From davedoerfler@yahoo.com Fri Aug 27 13:33:13 2010
Subject:Re: Nord Electro 2 and 3 / differences and impressions

this is all accurate and correct but it is not what the OP had asked about

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> As I mentioned, you can address that with an add-on device. It is a little irritating to have to pay $160 for a feature Nord basically removed, and probably would not have added nearly that much to the cost if they had left it in, but nonetheless, it works well... and is actually quite a bit better than what the E2 had.
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> Electro 2 had six banks of eight. Total: 48 recallable presets, 8 available at a time with a single button press.
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> Midi Mate has twelve banks of ten, except the last bank is short. Total: 128 recallable presets, 10 available at a time with a single button press.
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> Plus... Midi Mate has a direct access mode. If you use that mode, you can go from patch 1 to patch 48 by pressing 4 then 8. The E2 has no direct mode, you have to use bank mode, so you'd have to hit bank-up seven times, then hit the 8 key.
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> Each mode has its pros and cons, but at least the Midi Mate gives you the option.
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> Plus the Midi Mate lets you name the presets in its LED panel, the E2 did not display patch names, just numbers.
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