Welcome to the Nord Modular and Nord Micro Modular Sound Library. Here you'll find many additional patches for your Nord Modular or Micro Modular. Some of the patches are made by us at the factory and some by international sound developers and users. This page is constantly updated. Please make sure to come back for new fresh sounds!

Important! If you run V3.0 on Macintosh and PC!
We have converted all patches on this page so they can be opened and used in the V3.0 Editor for Macintosh and PC. This is because patches created in Editor V2.0 and earlier cannot be opened and converted in the V3.0 Editors. The section of this page that features converted patches starts here.

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If you send patches to us, (you must!) we will put them on this site with a reference to you. Please send along a description of yourself or any other useful information regarding your work on the Modular.

Patches available for Nord Modular and Nord Micro Modular:

Factory presets for 1.1 software release (Clavia)	Download (98 kb)
Zon Vern Pyles	Download (92 kb) Download (10 kb)
Sound Library 3: Another pack of 100 patches for the Nord Modular with courtesy of the people at the factory, Peter Benisch, Philip Wolfe, Peter Gorges, Wieland Zamolak, Stivve at Estrad Music and more.	Download (98 kb)
Adam Davidovics (Hungary)	Download (25 kb)
Michael Bradford	Download (31 kb)
Uwe G. Hoenig	Download (7 kb)
Chad Miller	Download (19 kb)
Sebastian Hubert	Download (23 kb)
Keith R. Crosley	Download (8 kb)
Niklas Jarl	Download (73 kb)
Kim Matsumae's	Download (11 kb)
Matthias Klaag	Download (158 kb)

V2.0 Patches 981103

Tommi Lindell	Download (11 patches, 14 kb)
Jacek Tuschewski	Download (13 patches, 17 kb)
Kees van der Maarel	Download (10 patches, 10 kb)
Markus Jentsch	Download (16 patches, 16 kb)
Keith R. Crosley	Download (29 patches, 40 kb)
Niklas Jarl	Download (100 patches, 97 kb)
Matthias Klaag	Download (101 patches, 128 kb)

V2.1 Patches for Nord Modular 981214

Factory patches V2.10	Download (100 patches, 110 kb)

V2.1 FM Patches 990112 (initially released 981223)

Acoustic sounds	Download (22 patches, 31 kb)
Bass sounds	Download (37 patches, 50 kb)
Brass sounds	Download (21 patches, 28 kb)
Lead sounds	Download (26 patches, 34 kb)
Organ sounds	Download (16 patches, 20 kb)
Pad sounds	Download (58 patches, 77 kb)
Percussion sounds	Download (36 patches, 49 kb)
Piano sounds	Download (46 patches, 66 kb)
Synth sounds	Download (30 patches, 40 kb)
Synth FX sounds	Download (8 patches, 10 kb)

V2.1 converted Nord Lead 2 Patches 990112

Nord Lead 2 Sound card 1	Download (287 patches, 381 kb)
Nord Lead 2 Sound card 2	Download (291 patches, 394 kb)
Nord Lead 2 Sound card 4	Download (288 patches, 392 kb)

 

V2.1 Patches 990126

Patches made by Jan Paul Moorehead at Berklee College of Music, Chair at the Music synthesis department, except 'AM Experiment 5 drone.pch' and 'AM Experiment.pch' that was made by him and dr. Thomas L. Rhea. (Most of the patches should be used with external 'Audio In' signals.)

Berklee	Download (13 patches, 14 kb)

 

V2.1 Patches 990212-16

Michael Bradford	Download (16 patches, 16 kb)
Hans Vetter	Download (16 patches, 16 kb)
Rob Hordijk	Download (20 patches, 20 kb)
Roland Kuit	Download (69 patches, 77 kb)
Wan Kemper	Download (17 patches, 20 kb)
Wout Blommers	Download (6 patches, 10 kb)
Kees van der Maarel	Download (17 patches, 15 kb)

 

V2.1 Micro Modular Factory Patches 990316

V2.1 Micro Modular Factory Patches	Download (99 patches, 104 kb)

 

V2.1 Patches 990316

Palle Dahlstedt	Download (18 patches, 22 kb)
Kees van der Maarel	Download (13 patches, 12 kb)
Roland Kuit	Download (25 patches, 29 kb)

 

V2.1 Audio In mastering patch 990318

Have you ever used your Nord Modular or Micro Modular as an audio processor for external signals? To show an example of what you can do, we have created a patch which works as a 3-band stereo compressor with noise gates. This patch can be used to give a nice "face-lift" to your master mix.

To begin with there is a left and a right filter section. Here you set the three band ranges for each channel. Each band is then routed to a stereo COMPRESSOR and stereo EXPANDER section (the expanders work as noise gates). The three different stereo bands are then mixed and routed to a "master" stereo COMPRESSOR (works only as limiter here).

