Pretty close. For the weight difference and fragility of the original, I'd take the Nord to a live show and use the Rhodes in the studio. Same with the Hammond - I wouldn't mind the Nord on stage but the real 450 pound 1949 beast wins in the sound department. I just don't like lugging around the 450 pounds, that's all.
I love both these keyboards - and as a musician playing three to four gigs a week prefer the Nord Electro 3 to the Rhodes, but in the studio and for large scale performances I try to go with the real thing as much as possible. Problem is it is a back breaker, and it costs a fortune to get any repairs done on the original rhodes'. Anyways, check out the new Korg SV-1 - I am looking into it and it looks pretty awesome!
Well, I've bought a new Rhodes Mark and I'm VERY DESAPPOINTED !!!!!! My dream became a Nightmare ! Over n° 51 B note, sound is perfect : i can feel the hammer and notes get "Brillance" exellent metallic sound. But under n° 51 B note, sound is not good AT ALL; exactly like simple synthetiser. VERY DESAPPOINTED! A SHAME !!! "
@thedrumbum: No, bassically a proper sound of a Rhodes or surly will start around 1k. But on ebay for about 350 bucks you get a microkorg xl with a decent wurly imitation!
Thanks for the vid and well done. I can totally hear and FEEL the difference.
The real Rhodes is the BOMB...just fatter balls plain and simple. It's those funky imperfections in the tines and amp that make each key "alive". It is handmade by humans. The sound comes from actual hammers under the hood. This was a welcome trip back to reality.
Is almost there... very difficult to hear the difference... In a blind test I bet a lot will fail... I hear a little more clarity in the real Rhodes... but I guess with a little EQ in the nord it would be extremely difficult to tell the difference... and I bet that 99.99% of any "normal" audience will hear no difference ...
wow. If I was blind this would be completely boring. I would have no idea there were two pianos involved. I'm amazed how alike they sound. The nord seems like the better deal, considering a brand new Rhodes is more expensive than a brand new nord, and the nord can do more than just a Rhodes! Amazing!
This is impressive. I always knew Electros had a good Rhodes sound, but even head to head it stands up well. All this despite an obvious difference in your setup versus the one they sampled. Your Suitcase could use a good voicing.
Just got a Nord electro 3 61...love it!! I've have/had everything from the Korg Oasys, Motifs to Muse Receptor running Lounge Lizard and my favorite VST's. It all becomes relative when you are at a gig. I doubt if someone in the audience is going to corner you at a gig and say "that didn't sound like a REAL Rhodes". This is when your "chops" make the diffence. I took a little Korg x50 to a last minute "emergency" gig and got props for the basic Rhodes patch.. Trying to lug an Oasys out
Thank you for doing the comparison......... It represents clearly,how slight the difference is in sound. For any application I could imagine someone who actually plays gigs or even does studio work I am convinced the Nord is perfect. To those who are better suited for collecting stamps,collect stamps. Know what i mean? Pzzzzzzzz
We don't care about who got cash, who got the HD camera. This test is really interesting. Sure Rhodes wins. The original is very often better than the copy.
About weight ?You want to carry a Rhodes from a place to another one, as it was during the 70's? To plav the original 70's sound ? It's your choice and at last, your money when you'll have to repair it. Wakeman got roadies to play Hammond and Steinway . Now technology offers good copies and we can choose : Wakeman didn't. That's the point
wow this is a great video. it's really incredible to hear these two instruments right next to each other like this. i can't lie, the nord does sound really amazing. i think it's a smart buy for any gigging keys player. but it does lose some of the nuance of the rhodes... for example, when that high G goes out of tune on the rhodes. i know that's an easy fix on a rhodes, but it's stuff like that that i actually LIKE about the rhodes; it's a living, breathing instrument that WILL go out of tune.
The Nord always sounds as if it's going thru a compressor. It's too tidy and a bit gutless as well. O.K. it's a lot lighter than the real thing, but a blow up doll is a lot lighter than a real woman.......
It's no Rhodes.... I think in the bass it's really close, and the highest octavs are also OK, but the Nord sounds more "hollow", and the Rhodes more fluffy.
Pretty close. The thing is, what variation of sounds can the Rhodes do that the Nord can't? This is just one example. This kid's lucky. I wish I had both those keyboards to mess around with.
yup this kid got cash, advice to kid: SAVE ALL OF YOUR INSTRUMENTS -- NEVER SELL THEM FOR RENT NO MATTER WHAT then you'll have an assload of gear when you're 40...
first of all your rhodes has tuning issues and of course damper kiss. the nord sounds great, no unintentional detuning, a LOT lighter to carry around and looks stunning.
Not a good test. Those Rhodes need to be gone over by a good tech first. Most techs don't have clue! You have damper kiss, tuning problems, voicing concerns etc.
When you did the "run" at 1:55 I was pretty confident that the Rhodes was the one that was out of tune, heh:) A better challenge for the Nord would be to do a comparison with the A200, I'm not crazy about that sample. And I own a A200, maybe that's why!
I have lugged a Rhodes to gigs in the past (because I had to), but no more! I have come to rely on a keyboard with more than one basic sound; the Electro 3! There are 4 Rhodes' in there! ...plus using EQ, FX, Amp/sims, reverb, etc. can't get you there? Your ears are way pickier than the audience's (and they couldn't care less), plus you have a bunch of other sounds too! Adapt and improvise!
