Nord Stage 3 88 Stage Keyboard Synthesizer 88-Note Weighted Hammer Action Keybed

Description

NORD STAGE 3 88

The Nord Stage 3 is the fifth generation of our successful Stage series continuing our vision of the ultimate instrument for the performing musician.

Our outstanding new flagship instrument features our latest award-winning technologies including the Nord Lead A1 Synth Engine with sample playback, our acclaimed Nord C2D organ, a greatly enhanced Piano Section and extensive hands-on Effects – all in one exceptional performance keyboard.

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FEATURES:

Performance/General

– OLED-displays for Program and Synth section

– Seamless transitions when changing programs

– Extended Split functionality with optional Crossfade

– Song List Mode

– Extended Morph Destinations

Piano section

– Doubled memory (2GB) for the Nord Piano Library

– Greatly expanded polyphony (120 voices)

– Creative Filter presets

– Layer category

Synth section

– Nord Lead A1 Synth Engine with Sample playback

– Dedicated OLED display for Oscillator functions

– Expanded Memory (480 MB) for the Nord Sample Library 3.0

– Extended Polyphony

– Super Wave category (S-wave)

Organ section

– Nord C2D Organ Engine

– 2 new Pipe Organ models

– Model 122 Vintage Rotary Speaker – available per Slot

– Physical Drawbars for Nord Stage 3 Compact

Effects

– Improved Delay with added Feedback filters and Analog Mode

– Filter Mode with Resonance

– Separate Compressor per Slot with Amount and Fast mode

– Separate Reverb per Slot with Bright mode

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SPECIFICATIONS:

GENERAL

Master Level Control

Wooden Pitch Stick

Modulation Wheel

400 Programs – 8 Banks with 10 Pages each. Each Page has 5 Program locations

Song Mode – 8 Banks with 50 Songs each (400 Songs in total). Each Song has 5 Song Parts (Programs).

5 Live Buffers

2 Individual Slot Setups

3 Morph sources (Modulation Wheel, Control Pedal, Aftertouch)

Global Mono output

Programmable Transpose +/- 6 semitones

Master Clock functionality with manual, external and tap-tempo rate control

Internal and MIDI clock source

MIDI over USB functionality

Level control

Aftertouch

Up to 3 Split Points (4 Keyboard Zones) with visual LED indication between zones

3 Split Point width (crossfade) options: Lrg, Sml or Off

Keyboard Zones editor mode

ORGAN SECTION

Nord C2D B3 Tone wheel Organ simulation

Vox Continental and Farfisa models

2 Digital Pipe Organ models

9 digitally controlled Drawbars

Physical Drawbars (Compact model only)

Drawbar Live mode (Compact model only)

Percussion controls

Vibrato / Chorus control

Two Drawbar Presets per Slot

2-Part Multitimbral (2 manuals)

PIANO SECTION

2 GB memory for Piano sounds

All sounds can be replaced using Nord Sound Manager (Mac/Win)

120 Voice Polyphony

Categories: Grand, Upright, Electric, Digital, Layer and Clav/Harpsichord

4 Selectable Velocity Curves

Dedicated Piano filters

Clavinet EQ controls

String Resonance (Generation 2) on acoustic Grand Pianos and Uprights

Selectable Soft Piano Release

Pedal Noise when used with Nord Triple Pedal (optional accessory) on selected acoustic and electric pianos

Layer (Slot) Detune functionality

2-Part Multitimbral

SYNTH SECTION

Nord Lead A1 Synth Engine with Sample Playback

Dedicated OLED Display for Oscillator section

480 MB Memory for Nord Sample Library 3.0

All samples can be replaced using Nord Sound Manager (Mac/Win)

34 Voice polyphony

Oscillator Types: Classic, Wavetable (Wave), Formant, Super Wave (S-Wave) and Sample

Oscillator Configurations: Pitch, Detune*, Shape*, Sync*, Sine, Triangle, Square, Saw, Bell and Noise Mix, FM* and Ring Mod

*=Not available for Sample/Superwave

Classic Transistor Ladder Filter (LP M), 12 & 24 dB Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass and combined Low Pass/Band Pass (LP+BP) filter

Filter Drive: Off, 1, 2 and 3

Filter Tracking: Off, 1/3, 2/3 and Full

3 Unison modes

Amplitude envelope (Attack, Decay, Sustain) with Velocity control

Modulation envelope (Attack, Decay, Sustain) with Velocity control

LFO with 5 waveforms/modes: Square, Triangle, Ramp Dn, Ramp Up and Sample & Hold

400 (8×50) Synth Preset locations with Synth Preset categories

Arpeggiator (Up, Down, Up-Down and Random). Range: 1, 2, 3 or 4 octaves.

LFO and Arpeggiator synchronizable to Master Clock

2-Part Multitimbral

EFFECTS

Effect 1: Ring Modulator, Tremolo, Auto Pan, Wah-Wah, AutoWah 1, Autowah 2

Effect 2: Flanger, Vibe, 2 Phasers, 2 Choruses

Delay with Tempo, Feedback and Mix (Dry/Wet) controls, Ping Pong (stereo taps), Tap-Tempo, Feedback Filter (HP/LP/BP) and panel selectable Analog mode.

3 types of Speaker simulations, JC, Twin and Small

Filter Mode (HP24/LP24) with Cut-off, Resonance and Mix controls

Tube amp simulation with adjustable overdrive

3-band Equalizer with sweepable mid. EQ ranges: 100 Hz, 200 Hz – 8 kHz and 4 kHz

Rotary Speaker: selectable speed (Stop, Slow and Fast) and separate overdrive

Extended Morphable Parameters – (Filter Resonance, Reverb Dry/Wet, Delay Feedback, Amp Drive)

Effect rates/tempo can be synchronized to the Master Clock

Compressor with Fast Mode

Reverb – 6 algorithms with Bright Mode

KEYBOARD

Nord Stage 3 88: 88-key Velocity sensitive Hammer Action keyboard with Aftertouch. Range: A-C

CONNECTIONS

4 Assignable Audio Outputs – ¼”, 6,35 mm jacks, unbalanced

Stereo Headphone output – ¼”, 6,35 mm stereo jack

1 Monitor input – 1/8″, 3,5 mm stereo jack

Sustain Pedal – ¼”, 6,35 mm jack. Use a momentary pedal, like e.g, Roland DP-2, DP-6, Yamaha FC-4, FC-5, Fatar VFP1-25 etc.

Sustain input compatible with Nord Triple Pedal (sold separately)

Rotor Pedal – ¼”, 6,35 mm jack. Use a momentary pedal or a switch type pedal

Organ Swell Pedal – ¼”, 6,35 mm TRS stereo jack. Use a Control/Expression pedal like e.g. Yamaha FC-7, Roland EV-5 etc.

Control Pedal – ¼”, 6,35 mm TRS stereo jack. Use a Control/Expression pedal like e.g. Yamaha FC-7, Roland EV-5 etc.

Program Change Pedal input – ¼”, 6,35 mm jack. Use a momentary two-button pedal like e.g. Boss FS-6, Boss FS-7 etc.

MIDI In – 5 pin DIN connectors

MIDI Out – 5 pin DIN connectors

USB – type B connector for USB MIDI, Software Update and Sound Transfer

Power Cord with IEC C14 connector

INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

User Manual

Dust cover

Sustain pedal

Power cord

USB cord

DIMENSIONS

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