Nord User Forum

[emme1]

Hi

first post here and brand new to the world of keyboards .

i just bought an Electro 6 to start playing keyboard and would like to ask if someone could recommend tutorials that teach all the the functions and how to use them ?

video or written .

i am aware of the manual but i does not feel intuitive or sequential .

any help is appreciated .

thanks

malcolm

[MescaL636]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXvSrOf ... EERHEviBzM

[FZiegler]

If by "start playing keyboard" you mean that you are an absolute beginner on keys, you'll indeed have a hard time finding out about the E6 features. Which may help is having an impression what type of instrument you bought. Where 'keyboard' doesn't apply in a widely used sense of the word ('arranger keyboard'). Instead, the E6 is a crossover of an electric/electronic organ (imitating the Hammond B3, a Vox Continental or a Farfisa, even a pipe organ in some respect) and an electric piano (Fender Rhodes or Wurlitzer Electric Piano) plus some extensions (acoustic piano, other sound samples). If that's what you want and need, go to explore it. You will need to know that playing the organ or the piano module (or a mix of both) demands quite different playing technique which you can learn separately. So there are a lot of potential tasks for you.

[emme1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXvSrOf_WRU&list=PLjnD2giXFBoXQ6CoGS6C_gjEERHEviBzM

thanks for the link , and for very specific applications those short tutorials might be great . i am looking for an introduction that covers all the basics and have not found that yet . I am muddling my way through it though as I just start playing my electro and if I get stuck i google my problem . i would have really liked a more systematic approach , but I will get there eventually .

[emme1]

If by "start playing keyboard" you mean that you are an absolute beginner on keys, you'll indeed have a hard time finding out about the E6 features. Which may help is having an impression what type of instrument you bought. Where 'keyboard' doesn't apply in a widely used sense of the word ('arranger keyboard'). Instead, the E6 is a crossover of an electric/electronic organ (imitating the Hammond B3, a Vox Continental or a Farfisa, even a pipe organ in some respect) and an electric piano (Fender Rhodes or Wurlitzer Electric Piano) plus some extensions (acoustic piano, other sound samples). If that's what you want and need, go to explore it. You will need to know that playing the organ or the piano module (or a mix of both) demands quite different playing technique which you can learn separately. So there are a lot of potential tasks for you.

Yes I am an absolute beginner on keys , you got that right . I am aware of what type of instrument just not how best to access all of its functions , and you could actually argue that that means I don't know my instrument . Well , I wonder if there is a tutorial that explains the Nord Instrument and all its functions ? so far no luck , just bits and pieces .

[maxpiano]

The NE6 manual and trying what you read while you do it is the best tutorial, imo. Don't be afraid, experiment and in the worst case a Factory Restore is always possible.

[Elias]

NE7

I know it's friday but this is not the right thread

[emme1]

The NE7 manual and trying what you read while you do it is the best tutorial, imo. Don't be afraid, experiment and in the worst case a Factory Restore is always possible.

I am working with the manual already and was looking for something more accessible but from the responses I am getting so far I have to assume that it does not exist . which surprises me as there are tutorials about so many music making tools .

[DJKeys]

Hi-

I think learning how to play a keyboard is very different than learning to operate a specific keyboard. It is unclear exactly what you are trying to accomplish.

If you are learning how to play the keyboard, I would suggest selecting a piano sound and practice scales or exercises. If you want to learn to operate the E6, I suggest you hire one of the knowledgeable E6 owners on here to give you personal remote instruction.

-dj

[FZiegler]

... you could actually argue that that means I don't know my instrument ...

This is absolutely not the point. This will usually be the case for any new owner.

I see it as a challenge, though, if you have to learn to play the keys, learn to understand all those concepts of the last 60 years that are emulated on the Electro (organ with rotary speaker, e-piano with sound effects, electrical amplification with EQ and reverb plus digital sample technology for the rest). Some basic knowledge in all those topics will suffice for a good start, fortunately.

I don't think that you'll find a written or video summary for all together - MyKeysToMusic being the closest I know of. I'd suggest the same as DJKeys: look for an online teacher or something like that ...depending on your time and money you want to invest. I wouldn't want to start from scratch without any external help.