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Electro 6 HP Digital Stage Piano

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Nord's Electro series has always been about fitting a studio's worth of classic keyboard sounds into something you can actually carry to a gig, and the Electro 6 HP takes that philosophy further than ever by combining three completely independent sound engines in a format that weighs just over 25 pounds.

The heart of this thing is a 73-note hammer action keybed that gives you real weighted resistance, paired with an OLED display and digital LED drawbars that let you see exactly what you're tweaking at a glance. You get three sound sections working simultaneously: a piano engine with sympathetic string resonance and four dynamic curves to match your touch, a B3 tonewheel organ with Farfisa and Vox simulations plus two pipe organ models, and a dedicated sample synth section with its own envelope controls. All three can be layered together or split across the keyboard with six split points and smooth crossfade transitions between zones. The effects are genuinely useful too—reverb with bright mode, delay with tap tempo, rotary speaker emulation, and a full complement of modulation effects like chorus, phaser, and flanger, all in stereo and assignable to whichever section you want.

The Electro 6 HP has earned respect in the community for delivering Nord's legendary sound quality without requiring you to choose between portability and capability. Players appreciate the seamless transitions when switching programs mid-performance and the flexibility of having three completely different instruments available at once. The hammer action keybed is substantial enough to feel like a real instrument while keeping the overall footprint manageable for touring musicians and studio setups with space constraints.

Released

2018

Status

In Production

Synthesizer
Format
Keyboard
Type
Sample-based, Digital, Physical Modeling
Internal Battery
No
Voice
A/D
Digital
Polyphony
Polyphonic
Oscillators
0
Oscillator Type
-
Filter
Yes
Envelopes
-
LFO
-
Effects
reverb, delay, rotary speaker, tremolo, chorus, phaser, flanger, pan, wah, ring modulator, vibe, compressor, overdrive, EQ
Expression
Aftertouch
No
Velocity
Yes
MPE
No
Additional
73-key hammer action keybed, seamless transitions, 3 independent sound sections (piano/sample/organ), OLED display, B3 tonewheel organ, Farfisa and Vox simulations, pipe organ models, Model 122 rotary speaker, sympathetic string resonance, 4 dynamic curves, organize mode
Software
Nord Sound Manager, Nord Sample Editor
I/O
Audio In
1x 1/8” stereo
Audio Out
2x 1/4” TRS
Headphone
1x 1/4”
MIDI
In, Out
MIDI Type
DIN (5-pin), USB
Ports
USB, Sustain Pedal, Footswitch, Expression Pedal
Wi-Fi
No
Workflow
Arpeggiator
No
Sequencer
No
Mod Matrix
No
Memory
1GB for Nord Piano Library, 400 presets in 8 banks
Measurements
Dimensions
13.5" x 42.3" x 4.8"
Weight
25.13 lbs
Last updated Mar 17, 2026