The Nord Grand - Jack Reacts!

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Nord are among the leading brands in the stage piano and keyboard category. Adding to their already diverse range of digital & stage pianos is the impressive Grand, a full-range instrument designed to provide you with a jaw-dropping authentic grand piano experience.
Notable features such as a Kawai hammer-action keybed, 2GB piano library and luxurious cherry-coloured wooden frame set it apart from their range. While their piano offerings have always been top-class, the Grand proudly represents Nord's first foray into grand piano-style design - and boy, does it deliver!
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[@detectivejonesw]

3:17 this is just my replay button Damn this guy can play I could just listen to him all day

[@geoffwebber8272]

Sounds great in the hands of Mr Jack! The Outro from 29:38 is a pure delight

[@rio197]

4:38 "...because I'm a pretty legato type of guy" made me chuckle. I'm a simple man.

[@sebarrow663]

Beautiful playing and personality.

[@robomalo]

What an outro. Seriously moving. I half decided to purchase this yesterday based on your videos. We need links to more of your work outside of Andertons!

[@AshrafHendricksSA]

So glad the Maltese Falkon threw some flats your way! Appreciate the fun reviews Jack. Definitely can't afford this :)

[@HughOKelly]

I take it all back, this man plays very nicely indeed.

[@alaincherpin]

I really like the music you played from 29'38''. Beautiful sound and notes.

[@StandForSomethingGood]

@Jack - Thanks for the help on this. I pulled the trigger on this and should arrive this week. Got the Kali LP6's instead of the Nord monitors though. Muchas gracias!

[@rodneylee4026]

How did the Nord grand work out for you after 2 years? I just ordered one and it will arrive next week.

[@StandForSomethingGood]

@@rodneylee4026It’s still one of the best pianos out there. You Definitely won’t regret it.

[@mathevideos9909]

Jeez, now I want the nord grand AND that nice OP-1

[@obwanz1921]

Kawai 5.0 BRILLIANT Jack!!

[@wilkopiano]

The cactus plant pots🤣. You guys crack me up. That’s about all you can fit on the shelf.

[@obwanz1921]

Killer playing Jack!

[@willrayment9544]

Dude. If my son grew up to have your skills and dedication to music I would be the proudest parent in the world. Love your content. Beautiful playing.

[@jackduxbury1632]

Oh Maaaaan, Will, thank you for such a kind comment Sir. Means alot, sending you lots of Manly love mate X

[@JitinMisra]

Jack Duxbury jack, when it comes to a piano for home , do you think integrated speakers offer better experience like in roland hp series or fp , or is stage piano with external monitors better?

[@exolay7355]

I pray to god that my parents are like you, but they aren’t rn

[@AGAU1022]

Awesome playing mate. Would love to hear some more talk/gospel.

[@danielkinney6325]

They need to make the MONITOR Black Cord longer so you can be put under the Grand with some type of plastic hooks to lock the cord into place so it's not just hanging there. Great review.

[@BarcelosDiogo]

Best Sound!!!!

[@rcom9880]

Someone get Jack a red candelabra to complete that rig!

[@obriantomlinson2776]

what is that?

[@AndyLowe-net]

The thing is everything you can hear is the exact same sounds as anyone with a nord electro, piano, or stage can get by downloading the same sounds. So the only thing that makes this piano different is the action and that was really the only thing that needed to be talked about in the review otherwise its just hearing the sounds but we need to know how it feels!!

[@alainthiry3965]

absolutely, sounding is not a game changer today, with vst and library you get exactly the sound you want, the keybed is the only criteria. and for the grand the kawai mp7 has almost the same feeling at mid price....

[@BradHoytMusic]

@@alainthiry3965 Just stopped by Sweetwater and tried every keyboard, including all the Nords, including the Nord Grand, and the latest Kawai, Yamaha, Dexibel and Studiologic keyboards with their best hammer action keybeds.... I've never been a big Nord fan... Always thought they were over priced... My verdict: Damnit.. The Nord Grand had the best true piano action hands down, and it wasn't really that close. Even better than the Kawai keyboards... I'm a little pissed because it looks like I'll need to set aside some more funds than I thought. lol All I can say is, one needs to sit down and play the Nord Grand before making any final judgements.

