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🔉 Nord Piano 4 Sound Selection

JJ van Zon, 2021-09

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Intro

Here I list some of my favorite sounds for my Nord Piano 4 digital piano.

Piano Selection

String resonance seems to matters (Lrg size has it).

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Score	Category	Name	Remark
8-D	Mid tones	Royal Grand 3D	XL nice, bit subtler than Lrg
8-D	Bright	Silver Grand	XL nice, Lrg nice too, XL bit more subtle
8-D	Mid tones	Amber Upright	XL nice, subtler than Lrg
8-D	Soft	Mellow Upright	XL nice, quite more subtle than Lrg and worth it
:-D	Soft	Velvet Grand	Only XL seems nice
:-D	Mid tones	Grand Imperial	XL matters (vs Sml), Mid tones harsh, EQ difficult
:-)	Bright	Grand Upright	XL string resonance nice
:-)	Bright	Baby Upright	Characterful, XL matters (vs Sml)
:-)	Soft	Beethoven FortePBroadwood	Characterful, XL matters (vs Sml), Lgr sounds similar
:-)	Soft	Bambino Upright	Characterful, XL matters a bit (vs Sml)
:-)	Bright	Italian Grand	XL adds depth (vs Sml)
:-)	Soft	Mozart FortePno	Characterful
:-)	Detuned	/ Steinway No 1	Characterful a bit, Lrg only

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Score	Category	Name	Remark
:-/	Bright	White Grand	XL nice, but big, subtler than Lrg, maybe not worth it
:-/	Bright	Bright Grand	XL less effective
:-/	Bright	Studio Grand 1	Lrg max size
:-/	Soft	Concert Grand 1 Amb	EQ soft better, Lrg max size
:-/	Soft	Studio Grand 2	Lrg max size and matters
:-/	Hollow	Queen Upright	Mid tones harsh, Lrg max size
:-/	Hollow	Grand Lady D	Lrg max size and matters a little
:-/	Metallic	Romantic Upright	Lrg max size and matters (vs Sml)
:-/	Metallic	BlueSwede	Lrg max size and matters, not best but subtle
:-/	Metallic	Black Upright	Lrg max size, nothing wrong with it, just not best
:-/	Metallic	Rain Piano	Lrg max size and matters a bit, a bit of character
:-(	Detuned	HonkyTonkUpright	Not a fan of detuned.
:-(	Detuned	Saloon Upright	Not a fan of detuned.
:-(	Hollow	Concert Grand 1	Not a fan of detuned.

Bundles

Made the following bundles with piano sound selections (np4pbundle files).
They all may take up most of the 1 GB memory for piano sounds.

1. Pianos Very Most Favorite XL (Royal, Silver, Amber, Mellow, Velvet)
2. Pianos Favorites XL & Lrg (Royal XL, Silver Lrg, Amber XL, Mellow XL, Velvet XL, Imperial Lrg)
3. Pianos Nice Ones Lrg (Royal, Silver, Amber, Mellow, Imperial, Grand Upright, Baby, Beethoven, Bambino, Italian)
4. Pianos Nice Ones Med Mostly (Roy M, Sil M, Amb M, Mel M, Beeth M, GrdUpr M, It M, Imp M, Bamb M, Baby M, Stein XL, Moz S)
5. Pianos Many Small Versions (Roy Sil Amb Mel Vel Beeth GrdUpr It Imp Bamb Baby Moz Wht Bri Stu1 ConcAmb Stu2 Queen Lady Rom BluSw Black)
6. Pianos Characterful XL (Beethoven, Bambino, Baby, Steinway, Mozart) and 3 Favorites Lrg (Royal, Silver, Mellow)

Electric Piano Selection

Here are some I like better:

Category	Name
Bright Attack	Ballad EP1
Bright Attack	Hybrid EP
Bright Attack	Silver EP
Soft	NP8 Nefertiti
Soft	Wurlitzer 2
Bright	Clavinet D6
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Mid	Electric Grand 3 Amped
Bright	French Harpsichord 1D Lo8 Lo4

