Nord Grand 88-Note Kawai Hammer Action with Ivory Touch

Features

• 88-note Kawai responsive hammer keybed with Ivory Touch
• Dedicated knobs and buttons for all essential functions
• Seamless transitions when changing programs while playing
• Includes 10 Grands, 9 Uprights, and many more
• Piano section features dedicated piano filters
• Effect section has a wide range of high-quality stereo effects
• Nord grand monitor input to play along or jam recorded music
• Nord Piano Monitor speakers are compatible with Nord Grand

Performance

The Nord Grand Keyboard has dedicated knobs and buttons for all essential functions required in a live performance situation. Creating Layers and Splits, adding effects or transposing the instrument can be accomplished on the fly.

Layers and Advanced Split Points

Two sound sections can be combined in a layer or split over the keyboard. Each of the sound sections can have specific effects, Volume Pedal and/or Sustain Pedal assigned to them. The Nord Grand has 7 Split Points indicated with LED lights and the Split Point Crossfades offers smooth transitions between two split zones. Choose from 3 different crossfade widths (small, large or off) as indicated by different LED colors.

Piano Section

The Nord Grand contains a wide selection of unique Grand, Upright, Electric and Digital pianos from the exclusive Nord Piano Library.

Factory Bank

The Nord Grand factory bank includes 10 Grands, 9 Uprights, 10 Enhanced Electric Pianos, Clavinet, Digital Pianos, and more from the exclusive Nord Piano Library - all handpicked for their unique character! Nord’s sampling techniques capture the extraordinary nuances and real character of the source instruments with breathtaking realism. All sounds can easily be replaced using the Nord Sound Manager.

Advanced String Resonance

The unique Advanced String Resonance reproduces the intricate interplay of piano strings resonating at their fundamental or harmonic frequencies when other notes are played on Grand and Upright piano sounds. It also adds the rich resonant ambiance of a real piano when playing with the pedal down.

Creative Piano Filters

Providing an additional level of sonic control, the Piano Section features dedicated piano filters for Acoustic and Electric pianos accentuating softness, mid, or brilliance. The EP filters also include unique Dyno filters based on the legendary preamp delivering the characteristic punchy, bell-like sound

Nord Triple Pedal

The included Nord Triple Pedal features Soft and Sostenuto Pedals in addition to a unique Dynamic Sustain Pedal. The Triple Pedal also enables our Pedal Noise feature that dynamically simulates the mechanical sounds of lifting and releasing the damper mechanism.

Sample Synth Section

The Sample Synth Section features a broad selection of Strings, Brass, Synths, Choirs and many other high quality sounds from the Nord Sample Library 3.0. The extensive selection of sounds from the Nord Sample Library 3.0 includes the exclusively licensed sounds of the legendary Mellotron and Chamberlin.

Effect Section

The Effect section has a wide range of instantly tweakable high-quality stereo effects modeled after classic stompboxes. All effects can be assigned freely to the Piano or Sample Synth section.

Monitor Input

Connect your MP3 or CD player to the rear panel Nord Grand monitor input to play along, rehearse to, or jam with previously recorded music without the need for an external mixer or sound system. The signal is also routed to the main outputs.

What's in the Box

• Nord Grand 88-Note Kawai Hammer Action with Ivory Touch
• Nord Triple Pedal 
• User Manual
• Power Cord
• Dust Cover
• Limited 1-Year Warranty

Specifications

Nord Grand 88-Note Kawai Hammer Action with Ivory Touch

Global

• OLED display
• Seamless transitions
• Split Point crossfades
• 16 banks with 25 programs - 400 locations
• Organize functionality for programs
• Live mode - 5 Live programs
• Global transpose: +/- 6 semitones
• Program transpose: +/- 6 semitones
• Fine-tune: +/- 50 Cents
• Kbd touch: 3 velocity response curves
• 88-note Kawai Responsive Hammer keybed with Advanced Triple Sensors 
• Split functionality with selectable split point and LED indication
• Optional split crossfade
• Layer functionality
• Panel lock option
• Mono output option
• Dynamic sustain pedal action with the included Nord Triple Pedal
• USB-MIDI
• Free OS updates

Piano Section

• 6 types - Grand, Upright, Electric Pianos, Clavinet, Digital, and Misc.
• Each category can contain up to 20 different models.
• 120 voice polyphony (stereo/mono pianos)
• Piano timbre/EQ settings (Soft, Mid, Bright) with dedicated electric piano filters (Soft, Mid, Bright, Dyno 1, and Dyno 2).
• Advanced string resonance (Generation 2) - adjustable amount
• Selectable soft release for grand, upright, electric pianos, and harpsichord
• Selectable pedal noise for grand, upright and electric pianos 1 - adjustable amount
• Octave transpose: -1/+1 (-6/+6 in Split mode, depending on Split position)

Sample Synth Section

• 46 voice polyphony
• Amp envelope with attack and decay/release
• Selectable velocity-sensitive low pass filter and dynamic range
• Octave transpose: -1/+1 (-6/+6 in split mode, depending on split position)
• Volume controllable with volume pedal (not included)

Memory

• Approx. 2 GB dedicated to the nord piano library
• Approx. 512 MB dedicated to the nord sample library 3.0

Effect Section

• Effect 1:
• Pan, tremolo, wah and ring modulator
• Three selectable depths for the pan and tremolo, rate controlled with the effect 1 rate knob
• Tremolo, pan, ring-mod, and wah can be controlled with Control Pedal
• Effect 2:
• Phaser 1, phaser 2, flanger, chorus 1, chorus 2 and vibe 
• Two selectable depths for each effect
• Amp simulations, comp and EQ:
• Comp/Amp - three amp/speaker simulations, tube overdrive
• Drive/compression amount controlled with the drive knob
• Three-band EQ, with sweepable mid. +/- 15 dB gain/attenuation
• Master effects:
• Dedicated reverb with room, stage, and hall algorithms, each with an additional bright mode
• Dedicated delay effect - rate, amount, and tap-tempo function

Connections

• 2 x audio outputs L & R – one-fourth inch, 6,35 mm jacks, unbalanced
• Monitor input – one-eighth inch, 3,5 mm stereo jack
• Headphone output – one-fourth inch, 6,35 mm stereo jack
• Sustain pedal input – one-fourth inch, 6,35 mm jack. Use the included nord triple pedal or a momentary pedal.
• Volume pedal input – one-fourth inch, 6,35 mm TRS stereo jack. Use a control/expression pedal like e.g. Yamaha FC-7, roland EV-5 etc.
• MIDI In, MIDI Out - 5 pin DIN connectors
• USB - type B connector - for transferring sounds and USB MIDI
• IEC C14 power connector

Dimensions

• Nord grand: 1286 mm (50.7 inch), 168 mm (6.6 inch), 387 mm (15,2 inch)
• Nord triple pedal: 264 mm (10.4 inch), 224 mm (8.8 inch), 70 mm (2.8 inch)

Weight

• Nord grand: 20,9 kg (46.0 lb)
• Pedal: 2 kg (4.4 lb)

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