[@alainthiry3965]

@@BradHoytMusic so you agree the grand is great cause of his keyboard. i have bought it as master kayboard... but the sounding was not a criteria of choice

[@BradHoytMusic]

@@alainthiry3965 The primary thing that makes it stand out is the keyboard for sure. The thing is, the main White Grand piano sound actually sounds better on The Grand compared to the Piano 5, even though it's the same sound. The only reason that it seems to sound better because the keybed is more accurate and responsive on the Nord Grand. Having the sensors on the tip of the hammer mechanism compared to below the key adds a realism that pianist will quickly notice.

[@alainthiry5879]

​@@BradHoytMusic exactly it sounds better for the player not the auditor (but maybe it makes the player play better...)

[@naturalrestingface4909]

Honest review Jack but I love the action of a fully strung piano so something like this would work wonders for me in the studio or at home. My RD-800 is going nowhere but I do miss the real feel of a overstrung piano. What I would say is that even the RD 2000 and it's counterparts are a million miles better from offerings 10 years ago so we live in good times techwise.

[@akamrkris]

I'm getting one!

[@mattcol99]

That bass note at 2:03 !

[@Techn1colorfilms]

How do you record the Nord into the daw? just mono or stereo cables out from the Nord into an audio interface or with the midi usb cable

[@eazyfreek]

Keep doing the vids just like your doing now. Sorted ... ive learned so much from watching these vids... Thanks Jack...

[@ferdearmas8732]

Hi, how much better (faster, responsive, confortable...) is the Nord Grand key action compared with Roland RD2000 and Yamaha CP88/P515?. Thanks!...

[@RobertHopkinsArt]

So, Jack said he wasn't an AP player but is getting used to it. PianoMan Chuck loves the ES8/RHIII action and all he does is play the piano. Try an ES8 in your area to see if you like it and if you like it then move forward! Jack says that the keys are skinnier than the normal Nord/Fatar action. My Kawai MP11 keys are slightly skinnier too. It's not you Jack, it's the Kawai actions. Thanks for the great video!

[@thibautl3859]

Jack! You have to get back to me! I need the progression of your outro, my sis will love this, special moment upcoming soon :D

[@JazzzRockFuzion]

If I lived in the U.K. I’d totally be in a band with Jack! 🤘🏻

[@geoffwebber8272]

Like this one? .... kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zl6zlX6od61pa6s

[@johnsampan]

Sweet!

[@ljtucker]

Whenever you started playing in the key of G. I have been trying to play like that gospel jazzy bluesy feel it’s just hard to do that as a pianist myself at my church. Maybe perhaps you should do a video on how to do stuff like that.

[@troublesomecorsair]

Nice set dressing! Yeah it's the plastic Kawai action but boy it's better than any Fatar or Korg I've played. But a Crumar Seven (fashioned into a module) and a Kawai ES110 is also 3 grand...

[@lhl]

An MP11se is

[@bambangsucahyo820]

Wow nice bro

[@wilkopiano]

White grand is awesome.

[@T.H.W.O.T.H]

Not enough cactus. You could have got at least another six on there. 🌵 🌵 🌵 🌵 🌵 🌵 🌵

[@mokkainmitte]

Question: is it possible to load any Hammond organ sounds to the Nord Grand?

[@LysanderLH]

That pot was and maybe still is precariously close to falling off the back. TPS hat is on point too!

[@jackduxbury1632]

#TPS4LYFE (thanks for watching bud, appreciate it) X

[@BaileyHeredge]

sick

[@ramyar_abdullah]

can you setup presets that you've set before and just select them on the go?

[@VadimShinnik]

Probably White Grand from Nord and 1928 Grand (near) on Sequential Prophet XL [8dio] are best piano sounds at the moment!!!!!

[@PhillipGoericke]

Surprised you didn't talk about the Nord piano monitors. What are your impressions with them and how would you compare them to other monitors in a similar price range? How would you say the keybed on the grand feels in comparison to the Kawai mp11se? Is it even close?

[@Zarabozo]

+1

[@matthijsblomjous3671]

I like the look and it sounds real pretty, but for 3k without monitors it's too much imo

[@yamahamusicians]

Think I am far more impressed with your playing Jack than the Nord Grand ;)

[@TheCe1ticZombie]

I know it’s an older video but I’m trying to decide between this and the new Casio Privia PX-S7000. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[@pianoman32]

Hi, Is the playing part from 6:10 are known or it is just improvisation? Thank you :)

[@thegoodechannel]

Never really felt the love for Nord....until now. Seriously this is one beaut of a beast, and if only I had the money and the space, I'd jump at this in a heartbeat

[@StandForSomethingGood]

You play so well. Thank you. Question: do you feel like the monitors give you enough bass? I wasn't sure how much you were hearing vs what I'm hearing.

