the Nord Wave 2 keyboard when I did on sale for 2k because I think it probably is a step up from the Nord Lead A1. I have a couple of desktop Nord Leads I'll use for a mini moog bass replacement. They stay in tune and punch. And sit well in a track. Not sure if this Nord Lead 1 adds anything new to my OLD Nord Lead desktop modules.
Great sounds. Maybe the best sounding virtual analogue synth ever made!
It's downsides are the envelopes, no aftertouch, and no lcd so no paches names. Its quite expensive for what it gives. But... It still sounds remarkable for bread and butter sound's.
MC-101 has very nice patches randomiser.
OMG! You've gone Hollywood!
Are there options to change temperament/micro tuning?
I appreciate you ✌️can make it a vedio about the brass please 🙏🏾
Jack are you just doing the intro chords for Maneater the entire time? If so, I love you.
You figured all that out in an hour? 👏
Please do an update on the Behringer Wing four years on with 2.0 os with mixing Pop and Hip Hop songs. Get Nick back in thank you.
There must be a new one on the way….
The price went down to $1499 so I’m hoping you’re correct… I have wanted this synth for years….
Live mandela effect right here, I swear this synth went out of prod years ago hahahaha 👀 Great vid as always though!
I thought that the Nord Lead A1 had been discontinued about a year ago 😲🤔 The Nord Lead A1 is a brilliant synthesiser and even better than the Nord Wave in my opinion 😲👍👍
I think the nord lead a1 is perfect, its simple and powerful at the same time but of course can be improved. Maybe an extra envelope and another lfo, the drive circuit separated from the fx section to use it at the same time with mod fxs. A extra parameter for the fx section, example; for mod fxs two knobs; one for rate and another for depth and for the delay part, a parameter to modulate the delay and a freeze parameter for the reverb part. And why not?? , more waveforms of course.
Shift innit.
Jack being down with the kids... In 2004 😂
He’s been watching Skins again
Thanks for bringing the A1 to the surface again. It's one of the most underrated synths because of its "special" oscillator layout. It sounds amazing, very "analog", with gorgeous effects, and it offers so many possibilities. Unfortunately Clavia gave it one of the worst keybeds on the market (cheap, clunky, no aftertouch), and furthermore there is no real display - it's such a shame for a "premium" manufacturer. I sold my A1 because of these quirks and instantly hope for a Lead 5 or Lead A2.
in addition to a lead 5 or lead A2, I'm also adding a new C3 combo organ to my Nord wish list
@@connor_flanigan I totally agree! It’s also a shame that they didn’t improve the B3 organ in the Stage 4. They simply should build in the HX3 organ engine and it would be perfect.
It is a great synth, but you need to live in the UK or Europe for a good price. It has never been reduced in Canada. In fact it has gone up. It's currently $2700 Canadian dollars lol
Agreed. It is a mystery why Nords are almost double the price in Canada. Just too much price fixing going on here.
i own a Nord Lead 4 wich is also a great synth! I still dont know why they’ve decided to release both on the same year (or very close), they look and feel similar to me.
I do too. If you look at the update list you'll see stuff like "improved waveforms" and other stuff that most likely brought the 4 to same exact base timbre as the the A1. A1 is basically a slimmed down 4 with the unused processing power going towards more voices and "better" effects section.
I just wish I could combine the best of each Nord in one synth. The A1 has better effects in my opinion and a waveshaping mode that can't really be replicated on the Lead 4, but the modulation and FM flexibility are better on the 4. I've also got a Wave 2 and it's missing so much of what the Leads can do.
@@Shadowbait A1 with 2 oscillator groups, percussion mode from 2X, full ADSRs, impulse morphs, and the 48db slope setting of the 4 would be sweet.
The classic 1/2/2X/4 layout is what I want from a VA though, take a look at a Pro-One layout for example and then look at the NL4.
I can also use this as a midi keyboard yea?
yes
Incredible compact. Ok.
Suddenly... Andertons rolled out a presentation on the A1.
Thoughtfully: Want to get rid of stock before NAMM??? well, let's wait.
I own a Nord Stage 3 which has this engine, and it really is a great synth, expressive. Way better than my old 2X.
How about Lead 4?
Even better.
the mod wheel is aluminum. why do so many people think it's granite?
Reminds me a little of the Korg Wavestate
$1500 for a Nord synth is actually kind of wild.
Thanks for the presentation!
So if Marshall from »How I Met Your Mother« would play this synth, he would shout: »Layered!«
Great sounding synth but it lacks the individual outs of the earlier Nords. Most brands have seemed to strip this feature but it’s why I bought an 2x instead of a modern one.
it does have individual outs.
What is great? ADR Envelope? 😅
Loving the vids 🙏🏻 please don’t fall into the youtube-trend of leaving half of your face unlit, yer not the phantom of the opera! Heheh ok peace
a mini Nord would be amazing with Midi and cv. I realize that’s not typically their thing but it’s 2023 so….
I think nord made too many of them and are trying to get rid of them. My local music store suddenly have them pushing selling em and they are really old. Really good but old. I will keep my Hydrasynth and stage4 thanks. Unless a lead a2 or wave3 comes out.😂
I regret selling my A1 desktop. The sound was wonderful.
Same here. I sold mine, bought the keys version, then sold that too!
No LCD - really annoying, especially as earlier Nord Leads did allow you to properly name patches and view parameters.
I’ve had two of these over time, the 2nd time round I thought it didn’t quite cut it compared to other more recent synths.
Over the years always the same synth
these hard and knobby physical synths are Not only expensive, but they battle to keep up with soft synths ! just the general lack of (or rather dismal poor implementation of) AUTOMATION is a big turn off for me. thanks very much for the detailed review BUTT . . . i'm sticking to my collection of Robert Papen's software synthesizers !
You should go try one.. Feels like a legit instrument. The pitch stick is closer to a string than a ribbon controller or wiggly MPE.
I can stack ten or more digital synth voices on my iPad. Just saying. And watch UA-cam at the same time.
But it does not have any keyboard and if you want to have the sound on a pa you have to ad a lot of more devices, yes it is possible but not the easiest way.
True. But for many musicians there is a big difference whether you are turning knobs at a real musical instrument or moving virtual elements on a touchscreen. It's neither better nor worse, it's just fundamentally different.
Like many keyboards there is often a divide between what’s good for ‘proper’ gigging / touring and what’s good for the studio, be it home or professional.
@@klaus1234567890 it’s super easy just use any keyboard with midi…you could even use the nord lead…the iOS sound is quite good. Jordan Rudess is the one who I learned this from. If you don’t trust me, trust Jordan. I saw him using iOS in concert with dream theater on UA-cam about ten years ago. If you play the keyboard and haven’t tried this you are missing out. Have fun.
You can also watch porn on your iPad, so I guess you don’t need real life sex, right?
This synth is 8 years old. Why is it being promoted?
Because it was the world’s first VA synth
@@Simbor-rh1dj wrong
@@user82938 that’s a fact look it up. Nord lead made the first va synth after Yamaha made the first physical modeling synth, vl1 (which modeled wind instruments).
It sounds better than most for more things than most.
performance 4 parts isnt nothing new . Even a Ymaha motif 6 (aluminum body) was designed for that
Yamaha QS300 as well.