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{{Short description|Swedish manufacturer of synthesizers}}
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|foundation = [[Stockholm]], Sweden<br />{{Start date and age|1983}}
|foundation = [[Stockholm]], Sweden<br />{{Start date and age|1983}}
|products = [[virtual analog synthesizer]]s <br>virtual [[electromechanical]] pianos <br> [[stage piano]]s
|products = [[virtual analog synthesizer]]s <br>virtual [[electromechanical]] pianos <br> [[stage piano]]s
|divisions = [[ddrum]]
|divisions = [[ddrum]] <small>(until 2005)</small>
|homepage = {{URL|http://www.clavia.se/|clavia.se}}
|homepage = {{URL|http://nordkeyboards.com}}
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'''Clavia Digital Musical Instruments''' (Clavia DMI AB) is a Swedish manufacturer of [[virtual analog synthesizer]]s, virtual [[electromechanical]] pianos and [[stage piano]]s, founded in [[Stockholm]] Sweden in 1983 by Hans Nordelius and Mikael Carlsson.
'''Clavia Digital Musical Instruments''' (Clavia DMI AB) is a Swedish manufacturer of [[virtual analog synthesizer]]s, virtual [[electromechanical]] pianos and [[stage piano]]s, founded in [[Stockholm]], Sweden in 1983 by Hans Nordelius and Mikael Carlsson. Since 1995, Clavia's keyboards have been branded ''Nord''.


==Company history==
==Company history==
[[Image:Clavia ddrum4 SE.jpg|thumb|165px|ddrum4 SE]]
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===Digital drums===


In 1983, Hans Nordelius and Mikael Carlsson began to work in the [[basement]] of a home located in the southern [[suburbs]] of Stockholm, creating the world's first dedicated digital drum for the commercial market, called the 'Digital Percussion Plate 1'.<ref name="history">
In 1983, Hans Nordelius and Mikael Carlsson began to work in the [[basement]] of a home located in the southern [[suburbs]] of Stockholm, creating the world's first dedicated digital drum for the commercial market, called the 'Digital Percussion Plate 1'.<ref name="history">
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</ref> In 1984 an improved version that could play four sounds from an EPROM was released under the '[[ddrum]]' name with the now signature red coloring. The same year a drum system was released, where you had 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, where 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.<ref name="ddrum_product_info">
</ref> In 1984 an improved version that could play four sounds 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.<ref name="ddrum_product_info">
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</ref> The ddrum brand and products were in 2005 sold to their US distributor Armadillo who continues to manufacture drum products under the name.<ref name="discontinued">
</ref> The ddrum brand and products were sold in 2005 to their US distributor Armadillo who continues to manufacture drum products under the name.<ref name="discontinued">
{{cite web
{{cite web
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| title = Nord Discontinued Products - Overview
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===Nord keyboards===


In 1995, Clavia released the [[Nord Lead]]. Called "a magic piece of electronics" by [[Sound on Sound]]<ref name="soslead">
In 1995, Clavia released the [[Nord Lead]]. Called "a magic piece of electronics" by [[Sound on Sound]]<ref name="soslead">
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In 2001 the [[Nord Electro]] was released. It was designed to emulate the classical [[electromechanical]] keyboards like [[Hammond organ]], [[electric piano]] and [[Hohner]] [[Clavinet]]. The pianos are [[Sampling (music)|samples]] but the organs are modeled using a "digital simulation".<ref name="claviaelectro3">
In 2001 the [[Nord Electro]] was released. It was designed to emulate the classical [[electromechanical]] keyboards like the [[Hammond organ]], the [[Rhodes piano|Rhodes Stage 73]], the [[Wurlitzer electric piano]] and the [[Hohner]] [[Clavinet]]. The pianos are [[Sampling (music)|samples]] but the organs are modeled using a "digital simulation".<ref name="claviaelectro3">
{{cite web
{{cite web
| url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Electro_3&clnem=Information
| url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Electro_3&clnem=Information
| title = Nord Electro 3 - Information
| title = Nord Electro 3 - Information
| publisher = Clavia
| publisher = Clavia
}}</ref>
}}</ref> Clavia's current models here are the Electro 5, emulating a [[Hammond B3]], a [[Farfisa]] and a [[Vox (musical equipment)#Organs|Vox organ]] and containing samples of different [[electric piano]]s, a [[Wurlitzer electric piano]], a [[Hohner]] [[Clavinet]] and several acoustic grand and upright pianos;<ref name="claviaelectro3"/> the [[Nord Piano|Nord Piano 2]] containing the piano section from the Nord Electro 3 with an 88 key hammer action keyboard;<ref name="claviapiano">

