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I've had mine about a year too... Really love the form factor and the sound. I use mine primarily for my 80's cover band. It's flexible enough to handle the job, sounds great, and is a piece of cake to cart around. I'm coming from an 88 key Korg Kronos, which is also an amazing instrument, but is definitely NOT easy to cart around and offers FAR too much programming flexibility and menu diving for my tastes most of the time. I still have the Kronos, which remains tucked away in my studio doing what it's good at (being loaded with high-quality orchestral sounds, programming more complex patches on occasion, etc). The Nord has pretty much become my exclusive gigging board at this point.
So on your opinion, the Nord works better on live performances than on a studio ? is the synth section limited ? i am thinking about this or the Roland Fantom
Thanks for a great review - I was considering puchasing one this weekend so this has really helped in that decision. I just wish I could play as well as you do!
Layer detune is used when you have 2 pianos 1 on panel A and 1 on panel so you can detune 1 from the other especially acoustic pianos because you will not here the distinct pianos because they will have phase cancellation won’t here the distinct sound of each piano so you can detune a little or you go to setting 3 for extreme detuning
A very informative video, thanks so much for this. I currently own a Nord Stage 2 EX with the 76HP keyboard, but I’ve learnt a lot I didn’t already know, particularly about the organ section - you very clearly explained all the features. I’m considering upgrading to the Stage 3 Compact because it’s probably better for gigs (lighter and slightly smaller). It would be great to have the extra features of the Stage 3 too, particularly in the synth section. How do you find the Compact’s keyboard - is it ok for playing piano sounds? Thanks again :)
The 88 key version has keys that are less than ideal for organ. They assume you're much more likely to layer it with something and thus you'll probably use presets. The compact has hammond style keys, so they put in the physical drawbars, because they assume organ is what you're going to use it for.
I'm still struggling to choose between the HP76 and the Compact - I'm a traditional piano player, but love the portability and the physical drawbars on the compact. I guess my question is, how good are the weighted keys on each? How nice do they feel? I would go play in person but - lockdown. Thanks for any help!
Hi Joe, I've bought recently a Electro 6 HP, which has the same keybed as the HP76. As a piano player as well (I own an Yamaha Upright at home) I did not like the HP keybed. It's very different from the "real" thing. And to play organ and synth on the HP doesn't seems to work as well. So, I returned the Electro 6 HP and I'm getting a Stage 3 compact. Overall it's much better for AP, organ and Synths, and if I want to play pianos, I just go for the yamaha.
@@fmatzembacher Ah no! I've ordered mine now, so I'll see when it gets here. I do mainly play piano, but wanted the flexibility to learn synth and Organ, hence choosing the mid ground, but it may have been a little 'jack of all trades, master of none' of me to pick it. What do you think of the acton on the 88 if you've tried it?
@@joecaplin1865 the 88 action is designed to be better. I've never tried myself but everything that I've read about says that feels more natural. The HP action for me is the same of Roland Juno DS88, RD300, RD64, etc.
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@@joecaplin1865 hey Joe, it's been 8 months, I'm in the same position as you have been, what are your thoughts?
