nord electro3HP Musik Messe 2011 by Rock oN Report

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"Nord Electro 3 HP Performance Keyboard Announced
Praise The Nord! Gigging keyboard players may have had their prayers answered today as Nord have launched a 73-key, hammer-action version of their acclaimed Nord Electro 3 performance keyboard. The snappily-titled "Nord Electro 3 Hammer Action Portable" (or HP for short) has the potential to offer performers everything they ever dreamed of in an instrument.

Fully-compatible with Nord's celebrated Nord Piano and Nord Sample Libraries, including Nord's perennially popular C1 organ with simulated rotary speaker effect, the Nord Electro HP takes what we thought of as essentially an organ with some stellar piano sounds and effectively transforms it into a portable, 73-key hammer-action stage piano boasting the same great sound engine.

You can select a dynamic curve to suit your playing style (there are four variations) and Nord have developed a new "Long Release" option that you can select for a smooth legato style. Other effects include a delay which has a stereo "Ping-Pong" mode. Nord say this last addition is down to "popular demand" so it should be an interesting feature.

One frustration live performers may have experienced with the original Electro 3 is that it only had 1 "Live Location" to save new sounds on-the-fly but Nord have increased this to 4. Responding to feedback from players Nord have also simplified the way different programmes are accessed.

There is no doubt that the Nord Electro HP is going to sound great but it is the portability that sets it apart from the current competition. The fact that it only has 73-keys and weighs just 11kg makes it much easier to transport to gigs so you don't have to compromise on the touch and feel of the keys in order to save on chiropractors' bills.

The Nord Electro HP is due to land towards the end of April 2011. At the time of writing, the price is to be confirmed."