Heres my top 5 software recreations of the rhodes electric piano, in no particular order. Upload a mp3 file where you play some notes using your sample. If you want something comparable in feel and sound, your best bet is probably to find a weightedmidi controller and pair it with apples mainstage or. A professional stage piano designed with the performing musician in mind without compromising quality or means of expression. The nord piano monitor system is exclusively engineered for optimal dynamic reproduction of the electric and acoustic pianos in the nord piano library. The clavia nord electro is a virtual electromechanical instrument that simulates a hammond b3 organ, a hohner clavinet, rhodes and wurlitzer electric pianos, and a yamaha cp80 portable piano. When the nord piano was launched, it took a very different approach to piano sounds than many of its contemporaries. The nord stage 3 is our outstanding new flagship instrument featuring our latest awardwinning technologies including the nord lead a1 synth engine with sample playback, our acclaimed nord c2d organ, a greatly enhanced piano section and extensive handson effects all in one exceptional performance keyboard. Support for nord electro 6, nord grand and nord piano 4 to be announced. The nord piano library is a specialized library for acoustic and electric keyboard instruments and incorporates a number of unique technologies in order to create the most realistic reproductions of the original instruments.
Velvet is a virtual electronic piano that combines five legendary electric pianos from the 60s and 70s into one versatile instrument. Nord stage 22x3, nord electro 3456, nord piano 234, nord wave. Nord stageex22 ex3 nord piano234 nord electro 3456 nord grand the nord piano library is a specialized library for acoustic and electric keyboard instruments and. Featuring nord s superb 88note virtual hammer action weighted keybed, the nord piano 4 lets you quickly select, play, split, and layer the latest grands, uprights, and eps from the nord piano library with sounds from the nord sample library, which contains over 1,000 highquality samplebased instruments. The nord stage 3 88 keybed uses nord s topoftheline fully weighted hammer action piano keys. Nord has great hype, and its topquality equipment with a stunning appearance and great sound. The electric piano sound is warm, distinctive, and found on thousands of recordings. Theres a pretty good article in the designer sounds section of this months computer music magazine may 2016 that specifically walks through logics vintage electric piano formerly the evp88 and its use with amp designer on an aux send, tubetech cl 1b, and sound toys. Based on the fender rhodes suitcase, fender rhodes mk i and mk ii stage pianos, wurlitzer 200a and hohner pianett, velvet accurately emulates the sound quality, response, and nuances of each original instrument.
Electric keyboards is a focused, playable toolkit of highlydetailed epianos for songwriting and improvisation. Compatible with the nord piano library and nord sample library 3. Compares closer to the electro than the nord stage but is bitimbral so could fill my needs for piano and organ type sounds just fine. The nord piano library is a specialized library for acoustic and electric keyboard instruments and incorporates a number of unique technologies in order to create. By utilizing their newest piano, synthesizer and organ sound generation technology, nord has created a keyboard thats userfriendly and compatible with both the nord sample library and nord sample editor. The nord piano 4 retains the indepth piano section nord is known for. Connect the included nord triple pedal and the piano realism steps up a notch, with soft and sostenuto pedals and simulated pedal noise.
Its the perfect companion for sequencing your nord drum and is available for free at the app store. These sound just fantastic, and if youve watched any music tv or been to a gig or two recently, the chances are that youll have seen one or more of them on stage. The piano and electric piano samples include sympathetic resonance, pedal release, half pedaling, and all the other advanced piano features you would expect in a stage piano. Curious about trying a new sound in your in nord instrument but. Apr 29, 2016 nord has great hype, and its topquality equipment with a stunning appearance and great sound. Lets load up the nord electro 2 with some fresh piano sounds from the nord piano library using the nord sound manager software. Welcome to sc sounds your destination for quality sounds. The sound from a digital piano relies heavily on the pa system, and even if you have a great mixer and great loudspeakers the acoustic qualities of the room and the placement of the speakers can make a lot of difference. Best electric piano vst plugins 5 great picks for producers. Its been a while since we looked at any dedicated electric pianos, but for a fine piano action and sounds, the roland rd800 1010. Nords stateoftheart sampling techniques capture the extraordinary nuances and real character of the source instruments with breathtaking realism. Think of an electro as a nord piano plus organs, or a nord organ plus pianos, or a nord stage minus the synthesizer, and you wont go far wrong. Mar 07, 2019 the nord piano 4 combines greatly expanded voice polyphony, a premium triple sensor keybed, and nord s acclaimed virtual hammer action technology for the ultimate piano experience.