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{{cite web
Im 2005, Clavia produced the Nord Stage, combining the organ and piano functions of the Electro with some of the synth functionality of the Lead, while adding other piano functionality and a version with 88 weighted keys.<ref name="claviastage2">
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| url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Piano_2
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| title = Nord Piano 2 - Information
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}}</ref> the [[Nord C Series|Nord C2]] Organ, a dual manual instrument containing the organ section from the Nord Electro 3 as well as an emulation of a baroque pipe organ;<ref name="claviac2">
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| url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_C2_Organ
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| title = Nord C2 Organ - Information
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| publisher = Clavia
}}</ref> and the [[Nord Stage|Nord Stage 2]] which takes the organ and pianos from the Nord Electro and adds a virtual analog synthesizer.<ref name="claviastage2">
{{cite web
{{cite web
| url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Stage_2
| url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Stage_2
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| url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Drum
| url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Drum
| title = Nord Drum - Information
| title = Nord Drum - Information
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| publisher = Clavia
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}}</ref> and the [[Nord C Series|Nord C1]] Organ, a dual manual instrument containing the organ section from the Nord Electro 3, to which an emulation of a baroque pipe organ was added in 2009.<ref name="claviac2">
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| url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_C2_Organ
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The [[Nord Piano]] was released in 2010, which contained the piano section from the Nord Electro 3 with an 88 key hammer action keyboard.<ref name="claviapiano">
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| url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Piano_2
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| title = Nord Piano 2 - Information
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Clavia has continued to update each of these models, and in 2021 the Nord range included the Nord Stage 3, the Nord Piano 5, the Nord Grand, the Nord Electro 6, the Nord Lead 4, the Nord Lead A1 and the Nord Wave 2.<ref name="claviaproducts">
{{cite web
| url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/products
| title = Nord Keyboards
| publisher = Clavia
}}</ref>


==Products==
==Products==


*[[Nord Lead|Nord Lead A1]] - Performance synthesizer
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Lead A1]] - Performance synthesizer
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Lead 4]] - Performance synthesizer
*[[Nord Wave|Nord Wave 2]] - Performance synthesizer
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Lead 2X]] - Virtual analog synthesizer
*[[Nord Electro|Nord Electro 6]] - Virtual [[electromechanical]] keyboard instrument
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Rack 2X]] - Virtual analog MIDI module
*[[Nord Grand]] - Stage piano
*[[Nord Electro|Nord Electro 5]] - Virtual [[electromechanical]] keyboard instrument
*[[Nord Piano|Nord Piano 5]] - Stage piano
*[[Nord Piano|Nord Piano 3]] - Stage piano
*[[Nord Stage|Nord Stage 3]] - Stage keyboard
*[[Nord Stage|Nord Stage 2EX]] - Stage keyboard
*[[Nord Piano Monitor]] - Monitor boxes
*[[Nord C Series|Nord C2D]] - Dual Manual Virtual Combo Organ
*[[Nord C Series|Nord C2D]] - Dual Manual Virtual Combo Organ
*[[Nord C Series|Nord Pedal Keys 27]] - MIDI organ pedalboard
*[[Nord C Series|Nord Pedal Keys 27]] - MIDI organ pedalboard
*[[Nord Drum 2|Nord Drum 3]] - Modelling percussion synthesizer
*[[Nord Drum|Nord Drum 3P]] - Modelling percussion synthesizer