[@jackduxbury1632]

Thanks so much Shawn, very kind of you to say mate. Everytime I've hear the Nord Monitors I genuinely have neen impressed. Very balanced bass I'd say and suit the keyboard just really well. Would I buy them 🤔 Yes if all they were gonna be used for were the Piano and you weren't near any other studio monitors. If this is going anywhere near a studio space I'd spend the money every day on some "Studio" monitors instead. Hope that makes sense, thanks again. X

[@StandForSomethingGood]

@@jackduxbury1632 Thanks Jack. That was my assessment too based on some info I was reading. I listened to some Kali LP6 studio monitors yesterday and I think those sound really nice. Keep playing and sharing. I'm learning a lot from you guys.

[@StandForSomethingGood]

@@jackduxbury1632 Did I ever say thanks? Thanks so much. This helped mucho. You're awesome Jack. Keep it up.

[@jackduxbury1632]

Thanks for all the thanks (Thank Marvin!) And the kind comments Shawn. So glad if it helped out my man X

[@SimoneOrtisi]

Hi, what sound do you use at 29:38? Is that a Nord preset? Really gorgeous. Thanks :)

[@mathevideos9909]

upright shimmer

[@marekkusior765]

Quick question. Is the sound that we hear come directly from the Monitors ?

[@evanyoon1230]

No, the sound is recorded through an interface into a daw

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

Little bit of “rock with you”M.J.

[@LotzofJohan]

Falcons name is Christopher?!

[@yihan8274]

have no idea if i should pay more to buy this instead of nord piano 4. Anyone have some tips?

[@jackduxbury1632]

Hey Yihan, both are great, the Nord Grand would be worth it if you just loved the way it looked and if you maybe you know that you love the Kawai keybed other than that I'd suggest saving some money Sir!!! Thanks for watching and commenting bud X

[@davidsanderson5918]

I'm having the same dilemma. The triple pedal comes included which is an elegant bonus. Plus double the memory of the Piano 4 for the Nord Piano Library (2 gigs as opposed to 1). The specs highlight the keys on the Grand having an ivory touch (not highlighted as such for the Piano 4). As a solo performer, the cabinet appeals to me over the ordinary 'board' of the 4. Let's be honest I'n trying to talk myself into it. Cos I want a Grand, not a 4!!

[@briancorkill6496]

Where can I get that Shimmer Upright Jack was playing at the end? I can't find it anywhere! Thanks.

[@LanfrancoAlbani]

From the video I have heard looks like give to players more dynamic range.

[@pieeetr]

Did you experience any silent notes while trying to play really really soft? I tried the nord grand yesterday and to my surprise while I was trying to play softly the action didn’t register my touch at all resulting in silence. Did you experience any of that while you were playing around with the grand?

[@RobertHopkinsArt]

Do you know if the KBD Touch was set to Heavy? That might be why you didn't get some notes to play. The medium setting may work better for your touch. If when I get mine (in a few days?), I will immediately report back on your comment that I am having the same issue. Mine will go back if it does. I have a very light touch so that will impact my ability to play the board.

[@Zarabozo]

I'm also hearing this whole demo like if the midi velocity had no dynamic range between around 70 and 110 (like notes jump from medium to loud and viceversa). I started to think there might be a deficiency in this keyboard's design. I need to hear much more demos now.

[@pieeetr]

Robert Hopkins I tried all three settings, heavy, normal and light.

[@pieeetr]

Robert Hopkins do you have anything more to report on the action while playing softly?

[@RobertHopkinsArt]

