Nord Lead Virtual Analog Synthesizer

The FirstNord Lead sparked the virtual analog revolution in the 90s with its combination of a warm sound and an intuitive user interface featuring dedicated knobs for every function. It was the first product to feature the patented Nord Pitch Stick. The Nord Lead was an immediate groundbreaking success and set the industry standard.

General

Polyphony 4 voices (expandable to 12)
4 part multitimbral
Special Features

Velocity Program: Each function can be controlled by a knob and modulated by keyboard velocity.
Performance Controller
4 octave velocity-sensitive keyboard (with octave shift buttons) (+/-2 oct)
Modulation wheel, Pitch Stick (no dead zone at zero crossing), 1 pedal input.
User Interface

2 digit display, 26 knobs and 26 buttons for program editing.
Oscillator Section

OSC 1 generates a triangle, sawtooth, or pulse with adjustable width or waveform.
OSC 2 generates a triangle, sawtooth, or pulse waveform with adjustable width, and can also generate noise with the color control.
OSC 2 can be hard-synced to OSC 1. Linear deep frequency modulation from OSC 2 to OSC 1.
Filter Section

12 dB (2-pole) low pass, 24 dB (4-pole) low pass, band pass or high pass.
Cutoff, resonance, envelope amount, and velocity-controlled envelope amount.
ADSR envelope.
Filter key tracking, full or off