Nord Grand Demo - White Grand
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- The Nord Grand is just an amazing instrument, I play only the White Grand in this demo and will make more videos with the other grand piano samplings later. But the white grand is definitely my favorite.
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The most beautiful rendition I've heard of the BG song.
Thanks! 🙏🏽
@@simonwestmanmusic Hi Simon, which keyboard amp do you use for your Nord grand?
WOW.........a great piano and a equal great performer who profoundly understands this piano!
Thanks so much!
Beautiful! Just bought this piano and I am ecstatic to get it!!!
That may be the best digital piano I have ever heard.
i think our friend Simon would make a walmart kitty keyboard sound like the best keyboard we ever heard.
Please mark the subtle response of the left hand.....
Up until now, with this phenomenal keyboardaction and its
great sample, this was not at all possible before!
A músthave piano!!
Adri from Holland
Yes I must have one. in fact I'm going to get five of them, one for each of my residences, maybe one more for my cabin in the alps.
@@levimust4479 I was going to say how where you going to be able to afford all 5 of them, but you then mentioned for each of your residences and I was like "that makes sense". I am not even gonna complain man. Good for you to be able to afford five of those puppies. Keep rocking in life.
Loving and appreciate your changes, substitutions, and leading tones.
Thanks a lot!
The sound quality is unbelievable! Nice arrangements btw.
Thanks so much! 😊
This is soooooooooooooo gooooood!!!!!! Really like the sounds of the Nord
Thanks!
The music played on this video is excellent!
Amazing playing and arrangement Simon! Love from India 😍
Thanks so much!
Great playing Simon, this is my dream piano, will save up for one.... one day!
Thanks a lot! It's really a great piece of instrument, hope you'll have it soon!
Beautiful playing!
MnL Music Tank you!
Such excellent playing
Amazing playing/arranging!!!
this is video that I really want!!
what a gorgeous sounding keyboard
Wow, great playing. Very nice modern sound. Excellent work, you might have just sold a NORD Grand haha you should get commission.
Mack Grout Thank you so much, yes I’ll call Clavia first thing in the morning and ask for commision 😀 Glad you liked the demo, new vid will come this weekend. Stay tuned :)
Simply superb!👏
Thanks!
Ok so buy this get the white grand and use that sample patch because it sounds amazing one of the best sounding demos if not the best forthis piano I’ve heard
Jeffrey Ramirez Thanks a million man, I really appreciate your comment! 🙏🏾
Simon, excellent and expressive playing. Probably another month before the NORD GRAND hits the states. How close to "out of the box" are your EQ curves, resonance & harmonics settings. I love the way you have it set up. I am assuming your monitoring with headphones and going direct to your DAW? (48k?) Please keep posting the NORD GRAND performances.
Thank you! As I remember it, I didn't do much of EQ. Just a little reverb I think. My setup is a Scarlett 2i4 Audio Interface, and a pair of KRK RP5 Monitors for listening. Then I use an Imac with Logic X, and finally editing everything in Final Cut Pro. I will do more demos for sure, thanks again!
@@simonwestmanmusic Again, Simon nice recording, which is a testament to how well that NORD White Grand sample integrates with the new (R-N)triple sensor hammer action. Your reverb setting if any ? was tastefully done too. How long have you had your NORD GRAND? I am in Dallas, TX and the first units have not hit the states yet.
Ken Boome Sorry, dont remember the reverb setting...I’ve had the Nord Grand since tuesday last week. I live in Sweden, so Nord had it delivered with their first batch. Next week I’ll make another video I hope. I’m glad you like it!
@@simonwestmanmusic Hey Simon, So no problem about reverb settings. I was hyper curious about when you european guys were getting your NORD Grands. So simon I am wondering if you know my friend Stefan Karlson, Swedish Jazz Pianist whom lives here in the north texas area? I will be recording him this Saturday and next Saturday at my studio on C7e (1984).... I am putting my order in for the NG in the next couple days at American Store "guitar Center"....
@@kenboome864 Cool! I don't know Stefan personally, but I've heard some youtubevids with him and he's great! Good luck with the Nord Grand, I really believe you will love it. All the best!
Beautiful!
Love the arrangement
Thanks so much!
Totally beautiful
Thanks! 🙏🏽
Well play then doc👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
beautiful
Sounds good
Ok he def plays at somebody’s church LOL
this is beautiful
Thanks man! 😊
Nord sample best!
