If you love the Nord style get excited, because the company have used Musikmesse 2011 to unveil their latest offering: the Electro 3 HP.
It features a 73-key hammer action weighted keybed and is designed to pack in a whole gamut of authentic vintage sounds, accessible via a live-performance-friendly interface, and yet with portability in mind.
The main feature set of the Electro 3 series:
- C1 Organ Tonewheel/transistor modeling
- Nord Piano- and Sample Library support
- String Resonance (generation 1)
- Exclusively licensed Mellotron and Chamberlin sounds
- Rotary Speaker simulation
- Flexible Effects
- Light weight
- Physical controls for all vital functions
Comparison: Nord Electro 3 and Nord Electro 3 HP
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Nord Electro 3 |
Nord Electro 3 HP |
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Piano |
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Polyphony |
40/60 (stereo/mono pianos) |
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Nord Piano Library |
Yes |
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Piano Memory |
185MB allocated to piano instruments |
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String Resonance |
Yes, Generation 1 |
Yes, Generation 1 (on/off) |
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Long Release |
No |
Yes |
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Dynamic Response Curves |
1 |
4 |
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Sample Section |
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Nord Sample Library |
Yes |
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Sample Memory |
68MB allocated to sample instruments |
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Rotary Speaker Simulation |
Generation 1 |
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Effect Section |
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Effect 1 |
Pan, Tremolo, Auto-Wah, Pedal-Wah and Ring Modulator |
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Effect 2 |
Phaser, Flanger and Chorus |
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Delay |
No |
Yes |
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Reverb |
Yes |
Yes (available when not using Delay) |
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EQ |
3 band, sweepable Mid |
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Amp/speaker simulation |
JC, Twin & small w/overdrive |
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Performance |
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Keyboard |
61-key (F-F) or 73-key (C-C) velocity sensitive Semi Weighted Waterfall keyboard |
73-key (E-E) Hammer Action weighted keyboard |
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MP3/CD input |
Yes |
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Programs |
2 Program buttons x 64 Pages (128 locations) |
4 Program buttons x 32 Pages (128 locations) |
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Live/Auto save programs |
1 location |
4 locations |
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Weight |
7.65kg (15.3 lbs) / 9.1kg (18.2 lbs) |
11kg (24.25 lbs) |
Exact pricing and availability to be confirmed.