Nord Lead
(1995-1997) The first Nord Lead sparked the Virtual Analog revolution in the 90s due to its combination of “warm” sound and an intuitive user interface with dedicated knobs for all functions. It was the first product to feature the patented Nord Pitch Stick. The Nord Lead immediately became a ground breaking success and set industry standard.
Nord Lead OS
The final version of the Nord Lead 1 operating system is v2.70.
This version was available as an EEPROM chip replacement, but is now out of stock.
Latest version: 2.70
Released: 2002-11-05
User manual
OS Version 2.x, Print Edition 2.x
Nord Lead English User Manual v2.0 Edition 2.x
Nord Lead Factory Sounds
This archive includes all the original Nord Lead 1 sounds
The Nord Lead 1 Sounds are provided as MIDI SysEx dumps stored in both raw SysEx format (.syx) and Standard MIDI file format (SMF or .mid).
The Raw SysEx files can be transmitted to the instrument using a MIDI Dump Utility or librarian software such as the SysEx Librarian by Snoize on the Mac platform or MIDI-OX for Windows users, while most commercial sequencer/DAW software will accept and play the SMF format.