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Nord Lead 4 or A1 vs Access Virus - which to choose? - SynthWizard - 02-29-2020
Nord Lead 4 or A1 vs Access Virus - which to choose?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi all,</p> <p>I've been looking into buying a hardware synth. My use cases are twofold: The first use case is for live performances, but the second use case is as a composer's tool for complementing Omnisphere, Serum, Kontakt/Komplete, and Zebra.</p> <p>My musical style is largely experimental and leans towards future funk or psytrance - I like making music that is danceable, but sounds wonky and out-of-this-world in some way; I only use presets as shortcuts to the final patch I envision for a particular piece.</p> <p>As for the synthesizer, I'm trying to figure out which one to get - my favorite synth tracks are usually from Tipper's catalog, like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTrdDh6iTVg">Flunked</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_1plCtqpxA">Lattice EP</a>, or recent albums such as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpg_aQWoGWU">Forward Escape</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YThxh8BQKZE">Jettison Mind Hatch</a>. He's a big Access Virus fan, but I'm not sure which model would be best for me - I loathe 37-key synthesizers, so it'd be either a Nord or the 61-key model Access has.</p> <p>Anyone able to help me figure out which choice would be best?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/spookytus"> /u/spookytus </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/fb49d8/nord_lead_4_or_a1_vs_access_virus_which_to_choose/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/fb49d8/nord_lead_4_or_a1_vs_access_virus_which_to_choose/">[comments]</a></span>