Stage 2 vs Piano 2

[Tolotos]

Hello,

is there some feature/function the Nord Piano 2 has and the Nord Stage 2 not ?


Yours Tolotos

[sakari]

action is different, at least.

[anotherscott]

And the Piano comes with the triple pedal, which you'd have to buy separately on the NS2.

[tutenchamun]

the piano has less sample memory (only 128mb compared to the 380mb of the STII) - piano memory is the same (500mb)
the sample section only holds 99 sample slots (compared to the STII 999)
and only has 16 voices polyphony (compared to the 18 voices poly of the STII)
as fr as I found out, the piano is not 2 part multitimbral (as the STII is) - not sure though
the effects section is not as powerful, lacks EQ as well as a master effects section

here is my very personal view: the STII is 200% more instrument (a little NordWave + a small C2) for 50% more price.
plus multilayering, decent splitting, along the very powerful sample library - you will soon find it to be a limitation to only have 128mb available SampleLib memory.
to my eyes, the StageII is a bargain compared to the Piano - or the Piano is expansive compared to the flexibility and options you get with the StageII (sound wise)

... just my 50c ... have phun, enjoy ...

[tutenchamun]

action is the same btw. ... try !

if you bargain, I'm sure you will be able to squeeze out the triple pedal as well ... as you will be shopping for additional controller pedals anyway (rotary speaker, etc.) - consider the moog EPII, btw ...

[Tolotos]

Thanks for the information!

Buying the triple pedal is not the world compared to the price of the Stage 2. So it will be a Stage 2!

Thanks again
Tolotos

[fizikisto]

Tolotos,
I got interested in the Nord when the Nord piano 2 first was announced. I knew I wanted one. I loved the sounds on the demos I heard, and felt I'd adapt to the action pretty well (Holy crap I spent a couple of hours playing my yamaha P250 last night for the first time in a couple of months and the action felt SOO heavy compared to the NS2! I need to get some tiny little dumbells or something to work out my fingers . When I decided to buy the Nord Piano, I had to wait a couple of months before it would be available, and that gave me time to learn about the NSII. It was really out of my price range, but it has SO much more value for the money. So I bit the bullet and bought one. It's such a joy to play.

I'm not an organ guy or a synth guy, and I didn't think I'd use those sections that much. But I play with them all the time, Even though I don't have any idea what I'm doing, I've created some awesome sounds with my NS2. It's just fun (Recently I discovered the wine glasses patch which I tweak and layer over the bosendorfer....soooo cool sounding Anyway, I hope you enjoy your new board. I don't regret going with the higher priced NS2 one bit. I bet you'll love yours when you get it.

[zarquon]

It is a real puzzle to me that the Piano 2 exists as a separate product. My only explanation is that it is a way of extract money from people who play classical piano and would only use the piano, and so would rather get an instrument that appears to be catered to them.

[anotherscott]

You're right in that it does cater specifically to piano players, and I think that some people may find the simpler panel operation of the Nord Piano less overwhelming if their needs are simpler. But also, not everyone can afford the $4200 for an 88-key Stage 2 compared to $3000 for a Nord Piano 2... and not everyone needs the synth, MIDI, and organ functions (especially since a serious organ player is likely not going to want to play organ on a weighted action anyway). And considering that the NP2 is only $200 more than the Electro 4HP and adds better piano features, a much better keybed, and split/layer, while only losing the organ (which you definitely don't want to play from the HP keybed), I think the NP2 is the best value in the line for a non-organ player. If only it were lighter! But that's the price of the better feeling action. Other than that, the only real disappointment I have in the NP2 is that you can't play piano from its own keybed while triggering its other sound externally, which probably would have added nothing to the cost.