Thanks for the test man, this was exactly what I was looking for!
You can clearly hear that the rhodes is more open and "smokey" sounding, especially in the lower registers, and probably handles heavy action better (the nord tends to be too dynamic and can easily clip the soundcard without a compressor on the way in, I find). I've noticed artifacts when eq:ing and using amp simulation ITB on nord 2 also. But overall, it's a pretty good sim.
Thing is, it sounds ok played soft but hit a real rhodes hard and it is gut wrenching, hit a nord hard and it just does nothing. I have had 3 rhodes over the years, the touch on the nord is also way off the mark, it is a sloppy action.
Check out "Menage A Trios" by the Yellow Jackets to hear how a real Dyno Rhodes sounds, tine slam and everything!
suprisingly nord electro sounds very pleasant. especially on the higher registers. the lower octaves sound a quite too synthetic to my ears. however it's just a YT quality so we can't hear everything. and obviously i would take the original one any day:)
i would have thought a bit of work with the equaliser and so on would be able to get is a bit more similar? either way, its still the best replication i've ever heard
@lebocharp lol...I hear you on that one....I won't be THAT greedy...well...maybe I'll think about that...lol...I would love to have both of those...awesome sounds...lol
Notice how the keys, when released, bounce repeatedly on the Rhodes. A sluggish, rubbery feel. When it comes to playing "piano" music well--which includes all the dynamic-sensitive key instruments: piano, electric piano, and clavinet--the importance of a responsive "action" is important, NOT just the sound. A real clavinet, even a Hammond and most synth keyboards have a much quicker key rebound, less fatiguing. The Rhodes is a pain to play.
sound really close to me I would say the main difference would be the touch and feel of the person playing it .The real rhodes sounded a little duller but thats because its suppose to it's analog. And analog usually has more soulful sound
How else can you put it into words... the Rhodes has a soul, the Nord doesn't! Nord is still a pretty sick piece of gear, it's an ultimate gigging tool. I don't carry my massive Fender Twin to every gig, sometimes my little solid state Fender amp can cut it. Same deal, no soul, but same sound! How else to do explain it!
you guys should calm down about this kid having money. He obviously isn't poor, but these things aren't that expensive, especially when compared to reed or brass instruments. mark ones are on craigslist in the $600 range routinely, and the nord electro 3 is what, like $1100?. Stop acting like hes a fucking millionare, you assholes.
One thing the Electro can't do is stage presence. It's ugly and small. A Rhodes or Hammond is big and beautiful. So big, it takes a whole truck just to move the keyboard player's rig. So beautiful, that when you snap a key off the Hammond while loading it on to the truck, you almost cry like baby in the parking lot of the dive bar you just played in. They look so cool on stage, though, and as good as the digi stuff sounds, the real deal is better, every time.
lets face it the nord does what its supposed to do fit in a gigbag to make it easy to play for drunks who cant tell the difference that and give amateurs like me an affordable way to gig wurly,rhodes and hammond.
in terms of expense its about 7000 fior a rhodes which has an amazing tone but the nord costs bowt 4500 for multi emulation. Obviously not gonna be as good as the original but for us broke asses paying 4500 and getting a hammond, clav, rhodes, piano, and extras is definitly the way to go. just bought an electro 3 the other day and it's definitly my favourite keyboard at da mo.
nord sounds good, i did a "blind" test on myself (or tried to). I can tell the difference everytime, but I wouldn't say that the nord sounds artificial; at the very least not excessively so.
The nord doesn't sound as authentic to me as the real one. Anyways, the nord keeps some other interesting sounds in it like B3, Pianos, Clavs.. plus it weights about nothing compared to a real Rhodes. And I guess you could boost the nord's sound compared to the real thing by doing some EQ:ing to make it sort of dirtyer and not so bright.
im a little biased towards electromechanical and analog gear (despite only owning digital stuff myself), i think the the high notes of the rhodes sound a bit stronger, while one of the low notes on the nord is a little exagerated. both are good tho really.
The Nord's sample is very good, but it misses the metal in the real rhodes. It's a lot dryer. There's no tine in the Nord. I find Korg SV-1's sound better for that, although I don't have any rhodes vs. korg SV-1 videos to test my theory.
This is a pretty good video. It does a great comparison between the rhodes and the clavia nord. It's a shame both instruments are very expensive as I wouldn't mind having either one, and I don't even know how to play it.
Maaaacs and dwgunboy are both right. The Electro is literally sampled from the same type of keyboard that he's playing, it's just that he's either not using the right setting on the Electro/Rhodes, or that he isn't used to the different feelings between the keyboards and is unintentionally playing at different velocities or dynamics.
Good video, nonetheless. I'm glad I got an Electro 3
All very well, in the abstract. I wonder how many here have had to gig regularly with a Rhodes. Or a Hammond. Or both. A Stage 73 weighs in at 120 lbs. A 'B' without pedals, around 400. Oh, and there's always the issue of transporting these pieces from show to show.