As you adjust the parameters in the patch, it's quite easy to compress the sound too much. Therefore, it's a good idea to frequently compare processed signals with unprocessed signals. By switching between '1' and '2' on the two BYPASS switches, you can compare the processed and unprocessed signal of each stereo channel. '1' is processed signal and '2' is unprocessed (bypassed) signal.

Some hints: Adjust the Threshold values of the EXPANDER modules to eliminate any input noise. Try adding, for example, two (one for each channel) OVERDRIVE modules after the EXPANDER HI module to add more treble to the processed sound.

Audio In "mastering" patch	Download (1 patch, 2 kb)

 

V2.1 Patches 990323

Keith R. Crosley	Download (22 patches, 24 kb)

 

V2.1 Patches 990409

Roland Kuit	Download (17 patches, 22 kb)
Roland Kuit	Download (26 patches, 29 kb)
Kees van der Maarel	Download (10 patches, 12 kb)

 

V2.1 Patches 990414

Wan Kemper	Download (20 patches, 29 kb)
Wan Kemper	Download (31 patches, 39 kb)

 

V2.1 Patches 990427

Andy Allder	Download (6 patches, 6 kb)
Roland Kuit	Download (26 patches, 33 kb)

 

V2.1 Patches 990507

Jim Clark	Download (16 patches, 18 kb)
Bill Romanowski	Download (11 patches, 14 kb)

 

V2.1 Patches 990527

WAP of Adept, Hungary	Download (34 patches, 36 kb)
Chris Bentley	Download (16 patches, 16 kb)
Roland Kuit	Download (29 patches, 38 kb)
Steve Hunt	Download (5 patches, 6 kb)

 

V2.1 Patches 990609

Paul Klaui	Download (41 patches, 43 kb)
Sam Streeper	Download (39 patches, 75 kb)
Martin Sommerville	Download (24 patches, 27 kb)
Steve Hunt	Download (27 patches, 37 kb)
Jim Clark	Download (14 patches, 13 kb)

 

V2.1 Patches 990624

Andy Allder	Download (18 patches, 14 kb)
Martijn Schrader	Download (50 patches, 47 kb)

 

V2.1 Patches 990813

Kristian Dyresberg	Download (44 patches, 35 kb)
Christoph Studer	Download (26 patches, 22 kb)
Pasi Pajanen	Download (99 patches, 65 kb)
Roland Kuit	Download (23 patches, 38 kb)
Hans Heerooms	Download (21 patches, 20 kb)

 

V2.1 Patches 990826

K. Lex Pattyrson	Download (63 patches, 76 kb)
K. Lex Pattyrson	Download (10 patches, 14 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (95 patches, 96 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (41 patches, 41 kb)
Richard Thibert	Download (10 patches, 74 kb incl. info)
Jim Purbrick	Download (8 patches, 13 kb)
Keith R. Crosley	Download (11 patches, 14 kb)

 

Categorized V2.1 patches for PC Editors V2.1 and V3.0, and for Mac Editor V3.0. 991021

Almost 3000 of the above patches have been roughly categorized into 12 different archives. We decided to put them in different categories to make it easier for you to find the type of sounds you're looking for. The archives include a mix of factory- and user created patches, and therefore the patch names don't necessarily indicate what kind of sound you'll hear. This can be quite exciting, we can assure you! Each category archive has been created in two file formats: ZIP for PC and SIT/HQX for Macintosh.

	PC	Macintosh
Acoustic	Download (57 patches, 77 kb)	Download (57 patches, 90 kb)
Audio in	Download (103 patches, 122 kb)	Download (103 patches, 145 kb)
Bass	Download (314 patches, 384 kb)	Download (314 patches, 448 kb)
Lead	Download (259 patches, 317 kb)	Download (259 patches, 369 kb)
Miscellaneous	Download (23 patches, 27 kb)	Download (23 patches, 32 kb)
Organ	Download (127 patches, 162 kb)	Download (127 patches, 188 kb)
Pad	Download (378 patches, 459 kb)	Download (378 patches, 539 kb)
Percussive	Download (168 patches, 209 kb)	Download (168 patches, 245 kb)
Piano	Download (202 patches, 263 kb)	Download (202 patches, 306 kb)
Sequencer/patterns	Download (387 patches, 488 kb)	Download (387 patches, 573 kb)
Synth	Download (635 patches, 774 kb)	Download (635 patches, 1111 kb)
Synth FX	Download (333 patches, 362 kb)	Download (333 patches, 428 kb)

 

V3.0 Nord Modular factory preset patch library 991115

Here is the Nord Modular V3.0 factory preset patch library with 495 categorized patches. Each Bank also contains a Patch List file, which makes it possible to download an entire bank and having the patches end up in the correct memory location. The factory preset library is a mix of factory- and user created patches. Thanks a lot everyone for your contributions! Each category archive has been created in two file formats: ZIP for PC and SIT/HQX for Macintosh.

