Nord Stage 3 Compact

Nord Stage 3 Compact Product Details

Description

The new Nord Stage 3 Compact comes in a particularly compact format. With "only" 73 keys, it still offers exactly what its big brothers can. The Nord Stage 3 has three sound generating sections: Piano, Organ and synthesizer, which can all be used simultaneously. In addition, the Stage 3 two separate slots for 2 pianos, 2 organs and 2 synthesizers for unique flexibility.

Features:

• two OLED displays for program and synth sections with unique readability on stage
• all sounds can be changed with the Nord Sound Manager (Mac/Win)
• 2GB memory, 120 voiced polyphony, piano filter
• Oscillator settings: Pitch, Noise Mix, Detune, Noise Mix 2, Shape, Freq Mod 2 and 3, Sync, Waveform Mix (Dual Oscillator), Bark Modulation, Bell Mix
• seamless program transitions
• acoustic and electronic pianos
• advanced string resonance (Gen 2), pedal noise and long release option
• Subtractive, FM, Wavetable - classic synthesizer section
• Arpeggiator, Unison Mode and Master Clock
• Simulations of the classical B3, Vox/Farfisa and organs
• vintage 122 Rotation Speaker Simulation
• Crossfade (Crossfade)

Technical data:

• Master Level Setting
• 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, 5 Programs per Song
• 5 Live Buffers
• 2 individual slot setups
• 3 Morph sources (Modulation Wheel, Control Pedal, Aftertouch)
• Global Mono Output
• programmable transpose +/- 6 semitones
• Master Clock function with manual, external and tap-tempo rate setting
• Internal and MIDI clock source
• MIDI over USB function
• Level Setting
• 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
• Dimensions: 1287 mm (50.7"), 118 mm (4.7"), 334 mm (13")
• Weight: 19kg

Technical Data Organ Section:

• North C2D B3 Tone wheel organ simulation
• Vox Continental and Farfisa models
• 2 Digital Principal Pipe Organ models
• 9 digitally controlled Drawbars
• Physical Drawbars (Compact model only)
• Drawbar Live mode (Compact model only)
• Percussion Settings
• Vibrato / Chorus setting
• two drawbar presets per slot
• 2-Part Multitimbral (2 manuals)

Technical Data Piano Section:

• 2 GB memory for piano sounds
• 120 Voice polyphony
• Categories: Grand, Upright, Electric, Digital, Layer and Clav/Harpsichord
• 4 Selectable Velocity Curves
• Piano filters
• Clavinet EQ settings
• String Resonance (Generation 2) for acoustic Grand Pianos and Uprights
• Selectable Soft Piano Release
• Pedal Noise, when used with Nord Triple Pedal (optional)
• Layer (Slot) Detune Function
• 2-Part Multitimbral

Technical Data Synth Section:

• Nord Lead A1 Synth Engine with sample playback
• OLED display for oscillator section
• 480 MB memory for Nord Sample Library
• 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
• 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 setting
• Modulation envelope (Attack, Decay, Sustain) with velocity setting
• LFO with 5 waveforms/modes: Square, Triangle, Ramp Dn, Ramp Up and Sample & Hold
• 400 (8x50) 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 with Master Clock
• 2-Part Multitimbral

Technical Data Effects:

• Effect 1: Ring Modulator, Tremolo, Auto Pan, Wah-Wah, AutoWah 1, AutoWah 2
• Effect 2: Flanger, Vibe, 2 Phaters, 2 Choruses
• Delay with Tempo, Feedback and Mix (Dry/Wet) settings, 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 and resonance settings
• 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 with Master Clock
• Compressor with Fast Fashion
• Reverb - 6 algorithms, each with Bright Mode

Technical Data Keyboard:

• 73-key Velocity sensitive Hammer Action keyboard. Range: A-C
• 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
• Sustain input compatible with Nord Triple Pedal
• Rotor Pedal - ¼", 6,35 mm jack.
• Organ Swell Pedal - ¼", 6.35 mm TRS stereo jack
• Control Pedal - ¼", 6,35 mm TRS stereo jack
• Program Change Pedal Input - ¼", 6.35 mm jack
• 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 cable with IEC C14 connection
• User Manual
• Power Cable
• USB cable