Thanks so much. Phantastic playing especially for a huge Elton John Fan. Sounds are absoluteley breath taking. I was already 90% convinced for buying that giant but with your performance I am now absolutely sure to buy it. If I were living in your country the German guy would definitely buy it in England. Really great playing
Love this demo Tony . You really do make anything you play sound fantastic. Would particularly love to know the piece of music you play at 5:25 with Royal Grand 3D. Sounds amazing.
Great demo - thanks. Nord have the best sounding piano samples on the market. There are two things they (and every other digital piano manufacturer) could and should do to truly make their pianos a viable option for advanced classical players and truly equal an acoustic piano: Instead of the present 3 samples per note (taken at 3 different velocity levels), there should be at least 6. With just 3, there are always abrupt changes in timbre as velocity is increased only slightly. This happens with every digital piano on the market. It is not a problem (or noticeablel) in many contexts but is absolutely an issue for advanced classical playing. I'd also suggest trimming the beginnings of samples more aggressively. If playing really fast, virtuosic material, this is important. Although acoustic pianos have some degree of inherent mechanically induced latency, it is perceived very differently from the (say) 5ms on every note due to 'loose' (by my standards) sample trimming. None of this is to knock Nord. Nord make the best available digital pianos imo. But if the above two things were done it would mean a Nord piano would become a true alternative to an acoustic piano for classical pianists. That's a huge market! Most great classical pianists would not be able to determine exactly why playing their digital piano doesn't in any way approach the experience of playing their acoustic. But my unique background (not bragging here!) as both a teacher of advanced piano AND a synth programmer, multisample creator etc. allows me to do exactly that! Nord, please make a piano with my suggestions implemented! It would rock the classical world!
Yes - but this is a rock / popular music piano! Since it has neither a serious weighted keyboard or graduated sample series for classical music you'll need something much more serious: I quite like the Dexibell sound engine ...
@@Freewheal OOOOO. Wow. We have the ;;golden fingers;; tribe here:)))).Honney bunny. Trust me that this is 1000000 times better than what Beethoven had, for example. From any point of view.Get the point? Anyway , a real pianist will really play anything on this and it will sound great. For classical recordings, I know this is great news for you and it might shock you, but ...actually there are concert pianos. You know, that big ugly objects, black....ok. Pianist do use them for that.Chill. Guys , you are laughable.
Tony, thanks for actually demonstrating how to use the layers. You have shown more of how the features are operated and how to create layers and make use of them musically, than probably any other Piano 5 demo offers. Very much appreciated, along with your wonderful choices of music that you play through the demo. Thanks!
Absolutely brilliant demo Tony. What a versatile musician you are. It's a pity I live in Spain. I would buy it from your store just for the video alone. You have answered my many questions and concerns. Many thanks.
Yet another great demo Tony. Sadly, this is out of my price range but the new StudioLogic Numa X pianos aren't. Be interesting to see you demo one of these.
Beautiful sounds, fine explanation and information. - What is missing in almost ANY digital piano review is just the long, resonating sustained sound of a single note or a chord on the acoustical emulations - for its ENTIRE duration, - without the players use of the damper interrupting it. Please don’t just hammer away in these demos!
He does not mind...as far as I see:) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sI7Yd8aBwY8.html Guys...just play what you can afford and ..play...and be happy. Are you so perfect players as the piano/keybed/ etc that you require? On what grounds?;)))))))))))))) As forr me ...I just played along on a 300 £ Technics sx p 30 ( great instrument, rare find, Steinway sampl. 1. And a Wurlitzer plus an FM). I love this. And also Nord. Whic h I will buy. As it is. With the faults that only you ''golden ears and fingers educated on Steniway , Bluthner and Fazioli as a minimum'' can feel:))))))). Electrics are killers, as well. P.S. He plays All the things. I am sure you got it from the first bar. Or....not?
Best digital in my opinion. Do to the fantastic NORD piano libraries.Plus , 4 shaping a piano sounds one can put together 2 pianos.Dope.One piano and one upright. Craziest possibilities.
....at work ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sI7Yd8aBwY8.html Genius. All the things you are.Title. It's a standard. Reharm ...wow...cool.And more.
