Clavia Nord Wave 2 B-Stock

The Nord Wave 2 user interface can be divided into four sections comprising Performance, Program, Layer Control, and Effects. The synthesizer features four layers, which provide direct access to the volume, panorama, and keyboard split point functions, complete with four buttons and four sliders for toggling and mixing. The Group feature also enables the definition of groups that can share the same Filter, Envelope, Arpeggiator, and Effects settings, providing the perfect workflow for the simple and coherent creation of multi-layer sounds that can be handled like patches. Three split points allow the keyboard to be divided into four zones with crossfade functionality, and the polyphonic arpeggiator can trigger all held keys in various modes. Gate mode can be used to chop the sound into rhythmic patterns, while Pattern mode contains a multitude of predefined patterns, all of which are editable.

The history of the Swedish company Clavia began in the 1980s with electronic drums. In 1995, the Nord Lead was released and laid the foundation for an unprecedented success story as one of the world's first virtual-analogue synthesizers. Even then, Clavia products already sported the red trademark which have made their instruments widely recognisable. Soon the company was producing not only synthesizers but, with the Nord Electro, Nord Stage and Nord Piano series, developed instruments that opened up completely new possibilities for keyboardists on stage and in the studio. Besides their uncompromisingly good sound and their excellent finish, it was their simplicity and ease of use that made Clavia the go-to instruments for live keyboardists from the very beginning. The instruments are now sold under the "Nord Keyboards" brand, but are still handmade in Sweden.