It's amazing how forgiving one's ears become when a Rhodes, Wurlie, Clavinet, B, CP80, etc. become available in a sub-20 lb. packaged. Oh, and did I mention zero maintenance?
Hodaddy1000 to your comment about how many have had to gig with a Rhodes...my Father actually bought one for me and we have a gig coming up here locally. I am thinking of using it on stage..very likely im actually heading to my studio tonight to experiment with amps and pedals..Oh the sound of a Hammond and Leslie too. :)
Going to experiment with my new present. (in good shape sounds great) as video, good video overall.
I hope you enjoy yer Rhodes. I still have a suitcase 88, but it needs rebuilding.
I've been actively gigging for over 30 years, FWIW. I played last night using my electro 2, punched in my favorite Rhodes, and was in absolute hog heaven. It's made my life immeasurably easier. No more van, excruciating load ins, or broken tines...
@hodaddy1000 I have an RD 700SX and I prefer carring my rhodes or my clavinet to concerts. At the end you have +/- the same weight, but the RD doesn't give me the same feeling, the same touch and the same natural feeling...
pretty close mid range you can tell a bit but live or studio no one would know unless they have a rhodes and really play I use the motif range by yamaha plus I do have a rhodes 73 with the pedal in the speaker I think the motif suit case is better but I do like your video take care man danny
Hummm. I wonder if the Nord would sound more mellow like the Rhoads if you were to cut down on the highs on the mix or on the amp to take a little of of the bite out of the sound we are hearing. This is a great demonstration idea. Thanks!
Bothe the NE3 and the Rhodes are almost identical in sound in the mid to upper registers, but the rhodes has a mellower sound in the lower and bass. This is probably due to the rhodes that was used for the Nord samples. The real rhodes has more fundimentals and the Nord has a little more overtones.
very very much the same. good enough for most purposes i could think of..could probably make the nord even closer with some effects pedals. little reverb, tiny amount of delay. i'm going to try to get a nord sometime soon.
Many thanks for this video. I've gone through all the software Rhodes - Scarbee, Native Instruments, Lounge Lizard and Co., and the most satisfying is a cheap sample set from Precision Sound called Dusty Electric. The rest just don't live. Had the DX7...ever played a digital guitar? eee...recently played a real Rhodes Suitcase - Game Over. I had 2 Rhodes and 2 Wurlies in the 70's/80's. For home/studio use, only a real Rhodes. Just got a Hohner Pianet T- small, toyish but it got de Mojo!
Good comparison. I think there's more difference between two real Rhodes than between the NE3 and Rhodes. I can hear the detail better in the NE3 which could be about the age of a Rhodes and/or the age of the pickups. Mk1 are a little deeper anyway. Remember that by the time it comes out of speakers in a live environment a difference this small is negligible.
Every rhodes piano you touch is going to have unique characteristics. I have 3 rhodes pianos and a nord electro 2 - i love them all, but i never play the electro's rhodes live. The B3 is amazing, tho.
Maybe the most important factor that you will never be able to note on video is touch or action. The action of a rhodes is very important to the sound one can get out of it.
The nord emulates the rhodes sound plain and simple. An emulation will never be the real thing.
The rhodes does sound better ... But ... I wonder how the Electro would sound through a fender amp with the low frequencies cranked up. That MUST give a deep warm sound wouldn't it?
thanks so much - great comparison... very good video. the chords at the beginning most clearly highlight the difference to me. The rhodes is a bit 'deeper' and warmer'. I'd *love* to have the electro tho :) hell, i'll take both :)
I prefer the Korg SV-1 because it's the closest thing to the Rhodes and
Wurlitzer .
Good for live and for recording （^人^）
wii6tomoki 2 weeks ago
even from a youtube quality the difference is huge!
(the nord don't even came close to capturing the rhodes' magic)
familytreemusic 3 weeks ago
Both!!
swaable 1 month ago
All samples well, but nothing can beat the real deal.
ProbTron 1 month ago
I used to play a Nord, but then I took an arrow in the knee.
forsythdaniel 2 months ago 5
The Nord is very weak in the Rhodes sound, but good enough for live use. Definitely not for studio use.
The Korg sv1 is the closest, and could be used for recording if a Rhodes can't be found.
antimarxism 2 months ago
nord ist a sensation, unbelivible,same and more dynamic than the original Rhodes.
paganini99 3 months ago
NORD FATALLITY
embiamemucho 4 months ago
Pretty close. For the weight difference and fragility of the original, I'd take the Nord to a live show and use the Rhodes in the studio. Same with the Hammond - I wouldn't mind the Nord on stage but the real 450 pound 1949 beast wins in the sound department. I just don't like lugging around the 450 pounds, that's all.
dale116dot7 5 months ago
I love both these keyboards - and as a musician playing three to four gigs a week prefer the Nord Electro 3 to the Rhodes, but in the studio and for large scale performances I try to go with the real thing as much as possible. Problem is it is a back breaker, and it costs a fortune to get any repairs done on the original rhodes'. Anyways, check out the new Korg SV-1 - I am looking into it and it looks pretty awesome!
mackgrout 6 months ago
What is the name of the song at 1:19 ??? I cant think of it!
MrBenTN 6 months ago
@MrBenTN would really like to get a name too!
