THE NORD PROD UCT RANGE 2009 2009SUMME R R – SUMME S D R A Y HANDmaDE IN SWEDEN NOR BO D KE BY DEVOteD musICLOVERS at CLAVIA DMI AB 2 CONES T NT N ORD C2 COMBO ORG A N 10 NORD ELECTRO 3 18 NORD ST AGE EX 2 6 NORD W AVE 34 NORD LEAD 2X 42 Manufacturer: Clavia DMI AB, Box 4214, SE-102 65 Stockholm, Sweden Phone: +46 8 442 73 60, Fax: +46 8 644 26 50, Email:
[email protected] www.nordkeyboards.com 3 A BRIEF C YHT OMPAN IS ORY TEH 80’S 1983 Clavia was founded in 1983 by Hans Nordelius in Stockholm, Sweden. In a basement in a suburb of Stockholm he created the Digital Percussion Plate 1 which was released later the same year. For the first time ever drummers could play sampled sounds with great feel and dynamics. The sounds were stored on removable EPROM cartridges in 8-bit format. Needless to say, the product was an instant success. 1984 In 1984 the brand name ddrum was introduced. At this point Clavia introduced a new pad construction featuring real drum heads and hoops. Most other pads on the market had a plastic or rubber surface, so these improvements were considered very in- novative. The ddrum versions 1 to 4 all became very succesful and many people still regard them as be- ing the best triggering digital drum system around. 4 TEH 90’S 1995 The Nord Lead synthesizer was released in 1995. It was Clavias first synthesizer and the first on the market to emulate analog synthesis.