Whether youre a songwriter, performer, or producer, a highquality keyboard is a must. Included are acoustic and electric piano, brass, strings, leads, pads covering a wide range of musical genres. If you use any of these piano loops please leave your comments. Theres also a threeband eq, a selection of piano filters to add character to acoustic and electric pianos, and a soft release mode that makes the release time longer when selected. Some people are complaing about the piano sounds but i havent seen any demos to put me off yet, so will test one out. The nord stage 3 factory bank features a very extensive selection of the nord piano library but you can easily add or replace any of these sounds using the nord sound manager. But sometimes when a manufacturer focuses on recreating the feel, heart and soul of this classic electric piano whether mark i, mark ii, stage or suitcase magic can happen. Nord sound manager and piano library tutorial for nord electro. Nord beat 3 nord beat 3 is a simple to use midi step sequencer for ipad.
First, the piano samples in the nord can be swapped out for others that nord provides, and nord regularly provides new samples for free. The nord electro series captures classic electric piano and organ sounds in a more portable, stagefriendly format. The free piano loops, samples and sounds listed here have been kindly uploaded by other users. To play sounds you need to install flash or use a html5 sound capabale browser. The fifth generation of our successful stage series, the nord stage 3 features our latest awardwinning technologies including the nord lead a1 synth engine with sample playback, acclaimed nord. This incredible instrument is part of nord s latest flagship line. Key range cc on electro 6d 61 and ee on electro 6d 73. Nord is happy to announce new os updates for nord electro 6, nord piano 4 and nord grand adding support for the nord sample editor 3 software. Although the nord pianos are sample players that can play any of the sounds in the nord sample library, it is primarily intended as a replacement for the electronic or acoustic piano models. The nord piano 3 features 1gb of memory dedicated to the exclusive sounds from the nord piano library carefully selected for their specific and individual character. The nord stage follows the success of earlier keyboard instruments from clavia, and contains similar emulations of vintage electromechanical keyboards such as the hammond organ and electric pianos as found on the nord electro 2, with additional functionality including a weighted piano like keyboard on certain models, a synthesizer section based. It could be that the upright pianos have a more in your face sound whereas the grands are much more airy with a large tonal.
Our team is made up of industry pros who live and breathe the musical craft and use their expertise to get you the best deals on the widest selection of digital samples and patches. The piano section of the electro 5 contains acoustic and electric pianos from the everexpanding, and freely downloadable nord piano library. What are some cheaper alternatives to the nord piano with. The main controls offer those fantastic effects, plus dedicated areas for piano and synth. Product specific libraries here you will find the factory sounds that your instrument was shipped with, as well as exciting artist banks and other bonus content. One of nord s most popular options is the stage 2 88key stage keyboard. The swedish brand is renowned as having a slightly obsessive attention to detail, and in many ways, this new instrument was a great illustration of this. At nord we do things differently the nord piano 88 is a professional stage piano with 88 keys, designed with the performing musician in. Jul 15, 2016 and this follows on into software versions its a standard sound.
The 4d sw61 and sw73 offer waterfall keyboards with 61 and 73 keys respectively, while the 4hp incorporates a hammeraction 73key unit. Aug 05, 2015 first, the piano samples in the nord can be swapped out for others that nord provides, and nord regularly provides new samples for free. Perfect for electric and acoustic piano sounds, but also. The library contains a wide selection of multisampled upright and grand pianos, vintage electric pianos. Nord upgrade vintage electric piano library and introduce new ep filters 241218 nord keyboards has announced a major upgrade to the vintage electric piano collection within nords exclusive piano library, and the addition of new toneshaping ep filters including what they say is a highly accurate model of the legendary dyno preamp. To facilitate this, the nord piano 4 has 1gb of onboard sample memory for the piano section. Welcome to the digital pianos store, where youll find great prices on a wide range of different digital pianos. The nord piano 4 is the fourth generation of our awardwinning piano series combining greatly expanded voice polyphony, a premium triple sensor keybed and our acclaimed virtual hammer action technology for the ultimate piano experience. Developed to give you the optimal nearfield listening the compact nord piano monitor system lets you experience the true character of our renowned piano sounds with impressive depth and dynamics. Click the place inline button after uploading the mp3 sample in order to automatically create a flash mp3 player in your post. For the piano factory bank use the nord electrotool to transfer the piano samples to the instrument. Our exclusive nord piano library is constantly updated with new exclusive world class sounds, and always free of. The piano and electric piano sounds are second to none and the weighted keys are thought to be the best of any roland keyboard to date.