I just bought a Stage 3 Compact and I love it - BUT - the way the Keys are doing when you press it down is very short on my Compact - this iritates me. And the second BUT ist, the pressure the keys are pressing back when I hold a Chord a while seems more than I am used from other Keyboards. When I'm playing it a while espacialy long chrods, my hand starts to hurt. All the time I have to press it down, otherwise they would get back and the tone quits playing. Especialy the my pinky seems to be to weak for this. I wondered if you got the same problems with your Compact?? I own a Nord Electro 6D and a Roland VR-700 - both with waterfall keys and non of those two makes me such problems as the compact. I bought it used but in a very good condition and now I'm a bit worried if with the keybed everything is ok. (sorry for my bad english...) Greetings from Switzerland
Disregarding Weight, Which do you honestly sonically prefer in order if you could only keep one piano for both studio and live use to use in church Montage, Nord, or kawaii vpc1/ midi control with keyscape or Ivory and omnisphere etc? That is which sounds best in 2021 if money is no question but you can only have one setup ☝️
I wouldn't use the VPC1 as a midi controller, but pairing the Nord with Keyscape/Omnisphere is hands down the best of all worlds. I can't play organ on a VPC1 nor do I have realtime control. The Nord's sounds are perfect live, though they are nowhere as detailed as Keyscape. And Omnisphere's synth engine is way more powerful than the Nord. Your question is too difficult for me! Haha
Hey there, considering getting the Stsge 3 compact. But it seems there is little modification you can do to the Organ. Is that correct? Or can you change different parameters of the lesie and the B3 itself. Is there less organ manipulation on the Compact compared to the 6D? Thanks
Hi I have the Nord Stage 3 Compact I have bought an Expression pedal to control the main volume? can you please tell me if it possible to control the Master Volume with it.
Hi, I am very much considering the NORD stage 3 compact, but I worry on how not great the semi-weighted would be...my needs are portability and great hammer action feel...I think the 73 keys are enough for most music...could you provide me your comments on how semi-weighted feel and will it be enough to be satisfied to a certain degree?
As a pianist I prefer having weighted keys. That said, the waterfall keys on the 73 are resistant and sensitive enough to enjoy playing piano and keys. You could always buy a weighted midi controller later on and hook it up via MIDI cable.
Compact is the only one with physical drawbars for the organ section. The HP76 and HA88 have weighted keys, where the compact has lighter (more synth/keyboard-like) keys. The functionality is otherwise the same, it’s just about how many keys, what type of keys, size and weight of course. See more here: www.nordkeyboards.com/products/nord-stage-3
I'm a piano player and ended up buying a Stage 3 Compact as I didn't like the HA88 hammer action very much and found the HP76 being an unsufficiant compromise only being best in weight. If you really want a good hammer action feel, go for a Nord Piano or Grand or look at other brands. Or use a 2-KB setup with a hammer action MIDI controller playing the sounds from the SW73/Compact. Back to your question: In my eyes, the 73 Compact fits better for piano playing even if it isn't made for that in the first run.
I have two 1/4" cables going from the Nord's L&R output into channels 3&4 of my interface. I panned them hard left and hard right for stereo sound. My interface is thunderbolt, so not USB, but if I did have a USB interface, I would definitely need it.
Because I use every section of it on a regular basis (organ, piano, sample, and synth), it was absolutely worth the cost. If you’re just using pianos and organ for church, I’d recommend getting the electro. If you like using synth leads, it is definitely worth it.
@@hifimidi yeah, I need the synth. But I need to transition from one sound to another seemlessly, like fade in sounds in and out without any obvious cuts.
How is the portability? Like when you go to a gig, is it easy to carry by 1 person? I own the Stage 2 HA88, and I've given up on carrying it any other way than a car.
@@hifimidi amazing ! I'm considering the Navy as well, what made you decide to join being you are in your 30s and work full time as a musician I'm very curious in your journey and decision
Not really. I hate having large monitors. They're hard to see in outdoors and I'd rather have the physical button to change sounds. Nord helped keep the weight and size of the keyboard down by not including the monitor. They focused more on the sound engine, which in my opinion, is well worth the cost.
You know what's nice? How he just says 'ah, that's gorgeous' about a sound occasionally. Like, he's just well into it. I like that. It's nice.
For sure, love this energy, he's a great player
Just picked up a used Nord stage 3 compact yesterday. This video was AMAZINGLY helpful and helped my jump up the learning curve. Thanks!!!
ok anyone else come to learn about the Nord then 3 minutes in realized we only care about how well he's playing it
You can shift click on the effect selector to change between sound engines instead of double clicking
This review is REALLY helpful.
