Nord Lead 3
(2001-2007) The Nord lead 3 is a moden classic with vast sound capabilities, intuitive and direct user interface, performance features and compact size. Whether on stage or in the studio, you will be able to create the sounds you want.
General
- 24 voices
- 4-part multitimbral.
Performance Controllers
- 4-octave Velocity and Aftertouch sensitive keyboard with Octave Shift functionality (+/- 2 octaves).
- Keyboard Split (two sections). Modulation Wheel. Pitch Stick with no dead zone at zero crossing.
- Chord Memory / Stack.
- Keyboard Hold.
- Sustain Pedal and Control Pedal input.
User interface
- 2 x 16-character backlit LCD and 3-digit LED.
- 26 rotary encoder knobs with circular LED graphs for instant control.
- 4 regular knobs and 45 buttons.
- Big Rotary Dial encoder for system editing, sound selection, MIDI functions, etc.
Arpeggio
- Master Clock / MIDI-synchable Arpeggiator with Sub Arpeggiator and Mask function.
Vibrato
- Global Vibrato that affects all voices in the sound. Controllable from Mod Wheel or Aftertouch.
Glide
- Glide, Auto Glide. Polyphonic Glide (in Legato mode). Rate control.
Voice Modes
- Monophonic, Monophonic with Highest or Lowest Note Priority, Monophonic Legato, Monophonic Legato with Highest or Lowest Note Priority, Polyphonic Legato (with optional polyphonic glide)
Unison
- Adjustable stereo Unison with retained full polyphony. 5 detuned virtual voices per note (2 in the left channel, 2 in the right channel, and 1 in the center)
Modulation section
- LFO1 and LFO2, each featuring: Master Clock / MIDI-syncable LFO. 6 waveforms: Square, Triangle, Sawtooth, Random Step, Smooth Random, Special. 12 destinations. Free running / Hard-sync / Single Cycle and Mono modes. Rate and Amount controls. Separate LFOs for each voice.
- MOD ENV: Attack / Decay or Attack / Release Envelope with Lin / Exp Attack. Envelope / Repeat modes. 12 destinations. Attack, Decay / Release and Amount controls. Separate Envelopes for each voice.
Oscillator Section
- OSC1 and OSC2 with six shapable waveforms each: Triangle, Sawtooth, Pulse, Sine, Noise, and Dual Sine. 1 additional sync oscillator per oscillator group.
- Dual Sine mode for 2 or 4-operator FM synthesis. Synchable Noise for formant type of sounds.
- OSC1: Shape / Sync / DFM Amount control.
- OSC2: Coarse Tuning / Modulator semitones,
- Fine Tuning / Carrier partial, Shape / Sync / FM Amount and Keyboard Tracking controls.
- Oscillator Modulation featuring Distortion, Linear FM, Differential FM, Filter FM, AM/RM, Distortion Modulation and Noise.
- Oscillator Mix / Noise control.
Amplifier section
- ADSR Envelope with Lin / Exp Attack. Level (Gain) controls.
Filter Section
- Single Filter Mode: Lowpass 6, 12 or 24 dB/Octave, Highpass 6, 12 or 24 dB/Octave, Bandpass 12 or 24 dB/Octave, Band reject 12 or 24 dB/Octave, Classic Lowpass 24 dB/Octave, Distorted Lowpass 12 or 24 dB/Octave. Frequency and Resonance controls.<7li>
- Multi Filter Mode: HP-LP in series 12 dB/Octave, HP-LP in parallel 12 dB/Octave, LP-BP in parallel 12 and 6+6 dB/Octave, BP-BP in parallel 2 x (6+6) dB/Octave, Multi Peak, Multi Notch. 2 x Frequency and 1 Resonance controls.
- ADSR Envelope with Lin / Exp Attack, Envelope Amount / Velocity, Positive / Invert. Keyboard Tracking and Oscillator Bypass controls.
Morph Groups
- Four separate Morph groups per sound. Up to 26 parameters can be assigned to each Morph Group. Control sources: Keyboard Velocity, Keyboard Range, Keyboard Aftertouch/Control Pedal, Mod Wheel.
Memory
- Flash Memory (no backup battery required).
- 8 x 128 (1024) Programs and 2 x 128 (256) Performances and OS. SysEx-dumps via MIDI to and from a sequencer/computer.
MIDI
- All knobs and buttons for sound editing send and receive MIDI Control Change Messages.
- MIDI SysEx bulk dumps: single Program or complete Program Banks, single Performance or complete Performance Banks. MIDI Clock hard-sync of LFOs and Arpeggiator.
Connections
- 4 separate assignable Audio outputs
- Headphones
- Control Pedal input
- Sustain Pedal input
- MIDI IN, MIDI OUT, MIDI THRU.
- Detachable power cord.
Dimensions
- Nord Lead 3 870 mm ("), 278 mm ("), 100 (")
- Nord Rack 3 mm ("), mm ("), mm (")
Weight
- Nord Lead 3 6,3 kg (lb)
- Nord Rack 3 kg (lb)