Nord Stage 4 Compact

Nord Stage 4 Compact Product Details

Description

Nord Stage 4 Compact featuring a 73-note Semi Weighted Waterfall Triple Sensor Keybed (E-E) with aftertouch and Physical Drawbars with LED indicators.

Nord Stage 4 features a brand new control panel design with dedicated LED faders for each layer, providing exceptional clarity and flexibility when creating sounds and performing live. The new preset library is packed with inspiring, out-of-the-box piano, synth, and organ sounds for fast and smooth patch creation. Layer Scene lets you seamlessly switch between two different sound setups with the touch of a button. With its powerful new effects section, versatile pedal options and high-quality triple-sensor keyboard, the Nord Stage 4 offers a new level of musical expression.

The Nord Stage 4 comes with a new, expanded collection of grand pianos, uprights and electric pianos from Nord's exclusive piano library, combined with new features like Dynamic Compression and Unison. The synth section, with its three independent layers, is based on the powerful Nord Wave 2 synth engine, which includes virtual analog synthesis, samples, FM and digital waves. An extensive new collection of samples from the Nord Sample Library provides a wide sonic palette of strings, basses, choirs, guitars and much more. The advanced arpeggiator features new polyphonic, gate and pattern modes and can be used for a variety of rhythmic applications with customizable patterns. The Organ section features Nord's award-winning simulations of B3 Tonewheel, B3 Bass, classic Vox and Farfsa, as well as two Pipe Organ models. The Nord Stage 4 features a powerful new effects section that provides a complete effects setup for each layer. The extensive effects palette includes a new Pump effect for tempo-synced or pedal-controlled side-chain modulation, a new Spin effect, and brand-new variations of reverb, delay, amp, and modulation effects.

Features:

The Piano:

• 2 GB of memory for piano sounds.
• All sounds can be replaced with Nord Sound Manager (Mac/Win)
• 120 voices polyphony
• Categories: Grand, Upright, Electric, Digital, Layer and Clav/Harpsichord
• 3 selectable keyboard velocity curves (Heavy, Medium, Light)
• Piano Timbre control with custom settings for Electric Pianos and Clavinet
• String resonance for acoustic grand pianos and uprights
• Selectable Soft Piano Release
• Pedal Noise when using Nord Triple Pedal 1, Nord Triple Pedal 2 or Nord Sustain Pedal 2 on selected acoustic and electric pianos
• Dynamic Compression
• Unison functionality
• 2 layers (2-voice multitimbral)

The Synth:

• Nord Wave 2 Synth Engine with sample playback
• Dedicated OLED display for waveform/sample selection and parameter editing
• 1 GB memory for the Nord Sample Library
• All samples can be replaced with Nord Sound Manager (Mac/Win)
• 46 voices polyphony
• Oscillator types: Analog (incl. super, noise and misc waveforms), digital waves, FM and sample
• Analog waveform options: Pure, Shape, Shape Sine, Multi, Super, Sync, Bell, Misc (noise).
• Classic transistor ladder filter (LP M), 12 & 24 dB low pass, high pass, band pass and combined low pass/band pass (LP+BP)
• Filter Drive: Off, 1, 2 and 3
• Filter tracking: Off, 1/3, 2/3 and Full
• 3 unison modes
• Vibrato modes controllable via mod wheel, aftertouch and pedal
• Filter envelope (attack, decay, sustain) with velocity control
• Amplitude envelope (attack, decay, sustain) with velocity control
• Oscillator envelope (attack, decay, sustain) with velocity control
• LFO with 5 waveforms/modes: square, triangle, ramp down, ramp up and sample & hold
• Advanced Arpeggiator with Arp, Polyphonic and Gate modes
• Arpeggiator patterns for all modes, with Accent and Pan options
• LFO and arpeggiator synchronizable to master clock
• 3 layers (3-part multitimbral)

Organ:

• Nord C2D B3 Tone wheel organ simulation
• Vox Continental and Farfisa models
• 2 digital pipe organ models
• B3 bass mode
• Physical drawbars with LED graphics
• Preset or drawbar live mode
• Percussion control
• Vibrato/Chorus control
• 2 layers (2-voice multitimbral)

Effects:

• Mod 1: Tremolo, Auto Pan, Ring Modulator, Wah-Wah, Auto-Wah, Pump (sidechain modulation). Variations for each effect
• Mod 2: Phaser, Flanger, Vibe, Chorus, Ensemble, Spin. Variations for each effect
• Delay with tempo, feedback and mix controls (dry/wet), ping pong (stereo taps), tap tempo, feedback filter (HP/LP/BP), feedback effects with variations and analog mode selectable from the control panel
• 3 types of amp/speaker simulations, Twin, JC and Small. Variations for each model
• Filter mode (HP24/LP24) with cut-off, resonance and mix controls
• Tube amp simulation with adjustable overdrive
• 3-band equalizer with adjustable mids. EQ ranges: 100 Hz, 200 Hz - 8 kHz and 4 kHz
• Rotary Speaker: selectable speed (Stop, Slow and Fast) and separate overdrive
• Effect rates/tempo can be synchronized with the master clock
• Compressor with Fast mode
• Reverb: 6 algorithms (Spring, Booth, Room, Stage, Hall and Cathedral) with Dark/Bright modes and Variation/Chorale options

Specifications:

• Master level control
• Wooden pitch stick
• Modulation wheel
• 512 Programs - 8 banks of 8 pages each. Each page has 8 program slots
• Preset library with organ, piano and synth presets including effects. 2x64 organ preset locations, 2x64 piano preset locations, 8x64 synth preset locations
• 8 live programs
• 2 individual layer scene setups
• 3 Morp sources: Modulation wheel (also controllable via swell pedal), control pedal, aftertouch
• Stereo and mono output routing options
• Programmable transposition +/- 6 semitones
• Master clock functionality with manual, external and tap tempo control
• Internal and MIDI clock source
• MIDI via 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
• 4 assignable audio outputs - ¼", 6.35 mm phone 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. Compatible with Nord Sustain Pedal 2 (continuous sensor), Nord Triple Pedal 1 and switch pedals.
• Triple Pedal - 5-pin DIN connector. Compatible with Nord Triple Pedal 2
• Rotor Pedal - ¼", 6.35 mm jack. Use a sustain pedal or a switch pedal.
• Organ swell pedal - ¼", 6.35 mm TRS stereo jack
• Controller pedal - ¼", 6.35 mm TRS stereo jack
• Footswitch input - ¼", 6.35 mm jack. Use a two-button pedal or a pedal with a switch.
• 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