Nord Piano 6: Who Needs a Nord Grand, Anyway?
In addition to the new Nord Organ 3, Nord Keyboards is set to unveil the new Nord Piano 6 at NAMM 2025. The new generation of the stage piano offers an improved dual-layer workflow for easier handling of split and layer sounds. What’s new in the Nord Piano 6 – and do you still need the Nord Grand 2?
Nord Piano 6
It’s been four years since Nord brought the dual-layer architecture from the Nord Stage to the Nord Piano line. The new Nord Piano 6 offers the same structure with two independent piano layers and two sample synths. However, the panel has been redesigned to make it easier to adjust layers on the fly on stage. With these workflow improvements and a slew of new effects, this update brings the Nord Piano very close to the Nord Grand 2 in terms of features.
As before, the Nord Piano 6 offers 2 GB of memory for the Nord Piano Library and 1 GB for samples. Rather than adding more memory or groundbreaking new features to the piano and synth sections, Nord focused on refining the dual-layer workflow and the effects section.
Like the Nord Grand 2, the Nord Piano 6 now offers dedicated LED faders for each layer in the piano and synth sections. This means you can easily adjust the volume balance between the parts on the fly, without having to select a layer first. A great time-saver on stage!
The second important new feature also comes from the Nord Grand 2. In the Nord Piano 6, each layer gets its own effects section with two modulation effects and an amp simulation, letting you craft even more complex sounds. The global reverb offers separate sends per layer. The delay, compressor, and EQ can be used per layer or as global effects. That’s plenty of flexibility for a stage piano.
Some effects are also new. To start with, the Nord Stage 6 now also gets the Spring Reverb from the Nord Stage 4. Other new effects include new delay modes (filter, flam, ping pong) and new variations for the amp sims.
As before, the Nord Piano 6 is available with 88 or 73 keys. Both models have hammer-action keybeds with three sensors per key. However, the action is probably the only noteworthy difference to the Nord Grand 2 that remains – that piano’s premium Kawai-designed keybed hasn’t yet made it to the Nord Piano. Both variants come with the Nord Triple Pedal 2.
Price and Availability
The Nord Piano 6 will begin to ship in May 2025. The manufacturer states a price of €3399 for the 73-key model and €3799 for the 88-key version (MSRP).
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