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ZeroZero wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025, 20:32
Whatever. I can critisize the Stage 4 if i wish- this is a forum. I tried the Roland V stage it is a better product all round except for one mission critical thing (for me) the Piano orientated action was too tough for Hammond. It was reminiscent of my years on a Roland 700NX - superb action for piano.
Nord gets sometimes defended like a cult sometimes IMO, it can't even load all it's sounds.
I leave it there.
Z
Of course you can, this is a free forum, then other member can respond to your criticisim as well, for the same principle and it's all OK.
It is not about "defending Nord as a cult", rather trying to stick to facts and trying to explain that every product has its plus and minuses, then the choice is ours.
About V-Stage: can it load all available Roland Cloud expansions in its internal memory? Is there any similar keyboard that can load all its available sounds?
Asking for improvements is OK, ranting about the lack of them a bit less effective IMO: would it be better if Nord keyboards could load/swap programs and samples using a USB memory key, as other keybords do? Probably yes, but currently they don't and when you buy a Nord you know it.
cgrafx wrote: ↑29 Jul 2025, 00:27
Ok.. so you own a stage 4 compact with the semi-weighted keybed (that explains a lot). That keybed is going to get flat piano sounds, specifically because of the limitations of the keybed (great for organ and passible for synth, not great for piano stuff). The difference between my Stage 3 compact and my Piano 5 is night and day. See my previous posts about this. The difference between playing my stage 3 from the piano 5 is also night and day. This is specifically because of the differences in the way the mechanics of the weighted action are translated and drive the dynamics of the piano sound engine.
Asking a single keyboard to be best of class for all uses is a pipe dream (something has to be compromised). That's never going to work out the way you wish for. There is a reason a B3 doesn't have a weighted keybed on it. You don't physically play a weighted action keybed the way you play on a semi-weighted or synth keybed. They may look like the same thing, but they are completely different instruments.
You don't play a 12-string guitar the same way you play a 6-string guitar. Yes, the fretboard and frets are the same, but they are also two very different instruments.
No it's an 88. Anyways... I respect people disagree. There is a LOT that could be better about this board. I acknowledge it has top spot, a fantastic layout, but it can be much better. I think the keybed is a good compromise (88). Better than the Roland V stage (which is too pianistic) for all round tasks. The V stage has a much better VDU, it has a better resolution, is larger and much easier to engage with. It has beeter control over sounds. I don't see the need for the "over lips" on the stage type keys though, on this or any other multi-keybed. They are not required on a piano it's just custom and for organ sweeps they cut the hand.