I did receive my NG on Monday and my search for a digital piano is over. I have played the Yamaha NU1X and the N3; and being totally honest, I like the NG better than those two pianos ($8K and $15K). It's not about the cost. The action is great and I am feeling the same response compared to my Steinway A that I own. While slightly different from the Steinway in feel it is very close (56 gram downweight on middle C). After playing it now for maybe 20 hours I do "not" think about the action's feel anymore. It's a piano! And every piano is different. There are no silent notes that I have detected. The samples are great through Sennheiser 650s. But, they sound great through Sennheiser HD 598's too. And the ability to tweak the sounds realtime with every knob in front of you is timeless! I was not sure about the piano after taking it out of the box but then I started tweaking the EQ and reverb, by patch, and it came alive. Each pair of headphones I own sounds different through it. I removed all piano samples from the board (ouch!) and installed the largest samples for each grand piano from the Nord Sound Library. This allowed every sample to come alive. I now have seven great piano samples to play that sound like the real deal. Steinway B, Yamaha S4, Kawai SK7, Imperial Bosendorfer, Fazioli Grand, Yamaha C7, and Yamaha CS6. You must try playing one yourself with headphones at the store again. I am so happy with it! The action does feel slightly different from a real action because the keys are spring-loaded and you do feel a very slight resistance of the keys when pushing them down to the half-way point. Measuring the down weight, using my piano weights, was a little difficult to do because the springs of the keys would not allow the keys to make their full travel downwards while measuring. But, as I have written above you do not feel this. It does afford you the ability to play quick passages because the keys respond quickly upwards. If you do not "micro-manage" the action (as we all do) you very quickly forget about it and just play the piano! Now I can get back to practicing piano with it and quit wasting time on the internet looking for a great practice piano. I'm done! If for some reason I cannot play softly, as you asked, I will report back here immediately. I do enjoy playing very soft piano passages and never play hard. My hands cannot take the abuse.

[@kostasvlachos4262]

What about kawai mp 11 compared to this

[@instrumentalistjade8367]

The end

[@simbaking6338]

Great machine....but too darn expensive!!!

[@duketranslucent3rd]

This or the Roland RD-2000?

[@colinbell6461]

And a red Nord hat cause if Remmie aint in the room he is a proper Nord fanboy

[@ChrisP3000x]

What is the song at 14:50?

[@haukurorsson833]

Forget you - CeeLo Green

[@ChrisP3000x]

@@haukurorsson833 Cool! Thanks!

[@The_Bit_Player]

Is there a synth Jack doesn't like?

[@marknorris3769]

can it do a hammond b3

[@theclaverman]

No. You need a nord Stage or nord Electro for that.

[@SeanRainey]

When is this damn thing comeing out??? I'm sick of my Yamaha Cp40

[@keithlancaster7471]

I ordered mine in June, but it won't get here until October!

[@RobertHopkinsArt]

First week of August for mine. Sweetwater.

[@RobertHopkinsArt]

I got my NG last week and it’s epic! I did have to tweak the triple pedal with some felt padding, to make it engage faster, but the piano is great! Kraft music has them in stock. I just looked. They were great with my NG purchase.

[@SeanRainey]

@@RobertHopkinsArt Awesome, I'll check them out. Thanks man! Enjoy that board and make some sweet music!

[@RobertHopkinsArt]

Thx, Sean! For me: I deleted all the pianos (all!) then downloaded and installed only the largest sample grand pianos; "that I liked from their website", to get the best piano sounds. That left me with 279MB free. This week I will install a few uprights to fill it up. I may consider installing the Grand Lady D too but I think it sounds kind of boring online. The synth section is great too. The White Grand needs the least tweaking. All others do require tweaking to pull the best sounds out. But, tweaking on this board is a breeze. I deleted/over-wrote all factory presets. It was dangerous to do that (I did not back it up, duh!) but I want to understand each preset that I have. Good luck! PS: My wife plays too and she loves this board. She has better ears than I do. She gave me a high five (literally) two minutes into playing it! It's all there. YMMV. Talk with David Hall of Kraft Music. He gave me a deal right-up front since I mentioned I was a Sweetwater client.

[@jamescamil]

Kendrick falcon

[@exa11762]

Kawai MP 11 sounds extremely good but its very expensive & lesser voices. I have only a small problem with this Nord; PRESENCE is bit high and mid rang is kind of fixed. But this is the Best Stage Piano for millions. BEST IN THE MARKET FOR YEARS TO COME.

[@obriantomlinson2776]

doesnt sound better than the shigeru on the kawai, what are you talkin about!....smh

[@exa11762]

@@obriantomlinson2776 Whoa, cool down. No one beats Kawai. They are so confident thats why they don't release new products every year.

[@obriantomlinson2776]

Avallac Glitch cool 😎 down for what!? Lol

[@exa11762]

@@obriantomlinson2776 for being an asshole.

[@obriantomlinson2776]

@@exa11762I think you are the asshole 💩

[@sphinx9517]

Nord grand or nord piano 5

[@jeffreyreid6981]

Sonically the sound sounds different and has better action the keybed just listen to the stage three or the electro sonically they sound different

[@EulogyfortheAngels]

Does Jack have a KZbin channel?

