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Anyone using the Nord Drum?


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I'm thinking about buying a Nord Drum 3P. I have just tried the Nord Drum 2 (+ pads) it on NAMM, but never the 3P in a live setting. Any experiences out there?

 

I have an older Roland SPD that I use for some effects and to add loops and percussion stuff, but rarely samples anything on my own. But some pads are starting to get a little unreliable and I need to look for something else.

 

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I've got an ND2+Pad and it is a blast to play. I think the 3P is the same + reverb and integrated. I started with a ND1 and my drummer uses it now with a Fat Kat pedal for kick. Very musical and dynamic.

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Never had a chance to try one, and for some reason it has never taken off. If you watch the drum solo competitions on Youtube you will se a LOT of SPD-30's integrated into acoustic sets. I've only seen one Nord in the hundreds of video's that I have watched.

 

I have the SPD-30 and an SPD-10 that is still going strong after all these years.

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i had one and enjoyed it. i have quite a few demos and a review on my channel. it was the older model though, the ND2 + pads. I preferred playing it with fingers on a synth keyboard via midi. Would quite like to pickup a ND1 just for this purpose. It does sound really excellent.

 

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I think it's all about the samples.

 

In the acoustic piano world, Nord brings serious game with their samples. They seem to take this s**t very, very seriously. All good.

 

I'm guessing that it extends to the percussion world.

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I think it's all about the samples.

 

In the acoustic piano world, Nord brings serious game with their samples.

 

Nord Drum 3P though has no samples - it's all synthesis.

 

Some modular users like to drive the Drum and Drum 2 by sending CV to the trigger inputs. They haven't been on board w/ the Drum 3P because it only has one trigger input, and no module-only option.

 

People who buy electronic drum stuff tend to want to load samples - could be one reason the Nord Drum line isn't as widely used as the Rolands. Of course the Rolands have been around longer too.

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