Nord Wave 2 for piano sound and feel?

[Awac835]

Hi there, I own a Nord Lead A1 as my only keyboard. I like it and have had alot of fun with it.
But I want something more piano like to improve my actual keyboard playing, but at the same time I would like to not give up the synth part.

I've been looking at the Stage 3 but that just seems overkill. I've also considered the Electro 6D but will then miss out on the synth part.
Now the Wave 2 have been released and I'm wondering how good the piano sounds are on it, coupled with the slightly larger 61 keys and semi weighted compared to the A1's 49 synth action keybed.

I think at the moment getting the piano feel is more important to me, but if the Wave 2 with the sample library can do 85% of the piano sound of the Electro 6D I would be happy with that.

I don't have room for 2 keyboards. The Electro is 2/3 the price of the Wave2 but money is not really an issue.

Can any Wave 2 owner or anyone else knowledgeable let me know how well the wave 2 can do piano imitation or will i be disapointed?

I underestand the Electro 6D has an actual piano engine while Wave 2 is just sample playback, I've listened to the Nord Sample Library 3.0 pianos and they sound great to me.

Thank you for your input and help, it is much appreciated.

[DJKeys]

Hi, there-

If realistic piano feel and sound are important, the Wave 2 is not an ideal choice. It cannot load the Nord Piano Library samples like the Electro. It can load piano sounds from the Sample library, but, those are very limited compared to the Piano Library, fewer and not nearly as detailed. The keybed is 61 note semi-weighted waterfall, so it not close to an actually piano action. If money is no issue, keep the A1 and buy the Stage 3 76 or 88, which are both Stage Pianos which are much closer to what you describe. You would have the A1 engine in the Stage, and the powerful 4-slot A1.

-dj

[musicaldudeist]

The Wave 2 is not the choice for more piano like feel or sound.

[tsss27]

If you are wanting piano-like feel then a synth is not the right choice overall, Wave or otherwise.