MrPeregrines 5 months ago
@MrBenTN
the intro to that old tv show hill st blues or rhoda?
jamjosmo 4 months ago
@vannin666 no ofcourse not :) The Rhodes creates the sound itself.... The Nord just play's a sample.
The rhodes is Analoge.
The Nord is Digital.
Dutch02051990 6 months ago
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Well, I've bought a new Rhodes Mark and I'm VERY DESAPPOINTED !!!!!! My dream became a Nightmare ! Over n° 51 B note, sound is perfect : i can feel the hammer and notes get "Brillance" exellent metallic sound. But under n° 51 B note, sound is not good AT ALL; exactly like simple synthetiser. VERY DESAPPOINTED! A SHAME !!! "
DESMYTTER 6 months ago
@thedrumbum: No, bassically a proper sound of a Rhodes or surly will start around 1k. But on ebay for about 350 bucks you get a microkorg xl with a decent wurly imitation!
DiederikYBaan 7 months ago
@thedrumbum, bassically you won't find a decent one for under o
DiederikYBaan 7 months ago
Thanks for the vid and well done. I can totally hear and FEEL the difference.
The real Rhodes is the BOMB...just fatter balls plain and simple. It's those funky imperfections in the tines and amp that make each key "alive". It is handmade by humans. The sound comes from actual hammers under the hood. This was a welcome trip back to reality.
Fuff63 8 months ago
@vannin666 Says who?
Superphilipp 8 months ago
DAMN nord sounds sweet
SernoMusic 8 months ago
Is almost there... very difficult to hear the difference... In a blind test I bet a lot will fail... I hear a little more clarity in the real Rhodes... but I guess with a little EQ in the nord it would be extremely difficult to tell the difference... and I bet that 99.99% of any "normal" audience will hear no difference ...
jocheluich 9 months ago
wow. If I was blind this would be completely boring. I would have no idea there were two pianos involved. I'm amazed how alike they sound. The nord seems like the better deal, considering a brand new Rhodes is more expensive than a brand new nord, and the nord can do more than just a Rhodes! Amazing!
Fender9117 9 months ago
Can anybody recommend me some cheap and analog keyboards ?
Thank you
MrV1C7OR 9 months ago
I love classic tones, I know that Rhodes is the Genesis, I love original Rhodes on older recordings, but I like the tone of Nord much more. So fresh.
qba5775 10 months ago
that is incredibly close, well done nord
MaxJNorman 10 months ago
thats a mental line up
massimoborsellino 10 months ago
My roland juno di does not sound even that close to the fender rhoads.
numanuma20 10 months ago
Like the Floyd
Standupyouth 11 months ago
This is impressive. I always knew Electros had a good Rhodes sound, but even head to head it stands up well. All this despite an obvious difference in your setup versus the one they sampled. Your Suitcase could use a good voicing.
TheWhisperingCactus 11 months ago
Nord on the lowest and highest octave goes more synth-like than piano-like. The bell ring becomes a simple synth with fast attack.
And Rhodes actually has the growl on the lowest notes.
Kropek13 11 months ago
does anyone know of any good keyboards with a good rhodes or wurlitzer sound for under 500$
thedrumbum 11 months ago
Anyone compare Nord to native instruments scarbee mkI?
adamandlorraine 1 year ago
Just got a Nord electro 3 61...love it!! I've have/had everything from the Korg Oasys, Motifs to Muse Receptor running Lounge Lizard and my favorite VST's. It all becomes relative when you are at a gig. I doubt if someone in the audience is going to corner you at a gig and say "that didn't sound like a REAL Rhodes". This is when your "chops" make the diffence. I took a little Korg x50 to a last minute "emergency" gig and got props for the basic Rhodes patch.. Trying to lug an Oasys out
Ed88fingrs 1 year ago
Yeah the Electro overdoes, but I actually think that makes it sound better!
Alex4uall 1 year ago
Thank you for doing the comparison......... It represents clearly,how slight the difference is in sound. For any application I could imagine someone who actually plays gigs or even does studio work I am convinced the Nord is perfect. To those who are better suited for collecting stamps,collect stamps. Know what i mean? Pzzzzzzzz
MegaTowtruck 1 year ago
do you like de action of the keyboard of the electro 3??? and is similar to the rhodes action???
judalogo21 1 year ago
We don't care about who got cash, who got the HD camera. This test is really interesting. Sure Rhodes wins. The original is very often better than the copy.
About weight ?You want to carry a Rhodes from a place to another one, as it was during the 70's? To plav the original 70's sound ? It's your choice and at last, your money when you'll have to repair it. Wakeman got roadies to play Hammond and Steinway . Now technology offers good copies and we can choose : Wakeman didn't. That's the point
blissengine 1 year ago
ma che cazzo di demo è?
caduliube 1 year ago
rhodes!!! win
danielhl22 1 year ago
wow this is a great video. it's really incredible to hear these two instruments right next to each other like this. i can't lie, the nord does sound really amazing. i think it's a smart buy for any gigging keys player. but it does lose some of the nuance of the rhodes... for example, when that high G goes out of tune on the rhodes. i know that's an easy fix on a rhodes, but it's stuff like that that i actually LIKE about the rhodes; it's a living, breathing instrument that WILL go out of tune.
mmalis 1 year ago 2
nord got no hammer and on a large stage surrounded by valves the digital sound of nord just fades into nothing , only my experience though.
