What to buy Nord Lead 1 or 2X ??? Advice from slutz needed!

[ignatius]

Originally Posted by yolkboy

why not get a secondhand 2x???
They come up very often!

yeah. they are al over ebay. he's in Australia though so maybe they don't come up as often?

[Oli]

Originally Posted by ignatius

yeah. they are al over ebay. he's in Australia though so maybe they don't come up as often?

I'm an Aussie, and usually buy my kit from US eBay, as the selection is so much better, and often cheaper even after postage. I don't have an issue with power supply conversion (which is very easy with Nords, btw).

[initself]

Originally Posted by Oli

I believe all OS 2.x versions of the Lead 1 have the same feature set, where successive releases address bug fixes. I have 2.5/2.05 (it appears these are the same, with two names), which is fine for me, though I believe 2.7/2.07 was the last released.

How do you check OS version on a Nord Lead 1 Rack?

[Oli]

Originally Posted by initself

How do you check OS version on a Nord Lead 1 Rack?

Just turn it on. It will show the two digits of the OS version on the screen. Mine shows 2.5. It will also show an E if expanded.

I believe Clavia can still provide new ROMs if required, though I think not the expansion board. I believe the decals also changed slightly between v1/v2.

[Momentum]

Rack 2 key's.

[initself]

Originally Posted by Oli

Something else which hasn't come up; in case you're interested in the Lead percussion patches, they're pretty meek. I don't know that anyone has ever put these to much use.

Wait, that's one of the best parts. 8 assignable sounds, all fully tweakable on 4 channels gives you an instant 32 channels of Nord goodness. It makes the NL1 Expanded the only option!