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*[[Ddrum]] series by Clavia - sold in 2005<ref name="discontinued"/>
*[[Ddrum]] series by Clavia - sold in 2005<ref name="discontinued"/>
*[[Nord Piano]] - Stage piano
*[[Nord Piano]] - Stage piano
*[[Nord Piano|Nord Piano 2]] - Stage piano
*[[Nord Piano|Nord Piano 3]] - Stage piano
*[[Nord Piano|Nord Piano 4]] - Stage piano
*[[Nord C Series|Nord C1]] - Dual Manual Virtual Combo Organ
*[[Nord C Series|Nord C1]] - Dual Manual Virtual Combo Organ
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*[[Nord Drum]] Virtual analog drum synthesizer
*[[Nord Electro]] - Virtual [[electromechanical]] keyboard instrument
*[[Nord Electro]] - Virtual [[electromechanical]] keyboard instrument
*[[Nord Electro|Nord Electro Rack]] - Virtual electromechanical MIDI module
*[[Nord Electro|Nord Electro Rack]] - Virtual electromechanical MIDI module
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*[[Nord Wave]] - Performance Synthesizer & Sampler
*[[Nord Wave]] - Performance Synthesizer & Sampler
*[[Nord Lead]] (1995) - Virtual analog synthesizer
*[[Nord Lead]] (1995) - Virtual analog synthesizer
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Lead Rack]] (1995) - Virtual analog synthesizer
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Lead 2]] (1997) - Virtual analog synthesizer
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Lead 2]] (1997) - Virtual analog synthesizer
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*[[Nord Lead|Nord Lead 2X]] - Virtual analog synthesizer
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Lead 3]] - Virtual analog synthesizer
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Lead 3]] - Virtual analog synthesizer
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Lead 4]] - Performance synthesizer
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Rack]] - Virtual analog MIDI module
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Rack]] - Virtual analog MIDI module
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Rack 2]] - Virtual analog MIDI module
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Rack 2]] - Virtual analog MIDI module
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Rack 2X]] - Virtual analog MIDI module
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Rack 3]] - Virtual analog MIDI module
*[[Nord Lead|Nord Rack 3]] - Virtual analog MIDI module
*[[Nord Stage]] - Stage keyboard
*[[Nord Stage]] - Stage keyboard
*[[Nord Stage|Nord Stage EX]] - Stage keyboard
*[[Nord Stage|Nord Stage EX]] - Stage keyboard
*[[Nord Stage|Nord Stage 2]] - Stage keyboard
*[[Nord Stage|Nord Stage 2EX]] - Stage keyboard
*[[Nord Modular]] - Software-based semi-modular synthesizer
*[[Nord Modular]] - Software-based semi-modular synthesizer
*[[Nord Modular|Nord Modular G2]] - Software-based semi-modular synthesizer
*[[Nord Modular|Nord Modular G2]] - Software-based semi-modular synthesizer
*[[Nord Modular|Nord Modular G2x]] - Software-based semi-modular synthesizer
*[[Nord Modular|Nord Modular G2x]] - Software-based semi-modular synthesizer
*[[Nord Modular|Nord Micro Modular]] - Software-based semi-modular synthesizer
*[[Nord Modular|Nord Micro Modular]] - Software-based semi-modular synthesizer
*[[Nord Drum]] - Modelling percussion synthesizer
*[[Nord Drum|Nord Drum 2]] - Modelling percussion synthesizer


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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Clavia DMI}}
{{commons category|Clavia DMI}}
*[http://www.clavia.se/ Official Clavia website]
*[http://nordkeyboards.com Official Clavia website]
*[http://www.rekonaudio.com reKon audio VST Lead Editors 1, 2 and 3 for Mac and Windows.]


{{Clavia}}
{{Clavia}}


[[Category:Synthesizer manufacturing companies]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Stockholm]]
[[Category:Synthesizer manufacturing companies of Sweden]]
[[Category:Musical instrument manufacturing companies of Sweden]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1983]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Sweden]]

Latest revision as of 14:04, 20 February 2024

Clavia DMI AB
Company typePrivate
IndustrySynthesizers
FoundedStockholm, Sweden
1983; 41 years ago (1983)
FounderHans Nordelius and Mikael Carlsson
Productsvirtual analog synthesizers
virtual electromechanical pianos
stage pianos
Divisionsddrum (until 2005)
Websitenordkeyboards.com

Clavia Digital Musical Instruments (Clavia DMI AB) is a Swedish manufacturer of virtual analog synthesizers, virtual electromechanical pianos and stage pianos, founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 1983 by Hans Nordelius and Mikael Carlsson. Since 1995, Clavia's keyboards have been branded Nord.