Thank you for posting
I've had mine about a year too... Really love the form factor and the sound. I use mine primarily for my 80's cover band. It's flexible enough to handle the job, sounds great, and is a piece of cake to cart around. I'm coming from an 88 key Korg Kronos, which is also an amazing instrument, but is definitely NOT easy to cart around and offers FAR too much programming flexibility and menu diving for my tastes most of the time. I still have the Kronos, which remains tucked away in my studio doing what it's good at (being loaded with high-quality orchestral sounds, programming more complex patches on occasion, etc). The Nord has pretty much become my exclusive gigging board at this point.
So on your opinion, the Nord works better on live performances than on a studio ? is the synth section limited ? i am thinking about this or the Roland Fantom
Nice to see that Montage behind him😆
Extremely informative tutorial for the Nord Stage 3, but more importantly what beautiful keyboard playing!
Thanks for a great review - I was considering puchasing one this weekend so this has really helped in that decision. I just wish I could play as well as you do!
AdeHall1962 you’ll love it! Thanks for watching. :) also, if you’re on Facebook, join the Nord Stage 3 users group. I post several videos there.
Thank you for this very informative video...you've convinced me it's going to be my new baby!!
you sold me, i love the nice warm sound. now i need the down payment to get it,
Great review. I learned quite a lot. Just bought this keyboard.
Fantastic live review.
Thank you !!!
That sound on 23:50 geezzz amazing
Really nice demo. Thank you.
Layer detune is used when you have 2 pianos 1 on panel A and 1 on panel so you can detune 1 from the other especially acoustic pianos because you will not here the distinct pianos because they will have phase cancellation won’t here the distinct sound of each piano so you can detune a little or you go to setting 3 for extreme detuning
Thank you for the info!
very VERY good!!! review.. THANK YOU!
A very informative video, thanks so much for this. I currently own a Nord Stage 2 EX with the 76HP keyboard, but I’ve learnt a lot I didn’t already know, particularly about the organ section - you very clearly explained all the features. I’m considering upgrading to the Stage 3 Compact because it’s probably better for gigs (lighter and slightly smaller). It would be great to have the extra features of the Stage 3 too, particularly in the synth section. How do you find the Compact’s keyboard - is it ok for playing piano sounds? Thanks again :)
Great video, informative and inspiring.
Why nord does not include physical drawbars on the 88 version is beyond me, especially for the crazy high price they asking.
Amir Amran same question that’s on my mind, I don’t get why
@@applehernandez08 It is a crime indeed.
Probably to justify paying a higher price.
charging*
The 88 key version has keys that are less than ideal for organ. They assume you're much more likely to layer it with something and thus you'll probably use presets.
The compact has hammond style keys, so they put in the physical drawbars, because they assume organ is what you're going to use it for.
I’m glad I found this channel! Can u send a link of the video the show us how to create worship sounds? Thx
Merci de ces renseignement très utiles thank you
excellent video!
I'm still struggling to choose between the HP76 and the Compact - I'm a traditional piano player, but love the portability and the physical drawbars on the compact. I guess my question is, how good are the weighted keys on each? How nice do they feel? I would go play in person but - lockdown.
Thanks for any help!
Hi Joe, I've bought recently a Electro 6 HP, which has the same keybed as the HP76. As a piano player as well (I own an Yamaha Upright at home) I did not like the HP keybed. It's very different from the "real" thing. And to play organ and synth on the HP doesn't seems to work as well. So, I returned the Electro 6 HP and I'm getting a Stage 3 compact. Overall it's much better for AP, organ and Synths, and if I want to play pianos, I just go for the yamaha.
@@fmatzembacher Ah no! I've ordered mine now, so I'll see when it gets here. I do mainly play piano, but wanted the flexibility to learn synth and Organ, hence choosing the mid ground, but it may have been a little 'jack of all trades, master of none' of me to pick it. What do you think of the acton on the 88 if you've tried it?
