Nord LeadvsNord Lead 2

Nord Lead and Nord Lead 2: 2 Nord synthesizers compared side by side. They differ on 7 of 17 compared specifications.

Voices: 12 on the Lead and 16 on the Lead 2.
Released: 1995 on the Lead and 1997 on the Lead 2.
Polyphony: 4 voices (12 with expansion) on the Lead and 16 voices on the Lead 2.
Oscillators: 2 oscillators (triangle, saw, pulse; noise on Osc 2), hard sync and FM on the Lead and 2 oscillators (sine, triangle, saw, pulse; noise on Osc 2), hard sync, FM, syncable noise on the Lead 2.
Filter: 12/24 dB low-pass, band-pass, high-pass on the Lead and 12/24 dB low-pass, band-pass, high-pass, notch + 12 dB low-pass, with filter distortion on the Lead 2.
Weight: 6.7 kg on the Lead and 5.3 kg on the Lead 2.

Both are the same on engine (Analogue modelling) and keys (49).

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2 items	Nord Lead Discontinued 1997	Nord Lead 2 Discontinued 2003
General
Manufacturer	Nord	Nord
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Released	1995	1997
Sound engine
Engine	Analogue modelling	Analogue modelling
Voices	12	16
Polyphony	4 voices (12 with expansion)	16 voices
Oscillators	2 oscillators (triangle, saw, pulse; noise on Osc 2), hard sync and FM	2 oscillators (sine, triangle, saw, pulse; noise on Osc 2), hard sync, FM, syncable noise
Filter	12/24 dB low-pass, band-pass, high-pass	12/24 dB low-pass, band-pass, high-pass, notch + 12 dB low-pass, with filter distortion
Multi-timbral parts	4	4
Keyboard
Keys	49	49
Key size	Full	Full
Aftertouch	None	None
Format
Format	Keyboard	Keyboard
Motorised knobs	No	No
Features	Pitch Stick, Arpeggiator, Velocity morph, PCMCIA memory card slot	Pitch Stick, Arpeggiator, Keyboard split, 10 drum kits, 4 audio outputs
Connections
MIDI ports	DIN in, DIN out	DIN in, DIN out
CV / Gate	No	No
Size & weight
Dimensions (W × D × H)	865 × 265 × 105 mm	865 × 265 × 105 mm
Weight	6.7 kg	5.3 kg

Summary