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MAIN FEATURES
Organ section with faithful emulations of 3 Classic models.
Piano section with 6 selectable categories.
Synth section generating Subtractive, FM and Wavetable synthesis.
External section making the Nord Stage serve as a master keyboard.
Effects section adding comprehensive effects to your performance.
THE ORGAN SECTION
The Organ Section offers three different organs. Of course, we included our famous B3 Organ model, giving you the most accurate and pleasing B3 next to the real thing. The B3 Organ offers many innovative solutions to mimic the typical B3 sound, such as:
A true organ architecture, based on digital models of 91 tonewheels, thus always giving full polyphony and overtones with natural warmness.
A complex digital model of the original chorus & vibrato scanner.
Modeling of the individual random contact bounces for each partial.
Emulation of the unique frequency characteristics of the built-in preamplifier, forming the ?body? of the B3 sound.
Simulation of the energy robbing on the tonewheels that results in the typical compressed B3 sound.
Authentic tuning of the tone wheels according to the original B3 design.
True B3 swell-pedal characteristics.
We also created carefully modeled emulations of two of the most famous transistor organs from the 1960s, the Vox Continental and the Farfisa Compact.
THE PIANO SECTION
The Piano Section includes six main sound groups: Grand Pianos, Upright Pianos, Electric Grand, Electric Pianos, Wurlitzer, and Clavinet.
Our commitment to authenticity is manifest in these pianos? subtle nuances throughout the whole dynamic range. The source instruments are recorded at multiple velocity levels, providing the most accurate and expressive pianos ever made for a digital keyboard. The key-releases were also sampled, creating the real sound of dampers returning when the keys are lifted.
The Acoustic Pianos are also recorded with sustain pedal down. When played with the sustain pedal, the Stage?s pianos recreate the sympathetic string resonance produced by acoustic piano strings. This adds to the authenticity of the piano sounds by giving them natural body.The Clavinet has an equalizer of its own, which mimics the original D6 tone tabs, and also includes the four Clavinet pickup selections.
Pianos come in many varieties, and while a Steinway sounds great, it might not be the sound you need at the moment. The piano section is very flexible, allowing the user to replace any piano with other sounds from Clavias library of Piano samples free of charge. Use the Nord Stage?s USB port and the Nord Stage Manager to swap sounds quickly from your Mac or PC.