Difference between Nord Lead 1 OS 1.6 and OS 2.7

[swuh87]

Im super stoked about the OS upgrade i'll be getting on my Nord Lead 1 this week from a 1.6 to a 2.7. FYI, I'll be walking miles to the music store with my nordlead in the freezing weather, but if thats what it takes i dont care if my nose and ears freeze and fall off as long as this baby is maxed out performance and function wise.

I read the manual and found some of the differences between the two and they include,

1. Increased polyphony from 4 to 12

2. Notch Filter added

3. Drum Kits added

I think there's some more things added but i couldnt remember exaclty. If anybody knows of any other upgrades besides whats stated above, a reply will be very much appreciated.

Thanks !!

[Wout Blommers]

[swuh87]

Thanks for the reply Wout, or should i call you Dr. Nord ??

Yea i tried out my nord when i got home and found out about the Ran App and the echo function on LFO2.

I was also surprised to find an additional filter , the secret filter, besides the notch filter when pressing the shift and filter type button, like the nord 2 and 2x.

And im not going to lie, i was in denial about your comment regarding the voice expansion, so i tried numerous different ways to test the polyphony. Polyphony is still 4 .......

I guess my next move will be to get and expansion board.

Thanks for the info !!

[Wout Blommers]

[Perry]

These are the differences I've found so far, after upgrading from 1.6 to 2.7:

• percussion modes
  
• added arpeggiators (echo + random)
  
• arpeggios can be sent as midi out
  
• keyboard octave shift (as well as the regular slot octave shift)
  
• "notch+lp" filter
  
• demo play (press shift+sync)
  
• expression pedal is assignable to LFO, filter, FM etc. (instead of just replacing mod wheel)
  
• panic button (shift+keyboard track)
  
• capable of formatting PCMCIA cards
  
• performances may now also contain exp.pedal assignment and aftertouch assignment
  
• recieving aftertouch
  

[msy2]

Does anyone know if the keyboard split feature of the lead 2 was ever added to the lead 1. I believe it never was.

[robsol]

[Perry]

Manuals for most (all?) Nord keyboards can be downloaded from www.nordkeyboards.com.

[jay fuji]

WHOA. i did not know about random and echo... time to head downstairs and enlighten myself!

[Perry]

Echo is really fun to play with!

[Wout Blommers]