The Nord Piano 6 builds upon the excellence of its predecessor — a Music Experience favorite — to bring you a superb studio and stage piano with across-the-board improvements. The next-generation Nord Piano boasts the company’s latest cutting-edge sounds and a fresh, intuitive panel layout with LED faders and dual layers for Piano and Synth, each with its own independent effects engine. For unparalleled playability, Nord spec’d Piano 6 with its acclaimed, premium Triple Sensor keybed. All these features, in tandem with a sleek, portable chassis and tour-tough build quality, make the Nord Piano 6 an ideal choice for both live performance and sound design, onstage and in the studio.

Nord’s next-gen stage piano is a beast 

Boasting two independent piano layers, dual independent sample synths, and mountains of memory, the Piano 6 can ace the most demanding live gigs and recording sessions. With Nord Piano 6, you can quickly execute seamless program-change transitions and assign split points with optional crossfades. The Piano section features 120-note polyphony and Nord’s acclaimed Virtual Hammer Action technology with three dynamic curves for an amazing, customized playing feel. If you’ve been curious why Nord keyboardists are so fiercely loyal, five minutes alone with the Nord Piano 6 will open your ears to the sheer creative power on tap in this formidable digital piano/synth. Available in 88-key and 73-key models featuring Nord’s superb Triple Sensor keybed with grand weighted action, the Piano 6 offers an exceptional playing experience that will satisfy even the most serious pianists.

Independent Piano and Sample Synth sections

The Piano and Sample Synth sections of the Nord Piano 6 each comprise two independent layers, and you can simultaneously deploy custom split or layer combo configurations as needed. Combined with the instrument’s flexible and adaptable effects routing, a broad variety of combinations can be crafted, from vintage ensembles to rich contemporary soundscapes — and everything in between. Furthermore, Nord’s Advanced Layering technology and dedicated LED faders for each Layer make it easy to build deep, richly detailed sounds using up to two Pianos and two Sample Synths.

Innovative Nord technologies for the ultimate piano experience 

The Piano 6’s meticulously engineered keybed gives you absolute control over your dynamics at any velocity level. Nord’s Virtual Hammer Action technology works in concert with precision physical hammer movements to provide a keyboard action that delivers stunningly realistic playability and dynamic response. The company’s Advanced String Resonance accurately reproduces the complex interplay of the piano strings — it also adds the body resonance of a real acoustic piano when the damper pedal is depressed. The Nord Triple Pedal unit comprises Soft and Sostenuto Pedals, as well as the unique Dynamic Sustain Pedal with Nord’s Pedal Noise feature, which dynamically emulates the mechanical sounds of lifting and releasing the damper mechanism of a genuine grand piano.

What Nord Says...

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 our world-class sounds, the Nord Piano 6 offers great flexibility for performance and sound creation.

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.

• 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

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. The new included Nord Triple Pedal 2 enables our unique ‘Advanced String Resonance’ and Dynamic Pedal Noise features, delivering stunning realism and expressiveness.

• 2 independent Layers
• 2 GB 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

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. Additional Sample Synth features include Unison, which blends multiple sample voices for rich, ensemble-like sounds and “Tru-Vibrato”, capturing the unique vibrato characteristics of various acoustic instruments. The advanced Round-Robin feature allows for a natural sound when repeating notes.

• 2 independent Layers
• 1 GB 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)

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.

• 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

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.