NordStage EX as MIDI master keyboard

[lamone]

Hello everybody,

first please forgive me my enflish, i'm french, maybe the answer is somewhere on the forum but i didn't find it, sorry.

i'm trying hard to use my old nordstageEX as a midi keyboard for piloting virtual instrument on ABLETON

i use a midi>usb cable, and my nord is recognize in ableton as CME U2MIDI
i did eveything i need to do in ableton but the keyboard is not sending midi stuff or its not recognized correctly in the DAW
actually it doesnt work in garageband neither
i tried to find any drivers but i didnt find anything

i use a macbookpro M2 ventura 13.2.1


could someone help me ?

THANKS A LOT for people who will try to help

thanks.

[FZiegler]

You don't have a direct connection between Nord and computer, so it's perfectly fine to see the converter cable as controller on your computer. And it would be for that CME, too, if ever you need a driver on your computer: certainly not a Nord driver, as MIDI is purely standard.

The only thing you need to do is setting the channels on both sides to your liking - the easiest on the computer side is "all". Maybe a MIDI monitor program on the computer would help to check out if there is any signal transmitted.

[lamone]

thanks for your answer,
actually i don't know if i need to use the external section, or if i need to configure some stuff in the MIDI MENU section

[maxpiano]

thanks for your answer,
actually i don't know if i need to use the external section, or if i need to configure some stuff in the MIDI MENU section

Yes, you probably want to set up and enable the Extern or use the Panel A/B channels (depending if you need also to record NS itself, I recommend the Extern if you only need to use it as a master for DAW/VST), check the MIDI section of the NS EX manual or read this The Nord Stage MIDI Tutorial

[anotherscott]

If for this project you're ONLY using it to play virtual instruments, then you don't need to use External sections... in fact, it's better if you don't, because then you can use ALL the Nord controls to control your VSTs (i.e. the drawbars, the knobs, which you can define/map on the receiving end to do whatever you need them to do).

If you're not getting MIDI to your computer using your MISI-USB adapter, double-check that you haven't mixed up the In and Out MIDI connectors, people do that a lot. You can also use a printer-style USB cable to connect your Mac to the Nord, that will work for MIDI as well.

[maxpiano]

You can also use a printer-style USB cable to connect your Mac to the Nord, that will work for MIDI as well.

Nope, Nord Stage EX has no support for USB MIDI, it is only for OS updates and Nord Sound Manager.

[anotherscott]

You can also use a printer-style USB cable to connect your Mac to the Nord, that will work for MIDI as well.

Nope, Nord Stage EX has no support for USB MIDI, it is only for OS updates and Nord Sound Manager.

Are you sure? That would mean it's an error on Nord's web site, which says it does have that feature:

https://www.nordkeyboards.com/products/ ... ison-chart

[changearound]

You can also use a printer-style USB cable to connect your Mac to the Nord, that will work for MIDI as well.

Nope, Nord Stage EX has no support for USB MIDI, it is only for OS updates and Nord Sound Manager.

Are you sure? That would mean it's an error on Nord's web site, which says it does have that feature:

https://www.nordkeyboards.com/products/ ... ison-chart

It's an error on Nord's website. I just checked, my Stage EX does not send midi over usb.