OVERVIEW

The latest generation of the Nord Piano series features a new panel design with LED faders, dual layers for Piano and Synth with independent effects, and a premium Triple Sensor keybed. Combined with excellent portability and world-class sounds, the Nord Piano 6 • 88 offers great flexibility for performance and sound creation.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Performance:

The Nord Piano 6 has a new panel design with dedicated LED faders for Piano and Synth sections as well as knobs and buttons for all essential features, offering great flexibility when performing and designing sounds. The dual Piano and Synth engines can be layered together or split across the keyboard, with each layer featuring its own dedicated Effects section.

Piano Section:

The Nord Piano 6 contains a large selection of Grands, Uprights, and Electric Pianos from our exclusive Nord Piano Library, along with new features such as Dynamic Compression and Unison. Our state-of-the-art sampling technique captures the extraordinary nuances and real character of the source instruments.

Sample Synth Section:

The Sample Synth features two independent layers and comes with a broad collection of new and updated sounds, ranging from strings, wind, brass, basses, and guitars to classic analog leads and basses. The factory bank includes exclusive high-end samples from the acclaimed Spitfire, Symphobia, and Swing libraries. The Sample Synth section provides two fully-featured and independent Layers equipped with intuitive controls for attack, decay/sustain, release, and dynamic velocity response.

Effect Section:

The Nord Piano 6 has an expanded new Effects section per Layer. The wide range of Effects includes brand new types of Reverb, Delay, Amps, and Modulation effects.

FEATURES

• General:
  • 2 Piano + 2 Sample Synth Layers for advanced splits and layering
  • Dedicated LED faders for each Layer
  • Premium Triple sensor keybed
  • Nord Triple Pedal 2 included
• Effects:
  • Dedicated Effects section per Layer
  • Modulation Effects with Rate and Amount
  • Global Reverb with Send per Layer, Pre-Delay, Chorale, and Bright/Dark mode
  • New Spring reverb
  • New Spin effect
  • Delay with new Filter, Flam, and Ping Pong options
  • Dedicated Compressor effect
• Piano Section:
  • 2 independent Piano Layers
  • 120 Voice Polyphony
  • Soft, Mid, Bright, and Dyno filters
  • Dynamic Compression
  • Unison feature
  • 3 Keyboard Touch options
  • Advanced String Resonance
• Sample Synth:
  • 2 independent Sample Synth Layers
  • Unison for rich, ensemble-like sounds
  • Tru-Vibrato with real-time control
  • Round robin for natural sounding repetitions
    Mono and Legato modes with Glide
    Attack, Decay/Sustain, Release, and Dynamic controls

TECHNICAL SPECS

General:

• Dual Piano and Dual Synth Layers
• OLED Display
• Seamless Transitions
• Split Point Crossfades
• 16 banks with 36 programs – 576 locations
• Organize – for programs
• Live Mode – 6 Live programs
• Global Transpose: +/- 6 semitones
• Global Fine-tune: +/- 50 Cents
• Program Transpose: +/- 6 semitones
• 88-note Triple Sensor keybed with grand weighted action
• Selectable split point with LED indication (9 locations)
• Nord Triple Pedal 2 included
• MIDI over USB

Piano Section:

• 2 independent Layers
• 2 GB of memory for Piano sounds
• All sounds can be replaced using Nord Sound Manager (Mac/Win)
• 120 Voice Polyphony
• Categories: Grand, Upright, Electric, Digital/Layer, Clav/Harpsichord, and Misc
• 3 Selectable Keyboard Touch Curves (Heavy, Medium, Light)
• Piano Timbre controls with custom settings for Electric Pianos and Clavinet
• String Resonance for Acoustic Grand Pianos and Uprights
• Pedal Noise when used with Nord Triple Pedal 1, Nord Triple Pedal 2, or Nord Single Pedal 2 on acoustic and electric pianos
• Dynamic Compression
• Unison functionality

Sample Synth Section:

• 2 independent Layers
• 1 GB of memory for Nord Sample Library
• Amp envelope with Attack, Decay/Sustain, and Release controls
• Vibrato with Rate/Amount, Delay, button, or pedal
• Unison with 3 amounts
• Mono, Legato, and Glide
• Octave transpose: -1/+1 (-6/+6 in Split mode, depending on Split position)

Effects Section:

• Mod 1: Tremolo, Pan 1 (Soft), Pan 2 (Hard), Spin, Wah, Ring Modulator (controllable via optional pedal)
• Mod 2: Phaser 1, Phaser 2, Flanger, Chorus 1, Chorus 2, Vibe, Spin. Stereo/Mono options for each effect
• Equalizer: Per Layer or Global, 3-band with sweepable mid (200 Hz – 8 kHz)
• Amp: Twin, JC, and Small. Each with Alternate Tone option
• Compressor: Per Layer or Global, Amount control
• Delay: Per Layer or Global, Tempo, Feedback and Mix (Dry/Wet) controls, Ping Pong with 3 amount options, Tap-Tempo, Feedback Filter (HP/LP/BP), Flam
• Reverb: Global Reverb with Dry Wet amount optionally controllable per Layer. Spring, Booth, Room, Stage, Hall, and Cathedral Reverb types, each with optional Pre-Delay, Chorale, and Bright/Dark modes.
• Group mode for Effects

Connections:

• 2 Audio outputs L & R – ¼”, 6,35 mm jacks, unbalanced
• 1 Monitor input – 1/8″, 3,5 mm stereo jack
• 1 Headphone output – ¼”, 6,35 mm stereo jack
• 1 Sustain Pedal input – ¼”, 6,35 mm jack. Compatible with Nord Triple Pedal or a momentary pedal
• Triple Pedal – 5-pin DIN connector. Use the included Nord Triple Pedal 2
• 1 Control/Volume Pedal input – ¼”, 6,35 mm TRS stereo jack.
• MIDI In, MIDI Out – 5-pin DIN connectors
• USB – type B connector – for transferring sounds and USB MIDI
• IEC C14 power connector
• NP6 panel
• NP6 connections
• NP6 front

Dimensions:

• Width — 1282 mm (50.5″)
• Height — 121 mm (4.7″)
• Depth — 349 mm (13.7″)

Weight: 19.2 kg (42.3 lbs)

Included Accessories:

• Nord Triple Pedal 2
• User Manual
• Power cord

SOUNDS

Nord Sound Libraries:

The Nord Piano 6 gives you the flexibility to easily swap out samples and sounds through the Nord Sound Manager. You can select from the continually growing Nord Sound Libraries or incorporate your own samples using the Nord Sample Editor.

Nord Piano Library:

The Nord Piano Library is our premium library of exclusively sampled pianos – all carefully selected for their unique characters.

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Nord Sound Collections:

Collections feature exclusively licensed original sounds from legendary vintage instruments, including Mellotron and Chamberlin.

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Nord Sample Library:

The Nord Sample Libraries offer high-quality sampled sounds from a wide range of genres, including Strings, Guitars, Synths, and more.

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