Ride the (Nord) Wave
In pursuit of analog poly greatness, it's easy to overlook a LOT of other synths, particularly VAs. I'm not an analog purist by any means, but VAs have usually just been something I ended up trying because of easy access or latent curiosity; not because of any great need for 20 voice pads or complex multitimbrality. And that means a lot of them have simply gone under my radar for a loooong time. So in an effort to be a little more au courant , I made an educated decision last year to buy a NEW VA: the Roland Gaia 2. A few things didn't really click with me and so rather than return or sell, I thought about checking out something I'd actually been curious about for a long time, the Nord Wave 1. In a case of wonderful serendipity, someone wanted the Gaia and had a Wave to offer and ta da, I had a Wave. I am no stranger to Nords. I had a NL2R when they were still somewhat fresh (so fresh actually that I kind of forgot what I even thought about it, "dry" is my on