The Nord Electro 6 combines our award-winning emulations of vintage electro mechanical and acoustic instruments in an ultra-portable package.
With 3 independent sound sections, a new streamlined user interface and the addition of Seamless Transitions, we’re proud to present the most powerful and flexible Electro ever – a refined modern classic.
General
Seamless Transitions NEW
3 part multi-timbral NEW
Split and Layer all 3 sections with optional Split Point Crossfades NEW
OLED Display for excellent overview
Organize Mode for quickly rearranging programs, sounds and pages NEW
Piano Section
1 GB memory for Nord Piano Library
Piano Filters NEW
Greatly expanded polyphony NEW
Sympathetic String Resonance
4 Dynamic Curves
Sample Synth
Expanded memory (512 MB) for Nord Sample Library NEW
Extended Voice Polyphony NEW
Dedicated Sample Synth section with Attack, Decay/Release and dynamic controls
Organ
B3 Tonewheel, B3 Bass, Vox and Farfisa simulations
2 Pipe Organ models NEW
Dual Organ Mode NEW
Model 122 Vintage Rotary Speaker
Physical Drawbars on 6D 61 and 6D 73 models
Mount for Half-Moon Switch for Rotary Speaker control (6D 61/73)
Effects
A wide range of instantly tweakable high quality stereo effects modelled after classic stomp boxes
Reverb with Bright Mode NEW
*All specifications subject to change without further notice
Seamless transitions
The Nord Electro 6?features automatically seamless transitions when changing sounds or programs while playing.
Layer and advanced split functionality?
The panel has three independent sound sections; Organ, Piano and Sample Synth that can be used simultaneously as a layer or a split. It?features?6?Split Points and the?new Split Point Crossfade functionality introduced with the Stage 3 for smooth transitions between?two split zones. Choose from 3 different crossfade?widths (Small, Large or Off) as indicated by different LED colors.
Refined program section?
The new streamlined Program section features a?handy Organize mode including Copy/Paste and?Move?functionality for quickly arranging?your Programs to your desired order. A new Page View lets you easily sort and organize pages as a song list.
All Programs, Pianos and Synth Samples are easily navigated using the?new List View that offers alphabetical,?numerical and category sorting options.
Organ section
The Nord Electro 6 features our award-winning Nord C2D Organ simulations of B3 Tonewheel, B3 Bass and?Vintage Transistor Organs plus two Pipe Organ models.
B3 tonewheel simulation
The?Organ section features our acclaimed?Nord C2D Organ engine including the extremely authentic B3?Tonewheel?simulation with four different tone wheel settings, ranging from factory new clean to leaky old vintage.
An improved dedicated Bass mode simulating the Pedal Bass Tonewheels are available for either splitting with a Piano or Synth or with a B3 Upper Manual in Dual Organ Mode.
Classic transistor organs
Our impeccable?simulations of?the classic 1960?s Transistor Organs,?Vox Continental and?Farfisa Compact with all the classic settings, are also included?in the Organ section.
Pipe organs?
The Organ section now contains two different Pipe Organ models. The new Pipe 1?is a pure?Organ with few harmonics. The Pipe 2, introduced with the Electro 5, is a recreation of?metal pipes that commonly make up the backbone of a pipe or church organ, and now includes?a special new?detune mode when enabling Vibrato/Chorus.
Vintage rotary speaker
The Nord Electro 6?has the latest generation of our?vintage 122 Rotary Speaker simulation?adding?an?essential character to a live organ performance and features?Slow, Fast and Stop mode as well as a Drive control. The Electro 6D 61 and 73?support?the Nord Half-moon Switch (optional accessory).
Dual organ mode
The dedicated?new Dual Organ mode provides quick access to dual manual setups?and offers great overview and control of the drawbar settings for both the Lower and Upper manual.
Performance Features
Three independent sound sections Organ, Piano and Sample Synth that can be used simultaneously as a layer or a split
6 Keyboard Split points (C3-F5) with Split Point Crossfade functionality
Organize/Page mode: Group sets of up to four Programs into Pages, and arrange these using the Organize mode
4 Live Slots
External keyboard feature: Freely assign sound engines to be controlled by an external keyboard, while others are played from the Nord Electro 6.
Global Features
Nord Electro 6D 73: 73-key (6 octaves, E-E) Velocity sensitive Semi Weighted Waterfall keyboard
Organ Section
C2D B3 Tonewheel, B3 Bass, Vox, Farfisa and 2 Pipe organ models
User adjustable percussion levels, percussion decays and key click level
Vibrato / Chorus Control with separate functionality for each model (the classic C1, C2, C3, V1, V2, V3 options for the B3, Vibrato for the Farfisa, Chorus/Detune for Pipe organ models )
3 Tonewheel modes: select the level of “vintage” desired
Dual Organ mode for control of two independent manuals
Manual Organ mode
Mount for Half-Moon Switch on Electro 6D 61/73
Nord Electro 6D 61/73: 9 Physical drawbars
Nord Electro 6?HP: Digital LED drawbars
Piano Section
1 GB memory dedicated to the Nord Piano Library
Categories: Grand, Upright, Electric, Digital, Layer and Clav/Harpsichord
Each category can contain several different models.
All pianos can be replaced using the Nord Sound Manager application
Advanced String Resonance-control (Gen 2)
Soft Release
EQ/Filter
4 Dynamic Curves
Stereo pianos and samples can be played back in mono
120 Voices polyphony for Piano Library sounds.
Sample Synth Section
512 MB memory dedicated to the Nord Sample Library
All samples can be replaced using the Nord Sound Manager application
The Sample Synth section comes shipped with an extensive?selection of one hundred?samples from the Nord Sample Library
Attack and Decay/Release control
4 levels of dynamic velocity control
Velocity sensitive low pass filter
46 voice polyphony?for Sample Library sounds.
Effects Section
All effects in Stereo
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/Amp – three amp/speaker simulations, compressor, C2D 122?rotary speaker, Tube Overdrive
Drive/Compression amount controlled with the Drive knob
Rotary speed controls – Slow, Fast and Stopped
Close or Normal microphone placement for 122 Rotary Speaker simulation
User adjustable rotary treble and bass rotor speeds and acceleration rates
Three band EQ, with sweepable mid. +/- 15 dB gain/attenuation
Master Effects
Dedicated Reverb with 3?modes – Room, Stage and?Hall – all with?optional Bright Mode and Dry/Wet control
Dedicated Delay Effect – Rate, Amount, Tap-tempo and Stereo Ping Pong
Connections
2 Audio outputs L & R -??”, 6,35 mm jacks, unbalanced
1 Monitor input -?1/8″, 3,5 mm stereo jack
1 Headphone output -??”, 6,35 mm stereo jack
1 Control pedal input -??”, 6,35 mm TRS stereo jack, like Yamaha FC7, Roland EV-7, Roland EV-5, Korg EXP2 and Korg XVP10.
1 Sustain pedal input -??”, 6,35 mm jack. Use a momentary pedal, like e.g, Roland DP-2, DP-6, Yamaha FC-4, FC-5, Fatar VFP1-25 etc.
1 Rotary Speaker speed switch pedal input -??”, 6,35 mm jack. Use a momentary pedal or a switch type pedal
MIDI In, MIDI Out -?5 pin DIN connectors
USB – type B connector – for transferring sounds and USB MIDI
IEC C14 power connector
Connections Nord Electro 4
Included Accessories
User Manual
Power cord
Dimensions
Nord Electro 6D?73: 1066mm x97mm x 296 mm
Weight
Nord Electro 6D 73: 9.2kg