New! Nord Electro 7!

[tomzi]

Here are some Informations from Dave Weiser from Music Player Network Forum:

I'd seen some conflicting info online regarding the new Kawai hammer action being used in the upcoming Electro 7 HP, so I thought I'd do some digging.

I asked Nord's head of US sales (I'm a dealer) to look into the matter, specifically asking whether or not the new action is the exact same action as the Kawai action used in the Nord Grand 2. He directly asked the head guys at the Nord factory and received a clear answer:

"The new HP keybed is indeed not the same as on the Grand 2. What can be said is that it has been designed to be a light-weight (carry weight) keybed, which still provides a realistic piano action. In some respects, it will be similar to the Grand 2 (given that it’s a Kawai design), but the feel differs, where the slightly more “sophisticated” design of the Grand 2 keybed gets it closer to the experience of a grand piano action."

[anotherscott]

Is the feel of the Electro HP "Kawai" key bed closer to the feel of the Nord Piano 5? Or closer to the feel of the HP key bed on earlier generation Electros? Love the former. Don't enjoy playing the latter. The Electro form factor is mighty convenient. If the Electro 7 "Kawai" key bed is a big step in the right direction (i.e., closer to the feel of the Nord Piano key bed), then it might be worth considering.

Closer to the former, from all accounts so far.

[arlacm_092317]

"Closer to the former, from all accounts so far." That was going to be my question also... if it's not really like the Kawai, is the feel more similar to my old Electro 3HP with hammer action keys? (Which I wouldn't mind.)

[Rusty Mike]

After looking at the posted manual, the two items (only) I seem to obsess about are not mentioned.

It looks like Piano Soft Release is gone from the E7 entirely.

9th drawbar cancel is not mentioned anywhere. But there NOW is a panel button that allows polyphonic percussion. I'll be blunt here - that is the absolute stupidest thing I think I've ever seen on a B3 emulation. Why include something so unrealistic over a simple capability we've all been asking for.

What are they thinking?

[Rusty Mike]

I don't really know why anyone would want poly percussion, unless they were trying to make a patch that sounds like an older sampled organ from a workstation. Very odd.

[Matt-new]

According to the User Manual there is 1 GB piano sample memory, but I cannot find the synth sample memory size info.

[tsss27]

According to the User Manual there is 1 GB piano sample memory, but I cannot find the synth sample memory size info.

Pretty sure it is the same as Electro 6.

[pianoharri]

According to the User Manual there is 1 GB piano sample memory, but I cannot find the synth sample memory size info.

Pretty sure it is the same as Electro 6.

Yes, see https://www.nordkeyboards.com/compare/? ... =2282%2C60

[Gambold]

>What are they thinking?<

A larger question is who is "they?"

As far as Nord listening to this forum for recommendations, I think the jury is definitively back in. "They" don't.

Let's just see how sales go. The Stage 4, priced to the ionosphere, can't be the hotcake it once was...unless of course Clavia is down-sizing their business plan to focus on professionals and institutions (which some of us have suspected for awhile, the Organ 3 is hardly a Crumar-killer).

The Electro 7 is also a pricey beast, and golly, you just aren't getting a whole lot more or different than the E6 for your money*. I'd tell anyone to look for an E6 or even an E5 on the second-hand market and use the THOUSANDS you will save to buy a second keyboard or donate to save the tigers.

Troubled times in Stockholm.

*I know some have obsessed on the last-minute tonewheel and pitchbend, but let's be real here - most people who wanted this kind of thing bought a Stage. Having them installed on the Electro might help marketing to noobs, but seasoned-Electro users are usually traditional-type keyboardists, looking for great acoustic, Rhodes, and organ sounds - and the occasional strings or synth when the rest of the band demands it. Whammy bars and blurp buttons just don't come into play that often.

[Gambold]

>Apparently, the limited number of units sold out within just a few hours!<

Maybe. Or maybe there were never any there in the first place.

I'd wager the latter.