TheFreemanuk 1 year ago
The Nord always sounds as if it's going thru a compressor. It's too tidy and a bit gutless as well. O.K. it's a lot lighter than the real thing, but a blow up doll is a lot lighter than a real woman.......
alanpitfall 1 year ago
So let's see what this kid has got...
Nord Electro 72 ($1600)
Actual Rhodes Mk1 ($1500)
Apple MacBook (>$1099)
HD Camera (>$200)
And he probably has even more..
Seriously?
TheJesseMusic 1 year ago
It's no Rhodes.... I think in the bass it's really close, and the highest octavs are also OK, but the Nord sounds more "hollow", and the Rhodes more fluffy.
FenderleinSV1 1 year ago
damn that's a sweet riff at 1:20, what is that from?
octohelpme 1 year ago
@octohelpme
It's called "Angela (Theme from 'Taxi')" from the album, "Touchdown" written/performed by Bob James.
pbhughes 1 year ago
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pbhughes 1 year ago
Pretty close. The thing is, what variation of sounds can the Rhodes do that the Nord can't? This is just one example. This kid's lucky. I wish I had both those keyboards to mess around with.
Helicon2112 1 year ago
yup this kid got cash, advice to kid: SAVE ALL OF YOUR INSTRUMENTS -- NEVER SELL THEM FOR RENT NO MATTER WHAT then you'll have an assload of gear when you're 40...
julie1367 1 year ago
first of all your rhodes has tuning issues and of course damper kiss. the nord sounds great, no unintentional detuning, a LOT lighter to carry around and looks stunning.
kingofkeyboards 1 year ago
So this kid who looks like he's 13 has a Rhodes and a Nord. Wtf?
alexweybury 1 year ago
Sheep!
Panthur 1 year ago
Not a good test. Those Rhodes need to be gone over by a good tech first. Most techs don't have clue! You have damper kiss, tuning problems, voicing concerns etc.
TheSongsparrow 1 year ago
nuooooossa, great child!
massa ver que pelo menos ele ta gastando a grana com coisas boas!
nice dupla ein!
tindezinho 1 year ago
When you did the "run" at 1:55 I was pretty confident that the Rhodes was the one that was out of tune, heh:) A better challenge for the Nord would be to do a comparison with the A200, I'm not crazy about that sample. And I own a A200, maybe that's why!
Fagleboo 1 year ago
I have lugged a Rhodes to gigs in the past (because I had to), but no more! I have come to rely on a keyboard with more than one basic sound; the Electro 3! There are 4 Rhodes' in there! ...plus using EQ, FX, Amp/sims, reverb, etc. can't get you there? Your ears are way pickier than the audience's (and they couldn't care less), plus you have a bunch of other sounds too! Adapt and improvise!
A440Hzzz 1 year ago
Thanks for the test man, this was exactly what I was looking for!
You can clearly hear that the rhodes is more open and "smokey" sounding, especially in the lower registers, and probably handles heavy action better (the nord tends to be too dynamic and can easily clip the soundcard without a compressor on the way in, I find). I've noticed artifacts when eq:ing and using amp simulation ITB on nord 2 also. But overall, it's a pretty good sim.
quathar 1 year ago
Thing is, it sounds ok played soft but hit a real rhodes hard and it is gut wrenching, hit a nord hard and it just does nothing. I have had 3 rhodes over the years, the touch on the nord is also way off the mark, it is a sloppy action.
Check out "Menage A Trios" by the Yellow Jackets to hear how a real Dyno Rhodes sounds, tine slam and everything!
stridergroove 1 year ago
suprisingly nord electro sounds very pleasant. especially on the higher registers. the lower octaves sound a quite too synthetic to my ears. however it's just a YT quality so we can't hear everything. and obviously i would take the original one any day:)
michal23pl 1 year ago
i would have thought a bit of work with the equaliser and so on would be able to get is a bit more similar? either way, its still the best replication i've ever heard
Shellewell 1 year ago
sounds great, probably second to none, but yes kind of 'overdoes' it , couldn't have said better. thanks and keep playing
natebiz 1 year ago
The Taxi theme yay :D
beatchef 1 year ago
jesus, someone has some money lol a macbook, nord electro and a rhodes. anyway great video mate!
kingofkeyboards 1 year ago
Rhodes Mark I sounds better. Nord's pretty artificial on some notes (I don´t know much music theory to say it more properly, it's only by ear)
iancurtis86 1 year ago
Man, I'd love to have both of them
shydmples 1 year ago 2
@shydmples I've love to have just one of the two haha
lebocharp 1 year ago
@lebocharp lol...I hear you on that one....I won't be THAT greedy...well...maybe I'll think about that...lol...I would love to have both of those...awesome sounds...lol
shydmples 1 year ago
get this fu*** nord down from the holy rhodes!!!
ionman87 1 year ago
Notice how the keys, when released, bounce repeatedly on the Rhodes. A sluggish, rubbery feel. When it comes to playing "piano" music well--which includes all the dynamic-sensitive key instruments: piano, electric piano, and clavinet--the importance of a responsive "action" is important, NOT just the sound. A real clavinet, even a Hammond and most synth keyboards have a much quicker key rebound, less fatiguing. The Rhodes is a pain to play.
xalambalax 1 year ago
sound really close to me I would say the main difference would be the touch and feel of the person playing it .The real rhodes sounded a little duller but thats because its suppose to it's analog. And analog usually has more soulful sound
foxybrown2 1 year ago
Good comparison.
