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Clavia Nord Lead
Virtual-analogue polysynth, 1995 onwards. Virtual analogue: DSP chips model analogue subtractive synthesis, including oscillator cross-modulation, rather than using analogue circuits. The original Nord Lead, one of the first virtual-analogue synths.
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- Millennium
Robbie Williams · I've Been Expecting You, 1998
- Programmed bass · InstrumentVerifiedSupplied the synth part of the programmed bass sound, combined with a sampled bass.
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A virtual-analogue synth modelled on the Nord Lead 2, the direct successor that kept the same design with more voices.
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Nord Lead A1
The Nord Lead that Clavia makes now, a later virtual-analogue design in the same line.
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