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Nord Announces The Nord Organ 3
Nord Announcement
"We are proud to announce the latest generation of our Organ series featuring massive improvements to sound, design and performance. With a greatly enhanced organ engine, added modulation effects, and a new exceptional-sounding rotary speaker emulation, the Nord Organ 3 offers an unsurpassed level of detail and realism." - Nord
Highlights of the Nord Organ 3
General
New panel design with OLED display
Triple sensor keybeds
LED indicators for preset drawbar settings
Aux output with routing options for Bass/Pedal drawbars and more
Per program Transpose function
11-pin Leslie connector
High level output
B3 Organ
Enhanced B3 organ model
New and improved Chorus/Vibrato
Transistor Organs
Improved Farfisa and Vox organ models
Rotary and Amp modeling
Brand new Rotary Speaker emulation
Multiple options for microphone placement
3 Drive Type options
New British amp and speaker emulation
Additional settings for Rotary Speaker
Pipe Organs
Two distinct Pipe Organ emulations
Bass Models
New Synth Bass options based on classic pedal synthesizers
Effects
Brand new Spring reverb
Expanded Reverb section with Pre-Rotary option
Delay with new Analog mode and Feedback filters
New Modulation effects including Phaser, Tremolo, Ring Mod, Flanger, and Chorus.
Equalizer with sweepable middle band
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My Thoughts
If the Nord Organ 3's "new organ" engine design (sound) turns out to be "slightly better" than what they have today in their Electro and Stage series, then I welcome this innovation into future Nord boards for the good of the Nord community as a whole. However, like with anything sound-related, beauty is in the ear of the beholder. I'm also captivated by the new "Synth Bass Pedals" feature of the Nord Organ 3. It makes sense to do something like that, as traditional organ players tend to hold down the bass, right? As such, why not give them some synth bass pedals so they can feel like "they own the place!"
Honestly, I was expecting a Nord Electro 7 release, so I'm surprised to hear of a refresh of the organ. It's been a long time coming, and it's nice to know they are holding up traditions and honoring their many different customer types. This announcement is already bringing great joy to customers who need "the ultimate organ" without the weight of a B3. At 37.5 lbs, it's only about one pound heavier than the Nord Stage 4 73 Hammer Action. By comparison, the case alone of an original B3 weighs approximately 310 lbs! I'm still a Stage/Electro/Synth guy myself, but if I needed a dedicated organ that plays and sounds like the real thing, this product would more than fit the bill.
As of this writing, the pricing is about the same as that of its competitor, the Hammond SKX Pro Dual 61-key Stage Keyboard/Organ. Both list around 4K here in the U.S. (Sweetwater).
Organ players rejoice!
Marc 🎹
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