Fairlight Sound Collection Selection

Source Cat.	Name	Category	Remark
Keys	Basso Fairlight_CMI 3.0	Electric Piano
Keys	Clav 4 Fairlight_CMI 3.0	Electric Piano	Characterful
Keys	Clav 7 Fairlight	Electric Piano
Keys	EPia Fairlight	Electric Piano	Soft with bright attack
Keys	ElecP1 Fairlight	Electric Piano
Misc	Chiano Fairlight	Electric Piano
Misc	Gtaraa Fairlight	Electric Guitar
Misc	Harp2 Fairlight	Accordion
Misc	Kalim Fairlight	Tuned Percussion
Misc	PD Fairlight	Tuned Percussion
Misc	Ster1 Fairlight	Synth Lead
Misc	Viblo Fairlight	Tuned Percussion
Misc	Vibmid Fairlight	Tuned Percussion
Orchestral	F Horn 2 Fairlight	Brass
Orchestral	Flugelbone Fairlight	Brass
Orchestral	K1 Fairlight	Brass	Low nice
Orchestral	Loststr2 Fairlight	Synth String	Low nice
Orchestral	PizzHi Fairlight	String Pizzicato
Orchestral	Pizzopen Fairlight	Acoustic Guitar
Orchestral	StrSus Fairlight	Synth String
Orchestral	Sweet Horn Fairlight	Brass
Orchestral	Trumpet 2 Fairlight	Brass
Orchestral	Trumpet 8VB Fairlight	Brass
Orchestral	Trumpet Fairlight	Brass
Orchestral	V3Sus Fairlight	Synth String
Orchestral	ViolPiz3 Fairlight	String Pizzicato
Orchestral	ViolPiz5 Fairlight	String Pizzicato
Plucked	BassRick Fairlight	Synth Lead
Plucked	Blat Fairlight	Electric Piano
Plucked	Guitar1 Fairlight	Organ
Plucked	Guitar2 Fairlight	Electric Guitar
Synth	Eff1 Fairlight	Organ
Synth	FBass Fairlight	Synth Bass
Synth	MClav2 Fairlight	Electric Piano
Synth	MbWowSus Fairlight	Synth Lead
Synth	SynBss2 Fairlight	Organ
Synth	TLap2Syn Fairlight	Synth Lead
Voice	Arr Fairlight	String Ensemble	Low nice
Voice	Arr1 Fairlight	Choir
Voice	Mmm Fairlight	Choir
Voice	Oohh1 Fairlight	Synth Pad
Wind	Bot Fairlight	Organ
Wind	Bot2 Fairlight	Choir	Low nice
Wind	ClarHi	Wood Wind
Wind	Flte Fairlight	Wood Wind
Wind	FltPian Fairlight	Wood Wind
Wind	Ocarina Fairlight	Organ
Wind	Sax Fairlight	Brass
Wind	Swannee Fairlight	Wood Wind
Keys	Clav 1 Fairlight	Electric Piano
Keys	Clav 3 Fairlight	Electric Piano
Keys	ElecP2 Fairlight	Electric Piano
Keys	ElOrg Fairlight	Organ	Redundant
Misc	Bar Fairlight	Tuned Percussion
Misc	Melodium Fairlight	Accordion
Misc	BassMar Fairlight	Tuned Percussion	Redundant
Misc	Mondorg2 Fairlight	Accordion
Misc	Steel2 Fairlight	Tuned Percussion
Misc	VibHi Fairlight	Tuned Percussion
Misc	VibUp Fairlight	Tuned Percussion
Orchestral	BowedBass4 Fairlight	String Solo
Orchestral	Brass 1 Fairlight	Brass
Orchestral	Cellpizz Fairlight	String Pizzicato
Orchestral	MeloHorn Fairlight	Brass
Orchestral	OldHorn Fairlight	Brass
Orchestral	Pizzopen2 Fairlight	Plucked
Orchestral	SHBowB Fairlight	String Pizzicato
Orchestral	StgeSolo Fairlight	String Solo
Orchestral	Trumpet Hi 2 Fairlight	Brass
Orchestral	Trumpet MidHi Fairlight	Brass
Orchestral	VhiSus Fairlight	Synth String
Orchestral	ViolPiz4 Fairlight	String Pizzicato
Orchestral	VlapizzG Fairlight	String Pizzicato
Plucked	FuzzGuit Fairlight	Electric Guitar
Plucked	Gtr Fairlight	Acoustic Guitar
Plucked	Gtr4 Fairlight	Acoustic Guitar
Plucked	Mandolin Fairlight	Acoustic Guitar
Plucked	MufBass Fairlight	Synth Bass
Synth	MBrass Fairlight	Brass
Synth	MBrass2 Fairlight	Brass
Synth	MdEeyaw2 Fairlight	Synth Lead
Synth	MdOotwa Fairlight	Synth Lead
Synth	TLapSyn Fairlight	Synth Lead
Voice	Aahhl4 Fairlight	Choir
Voice	Tenor3 Fairlight	Organ
Voice	Vox Fairlight	Organ
Wind	Flute Fairlight	Wood Wind
Wind	Flute2 Fairlight	Wood Wind
Wind	Fluthi Fairlight	Wood Wind
Wind	Saxy Fairlight	Brass

