NORD STAGE 2 ANOUNCED

[Cbas]

http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/clav ... 011/126295

EDIT: It's also on the Nord Website now: http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Home

[subwoofed]

It seems a bit fake, but of course I might be wrong :P

Where is the sample section btw?

EDIT:
Every time I look at that work sheet, it seems more and more real. Damn, I'm cancelling the order for my Stage EX 88, getting this instead!

[Johannes]

Fake? Hmmm - If you have a close look on the frontpanel, it is way to well layouted to be a photoshop job!
The sample playback is in the Synth section as far as I can see. Which means you can use the filter etc. on your samples - which is really great IMHO!!
But let's see for the official Nord/NAMM release! And also for the pricing!!
Seems NAMM brought about a budget cut for me ;-()

[mon8169]

looks great!!

The saple section is on the Synth oscilator (see SAMP)

[-Toro-]

damn.... could this really be?....
if so, it's a must have for me! :D
i can't barely wait... like a child on christmas eve, hehe...

thanx Cbas for sniffing this up! but still i wonder why it's not announced on nordkeyboards.com?..

[spookyman]

Most Brands (like Korg for the new Kronos) still have no official announce on the respective homepage...I think we'll have to wait until tomorrow morning, to see the first official pictures.

[djtomy.d1]

And here IT IS...
http://www.gearjunkies.com/news_info.php?news_id=5973

Seeling my EX :D Thoght I prefer its color sheme

[Johannes]

cool!!
So finally there will be some NS EX on the 2nd hand market - so far there haven't been many! Will see how that will drive down prices...hopefully not too much!!

[djtomy.d1]

I have 6 months old, never used outside the studio Stage 76ex... What price do you recommend?

...if there is someone interested just send PM :D

[Cbas]

Yeah it definitly seems real.
This keyboard is really a dream come true. I'm gonna sell my classic and buy this bad boy.

The only thing that worries me, is that I am only interested in a stage 2 compact(73). And it seems the controlpanel is a bit wider than on the classic/EX in the Main and synth section. So I am worried that the controls will not fit on a compact. But it would be a big mistake not to make a compact version, as I know alot of people are mostly interested in the compact.
Also the compact might come out later than the 88, so I would have to wait longer.

There is also pricing. I hope it will cost around the same as a current EX, but who knows.

And lastly. I'm not too fond of the colorscheme. I liked both the classic and the EX's schemes better. The stage 2 seems like a mix between the two, that I don't really like.