NS4 Panel Versions 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

[vonnor]

Just got my NS4-HA73 from Sweetwater Sound in USA. v2.2 still grey sliders. Not sure what else is different yet.

NS4-HA73 v2.2 Rev-B (US)

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~ vonnor

[Valpurgis]

NS4 (as previous Stage versions) seem to continously be developing/debugging since its introduction last year. In contrast to most other brands I know about this also result in quite a lot of changes in physical panel and also panel labelling. What’s your opinion/experience about how this influences things like user manuals, resale value, availability of features etc?

[WannitBBBad]

I'd appreciate someone providing pictures of the v2.2 organ, piano, synth, and effects sections so they can be compared against v2.1. Thank you!

[Tony Fuzz]

I'd appreciate someone providing pictures of the v2.2 organ, piano, synth, and effects sections so they can be compared against v2.1. Thank you!

Just compare the latest Edition L User Manual to a previous version
The only few things they changed I see:
* “Page Name” under “Store as…” has once again been removed, without being utilized in any firmware..
* “All FX off” (Shift + Organ FX focus) is now “Layer FX off”

And of course the gray faders since 2.1

[WannitBBBad]

Thanks. It would have been nice to get a good picture from each manual for comparison. I'm going through the Google sheet NS4 Issues/Bugs List and finding some references hard to follow with labels changing. The Nord website has a picture of a v2.0 NS4 with gray faders, so possibly it was a switch mid-stream on that one.

Below is a picture taken from the Nord NS4 Operating Manual v1.4X Edition L for future reference.

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[MartinJ2EX]

In contrast to most other brands I know about this also result in quite a lot of changes in physical panel and also panel labelling. What’s your opinion/experience about how this influences things like user manuals, resale value, availability of features etc?

User Manuals do have multiple iterations, idk how this affects the printed version shipped with the board, but digital versions sometimes take a month or longer after a new revision is being shipped afaict.
I suppose most people won’t notice at all.
Therefore, resale value will probably not suffer.
Only people that care for that kind of stuff will notice and maybe ask for a discount if it is a RevA board at this time.

Only real difference is the “close mic” function in RevB and the poly percussion for the B3.
This could easily be accessible via some shift function in RevA, but I guess Nord won’t do it because of the missing labeling. Probably not a real hardware change for these features..

[WannitBBBad]

....Only real difference is the “close mic” function in RevB and the poly percussion for the B3.
This could easily be accessible via some shift function in RevA, but I guess Nord won’t do it because of the missing labeling. Probably not a real hardware change for these features..

It's worth trying for someone with a Rev A. When new button features (shift +) were added to the Stage 3, they worked on mine even though the labeling wasn't there.

[supermingwoe]

Just got my NS4 compact fresh out of the box. Version 2.3.
Can anyone spot the differences between 2.2 ?

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[spradders]

Oh, I've got one of the earliest Stage 4 (still has music-stand bracket holes in the wrong place inside the chassis) ... and I'm surprised at the number of changes looking at the images in the post above. Seems lots of small things; it would be good to see if the functionality works on mine even without the labels and LEDs etc.

[supermingwoe]

I have played a 2.2 version for a week and what I immediately noticed comparing 2.3 is the keybed.
Something changed , might be the springs or something else.
But the feel is that the 2.3 plays tighter, I personally prefer the 2.3 over the 2.2.