by anotherscott » 03 May 2018, 17:36
The clav samples on the 6 are the same as they have been. But they restored most of the clav EQ options that disappeared from the 5.
I doubt you'll be able to bring NE5 programs to the NE6, Nord generally does not support that (and the NE5 doesn't have set lists, though you can do something similar with Organize). You can bring in your custom samples, though.
To me, biggest advantages over the 5 would be seamless transitions and more sample memory. And possibly the compatibility with the new Sample Library 3 data format, though so far, I'm not aware of any concrete advantages it offers. If, as has been discussed, it eventually allows you to store certain default parameters with the sample (i.e. envelope settings), that would be very useful.
For me, the extra split/layer functions don't seem too useful. You still have just one split point, and you still can only employ one sound that is not a piano or organ. Really, on the E5, how often have you ever wished you could layer an additional sound (either on top, bottom, or both), when that one sound also had to not be from one of the two sections you were already using? Eh. And I happen to actually prefer the assignment by location (Upper, Lower) rather than assignment by instrument (Piano, Organ, Synth) approach, though I understand that some may find the latter to be simpler. Related to that, the 6 loses some MIDI functionality than the 5 had.