Chamberlin Sound Collection Selection

• Accordion
  • Accordion Chamberlin_M35 3.0
  • Accordion Chamberlin_MMaster mono 3.0
• Brass
  • 4 Saxes Chamberlin (E above middle C gives beep and crash of sound)
  • Alto Sax Chamberlin
  • ~~ Chamberlin MMaster~~
  • Bass Clarinet Chamberlin M25
  • Bassoon Chamberlin
  • Doo-Waa Trombone Chamberlin
  • Flute Chamberlin
  • French Horn Chamberlin
  • Muted Trombone Chamberlin
  • Muted Trumpet FastVib Chamberlin
  • Muted Trumpet Chamberlin
  • Oboe Chamberlin
  • Open Trumpet Chamberlin (M35 3.0)
  • Tenor Sax Metallic Chamberlin
  • Trombone Chamberlin
  • WaaWaa Trumpet Chamberlin
• Guitars
  • AcGuitar Chamberlin
  • Acoustic Steel Guitar Chamberlin
  • Slur Guitar Chamberlin > Offloaded
  • Steel Guitar Chamberlin
  • Tremolo Guitar Chamberlin
• Misc
• Organs

  • [x] ~~Flute String Organ Chamberlin_M25 3.0

    String Ensemble

    Bit plain~~

  • [x] ~~Kinura UL Chamberlin_M35 3.0

    String Ensemble

    Loop a bit harsh~~

  • [x] Tibia Chamberlin_M35 3.0

    Organ

    Quite characterful

• Pianos and Keyboards
  • Acoustic Harpsichord Chamberlin_M35 3.0
  • Electric Harpsichord Chamberlin_M35 3.0
  • Piano Chamberlin_MMaster mono 3.0
• Strings
  • 3 Violins Chamberlin_MMaster mono 3.0
  • Cello Chamberlin_M35 3.0 > Already loaded version 3.01

Chinese Orchestra Sound Collection Selection

• Guqin ChiOrch_PP 3.0
• Huqin Section Tremolo ChiOrch_PP ste 3.0
• Liuqin ChiOrch_PP 3.0
• Plucked Strings Section ChiOrch_PP ste 3.0
• Xiao ChiOrch_PP 3.0
• Zhongruan ChiOrch_PP 3.0

Mellotron Sound Collection Selection

• = Loaded
• Accordions
  • Accordion Mellotron_MKII 3.0
• Brass and Wind
  • 2 Saxes Mellotron
  • AltoSax Mellotron
  • BassFlute Mellotron
  • Brass Mellotron
  • Clarinet Mellotron_M300 3.0 > Tried and offloaded.
  • Clarinet Mellotron_MkI 3.0
  • Flute Mellotron_MkII Sml mono 3.0 > Already loaded.
  • MutedBrass Mellotron_MKII 3.0
  • Recorder Mellotron_M400 Sml mono 3.1 > Used for update from 3.0 to 3.1. Feels more dynamic. Then offloaded again.
  • Tenor Sax Mellotron_MKI 3.0
  • Tenor Sax Mellotron_MKII 3.0
• Guitars
  • AccGuitar Mellotron_MKII 3.0
  • Guitar Mellotron_MKI Sml mono 3.0
  • Rock Guitar Mellotron_MKII Sml mono 3.1 > Might be successor to existing one.
• Miscellaneous
  • HarpsBrass Mellotron_MKI 3.0
• Organs
  • ChurchOrgan Mellotron_MKI 3.0
  • ChurchOrgan Mellotron_MKII 3.0
  • Hammond Mellotron_MKII 3.0 > Offloaded
  • Pipe Organ Mellotron_M400 3.0
• Pianos
  • Clavichord Mellotron_M400 3.0
  • Piano Mellotron_MKII 3.0 > Offloaded
• Strings
  • Solo Cello Mellotron_M400 3.0
  • Solo String Mellotron_M300 3.0
  • Solo Viola Mellotron_M400 3.0
  • Solo Violin Mellotron_M300 3.0
• Tuned Perc
  • Celeste Mellotron_M300 Sml mono 3.1
  • Slow Vibra Mellotron_M300 Sml mono 3.1
• Voices
  • 4VoiceMaleChoir Mellotron_M400 3.0
  • 8VoiceChoir Mellotron_M400 3.0
  • MixCustChoirMellotron_M400 Sml mono 3.0

Mellotron Master Tapes Sound Collection Selection

• Artist Sounds
  • Bruce Cello Mellotron_M400 3.0
  • BSabbath Choir Mellotron_M400 3.0
  • BSabbath Orchestra Mellotron_M400 3.0
  • Yes 2Violins Mellotron_M400 3.0
  • Yes SFX3 Mellotron_M400 3.0
• Lead Sounds M300 M400
  • Organ Mellotron_M300 3.0
  • Sax Mellotron_M300B 3.0
  • SpanishGuitar Mellotron_M300 3.0
• Rhythms Fills MkI > Large and quite difficult
• Rhythms Fills MkII > Large and quite difficult

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