Nord Stage 3 88 Stage Keyboard

At Palen Music we love keyboards that are at the highest quality and are completely versatile. If you feel the same then the Nord Stage 3 is for you.

Nord Stage 3 

NEW FEATURES

Performance/General

• OLED-displays for Program and Synth section 
• Seamless transitions when changing programs 
• Extended Split functionality with optional Crossfade
• Song List Mode 
• Extended Morph Destinations

Piano section

• Doubled memory (2GB) for the Nord Piano Library 
• Greatly expanded polyphony (120 voices)
• Creative Filter presets 
• Layer category

Synth section

• Nord Lead A1 Synth Engine with Sample playback 
• Dedicated OLED display for Oscillator functions 
• Expanded Memory (480 MB) for the Nord Sample Library 3.0
• Extended Polyphony 
• Super Wave category (S-wave)

Organ section

• Nord C2D Organ Engine
• 2 new Pipe Organ models 
• Model 122 Vintage Rotary Speaker – available per Slot
• Physical Drawbars for Nord Stage 3 Compact 

Effects

• Improved Delay with added Feedback filters and Analog Mode 
• Filter Mode with Resonance 
• Separate Compressor per Slot with Amount and Fast mode
• Separate Reverb per Slot with Bright mode 

Massive sonic flexibility
The Nord Stage 3 has three sound generating sections; Piano, Organ and Synthesizer, all of which can be used simultaneously. Furthermore, the Nord Stage 3 has 2 separate slots allowing you to have 2 Pianos, 2 Organs and 2 Synths plus Effects at the same time for massive sonic flexibility.

Advanced Split functionality with optional crossfade
The Nord Stage 3 also features 3 Split Zones and a new Split Point Crossfade functionality. Choose among 3 different crossfade widths (Small, Large or Off) indicated by different LED colors.

Support for Program change via pedal
The Nord Stage 3 also supports Program change via pedal allowing for flexible program changes (up/down) while keeping your hands on the keyboard.

The greatly enhanced Piano section features doubled memory (2 GB) for the exclusive Nord Piano Library, 120 voice polyphony and creative new Piano Filters.

The Nord Piano Experience
The Nord Stage 3 features a wide selection of Grands, Uprights, Electric Pianos, Digital Pianos, Clavinet and Harpsichord from our exclusive Nord Piano Library 

Replaceable sounds
The Nord Stage 3 Factory Bank features a very extensive selection of the Nord Piano Library but you can easily add or replace any of these sounds using the Nord Sound Manager. the exclusive Nord Piano Library is constantly updated with new exclusive world class sounds, and always free of charge.

B3 Tonewheel simulation
The Nord Stage 3 Organ section features our award winning Nord C2D organ including the extremely authentic B3 Tonewheel simulation with four different tone wheel settings, ranging from factory new clean to leaky old vintage.

Vintage Rotary Speaker
The Nord Stage 3 features the latest generation of our vintage 122 Rotary Speaker simulation adding an essential character to a live organ performance and features Slow, Fast and Stop mode as well as a Drive control. The 122 Rotary Speaker simulation is available on each slot and can also be used with the Piano or Synth section

Physical Drawbars for Stage 3 Compact
The Nord Stage 3 Compact now features Physical Drawbars offering ultimate hands-on experience for the dedicated organ players. This model also supports the Nord Half-moon Switch.

General

Master Level Control

• Wooden Pitch Stick
• Modulation Wheel
• 400 Programs – 8 Banks with 10 Pages each. Each Page has 5 Program locations
• Song Mode – 8 Banks with 50 Songs each (400 Songs in total). Each Song has 5 Song Parts (Programs).
• 5 Live Buffers
• 2 Individual Slot Setups
• 3 Morph sources (Modulation Wheel, Control Pedal, Aftertouch)
• Global Mono output
• Programmable Transpose +/- 6 semitones
• Master Clock functionality with manual, external and tap-tempo rate 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
• Keyboard Zones editor mode

Organ control

• Nord C2D B3 Tone wheel Organ simulation
• Vox Continental and Farfisa models
• 2 Digital Pipe Organ models
• 9 digitally controlled Drawbars
• Physical Drawbars (Compact model only)
• Drawbar Live mode (Compact model only) 
• Percussion controls
• Vibrato / Chorus control
• Two Drawbar Presets per Slot
• 2-Part Multitimbral (2 manuals)

