Nord Lead A1 - Omnisphere HW

Ratings

Control of Omnisphere
Panel Layout
Ease of Use
Keyboard Feel
Build Quality

The Clavia Nord Lead A1 is an interesting controller for Omnisphere. If you’re familiar with other Nord Leads, at first it might feel somewhat limited, mostly because instead of having controls over two independent Oscillators, there are preset configurations for how they work together. However, after spending a little time using these configurations, you’ll find that when controlling Omnisphere, you can use it to mix Layers, control FM, Ring Mod, and Hard Sync, among other things. One of the best things about the Nord Lead A1 panel is that you get a good amount of control over Omnisphere’s FX.

Clavia Nord Lead A1 Strengths:

Easy to use
Effects Control
Good Build Quality

Clavia Nord Lead A1 Details:

Retail Price	$2,000
Number of Keys	49 or Rackmount
Keyboard Type	Unweighted
Size of Controls	Medium
Special Features	N/A
Dimensions	Keyboard 31.5” × 3.6” × 10.2” Rackmount: 18.3” × 6.6” × 4.5”
Weight	Keyboard 10.7 lbs Rackmount: 6.6 lbs
USB Powered	No
Pitch Bender	Yes (Keyboard only)
Mod Wheel	Yes (Keyboard only)
Sends Aftertouch	No
Sustain Pedal Input	Yes
Expression Pedal Input	Yes
Ribbon	No
Non-Functional Controls	Master Level Morph controls
Arpeggiator	Yes
Sequencer	No
MIDI Messages	CC

Omnisphere Sections Controlled by the Clavia Nord Lead A1:

Independent Layer Control	No
Number of Oscillators	2
Number of Wavetables	45
Number of Envelopes	3
Number of LFOs	2
Filter Types	LPF Juicy 12dB LPF Juicy 24dB LPF Power 24dB LPF UVI 2 HPF Juicy 12dB BPF Juicy 12dB
FX Units	Analog Chorus Analog Flanger Analog Phaser Brit-Vox PRO-Verb Retroplex Solina Ensemble Stompbox Modeler
Soundsources	No
Mod Matrix	No
FM	Yes
Ring Mod	Yes
Waveshaper	No
Unison	Yes
Harmonia	No
Granular	No
ORB	No
Arpeggiator	Yes

Setting up the Nord Lead 4

Setting up the Nord Lead A1