Stage 4 piano sounds brighter

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The piano library hasn't changed between the Stage 3 and Stage 4, but listening to all the demo put up the piano sounds all sound brighter to me. Many people talk about the piano on other brands of keyboard sound bright so they cut through in band setting. Does the Stage 4 pianos sound brighter to others? Do the new signal routing on the Stage 4 bring about a bright sound?

[docbop]

Good question. I have the NS4 next to my NS2EX, and played the same piano samples on both boards. The piano sound on the NS4 has more mid frequency as far as I can tell. This is without any EQ or effects, just plain piano sound. I find it much, much better in comparising to my NS2EX.

[cphollis]

One of the key bits of tech in any keyboard is the digital/analog converter, or DAC. Between the various anecdotal reports as well as comparing recordings, the same samples appear to sound markedly better when played on the NS4 than its predecessors. I bet there's a spiffy new DAC in the design.

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I've just got the NS4, and got to play with it for about 30 mins.
My first impression is that the the piano-sound in the NS4 has more mid-frequency’s and sounds more muffled than the NS3.
I have the NS3 on top of the NS4 so it's easy to do a comparison of the two, and I do prefer the aq. piano in the NS3.
Will surely have to get used to the new character, and also there's plenty of eq opportunities.

[WannitBBBad]

I've just got the NS4, and got to play with it for about 30 mins.
My first impression is that the the piano-sound in the NS4 has more mid-frequency’s and sounds more muffled than the NS3.
I have the NS3 on top of the NS4 so it's easy to do a comparison of the two, and I do prefer the aq. piano in the NS3.
Will surely have to get used to the new character, and also there's plenty of eq opportunities.

The Nord manual for the NS4 notes the pianos are optimized when mono bus routing is used, have you noticed a difference there (for the better) that might help explain the new character?

[Valpurgis]

« The Nord Stage 4 comes with a new enhanced collection of Grands, Uprights and Electric Pianos from our exclusive Nord Piano Library…»

https://www.nordkeyboards.com/products/nord-stage-4

Anyone knows what is enhanced, mid-frequency?

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« The Nord Stage 4 comes with a new enhanced collection of Grands, Uprights and Electric Pianos from our exclusive Nord Piano Library…»

https://www.nordkeyboards.com/products/nord-stage-4

Anyone knows what is enhanced, mid-frequency?

Aha...that's the explanation

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The Nord manual for the NS4 notes the pianos are optimized when mono bus routing is used, have you noticed a difference there (for the better) that might help explain the new character?

No I haven't. But I will try later on (not today).

[Nordine]

« The Nord Stage 4 comes with a new enhanced collection of Grands, Uprights and Electric Pianos from our exclusive Nord Piano Library…»

Sorry for this question, does Nord Piano 5 features the same enhancement? I'm waiting for my NP5 to arrive on late June. Thanks.

[catosim]

« The Nord Stage 4 comes with a new enhanced collection of Grands, Uprights and Electric Pianos from our exclusive Nord Piano Library…»

Sorry for this question, does Nord Piano 5 features the same enhancement? I'm waiting for my NP5 to arrive o late June. Thanks.

Yes it does