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Re: Will any new NE6 features come to the NE5?

Postby anotherscott » 01 Feb 2018, 16:49

Mr_-G- wrote:I do not know and with all respect, I do not think such detail is widely known either, so assuring that a given function *requires* new hardware is just guesswork (unless you hear it from the designers).
All these instruments are programmable microprocessors, so it could be a different, more efficient software architecture running on more or less the same hw. Let's agree that we just do not know. ;-)

True, but I think it's a pretty safe bet that the seamless transitions required new hardware. It's one of the most substantial changes in functionality. I also remember reading (whether true or not?) that the additional hardware capability could have been used for either a third panel OR seamless transition between the two, and they chose the latter.

Mr_-G- wrote:But in any case I doubt we will see backports of features. At most maybe the sample format 3, just because we've seen it some time ago when the sample format 2 came out (that would make a lot of people happy).

I agree. But if they supported the new format, and the new format does indeed include default envelope settings for samples, that would be a huge benefit for an Electro, as I discussed at post97160.html#p97160
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Re: Will any new NE6 features come to the NE5?

Postby maxpiano » 01 Feb 2018, 17:43

dkernohan wrote:
hammondking wrote:Those of us who had NE1 boards will remember that Nord actually provided a full upgrade to NE2 software when the NE2 came out, complete with a downloadable template to tape over the existing graphics to indicate the new functions.


Yes, I have an original NE too - that's what I was thinking of.


That was possible because the underlying HW was the same, which is probably not the case for NE6 vs 5
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Re: Will any new NE6 features come to the NE5?

Postby PScooter63 » 01 Feb 2018, 23:33

maxpiano wrote:That was possible because the underlying HW was the same, which is probably not the case for NE6 vs 5

I guess teardowns of Nords would be too niche for ifixit (.com). :lol:

(But it sure would be cool to see...)
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Re: Will any new NE6 features come to the NE5?

Postby Geobluesguy » 08 Feb 2018, 20:37

I'm happy with the NE5D-73 I just bought a few weeks ago. It' s portable and gives me the high-quality B3, AP, EP, and clav sounds I need for the blues / old-school soul gigs I typically do. The only feature I might want to trickle down from the new NE6 would be the dual organ mode which would allow me to unload my Hammond Sk1 and / or Sk2
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Re: Will any new NE6 features come to the NE5?

Postby Meister-Lampe » 09 Feb 2018, 01:03

Just for my understanding: does the new dual organ mode bring any new functionality to the board except displaying two drawbar sets simultaneously? Is it three part multi timbral in the sense that it can play the bass pedal plus two manuals? Otherwise I can see no reason to ditch the Hammonds.
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