THE NF-1k, OR THE KEYBOARD NF-1:
A VERY PLAYABLE AND MUSICAL INSPIRATION MACHINE!
MODOR NF-1k 
The Modor NF-1k synthesizer is the keyboard version of our original desktop synth: the Modor NF-1. You can read everything about the NF-1 and its sound engine over here.
The NF-1k has:
- a 49-key weighted keyboard by Fatar
- with polyphonic aftertouch
- a large (50cm) touch strip for pitch bends
- and 2 smaller (10cm) touch strips for modulation (mod'wheel' and CC3).
However, the NF-1k is more than just an NF-1 with a keyboard:
- An extra, newly developed voice board doubles the polyphony of the NF-1 to 16 voices, and makes it 2-part multitimbral. So 2 NF-1 patches can be layered, split over the keyboard or independently sequenced over MIDI.
- We added a programmable and midi syncable ARPEGGIATOR to it: Up, Down, Up+Down, Program and Random options.
- A very simple to use CHORD mode and a HOLD function have been added.
- and finally there's a UNISON mode with detuning and stereo spread.
2950€ (*)
Together, all these features controlling 2 entire NF-1 sound engines with their unusual but highly musical filters and waveforms, the NF-1k is an incredible inspiration machine. Already while building and programming, we constantly found ourselves carried away, just playing for hours, enjoying to play and create new musical riffs and themes on this machine... 😎 🎹 🎶
SPECIFICATIONS
- Fatar keyboard
- 49 keys (4 full octaves)
- weighted keys
- polyphonic aftertouch
MULTITIMBRALITY AND POLYPHONY
- 16 voices polyphony
- 2 part multitimbral
- polyphony can be split 8+8 over two parts, or all 16 to a single part
MEMORY
- 448 patches, 14 banks [A-N] of 32 patches
- 64 'setups' containing 2 full patches, and all chord/arp/unison settings.
- All factory presets can be overwritten
CONNECTIONS
- 100-220V AC mains connector (C14)
- MIDI IN/THRU/OUT connections, 3x 5-pin DIN connection
- Audio Left/Stereo output, for 6.35mm TRS or mono jack, unbalanced
- Audio Right output, 6.35mm mono jack, unbalanced
- Headphones connector on frontpanel, 6,35mm TRS jack
- Sustain switch, 6.35mm mono jack
- Volume/modulation pedal, 6.35mm TRS jack
- USB connector (MIDI only, class compliant - no driver installation necessary)
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
- 43 rotary knobs
- 28 pushbuttons
- 1 rotary encoder
- 50cm pitchbend touchstrip
- 10cm modwheel touchstrip
- 10cm extra modulation touchstrip
DISPLAY
- 16x2 green backlit LCD display, latin and cyrillic characters
MIDI
- Keyboard transmits Midi Note on/off and Poly Aftertouch messages
- All 'continuous' sound parameters accept and transmit Midi Control Changes in realtime
- Pitch Bend, Velocity, Aftertouch (Channel&Poly), Modwheel (CC#1), BreathCtrl (CC#2), CC#3 and Expression pedal (CC#4) modulation
- Backups and patch exchanges via Patch, Bank and Memory Sysex Dumps
- Firmware upgrades via Sysex
- MIDI MPE-compatible
MEASUREMENTS
- Length: 72cm
- Width: 51cm
- Height: 14cm
- Weight: +/-12kg
FRONTPANEL
