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Nord Stage 2 Compact

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73-key Digital Stage Piano

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Big, red, and absolutely amazing - it's hard not to love Nord keyboards and pianos. Take one listen to the Nord's incredible new flagship Stage 2 Compact performance keyboard, and you're sure to agree that this is the most amazing Nord creation yet. The Stage 2 Compact puts the performance-oriented sounds and flexibility at your fingertips that any pro keyboardist is absolutely certain to love. And when you feel the texture and response of the semi-weighted, waterfall-style keybed, you'll have no doubt that this keyboard was made for the live stage.

Part of what sets the Stage 2 Compact apart from typical performance-oriented keyboards is the impeccable attention to detail in its extensive collection of sounds. Armed with twice the program memory of its predecessor, the widely popular Stage EX, the Stage 2 Compact has the bandwidth to include subtitles such as key-release samples and dynamic pedal noise. Likewise, the new Gen 3 organ is simply astonishing! The Stage 2 Compact also features 380MB of onboard sample memory, adding endless depth to its synth sound section. On top of all of this, the Stage 2 Compact features an even more extensive effects section than ever before. If you're looking for the ultimate live keyboard, you're going to love the Nord Stage 2 Compact.

Nord Stage 2 73 Keyboard Features at a Glance:
  • 73-key waterfall keybed
  • Features Nord's latest piano, organ, and synthesizer sounds
  • Piano features string resonance, dynamic pedal noise, and completely user-replaceable sample memory
  • Organ section features 3rd generation organ modeling derived from the Nord C2 Organ
  • LFO, arpeggiator, and delay-based effects
  • Compatible with the Nord Sample Library
  • Includes Nord Sample Manager software
  • Piano memory: 500MB
  • Piano sample locations: 6 types x 9 models (54)
  • Soundformat, pianos: .npno v5
  • Piano polyphony: 40/60 (stereo/mono pianos)
  • String resonance: Yes
  • Selectable piano release: Yes, dynamic
  • Pedal noise: Yes, with triple pedal (optional)
  • Dynamic pedal: Yes, with triple pedal (optional)
  • Organ modelling: Gen 3 (C2)
  • Organ polyphony: Full
  • Synth section: Yes, extended subtractive with FM, wavetable and sample playback
  • Sample playback: Yes, nsmp format integrated in synth
  • Sample memory: 380MB
  • Arpeggio: Integrated in synth
  • Synth polyphony: 18 voices
  • Mod effects: Chorus, flanger, phaser, auto wah, pedal wah, tremolo, u-vibe, pan, ring mod
  • Effect settings: Rate + continuous depth
  • Syncable effects: Yes, master clock feature
  • Eq: 3-band with sweepable mid frequency
  • Amp/speaker simulation: 3 types
  • Master effects: Reverb (6 modes) and compressor
  • Outputs: 4 x TRS (configurable)
  • Monitor input: Yes
  • MIDI over USB: Yes
  • Programs: 4 banks x 20 pages x 5 programs (500 locations)
  • Live/auto save programs: 5 locations
  • Split keyboard: 3 zones
  • Layers, dual sounds: Multiple choices
  • Transpose: Program and global
  • Multitimbrality: 6 parts (2 organs, 2 pianos, 2 synths)
  • Pitch bend/mod wheel: Yes
  • Aftertouch: Yes
  • Morph/real time parameter control: Yes
  • Dimensions: 44" x 4" x 12"
  • Weight: 21 lbs.
  • Hand built in Stockholm, Sweden

Get the latest and most expressive sounds from Nord, with the Nord Stage 2 Keyboard!
Specification Detail
Height 4"
Width 44"
Depth 12"
Weight 21 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number AMS-NS2-SW73

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Reviews

based on 4 reviews

Absolutely Great!

by Mark from Washington, DC
September 6, 2011
Music Background: Cover Hobby Bands; Home Recording; Original Composition
In 30 years of playing keyboards live, I've been searching for one keyboard that can do it all - GIve me realistic acoustic and electric piano, lush strings and pads, wild textures, lead-line sounds t... read more [+]hat can cut through the noise and killer B-3 with drawbar controls. The Nord Stage 2 is what I have been waiting for. I bought it for the sounds but have discovered how easy it is to program layers, splits and and modify the sound on the fly. I'm no longer the the last man standing at the end of a gig - and I can pack my equipment into a car. I've owned Farfisa, Wurlitzer, Yamaha, Akai, Alesis, Sequential Circuits, Roland, Ensoniq, Elka, Hammond and more. The Nord Stage 2 is light weight and the ability to upload samples keeps it sounding fresh. This is the only one I take now. close [-]

Great Keyboard

by Rob from Atlanta
July 11, 2011
Music Background: Pro Musician
Great upgrades. especially the synth section. The envelopes are much more controllable. Great Piano sections, and Awesome Nord Organ emulations.

Nearing a workstation in all the right ways

by peterkeys88 from Encino, CA
March 6, 2012
Music Background: Pro musician, programmer, & aspiring producer
I've had a Nord Stage Classic & EX, and this new model is miles better. The synth section is very flexible, and the addition of samples in the synth engine has opened up the possibilities of the Stag... read more [+]e tremendously. Using the editor, i've been able to drop my own instrument samples, and various one-shots for shows. The B3 engine is remarkable improved, and it kept all the great features of the older Nord Stages/Electros. i prefer the 73 compact for the weight and silky synth/B3 waterfall key action. Like all Nords, it has a few quirky limitations (limited layer splitting & stacking), but it's still my go-to for most gigs for it's immediacy. close [-]

Nord Stage 2 Compact

by DJ from California
February 9, 2012
Music Background: Music Production, Pro Musician
I am totally impressed with my NS2 Compact. Last Thursday night and Friday morning I spent 8 hours programming all the keyboard setups for my classic rock band, and discovered that the instrument is v... read more [+]ery easy to use. I love the quick "hit a button" button approach to setting splits and layers and assigning sounds to them. I learned to save all my newly programmed synth sounds into the synth area of memory so I can recall them easy for use in other keyboard layouts. The Slot A/B function essentially gives you two instruments. I usually need more synth tones than piano and organ, so I found that with a little creativity, you can use the morph feature to make two synth sounds from a single slot. I found the Synth section to be much more flexible and powerful than I expected, due to the unison oscillators (thanks forum members for the great answers to my questions on this). The whole design of that section was really well thought out, as the mod envelope, arpeggiator, and LFO really make any kind of sound possible needed for live playing.

I played my first gig last night, and this keyboard just sounds fantastic with the band. I love the global mono feature, and the fact that you can program the control pedal for overall volume so that my overdrive in the organ section can be the same regardless of volume, unlike my Electro 3. The C2 organ seems to have a little more guts to the sound than the NE3 and the drawbar morph is a fantastic feature.g. This is my third Nord product and they really make a well designed, well constructed product. Even the band remarked how beautiful it looked.
Kudos to Clavia on this board. close [-]

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