Guitar physical modelling on the Nord G2 Modular
 

Hi,

Get your ears round this guys, it's the G2 doing physical modelling and I never thought physical modelling could sound this realistic (suppose that's what it's all about!). It uses a string oscillator played by a guy on the G2 keyboard, just a bit of reverb and no samples apparently!!

http://www.clavia.se/G2/G2Guitar.mp3

well i think its just good keyboard playing,i tried the cpu based G2 demo and i couldnt get it to sound half as good... :P

CPU demo? Do you mean just having a look at the software editor?

I personally dont really like, nor see the benefit of physical modelling. If your wanting sounds resembling something realistic (yet distinctly different) then I would of thought a hardware sampler and some imaginative use of filter and effects would serve the same kind of purpose. Im a stickler for synthesized sounds

DS

I agree with DS in a way...

But, you can't deny how good the G2 does sound! Definitely possible to get some very expressive patches from the thing.

Ahhh money..... :cry:

Ive played around on a G2X and its ok. But to be honest ive been having alot more fun on my m8s Akai S3000XL sampler. My first intro to sampling....and the possibilities seems pretty endless. Its like synthezising real world audio. Made some really made sounds with some simple vocal clips

Ill see if I can upload it somewhere.....soon

DS

accualy pysical modeling is great when combined with analog\sub atractive and additive synthesis to creat weird and wild sounds,i dont think there is much point to try and mimic acustic sounds\real players.


Cpu version=a monophonic version clavia released few months ago for free in order to addvertise their product and couse G.A.S. :)
you can get it from their official website.

i wana get the little NM1 keyboard sooner or later.

no ... he's talking about this one :wink:

Physical modelling is great.

Makes a very welcome and more evolving sonic change from the usual, boring, heard-before, saw, square, *yawn*, sine, *ZZZzzzzzzzzz*.....

And with the G2 you can add a few modules and get the sound really twisted I suppose. I bet the process of programming a G2 isn't as immediate as tweeking knobs on a Virus though.