Clavia Nord Stage
| Nord Stage | |
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Nord Stage 88
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| Manufacturer | Clavia |
| Dates | 2005–2008 (Nord Stage) 2008–2011 (Nord Stage EX) 2011–present (Nord Stage 2) 2015–present (Nord Stage 2 EX) |
| Technical specifications | |
| Timbrality | 6 |
| Oscillator | Square, sawtooth, wavetable, FM, modelling, sample |
| LFO | Wave, sawtooth |
| Synthesis type | Sample-based synthesis, Physical modeling synthesis, Analog modeling synthesis, FM modeling synthesis |
| Filter | High pass, Low pass 12/24, Notch, resonance |
| Aftertouch expression | Yes |
| Velocity expression | Yes |
| Storage memory | 400 programs |
| Effects | 6 modulations, 6 effects, overdrive, rotary speaker, EQ, delay, compressor, reverb |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 88-key hammer action, 76-key hammer action or 73-key semi weighted |
| External control | Sustain pedal, control / swell, rotary speed |
The Nord Stage is a digital keyboard or stage piano, manufactured by Clavia Digital Music Instruments of in Sweden. There have been four editions of the instrument as of 2016 – these are the original Nord Stage in 2005, the Nord Stage EX in 2008, the Nord Stage 2 in 2011, and the Nord Stage 2 EX in 2015.
The Nord Stage follows the success of earlier keyboard instruments from Clavia, and contains similar emulations of vintage electromechanical keyboards such as the Hammond Organ and electric pianos as found on the Nord Electro 2, with additional functionality including a weighted piano-like keyboard on certain models, a synthesizer section based on the Nord Lead, a more versatile organ section and extended effects processing. The Nord Stage is multitimbral, which means it can play more than one sound at once, either by splitting the internal keyboard or connecting an external MIDI controller.
The Nord Stage 2 also has the ability to play samples, allowing it to reproduce the functionality of a Mellotron or Chamberlin. Individual samples can be downloaded from Clavia's website, and a community has developed that provides new instruments and sounds.
By 2005, Clavia had found commercial success with the Nord Lead synthesizer, which emulated analog synthesis, and the Nord Electro virtual electromechanical keyboard, which emulated the Hammond Organ and Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos. The goal of the Nord Stage was to combine these two technologies together into a flagship instrument.
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