Secondly, some of your instruments sound programs can be set in stereo, and recording them in mono on 1channel can degrade their sound drastically. Semi weighted waterfall sw the nord electro 6d 61 and 6d 73 uses semiweighted organ type keys with a rounded waterfall tip, brilliant for rapid organ shredding and synthesizer licks, but also plays nice with piano sounds. The nord piano 4 factory bank contains grands, uprights, electric pianos and digital pianos from the exclusive nord piano library all handpicked for their unique characters. Perfect for electric and acoustic piano sounds, but also works great for organ playing. Best piano vst plugins chosen by a pro composer 2020 guide. How to transfer a new piano sound to your nord instrument youtube. All pianos found on the piano 4 are samplebased, and you can add other piano sounds using the backpanels usb connector and the nord sound manager software. The nord piano is a digital piano developed in sweden, by clavia. The 4th generation of nords awardwinning piano series combines greatly expanded voice polyphony, a premium triple sensor keybed and the acclaimed virtual hammer action technology for the ultimate piano ex. The nord piano 4 comes with a wide range of solid, tried and tested acoustic and electric pianos onboard.
The nord piano 4 combines greatly expanded voice polyphony, a premium triple sensor keybed, and nords acclaimed virtual hammer action technology for the ultimate piano experience. Expertly sampled and brimming with unique character, the grand and upright acoustic pianos, legendary electric pianos, clavinet and harpsichord, provide a stunning sound palette. Most commercial sequencer daw software will also accept and play the smf format. The roland rd2000 sounds incredible thanks to two onboard sound engines supernatural and vpiano. Jan 03, 2020 the roland rd2000 sounds incredible thanks to two onboard sound engines supernatural and vpiano. The quality of the kawai keybed combined with stellar nord sounds justifies the price for pro players with the highest demands for a piano andor ep experience, but its probably beyond the reach of more budgetconscious players. Most commercial sequencerdaw software will also accept and play the smf format.
The nord stage 3 88 keybed uses nords topoftheline fully weighted hammer action piano keys. Alesis recital 88 key beginner digital piano keyboard with full size semi weighted keys, power supply, built in speakers and 5 premium voices amazon exclusive. For the piano factory bank use the nord electro tool to. For example, the nord electro 5d 61 is a topselling 61key model that boasts an impressive variety of stereo effects and piano, organ and synth sounds. The ever expanding nord piano library is filled with uniquely sampled acoustic and electric instruments, with an outstanding range of velocity levels allowing for exceptional.
With a builtin 16gb sound library, including japanese and german grand pianos, plus sounds from kurzweils acclaimed pc3 and kore64 soundsets, this keyboard sounds as good as it plays. Intuitive user interface drag and drop single or multiple samples automatic and. And this follows on into software versions its a standard sound. Nords highquality, swedishmade keyboards are an industry favorite that combines realistic keys with worldclass onboard effects. When light weight and portability is as important as sound quality and flexibility presenting the nord piano 88. The tool connectsto the nord electro via its usb port and reports a valid connection by showing the message connected to nord electro.
Featuring a triple pedal design, a hammer action keypad, and layer and split functionality, this keyboard is easytouse and makes playing feel almost effortless. All you need is a usb cable and the nord sound manager software. The nord electro 6d 61 and 6d 73 uses semiweighted organ type keys with a rounded waterfall tip, brilliant for rapid organ shredding and synthesizer licks, but also plays nice with piano sounds. Read the loops section of the help area and our terms and conditions for more information on how you can use the loops. The editor also has functions for automatic mapping of samples across the keyboard and much more.
Nord sound manager the nord sound manager software lets you easily organize and backup the memory of your nord instrument. Jun 20, 2017 the fifth generation of our successful stage series, the nord stage 3 features our latest awardwinning technologies including the nord lead a1 synth engine with sample playback, acclaimed nord. Im going to check out the hammond sk1 to replace my nord. If your listening position is at the center of the piano, you can clearly hear that low sounds are louder to the left, while high sounds are louder to the right. Other features include advanced string resonance, nord triple pedal with dynamic pedal noise, and effects that can be assigned freely to the piano or sample synth sections. The nord sound manager software lets you easily organize and backup the memory of your nord instrument. The nord piano 3 comes with 1gb of memory for the nord piano library, which includes six grand pianos, five upright pianos, and more. Notable features include discrete reverb and delay fx paths, 1gb of piano sample memory, portable weighted hammer action keys and foot pedal fx control. Nords are known for their digital emulation of classic analog sounds, and the company continues to add innovative features with each new generation of synth. Nord user forum view topic whats the best piano live. Nov 29, 2017 clavia, manufacturer of the nord series of virtual analog synthesizers, has responded to the thirst for vintage keyboard sounds by creating the nord electro. Although the nord pianos are sample players that can play any of the sounds in the nord sample library, it is primarily intended as a replacement for the electronic or acoustic piano. Our exclusive nord piano library is constantly updated with new exclusive world class sounds, and always free of charge.
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