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the Nord Electro 6 is designed to be a musically inspiring yet easy-to-
use instrument. let’s have a quick look at all its panel sections:
the dedicated
Organ
section, with its nine drawbars for real-time ad-
justments to the organ sound, uses our latest B3 tonewheel organ
model, as found in the acclaimed Nord c2d combo organ.
the
B3
model is based on the analysis of the signals generated by
each of the 91 spinning discs inside several original instruments, and
its virtual circuitry reacts not only to the panel settings but also to the
real time performance, simulating important foldback, compression
and energy robbing characteristics. the rotary speaker simulation is
derived from the Nord c2d which brings the Electro 6’s organs to life
with remarkable realism.
two carefully modelled emulations of famous transistor organs from
the 1960’s – the
Vox
and the
Farf
– are also included. Finally, there are
two distinct
Pipe
organ models including a “Principal” Pipe model with
two variations that deliver a wide range of versatile pipe/church organ
sounds.
any organ model can be used in a single or dual manual configuration,
each manual having an additional preset for quick switching between
two distinct sounds.
the Nord Electro 6 benefits from the ever-growing Nord Piano library
and includes a wide range of piano and keyboard sounds including
Grand, Upright and Electric pianos as well as digital piano and layer
sounds right out of the box. New sounds are regularly made available
free of charge on the
www.nordkeyboards.com
website.
among the
Piano
section’s panel controls are buttons for activating the
advanced string resonance feature (for acoustic pianos), adjusting
the keyboard velocity response or quickly altering the sound character
using the Piano and clavinet Equalizer settings.
ProGraM sEctIoN –
a program on the Nord Electro 6 contains settings for all sound en-
gines and effects. the center area of the instrument – the
Program
section – is where programs are navigated and stored, and various
performance features and settings menus are accessed. all this is
aided by the large olEd display, which also shows organ drawbar
settings and the name of any selected Piano and/or sample sound.
saMPlE sYNtH sEctIoN –
the Nord sample library gives Electro 6 owners access to a huge free
library of world-class sounds, including the famous vintage Mellotron
and chamberlin sounds. a large selection of samples are includ-
ed from the start and the
Sample Synth
section is where these are
browsed and loaded. a number of functions for adjusting the character
and response of the sample are accessed directly via the panel.
the
Effects
section puts a wide selection of classic effects at your
fingertips:
the
Effects 1
and
2
units provide essential modulation effects such as
tremolo, chorus and Phaser – modelled after legendary stomp boxes
and effects units. the
Delay
effect can be used for anything from sub-
tle ambience or slap-back effects to almost endless soundscapes.
classic amplifier simulations, the
Rotary Speaker
and a punchy
Com-
pressor
effect are found in the amp/spkr section. a versatile EQ with
sweepable Mid range frequency can be applied to any of the Electro 6
sound engines.
Finally, the lush
Reverb
– with an optional Bright mode – provides an
array of small and large room simulations for instant atmosphere.
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