'Close your eyes, grab some drawbars and you'd be hard-pushed to tell the C2D from a real B3'
Three years on from the launch of the Nord C2, 2012 marks the launch of the Nord C2D. The C2D has 2 sets of physical drawbars per manual, extremely realistic simulations of a B3 tone wheel organ, Vox and Farfisa transistor organs and a beautiful sampled baroque pipe organ. In the latest issue of Future Music magazine it receives the magazine's Platinum Award and a 10 out of 10 rating.
'...the C2D is now a hugely viable B3 alternative, not just in terms of sound but perhaps even more importantly, authentic playability'.
'...there are some significant additions including a super-realistic new key click model and improved percussion model, both of which really stand up admirably next to my real B3. A new Leslie 122 model (close-miked and distance-miked) is also a very useful addition to the 145 model already onboard and this really broadens the scope if the C2D's sonic capabilities'.
'For most people, it will be the B3 emulation that gets the most use and it's here where the C2D really hits a home run. It just oozes authenticity on every level and even staunch B3ists will surely be impressed by the feel and the sound'.
'A significant improvement over the C2, the C2D now appeals to tonewheel purists too.
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