Piano Section

• 2 GB memory for Piano sounds
• All sounds can be replaced using Nord Sound Manager (Mac/Win)
• 120 Voice Polyphony
• Categories: Grand, Upright, Electric, Digital, Layer and Clav/Harpsichord
• 4 Selectable Velocity Curves
• Dedicated Piano filters
• Clavinet EQ controls
• String Resonance (Generation 2) on acoustic Grand Pianos and Uprights
• Selectable Soft Piano Release
• Pedal Noise when used with Nord Triple Pedal (optional accessory) on selected acoustic and electric pianos
• Layer (Slot) Detune functionality
• 2-Part Multitimbral

Synth Section

• Nord Lead A1 Synth Engine with Sample Playback
• Dedicated OLED Display for Oscillator section
• 480 MB Memory for Nord Sample Library 3.0
• All samples can be replaced using Nord Sound Manager (Mac/Win)
• 34 Voice polyphony
• Oscillator Types: Classic, Wavetable (Wave), Formant, Super Wave (S-Wave) and Sample
• Oscillator Configurations: Pitch, Detune*, Shape*, Sync*, Sine, Triangle, Square, Saw, Bell and Noise Mix, FM* and Ring Mod
  *=Not available for Sample/Superwave
• 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
• Amplitude envelope (Attack, Decay, Sustain) with Velocity control
• Modulation envelope (Attack, Decay, Sustain) with Velocity control
• LFO with 5 waveforms/modes: Square, Triangle, Ramp Dn, Ramp Up and Sample & Hold
• 400 (8×50) Synth Preset locations with Synth Preset categories
• Arpeggiator (Up, Down, Up-Down and Random). Range: 1, 2, 3 or 4 octaves.
• LFO and Arpeggiator synchronizable to Master Clock
• 2-Part Multitimbral

Effects Section

• Effect 1: Ring Modulator, Tremolo, Auto Pan, Wah-Wah, AutoWah 1, Autowah 2
• Effect 2: Flanger, Vibe, 2 Phasers, 2 Choruses
• Delay with Tempo, Feedback and Mix (Dry/Wet) controls, Ping Pong (stereo taps), Tap-Tempo, Feedback Filter (HP/LP/BP) and panel selectable Analog mode. 
• 3 types of Speaker simulations, JC, Twin and Small
• Filter Mode (HP24/LP24) with Cut-off, Resonance and Mix controls
• 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
• Extended Morphable Parameters – (Filter Resonance, Reverb Dry/Wet, Delay Feedback, Amp Drive)
• Effect rates/tempo can be synchronized to the Master Clock
• Compressor with Fast Mode 
• Reverb – 6 algorithms with Bright Mode

KEYBOARD

• Nord Stage 3 88: 88-key Velocity sensitive Hammer Action keyboard with Aftertouch. Range: A-C
• ​Nord Stage 3 HP76: 76-key Velocity sensitive Hammer Action Portable keyboard with Aftertouch. Range: E-G
• Nord Stage 3 Compact: 73-key Velocity sensitive Semi Weighted Waterfall keyboard with Aftertouch. Range: E-E

CONNECTIONS

• 4 Assignable Audio Outputs – ¼”, 6,35 mm 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. Use a momentary pedal, like e.g, Roland DP-2, DP-6, Yamaha FC-4, FC-5, Fatar VFP1-25 etc.
• Sustain input compatible with Nord Triple Pedal (sold separately)
• Rotor Pedal – ¼”, 6,35 mm jack. Use a momentary pedal or a switch type pedal
• Organ Swell Pedal – ¼”, 6,35 mm TRS stereo jack. Use a Control/Expression pedal like e.g. Yamaha FC-7, Roland EV-5 etc.
• Control Pedal – ¼”, 6,35 mm TRS stereo jack. Use a Control/Expression pedal like e.g. Yamaha FC-7, Roland EV-5 etc.
• Program Change Pedal input – ¼”, 6,35 mm jack. Use a momentary two-button pedal like e.g. Boss FS-6, Boss FS-7 etc.
• 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 

INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

• User Manual
• Sustain pedal (88 and HP76 only)
• Power cord
• USB cord

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

• Nord Keyboard Stand EX
• Nord Soft Case
• Nord Triple Pedal
• Nord Music Stand EX
• Nord Half-Moon Switch (for Compact model)
• Dust Cover 

DIMENSIONS

• Nord Stage 3 88: 1287 mm (50.7″), 118 mm (4.7″), 334 mm (13″)
• Nord Stage 3 HP76: 1122 mm (44″), 127 mm (5″), 347 mm (13,6″)
• Nord Stage 3 Compact: 1070 mm (42″), 104 mm (4″), 302 mm (12″)

WEIGHT

• Nord Stage 3 88: 19 kg (41.8 lb)
• Nord Stage 3 HP76: 12,5 kg (27.5 lb)
• Nord Stage 3 Compact: 10 kg (22 lb)