For me it's simple... the Rhodes is way better. The Nord sounds overdone and flat.
trigg015 1 year ago
How else can you put it into words... the Rhodes has a soul, the Nord doesn't! Nord is still a pretty sick piece of gear, it's an ultimate gigging tool. I don't carry my massive Fender Twin to every gig, sometimes my little solid state Fender amp can cut it. Same deal, no soul, but same sound! How else to do explain it!
jamontoastst 1 year ago
2:05 tune it, please omg
HammondB200 1 year ago
you guys should calm down about this kid having money. He obviously isn't poor, but these things aren't that expensive, especially when compared to reed or brass instruments. mark ones are on craigslist in the $600 range routinely, and the nord electro 3 is what, like $1100?. Stop acting like hes a fucking millionare, you assholes.
apc2112 1 year ago 28
@apc2112 I'd much rather have a 600 dollar rhodes than a 1100 dollar electro 3,lol
AFNYOAQIS 1 year ago
@apc2112 actually nord electro 3 is about 2200 and thats now at least where i live but yeah not ridiculously expensive
thePedro1er 11 months ago
@apc2112 1100 for the electro 3? NO
600 for an mk I? NO more like 1200 for the rhodes and 1800 for a electro 3
hongdekong 8 months ago
One thing the Electro can't do is stage presence. It's ugly and small. A Rhodes or Hammond is big and beautiful. So big, it takes a whole truck just to move the keyboard player's rig. So beautiful, that when you snap a key off the Hammond while loading it on to the truck, you almost cry like baby in the parking lot of the dive bar you just played in. They look so cool on stage, though, and as good as the digi stuff sounds, the real deal is better, every time.
iamrockstardave 1 year ago
This kid got good taste man!
dvamateur 1 year ago
lets face it the nord does what its supposed to do fit in a gigbag to make it easy to play for drunks who cant tell the difference that and give amateurs like me an affordable way to gig wurly,rhodes and hammond.
bustingupastarbucks 1 year ago
in terms of expense its about 7000 fior a rhodes which has an amazing tone but the nord costs bowt 4500 for multi emulation. Obviously not gonna be as good as the original but for us broke asses paying 4500 and getting a hammond, clav, rhodes, piano, and extras is definitly the way to go. just bought an electro 3 the other day and it's definitly my favourite keyboard at da mo.
fuckenmike 1 year ago
I bet with better settings on the Nord, you could have made it sound a heckuva lot closer
danitz56 1 year ago
Very nice sound ! My favourite among 70's tracks
fabienpitorre 1 year ago
Dynamic response seems to change from middle C and half way down on the Clavia; otherwise sounds pretty much identical.
mcnalzer12 1 year ago
the dynamic response seems to differ somehow, in particular for the harder keystroke. Or is it just some kind of overdrive effect at the clavia?
Gorky173 1 year ago
bob james!!!
goredsox1792 1 year ago
nord sounds good, i did a "blind" test on myself (or tried to). I can tell the difference everytime, but I wouldn't say that the nord sounds artificial; at the very least not excessively so.
geoffreyefloyd 1 year ago
The nord doesn't sound as authentic to me as the real one. Anyways, the nord keeps some other interesting sounds in it like B3, Pianos, Clavs.. plus it weights about nothing compared to a real Rhodes. And I guess you could boost the nord's sound compared to the real thing by doing some EQ:ing to make it sort of dirtyer and not so bright.
Kahva123 1 year ago
I don't think there is much between them.
maccagrabme 1 year ago
rhodes defo sounds better, and feals better i guess, nord still sounds good though
kaine180 1 year ago
I like the Pink Floyd line you threw in there.
bbknux1 1 year ago
im a little biased towards electromechanical and analog gear (despite only owning digital stuff myself), i think the the high notes of the rhodes sound a bit stronger, while one of the low notes on the nord is a little exagerated. both are good tho really.
firehandszarb 1 year ago
The Nord's sample is very good, but it misses the metal in the real rhodes. It's a lot dryer. There's no tine in the Nord. I find Korg SV-1's sound better for that, although I don't have any rhodes vs. korg SV-1 videos to test my theory.
banjoman2375 1 year ago
some EQing would get these closer in tone...
but hey, record with the rhodes, travel with the nord.
mikeoxlong11 1 year ago
add some EQ to the Nord; less low, more high
willowlax 1 year ago
nord vs. rhodes = "dougie houser" to "do me now, sir!"
LectricGuitar 1 year ago
Nord looses..
DarienSkiTV 2 years ago
the nord electro sounds better !! (:
but .. i guess.. the rhodes feels better;)
btw. nice video!
