Nord User Forum

HI all! New Stage EX88 owner here. Glad I found this site!!!
It seems to me that the main output of the Stage is quite low (for example, compared to my rack mount Motif module). Running directly into two channels of an Apogee Ensemble for use within Logic 9.-
The salesperson at the store (who also owns a StageEX 88) said that many people use the headphone out instead when going into a DAW system...

I'd love your opinions! This unit will live in my studio 90% of the time...Don't really play on using the Outputs 3/4 at all...I do a studio gig elsewhere from time to time.

Thanks in advance. Looking forward to being part of this forum. I'm pretty active on the LogicProHelp.com forum as well :)

Hello there.

I have the same problem. The main output is quite too low. It can be very anoying and a problem some times. I haven't tried the headphone output myself(exept for headphones), but people seem to like that solution.

I really wish the main output could just be louder.

Hi,

indeed the volume of the Stage (and AFAIK all or at least most Nord Synths for that matter) is relatively low. So indeed using the Headphone Output helps. I use either of them depending on the PA/Speaker I am using, but if you are using a Mixer anyhow or a Speaker with some flexible gain control, I find it to be no problem.
I got a Stereo 6.3mm to 2x Mono Jack cable for a situation where I want Stereo using the Headphone Output and it works just fine.