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The basic behavior when using Polyphonic Legato with Glide is very similar to regular Polyphonic Lega-
to. If you play a new chord before releasing the first played chord (legato), the old notes will glide parallel 
to the new notes at the set Glide rate. The new notes will replace the previous ones at the current Envelope 
phase of the first pressed key of the previous chord. I.e. the new notes will not retrig the Envelopes (Am-
plifier and Filter). Note that this is true only if the new chord has the same number of notes as the pre-
vious chord. If the number of notes in the chords differs, this is what happens:

• If the new chord has more notes than the currently played chord, the last played note(s) in the new 

chord will be played back normally and the other notes replace the old chord with Legato and Glide.

• If the new chord has less notes than the currently played chord, the last played note(s) in the currently 

played chord will continue to sound and the other notes will be replaced by the new chord with Legato 
and Glide.

Tip!
When using Polyphonic Legato with Glide, it’s very useful to also use the KB Hold function described 
on 

. This way you don’t need to play legato but can release the keys after you play the chords.

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The adjustable stereo Unison function is another unique feature of Nord Lead 3. When you activate Uni-
son, you get 5 simultaneous voices per note: 2 in the left channel, 2 in the right channel and one in the 
center. The Unison is always in stereo for even greater effect. This opens up for extremely rich and fat 
sounds. The Unison of Nord Lead 3 doesn’t reduce the polyphony!

Press the U

 button to activate the stereo Unison function. Adjust the detune amount among the 

voices with the D

 knob.