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

[FZiegler]

So this applies to the NS4 Compact, right?

[supermingwoe]

Yes, NS4 compact.

And comparing with my NS2 EX compact, a huge difference. The NS2 EX compact keybed feels more light to play and have noisy springs. Must be the age.

[supermingwoe]

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

Seems like they removed the arrow next to “Analog” for the Delay button. This goes along with the firmware not having an option to long press for Analog Delay mode.

[JoshuaLevi]

I can't speak for soundxplorer, but I bought my Nord Stage 4 Compact v2.1 Rev B on 6 February in Gothenburg, Sweden.

What color are the volume sliders? Also grey?

[WannitBBBad]

I can't speak for soundxplorer, but I bought my Nord Stage 4 Compact v2.1 Rev B on 6 February in Gothenburg, Sweden.

What color are the volume sliders? Also grey?

I believe the grey sliders were introduced sometime during the v2.0 Rev B rollout.

[MartinJ2EX]

....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.

Following up on RevA/RevB firmware behavior differences:

I already tried Shift+”xx” … at this time, new functionality from RevB is not accessible with RevA.
This includes
* Rotary Ambient/Close stored per patch (RevA is global in sound settings)
* Poly Mode for B3 percussion

[hughes]

....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.

Following up on RevA/RevB firmware behavior differences:

I already tried Shift+”xx” … at this time, new functionality from RevB is not accessible with RevA.
This includes
* Rotary Ambient/Close stored per patch (RevA is global in sound settings)
* Poly Mode for B3 percussion

Thanks for reporting this important info.

It is quite strange actually, unless Rev B also provides some additional computing power and/or memory space (for firmware to accomodate the additional code required or for Programs) that may justify why Rev A cannot support those features.

[hughes]

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.

Following up on RevA/RevB firmware behavior differences:

I already tried Shift+”xx” … at this time, new functionality from RevB is not accessible with RevA.
This includes
* Rotary Ambient/Close stored per patch (RevA is global in sound settings)
* Poly Mode for B3 percussion

Thanks for reporting this important info.

It is quite strange actually, unless Rev B also provides some additional computing power and/or memory space (for firmware to accomodate the additional code require or for Programs) that may justify why Rev A cannot support those features.

Many thanks, I agree.
Same with Panel Rev 1.4.
I tried it with every OS update with shift-function, holding the button long and by changing the global parameter and saving the patch, but it didn‘t work.
Important: The actual manual 1.4x ignores this change and does not describe this function correctly for older Panel versions.

Edit: I reported this to Nord support and keep you informed.
Edit 2: 14. Feb 2025, I‘m still waiting.

[Mighty Motif Max]

Any additional changes anyone is aware of with panel v. 2.3, besides the analog delay labeling and possibly some keybed spring differences with the Compact? I am hoping I'll end up with the latest panel version when I buy one, but it seems like there's been quite a few revisions thus far, which makes me a bit hesitant should they add some important features that won't work on older revisions (mainly thinking about the midi stuff).

[Mighty Motif Max]

Any additional changes anyone is aware of with panel v. 2.3, besides the analog delay labeling and possibly some keybed spring differences with the Compact? I am hoping I'll end up with the latest panel version when I buy one, but it seems like there's been quite a few revisions thus far, which makes me a bit hesitant should they add some important features that won't work on older revisions (mainly thinking about the midi stuff).

I am not aware of any. Based on posts, v2 2 was around August '24 and v2.3 was around December '24. You could very well get a v2.2 if purchased today, but the seller might be able to tell you before purchasing.