Maker
Clavia
Musical synthesizer company
Clavia is a Swedish maker of electronic instruments founded in 1983, best known for its red Nord synthesizers, stage pianos, and digital organs.
Models
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Nord Piano 5 88
Piano · Sweden
An 88-key stage piano in the Nord Piano line, hand-built in Sweden by Clavia. It pairs a triple-sensor weighted hammer-action keyboard with dual piano engines and a dual sample-synth section drawing on Nord's selectable piano and sample libraries.
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Nord Lead 4
Sweden
The Nord Lead 4 is a virtual analog synthesizer in the Nord Lead family, offering refined analog modeling, an effects section, and extensive performance control in Clavia's signature red instrument.
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Nord Lead 2
Sweden
The Nord Lead 2 is a virtual analog synthesizer in Clavia's Nord Lead family, expanding on the original with more voices and refined modeling while keeping the immediate, knob-driven interface.
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Nord Lead
Synthesizer · Sweden
The Nord Lead is a family of virtual analog synthesizers introduced by Clavia in 1995. The original Nord Lead pioneered the 'virtual analog' concept—digitally modeling analog synthesis with knob-per-function control—and its bright red instruments became staples on stage and in the studio.
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Nord Modular
Synthesizer · Sweden
The Nord Modular is a line of synthesizers from Clavia in which sounds are built from virtual modules patched together in companion editor software, combining the flexibility of modular synthesis with the recall and convenience of digital hardware.
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Nord Lead A1
Sweden
The Nord Lead A1, released in 2014, is a virtual analog synthesizer designed for fast, intuitive sound creation, using a streamlined modeling engine and a simplified interface rather than deep menu editing.
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Nord C2D
Organ · Sweden
A dual-manual combo organ from Nord (Clavia) with two 61-note keyboards and physical drawbars. It combines modeled tonewheel, transistor combo, and pipe-organ sounds in a lightweight stage instrument.
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Nord Lead 3
Sweden
The Nord Lead 3, released in 2001, is a virtual analog synthesizer that added high-resolution knobs with LED collars and a more powerful modeling engine to the Nord Lead family.
Sources
Categories
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Synthesizers
Hardware synthesizers, synth model families, and related electronic instruments.
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Organs
Acoustic, electric, and electronic organs and organ model families.
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Pianos
Acoustic pianos, piano model families, and related keyboard instruments.
Representative model
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Nord Lead
Synthesizer · Sweden
The Nord Lead is a family of virtual analog synthesizers introduced by Clavia in 1995. The original Nord Lead pioneered the 'virtual analog' concept—digitally modeling analog synthesis with knob-per-function control—and its bright red instruments became staples on stage and in the studio.