Re: Is it just me? Stage 2 sounds better than Stage 3?
I do not agree. NS2 Sounds better, smooth and reliable than NS3 to me.
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Re: Is it just me? Stage 2 sounds better than Stage 3?
My board is the NS3 88HA (and I don't have any problems with it). I was trying to address unimoogs question which specifically asked about the 88 key version.
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Re: Is it just me? Stage 2 sounds better than Stage 3?
aureliopenna wrote:I do not agree. NS2 Sounds better, smooth and reliable than NS3 to me.
I didn't find it anywhere in this thread, but are you also talking about the 88 key version?
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Re: Is it just me? Stage 2 sounds better than Stage 3?
Maybe NS3 88 could be more playable... I don't have one to test. But I theory is that the velocity issues has to do not with just velocity but something in the engine.. But this is just my opinion.
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Re: Is it just me? Stage 2 sounds better than Stage 3?
anotherscott wrote:I've lost track, and few messages are mentioning which Stage 2 and Stage 3 they are comparing. Is *everybody* talking about the 88s? i.e. people are not having this issue (where some people feel the 2 piano played better than the 3) with the HP or SW actions? Does everyone agree tha the 3 is as good or better than the 2 in these other versions? (I know I've seen posts about how well the NS3 Compact plays, and I never thought the NS2 Compac played very well for piano.)
Thank you, anotherscott, it seems to be very helpful indeed to compare the same versions of NS2 and NS3.
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Re: Is it just me? Stage 2 sounds better than Stage 3?
I may be wrong, but looking at the 2nd post on AP's "NS3 Velocity and General Sound vs NS2" thread he says:
"Does anyone notice a quite noticiabe change in velocity cross layers in piano section on NS3 Compact?"
which seems to indicate to me that he has the Stage 3 Compact - as do I.
As for me; I love the feel of the Compact keyboard and I have no difficulty playing and, I believe, making sing, numbers by Genesis, Floyd, Bowie, ELP and many others.
Just my 2-cents
(I've also posted this comment on the above-mentioned thread)
"Does anyone notice a quite noticiabe change in velocity cross layers in piano section on NS3 Compact?"
which seems to indicate to me that he has the Stage 3 Compact - as do I.
As for me; I love the feel of the Compact keyboard and I have no difficulty playing and, I believe, making sing, numbers by Genesis, Floyd, Bowie, ELP and many others.
Just my 2-cents
(I've also posted this comment on the above-mentioned thread)
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Re: Is it just me? Stage 2 sounds better than Stage 3?
Hobster wrote:I may be wrong, but looking at the 2nd post on AP's "NS3 Velocity and General Sound vs NS2" thread he says:
"Does anyone notice a quite noticiabe change in velocity cross layers in piano section on NS3 Compact?"
which seems to indicate to me that he has the Stage 3 Compact - as do I.
As for me; I love the feel of the Compact keyboard and I have no difficulty playing and, I believe, making sing, numbers by Genesis, Floyd, Bowie, ELP and many others.
Just my 2-cents
(I've also posted this comment on the above-mentioned thread)
Do you have NS2 compact there to compare?
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Re: Is it just me? Stage 2 sounds better than Stage 3?
aureliopenna wrote:Do you have NS2 compact there to compare?
Never owned an NS2, but then I'm not trying to make a comparison between the two.
All I'm saying is that I really like the feel of the Compact 3 and the way the pianos (acoustic & electric) respond to velocity - ie. my 'touch'.
Playing a keyboard of any sort is such a personal thing.
You obviously prefer the response of your NS2 (I'm assuming it's a Compact) over your NS3 Compact. That's fine.
I'm just giving a different perspective about the feel of the NS3C to me, not whether it's better or worse than the NS2C.
I've actually posted a response to the issues that you raised over on the similar thread to this one ("NS3 Velocity and General Sound vs NS2").
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Re: Is it just me? Stage 2 sounds better than Stage 3?
Hobster wrote:aureliopenna wrote:Do you have NS2 compact there to compare?
Never owned an NS2, but then I'm not trying to make a comparison between the two.
All I'm saying is that I really like the feel of the Compact 3 and the way the pianos (acoustic & electric) respond to velocity - ie. my 'touch'.
Playing a keyboard of any sort is such a personal thing.
You obviously prefer the response of your NS2 (I'm assuming it's a Compact) over your NS3 Compact. That's fine.
I'm just giving a different perspective about the feel of the NS3C to me, not whether it's better or worse than the NS2C.
I've actually posted a response to the issues that you raised over on the similar thread to this one ("NS3 Velocity and General Sound vs NS2").
Maybe if I never had NS2 I I wouldn't be complaining so much...
I not only prefer NS2's response. I prefer everything of it. I still not found anything better on NS3, but memory size.
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Re: Is it just me? Stage 2 sounds better than Stage 3?
aureliopenna wrote:Hobster wrote:aureliopenna wrote:Do you have NS2 compact there to compare?
Never owned an NS2, but then I'm not trying to make a comparison between the two.
All I'm saying is that I really like the feel of the Compact 3 and the way the pianos (acoustic & electric) respond to velocity - ie. my 'touch'.
Playing a keyboard of any sort is such a personal thing.
You obviously prefer the response of your NS2 (I'm assuming it's a Compact) over your NS3 Compact. That's fine.
I'm just giving a different perspective about the feel of the NS3C to me, not whether it's better or worse than the NS2C.
I've actually posted a response to the issues that you raised over on the similar thread to this one ("NS3 Velocity and General Sound vs NS2").
Maybe if I never had NS2 I I wouldn't be complaining so much...
I not only prefer NS2's response. I prefer everything of it. I still not found anything better on NS3, but memory size.
And I have both (still have the Stage 2), and prefer literally EVERYTHING on the Stage 3 — except for the rotary horn/rotor balance.
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