Features
The Nord Electros have two sections; one is a sample-player intended for electronic pianos, although samples of acoustic grand pianos are also available. The sample libraries are exchangeable, and Clavia has made several samples libraries available for free for Nord Electro owners.
The second section is a digital emulation of electronical organs. This is not sample based, but instead generated by the digital modelling of several types of organs. Unlike many other keyboards that feature tonewheel organ emulation, the drawbars of the Nord Electro are represented by LED bar graphs and up/down buttons instead of the traditional mechanical drawbars.
There is an effect section that emulates popular "stomp box" effect pedals from the '70s and the famous Leslie rotary speaker cabinet. These can be applied to either piano or organ. Additionally, the pianos contain a "presence" control, and the Clavinet includes settings to emulate the various switches found on the original instrument.
As with other Clavia products it is distinctive for its red coloration. Unlike the Clavia Nord Stage, it can only play one instrument at a time, although a second keyboard can be attached via MIDI as an additional organ manual.
One of the most prominent users of the Electro 2 is virtuoso keyboardist Derek Sherinian, formerly of the progressive rock group Dream Theater, and now touring with artists such Billy Idol and Yngwie Malmsteen in addition to a solo career in his group Planet X.
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