Description
<h1 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>NORD Electro 6D 61 </strong>is a Stage Keyboard that offers the musician the most typical sounds of classic and Vintage keyboards, structured into 3 independent sections: <strong>Organ, Piano; Sample/Synth</strong>, with seamless sound selection and a new user interface. A compact, lightweight, easy-to-use, and transportable, extremely versatile instrument.</h1><h2><strong>Watch the video to hear the most significant sounds and features of NORD Electro 6D 61</strong></h2><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SMYkm7C2NtY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The Organ section of NORD Electro 6D 61</strong></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">The <strong>ORGAN </strong>section of <strong>NORD Electro 6D 61</strong> uses sophisticated proprietary <strong>NORD </strong>physical modeling technology to reproduce different types of this instrument, such as a classic electromagnetic <strong>“B3”</strong>, the unmistakable 60s Vintage Transistor organs, and various pipe organ registers; the typical <strong>Vintage Rotary Speaker Mod. 122 </strong>has also been implemented. </p><ul> <li> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>B3 <em>Tonewheel</em> Simulation</strong></h3> </li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">The physical modeling sound generation system extremely realistically simulates the legendary electromagnetic <strong>B3 </strong>organ. The model allows for 4 different adjustments of the virtual tonewheels, to obtain a cleaner overall sound typical of a factory-new instrument, or a "dirtier" and "hoarser" sound of an organ with years of punishing tours behind it, depending on the needs. The characteristic sound of the B3 Pedal is also accurately simulated, usable in Split with the upper manual in <strong>Dual Organ </strong>mode, but also with the Piano or Synth section.</p><ul> <li> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Classic Transistor Organs</strong></h3> </li></ul><p>This section also includes faithful emulation of classic 60s Transistor organs: <strong>Vox Continental</strong> and <strong>Farfisa Compact</strong>, with their most characteristic tonal settings.</p><ul> <li> <h3><strong>Pipe Organ</strong></h3> </li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Two different pipe organ models are available; <strong>Pipe 1 </strong>is a rather pure timbre (Diapason), with few harmonics, suitable for harmonic support musical functions. <strong>Pipe 2 </strong>reproduces the sound of the "Principale" (metal pipes), the organ stop that forms the true backbone of this instrument; it also has <strong>Detune Mode</strong>, which introduces beats between the pipes, typical of registers like the "Vox Humana", activatable via the Vibrato/Chorus keys.</p><ul> <li> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Vintage Rotary Speaker</strong></h3> </li></ul><p><img alt="" src="/img/media/images/html/rotary2-180x232_b061.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>NORD Electro 6D 61 </strong>faithfully reproduces the <strong>Vintage Rotary Speaker Mod. 122</strong>, which adds the typical character of this amplifier, essential for any organ performance, with typical controls: <em>Slow, Fast, Stop, and Drive</em>. <strong>Electro 6D 61 </strong>is compatible with the optional Nord accessory: <strong>Half-Moon Switch</strong>, which precisely reproduces the original control. The Slow/Fast speed switching is, of course, also foot-controllable.</p><h2><strong>Dual Organ Mode</strong></h2><p><strong>Dual Organ </strong>simulates a dual-manual organ, with two different drawbar settings on the UPPER/LOWER zones of the keyboard.</p><h2><strong>The physical Drawbars for Electro 6D 61</strong></h2><p><strong>Electro 6D 61 </strong>is equipped with physical <strong>Drawbars </strong>on the panel, typical controls of the <strong>Tonewheel </strong>organ that offer the same tactile experience as the original instruments, a fundamental characteristic for all purists and enthusiasts.