Nord Electro 6 Comparison Chart
| | NORD Electro 6 | NORD ELECTRO 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hardware | Electro 6 HP | Electro 6D 73 | Electro 6D 61 | Electro 5 HP | Electro 5D 73 | Electro 5D 61 |
| Keybed | 73-key Hammer Action Portable | 73-key Semi-weighted Waterfall | 61-key Semi-weighted Waterfall | 73-key Hammer Action Portable | 73-key Semi-weighted Waterfall | 61-key Semi-weighted Waterfall |
| Display | 128x64 OLED display | 128x64 OLED display | ||||
| Outputs | 2 outputs (1 stereo or 2 mono) | 2 outputs (1 stereo or 2 mono) | ||||
| Control Pedal input | x | x | ||||
| Monitor input | x | x | ||||
| Drawbars | Digital LED | Physical | Digital LED | Physical | ||
System | Electro 6 HP | Electro 6D 73 | Electro 6D 61 | Electro 5 HP | Electro 5D 73 | Electro 5D 61 |
| Seamless Transitions | x | - | ||||
| Layer | x | Organ+Piano, Organ+Synth or Synth+Piano | ||||
| Split | 6 Split points | 6 Split points | ||||
| Crossfade between Split points | Yes, with 3 crossfade widths (Large, Small or Off) | - | ||||
| Programs | Program Mode (8 banks x 50 programs), Page View | Program Mode (8 banks x 50 programs), Live Mode and Set List Mode | ||||
| Live/auto save programs | 4 locations | 3 locations | ||||
| MIDI over USB | x | x | ||||
| Sound Manager 6.x | Extended features | Extended features | ||||
Organ Section | Electro 6 HP | Electro 6D 73 | Electro 6D 61 | Electro 5 HP | Electro 5D 73 | Electro 5D 61 |
| Organ polyphony | Full | Full | ||||
| Organ models | C2D B3 Simulation, Farfisa, Vox and Pipe Organ 1 & 2 | C2D B3 Simulation, Farfisa, Vox, Pipe Organ | ||||
| Rotary speaker simulation | C2D 122 Rotary Speaker simulation | C2D 122 Rotary speaker simulation | ||||
| Mount for Half-Moon Switch | - | x | - x | |||
Piano Section | Electro 6 HP | Electro 6D 73 | Electro 6D 61 | Electro 5 HP | Electro 5 D73 | Electro 5D 61 |
| Nord Piano Library memory | 1 GB | 1 GB | ||||
| Piano polyphony | 120 (stereo) | 40/60 (stereo/mono) | ||||
| Advanced String Resonance (Gen 2) | x | x | ||||
| Long Release | x | x | ||||
| Dynamic Curves | x | x | x | |||
Samples Section | Electro 6 HP | Electro 6D 73 | Electro 6D 61 | Electro 5 HP | Electro 5D 73 | Electro 5D 61 |
| Nord Sample Library memory | 512 MB | 256 MB | ||||
| Sample polyphony | 46 voices | 15 voices | ||||
| Velocity Control | Yes, 3 modes (Filter and Amplitude) | Yes, 3 modes (Filter and Amplitude) | ||||
| Envelope Control | Attack, Decay/Release controls | Attack, Decay/Release controls | ||||
Effects Section | Electro 6 HP | Electro 6D 73 | Electro 6D 61 | Electro 5 HP | Electro 5D 73 | Electro 5D 61 |
| Effect 1 | Tremolo, Pan, Wah, Ring Modulator All are Control Pedal controllable | Tremolo, Pan, Wah, Ring Modulator All are Control Pedal controllable | ||||
| Effect 2 | Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Vibe Deep mode available for each effect | Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Vibe Deep mode available for each effect | ||||
| Delay | x | x | ||||
| Eq | 3 Band, mid sweep | 3 Band, mid sweep | ||||
| Amp Simulation/ Compressor | Twin, JC, Small, Compressor, C2D 122 Rotary, Tube Overdrive | Twin, JC, Small, Compressor, C2D 122 Rotary, Tube Overdrive | ||||
| Reverb | 3 types (Room, Stage, Hall) with Bright modes | 5 types (Room, Stage, Hall, Stage soft, Hall soft) | ||||
Dimensions | Electro 6 HP | Electro 6D 73 | Electro 6D 61 | Electro 5 HP | Electro 5D 73 | Electro 5D 61 |
| Weight | 11.4 kg / 25.13 lbs | 9.2 kg / 20.28 lbs | 8.1 kg / 17.85 lbs | 11.4 kg / 25.13 lbs | 9.2 kg / 20.28 lbs | 8.1 kg / 17.85 lbs |
| Width | 1074 mm / 42.3" | 1066 mm / 42" | 900 mm / 35.4" | 1074 mm / 42.3" | 1066 mm / 42" | 900 mm / 35.4" |
| Depth | 344 mm / 13.5" | 296 mm / 11.7" | 296 mm / 11.8" | 344 mm / 13.5" | 296 mm / 11.7" | 296 mm / 11.8" |
| Height | 121 mm / 4.8" | 97 mm / 3.8" | 97 mm / 3.8" | 121 mm / 4.8" | 97 mm / 3.8" | 97 mm / 3.8" |