Nord User Forum

Hi,

is anybody using a tube preamp with keyboard/synth/organ?
I'm considering this atm: http://www.effectrode.com/products-page ... ming-soon/

Why? Looking for a warmer, slightly distorted sound? The built-in amp sims on the Nords do a decent job for me when I want a gritty EP or similar.

If you want to overdrive or distort your sound, then a tube preamp might work for you. but if you're hoping that a tube preamp will warm up and thicken a clean sound, then I'm afraid that they're just so much snake oil. People often think that their sound is now "better" simply because a tube preamp will increase the volume, but if you match your levels with and without the preamp, you'll find that they don't deliver as advertised. If you want to improve your sound significantly, there are far better ways to spend your money.

i use a tube preamp mainly for balanced outputs...

The Neo Ventilator 2 has a very good overdrive sound, but you are into big bucks. I don't know the pedal that you have posted about, but Effectrode make great stuff. I have their o/d pedal for guitar, and it is excellent.

SSM

Yep, I once used an EHX LPB2ube with my NL2X. I wanted to replace my G2 with something more immediate, but was a bit disappointed by the sound as my G2 is well programmed (thanks to the community); so I got this one (Long story short: I still have my G2 but no NL2).

I don't know what to think about that. When playing just one note, it did not make an obvious change to me: it was audible with headphones and quite loudly. But when playing polyphonically, yeah, I could overload it a bit and there was an interesting difference. Something in the vein of overdriving a guitar amp rather than changing the character of the synths modules.

I've used a Nord Electro since 2009 and as soon as I play an EP, I can't help from enabling the amp sim: I just love that crunch rather than pure, clean sounds. Try the unit, be aware of the impedance matching issue, and tell us what

I run my NE3 organ output to a Marshall 100 W tube guitar amp with a Marshall stack. OK, I play in a bluesrock band where the analog sound is wanted. I thought of getting a vent but this setup delivers an amazing sound. I use the NE3's leslie sim. Since the Marshall isn't mine, I am looking for a London City which sould deliver the same sound.