</p><p><img alt="NORD Electro 6 provides the musician on stage with access to the most used classic and vintage keyboard sounds: Organ, Piano, Sample/Synth" src="/images/uploads//Nord_Electro_1200x630_17.jpg" title="NORD Electro 6 provides the musician on stage with access to the most used classic and vintage keyboard sounds: Organ, Piano, Sample/Synth" /></p><h2><strong>The Piano section of NORD Electro 6D 61</strong></h2><p><img alt="" src="/img/media/images/html/pianolib-logo-new-112x112_14d2.png" /></p><p>All the variety of pianos in <strong>NORD Electro 6</strong>—acoustic, electric, digital—with their unmistakable tonal character, are selected from the <strong>NORD Piano Library</strong>. On this section, the polyphonic articulation has been expanded, the new LAYER category introduced, and <strong>Piano Filters </strong>for even more refined dynamic control over the sound.</p><h2><strong>NORD Electro 6D 61 Factory Bank</strong></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">It consists of a careful selection of the most recent pianos, <strong>Grands, Uprights, Electric Pianos </strong>and <strong>Digital Pianos </strong>taken from the exclusive <strong>NORD Piano Library</strong>, all instruments with an unmistakable character. Furthermore, the piano section now also houses the new <strong>LAYER </strong>category, composed of layered sounds of modern cut, very dynamic and effective.</p><h2><strong>The piano sounds of NORD Electro 6D 61</strong></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">To create its piano sounds, <strong>NORD </strong>uses sophisticated sampling techniques to capture all the nuances and tonal character of the original instruments. To further increase the level of realism in the simulation, <em>Advanced String Resonance </em>has also been introduced, which is the reproduction of the complex interaction that occurs in the string section of an acoustic piano when releasing the <em>Damper </em>pedal.</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>NORD Electro 6D 61 Configuration</strong></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">All <strong>Factory Bank </strong>sounds can be easily replaced with others from the <strong>NORD Piano Library </strong>according to needs or personal taste; this extremely useful free musical resource is constantly updated by <strong>NORD</strong> with exclusive timbres of unique character. The internal database is managed thanks to <strong>NORD Sound Manager</strong>, a free software that allows you to configure <strong>NORD Electro 6D </strong>according to individual artistic needs.</p><ul> <li style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Piano Filters -</strong> Dedicated filters for piano timbres provide additional tonal and dynamic control, allowing you to obtain softer or more incisive sounds from the same sound, controlled by keyboard <em>velocity</em>.</li> <li><strong>Soft Release -</strong> Adds a slightly longer release to the sound, which facilitates "Legato" playing, thus simulating the diversity of damper tension in an acoustic or electromechanical instrument.</li> <li><strong>Dynamic Curves -</strong> 4 different dynamic curves can be recalled, with varying degrees of hardness, to adapt the instrument to personal playing style and technique.</li></ul><p><img alt="NORD Electro 6D 61 features a careful selection of the latest pianos, Grands, Uprights, Electric Pianos and Digital Pianos from the exclusive NORD Piano Library" src="/images/uploads//Nord_Electro_1200x630_08.jpg" title="NORD Electro 6D 61 features a careful selection of the latest pianos, Grands, Uprights, Electric Pianos and Digital Pianos from the exclusive NORD Piano Library" /></p><h2><strong>The Sample Synth Section of NORD Electro 6D 61</strong></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">A useful and efficient section that is also simple to use, with a significant increase in memory for Samples and polyphonic articulation. <strong>SAMPLE/SYNTH </strong>provides <strong>NORD Electro 6D </strong>with a series of auxiliary sounds of fundamental importance in a Stage Keyboard. This also comes with a wide timbral selection from the <strong>NORD Sample Library 3.0</strong>, including many vintage sounds such as the <em>Mellotron </em>and <em>Chamberlin</em>, and is equipped with essential controls for synthesis like: <strong>attack, decay/release, dynamics (filter/velocity)</strong>; and can, of course, be configured not only with NORD sounds but also with your personal Samples, via the <strong>NORD Sample Editor</strong>, another free (Win/Mac) application that is very useful and easy to use.