Clavia unveils Nord Piano 4 at Frankfurt Musikmesse 2018

19. April 2018| Nord

The Nord Piano 4 sets a new milestone for professional stage pianos. The fourth generation of the award-winning Piano series includes brilliant new performance features like Seamless Transitions, dedicated Piano Filters and Split Point Crossfades delivering a live-focused keyboard with exceptional piano feel. The premium Triple Sensor keybed and acclaimed Virtual Hammer Action Technology plus greatly expanded polyphony deliver the ultimate piano experience on stage, at home, and in concert.

PERFORMANCE

Seamless Transitions
The Nord Piano 4 features seamless transitions when changing sounds or programs while playing.

Layers and advanced Split Point functionality
The Nord Piano 4 features two sound sections that can be combined in a layer or split over the keyboard. Each of the sound sections can have specific effects, Volume Pedal and/or Sustain Pedal assigned to them. The Piano 4 has 7 Split Points indicated with LED lights and the new Split Point Crossfade functionality, introduced with the Stage 3, offers smooth transitions between two split zones. Choose from 3 different crossfade widths (Small, Large or Off) as indicated by different LED colors.

Refined Program Section
The enhanced Organize mode includes Copy/Paste and Move functionality for quickly rearranging your Programs to your desired order and a new Page View lets you easily sort and organize pages as a song list. All Programs, Pianos and Synth Samples can be easily navigated using the new uniform List View that offers alphabetical, numerical and category sorting options. An optional new Numeric Pad Mode gives you instant access to Programs by entering the Program number.

Performance Highlights

  • Seamless Transitions for smooth program changes while playing
  • 7 Split Points with optional Split Point crossfades
  • Refined Organize Mode enables intuitive program sorting
  • Numeric Pad Mode allows direct program access

PIANO SECTION

The enhanced Piano section features a broad selection of our latest acoustic, electric and digital pianos from the exclusive Nord Piano Library, greatly expanded voice polyphony and creative new Piano Filters.

Excellent Piano Performance
The Nord Piano 4 factory bank contains our latest Grands, Uprights, Electric Pianos and Digital Pianos from the exclusive Nord Piano Library – all handpicked for their unique characters! Nord’s state-of-the-art sampling techniques capture the extraordinary nuances and real character of the source instruments with breathtaking realism. All sounds can easily be replaced using the Nord Sound Manager. Our exclusive Nord Piano Library is constantly updated with new unique world class sounds, and always free of charge.

Virtual Hammer Action Technology
The exclusive Virtual Hammer Action Technology, introduced with Nord Piano 3, simulates the hammer movements in a Grand Piano delivering outstanding authenticity and dynamic response. The Triple Sensor keybed allows key movements to be determined with stunning precision. The result is a keyboard action that handles dynamic playing with amazing control at any velocity level.

Advanced String Resonance und Dynamic Pedal Noise
Our unique Advanced String Resonance reproduces the intricate interplay of piano strings resonating at their fundamental or harmonic frequencies when other notes are played on our Upright and Grand piano sounds. The included Nord Triple Pedal includes Soft and Sostenuto Pedals in addition to a unique Dynamic Sustain Pedal. The Triple Pedal also enables our Pedal Noise feature that dynamically simulates the mechanical sounds of lifting and releasing the damper mechanism.

Creative Piano Filters
Providing an additional level of sonic control, the Piano Section now features dedicated piano filters for accentuating softness, mid or brilliance.

Piano Section Highlights

  • Greatly expanded polyphony (120 Voices)
  • Piano-Filter
  • Virtual Hammer Action Technology
  • Factory Sound Bank with the newest pianos, grands, e-pianos and digital-pianos
  • All sounds can be easily replaced using the Nord Sound Manager

SAMPLE SYNTH SECTION

The Sample Synth Section contains a great selection of high quality sounds from the Nord Sample Library 3.0 including the exclusively licensed sounds of the legendary Mellotron and Chamberlin. All sounds can be quickly replaced using the Nord Sound Manager. The Sample Synth is equipped with essential controls for attack, decay/release and dynamics (filter/velocity). A unique Nord feature allows you to create your own samples using the free Nord Sample Editor software for Windows and Mac.

Sample Synth Section Highlights

  • 512 MB sample memory (doubled from Piano 3)
  • Greatly expanded polyphony
  • All sounds can be easily replaced using the Nord Sound Manager

EFFECT SECTION

The Effect section features a great selection of instantly tweakable high quality stereo effects modelled after classic stomp boxes. All effects can be assigned freely to the Piano or Sample Synth section.

MODEL OVERVIEW

The Nord Piano 4 has an 88 key (A to C) Triple Sensor keyboard which offers the weighted tactile characteristics of a grand piano.