Clavia DMI AB
Clavia DMI AB
Clavia DMI AB
Contents
Company history Type Private
Products Synthesizers
Industry
Discontinued products
Founded Stockholm, Sweden
References 1983
External links Hans Nordelius and
Founder
Mikael Carlsson
Products virtual analog
Company history synthesizers
In 1983, Hans Nordelius and Mikael Carlsson
virtual
electromechanical
began to work in the basement of a home
pianos
located in the southern suburbs of Stockholm,
stage pianos
creating the world's first dedicated digital
Divisions ddrum
drum for the commercial market, called the
'Digital Percussion Plate 1'.[1] In 1984 an Website clavia.se
improved version that could play four sounds ddrum4 SE
from an EPROM was released under the
'ddrum' name with the now signature red
coloring. The same year a drum system was released with several sound modules in a rack, each with its own EPROM. The pads used
to trigger the sounds were unusual for the time, since they used real drum heads, whereas other electronic drum kits of the time used
rubber pads. This, together with a separate trigger for the snare drum's rim, made for a more realistic playing experience.[2] The
ddrum brand and products were sold in 2005 to their US distributor Armadillo who continues to manufacture drum products under
the name.[3]
In October 2007 Clavia released the Nord Wave, which adds sample-player functionality to the virtual analog engine of the Nord
Lead series[14] and in March 2012 Clavia released theNord Drum, a virtual analog drum synthesizer.[15]
Products
Nord Lead A1 - Performance synthesizer
Nord Lead 2X - Virtual analog synthesizer
Nord Rack 2X - Virtual analog MIDI module
Nord Lead 4 - Performance synthesizer
Nord Electro 6 - Virtual electromechanical keyboard Nord Lead A1
instrument
Nord Piano 3 - Stage piano
Nord Stage 3 - Stage keyboard
Nord Stage 2EX - Stage keyboard
Nord C2D - Dual Manual Virtual Combo Organ
Nord Pedal Keys 27 - MIDI organ pedalboard
Nord Drum 3 - Modelling percussion synthesizer Nord Lead 4
Nord C2D Combo Organ Nord Stage 2 Draw-buttons Nord Stage 2 Synth panel
Discontinued products
Discontinued products list:[3]
Nord Piano 88
References
1. "A brief company history"(http://www.emulatorarchive.com/DrumMachines/Edrum/edrum.html). Clavia. Retrieved
2012-03-09.
2. Clavia ddrum product info(http://www.box.com/shared/fmp8eqhbitrff79zsls0), Clavia, retrieved 2010-03-09
3. "Nord Discontinued Products - Overview"(http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Discontinue
d_Products). Stockholm: Clavia DMI AB. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
4. David Crombie (1995)."Clavia Nord (second opinion)"(http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1995_articles/may95/clav
ianordlead.html). Sound On Sound (May 1995). "Apart from these minor quibbles, this is a magic piece of
electronics, a synthesizer of pure genius."
5. Paul Nagle (1997). "Clavia Nord Lead 2" (http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/sep97/clavianordlead2.ht
ml). Sound On Sound (September 1997).
6. Simon Trask (2001). "Clavia Nord Lead 3" (http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul01/articles/nordlead3.asp). Sound
On Sound (July 2001).
7. Paul Nagle (2002). "Clavia Nord Lead 2x" (http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan04/articles/clavianordlead2x.htm).
Sound On Sound (January 2004).
8. Paul Nagle (1998). "Clavia Nord Modular Virtual Analogue Modular Synthesizer, Part 1" (http://www.soundonsound.c
om/sos/apr98/articles/nord_modular.html). Sound On Sound (April 1998).
9. Paul Nagle (2004). "Clavia Nord Modular G2"(http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul04/articles/nord.htm). Sound On
Sound (July 2004).
10. "Nord Electro 3 - Information"(http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Electro_3&clnem
=Information). Clavia.
11. "Nord Piano 2 - Information"(http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Piano_2). Clavia.
12. "Nord C2 Organ - Information"(http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_C2_Organ).
Clavia.
13. "Nord Stage 2 - Information"(http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Stage_2). Clavia.
14. "Nord Wave - Information" (http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Wave). Clavia.
15. "Nord Drum - Information"(http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Drum). Clavia.
External links
Official Clavia website
reKon audio VST Lead Editors 1, 2 and 3 for Mac and Windows.
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