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
Nord Electro 3 | Nord Electro 3 HP | |
Piano | ||
Polyphony | 40/60 (stereo/mono pianos) | |
Nord Piano Library | Yes | |
Piano Memory | 185MB allocated to piano instruments | |
String Resonance | Yes, Generation 1 | Yes, Generation 1 (on/off) |
Long Release | No | Yes |
Dynamic Response Curves | 1 | 4 |
Sample Section | ||
Nord Sample Library | Yes | |
Sample Memory | 68MB allocated to sample instruments | |
Rotary Speaker Simulation | Generation 1 | |
Effect Section | ||
Effect 1 | Pan, Tremolo, Auto-Wah, Pedal-Wah and Ring Modulator | |
Effect 2 | Phaser, Flanger and Chorus | |
Delay | No | Yes |
Reverb | Yes | Yes (available when not using Delay) |
EQ | 3 band, sweepable Mid | |
Amp/speaker simulation | JC, Twin & small w/overdrive | |
Performance | ||
Keyboard | 61-key (F-F) or 73-key (C-C) velocity sensitive Semi Weighted Waterfall keyboard | 73-key (E-E) Hammer Action weighted keyboard |
MP3/CD input | Yes | |
Programs | 2 Program buttons x 64 Pages (128 locations) | 4 Program buttons x 32 Pages (128 locations) |
Live/Auto save programs | 1 location | 4 locations |
Weight | 7.65kg (15.3 lbs) / 9.1kg (18.2 lbs) | 11kg (24.25 lbs) |
Exact pricing and availability to be confirmed.