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WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT
By having two oscillators capable of producing a vast array of sounds from classic
analog waveforms (with sync), FM synthesis, wavetables, sampled waves (single
cycle waveforms with attack) as well as noise and other miscellaneous waveforms,
the Nord Wave has an unprecedented pallet of sounds for you to use as foundation.
Need a rich and full string quartet? No problem, just call up a string sample. Want a
highly resonant screaming lead? Sure; virtual analog is there, but why not combine
them, not just mix them together? With the Wave, you can create an analog lead
with the harmonic content of the sampled string quartet! With oscillator modulation
you can transfer the character of one sound to the other - for instance, a sampled
string to an analog square. By controlling the amount of modulation the effect can
range from very subtle to extremely aggressive, so that the original waveforms are
no longer recognizable. Within moments you will experience sounds never heard
before, sounds that will function as a great source of inspiration and lift the joy of
playing and sound design to new levels.
DIGITAL SAMPLES IN AN ANALOG ENVIRONMENT
The sound of a resonant filter with a 24dB slope applied to a sampled sound brings
it so much to life that some times this is all you need, but there are many other
parameters available to affect your samples. All elements of an analog synthesizer
can be incorporated: amplifier and modulation envelopes, LFOs, filters, and effects.
The introduction of sample players in the
mid eighties created a gap in the world
of synthesizers - a gap that twenty years
later only has grown wider. The Nord
Wave closes that gap, and brings the
user replaceable samples to life again
by integrating them in a virtual analog
environment. Does the better of two
worlds sound too pretentious for you?
Wait until you have heard the Wave.