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NS2 with Kawai VPC1 (photos)

Postby Cute James » 18 Mar 2013, 15:20

Hello folks,

I received some great photos from a nice chap called Peter, showing the NS2 sitting on top of his new VPC1.

Facebook gallery: NS2 + VPC1

Definitely a very cool setup...and the Baldwin grand ain't bad either. ;)

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Re: NS2 with Kawai VPC1 (photos)

Postby mjbrands » 18 Mar 2013, 21:10

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Look at those pedals... Looks like Kawai and Nord get them from the same supplier, but rebadged with their own brand name?

Nice music room, but it looks like a pretty tight fit :lol:
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Re: NS2 with Kawai VPC1 (photos)

Postby zzAARzz » 19 Mar 2013, 05:10

Do you use kavai as midi keyboard for nord?
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Re: NS2 with Kawai VPC1 (photos)

Postby Cute James » 19 Mar 2013, 15:13

zzAARzz wrote:Do you use kavai as midi keyboard for nord?


Personally, I use an MP8II as a controller for my Electro 3 (when playing acoustic/electric piano voices).

However, these pictures show a VPC1. This is a new controller product developed primarily for virtual piano software (Ivory, Pianoteq, Galaxy, etc.), however it can of course be used to control other hardware - including Nord boards, such as the NS2 in this case.

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Re: NS2 with Kawai VPC1 (photos)

Postby ericL » 20 Mar 2013, 02:29

Nice rig. Personally, I'd prefer having the NS2 Compact on top. Two 88 weighted boards feels duplicative to me.
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Re: NS2 with Kawai VPC1 (photos)

Postby Cute James » 20 Mar 2013, 02:37

ericL wrote:Personally, I'd prefer having the NS2 Compact on top. Two 88 weighted boards feels duplicative to me.


Yes, I'm inclined to agree. However, the VPC1 is a new addition - the customer already had the NS2 88.

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Re: NS2 with Kawai VPC1 (photos)

Postby Mr_-G- » 21 Mar 2013, 01:05

There is a triple pedal look-alike in the Fatar website:
http://www.fatar.com/Pages/VFP3.htm
So probably they are the same?
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Re: NS2 with Kawai VPC1 (photos)

Postby Gustavo » 21 Mar 2013, 17:28

The Nord triple pedal is most likely made by Fatar. The problem is that those single-connector triple pedals are nowhere to be found under the Fatar name.
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Re: NS2 with Kawai VPC1 (photos)

Postby maurich » 02 Oct 2017, 19:27

What about take a VPC1 on gigs? :) VPC1 looks wonderful, everybody says it's great keyboard and I thinkin' about buy Kawai for piano&rhodes and put NS3 Compact on top for gigs... :)
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Re: NS2 with Kawai VPC1 (photos)

Postby maxpiano » 02 Oct 2017, 20:24

maurich wrote:What about take a VPC1 on gigs? :) VPC1 looks wonderful, everybody says it's great keyboard and I thinkin' about buy Kawai for piano&rhodes and put NS3 Compact on top for gigs... :)


30Kg + a good trolley bag or flight case (better)... if you have someone doing the service for you, maybe... otherwise better go for something lighter as a piano-action master keyboard for the Nord Stage...
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