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><img alt="The direct access parameters of the NORD Electro 6D 61 Sample/Synth section" src="/img/media/images/html/NE6D-Sample-Section_eacf.jpg" title="The direct access parameters of the NORD Electro 6D 61 Sample/Synth section" /></strong></p><h2><strong>The Effects Section of NORD Electro 6D 61</strong></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">The Effects on <strong>NORD Electro 6 </strong>are all stereo and high quality, created by physical modeling using <em><strong>Stomp Boxes </strong></em>or classic effects as models; as per NORD tradition, they are assignable to sections and directly editable from the panel.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><img alt="On NORD Electro 6D 61, effect activation and editing is done directly from the panel, immediately." src="/images/uploads//NE6D-Effect-Section_800.jpg" title="On NORD Electro 6D 61, effect activation and editing is done directly from the panel, immediately." /></p><ul> <li><strong>EFFECT 1:</strong> You can choose between: Tremolo, 2 Wah, an Auto-Wah, and AutoPan. Typical effects for Clavinet or Electric Piano sounds, there is also a Ring Modulator suitable for more experimental sounds.</li> <li><strong>EFFECT 2</strong>: 2 Phasers, 2 Chorus, Flanger, and Vibe, modeled on the most classic analog Stomp Boxes. Stomp Boxes are typical pedal effects, usually used by guitarists.</li> <li><strong>SPKR/COMP</strong>: simulation of famous amplifiers and cabinets: JC, Twin & Small with Drive control, with separate Tube Drive and Compressor. <ul> <li><strong>EQ: </strong>3-band equalizer with selectable Mids. Gain of +/-15db</li> <li><strong>Delay: </strong>Typical delay and Echo effects with controls: Tap Tempo, Feedback, Mix (Dry/Wet), Ping-Pong.</li> <li><strong>Reverb: </strong>3 different reverb algorithms: Hall, Stage, and Room, with Bright Mode; to add spaciousness and ambience to every sound.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Q:</strong> 3-band equalizer with selectable Mids. Gain of +/-15db.</li> <li><strong>Delay:</strong> Typical delay and Echo effects with controls: Tap Tempo, Feedback, Mix (Dry/Wet), Ping-Pong.</li> <li><strong>Reverb:</strong> 3 different reverb algorithms: Hall, Stage, and Room, with Bright Mode; to add spaciousness and ambience to every sound.</li></ul><h2><strong>Seamless transitions</strong></h2><p>On <strong>NORD Electro 6D 61</strong>, the transition between PROGRAMS happens <strong><em>Seamlessly</em></strong>, meaning continuously without interruption, a very useful function in all operational situations, eliminating annoying gaps when switching between sounds.</p><h2><strong>Layer/Split Mode</strong></h2><p>The 3 sound sections: Organ, Piano, and Sample/Synth, are independent and can be used simultaneously in <strong>LAYER </strong>or <strong>SPLIT </strong>(with the keyboard divided into two zones). The instrument has 6 Split points with: <em><strong>Split Point Crossfade</strong></em>, which allows for a gradual transition between sounds assigned to two Split zones. You can choose from 3 different Crossfade widths: Small, Large, and Off, appropriately indicated by different LED colors.</p><h2><strong>The Programs of NORD Electro 6D 61</strong></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">The central area of <strong>NORD Electro 6D 61 </strong>manages important instrument functions such as storing, organizing, and selecting sounds, with the <strong>ORGANIZE </strong>mode, and Copy/Paste and Move functions, to quickly arrange PROGRAMS in the desired order. The <strong>PAGE VIEW </strong>easily sorts and organizes pages as a list of songs. All sound resources such as Programs, Piano, and Synth Samples can be quickly selected with the <strong>LIST VIEW </strong>which allows various sorting and display systems: alphabetical, numerical, by category.</p><h2><strong>The NORD Music Stand V2</strong></h2><p>The NORD Music Stand V2, made of robust aluminum and capable of holding up to 4 sheets of music, can be used with <strong>NORD Electro 6D 61</strong>.