Nord Drum 3P Full Guide – All Knobs & Functions Explained (2026 edition)

This Nord Drum 3P tutorial will teach you everything you need to know about the instrument. Think of it as a visual manual or user guide that walks you through all the important sections and functions in a clear, musical way. From basic pad navigation and sound browsing to deeper sound design, from MIDI workflow and external sequencing to playing melodies and building expressive kits, this video is designed to give you a complete overview of how the Nord Drum 3P actually works in practice. It’s perfectly suited for new Nord Drum 3P owners who want a structured starting point, but it’s also meant as a long-term reference you can return to whenever you forget how a certain feature works or want to revisit a specific part of the sound engine, MIDI setup or performance options. This is a newer, updated version of my older video “Nord Drum 3P Tutorial: All Knobs and Functions Explained”. The overall concept is similar, but this guide has a more practical, hands-on approach, clearer explanations and improved audio quality, so you can really hear what each parameter and function does and apply it to your own music. ------- Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:25 PART 1:BASIC CONTROLS + SOUND BROWSING 03:35 Pad Layout 04:14 Swapping Sounds 05:18 Storing Kits 05:38 Changing individual Drums 06:57 Sensitivity/Threshold 09:08 PART 2: SOUND DESIGN 10:12 Tone Section 18:27 Melodic Patches 20:08 Mono Groups 21:46 Noise Section 26:24 Effects 31:33 PART 3: MIDI 33:56 Sending Midi 35:03 Receiving Midi ------ Recommended Links: 💿 Album (20 song version): https://ampl.ink/NvrQp 💿✨ 50 song version: https://jannislewolff.bandcamp.com/al... 🧑‍🏫 Class based on the album: https://jannislewolff.com/b/50composi... 📚 All my ND classes + sound packs: https://jannislewolff.com/collection/... 👉 ND before you buy:    • Nord Drum 3P: What It Can (and Can’t) Do –...   👉 All my ND tutorials:    • Nord Drum 3P Tutorials   ------- 👨‍🏫 Online Courses + 🔊 Sound Packs: https://bit.ly/419IDQG — SAVE 10% BY USING THE CODE „10PERCENTOFF“ 🎛 Mastering: http://bit.ly/3H7ExRq ✉️ Subscribe to my Email list: https://jannislewolff.com/email-sign-up 💿 Distrokid: http://bit.ly/3IRzR3n — GET 7% OFF YOUR FIRST MEMBERSHIP BY USING THIS LINK 🌍 www.jannislewolff.com 📭 Email: mail (at) jannislewolff.de 🖼 Instagram: @jannislewolff 🎥 Channel Membership: http://bit.ly/3H7yufD 🤝Support: You can support this channel by using my affiliate links, recommending, sharing, watching, liking, subscribing or using Super Thanks/becoming a channel member! ——— 🎧 Gear: 🎸 Perfect Circuit: https://bit.ly/3FKtlK9 🥁 Thomann: https://thmn.to/thocf/xb8c41ewma 📻 Plugin Boutique: https://bit.ly/3Cg5LCP Arturia Audiofuse: https://bit.ly/3uCfmj3 Sony MDR 7506: https://bit.ly/3HteggW Sonarworks: https://bit.ly/3UBKLMV Nord Drum 3P: https://bit.ly/3BlqR1X Arturia Keylab: https://bit.ly/3ux7tLR Keith McMillen Softstep 2: https://bit.ly/3VTrY0Y Faderfox EC4: https://bit.ly/3PcXMve Novation Launchkey Mini: https://bit.ly/3PdPRhC Novation Launchpad Mini: https://bit.ly/3VIRqX1