Specifications

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THE
NEW MILLENNIUM
2001
The goal when developing the Nord Electro, introduced in 2001, was to create the best emulations of classical electro-
mechanical keyboards on the market. The Nord Electro doesn’t offer any brass sounds or orchestral banks, just outstanding
electro-mechanical sounds with a lot of passion. Unlike the instruments it emulates it is also extremely portable.
The Nord Lead 3 was also released in 2001 and has been described as the ultimate performance synthesizer. The design
of the panel with the LED Rotary Dials, the intuitive layout and the great sound made the Nord Lead 3 a classic stage and
studio favorite instrument.
2005
In 2005 Clavia released the company’s first stage piano, the Nord Stage. It is a flagship instrument featuring many of
Clavia’s areas of expertise. In addition to great acoustic and electric piano sounds you get organ emulations, loads of effects,
master keyboard functionality and even a synthesizer! Regardless of your musical style, the Nord Stage has a lot to offer. This
year Clavia stopped manufacturing digital drums and the ddrum brand name was sold.
2007
In 2007 the 2nd generation of Clavia’s famous tonewheel model was released in the dual manual Nord C1 Combo Organ.
Weighing in at merely 15 kg or 34 lbs. you have 3 vintage organs in one package. Not just the sound, but the feel and re-
sponse too. And a roaring overdrive. And a bunch of out-board effects. And several amps and a rotating speaker.
2007 also took the Nord Lead synthesizer concept to the next level with the introduction of the groundbreaking Nord Wave;
a virtual analog synthesizer capable of using any standard audio file as an oscillator source - making it a digital sample
player in a virtual analog environment. The best of two worlds integrated in a single unit that is small in size, big in sound,
and extremely intuitive and easy to use.
2008
The Nord Stage EX series was introduced in November 2008, with a 256 MB capacity for the piano memory and a new
color scheme on the panel. Just a month later, the first feature rich Nord Electro 3 left the assembly line.