Nord Electro 6D 61 61-key Keyboard Reviews

Coming from the Stage 2, this board is exactly what I needed to be able to have my settings for a set saved, but with the portability desired for rehearsals and smaller gig settings. If I had one gripe, it would be that I am more partial to the button style draw-bars than the physical drawbars, but that has more to do with muscle memory. Overall a perfect light board that would lend itself to any setting, but is especially conducive to having a powerful, customizable machine with exceptional portability.

I can't say enough good things about the product and dealing with Sweetwater. I grew up with original analog keyboard. The features on this are nothing short of incredible. I found it relatively easy to learn to operate. The company, Sweetwater, kept in constant contact and the transaction was totally smooth.

I really love this keyboard! The functionality and the ease of operating it is second to none. I've been a Yamaha guy, but now I'm a Nord guy!!

Nord Electro 6D 61 61-key Keyboard is outstanding! Excellent sounds, very user friendly interface, well thought out for gigging musicians and well made. Sounds great, feels great.

However, Nord really shortchanged players by not including wheels for pitch bend and modulation.
Not a deal breaker for me, but very disappointing.
Excellent instrument in every other regard.

As always the customer service provided by Sweetwater is the best in the business.
Special thanks go to my sales rep Aaron Rom, and to tech support specialist Alan Batek.
They are truly outstanding Sweetwater reps.

I have wanted to join the Nord family for a long time, and I love the size and portablility of 61-key pianos compared to 73 or 88 key versions. Add in the wonderful organ sounds (with physical drawbars!!) and the waterfall keys and this thing feels as close to a dedicated organ as I have found. The piano sounds are also incredible, and the ability to use string resonance really makes this electric copy sound like a real deal piano. I didn't realize how big of a difference that one feature would make.

It's incredibly well built, and true to Nord's reputation - it just works! The ability to save any sound as a dedicated patch is awesome, and the live moemory slots are extremely useful as well, gives me the best of both worlds when it comes to recalling sounds and then manipulating them throughout the course of a show.

I'm still becoming familiar with all the features of the Electro 6D, but I have loved everything so far.

First off, I would like to give a shout out to Mason Boisvert, my Sweetwater sales rep for his help and recommendations. I have had the keyboard for about 4 months now and can honestly say it is one of the best sounding keyboard out to date. I highly recommend the 6D 61 for it's light weight portability and great sounds.

This instrument works so well for me. I love the keybed, the sound and live controls.
This is the 1st time a keyboard worked this way to me in the way a guitar does when it's great.
I've had plenty of keys that sounded good but this is just another level for me.

Highly recommend.

This keyboard is absolutely amazing. All sounds are the best you can get without having to connect a software. The size is just perfect for flying and traveling. It can fit any overhead compartment on any plane. The main board lay out is so easy to use for live gigs. Effects are so real and it can change the sound so much. I love it.
Solid built. I love the extra new piano EQ options. It frees up your main EQ if you want to add it to synth or Organ. Best purchase I've done

this how good can It get for musicians who choose portability. really authentic sounds and great layout. awesome and practical for gigs. super easy to navigate and effects use
best keyboard for leading worship and traveling for sure. it fits in the overhead compartment in any airplane. traveled all over the United States with this gear, never had issue with bringing it on board.

I've played a NORD before (my goto B3 board is a Hammond SK1) But the piano on the Hammond is a bit thin
... the Kurrzweil is a bit too heavy (and I'm just not a weighted action guy).... and this has a really decent Organ section AND good pianos.... It will be my "one board rig, and with the Hammond as a two board.
Just figuring this thing out.. so far, so good... only complaints The backup is talking a half hour *but thats through USB2, USB3 should go significantly faster. AND, the "transpose key" reverts back to 440 when you change a patch (You can transpose globally.... but its nice to do on the fly... one band plays 1/2 step down, one doesnt.
Its a nice light board (maybe a little lighter than the SK1 ... ) Looks like easy volume changing between layered piano/organ/synth (separate knobs) and (it appears) a fairly simple Librarian program (to be seen.. haven USED it yet)

I would have bought the Stage 4 if I could have afforded it, but couldn't (yet!).

The Electro 6D has the great Nord sounds (love the organ) and I love the feel of the keyboard.

It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of the Stage 4 but that's ok.

I only bought it for the organs which of course, sound amazing but I had no idea when I bought it how much of a well rounded instrument it really is. I could easily see this being one of my main keyboards for studio and gigging. Super easy to use as well. Thanks to my Sweetwater engineer Paul Allen for turning me on to it. I was originally going to go with a Hammond but Paul recommend this over it and I'm really glad I went with the Nord.

I first bought a YAMAHA YC-61 for its Organ Drawbars , but It didn't satisfy my ears for the Organ sounds I
So , I exchanged it with NORD 6D Electro . The Drawbar section is what had in my mind for Organ sounds .
Its other sounds are also very nice
The reason for not giving it a 5Star was because the Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels are MISSING !!!!
I also wanna thank my sales engineer John Castro for taking care of me .