This keyboard was purchased from Analogue Haven in Pomona, CA a little over a year after it came out.

It was a store demo unit & practically brand new. It has only been used in my studio & not used much. It has never been used for gigs or travelled except when moving. It comes with a hard shell foam-lined road case & the original documentation / software.

The Nord Modular G2X concept of software modular programming + hardware DSP built into an excellent controller keyboard was far ahead of its time. G2 was Clavia's 2nd generation of the product. It has a lovely 61-note key bed with aftertouch, the classic Nord wooden ultra-sensitive pitch bend stick, 3 (!!!) mod wheels, knobs & buttons & multiple LCD screens & vocoder mic input for real-time control. This instrument is a pre-cursor of "modern" synths like the ASM HydraSynth, Mutable Instruments & Expert Sleepers eurorack modules & the VCV Rack software modular synthesizer environment.

Even if you don't use the internal software engine, it makes an excelient lightweight luxurious master MIDI controller keyboard.

LINKS:

Sound On Sound 2004 Review - soundonsound.com/reviews/clavia-nord-modular-g2

Sample sounds on Nord website - nordkeyboards.com/sound-libraries/nord-sample-library-archive/synthesizers/nord-modular-g2/nord-modular-g2x-synth-0

From the Nord website:

The G2 concept is based on a stand alone hardware keyboard with a freely configurable sound synthesis architecture and a software user interface (Editor) made for Mac OSX and PC. 

THE MODULAR CONCEPT

Many of the G2 modules are found in traditional analog synthesizers. Among the selection are well-known building blocks such as oscillators, filters, sequencers and envelope generators as well as more complex modules like vocoders, pitch tracker and the mystic Bode shifter. You can also build your own unique FX processors and run both internal and external signals through them. Combine all this editing power with a logical, user-friendly knob panel and you have the most flexible synthesizer ever seen – the Nord Modular G2!

There are more than 160 modules to choose from and they are categorized under different tabs in the toolbar. Connect the modules you have placed on the desktop with virtual cables. In the lower section, the monophonic FX area, you drag modules mainly used for the effect part of your patch such as delay, reverb and so on. Tweak the knobs and buttons to refine the sound you have created. The G2 editor offers user-defined coloring of modules and color-coded module groups to make it easy to patch and layout your sounds.

Assign various parameters to the keyboard panel knobs, buttons and controllers either via the Parameter pages or via the Morph groups. The Parameter pages give you general control of parameters from the instrument’s eight rotary encoders, which is especially handy when you’re in the process of creating patches. The Morph groups are designed to provide total control and flexibility to live performers. Whatever you choose we’ve made it easy for you – just drag & drop and you are ready to go. When you are satisfied with your setup, just disconnect the G2 from the computer and bring it to your gig. All your sounds reside in the G2 and are retrievable with just a push of a button.