Amazing!
SUBLIME and absolute wonderful
Thanks a million 🙏🏽
Sooo good😍😍Awesome music!!
Pianova thank you!
Amazing play and instrument❤❤❤
Thanks! 🙏
Eccellente !! Complimenti dall'Italia
Hey! Must say it: your demos are great! Because you sound great, therefore the products can shine.
What about the keybed? I know you sold your Stage 3 (with good reasons, that keybed it's awfull for a skilled pianist) and I was wondering what is your opinion about the keybed of the Grand instead. Moreover, to what other keybed would you compare it?
For example I love the PHA-4 Concert which is in the Roland RD800.
Hi! Thank you very much! Yes I sold the Stage 3 a year ago cause of the keybed. But I must say, the keybed of the Nord Grand is excellent! At least in my opinion. I think its the best keybed I've ever tried, in the musicstore I tried the Roland RD800 and the Yamaha CP88 for instance (havent tried the MP11SE or the PM7SE though) and together with te Nord piano samplings its just amazing.
@@simonwestmanmusic You're welcome!
Therefore you are stating that the Grand's keybed feels even better than the one installed in CP88 or RD800, because of the interaction with the Nord sounds. Interesting!
Thank you for your small review, I will look forward for brand new videos on your channel.
@@GiacomoParrinello Thats of course only my opinion. The Yamaha CP88 sounds really great, maybe just as great as the nord grand. But I didnt really like the keybed in it, just a matter of taste. Roland Pianos I also dont really like... For me the nord grand is the number one choice.
@@simonwestmanmusic I can understand your point. I think the biggest advantage that CP88 can give you is possibly the compact size and the weight...which make it as portable as a Nord Stage 3 76, keeping a good keybed for sure.
In mi view the main weakness of Nord brand is the fact that they refuse to produce a Stage with a pretty good wigheted keybed for pianists. Grand it's good by the way, and could be the perfect solution for some genres...mainly where you don't need to much versatility (talking about splits, layers, editing ecc...) but good sounds, keybed and interaction between the two.
On another video about this keyboard it was explained that they are using a Kawai key bed
U should do a video only playing How deep is your love, by heart as u did. It wad amazing, congrats man!!
Thanks man, I might just do that... 👍🏽
Nice!
Actually the White Grand sound is the Steinway B-211 ✅
Wonderful!
bravo, sounds great
jim le reveilleur Thanks!
You're piano sounds so realistic, what Amplifier/keyboard amp do you use ?
Piano med Simon To be hypercritical.....am I right in thinking you have compression either on your audio interface's channel or maybe it's on the Grand itself? Anyway it doesn't seem to decay enough like a real piano on this clip....as if the compression is raising its floor.
Maybe I just need to go to bed. :)
I've bought one, anyway! On its way.
Absolutely beautiful!!!! I'm thinking of getting the Nord Grand. What speakers are you playing through?
Thanks mate! I'm using a pair of KRK Rp5, they're great!
@@simonwestmanmusic Thank you!!!!! They sound amazing!!!!!
Yeah man! This is great. Nord with a Kawai Bed. Ack! This may be the one.
David Kamatoy Thanks man, I really love the Nord Grand. New vid will come this weekend, stay tuned:)
How Deep Is Your Love 😍😍😍
Thank you very much for very good joyful boutique piano playing. Nordillius Leading the electronic piano competition?
Ciao, have you try Kawai mp11se? If yes, what you think about.. I have listen piano sound and the kaybed are so beutiful. having to buy it, what do you recommend? I would play at home for fun and to record something of my own
Hi! Unfortunately, I havent tried the Kawai MP11SE yet... but I still love my Nord grand, after three and a half years of owning it. Most of the time I have it at home.
hi Simon, how are you liking your Grand? Still playing it often? Thinking of buying one myself, but worried about what i've heard about the harshness of its action
Hi! I still love it. The keybed makes some noise, but Im ok with it. Love the action and the sound.
Very excellent performance. White Grand is really my cup of tea! It's a bit like a Ravenscrof 275.Thanks to you, I think I will love Nord Grand.
Thank you very much! I really love my Nord Grand, and will make more demos as soon as I get som time. Have a nice day!
Beautiful! How does this instrument compare, if you know, against the Kawaii CA 99?
Thanks for your comment! I haven't tried the Kawaii CA99 unfortunately...
@@simonwestmanmusic Thank you. Have a great day!
