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Nord Lead 4 - uneven Keys

Postby Arielilu » 02 Mar 2014, 21:50

just added the Nord Lead 4 to my rig - and i am disappointed with the keyboard - , the actual keyboard that is..... - i noticed that the keys are uneven - as if they are not aligned - perfectly - as if some keys are a bit higher then others.....the keyboard feels cheap....and flaky.....i know FATAR is the key's supplier for Nord - and all my other nord keyboards which are Electro's and Stage have nothing but perfect keyboards....i called my dealer and he told me that all the nord leads are the same and he can give me another NL4 and it will have the same uneven Keyboard.....it sounds very not like Nord to manufacture a synth with a cheap and uneven keys layout.....is that true? are the keys on the Leads are not that good??? i know that those synths are probably not aimed at pianists - like the stage series or even the Electro series....but it seems that the keyboard on My NL4 is the same you'll find on a cheap yamaha portable amateur synths....let me know if you guys who have the NL4 have the same kind of Key's.


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Re: Nord Lead 4 - uneven Keys

Postby Arielilu » 03 Mar 2014, 00:12

??? Kuku ??? No one here has an NL4? And can answer? :geek:
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Re: Nord Lead 4 - uneven Keys

Postby Mr_-G- » 03 Mar 2014, 00:48

Perhaps you need a bit of patience and give time for people who own one to visit the forum. I am sure they will post their views.

I did try a NL4 briefly and noted slightly shorter keys with also short vertical travel. It felt a bit odd, but I thought that I could get used to it. I do not remember the keys being uneven.
Perhaps you could post a photo to show how uneven your keybed is. People have different expectations and what may be OK to some, can be unacceptable to others.
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Re: Nord Lead 4 - uneven Keys

Postby Professor » 03 Mar 2014, 18:11

I just sighted down the keys of my Lead 4 just like I would do at the lumber yard to check for warped boards.

Straight as an arrow!

Perhaps yours was damaged somehow.

The keybeds on the new Leads are extra light and extra fast.
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Re: Nord Lead 4 - uneven Keys

Postby chvad » 03 Mar 2014, 18:33

Light, fast and straight here. Nothing uneven.
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Re: Nord Lead 4 - uneven Keys

Postby pablomastodon » 05 Mar 2014, 09:09

Mine is perfectly straight, too.

It is certainly highly inaccurate to suggest that all Nord Leads have uneven keybeds. I'm wondering where you are located and who this dealer is? It is more likely that any person who said this is misinformed. Surely this and other forums would be blown up with complaints if this were actually true.

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Re: Nord Lead 4 - uneven Keys

Postby Arielilu » 06 Mar 2014, 08:34

Hey Pablo

I am located in Israel - , bought it from the official distrbuter here.

After buying the NL4 I noticed that a few keys are slightly higher then the rest - brought it back to the dealer - compared it to the NL4 demo unit - and saw that it had the same keybed weirdness - went back home - read the replays here on the user forum - went back to the delar - demanded to replace mine with another new unit.... Got back home - opened the new one saw that it has some uneven keys.....decided that I might have a psychological problem 8-)

Anyway - it's a great keyboard with amazing sound engine - if the keyboard has some uneven keys - and it's not just me ... I'll live with it.

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Re: Nord Lead 4 - uneven Keys

Postby synesthesia » 29 Apr 2015, 02:40

Just got mine in the mail from an authorized dealer in Canada (I'm in the US), and I've noticed a couple of the keys are slightly higher/lower than the others. :wtf: Glad mine's not the only one like that. But other than that, all is good!
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Re: Nord Lead 4 - uneven Keys

Postby Chimera » 19 Dec 2015, 19:18

Mine has that too
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