@@joecaplin1865 the 88 action is designed to be better. I've never tried myself but everything that I've read about says that feels more natural. The HP action for me is the same of Roland Juno DS88, RD300, RD64, etc.
@@joecaplin1865 hey Joe, it's been 8 months, I'm in the same position as you have been, what are your thoughts?
Should go with the Compact the HP keypads aren't good and won't last a lot of complaints with the keypads
Cool bro! Thank you!
nice video!
22:10
I just bought a Stage 3 Compact and I love it - BUT - the way the Keys are doing when you press it down is very short on my Compact - this iritates me. And the second BUT ist, the pressure the keys are pressing back when I hold a Chord a while seems more than I am used from other Keyboards. When I'm playing it a while espacialy long chrods, my hand starts to hurt. All the time I have to press it down, otherwise they would get back and the tone quits playing. Especialy the my pinky seems to be to weak for this. I wondered if you got the same problems with your Compact?? I own a Nord Electro 6D and a Roland VR-700 - both with waterfall keys and non of those two makes me such problems as the compact. I bought it used but in a very good condition and now I'm a bit worried if with the keybed everything is ok. (sorry for my bad english...) Greetings from Switzerland
Ok Forget the keyboard im more interested in your skills
Exactly lol... Lessons please.
What a talent across the styles
Disregarding Weight, Which do you honestly sonically prefer in order if you could only keep one piano for both studio and live use to use in church Montage, Nord, or kawaii vpc1/ midi control with keyscape or Ivory and omnisphere etc? That is which sounds best in 2021 if money is no question but you can only have one setup ☝️
I wouldn't use the VPC1 as a midi controller, but pairing the Nord with Keyscape/Omnisphere is hands down the best of all worlds. I can't play organ on a VPC1 nor do I have realtime control. The Nord's sounds are perfect live, though they are nowhere as detailed as Keyscape. And Omnisphere's synth engine is way more powerful than the Nord. Your question is too difficult for me! Haha
Hey there, considering getting the Stsge 3 compact. But it seems there is little modification you can do to the Organ. Is that correct? Or can you change different parameters of the lesie and the B3 itself. Is there less organ manipulation on the Compact compared to the 6D? Thanks
Great video! where did you get the Brass Gliss sound? I don´t see in the Clavia Website. Thanks!
I made it myself from a sample library on my computer. If you have Facebook, join the Nord Stage 3 users group. I posted the link for a free download.
hifimidi great! I Will do it! Cheers!
Ripping the keys !
25:45 Taxi theme song Angela?
Hi I have the Nord Stage 3 Compact I have bought an Expression pedal to control the main volume? can you please tell me if it possible to control the Master Volume with it.
Hi,
I am very much considering the NORD stage 3 compact, but I worry on how not great the semi-weighted would be...my needs are portability and great hammer action feel...I think the 73 keys are enough for most music...could you provide me your comments on how semi-weighted feel and will it be enough to be satisfied to a certain degree?
As a pianist I prefer having weighted keys. That said, the waterfall keys on the 73 are resistant and sensitive enough to enjoy playing piano and keys. You could always buy a weighted midi controller later on and hook it up via MIDI cable.
HIFIMIDI thank you for the quick response! So if I later on buy that midi controller, then will it work as good a weighted NORD stage 3 88keys?
Samuel Yeu absolutely. I bought the kawai vpc1 to pair with my Nord. It is perfect-except the weight.
Hello guys ,what is the difference between the Nord stage 3hp, Nord stage 3 compact? 🙏🏻
Compact is the only one with physical drawbars for the organ section. The HP76 and HA88 have weighted keys, where the compact has lighter (more synth/keyboard-like) keys. The functionality is otherwise the same, it’s just about how many keys, what type of keys, size and weight of course. See more here: www.nordkeyboards.com/products/nord-stage-3
@@TorbjrnFrantsen Thanks so much for the information God bless you
48:36 hello my men, how can i get those trumpets or brasses??