I am a profesional pianist, gigging mainly jazz but I like to practice also classical music (Bach, Chopin Etudes...) to keep my technique. Now my question is if Nord Grand is a good instrument to practice on all that stuff?
For instance, I get in a situation to play on a real grand piano a piece that I practised and learned on Nord Grand, would the feeling be much different in action? Will I have trouble playing some fast lines on a real grand piano, because it might have heavier keys?
Hi! There are really different kinds of Grand pianos out there, some lighter and some heavier. The Nord Grand is quite light compared to my Yamaha NU1, but still an amazing instrument to practice all kind of stuff on. If you have the possibility to try it in a store, thats the best thing. Good luck!
Simon Herru Thanks. When I was playing on Yamaha grands, some of them are quite heavy. What would your NU1 be?
The piano patch is hilarious!! I'll buy that soon!
If you own a Nord it is free. I downloaded it about two weeks ago for my Nord Stage 3.
Does Nord limit certain patches to certain keyboard models , or is it such , once you have a Nord , u have access to all new sounds?
@@JitinMisra Nord does have limitations on older keyboards, but newer models should be able to get every sound patch that nord has made available.
Beautifully played!
Robin thanks!
Beautiful,
Where did some of the backing tracks come from, (1:38)
area49g Hi! Thanks! The backning tracks comes from iReal Pro.
You’re out of frame, I’m imagining a full disco-suited Barry Gibb.
Haha, well I'm not sure I'm very lookalike Barry Gibb. I'm just to shy to be in frame:)
I really need the sheet of how deep is your love!
Please !!!
Sorry, I played it by heart... maybe you can find it after some googling:) Good luck!
You have had your board now for three weeks. How are you liking your NG now since the honeymoon period is over? I do have an NG on order with Sweetwater and it is supposed to arrive first week of August. How do you like the action compared to the Triple Sensor Fatar? Excellent playing Mate!
Robert Hopkins Hi! Thanks for the comment. Yes, the honeymoon is over indeed...the thing is, its vaccation time in Sweden and I havent been at home since at least two weeks 🌞 But give it one or two moore weeks and I’ll be back behind the keys 😀
Excellent news about the vacation time! Please enjoy it. Let us know your thoughts when you get back with a fresh set of ears. Hopefully, my NG will have arrived by then. Thx Simon!
Robert Hopkins I will, thanks again!
Robert, This is KB in Dallas TX. I went up to Sweetwater in MAY 2019 and was hoping to play at least a DEMO "NG"...(Nope) So did you get your NG yet? 1st week in august and we are in the 2nd now, right. If so what are your 1st impressions. RU in the US? I have owned 20 Digital pianos now etc. I too am looking for something special like the NG.
Hi Ken! No sadly, I have not received my NG yet. :(
I was told by Sweetwater last Thursday: "It looks like we are about a month out on the Nord Grand." So that implies I will not get my NG until the second week of September (USA).
I have been hitting the Nord User forum every day looking for any tidbits that come out of there. Everything I have read so far has been positive. One person made a comment on YT that the keys did not always make a sound when played very lightly, but as we both know that is how AP's react and are not supposed to make a sound. I tested my AP at home and yes, you can play a key silently while still getting no sound if you press it "lightly" enough to get past the escapement. Keep me posted here please, if you get your hands on one! Good luck. Mate!
0:35 the lick
I must ask a fellow NG owner. when you release the keys do they make a sticky sound? The middle portion of the keybed. Mine was just repaired cause of it, but a month later the sticky sound is back. Very annoying sound :(
Hi! Yes, I can hear a little of that sound...I'm ok with it though, so far...
what song jazz you had playing ? Beautiful well !!
Genial
Did you do mastering on this track ? I own the elctro 6D and doesnt sound as clear and punchy like this.
This or Yamaha cp88!!?
People say the keybed makes quite a clicky sound when pressed. Is that true?
Hi, it makes some noise... but I can live with that.
I don't even know what to say, this is just a spectacular sound! I've always wanted a Nord, but the sub-par action is just a dealbreaker for me, I've stuck with Yamaha (CP88) for the time being. Sucks though, dunno why Nord can't make a keyboard with decent action. Anyway, really nice playing, I enjoyed it!!
Beautiful demo and playing. Here's my question... The upper notes sound out of tune. I know some people will say it adds character, but I think I would find it annoying. If it was a real piano I'd be calling out the tuner ASAP. Anyone else agree?