Casata92 2 years ago 2
Rhodes sounds better for me.. more realistic; I`m not a Nord fan at all.
bmstudioorg 2 years ago
Try lowering the higher frequencies on the synth a little.
pallmanni 2 years ago
what's the one at 1:19 ?
jaileeworthy 2 years ago
Hi Mat How old is the Rhodes?
guitarharpsichord 2 years ago
i can demo a Rhodes with a MIDI out goin to any Keyboard with a MIDI in, and boom same sounds!
fourztringz 2 years ago
thanks.. good video
soziflip 2 years ago
Rhodes wins
belalakaperal 2 years ago 3
This is a pretty good video. It does a great comparison between the rhodes and the clavia nord. It's a shame both instruments are very expensive as I wouldn't mind having either one, and I don't even know how to play it.
greatbunzinni 2 years ago
Nice...sheep.
WillHear432 2 years ago
Gimme your gear...
brettorrmusic 2 years ago
ok umm well i play the keyboard and i want to no how to play this part 1.20 is when that part starts post a video on how to do that bit plz
trentm58 2 years ago
oh man, i was so happy with my nord, now i know it stinks
powerplanta000 2 years ago
The electro is not a good rhodes sound. Play it hard, and you will know what I mean.
Before you debate this, either play a real rhodes or get a sample/real thing of the Scarbee rhodes sound.
jbowers56 2 years ago
Maaaacs and dwgunboy are both right. The Electro is literally sampled from the same type of keyboard that he's playing, it's just that he's either not using the right setting on the Electro/Rhodes, or that he isn't used to the different feelings between the keyboards and is unintentionally playing at different velocities or dynamics.
Good video, nonetheless. I'm glad I got an Electro 3
Well108 2 years ago
This kid got cash
FreedomBeats 2 years ago 97
@FreedomBeats ye he's easily got 4 grand of equipment there
liquidmotion09 2 years ago
@FreedomBeats hh
michalskij 1 year ago
@FreedomBeats Or parents with cash :D
robbiefree90 1 year ago
@FreedomBeats I know! That trampoline is AWESOME!
otr15 1 year ago
@FreedomBeats and talent..
llamainalavalamp 9 months ago
Il suono è lo stesso, essendo campionato,,, la differenza sta nella dinamica delle due tastiere...
The sound is the same, being sampled... the difference is the dynamic of the two keyboards...
dwgunboy 2 years ago 2
@dwgunboy
remember ne is a virtual simulation . hammers on MK plays a different sound and feelings .original is better by far .ciao
moretto972 2 years ago
Do you use the sound "Mk I Deep" or "Mk I Ideal" on your Electro 3 ?
Maaaacs 2 years ago
nice instruments. now you just have to learn how to play
WerhattedenLachs 2 years ago
@WerhattedenLachs hahahahah
lawtrip 2 years ago
Very nice job. Thanks for posting.
etrombley 2 years ago
Excellent demonstration. Big different me. Thanks.
tehtube 2 years ago 2
All very well, in the abstract. I wonder how many here have had to gig regularly with a Rhodes. Or a Hammond. Or both. A Stage 73 weighs in at 120 lbs. A 'B' without pedals, around 400. Oh, and there's always the issue of transporting these pieces from show to show.
It's amazing how forgiving one's ears become when a Rhodes, Wurlie, Clavinet, B, CP80, etc. become available in a sub-20 lb. packaged. Oh, and did I mention zero maintenance?
hodaddy1000 2 years ago 36
Hodaddy1000 to your comment about how many have had to gig with a Rhodes...my Father actually bought one for me and we have a gig coming up here locally. I am thinking of using it on stage..very likely im actually heading to my studio tonight to experiment with amps and pedals..Oh the sound of a Hammond and Leslie too. :)
Going to experiment with my new present. (in good shape sounds great) as video, good video overall.
ChrisBuhler 2 years ago
I hope you enjoy yer Rhodes. I still have a suitcase 88, but it needs rebuilding.
I've been actively gigging for over 30 years, FWIW. I played last night using my electro 2, punched in my favorite Rhodes, and was in absolute hog heaven. It's made my life immeasurably easier. No more van, excruciating load ins, or broken tines...
hodaddy1000 2 years ago
@hodaddy1000 I have an RD 700SX and I prefer carring my rhodes or my clavinet to concerts. At the end you have +/- the same weight, but the RD doesn't give me the same feeling, the same touch and the same natural feeling...
allcontakt 1 year ago
@hodaddy1000 I've gigged with a player who uses them and its no problem if you don't want to sound like a noob with a digi keyboard
hotlanta71 1 year ago
It´s the famous 90%. Good enough for you? :)
beportela 2 years ago
awesome! they both sound great to me ..maybe its just cos i love angela so much, its the perfect tune to demonstrate how great the rhodes vibe is
mrlowdangle 2 years ago
Angela, Theme from 'Taxi' .. right? great comparison!
at 1:14 it sounds almost the same.... no doubt digital has a long way to reach analog!
MellerupMusic0809 2 years ago
thanks for the comparison!
lpquijano 2 years ago
Digital never reaches Analog..
wcpumpa 2 years ago
pretty close mid range you can tell a bit but live or studio no one would know unless they have a rhodes and really play I use the motif range by yamaha plus I do have a rhodes 73 with the pedal in the speaker I think the motif suit case is better but I do like your video take care man danny
keyboardprince 2 years ago
Hummm. I wonder if the Nord would sound more mellow like the Rhoads if you were to cut down on the highs on the mix or on the amp to take a little of of the bite out of the sound we are hearing. This is a great demonstration idea. Thanks!