The patches are divided into the following categories:

Memory locations	Patch category	Description
101-199	Assorted	A mix of all sorts of sounds to give you a quick overview of what types of sounds the Nord Modular is capable of producing.
201-229	Sequences/patterns	Patches that use sequencer modules to produce melodic and/or rhythmic lines.
230-254	Bass	A variety of synth and electro-acoustic bass sounds.
255-286	Lead	Synth sounds mainly for lead purposes.
287-379	Synth	A wide range of multipurpose synth sounds.
380-399	Piano	Different electric- and acoustic piano emulations.
401-419	Organ	Organ emulations, from basic tonewheel organs to big church organs.
420-450	Pad	Synth pad sounds.
451-465	Acoustic	A selection of of acoustic instruments emulations.
466-516	Synth FX	All sorts of effects sounds.
517-599	Audio In	Patches that make use of the analog input(s) of the Nord Modular synthesizer. Vocoder patches can be found here, for example.

 

	PC	Macintosh
Bank 1	Download (99 patches, 93 kb)	Download (99 patches, 129 kb)
Bank 2	Download (99 patches, 96 kb)	Download (99 patches, 133 kb)
Bank 3	Download (99 patches, 92 kb)	Download (99 patches, 127 kb)
Bank 4	Download (99 patches, 91 kb)	Download (99 patches, 126 kb)
Bank 5	Download (99 patches, 88 kb)	Download (99 patches, 123 kb)

 

V3.0 Nord Micro Modular factory preset patch library 991115

Here is the Nord Micro Modular V3.0 factory preset patch library with 99 patches. The patch library also contains a Patch List file, which makes it possible to download an entire bank and having the patches end up in the correct memory location. The factory preset library is a mix of factory- and user created patches. Thanks a lot everyone for your contributions! Each category archive has been created in two file formats: ZIP for PC and SIT/HQX for Macintosh.

Click here for a complete list of the patch names.

	PC	Macintosh
Bank 1	Download (99 patches, 88 kb)	Download (99 patches, 122 kb)

 

V3.0 Patches 991116

	PC	Macintosh
Christoph Studer	Download (24 patches, 22 kb)	Download (24 patches, 32 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (43 patches, 44 kb)	Download (43 patches, 63 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (32 patches, 32 kb)	Download (32 patches, 46 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (32 patches, 32 kb)	Download (32 patches, 45 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (30 patches, 24 kb)	Download (30 patches, 33 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (35 patches, 30 kb)	Download (35 patches, 41 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (34 patches, 33 kb)	Download (34 patches, 46 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (32 patches, 27 kb)	Download (32 patches, 37 kb)
Hans Vetter	Download (12 patches, 12 kb)	Download (12 patches, 18 kb)
Patrick Fridh	Download (30 patches, 25 kb)	Download (30 patches, 36 kb)
Martin Sommerville	Download (11 patches, 10 kb)	Download (11 patches, 14 kb)
Roland Kuit	Download (18 patches, 27 kb)	Download (18 patches, 37 kb)
Coti K.	Download (23 patches, 16 kb)	Download (23 patches, 22 kb)
WAP-Adept	Download (12 patches, 11 kb)	Download (12 patches, 15 kb)
Palle Dahlstedt	Download (21 patches, 26 kb)	Download (21 patches, 36 kb)

 

V3.0 Patches 000105:

	PC	Macintosh
Christoph Studer	Download (21 patches, 16 kb)	Download (21 patches, 21 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (40 patches, 35 kb)	Download (40 patches, 49 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (40 patches, 35 kb)	Download (40 patches, 49 kb)
Wan Kemper	Download (37 patches, 38 kb)	Download (37 patches, 53 kb)

 

V3.0 Patches 000828:

	PC	Macintosh
Bill Barton	Download (20 patches, 28 kb)	Download (20 patches, 39 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (33 patches, 28 kb)	Download (33 patches, 59 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (32 patches, 27 kb)	Download (32 patches, 38 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (18 patches, 16 kb)	Download (18 patches, 22 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (23 patches, 21 kb)	Download (23 patches, 29 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (18 patches, 16 kb)	Download (18 patches, 22 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (20 patches, 17 kb)	Download (20 patches, 23 kb)
Marko Ettlich	Download (18 patches, 14 kb)	Download (18 patches, 19 kb)
Jim Clark	Download (37 patches, 44 kb)	Download (37 patches, 59 kb)
Roland Kuit	Download (50 patches, 74 kb)	Download (50 patches, 102 kb)
Roland Kuit	Download (22 patches, 37 kb)	Download (22 patches, 51 kb)
Paul Klaui	Download (34 patches, 36 kb)	Download (34 patches, 52 kb)
Roger Nilsson	Download (21 patches, 17 kb)	Download (21 patches, 23 kb)

 

Step-instructions:

1. Download the patches of interest
2. The patches are compressed to either zip or sit/hqx format. Decompress them with your Zip or Stuffit Expander V5.x utility. Additional instructions
3. Open the patches in your Modular Editor.