The Nord Electro 6 combines our award-winning emulations of vintage electro mechanical and acoustic instruments in an ultra-portable package. With 3 independent sound sections, a new streamlined user interface and the addition of Seamless Transitions, we're proud to present the most powerful and flexible Electro ever - a refined modern classic.

  Highlight features

General

• Seamless Transitions
• 3 part multi-timbral
• Split and Layer all 3 sections with optional Split Point Crossfades
• OLED Display for excellent overview
• Organize Mode for quickly rearranging programs, sounds and pages

Piano Section

• 1 GB memory for Nord Piano Library
• Piano Filters
• Greatly expanded polyphony
• Sympathetic String Resonance
• 4 Dynamic Curves

Sample Synth

• Expanded memory (512 MB) for Nord Sample Library
• Extended Voice Polyphony
• Dedicated Sample Synth section with Attack, Decay/Release and dynamic controls

Organ

• B3 Tonewheel, B3 Bass, Vox and Farfisa simulations
• 2 Pipe Organ models
• Dual Organ Mode
• Model 122 Vintage Rotary Speaker
• Physical Drawbars on 6D 61 and 6D 73 models
• Mount for Half-Moon Switch for Rotary Speaker control (6D 61/73)

Effects

• A wide range of instantly tweakable high quality stereo effects modelled after classic stomp boxes
• Reverb with Bright Mode

*All specifications subject to change without further notice

Performance

• Three independent sound sections Organ, Piano and Sample Synth that can be used simultaneously as a layer or a split
• 6 Keyboard Split points (C3-F5) with Split Point Crossfade functionality

• Organize/Page mode: Group sets of up to four Programs into Pages, and arrange these using the Organize mode
• 4 Live Slots

• External keyboard feature: Freely assign sound engines to be controlled by an external keyboard, while others are played from the Nord Electro 6.

Keybed

Nord Electro 6D 61: 61-key (5 octaves, C-C) Velocity sensitive Semi Weighted Waterfall keyboard

Nord Electro 6D 73: 73-key (6 octaves, E-E) Velocity sensitive Semi Weighted Waterfall keyboard

Nord Electro 6 HP: 73-key (6 octaves, E-E) Velocity sensitive Hammer Action Portable keyboard

Organ Section

• C2D B3 Tonewheel, B3 Bass, Vox, Farfisa and 2 Pipe organ models 
• User adjustable percussion levels, percussion decays and key click level
• Vibrato / Chorus Control with separate functionality for each model (the classic C1, C2, C3, V1, V2, V3 options for the B3, Vibrato for the Farfisa, Chorus/Detune for Pipe organ models )

• 3 Tonewheel modes: select the level of "vintage" desired
• Dual Organ mode for control of two independent manuals
• Manual Organ mode

• Mount for Half-Moon Switch on Electro 6D 61/73
• Nord Electro 6D 61/73: 9 Physical drawbars
• Nord Electro 6 HP: Digital LED drawbars

Piano Section

• 1 GB memory dedicated to the Nord Piano Library
• Categories: Grand, Upright, Electric, Digital, Layer and Clav/Harpsichord
• Each category can contain several different models.
• All pianos can be replaced using the Nord Sound Manager application

• Advanced String Resonance-control (Gen 2)
• Soft Release
• EQ/Filter

• 4 Dynamic Curves
• Stereo pianos and samples can be played back in mono
• 120 Voices polyphony for Piano Library sounds.

Sample Synth Section

• 512 MB memory dedicated to the Nord Sample Library
• All samples can be replaced using the Nord Sound Manager application
• The Sample Synth section comes shipped with an extensive selection of one hundred samples from the Nord Sample Library

• Attack and Decay/Release control
• 4 levels of dynamic velocity control

• Velocity sensitive low pass filter
• 46 voice polyphony for Sample Library sounds.

Effect Section

Effect 1

• Pan, Tremolo, Wah and Ring Modulator
• Three selectable depths for the Pan and Tremolo, rate controlled with the Effect 1 Rate knob
• Tremolo, Pan, Ring-Mod and Wah can be controlled with Control Pedal

Effect 2

• Phaser 1, Phaser 2, Flanger, Chorus 1, Chorus 2 and Vibe
• Two selectable depths for each effect

Amp Simulations

• Comp/Amp - three amp/speaker simulations, compressor, C2D 122 rotary speaker, Tube Overdrive
• Drive/Compression amount controlled with the Drive knob
• Rotary speed controls - Slow, Fast and Stopped
• Close or Normal microphone placement for 122 Rotary Speaker simulation
• User adjustable rotary treble and bass rotor speeds and acceleration rates
• Three band EQ, with sweepable mid. +/- 15 dB gain/attenuation

Master Effects

• Dedicated Reverb with 3 modes - Room, Stage and Hall - all with optional Bright Mode and Dry/Wet control
• Dedicated Delay Effect - Rate, Amount, Tap-tempo and Stereo Ping Pong

*All effects in Stereo

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 Control pedal input - ¼", 6,35 mm TRS stereo jack, like Yamaha FC7, Roland EV-7, Roland EV-5, Korg EXP2 and Korg XVP10.

• 1 Sustain pedal input - ¼", 6,35 mm jack.
• 1 Rotary Speaker speed switch pedal input - ¼", 6,35 mm jack. Use a momentary pedal or a switch type pedal

• MIDI In, MIDI Out - 5 pin DIN connectors
• USB - type B connector - for transferring sounds and USB MIDI
• IEC C14 power connector

Included Accessories

• User Manual

• Power cord

Dimensions

Nord Electro 6D 61: 900 mm (35.4") x 97 mm (3.8") x 296 mm (11.7")

Nord Electro 6D 73: 1066 mm (42") x 97 mm (3.8") x 296 mm (11.7")

Nord Electro 6 HP: 1074 mm (42.3") x 121 mm (4.8") x 344 mm (13.5")

Weight

Nord Electro 6D 61: 8.1 kg (17.85 lbs)

Nord Electro 6D 73: 9.2 kg (20.28 lbs)

Nord Electro 6 HP: 11.4 kg (25.13 lbs)