anotherscott wrote:The NS3 gives you a lot of things over the Electro besides just the synth. Much more split/layer flexibility, aftertouch, a lot more sample memory, the ability to process sampled sounds through the synth, more flexible output routing, a lot of MIDI functionality, the cool pitch stick, seamless sound transitions, clav EQ, visual split point indicators, more effects controls...
But if you're not committed to having everything you need in one board (since you talked about adding pitch bend via a second keyboard), there are lots of things you can do with the combination of an NE5D and a second keyboard... maybe not everything an NS3 can do but also probably things the NS3 cannot do. And there are some other advantages to adding a second board to an NE5D, like the ability to have piano-action for piano sounds, more total real estate (you don't have to worry about the piano section of your piano-something split having enough keys for what you want to play), backup to get through a gig if a board fails (which is not simply a matter of reliability... boards can gets dropped, have something spilled into them, whatever).
I’m new at this forum and I have some questions about Electro 5 and Stage 2. I have at the moment quite old Roland FP-2 stage piano with good enough keyboard action but I don’t like its piano sound. That’s why I’m looking for the new equipment. My plan is that I use Roland FP-2 as a MIDI controller and buy Electro or Stage 2 for primary sound generator. Questions:
1) I’m quite poor with MIDI issues. What should I consider when using Roland as a midi controller? Is it totally suitable for playing piano sound of the Electro or Nord?
2) With Electro 5D 61 I would get better piano sounds but also good keyboard action for organ playing. Just to make sure, is it possible to play simultaneously Electro 5D’s piano sound with Roland’s keyboard and organ sound with 5D’s keyboard? Meaning that no need to change or press something when changing sound from piano to organ.
3) I think that I don’t need the synth section of the Stage 2. Is there some advantages in Stage 2 which I probably would need compared to Electro 5D 61? I play piano, electro piano and organ sounds. That’s it.