Nord User Forum

[StrayDog]

Have had the NORD Stage 3 since Late Nov. 2019. It is my secondary keyboard (I have 9 keyboards, but my KORG KRONOS is my workhorse, and the NORD is my other weighted 88 key board for situations where I need a 2nd rig). So, I'm a serious working musician. However, it hasn't been out of the studio except for one gig in December, so no road wear, since I purchased it. All of a sudden, out of the blue, F3 is making a loud "clunk" sound upon release. Again, it's just been sitting on it's stand being played by me (a classically trained pianist who doesn't bang away at it...).

I know you don't want complaints (which I find telling) but quickly, for the price, and for all of the hubub about these being "handmade" (which I don't believe for a second) I would expect this keyboard to perform AT LEAST as well as the KORG which I have had Zero issues with and have read nothing about others having issues. And it does about a thousand things the NORD can't, and costs a thousand dollars less than the NORD. But I'm reading all over the place about there being "out of the box" issues with this board. NORD needs to do a LOT better than this if they are going to charge what they are charging and be as "proud" of their product as they are.

[Arsenio]

I do not know if this issue has been posted before. I am sending Program Change messages from cubase 8 pro to my stage 3 via usb and then from the external section a "Send on load" program change to a microfreak synth through midi. When I attempt to change a program, it causes both of my devices connected via midi to start flashing uncontrollably and get stuck (no button response). This does not happen when I set the external section's "send on load" to off. I think this might be some kind of accidental loop I might be creating but I am also posting here after trying to eliminate the problem for hours to no avail and hoping somebody knows if this is a known bug or something of my doing. thanks

[baekgaard]

My guess: If you "send on load" a program change, it will also be sent back to your Cubase host. If that is in loop-back mode (likely) it will send another program change to the NS3, which then sends one back to Cubase, ad nauseam...

So you may have to filter out those program changes in Cubase or maybe try to use a separate channel for your microfreak, or some such.

[Arsenio]

That is probably the problem. The question here is why does "send on load" send out a pc message through the usb when the external section is strictly for connecting through midi cables? Unless you can also control an external device with the external section through usb as well?

[baekgaard]

The two connectors USB and DIN MIDI are treated equal in the NS3; they always send out the same information and react in the same way to input.

You may for instance want to use the external section to control a soft-synth. I believe some people use e.g. Mainstage or Ableton or other such solution to add to the sonic palette, and you obviously want to connect your host computer via USB instead of hauling out a DIN MIDI interface just for that.

So the current behaviour makes sense to me and is probably useful for many with soft-synths

[Elias]

I recently noticed something happening every once in a while: The pitch bend is off on organ, but it still bends up and down by two semitones. I have only just started noticing this behaviour so I'll see where this goes... Not really a big issue but strange nonetheless.

[zedogas]

Hi everyone. Please watch my video, and help if u can. I talk in brazilian portuguese but u you will notice the bizarre error/bug in nord stage 3 ha 88 brand new acquired less than 3 months. 2.54 software formatted and I put the factory sounds. thank so much... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWkZM49MnCk

[baekgaard]

Hi everyone. Please watch my video, and help if u can. I talk in brazilian portuguese but u you will notice the bizarre error/bug in nord stage 3 ha 88 brand new acquired less than 3 months. 2.54 software formatted and I put the factory sounds. thank so much... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWkZM49MnCk

I dont speak Brazilian Portuguese, so I have no idea what you're saying. But if your Nord makes the sounds in the video, it is broken. It is surely not a normal or well known problem, and could maybe even be a hardware issue.

Contact your local Nord support and send them the video and I'm sure they can help you.

If you think this is particular to the settings you use, you need to share with us the program you're using so that we could test under the same conditions.

But I would strongly recommend you talk to your local Nord support.

[zedogas]

Hi everyone. Please watch my video, and help if u can. I talk in brazilian portuguese but u you will notice the bizarre error/bug in nord stage 3 ha 88 brand new acquired less than 3 months. 2.54 software formatted and I put the factory sounds. thank so much... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWkZM49MnCk

I dont speak Brazilian Portuguese, so I have no idea what you're saying. But if your Nord makes the sounds in the video, it is broken. It is surely not a normal or well known problem, and could maybe even be a hardware issue.

Contact your local Nord support and send them the video and I'm sure they can help you.

If you think this is particular to the settings you use, you need to share with us the program you're using so that we could test under the same conditions.

But I would strongly recommend you talk to your local Nord support.

Ok,

[Mr_-G-]

Does that happen only with that ballad piano sound? I wonder if it is a corrupted file. Have you tried deleting it, load a different piano and test again? If everything OK, load the ballad piano but from the Nord site.