I love the nord modular G2.
I recently bought this amazing piece of technology and am steadily wrapping my head around it. For those who are not familiar with synthesis and the jargon, a modular synthesizer is one where you have a number of separate pieces or "modules" each of which does something different. You connect these modules with cables in different ways depending on what you want it to sound like. You have to decide the signal path and build the synth yourself by connecting these modules. We call this "patching". It allows a flexibility that no other synth can offer because you are designing it yourself. This is an example of one of these guys here:
The nord G2 is a keyboard that you plug into your computer and it lets you patch your own synth with virtual modules. It has over a hundred different modules and you can have as many in there as the chips can handle (a lot).
This has become my new obsession, patching new sounds. I am tempted to put out the 2nd mixtape right away, and to make a clear break between my pre and post G2 work. Friends of mine may have noticed that I'm not as available as I used to be, since I am now devoting every free moment I have to patching.
I am saving most of my really good stuff for later. I think I am getting sort of tired of the whole remix thing, and after the 2nd mixtape, I think I'll be concentrating on instrumentals and songs with guests (unless I decide to start rapping or singing myself). I might even put out an actual record (gasp!)
That being said, I still want to share some of my excitement. Here is a quicky fun jam I did with the G2. This isn't really a song, just a few tracks of noodling, but it's kind of fun. All sounds are from the G2 besides a drum track, which I programed in live, but ran through an effects patch on the G2.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/5npbwf
The nord G2 is a keyboard that you plug into your computer and it lets you patch your own synth with virtual modules. It has over a hundred different modules and you can have as many in there as the chips can handle (a lot).
This has become my new obsession, patching new sounds. I am tempted to put out the 2nd mixtape right away, and to make a clear break between my pre and post G2 work. Friends of mine may have noticed that I'm not as available as I used to be, since I am now devoting every free moment I have to patching.
I am saving most of my really good stuff for later. I think I am getting sort of tired of the whole remix thing, and after the 2nd mixtape, I think I'll be concentrating on instrumentals and songs with guests (unless I decide to start rapping or singing myself). I might even put out an actual record (gasp!)
That being said, I still want to share some of my excitement. Here is a quicky fun jam I did with the G2. This isn't really a song, just a few tracks of noodling, but it's kind of fun. All sounds are from the G2 besides a drum track, which I programed in live, but ran through an effects patch on the G2.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/5npbwf
posted by small is beautiful at 10:26 PM
2 Comments:
I love nord so much, the G2 is incredible and the lead is spectacular as a functional full keyboard synth. You can do anything with that stuff and i cant wait to hear what you have doen with the G2
Sam
Hello, Mondomix (Paris, France) is making a book about urban music (jazz, afrobeat, rock, raï, slam, salsa...). To illustrate the electro chapter, we would like to use a picture on your blog:
http://www.thesmallisbeautiful.com/uploaded_images/Port-stud-8-06-784442.jpg
Can we use it for free? Your name would of course be credited. For further informations you can reach me at marie.pourcel@mondomix.org
Thank you for your answer,Marie.
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