49-key Analog Modeling Synthesizer, 4-part Multitimbral, with 24-note Polyphony, Multi-configurable Oscillator, 5-waveform LFO, 12/24dB Lowpass Filter, and 4 Arpeggiators

The Nord Lead A1 analog modeling synthesizer will change your concept of synthesis. Whether you're onstage or in the studio, the Lead A1's innovative architecture lets you quickly amass a huge arsenal of stunning sounds that work perfectly across musical genres. Nord gave the A1 a fast, intuitive interface that lets you whip up awesome patches fast, and at the same time encourages experimentation. Blast out a run on the splittable 49-note Fatar keybed while sweeping the filter. Sounds and feels incredible, doesn't it? And with a curb weight of under 11 pounds, the Nord Lead A1 makes an ideal gigging synth.

Main Features:

• 24-note polyphony, 4-part multitimbral
• Keyboard split with two slots for upper and lower sections
• Modulation wheel, Pitch Stick with no dead zone at zero crossing
• Unique oscillator concept with eight configurations:
• Pitch, Detune, Shape, Sync, AM, Noise, Sub Mix, FM
• Traditional analog and digital waveforms
• Unison mode and Extra Fat Unison mode adds girth to your sounds
• LFO with five waveforms
• Mod envelope; LFO as additional ModEnv
• 12 and 24dB lowpass filters
• Highpass and bandpass filters
• Transistor and diode ladder filter simulations of Mini and TB-303
• Effects: Ensemble, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Ring Modulator, Drive
• Master Clock Sync of Arpeggiator, LFO, and Delay
• Velocity and Mod Wheel Morph
• USB MIDI integrates the Lead A1 with your DAW
• Like Button lets you save what you've done into a temporary list and continue editing
• Mutator lets you adjust elements by set percentages to easily create variations on a patch
• 3 LED displays, 23 knobs, three encoders, and 20+ buttons for program and performance editing
• Sustain and expression pedal inputs
• Highly portable: weighs 10.7 pounds
• Hand-crafted in Sweden

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Tech Specs:

• Type:Keyboard Synthesizer
• Sound Engine Type(s):Modeling
• Number of Keys:49
• Type of Keys:Synth-weighted, Velocity-sensitive
• Other Controllers:Pitch Stick, Mod Wheel
• Polyphony:24 Notes
• Number of Effects:6
• Effects Types:Ensemble, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Ring Modulator, Drive
• Arpeggiator:Yes
• Audio Outputs:4 x 1/4"
• Headphones:1 x 1/4"
• USB:1 x Type B
• MIDI I/O:In/Out/USB
• Pedal Inputs:1 x Sustain, 1 x Expression
• Power Supply:Internal
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