</p><p><img alt="On NORD Electro 6D 61, the NORD Music Stand V2 can be used, made of robust aluminum, capable of holding up to 4 sheets of music." src="/img/media/images/html/Music-Stand-V2_2cae.png" title="On NORD Electro 6D 61, the NORD Music Stand V2 can be used, made of robust aluminum, capable of holding up to 4 sheets of music." /></p><h3><strong>NORD Electro 6D is available in 3 models equivalent in performance and technical specifications, differing only in keyboard type and extension.</strong></h3><ul> <li> <h3><a href="https://www.ekomusicgroup.com/it/pianoforti-digitali-stage/nord/electro-6d-61"><strong>NORD Electro 6D 61</strong>: 61-note semi-weighted Waterfall keyboard (C-C range) with physical Drawbars</a></h3> </li> <li> <h3><a href="https://www.ekomusicgroup.com/it/tastiere-pianoforti/nord/electro-6d-73"><strong>NORD Electro 6D 73</strong>: 73-note semi-weighted Waterfall keyboard (E-E range) with physical Drawbars</a></h3> </li> <li> <h3><a href="https://www.algameko.com/it/pianoforti-digitali-stage/nord/electro-6-hp"><strong>NORD Electro 6 HP</strong>: 73-note Portable Hammer Action keyboard (E-E range) with LED Drawbars</a></h3> </li></ul><h2><strong>KEYBOARDS AND AVAILABLE MODELS</strong></h2><p>They are supplied by the Italian company <strong>FATAR</strong>, a leader in the sector, accurately calibrated in the factory to ensure a uniform response across their entire range.</p><p><strong>Hammer Action Portable (HP) -</strong> <strong>NORD Electro 6 HP </strong>uses a 73-key "Weighted Hammer Action" keyboard, ideal for acoustic and electric piano sounds. Range: <strong>E-E</strong>.</p><p><img alt="Hammer Action Portable (HP) - Nord Electro 6 HP uses a 73-key “Weighted Hammer Action” keyboard, ideal for acoustic and electric piano sounds. Range: E-E." src="/img/media/images/html/HP-keybed_2cd0.jpg" title="Hammer Action Portable (HP) - Nord Electro 6 HP uses a 73-key “Weighted Hammer Action” keyboard, ideal for acoustic and electric piano sounds." /></p>Extension: E-E." /></p><p><strong>Semi Weighted Waterfall (SW) - Semi-weighted Waterfall - NORD Electro 6D 61 and NORD 6D 73</strong> use a semi-weighted keyboard, with a rounded Waterfall key profile, particularly suitable for organ parts, but also ideal for Synth or keyboard parts. Extensions: <strong>C-C</strong> on <strong>Electro 6D 61</strong>, <strong>E-E</strong> on <strong>Electro 6D 73</strong>.</p><p><img alt="Semi Weighted Waterfall (SW) - Semi-weighted Waterfall - NORD Electro 6D 61 and NORD 6D 73 use a semi-weighted keyboard, with a rounded Waterfall key profile, particularly suitable for organ parts, but also ideal for Synth or keyboard parts. Extensions: C-C on Electro 6D 61, E-E on Electro 6D 73." src="/img/media/images/html/SW-keybed_9891.jpg" title="Semi Weighted Waterfall (SW) - Semi-weighted Waterfall - NORD Electro 6D 61 and NORD 6D 73 use a semi-weighted keyboard, with a rounded Waterfall key profile, particularly suitable for organ parts, but also ideal for Synth or keyboard parts. Extensions: C-C on Electro 6D 61, E-E on Electro 6D 73." /></p><h3><strong>CONTROL PEDALS</strong></h3><p><strong>NORD Electro 6D</strong> supports the following control pedals: <strong>Fatar, Korg EXP2, XVP20</strong>. Control and Sustain pedals can be assigned independently to each section.</p><h2><strong>NORD Electro 6D 61 Technical Specifications</strong></h2><h3><strong>General Features</strong></h3><ul> <li>Three independent Organ, Piano, Sample/Synth sections usable simultaneously in LAYER/SPLIT</li> <li>6 definable SPLIT points (C3-F5) with Split Point Crossfade function</li> <li>Modes: Organize/Page: groups sets of 4 PROGRAMs into PAGEs and manages them with the ORGANIZE mode</li> <li>4 Live Slots</li> <li>EXTERNAL KEYBOARD function: Assign one of the sections to control an external MIDI keyboard, while the remaining ones are played by NORD Electro 6.