Nord would be great for studio or the tonight show but l for ive the roland Rd 800 is my choice. Much more practical and user friendly. Allot to learn on a Nord
Great demo and explanation of the multi-possibilities this instrument offers. But... as a piano player, my bottom line is always concentrating on piano playing as I feel I don't want to become a musical engineer too. It will take ages for me to master the various sections in a proper way, and I am not ready to use my time for that, as I prefer to stick to piano playing and composition. So, I think it is a fantastic instrument for a producer and/or arranger rather than a pianist only. Ok and now "don't shoot me I'm only the piano player" 😀
Great playing and great demo. Just gotta get that couple of chords right on “takin it to the streets”. Ha. Ohoh. Still listening. And just the way you are is a sus on the D. I have the grand but wondering if piano 5 is in my future. Hmmm.
Hi Tony, thank you for this video. I will pop in next week to your MK store. I am struggling to decide between Piano 5 and the Nord Grand. Was scanning RU-vid and Google but not an easy choice to make. Probably you can do a video on this, please?
We’re you able to make that comparison, Elwin? I was leaning towards the Grand, but then the Piano 5 was recommended. I am not able to try any of these out.
Digital or Hybrid pianos/kwyboards. Can do so much. The quality is so high now. That it makes owning an acoustic grand in a home kind of....a "waste of money". The approximation of sound is near spot on. Yamaha Hybrids able to mimic the Yamaha concert grand I think is the CRX?? or the Bosendorfer concert grand. Most people don''t have homes large enough to house a grand of any size and need to put the pianos near a wall (which is acoustically wrong). A digital/hybrid doesn't need to worry about room acoustics. And you can go silent pluging in headphones. Play any time and not disturb any one in or outside the home (neighboursf). And at a fraction of the cost. No need to re-enforce the floor to hold the weight of a semi-concert grand (900+ pounds add the weight of a few people standing around the piano)....so the room need to be able to hold mabye 1500-1800 pounds anywhere. What acoutic pianos can the Nord Piano 5 mimic? And the cost is $?USD?
Besides a fantastic demo, I love your musiscianship. Was it not a piece of David Foster somewhere that I heard... and some "Taking It To The Streets" also? 😊👍. Greetings from Sweden.
Great review - question - does the NP5 support split over an external sound module, ie use both internal and external sound across a split point? I believe the Stage series supports this and Nord Electro 5, for some reason they removed this in Electro 6...
Hi Tony, as always I very much enjoy watching your well detailed reviews which are absolutely educational and well appreciated. I was going to get the Nord Piano 5 88 keys however, I thinking of the Nord Stage 3 88 keys. My question to you is, is the key-bed on the Stage 3 88 good for pianist as well? I just would love to have the organs as well :). Please advise at your convenience. Thank you once again.
As I'm a former Nord Stage2 HA88 owner, I'd like to say Stage 88 series have a different from Piano4/5 keybed. The keybed on Stage have double-sensor+aftertouch instead of triple-sensor(But no graded!) that you found on Piano4/5 series. I rather switch to Piano5 88 for the reason to upgrade my feels of playing on Piano sounds&technique. If you neat on piano touch feels/response keybed, You may go to Piano5 series, If you want all of possibilities and sounds and not serious on keybed feels, Then Stage3 88 action. Nord has a plenty of choices for you to chooses, Hope it helps, Just my two cents.
Wow, what an amazing demo! Sounds really wonderful. One question, listening to the 'sample section demo's I notice you are using key transpose (+2). Why did you do it?
As always, I really enjoy your reviews. Lovely, honestly and beautifully sounding. But my question: what kind of (simple) speaker do you recommend to get a beautiful piano-sound? I have a Nord Piano 4 und a Yamaha CP 73. I tried Bose S1 Pro - piano tones sound badly , also with Roland KC 60. So I use my headphones AKG 240 II instead of using them with external PAs. Thanks for your help. Best regards from Switzerland ;-)
Tony, I have been listening to various people including yourself on the Nord Keyboards the hardest part is defining the Nord 5 or the Nord Grand would be the right choice. I have yet to find one at a local music store on the east coast (States). It’s a matter of time and I will have to make a trip to New York. I do have a question on something you played. Starting at 9:15 to 9:24 you played what sounds like something from Michael McDonald. What is it? It’s been bugging me the last week. Thanks, Kevin
Tony, what do you use to amplify your Nord Piano 5? I just bought it and I'm using a pair of Yamaha Stagepas 400i 400W Portable PA with Reverb-equipped 8-channel Mixer, Two speakers with 8" LF/1" HF drivers and the sounds is not what I hear on your videos. Should I upgrade my speakers to something else?
