Nord Electro 5 Comparison Chart
NORD ELECTRO 5 NORD ELECTRO 4
Electro Electro 5D Electro 5D Electro Electro 4D Hardware Electro 4 HP 5 HP 73 61 4 SW73 SW61
73-key 73-key 73-key Semi- 61-key Semi- 73-key Semi- 61-key Semi- Hammer Hammer Keybed weighted weighted weighted weighted Action Action Portabl Waterfall Waterfall Waterfall Waterfall Portable e
Display 128x64 OLED display 7-segment LED
Outputs 2 outputs (1 stereo or 2 mono) 2 outputs (1 stereo or 2 mono)
Control yes yes Pedal input
Monitor yes yes input
Digital Drawbars Physical Digital LED Digital LED Physical LED
Electro Electro 5D Electro 5D Electro Electro 4D System Electro 4 HP 5 HP 73 61 4 SW73 SW61
Organ+Piano, Organ+Synth or Synth+Piano Layer no
Split 6 Split points no
Program Mode (8 banks x 50 programs), Live Programs 4 program buttons x 32 pages (128 locations) Mode and Set List Mode
Live/auto save 3 locations 4 locations programs
MIDI over yes yes USB
Sound Extended features Extended features Manager 6.x
Organ Electro Electro 5D Electro 5D Electro Electro 4D Electro 4 HP Section 5 HP 73 61 4 SW73 SW61
Organ Full Full polyphony Organ C2D B3 Simulation, Farfisa, Vox C2D B3 Simulation, Farfisa, Vox models and Principal Pipe
Rotary speaker C2D 122 Rotary Speaker simulation 122 Rotary speaker simulation simulation
Mount for Half-Moon no yes no Switch
Piano Electro Electro 5D Electro 5D Electro Electro 4D Electro 4 HP Section 5 HP 73 61 4 SW73 SW61
Nord Piano Library 1GB 380MB 380MB 180MB memory
Piano 40/60 (stereo/mono) 40/60 (stereo/mono) polyphony
Advanced String yes no Resonance (Gen 2)
Long yes yes Release
Dynamic yes yes Curves
Samples Electro Electro 5D Electro 5D Electro Electro 4D Electro 4 HP Section 5 HP 73 61 4 SW73 SW61
Nord Sample Library 256MB 128MB 68MB memory
Sample 15 voices 15 voices polyphony
Velocity Yes, 3 modes (Filter and Amplitude) On/Off Control
Envelope Attack, Decay/Release controls Release 1/2 Control
Effects Electro Electro 5D Electro 5D Electro Electro 4D Electro 4 HP Section 5 HP 73 61 4 SW73 SW61
Tremolo, Pan, Wah, Ring Modulator
Effect 1 Pan, Tremolo, Autowah, Pedal Wah, Ring Modulator All are Control Pedal controllable Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Vibe
Effect 2 Phaser, Flanger, Chorus Deep mode available for each effect
Delay yes x (shared with Reverb)
Eq 3 Band, mid sweep 3 Band, mid sweep
Amp Twin, JC, Small, Compressor, C2D 122 Simulation/ Twin, JC, Small, 122 Rotary, Compressor Rotary, Tube Overdrive Compressor
5 modes (Room, Stage, Hall, Stage soft, Hall 5 modes (Room, Stage, Hall, Stage soft, Hall soft) Reverb soft) (when not using delay)
Electro Electro 5D Electro 5D Electro Electro 4D Dimensions Electro 4 HP 5 HP 73 61 4 SW73 SW61
11.4 kg / 9.2 kg / 20.28 8.1 kg / 17.85 11 kg / 24.25 9.1 kg / 18.2 7.65 kg / 15.3 Weight 25.13 lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs
1074 900 mm / 1078 mm / 1120 mm / Width mm / 1066 mm / 42" 900 mm / 35.4" 35.4" 42.4" 44.1" 42.3"
344 296 mm / 296 mm / 344 mm / 300 mm / Depth mm / 300 mm / 11.8" 11.7" 11.8" 13.5" 11.8" 13.5"
121 Height mm / 97 mm / 3.8" 97 mm / 3.8" 121 mm / 4.8" 100 mm / 3.9" 100 mm / 3.9" 4.8"