</li></ul><h3><strong>GLOBAL SPECIFICATIONS</strong></h3><ul> <li>NORD Electro 6D 61: 61-key keyboard (5 octaves, C-C), velocity sensitive, semi-weighted <em>Waterfall</em></li> <li>NORD Electro 6D 73: 73-key keyboard (6 octaves, E-E), velocity sensitive, semi-weighted <em>Waterfall</em></li> <li>NORD Electro 6 HP: 73-key keyboard (6 octaves, E-E), velocity sensitive Hammer Action Portable</li></ul><h3><strong>ORGAN SECTION</strong></h3><ul> <li>Models: B3 Tonewheel, B3 Bass, Vox, Farfisa, 2 Pipe</li> <li>Adjustable percussion level, Percussion Decays and <em>Key Click</em> level</li> <li>Vibrato / Chorus Control with classic modulations: C1, C2, C3, V1, V2, V3, Vibrato for Farfisa, Chorus/Detune for Pipe Organ)</li> <li>3 Tonewheel phonic route modes: selects the desired "Vintage" level</li> <li>Dual Organ Mode for controlling two independent manuals</li> <li>Manual Organ Mode</li> <li>Compatible for Half-Moon Switch Installation (optional) on Electro 6D 61/73</li> <li>NORD Electro 6D 61/73: 9 physical Drawbars</li> <li>NORD Electro 6 HP: Digital LED Drawbars</li></ul><h3><strong>PIANO SECTION</strong></h3><ul> <li>1 GB RAM for the NORD Piano Library</li> <li>Categories: Grand, Upright, Electric, Digital, Layer and Clav/Harpsichord</li> <li>Each category can host various models.</li> <li>All sounds can be replaced with the free NORD Sound Manager application</li> <li>Advanced String Resonance-control (Gen 2)</li> <li>Soft Release</li> <li>EQ/Filter</li> <li>4 Dynamic Curves</li> <li>Piano sounds and Stereo Samples can be played in mono</li> <li>120 voices of polyphony for the Piano section.</li></ul><h3><strong>SAMPLE SYNTH SECTION</strong></h3><ul> <li>512 MB RAM for the NORD Sample Library</li> <li>All Samples can be replaced with the NORD Sound Manager application</li> <li>SAMPLE/SYNTH comes already configured with a wide tonal selection from the NORD Sample Library</li> <li>Controls for: Attack and Decay/Release</li> <li>4 levels of dynamic <em>velocity</em> control</li> <li>Low Pass Filter dynamically controlled by Velocity</li> <li>46 voices of polyphony for the Sample Library sounds.</li></ul><h3><strong>EFFECTS SECTION - All effects are Stereo</strong></h3><h3><strong>Effect 1</strong></h3><ul> <li>Pan, Tremolo, Wah and Ring Modulator</li> <li>3 programmable amplitudes for Pan and Tremolo, Rate controlled via dedicated knob</li> <li>Tremolo, Pan, Ring-Mod and Wah can be pedal-controlled</li></ul><h3><strong>Effect 2</strong></h3><ul> <li>Phaser 1, Phaser 2, Flanger, Chorus 1, Chorus 2 and Vibe</li> <li>2 selectable amplitudes for each effect</li></ul><h3><strong>Amp Simulations</strong></h3><ul> <li>Comp/Amp - 3 Amp/Speaker simulations, compressor, Rotary Speaker Mod. 122, Tube Overdrive</li> <li>Drive/Compression controlled by the Drive knob</li> <li>Rotary speed controls - Slow, Fast and Stop</li> <li>Close - Normal microphone positioning for Rotary Speaker Mod. 122 simulation</li> <li>Treble and bass rotor speed and acceleration speed adjustable by the user</li> <li>Three-band EQ with selectable mids, +/- 15 dB Gain</li></ul><h3><strong>Master Effects</strong></h3><ul> <li>Reverb with 3 algorithms - Room, Stage and Hall - with Bright Mode and Dry/Wet control</li> <li>Delay: Rate, Amount, Tap-tempo and Stereo Ping Pong</li></ul><h3><strong>CONNECTIONS</strong></h3><ul> <li>2 audio outputs -Audio outputs L & R - <em>¼", 6.35 mm jacks, unbalanced</em></li> <li>1 Monitor input - <em>1/8", 3.5 mm stereo jack</em></li> <li>1 Headphone output - <em>¼", 6.35 mm stereo jack</em></li> <li>1 Control pedal input - <em>¼", 6.35 mm TRS stereo jack, Korg EXP2 and Korg XVP20.</em></li> <li>1 Sustain pedal input - <em>¼", 6.35 mm jack.</em></li> <li>1 Rotary Speaker speed switch pedal input (Rotary speed control) - <em>¼", 6.35 mm jack. </em></li> <li>MIDI In, MIDI Out - <em>5 pin DIN</em> connector</li> <li>USB - Type B connector - Sound transfer, USB MIDI, Firmware update</li> <li>IEC C14 power connector</li></ul><h3><strong>ACCESSORIES INCLUDED</strong></h3><ul> <li>User Manual</li> <li>Power cable</li></ul><h3><strong>DIMENSIONS</strong></h3><ul> <li><strong>NORD Electro 6D 61:</strong> 900 mm (35.4") x 97 mm (3.8") x 296 mm (11.7")</li></ul><p><strong>WEIGHT</strong></p><ul> <li><strong>NORD Electro 6D 61</strong>: 8.1 kg (17.85 lbs)</li></ul><p><em>Specifications are subject to change without notice. * Steinway, Wurlitzer, Hohner, Clavinet, Farfisa and Vox are trademarks of their respective owners and are not affiliated with or associated with Clavia. These trademarks are mentioned here only as a reference to a sound.</em></p>