Company history

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ddrum4 SE

Digital drums

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In 1983, Hans Nordelius and Mikael Carlsson began to work in the basement of a home located in the southern suburbs of Stockholm, creating the world's first dedicated digital drum for the commercial market, called the 'Digital Percussion Plate 1'.[1] In 1984 an improved version that could play four sounds 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]

Nord Lead 2x

Nord keyboards

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In 1995, Clavia released the Nord Lead. Called "a magic piece of electronics" by Sound on Sound[4] it popularized the virtual analog type of synthesis. In 1997 the Nord Lead 2 was released, with many improvements, including increasing polyphony from 4 to 16 notes.[5] The Nord Lead 3 was released in 2001, with a reworked sound engine, better D/A converters and monophonic aftertouch. The most striking aspect of the Nord Lead 3 was that all the sound editing knobs had been replaced with infinite rotary knobs, where the value of the parameter was indicated by a LED 'collar' around the knob.[6] The rotary knobs, LED collars and keyboard with aftertouch made the Nord Lead 3 an "absolute delight"[7] but because of its higher price, the Nord Lead 2 remained in demand. And as some of the parts of the Nord Lead 3 were getting harder to source, Clavia released an updated version of the Nord Lead 2, called the Nord Lead 2x, with faster processors, better D/A converters and an upgraded polyphony to 20 voices.[7] The Nord Lead 3 was discontinued in 2007, but the Nord Lead 2x remains in production.[3]

In 1997 Clavia released the Nord Modular, a virtual analog modular synthesizer.[3] Called a "landmark in synthesis"[8] it allowed you to essentially build your own virtual analog synthesizer. It too was later upgraded with the 2004 release of the Nord Modular G2, that gave it the same endless rotary knobs as the Nord Lead 3 and a larger keyboard with aftertouch.[9]

Nord Electro2

In 2001 the Nord Electro was released. It was designed to emulate the classical electromechanical keyboards like the Hammond organ, the Rhodes Stage 73, the Wurlitzer electric piano and the Hohner Clavinet. The pianos are samples but the organs are modeled using a "digital simulation".[10]

Im 2005, Clavia produced the Nord Stage, combining the organ and piano functions of the Electro with some of the synth functionality of the Lead, while adding other piano functionality and a version with 88 weighted keys.[11]

In October 2007 Clavia released the Nord Wave, which adds sample-player functionality to the virtual analog engine of the Nord Lead series[12] and in March 2012 Clavia released the Nord Drum, a virtual analog drum synthesizer.[13] and the Nord C1 Organ, a dual manual instrument containing the organ section from the Nord Electro 3, to which an emulation of a baroque pipe organ was added in 2009.[14]

Nord Lead A1
Nord Lead 4

The Nord Piano was released in 2010, which contained the piano section from the Nord Electro 3 with an 88 key hammer action keyboard.[15]

Clavia has continued to update each of these models, and in 2021 the Nord range included the Nord Stage 3, the Nord Piano 5, the Nord Grand, the Nord Electro 6, the Nord Lead 4, the Nord Lead A1 and the Nord Wave 2.[16]

Products

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  • Nord C2D Combo Organ
    Nord C2D Combo Organ
  • Nord Stage 2 Draw-buttons
    Nord Stage 2 Draw-buttons
  • Nord Stage 2 Synth panel
    Nord Stage 2 Synth panel

Discontinued products

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Discontinued products list:[3]

Nord Modular
Nord Modular Rack & G2 Engine
Nord Modular G2
  • Pitch stick & wheel (Nord Modular G2)
    Pitch stick & wheel
    (Nord Modular G2)
  • Nord Lead 3
    Nord Lead 3
  • Nord Stage 88
    Nord Stage 88
  • Nord Piano 88
    Nord Piano 88

References

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  1. ^ "A brief company history". Clavia. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  2. ^ Clavia ddrum product info, Clavia, retrieved 2010-03-09
  3. ^ a b c d e "Nord Discontinued Products - Overview". Stockholm: Clavia DMI AB. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  4. ^ David Crombie (1995). "Clavia Nord (second opinion)". Sound On Sound. No. 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". Sound On Sound. No. September 1997.
  6. ^ Simon Trask (2001). "Clavia Nord Lead 3". Sound On Sound. No. July 2001.
  7. ^ a b Paul Nagle (2002). "Clavia Nord Lead 2x". Sound On Sound. No. January 2004.
  8. ^ Paul Nagle (1998). "Clavia Nord Modular Virtual Analogue Modular Synthesizer, Part 1". Sound On Sound. No. April 1998.
  9. ^ Paul Nagle (2004). "Clavia Nord Modular G2". Sound On Sound. No. July 2004.
  10. ^ "Nord Electro 3 - Information". Clavia.
  11. ^ "Nord Stage 2 - Information". Clavia.
  12. ^ "Nord Wave - Information". Clavia.
  13. ^ "Nord Drum - Information". Clavia.
  14. ^ "Nord C2 Organ - Information". Clavia.
  15. ^ "Nord Piano 2 - Information". Clavia.
  16. ^ "Nord Keyboards". Clavia.
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