David Farrell Hi there and thanks alot! You’re right about the upper notes. They’re out of tune and sometimes annoying, I agree there...but still, its the best sounding piano sample so far I think.
Hi David, Yes I hear that chorusing also, and that is annoying since NORD has done such a wonderful job with the stability of rest of the piano... I have owned 20 Digital pianos, and I am in agreement with Simon that within a comprehensive package (Sample/action/slab) it is simply the best so far. I'm in Dallas TX, and will order my NG in a couple of days. This should be fairly easy for NORD to fix, and I will be complaining or expressing my regret at somewhere between F---and ---FFF. (forte & triple forte) ... At 1st listen I was thinking it was some kind of "tuning scale".... tempermant etc..... I believe they will fix it, (Just do the right thing) and we will download our new pianos and happily go down the road to the performance!
@@simonwestmanmusic I actually really like that it's not "perfect". It feels very much like a "real" instrument, as do all the Nord pianos, IMO. My favourite EP, the Nefertiti, has a couple of worn hammer tips and a few slightly overdriven pickups that are part of what makes it feel so "real".
Nord has somehow always been able to make me feel like I was playing a real instrument, not an imitation of anything (well, apart from the a-/e-pianos in my old Electro 2, which were always ghastly).
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Do you mind sharing what effects eq you run here? Any external processing?
Just wondering if you applied any eq to this piano? Thank you.
Hi! Don't remember what settings I used at the time... sorry:(
Let me add to my previous comment. If you go on the Nord website it will tell you that it uses a Kawai hammer action keybed with triple sensor action.
how's the keyboard feel
Its great!
I hate them. too bouncy
Muy lindo!!! Verdict?? How about the weight of the keyboard
Javier Urqi Hi! The weight is about 20-21 kilo, I will mostly have it at home though. For gigs I use a smaller keyboard. Demo will come on that later.
I was referring to the sensation of the keys ?? How similar to a real Piano? The touch... etc. I do not know how to express it, I'm from South America. Sorry for my English
@@javier2262 Its a great action, very close to the real thing I think.
So, I know what I want for this Christmas!
Is their a full vid of the first you did ?
I'll do one soon!
@@simonwestmanmusic can't wait to hear it !!
why does every pianist in the world except me and the pianist for beegees get that Db chord wrong on How Deep is Your Love??? its a Dbmaj9 chord for god sakes lol NOT Db9 good playing though!
I guess it's because most pianists in the world (me included) think it's sounds better:)
@@simonwestmanmusic well all I can say to that is sometimes the EXPECTED chord isn't better. :)
Hey this is incredible thank you for sharing 👏 Can I ask if you tweaked any of the eq's on your nord or is this the standard sound for the white grand? Also would you recommend downloading the xl version for increased sound quality? I only ask as I downloaded a smaller size and cannot get it to sound as nice as your sound (I even play through good quality headphones). Thanks!
Hi! Thanks so much, as i remember I just tweaked a little eq and used a little reverb. Have the XL version and did not yet try the smaller ones...but I think the White Grand XL sounds just wonderful, and I have 2gb piano memory on the Nord Grand so I go all in XL:)
@@simonwestmanmusic Thanks!!!
Midi piano for this??
What is the name of the last song?
It's called "Dream/Lost Song" by the late jazz pianist John Taylor. It's on the album Azimuth '85, great song.
@@simonwestmanmusic Thanks a lot, it sounds really great
What’s The layered pad piano sound like
Its great!
Can i know what song is the first one ?
Of course. It's "How deep is your love" by the Bee Gees.
I found the action on the Nord Grand to be terrible - short-rockered and clunky. I also own a Yamaha S5x 6'7" grand piano and the Nord is NOT grand action but feels more like an upright. You can hear the thump at the bottom of key depression louder than the sound of the actual tone coming from the speakers even at louder volume. Its sounds like your hammering a box with a rubber mallet. For comparison sake, the Roland RD-2000 is far superior when it comes to action. The Roland has wood core keys which balance well with proper escapement - and the impact at full depression feels like felt hammers instead of rubber in the case of the Nord.
It doesn't quite sound like an acoustic piano, especially in the middle register.
I was watching a review on this piano and no organ. Who cares we pianist don't want that stuff on a digital piano.
poor lonely keys in the corner....you've been replaced.
:)
Beautiful!!!