Classic Rock and other programs - Set 3
Posted: 07 Jul 2018, 17:42
I just purchased a Nord Stage 3 and working quickly to recreate all the patches I had on my Stage 2 before selling it. Most of the classic programs are fairly simple, but I thought some of you might appreciate saving a little time with something to start with and tweak. Note that most of my programs use the control pedal morph even if only to bring instruments in and out of a mix.
With some of these programs you may need to relink the piano(s) to what you have in your Stage 3, as one of the first things I did when I got my Stage 3 was replace some pianos with smaller files to add more - I have 48 at this time.
All sample locations below 250 are pre-loaded Stage 3 locations that I don't mess with. Even if I delete samples from the stock collection to add space, I keep those sample locations open and load new samples in locations 250 and above. The programs below use all the "stock" samples except for my program using "WarmPad2_CL stereo 3.0.nsmp3" in location 254.
It doesn't matter which sample memory locations you store new samples in your Nord Stage 3, just make sure that after you load a program, that you point the Slot A and/or Slot B Synth to the correct sample in your system. For example, if you load WarmPad2 into your sample location 280 (254 in mine), then you just need to point Slot B to 280 rather than 254.
I'll revise this post as needed based on questions, so feel free to comment.
Take care.
Utility Program: My "go to" utility program is a good starting point for other programs. This has piano, strings, bass, and B3 organ with drawbars on the mod wheel. Slot A has all but the bass; Slot B has left handed bass and piano/B3 on the right. Listen through to the end to catch it all: Layered Pianos - I love the character of all of the Nord pianos on their own, but a combination I really like is Grand Lady D with BlueSwede slightly behind it in the mix. This program uses those pianos along with strings and the B3 organ with drawbars on the mod wheel similar to my "Utility W" program. The sample "WarmPad2_CL stereo 3.0.nsmp3" is used in slot 254 but other pads can be used: I put this patch together for a song by EastSouthern called "Whisper" that I originally did on a Stage EX. Though it sounds heavy in effects, I think it fell right into the song well. The first MP3 is an example of the program, the second MP3 is the song by EastSouthern, played straight through with no overdubbing. Bruce Springsteen's "Born To Run" - Left hand B3 and Piano, Right Hand Strings, Piano, B3, and Vibes in sample location 156 (factory pre-loaded). The vibe volume can be brought down using the mod wheel as needed. This might help get you started: Crosby Stills and Nash - Cathedral. At a gig our guitar player sat down at my keyboard to play Cathedral thinking he was only playing piano. Standing next to him to sing, I slid the control pedal over and at times brought in a Cathedral organ and voices without him knowing - he was looking around trying to figure it out. We've known each for over 50 years since grade school, so that's allowed sometimes. Pedal Steel with aftertouch: A cool feature of the OSC controls is being able to tune up an octave and then have control to "bend down" the notes like a pedal steel. Though I usually like to play pedal steel programs using the left hand control of the pitch bar and mod wheel, these programs use aftertouch on the pedal steel to take the notes down a half step and have vibrato with a delay, freeing up the left hand for playing other parts. If you don't want to fade in the pedal steel with the control pedal, you can set the AMP ENV Attack to about 5 to fade it in: Pedal Steel - Pure Prairie League's "Two Lane Highway" with Wurlitzer and Pedal Steel. The MP3 is a live version with our other keyboard player on Rhodes and then me coming in on the pedal steel: Steely Dan's "Pretzel Logic" with Wurlitzer and horns on the control pedal. Turning on the other piano adds the "bass" note to the left hand based on the split: 90+ programs with MP3 examples
nord-stage-3-programs-ns3p-ns3pb-files- ... 15748.html
Classic Rock and other programs - Set 1 (9 programs)
nord-stage-3-programs-ns3p-ns3pb-files- ... 15722.html
Classic Rock and other programs - Set 2 (9 programs)
nord-stage-3-programs-ns3p-ns3pb-files- ... 15723.html
My Pianos and Program List as of April 2020 can be found at --> post130083.html?hilit=program%20list#p130083
With some of these programs you may need to relink the piano(s) to what you have in your Stage 3, as one of the first things I did when I got my Stage 3 was replace some pianos with smaller files to add more - I have 48 at this time.
All sample locations below 250 are pre-loaded Stage 3 locations that I don't mess with. Even if I delete samples from the stock collection to add space, I keep those sample locations open and load new samples in locations 250 and above. The programs below use all the "stock" samples except for my program using "WarmPad2_CL stereo 3.0.nsmp3" in location 254.
It doesn't matter which sample memory locations you store new samples in your Nord Stage 3, just make sure that after you load a program, that you point the Slot A and/or Slot B Synth to the correct sample in your system. For example, if you load WarmPad2 into your sample location 280 (254 in mine), then you just need to point Slot B to 280 rather than 254.
I'll revise this post as needed based on questions, so feel free to comment.
Take care.
Utility Program: My "go to" utility program is a good starting point for other programs. This has piano, strings, bass, and B3 organ with drawbars on the mod wheel. Slot A has all but the bass; Slot B has left handed bass and piano/B3 on the right. Listen through to the end to catch it all: Layered Pianos - I love the character of all of the Nord pianos on their own, but a combination I really like is Grand Lady D with BlueSwede slightly behind it in the mix. This program uses those pianos along with strings and the B3 organ with drawbars on the mod wheel similar to my "Utility W" program. The sample "WarmPad2_CL stereo 3.0.nsmp3" is used in slot 254 but other pads can be used: I put this patch together for a song by EastSouthern called "Whisper" that I originally did on a Stage EX. Though it sounds heavy in effects, I think it fell right into the song well. The first MP3 is an example of the program, the second MP3 is the song by EastSouthern, played straight through with no overdubbing. Bruce Springsteen's "Born To Run" - Left hand B3 and Piano, Right Hand Strings, Piano, B3, and Vibes in sample location 156 (factory pre-loaded). The vibe volume can be brought down using the mod wheel as needed. This might help get you started: Crosby Stills and Nash - Cathedral. At a gig our guitar player sat down at my keyboard to play Cathedral thinking he was only playing piano. Standing next to him to sing, I slid the control pedal over and at times brought in a Cathedral organ and voices without him knowing - he was looking around trying to figure it out. We've known each for over 50 years since grade school, so that's allowed sometimes. Pedal Steel with aftertouch: A cool feature of the OSC controls is being able to tune up an octave and then have control to "bend down" the notes like a pedal steel. Though I usually like to play pedal steel programs using the left hand control of the pitch bar and mod wheel, these programs use aftertouch on the pedal steel to take the notes down a half step and have vibrato with a delay, freeing up the left hand for playing other parts. If you don't want to fade in the pedal steel with the control pedal, you can set the AMP ENV Attack to about 5 to fade it in: Pedal Steel - Pure Prairie League's "Two Lane Highway" with Wurlitzer and Pedal Steel. The MP3 is a live version with our other keyboard player on Rhodes and then me coming in on the pedal steel: Steely Dan's "Pretzel Logic" with Wurlitzer and horns on the control pedal. Turning on the other piano adds the "bass" note to the left hand based on the split: 90+ programs with MP3 examples
nord-stage-3-programs-ns3p-ns3pb-files- ... 15748.html
Classic Rock and other programs - Set 1 (9 programs)
nord-stage-3-programs-ns3p-ns3pb-files- ... 15722.html
Classic Rock and other programs - Set 2 (9 programs)
nord-stage-3-programs-ns3p-ns3pb-files- ... 15723.html
My Pianos and Program List as of April 2020 can be found at --> post130083.html?hilit=program%20list#p130083
