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6 | NORD STAGE 3 USER MANUAL OS V2.5X
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INTRODUCTION
THANK YOU!
Thank you for choosing the Nord Stage 3!
Continuing our vision of the ultimate instrument for the performing mu-
sician, our new flagship instrument features our latest award-winning
technologies including the Nord Lead A1 Synth engine with sample
playback, the acclaimed Nord C2D Organ engine, a greatly enhanced
Piano section and extensive hands-on effects – all in one exceptional
performance keyboard.
FEATURES
The Nord Stage 3 has the following main features:
Organ section with faithful reproductions of three classic organ
models, B3, Vox and Farf (Farfisa), as found in our acclaimed C2D
combo organ. There are also two Pipe organ models, each with its
own distinct character.
Digital LED drawbars on the 88 and 76 key models, physical draw-
bars on the 73 key model.
Piano section with acoustic Grand and Upright pianos, tine and
reed based Electric pianos, Clavinet and Harpsichord sounds and
a Digital category which also includes rich sounding piano layers.
The Misc category The memory capacity for the Piano section in the
Stage 3 is 2 gigabytes.
Synth section based on the Lead A1 synthesizer with dedicated
OLED display, Sample playback, Classic – analog style – waveforms,
digital waves, formants and massive “superwaves”.
Comprehensive Effects section.
Seamless transitions: Sustaining notes will not be cut off when
changing programs.
An Extern section for controlling external MIDI instruments.
Powerful Morph features for changing multiple parameters using
physical controls.
Four keyboard zones, with user adjustable split widths allowing
sounds to smoothly cross-fade over split points.
There are three Nord Stage 3 models: Nord Stage 3 88 with a fully
weighted hammer action keybed (A-C), Nord Stage 3 HP76 witha
lightweighthammer actionkeybed (E-G), NordStage 3Compact
with a 73-note semi weighted “waterfall” keybed(E-E) with physical
drawbars.
Two independent panels each provide two complete instances of the
Stage 3 sound engines and effects. This allows for all kinds of layers
and splits as well as “dual manual” B3 organ playing – among other
things.
NORD ONLINE
On the website
nordkeyboards.com you will find:
» Information about the Nord Stage 3 and other Nord instruments
» Latest Operating Systems for download
» Free software: Nord Sound Manager, Nord Sample Editor 3 and
drivers
» Nord Piano Library sounds for free download
» Nord Sample Library sounds for free download
» Nord World: Nord releated news stories and videos
» User Manuals for download
» Tutorials can be found at
nordkeyboards.com/tutorials
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ABOUT THE USER MANUAL
The manual is arranged mainly as a reference manual. In many cases
you’ll also get tips on how to practically use the different features in a
musical context.
READING THE MANUAL IN PDF FORMAT
This manual is available as a digital PDF file. It can be downloaded, free
of charge, from the Nord Stage 3 section on our website.
RESTORING THE FACTORY PRESETS
The factory programs, Synth presets, samples and pianos are available
as individual Nord Sound Manager backup files for download from our
website. There is also a complete backup of the entire instrument and
its factory content, in case it needs to be restored to its original state.
OS UPGRADES
The latest OS (Operating System) version for the Nord Stage 3 is al-
ways available for download from our website. There is also an Update
History page on the website, which specifies what has been updated
with each new version. Please visit our website from time to time, to
make sure you have the latest version in your unit.
FREE SOUNDS
Since the Nord Stage 3 is designed as an open system, each and
every piano and sample in the Nord Stage 3 can be replaced. This is
done using the Nord Sound Manager application, available as a free
download from the Software section at www.nordkeyboards.com.
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