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The patch format in v1.60 is compatible with all previous versions, so you will still be able to load your patches after you have installed the new OS.

Before downloading and installing the latest software version, make sure you save your patches from the G2 internal memory to your computer. Clavia can in no way be held responsible for any loss of data on your system.

Download the OS-update.
Download either the Windows or Macintosh installation file.
Nord Modular G2 Editor and OS update V1.62
OS X .dmg 8,2 MB
Windows .zip 5,8 MB
Driver Installation (Windows only)
Important: The 1.6x version requires any currently installed USB G2 drivers to be removed and replaced by the v2.14 driver. On a Windows XP system, the installation of the 1.6 G2 Editor will try to remove an old driver, and you will be able to install the new version when the G2 is re-connected to the USB port. Vista users have to remove any old drivers manually. Instructions on how to manually replace any older drivers on Vista and XP can be found in a pdf file that is present in the Nord Modular G2 1.6 folder after you have run the NMG2 1.6x Setup.exe.
Nord Modular G2 USB driver Version 2.14 Only needed for 32 bit versions of Windows operating systems.
Download .zip 18 KB

Nord Modular G2 USB driver Version 2.14 Only needed for 64 bit versions of Windows operating systems.
Download .zip 19 KB

Connect the USB cable between the Nord modular G2 and your computer. The "Found New Hardware" wizard should appear. On Windows 2000 and XP you can let the wizard search for the driver, simply choosing next.
Install the update
Make sure that no MIDI cables are connected to the G2 and that the Editor application is not running. Connect the USB cable between the Nord modular G2 and your computer. Windows: Unzip the downloaded archive and run "Nord Modular G2 v1.60 Setup.exe". This will install the Editor, the OS update utility and instructions on how to replace any older drivers. Make sure that you replace any previously installed drivers to the v2.14 drivers and update the OS in the G2 before you launch the 1.6 Editor.
OS X: Open "NordModularG2_V16.dmg" and copy "NMG2Editor" to your Applications folder.

Start the Update application and press the "Update" button. The G2 will reboot in update mode and then automatically start the OS update. Wait until the progress bar reaches 100%, and then click the "Done" button. Do NOT under any circumstances switch off the power during the update procedure.

v1.62

If the 1.6 Editor was exited and then restarted, it would not be able to find the G2 unless the synth was restarted, or the USB cable was re-connected. The update to 1.62 fixes this issue.

v1.60

Support for Windows Vista and the new USB driver.
Native support for the Intel processors on the Macintosh platform.

v1.40

From this version the Nord Modular G2 Editor provides two new tools for patch modification, the Patch Adjuster for quick patch changes on a global level, and the Patch Mutator for extensive sonic exploration based on interactive evolution. Together these tools greatly simplify the sound design process, and allow you to get interesting results even without knowledge of the inner workings of a specific patch.

Additional Features

Users with red-green-difficulties have expressed problems to differentiate between pressed and non-pressed buttons. To solve this we have implemented a Color Scheme setting found in the Options dialog.
The patch window automatically scrolls when dragging a cable outside the window. Also the zone inside the window that triggers scrolling while dragging cables or moving modules has been enlarged.
A new hot key 'z' will play the last played key on the Virtual Keyboard.

Fixed bugs, all platforms

Tool tip text of the OscMaster coarse parameter has been corrected.
Patch Level display differed slightly in the synth and the editor.
Some patches with many modules with many parameters made the G2 halt.
Save As now suggest the entire filename and not only the valid 16 characters.
Fixed a problem with gain in FltStatic when changing between variations where it was in different modes.
Clicking sound was removed from the lowest setting in the built in glide.
Doing more than 25 simultaneous parameter changes you could on rare occasions lose one.

Windows Only

Using hot keys to open Open or Save dialogs now close module tool tips.
Hovering with the mouse pointer over the Open and Save dialog could crash the Editor on some computers.
Sometimes only one floating tool window was focused when trying to focus the application.

Mixers: The chain inputs are not affected by the Pad parameter any more.
Clock Divider: The duration of the output used to be 50%. Now it equals the duration of the clock input instead.
Clock Divider Fixed: This module has been removed, replace it with one or more Clock divider modules.
Glide: When in Lin mode the range of the time parameter is changed.
Freq Shifter: This module now lacks the 0 and 90 degree outputs and the mix parameter and output have also been removed. In most cases the same behaviour can be achieved using the xFade module connected to the Up and Dn outputs.
LFOs: When in any of the two random modes the range of the rate parameter has been changed.
Stereo Delay: There used to be a problem with the Dry/Wet parameter affecting the feedback amount. This has now been fixed, but some earlier patches may be slightly altered.
Stereo Delay: In v1.20 the feedback parameters got the wrong scaling. This was restored in v1.24 to the correct behaviour used in v1.10. Since no conversion is done patches made with version 1.20 must be adjusted manually.

(for one single unit Nord Modular G2 operation): Windows 98SE/2000/XP, Intel Pentium II 500 Mhz, 128 MB RAM or more. OSX 10.2, Mac G3 400 MHz, 128 MB RAM. USB 1.1, 800x600 screen resolution, 16-bit screen colors.