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If you download NS4 factory restore file and change extension in rar you could have new pianos:
I've tried substituting White piano and it' s all ok.

Interesting !

some of them are one year old, already in the NP5, but other are really new (Feb 2023) like

EP8 Nefertiti from 6.0 to 6.2
Wurlitzer1 from 5.3 to 6.3
Bambino from 5.4 to 6.2

I don't think the version bumps for pianos already in the library necessarily include enhancements for any instrument other than the one they're intended for, the Nord Stage 4 in this instance. I don't think there are any sonic enhancements, they won't have gone out and resampled anything - if that's what people think - the newer 'samples' are just tweaked to support new features on the instrument - such as the compression control.

I suspect if you compared new and previous versions with a diffchecker you'd see minimal differences.

But good sleuthing and interesting nonetheless

See also this thread: general-nord-forum-f29/piano-library-ne ... ml#p159811

dcjams wrote:I don't think the version bumps for pianos already in the library necessarily include enhancements for any instrument other than the one they're intended for, the Nord Stage 4 in this instance. I don't think there are any sonic enhancements, they won't have gone out and resampled anything - if that's what people think - the newer 'samples' are just tweaked to support new features on the instrument - such as the compression control.

Agreed.
Only interesting for non-Stage4 users if the size is smaller

Or when the OS of the Nord keyboards will upgrade to use some of the new features if possible.

Fred

cookie wrote: Only interesting for non-Stage4 users if the size is smaller
Fred

There is quite a big difference in the file size of the White Grand, so it might be very interesting for many users with lack of free space:
White Grand XL 6.1: 256.8 Mb
White Grand XL 6.3: 213.5 Mb

dcjams wrote:I don't think the version bumps for pianos already in the library necessarily include enhancements for any instrument other than the one they're intended for, the Nord Stage 4 in this instance. I don't think there are any sonic enhancements, they won't have gone out and resampled anything - if that's what people think - the newer 'samples' are just tweaked to support new features on the instrument - such as the compression control.

I suspect if you compared new and previous versions with a diffchecker you'd see minimal differences.

But good sleuthing and interesting nonetheless

From a first audition it seems that the level of the white piano is higher: normally I have to pump it with a level near 5 of the compressor. Now without compressor the level is similar to the old file with compressor.