Nord Grand 2

Stage Piano

$4,499.00 $4,999.00

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88-note Kawai Responsive Hammer keybed with Triple Sensors

The Nord Grand 2 features the latest generation premium Hammer Action keyboard from Kawai. Combining the responsive feel of an acoustic grand piano with Nord's world renowned Sound Libraries and a tactile user interface, the sleek and elegant Nord Grand 2 offers a genuinely unique experience.

The Grand Experience

The Nord Grand 2 features a new and improved Kawai responsive hammer keyboard with triple sensors for accurate tracking of hammer movement. Maintaining the ease of use of the original Nord Grand while adding dual layers of Piano and Synth, the Nord Grand 2 offers great flexibility for performance and sound creation.

The well balanced and responsive triple sensor keybed features an advanced hammer mechanism providing extraordinary control through the entire dynamic range.

Performance

The Nord Grand 2 features dedicated LED faders for each layer, as well as knobs and buttons for all essential functions required in a live performance. Performing tasks such as Creating Layers and Splits, adding effects or transposing the instrument can be performed instantly. The dual Piano and Synth engines can be combined in a layer or split across the keyboard. Each layer has a dedicated effects section.

Piano Section

The Nord Grand 2 comes with an extensive collection of Grands, Uprights and Electric Pianos from their exclusive Nord Piano Library combined with new features such as Dynamic Compression and Unison. Nord's state-of-the-art sampling technique captures the extraordinary nuances and real character of the source instruments.

The unique 'Advanced String Resonance' and Dynamic Pedal Noise features deliver stunning realism and an unsurpassed level of expressiveness.

Sample Synth Section

Two independent Sample Synths with greatly expanded memory and a large variety of new and updated sounds, ranging from wind, brass, strings, basses and guitars to classic analog leads and basses. Also included is a selection of samples from the Symphobia and Swing libraries by ProjectSAM. The Sample Synth section provides two fully-featured and independent Layers and is equipped with intuitive controls for attack, decay/release and dynamic velocity response. The Soft and Bright settings provide a quick way of shaping the tone of the sound.

The Grand 2 Sample synth engine offers several new features. Unison creatively blends several sample voices for rich, ensemble-like sounds. "Tru-Vibrato" accurately models the unique vibrato characteristics of a wide variety of acoustic instruments and round robin allows natural sounding fast repetitions.

Effect Section

The Nord Grand 2 has a powerful new Effect section per Layer. The extensive range of Effects includes brand new types of Reverb, Delay, Amps and Modulation effects.

Nord Sound Libraries

The Nord Grand 2 gives you the flexibility to easily swap out samples and sounds through the Nord Sound Manager. You can select from the continually growing Nord Sound Libraries or incorporate your own samples using the Nord Sample Editor.

General

Dual Piano and Dual Synth Layers
OLED Display
Seamless Transitions
Split Point Crossfades
16 banks with 36 programs - 576 locations
Organize for programs
Live Mode - 6 Live programs
Global Transpose: +/- 6 semitones
Program Transpose: +/- 6 semitones
Fine-tune: +/- 50 Cents
Kbd Touch: 3 velocity response curves
88-note Kawai Responsive Hammer keybed with Triple Sensors
Selectable split point with LED indication
Nord Triple Pedal 2 included
MIDI over USB

Piano Section

2 GB memory for Piano sounds
All sounds can be replaced using Nord Sound Manager (Mac/Win)
120 Voice Polyphony
Categories: Grand, Upright, Electric, Digital/Layer, Clav/Harpsichord and Misc
3 Selectable Keyboard Touch Curves (Heavy, Medium, Light)
Piano Timbre controls with custom settings for Electric Pianos and Clavinet
String Resonance for acoustic Grand Pianos and Uprights
Pedal Noise when used with Nord Triple Pedal 1, Nord Triple Pedal 2 or Nord Single Pedal 2 on select acoustic and electric pianos
Selectable Soft Piano Release
Dynamic Compression
Unison functionality
2 independent Layers

Sample Synth Section

1 GB memory for Nord Sample Library
Amp envelope with Attack and Decay/Release controls
Bright and Soft options
Vibrato with Rate/Amount, Delay, button or pedal
Unison with 3 amounts
Mono, Legato and Glide
Octave transpose: -1/+1 (-6/+6 in Split mode, depending on Split position)

Effects Section

Mod 1: Tremolo, Pan 1 (Soft), Pan 2 (Hard), Spin, Wah, Ring Modulator (controllable via optional pedal)
Mod 2: Phaser 1, Phaser 2, Flanger, Chorus 1, Chorus 2, Vibe, Spin. Stereo/Mono options for each effect
Equalizer: Per Layer or Global, 3-band with sweepable mid (200 Hz - 8 kHz).
Amp: Twin, JC and Small. Each with Alternate Tone option
Compressor: Per Layer or Global, Amount control
Delay: Per Layer or Global, Tempo, Feedback and Mix (Dry/Wet) controls, Ping Pong with 3 amount options, Tap-Tempo, Feedback Filter (HP/LP/BP), Flam.
Reverb: Global Reverb with Dry Wet amount optionally controllable per Layer. Spring, Booth, Room, Stage, Hall and Cathedral Reverb types, each with optional Pre-Delay, Chorale and Bright/Dark modes.

Connections

2 Audio outputs L & R - 1/4", 6,35 mm jacks, unbalanced
1 Monitor input - 1/8", 3,5 mm stereo jack
1 Headphone output - 1/4", 6,35 mm stereo jack
1 Sustain Pedal input - 1/4", 6,35 mm jack. Compatible with Nord Triple Pedal or a momentary pedal.
Triple Pedal - 5 pin DIN connector. Use the included Nord Triple Pedal 2
1 Control/Volume Pedal input - 1/4", 6,35 mm TRS stereo jack.
MIDI In, MIDI Out - 5 pin DIN connectors
USB - type B connector - for transferring sounds and USB-MIDI
IEC C14 power connector

Included Accessories