DISC Nord Piano 2 HA88 88 Key Stage Piano

Full Description

The Nord Piano 2 HA88 makes use of the Nord Piano Library, a specialised library for Grand, Upright and Electrical Pianos, Clavinet and Harpsichords. The sounds have been recorded using Nord's state-of-the-art sampling techniques to capture the nuances and unique characters of the source instruments. The entire library is included on DVDs and covers everything from factory-new Grand Pianos to detuned upright bar pianos. New additions can be downloaded free on the Nord Piano Library page.

The included Nord Triple Pedal offers Soft and Sostenuto pedals, and a Dynamic Sustain pedal that allows the use of half-pedalling and "release and catch" techniques.

Other unique features on the Nord Piano 2 HA88 include Long Release, which adds a slightly longer release to the tone and is good for playing legato, Advanced String Resonance, which mimics the way piano strings resonate when other notes are played, and Pedal Noise, which recreates the mechanical sounds of lifting and releasing the damper mechanism, and responds dynamically to the force used when pressing or releasing the pedal.

The Sample Synth section supports the extensive Nord Sample Library and has dedicated knobs for adjusting the attack and release and volume of the selected sound. The Sostenuto pedal can be used as a separate Sustain/Gate pedal for the Sample Synth section, giving advanced layering possibilities. The included Nord Sample Editor lets you create your own sample instruments, and assists in looping and mapping your sounds.

The Piano 2 HA88 has an extensive Effect section with tweakable effects that can be assigned to either the Piano or the Sample Synth section. Effects include Delay, Tremolo, Phaser and six types of Reverb.

Dedicated knobs and buttons cover all the vital functions you need in a performance situation. You can transpose, set up a split point or create a layered sound in seconds. The keybed is calibrated at the factory for an even and homogenous response, and four selectable Dynamic Response Curves let you adjust the response of your keybed to your playing style and store them individually with each program.

Click on the link below for more information on the Piano, Sample Synth and Effects sections on the Nord Piano 2 HA88:

Features/Specifications

Functions

• Display: LCD Display
• Banks: 2 banks with 24 pages each, 5 programs - 240 locations
• Live Mode: 5 Live programs
• Global Transpose: +/- 6 semitones
• Program Transpose: +/- 6 semitones
• Fine-tune: +/- 50 Cents
• Kbd Touch: 4 velocity response curves
• Split functionality with selectable split point
• Layer functionality
• Mono Output option
• Dynamic Sustain Pedal action with the included Nord Triple Pedal
• USB-MIDI
• Free OS updates

Memory

• Approx. 500 MB dedicated to the Nord Piano Library
• Approx. 128 MB dedicated to the Nord Sample Library

Connections

• 2 Audio outputs L & R: ¼", 6,35 mm jacks, unbalanced
• 1 Monitor input: 1/8", 3,5 mm stereo jack
• 1 Headphone output: ¼", 6,35 mm stereo jack
• 1 Piano pedal input: ¼", 6,35 mm jack. Use the included Nord Triple Pedal or a momentary pedal, like e.g, Roland DP-2, DP-6, Yamaha FC-4, FC-5, Fatar VFP1-25 etc
• 1 Volume Pedal input: ¼", 6,35 mm TRS stereo jack. Use a Control/Expression pedal like e.g. Yamaha FC-7, Roland EV-5 etc.
• MIDI In, MIDI Out: 5 pin DIN connectors
• USB - type B connector: for transferring sounds and USB-MIDI
• IEC320 C18 power connector

Included Accessories

• Nord Triple Pedal
• User Manual
• Power cord
• Nord Piano Library v5 DVD-ROM
• Nord Sample Library DVD-ROM