I m confused in 73 compact or hp 76 stage 3?and want a good hammer key...but dont wana go in 88 keys!
I'm a piano player and ended up buying a Stage 3 Compact as I didn't like the HA88 hammer action very much and found the HP76 being an unsufficiant compromise only being best in weight. If you really want a good hammer action feel, go for a Nord Piano or Grand or look at other brands. Or use a 2-KB setup with a hammer action MIDI controller playing the sounds from the SW73/Compact. Back to your question: In my eyes, the 73 Compact fits better for piano playing even if it isn't made for that in the first run.
@@f.ziegler9950 i took hp 76!btw thanks for ur suggestion.
@@prateektsk Does it serve your needs? It's probably quite portable.
@@f.ziegler9950 i found my piano requirment need in that!!
@@prateektsk Great! The sound engines are great anyway. And it's nice to have a fun booster at your finger tips.
Would you recommend this keyboard or the montage
can you connect organ bass pedals to it?
Yes you can
Is the keyboard action the same as on th Nord Electro 6D?
Hey man are the keys shorter vertically??
How do you record the Nord into the daw? just mono or stereo cables out from the Nord into an audio interface or with the midi usb cable
I have two 1/4" cables going from the Nord's L&R output into channels 3&4 of my interface. I panned them hard left and hard right for stereo sound. My interface is thunderbolt, so not USB, but if I did have a USB interface, I would definitely need it.
HIFIMIDI thank you
I just wondered how you program sounds into the 5 Program/Song parts ?
Daniel McCormack did you find you answer? I missed your question. I was thinking of creating a part two. I didn’t cover everything.
@@hifimidi thanks for your reply.
No I haven't found the answer yet.
Thank you.
32:55 😆🙌
OK, so a year into it, would you say it's still worth the asking price? Mostly going to use it for contemporary worship.
Because I use every section of it on a regular basis (organ, piano, sample, and synth), it was absolutely worth the cost. If you’re just using pianos and organ for church, I’d recommend getting the electro. If you like using synth leads, it is definitely worth it.
@@hifimidi yeah, I need the synth. But I need to transition from one sound to another seemlessly, like fade in sounds in and out without any obvious cuts.
How is the portability? Like when you go to a gig, is it easy to carry by 1 person? I own the Stage 2 HA88, and I've given up on carrying it any other way than a car.
It is VERY light and portable. A total backsaver.
I'm 5'10", 190lbs and I can carry it in one arm with no problems.
@@hifimidi Awesome! Thanks for the quick reply. Same size here, so that is good to hear! :)
How many instruments in same time ( Layers) can it do ?
Six in total. You can layer organ, piano, and synth together in section A or B and then layer those two sections.
Whose here after seeing Justin Bieber play the Nard Stage 3 before the Jake Paul fight
can i use my own GTR/HORN SAMPLES ?
Scott Yahney yes, but voices will only have one layer.
Whats the 2021 version of this?
It's the same with a few button changes and a little brace on the back for who knows what. But it's the same functionality and sounds.
20:40
you planning to sell it anytime soon???
Aschool Music possibly
Aschool Music only because I am leaving to the navy
@@hifimidi amazing ! I'm considering the Navy as well, what made you decide to join being you are in your 30s and work full time as a musician I'm very curious in your journey and decision
No transpose?
Keep your Transpose to yourself!!!
Tone Wheel...
It's a pretty cool board but unnecessary expensive for what it can do
How do the keys feel?
Silky smooth, bouncy, easy on the fingers.
To have 3" monitor at the 21 century for that price in synth - is fabuluos greed, disregardness of users
Not really. I hate having large monitors. They're hard to see in outdoors and I'd rather have the physical button to change sounds. Nord helped keep the weight and size of the keyboard down by not including the monitor. They focused more on the sound engine, which in my opinion, is well worth the cost.
Plus, it cuts down on having to dig through menus and submenus just to check a certain parameter or setting. I hate that about the Montage.