Nord Piano 4 88 Stage Piano with 512MB Sample Library Memory
The Nord Piano 4 is another evolutionary update for Clavia’s acclaimed stage piano. The New Nord Piano 4 is a 88-key Stage/Studio Digital Piano/Synth with 400 Presets, Triple Pedal, and Onboard Ef-fects.
Nord Piano 4 offers pianists expanded polyphony and premium digital piano technology, with the Tri-ple Sensor keybed and the acclaimed Virtual Hammer Action Technology. Nord’s Virtual Hammer Ac-tion Technology delivers an exceptional piano feel, with Seamless Transition between sounds and dedi-cated Piano Filters for pinpoint control. The sample section, meanwhile, now has 512MB of memory, which is double what you got in the Nord Piano 3.
The Nord Piano 4’s Split Crossfaders are perfectly designed for live performance, allowing the expand-ed 120 voices and reverb focused Bright Mode to take centre stage.æ
Nektar Technology has released new MIDI controller keyboards, the 49-note Panorama T4 and 61-note Panorama T6. The keyboard has a synth action with medium tension and supports aftertouch. Creative features include the Note Repeat function and the option to assign chords to any of the 8 LED drum pads which also support after-touch. There is a total of 62 physical hardware controls, buttons and fad-ers, while real-time feedback is available on the LED display.
The Panorama T4 and T6 offer instant control of plugin parameters via the new Nektarine plugin control manager software. Plugin parameter changes are shown on the display, which should mean less time spent staring at your computer screen.
In addition, standard mixing, track selection and transport control functionality is available in any DAW that supports the Mackie Control Universal protocol, and, depending on your DAW, you can get more advanced options once Nektar DAW integration is installed.
The Prologue is a polyphonic analogue synthesizer available in either an 8 or 16 voices. with the 8 voices 49-key Prologue-8 offer 4 octave, while the 16 voices 61-key Prologue-16 offers 5 octave with full-sized keyboard, velocity sensitive, with 3 Oscillators per Voice, Filter with Drive and Low-frequency Compensation, Arpeggiator, and Dual Effects Sections.
The Prologue has three oscillators, with all located to the left of the front panel. VCOs 1 and 2 are identical, offering a choice of Saw, Triangle and Square wave. The third Oscillator, which is described on the front panel as Multi Engine, it is unsurprisingly somewhat multi-faceted. The filter is a fixed 2-pole design offering Low Pass, with the usual resonance and key-tracking. Being 2-pole, it is particularly crunchy, but with a great degree of pot resolution. Two full ADSR envelope are on offer, with one immediately assigned to the filter section, but also offering duties elsewhere, such as the ability to control the pitch of the VCOs. The LFO, on the other hand, can be directed to a number of modulation locations, including the oscillator shape, and can be easily clocked to a given signal, while offering Saw, Triangle and Square waveforms. There is an extensive set of high quality effects available on the backend of the Prologue, with an independent Delay/Reverb section, and a further Modulation section, which include Ensemble and Chorus type effects. One unique feature to the 16 voice Prologue, is the inclusion of a backend compressor. Apart from offering a degree of VU meter eye-candy, the compressor will helpfully both compress and replace some of the low-end frequencies that may be lost along the patch building way.
The Prologue is an astounding synth that merge analogue and digital oscillators beautifully and has a distinct personality in the sound, regardless of the patch you are on, as it is enticing.
Introducing the fifth generation of the hugely successful series: the Nord Stage 3.
The Nord Stage 3 Compact features Ultra-light 73-key semi-weighted waterfall keybed Stage Piano with Nord award-winning technologies including the Nord Lead A1 Synth Engine – with sample playback, acclaimed Nord C2D Organ Engine, enhanced Piano Section, and extensive hands-on Effects – all in one exceptional performance keyboard.
From expansive grand pianos to searing synthesizer leads, the Nord Stage 3 Compact enable user to cover a wide range of musical styles in a single session, and a slew of dedicated function controls makes it easy to tweak your sounds until they are perfect for your application. And with two independent instrument slots, user can load up two pianos, two organs, two synths, and effects, all simultaneously to create huge layered sounds.
The Nord Stage 3 Compact boasts 2GB of memory for sounds from the Nord Piano Library. Two super-clear OLED displays for on-stage clarity, Seamless Transitions when changing programs/sounds, extended Split functionality, and the addition of the new Song List Mode makes the Nord Stage 3 more intuitive and flexible than ever for the live performer.
Well, a good stage piano not necessary only has to sound great, but it also needs to be easy to use in a live performance. And Korg reckons that the new Korg Grandstage meets both of these criteria, equipped with seven sound engines and an extremely straightforward interface.
The Korg Grandstage stage piano features impeccable RH3 fully weighted hammer action, and advanced controller functionality. The all-new Grandstage pushes the envelope with five legendary grand pianos plus a new upright alongside 500 sound program. There is a big focus on acoustic pianos here, with the SGX-2 engine providing six of them. EP-1 deals with electric pianos; CX-3, VOX and Compact cover organs; and AL-1 and HD-1 are devoted to analogue modelling synthesis and PCM sound creation.
Other features include a 3-band EQ, layer/split capability, and the option to lock the front panel to ensure that settings are not accidentally changed in the heat of a gig. There are easy-to-use reverb and delay effects, while you can adjust the – crispness and expressivity, of sounds with the Dynamics knob. You can instantly recall sounds with the Favorite buttons, and the Grandstage creates smooth transitions when you switch between sounds.
The Koeg Grandstage ships with a music rest, pedal and keyboard stand.
The Korg Grandstage are available in 73- and 88-note configurations.
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