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About the Nord Piano
The Piano
A .great .piano .sound .and .maximum .expressiveness .is .what .it .is .all .
about . .No .compromises, .just .a .good .selection .of .outstanding .piano .
and .harpsichord .sounds .with .true .feel, .with .a .natural .keyboard .re-
sponse .and .authentic .sound .quality . .To .make .a .great .tool .we .believe .
that .you .have .to .put .all .the .focus .on .a .few .important .things .and .that .is .
exactly .what .we .have .tried .to .achieve . .
Let's .look .at .some .of .the .key .features:
Piano Library V5
The .Nord .Piano .is .compatible .with .version .5 .of .the .piano .sounds .in .the .
Nord .Piano .Library . .We .have .spent .a .lot .of .time .and .effort .in .creat-
ing .our .best .piano .sounds .ever, .to .match .the .features .available .in .the .
Piano .
The .piano .sounds .are .included .on .the .DVD .and .are .organized .in .cat-
egories .and .in .some .cases .available .in .various .sizes .(for .the .acoustic .
grands .and .uprights) . .New .sounds .will .be .available .free .of .charge .on .
the .www .nordkeyboards .com .website . .
Small, Medium & Large
All .three .sizes .share .the .same .amount .of .velocity .layers, .and .the .same .
number .of .zones .that .are .mapped .across .the .keyboard . .This .means .
that .you .can .rely .on .a .consistent .quality .in .regards .to .the .playability .and .
expressiveness .in .the .basic .sound .of .every .piano, .no .matter .what .size .
you .choose .to .install .in .your .Nord .Piano .Library .compatible .unit . .
Sml .is .the .version .that .uses .the .least .amount .of .space .in .the .piano .
memory, .but .still .carry .a .big .and .powerful .punch . .This .version .does .
not .contain .any .String .Resonance .samples .at .all . .If .an .Sml .piano .is .se-
lected .in .the .Nord .Piano, .the .String .Resonance .feature .will .be .disabled .
The .Medium .versions .have .pedal-down .String .Resonance .samples .in .
the .important .middle .region .of .the .range, .but .omit .these .in .the .lowest .
and .the .highest .areas . .This .gives .you .a .good .ratio .of .functionality .and .
size .
The .Large .versions .have .the .pedal-down .String .Resonance .samples .all .
across .the .keyboard, .providing .you .with .the .fullest .of .sounds, .but .also .
the .largest .size .
String Resonance
String .Resonance .is .the .acoustic .phenomenon .that .occurs .inside .an .
acoustic .piano .or .grand .when .strings, .or .parts .of .strings, .resonate .
at .their .fundamental .or .harmonic .frequencies .when .other .strings .are .
played . .
When .this .functionality .is .turned .on .using .the .Nord .Piano's .acoustic .
pianos, .all .notes .you .play .will .affect .each .other .to .reproduce .the .won-
derful .acoustics .that .occurs .inside .an .acoustic .grand .or .upright .piano . .
String .Resonance .is .also .very .noticeable .if .you .use .the .sustain .pedal .
with .the .String .Resonance .feature .enabled, .on .any .Medium .and .Large .
acoustic .pianos . .The .notes .that .you .play .will .have .a .beautiful .sound .
quality .to .them, .when .all .the .un-dampened .strings .resonate .as .you .
play .sustained .notes . .
Another .thing .that .the .String .Resonance .produces .is .a .crescendo .
effect . .If .you .play .the .same .key .repeatedly .with .the .same .force, .the .
sound .will .change . .This .is .originally .caused .by .the .hammers .hitting .the .
vibrating .string .in .various .phases, .and .creates .a .nice, .gentle .fluctuation .
in .volume .and .timbre .in .the .Nord .Piano .
Pedal Noise
The .included .Nord .Triple .Pedal .offers .an .unprecedented .functionality, .
with .the .addition .of .a .dynamic .control .of .the .mechanical .noise .during .
operation, .and .the .ability .for .you .as .a .player .to .use .half .pedaling .and .
"release .and .catch .again" .techniques .
When .the .sustain .pedal .is .operated .on .a .acoustic .grand .or .upright, .
many .different .sounds .are .produced .by .the .mechanical .components, .
several .of .the .sounds .can .be .reproduced .by .the .Nord .Piano . .
When .the .dampers .are .lifted .from .the .strings .when .the .sustain .pedal .is .
pressed .down, .a .beautiful .sizzle .can .be .heard . .When .you .remove .the .
foot .from .the .pedal, .the .dampers .are .returned .on .to .the .strings, .which .
creates .a .different, .muted .type .of .sound . .Since .the .Nord .Triple .Pedal .
is .dynamic, .you .can .experiment .with .various .forces .in .pressing, .and .
also .in .releasing .the .pedal . .If .you .just .slip .your .foot .of .the .sustain .pedal, .
allowing .the .return .spring .to .spring .with .full .force, .a .noticeable .sound .
will .appear .
The ."floor .sound" .is .heard .when .the .pedal .reaches .the .bottom .of .its .
travel . .You .can .experience .this .in .isolation .if .you .press .down .the .pedal .
completely, .then .lift .it .less .than .halfway .back .up .and .then .press .down .
again . .
If .you .lift .the .pedal .and .immediately .press .it .down .again, .a .very .rich .
sound .will .be .heard . .Another .big .sound .is .The .Stomp, .which .requires .
you .to .start .with .your .foot .above .the .actual .pedal, .in .order .to .be .able .to .
reach .the .high .velocity .that .is .required .to .get .this .sound .
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