Scimonetti 2 years ago
I love the taxi theme!
geoffreyefloyd 2 years ago
Are you using Grado or Alessandro headphones? I'm pretty sure you are, anyways nice taste in headphones and nice playing.
XOletsgetlostXO 2 years ago
Bothe the NE3 and the Rhodes are almost identical in sound in the mid to upper registers, but the rhodes has a mellower sound in the lower and bass. This is probably due to the rhodes that was used for the Nord samples. The real rhodes has more fundimentals and the Nord has a little more overtones.
Keyboardman88 2 years ago
I definately prefer the rhodes sound, but the easy transportation of the nord make both of these instruments something worth saving for. Nice vid!
silkyv8 2 years ago
Thanks a lot!
Nice Video, nice purpose!
koernchen02 2 years ago
very very much the same. good enough for most purposes i could think of..could probably make the nord even closer with some effects pedals. little reverb, tiny amount of delay. i'm going to try to get a nord sometime soon.
destituteillusion 2 years ago 3
real & toy
epservice 2 years ago
The original rhodes is alot smoother.
swimbackdanman 2 years ago
yeah, more mellow kinda sound
DubsMood 2 years ago
Please !!! could you make a Vox emulation demo video ?????
valskater 2 years ago
I find the rhodes' sond deeper as the Electro3
valskater 2 years ago
i think that nord has less power than the rhodes cause it's a desk keyboards and has more sounds in it but the emulation is great
dabeatsfactory 2 years ago
Many thanks for this video. I've gone through all the software Rhodes - Scarbee, Native Instruments, Lounge Lizard and Co., and the most satisfying is a cheap sample set from Precision Sound called Dusty Electric. The rest just don't live. Had the DX7...ever played a digital guitar? eee...recently played a real Rhodes Suitcase - Game Over. I had 2 Rhodes and 2 Wurlies in the 70's/80's. For home/studio use, only a real Rhodes. Just got a Hohner Pianet T- small, toyish but it got de Mojo!
rosydave 2 years ago
Good comparison. I think there's more difference between two real Rhodes than between the NE3 and Rhodes. I can hear the detail better in the NE3 which could be about the age of a Rhodes and/or the age of the pickups. Mk1 are a little deeper anyway. Remember that by the time it comes out of speakers in a live environment a difference this small is negligible.
nmcq333 2 years ago
closest thing ive heard to a rhodes in a long time
Cedbd 2 years ago
I think its about action.... the sounds are very alike, its the action that make amplify the differences lol
The lower ends ----> higher ends
I dont own either of the keyboard but I guess that the nord keys aren't really weighted in contrary with the rhodes'
lightdr1 2 years ago
Merci pour la comparaison,excellent!
mamboing 2 years ago
The NE3 sounds a little more wurly-like in the bass section.
julianvu 2 years ago
quick question,i was wondering how many keys are there in each of them?
nongfatg 2 years ago
There are 61 and 73 key versions available from Nord Electro III
Kahva123 2 years ago
Every rhodes piano you touch is going to have unique characteristics. I have 3 rhodes pianos and a nord electro 2 - i love them all, but i never play the electro's rhodes live. The B3 is amazing, tho.
Maybe the most important factor that you will never be able to note on video is touch or action. The action of a rhodes is very important to the sound one can get out of it.
The nord emulates the rhodes sound plain and simple. An emulation will never be the real thing.
maerouvega 2 years ago
very true but from a gig point of view the nord wins as it's a fraction of the size and wieght
tripodstance 2 years ago 3
The rhodes is so much more real
intothetopcorrupt 2 years ago
Pretty close, a little more treble-y in the mids, but pretty close
valetparkrrr 2 years ago
Great movie and good job! :) Nord sound almost like original, but tke low keys ar softer in original. Regards!
chrisbern75 2 years ago
sounds like the theyre almost the same in the upper registeres, but the the rhodes is fatter in the lower part of the keyboards.. nice
0DaveFerrier0 2 years ago
I think high notes sound almost the same each other but earing to low ones I prefer rodhes.
godzuki444 2 years ago
What amp is your rhodes connected to
woqu34 2 years ago
FALTA FEELING
pubisangelical69 2 years ago
ESta solo comparando no tratando de impresionar.
godzuki444 2 years ago
I know which I'd rather lug to a gig.
jsm2420 2 years ago
The rhodes does sound better ... But ... I wonder how the Electro would sound through a fender amp with the low frequencies cranked up. That MUST give a deep warm sound wouldn't it?
00Ivanov 2 years ago
two beatiful instrument ;)
masataka986 2 years ago
does there need be comparison? the rhodes created that sound, it's like comparing an online image of starry night to the original painting.
b4nt2k 2 years ago 2
thanks so much - great comparison... very good video. the chords at the beginning most clearly highlight the difference to me. The rhodes is a bit 'deeper' and warmer'. I'd *love* to have the electro tho :) hell, i'll take both :)
EoN604 2 years ago