The Nord Electro 2 is an instrument I regularly use during W-MOB performance. For years I have owned and played all the instruments simulated by the Electro as I also luckily own an authentic Hohner Clavinet D6 and a Rhodes MARK V Stage 73. In that context, the Electro's sounds are a mixed bag, ranging from excellent to, well, not; in all fairness, though, I feel the same way about many other vintage keyboard simulations. The main goal to rich for me at the time of purchase was for the instrument to be practical.

The keyboard uses waterfall keys similar to those on real Hammonds; they have no lip, and the front edge reaches down into the key bed, unlike the keys on most synths. The action has a bit of bounce, weight, and stiffness, which is great for lightning-fast repetition of single notes, a technique common to Hammond playing. The action is heavier than a synth but certainly in the ballpark of a Clavinet's action. Although it's definitely lighter than the thuddy, sluggish feel of a Rhodes, the Electro's action is perfectly acceptable for idiomatically playing electric-piano sounds as well as organ.