Who owned/tried Nord Lead 2x and Nord Lead 3 ??

[Jessycd]

Hello !

I'm kinda lost between the Nord Lead 2x and the 3...

I'm into industrial rock music.

And I heard bands like Nine Inch Nails or KMFDM used to play on 2x.

On the Lead 3, users are people like Jean-Michel Jarre, Kean, Faint, or Pet Shop Boys. (I only know Jarre and Pet Shop Boys, I'm not a big fan)


But is it a good idea to choose a synth with people who used it ? (And is the list true anyway ?)


These two synths are a lot different ? I heard demos (on Youtube -_-'), and I found them close sounding ! I tried a 2x Rack in a shop too, and I was kinda happy, but it lacked of something...

So I don't know wich one to choose... 2x seems to sound harsher, more like the bands I said (At least that's what people often says). 3 is more powerful (And close to a Modular G2 I believe ?), inspiring/easy to tweak but is it really different from the 2x anyway ?

What do you think ?
I searched informations over the web but still can't get a decision...

Thank you so much

[Wout Blommers]

Jessycd

The most important difference is the NL2X you can buy new in the shop and the NL3 is only on the second hand market...

Wout

[Jessycd]

Lmao !

Really ? You think they are this close ?

[Wout Blommers]

Not really
First is to try and find a NL3...
Otherwise there is no choice!

Wout

[psynthetik]

I had this same dilemma not long ago. I was looking for a nasty sounding synth as I produce darker sounding psytrance. From all the reviews I had, 2 or 2x was the way to go. Apparently 2 is grittier than 2x but 2x is the only one I could get new. Not sure if this helps at all but I just bought the 2x and it is great, so much fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fuckin awesome, gritty and dam tasty leads

edit: nord 3 was not reccomended to me by darker sounding users

[Wout Blommers]