Nord Stage 4 Compact

Synth

The Synth section, with three independent Layers, is based on the powerful Nord Wave 2 Synth Engine, including virtual analog synthesis, samples, FM and Digital Waves. An extensive new collection of samples from the Nord Sample Library offers a wide sonic palette of strings, bass, choirs, guitars and more. The advanced Arpeggiator has new Polyphonic, Gate and Pattern modes and can be used for a huge variety of rhythmic applications with customizable patterns. Last but not least, with the Nord Stage 4 the sample memory has been doubled to 960MB.

• Nord Wave 2 synthesizer
• 3 independent synthlayers
• doubled sample memory
• improved samples with Tru-Vibrato, Unison and Round Robin
• extensive real time control
• advanced aArpeggiator with Polyphonic, Gate and Pattern mode
• external mode for advanced MIDI control

Organ:

All Nord Stage 4 models now have digital and physical drawbars. The LED drawbars allow one to see with each memory how the drawbars were when they were stored. The physical drawbars allow the user to quickly and smoothly adjust their organ sound. In addition to the already highly praised B3 Tonewheel, Vox, Farfisa and Pipe organ simulations, one now also has the option of selecting a Leslie 122 model with closed or open microphone settings. For the true B3 enthusiast, there is now also the Organ Bass mode.

• award-winning organ simulations from B3
• Vox/Farfisa and pipe organ model
• physical drawbars with LED indicator
• new B3 Bass mode
• Drawbar Live mode
• Model 122 Vintage Rotary Speaker with normal or close mic. positions

Effects:

With the Stage 3, the 6 effect groups could be set separately for Panel A and B. With the Nord Stage 4, each sound group and each layer and split has its own 6 effect groups. A powerful new DSP chip makes this possible and gives the user a lot of extra possibilities when it comes to refining his sounds. New effects have also been added such as the Spring & Cathedral Reverb and the necessary tempo-controlled pump / modulation and spinning effects.

• dedicated effect section per Layer
• new variations for Modulation, Amp, Delay and Reverb Effect
• new Spring, Booth and Cathedral Reverb
• New Pump effect
• New Spin effect
• New Flam and Space Delay

Pedals:

String Resonance and Pedal noise could previously only be generated via the Nord Triple Pedal. This is now also possible with the new Nord Single pedal. Furthermore, these pedals work with a very sensitive laser sensor. Apart from the sostenuto and sustain effect at the triple pedal, the middle pedal can be assigned to multiple functions such as Pump Effect, Layer Scene on/or, Program change, Rotor Speed and others.

Nord Stage 4 specifications:

General:

• Nord Stage 4 Compact
• 73 keys Waterfall keyboard (semi-weighted)
• very lightweight and compact (easy to carry)
• Master Level Control
• wooden Pitch Stick
• modulation wheel
• 512 programs - 8 banks with 8 pages each. Each page has 8 program locations
• 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 settings
• 3 Morph sources: modulation wheel (also controllable by Swell pedal), Control pedal, Aftertouch
• stereo and mono output routing options
• programmable transpose +/- 6 semitones
• Master Clock functionality with manual, external and tap tempo 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
• dimensions Nord Stage 4 Compact: 106.6 cm x 10.4 cm x 32 cm
• weight: 10.4 kg.

Organ section:

• Nord C2D B3 tone wheel organ simulation
• Vox Continental and Farfisa models
• 2 digital pipe organ models
• B3 Bass mode
• physical Drawbars with LED graphs
• Preset or Drawbar Live mode
• Percussion control
• Vibrato / Chorus control
• 2 Layers (2-voice multi-timbral)

Piano section:

• 2 GB memory for piano sounds
• all sounds can be replaced with Nord Sound Manager (Mac/Win)
• 120-voice polyphonic
• categories: Grand, Upright, Electric, Digital, Layer and Clav/Harpsichord
• 3 selectable keyboard touch curves (Heavy, Medium, Light)
• Piano Timbre controls with custom settings for Electric Pianos and Clavinet
• String Resonance for acoustic Grand Pianos and Uprights
• selectable Soft Piano Release
• Pedal Noise when used with 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 (Layers) (2-part multitimbral)

Synth section:

• Nord Wave 2 Synth Engine with Sample Playback
• OLED Display for Waveform/Sample selection and parameter editing
• 1 GB memory for Nord Sample Library
• all samples can be replaced with Nord Sound Manager (Mac/Win)
• 46 voices polyphony
• type of oscillators: 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
• Filter Drive: Off, 1, 2 and 3
• Filter Tracking: Off, 1/3, 2/3 and full
• 3 Unison modes
• vibrato modes adjustable with modulation 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 Dn, 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 with Master Clock
• 3 layers (Layhers) (3-part multitimbral)

Effects section:

• Mod 1: Tremolo, Auto Pan, Ring Modulator, Wah-Wah, Auto-Wah, Pump (Sidechain modulation). Variation for each effect
• Mod 2: Phaser, Flanger, Vibe, Chorus, Ensemble, Spin. Variation for each effect
• Delay with Tempo, Feedback and Mix (Dry/Wet) controls, Ping Pong (stereo taps), Tap-Tempo, Feedback Filter (HP/LP/BP), Feedback Effects with Variations and panel selectable
• Analogue Mode
• 3 types of Amp/Speaker simulations, Twin, JC and Small. Variation for each model
• filter mode (HP24/LP24) with controls for Cut-off, Resonance and Mix
• 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
• 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/Choral options

Connections:

• 4 assignable audio outputs with 6.35 mm jacks, unbalanced
• stereo headphone output with 6.35 mm jack stereo jack
• 1 monitor input with 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack
• sustain pedal, 6.35 mm jack. Compatible with Nord Sustain Pedal 2 (continuous sensor), Nord Triple Pedal 1 and several other sustain pedals.
• Triple Pedal, 5 pin DIN connector. Compatible with Nord Triple Pedal 2.
• Rotor pedal, 6.35 mm connector. Use a momentary pedal or switch pedal.
• Organ Swell pedal, 6.35 mm TRS stereo jack connector
• Control pedal, 6.35 mm TRS stereo jack
• Foot Switch input, 6.35 mm jack. Use a momentary two-button pedal or a single switch pedal.
• MIDI In - 5 pin DIN connector
• MIDI Out - 5 pin DIN connector
• USB - type B connector for USB MIDI, software update and Sound Transfer
• Power cord / device plug (IEC C14 connector)

Optionally available accessories for the Nord Stage 4:

• Nord Triple Pedal 2
• Nord Single Pedal 2
• Nord Sustain Pedal 1
• Nord Triple Pedal 1
• Nord Piano Monitor
• Nord Keyboard Stand EX
• Nord Soft Case
• Nord Music Stand EX
• Nord Half-Moon Switch (for Compact model)
• Dust Cover