Clavia

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Swedish manufacturer of synthesizers

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::summary Swedish manufacturer of synthesizers ::

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nameClavia DMI AB
logoClavia Nord Logo.svg
typePrivate
industrySynthesizers
founders
foundationin Stockholm, Sweden
products{{plainlist
divisionsddrum (until 2005)
homepage
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|name = Clavia DMI AB |logo = Clavia Nord Logo.svg |type = Private |industry = Synthesizers |founders = |foundation = in Stockholm, Sweden |products = {{plainlist|

Clavia Digital Musical Instruments () is a Swedish manufacturer of virtual analog synthesizers, virtual electromechanical pianos and stage pianos, founded in Stockholm, Sweden in1983 by and . Since1995, Clavia's keyboards have been branded Nord.

Company history

Digital drums

In 1983, and began to work in the basement of a home located in the southern suburbs ofStockholm, creating the world's first dedicated digital drum for the commercial market, called the "Digital Percussion Plate1". | url=http://www.emulatorarchive.com/DrumMachines/Edrum/edrum.html | title=A brief company history | publisher=Clavia | accessdate=2012-03-09}} In1984 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. | url=http://www.box.com/shared/fmp8eqhbitrff79zsls0 | title=Clavia ddrum product info | publisher=Clavia | accessdate=2010-03-09}} The ddrum brand and products were sold in2005 to their USdistributor, Armadillo Enterprises, who continues to manufacture drum products under the name. | title = Nord Discontinued Products - Overview | url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Discontinued_Products | publisher = Clavia DMI AB | location = Stockholm | accessdate = 2012-03-09

|image1=Clavia Nord Lead 2x front.jpg|caption1=Nord Lead 2x

Nord keyboards

In 1995, Clavia released the Nord Lead. Called "a magic piece of electronics" by Sound on Sound, | author = David Crombie | year = 1995 | title = Clavia Nord (second opinion) | url = http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1995_articles/may95/clavianordlead.html | magazine = Sound On Sound | issue = May 1995 | quote = Apart from these minor quibbles, this is a magic piece of electronics, a synthesizer of pure genius. | author = Paul Nagle | year = 1997 | title = Clavia Nord Lead 2 | url = http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/sep97/clavianordlead2.html | magazine = Sound On Sound | issue = September 1997 | author = Simon Trask | year = 2001 | title = Clavia Nord Lead 3 | url = http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul01/articles/nordlead3.asp | magazine = Sound On Sound | issue = July 2001 | author = Paul Nagle | year = 2002 | title = Clavia Nord Lead 2x | url = http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan04/articles/clavianordlead2x.htm | magazine = Sound On Sound | issue = January 2004

In 1997 Clavia released the Nord Modular, a virtual analog modular synthesizer. Called a "landmark in synthesis" by Paul Nagle in Sound On Sound, | author = Paul Nagle | year = 1998 | title = Clavia Nord Modular Virtual Analogue Modular Synthesizer, Part 1 | url = http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr98/articles/nord_modular.html | magazine = Sound On Sound | issue = April 1998 | author = Paul Nagle | year = 2004 | title = Clavia Nord Modular G2 | url = http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul04/articles/nord.htm | magazine = Sound On Sound | issue = July 2004

| |image3=Nord Electro2 61keys.jpg |caption3=Nord Electro2

In 2001 the Nord Electro was released. It was designed to emulate the classical electromechanical keyboards like the Hammond organ, the Rhodes Stage73, the Wurlitzer electric piano and the Clavinet. The pianos are sampled, but the organs are modeled using a "digital simulation". | url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Electro_3&clnem=Information | title = Nord Electro 3 - Information | publisher = Clavia

In 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 . | url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Stage_2 | title = Nord Stage 2 - Information | publisher = Clavia

In October 2007 Clavia released the Nord Wave, which adds sample-player functionality to the virtual analog engine of the Nord Lead series | url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Wave | title = Nord Wave - Information | publisher = Clavia | url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Drum | title = Nord Drum - Information | publisher = Clavia | url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_C2_Organ | title = Nord C2 Organ - Information | publisher = Clavia

|image1=Clavia Nord Lead A1 (2014).jpg|caption1=Nord Lead A1 |image2=Clavia Nord Lead 4 (2014).jpg |caption2=Nord Lead 4 |

The Nord Piano was released in2010, which contained the piano section from the Nord Electro3 with an 88-key hammer-action keyboard. | url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Products&clpm=Nord_Piano_2 | title = Nord Piano 2 - Information | publisher = Clavia

Clavia has continued to update each of these models, and in2025 the Nord range included the Nord Stage4, the Nord Piano5, the Nord Grand2, the Nord Electro6, the Nord LeadA1 and the Nord Wave2. | url = http://www.nordkeyboards.com/products | title = Nord Keyboards | publisher = Clavia

Products

File:Clavia Nord C2D Combo Organ (rear angled).jpg |Nord C2D Combo Organ File:NSDrawbuttons.jpg|Nord Stage 2 Draw-buttons File:NSSynthPanel.jpg|Nord Stage 2 Synth panel

Discontinued products

Discontinued products list: | |image1=Nord Modular.jpg |width1=164 |caption1=Nord Modular |image2=Nord Modular Rack&G2 Engine.png|width2=152|caption2=Nord Modular Rack & G2 Engine |image1=Nord Modular G2.jpg |caption1=Nord Modular G2 |

File:Nord Modular G2 modwheel.jpg |Pitch stick & wheel (Nord Modular G2) File:Clavia Nord Lead 3 knobs.jpg |Nord Lead 3 File:Nord Stage played (closeup).jpg|Nord Stage 88 File:Clavia Nord Piano 88 - Pimp your piano.jpg |Nord Piano 88

References

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