That's what probably also all workstations can do, such as the Korg Nautilus, which is cheaper than this. But stage pianos, or how this can be probably classified, are more limited in this regard.
Hi Tony and congratulations for your channel. What do you prefer? Np5 or Roland Rd2000?. I am doubting. ...for using it at home and from.time to time in concerts... Any other suggestion? ( numa x gt, nord grand....) Thanks in advance!
I’m a novice, the outputs out do they go to monitor speakers? I would want this in my room and be able to hear the output rather than using headphones, many thanks in advance
so why would I buy this over the Nord Stage 3? What's the difference between the two? Seems to me the Stage 3 would have all this capability plus more. Are the sounds the same on the two keyboards? e.g., grand pianos..
I was curious about this when I was shopping for a Nord last year. The main difference is the Stage 3 has full synth capabilities and a full organ on top of the piano features (the Piano 5 has a sample synth). But because the Stage 3 is a Jack of all trades the keybed itself is lighter (to accommodate organ and synth players) while the Piano 5 has a much nicer weighted keybed and a superior action that I found far more enjoyable to play. I also prefer the simpler user interface on the Piano 5, less bells and whistles so it’s a lot more attractive. The Piano 5 is also cheaper but I think when you’re talking about instruments of this quality and cost, it should be function that makes the decision. If you need a keyboard that does everything then it’s the Stage, if you’re looking for predominantly a superb and attractive piano, then go for the Piano 5. I fell in love with the Piano 5 at first play, and when I tried a Stage 3 after I found the action really cheap feeling and underwhelming. So my decision was made! I’d advise trying them though as this is purely my opinion, and it is of course incredibly subjective. I watched a lot of videos and read a lot of articles but it wasn’t until I actually played them that I realised the difference.
Ps & yes all samples are the same across the Nord range, so the same pianos are available on each! The Stage has a lot more to its synth section and it also has the organ, which the Piano doesn’t (if that’s something that’s important to you).
@@adamsowter6976 Thanks.. pretty much what I assumed. I'm using a Korg PA1000 for live performance. I like the TC Helicon feature built-in - wish other boards would offer this - but, the Korg's pianos are weak and the key action is terrible. I guess you get used to anything after a while, but I'm always looking for the next keyboard.
hi tony, i currently play on a tyros 5 and play a lot with backing tracks in wav format. What other keyboard would you suggest that also plays WAv files and possibly has an internal hard Drive to store the wav files
Thanks so much for this demo. I respect Nord keyboard but if I have a money I ll go for korg kronos with more options and beautiful sounds in addition to a great touch screen and more.
Hi folks, newbie here. Just got my piano 5 and encountered some problems that really need help. My setup is very simple and I just want to record video on my iPhone and pick up the audio from my audio interface at the same time. I have a focusrite 4i4 connected to my iPhone. A condenser mic connected to INPUT1 (front panel of 4i4), piano 5's LEFT and RIGHT OUT connected to INPUT 3 and INPUT 4 respectively (back panel of 4i4). OUTPUT 1 and OUTPUT 2 are connected to my monitor speakers, and I connected a DT 770 PRO as monitor headphone. Problem is the recorded video only has my vocal but has no piano sound. However, if I connect piano 5's LEFT and RIGHT OUT to INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 (front panel of 4i4), iPhone is able to pick up the sound. So it seems to me that the issue is iPhone wouldn't pick up sound from INPUT 3 and INPUT 4 somehow. While recording, I can hear both my vocal and piano sound from my monitor speakers and the monitor headphone. So really confused what's going on with my setup. Please advise if you have any idea, thank you!!!
Hi Tony, I have a question. Our church has just bought the Nord 5. When we play the piano sounds (eg: white grand, grand imperial, royal grand 3D - all of these do not sound anywhere as crisp and clear as what we can hear from your videos. Does this have something to do with the EQ, or could it be a faulty unit?
You must ensure you have connected the keyboard in stereo. Many people notice a big degradation in the sound quality if the keyboard is connected in MONO using a single cable.
Constructive criticism here - it’s annoying how the narration is so much quieter than the piano playing. I either have to listen to the narration and jump and turn down the piano, or put it at a suitable piano volume and then not be able to make out what the narration is stating.
I don’t think this one does. I know on my electro 6D I have maybe 3 organ sounds in the synth section (those could be on here) but definitely no B3 (rotary organ sounds) on the piano 5