NEW: Nord Electro 6 Stage Pianos

Posted on Sun 28 January 2018 in entries • Tagged with Electro 6, keyboards, NAMM 2018, nord

Nord Electro 6

Over the last few years Nord have become the name to go to when professionals keys players want an incredible sounding and reliable stage instrument, so it is very exciting to see their new line - The Nord Electro 6.

The newly announced Nord Electro 6 comes in 3 models - the …


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Nord Keyboards - As used by the Rag 'n' Bone Man band

Posted on Wed 30 August 2017 in entries • Tagged with case study, nord, stage 2

Rag n Bone Man on Stage

You might not know the name Ben Jackson-Cook but he is the Musical Director of one of the year's hottest stars, Rag 'n' Bone Man, and he is a big fan of Nord Keyboards. In this interview with soundtech.co.uk he spills the beans on his favourite gear.

This …


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Just Announced: the Nord Stage 3

Posted on Wed 05 April 2017 in entries • Tagged with nord, nord stage 3, stage pianos

Nord Stage 3 Stage Piano
The fifth generation of the successful Stage Series, the Nord Stage 3 has just been announced and it features Nord’s award-winning technologies including the Nord Lead A1 Synth Engine with sample playback, acclaimed Nord C2D Organ Engine, a greatly enhanced Piano Section, and extensive hands-on Effects - all in one …


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Nord adopts new binaural recording technique for latest grand piano sample

Posted on Fri 03 February 2017 in entries • Tagged with nord, piano, royal grand

Nord Royal Grand 3D

It may seem a little daft at first but then there is a moment of “that’s brilliant!”...Nord uses a mannequin dummy with two ear-shaped microphones to record the new Royal Grand 3D sample.

Nord has recently added to its, already impressive, library of piano sounds available to download …


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NAMM 2015: Nord Electro 5 series keyboards

Posted on Tue 20 January 2015 in entries • Tagged with electro 5, keyboards, namm 2015, nord, piano

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The Nord Electro 5. With greatly expanded memory, the added ability to split and layer and a live focused program section, the new Nord Electro 5 is a highly refined, focused yet flexible stage keyboard.
Three models will be available. The Electro 5D 61 and Electro 5D 73 feature semi-weighted …


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Free soundbank for Nord Lead A1 and A1R synth from Richard Barbieri

Posted on Sun 21 September 2014 in entries • Tagged with a1, a1r, keyboards, lead, nord, Nord a1, nord a1r, nord lead a1, piano, synths

An amazing free sound bank for the new Nord Lead A1 and A1r analogue modelling synthesisers from a true synth programming legend, Richard Barbieri. Demonstrating the creative and sonic capabilities of the A1’s new analogue modelling engine and its unique user-interface, the sound bank covers a wide range from …


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NORD ANNOUNCE LEAD A1

Posted on Mon 20 January 2014 in General News • Tagged with analogue modelling synthesiser, nord, nord lead, nord lead a1

Nord have just announced that they will be releasing a brand new keyboard in April of this year! The Nord Lead A1 takes the acclaimed analogue-modelling engine from their Lead 4, whilst adding an innovative interface that is specifically designed for programming sounds.

Although it is a digital instrument, the …


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FEDERICO SOLAZZO DEMONSTRATES THE NORD LEAD 4

Posted on Fri 10 January 2014 in General News • Tagged with analogue modelling synthesiser, clavia, clavia nord, federico solazzo, nord, nord lead, nord lead 4, nord lead 4r

Clavia have recently released a great new video, which shows off the main features of their flagship Nord Lead 4 synthesiser, with plenty of audio samples to demonstrate what its controls do and how they can be manipulated to create new and interesting sounds.

Check it out!

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MAJOR SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR NORD DRUM 2

Posted on Mon 21 October 2013 in Drums • Tagged with analogue mo, drum synthesiser, nord, nord beat 2, nord drum 2, nord pad

The Nord Drum 2 is a 6-channel analogue-modelling percussion synthesiser, which can make a wide variety of electronic sounds. Whether you're after something to sit on your studio desk and tweak, something to use in a live situation in combination with the free Nord Beat 2 sequencing App and Nord …


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FREE ARTIST BANKS FOR NORD LEAD 4

Posted on Tue 15 October 2013 in General News • Tagged with ake danielson, analogue-modelling synth, asl soundlab, federico solazzo, kristofer ulfves, nord, nord lead 4, nord lead 4r, palle dahlstedt, ulf "vinyl" stenberg

For all Nord Lead 4 owners, you can now download up to 6 special preset libraries for your synth for the princely sum of NOTHING! Professional sound designers ASL SoundLab, Federico Solazzo, Åke Danielson, Palle Dahlstedt, Kristofer Ulfves and Ulf "Vinyl" Stenberg were all chosen for their unique styles, in …


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