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

Sound guys never get keyboards loud enough,it’s a shame,keyboards are the best sounding instrument onstage.

[@sea-saw2654]

Cacti.. and random op1.. just missing your tips jar mr piano man..🧐

[@nixonkutz3018]

Come for the Jack, stay for the Jack. Oh, a new Nord patch? Whateva

[@INeedsMoneys]

Its funny how this Jack looks like a fucking copy of Jack Dorsey, ceo of twitter. The matrix is REAL!

[@redmusichouse]

Kawai 5-0😎

[@christiangutfleisch]

some pitches seem out of tune, is there a tuning function?

[@alancalvitti]

after 30min all i heard about the key feature - hammer action is - "it's different" . can you scrap this video and do over with.. . information?

[@ItsThatJahncke2]

Well complaining isn't going to help you much. The title of the video says "the Nord Grand - Jack reacts" If you want information search for something that says "the Nord Grand Review'" or wait till more people get there hands on it and go onto Pianoworld.com to aquire the information you seek.

[@geoffwebber8272]

Or you could view the ‘full rundown’ video. The link to which is in the description at the top of the comments section... ah but then you did a month ago. Strangely you had something to moan about on that one too. Perhaps this channel might not be the best one for you to watch.

[@geoffk777]

This Nord Grand has a much better action than the Fatar on the Nord Stage. But it's not Kawai's best action. It's equivalent to the MP7SE which costs $1,500 and inferior to the much better action on the MP11SE which is $2,500. So you're spending a lot of extra money fo the Nord samples. For many players this will be worth the money, but it's not the ultimate stage piano. It's just the best Nord piano.

[@obriantomlinson2776]

so whats the besy stage piano then? for classical music after the Kawaii mp11se? if its not the nord...???

[@geoffk777]

@@obriantomlinson2776 The Nord Grand is a fine choice, but it's expensive for what it is. If a Kawai MP11SE is too big and heavy, consider a much cheaper Kawai MP7SE. A Roland RD-2000, Yamaha CP88,' Korg Grandstage and Dexibell are also worth trying. Some software VST pianos are also excellent. You might find that a less expensive stage piano l(ike a Casio) plus a high-end VST like Keyscape is a combination that works well for you. Don't buy anything until you've played it yourself. It's a very personal decision.

[@obriantomlinson2776]

geoffk777 i don’t care about price, I’ve played the mp11se but it’s too heavy to move around cause I’m Active Duty....so I wanted something lighter....but do you think the mp7se sounds better than the nord grand?

[@geoffk777]

@@obriantomlinson2776 I think that it sounds nearly as good as the Nord. Kawai samples their own pianos and their samples are excellent. Of course, Nord samples many different pianos like Steinways and Faziolis as well as Kawai, so you have more choices. That's why it's so much more expensive.

[@obriantomlinson2776]

Thanks....think I’ll go with the Nord Grand Stage.....

[@naturalrestingface4909]

Be nice if they dialled down the RED! Too much with their speakers and way too nice to gig with!

[@jaquesels581]

I do not like speakers, bad looking after thought

[@shookstylez]

I really really dislike the red color on this piano. If it would have been black, it would have looked so much better.

[@musicaldracula2017]

Better suggestion would be to advise them to produce cream white and gloss black versions along with this lovely red one since the red colour a kinda trademark for Nord... Cheers

[@Keyboardman88]

It's kind of disappointing when there's far more talking than playing. Would like to hear more of the various instruments instead of someone yammering on.

[@jackduxbury1632]

I hear ya, my bad, thanks for trying anyways my man. We try split the videos into talking and "less" or no talking now. X

[@officialWWM]

More over priced, over rated Nord rubbish.

[@straizys]

jeez can you just NOT hit at least one key... piano sounds awful unfortunately.. same as kawai and all the others.. roland sounds kind of best, but action sucks and here action is probably great. so worth to buy to use for rhodes and vsts. its so ridiculous when i see pianist is not trying to play the note identically touched.. but the piano gives exact identical sample.. god.. thats so awful

[@davidsanderson5918]

If I was in the shop having the thing demonstrated for me I'd want a salesman without so much EGO, have to say. I'd have to leave. Trying to focus on the instrument, not the cheeky chappy 'yooooooh maan' bloke!! Especially as so many of us could be parting with several thousands of pounds. Needs someone less self-indulgent to show us. Just saying.

[@jackduxbury1632]

I hear ya Dave! Thanks for giving the video a go anyways and thanks for the feedback X