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hey, I compared the sounds with Samplelibrary. They are devoid of the upper band.
the movie is in Polish, but I added subtitles. take a look!
https://youtu.be/vS_omTza5gU?si=qo7-EW8THb5tpwe0

Subtitles were in Polish as well. Automatic translation is a mess in my eyes - I don't understand a lot. But maybe, you were stating that above 10 kHz, there is a loss in signal after having sampled a sound.

I'm pretty sure I don't hear a lot above 12 kHz so I won't be able to hear what you seem to be hearing. Do you think that is an issue for live use or more of a problem when using a Nord in a studio?

Try listening to example 8:50
This is not a loss of signal that only bats can hear.
This is, of course, a detail, but I'd love to find out about the compression used by Nord Because if we don't mind it, it's very good.

Interrestin topic by all means. Just like you, I'd love to learn more about the signal processing methods.

I can easily hear a difference on the example at 08:50. So it's audible, but is it significant? Don't think so. The sample still works. And the difference can be semi well compensated by boosting high frequencies.

(Don't take this as a "shut up, Nords are great instruments" type of post. Write whatever you want to.)

I was able to use the subtitles with auto-translation.

From about 6:39 in the video, the author samples a virtual instrument with a lot of high frequency information. The Nord Stage 2 handles it just fine, but the newer models (Nord Wave 2, Nord Stage 4) have an audible drop off in high frequency content.

I think having someone with a Nord Stage 4 or Nord Wave 2 redo the test would mean a lot.

I can think of some things to check. I mean, besides what the video hints at, that the nsmp4 format is drops too much info and it's bad compression. Things to check -

1. What is the dynamics setting used in the Nord Sample Editor? An un-exported sample project, when it's saved, has these values even if the Nord Sample Editor does not show them.
2. Double check the obvious stuff: the Nord Wave 2 and Stage 4 have a different synth engine. My Keys to Music did side-by-side comparison (link). Are any filters throwing off the comparison?
3. What gear is sitting in the chain from the Nord Stage 4 output to the final capture in the video?

dmamfmgm wrote:[*]Double check the obvious stuff: the Nord Wave 2 and Stage 4 have a different synth engine. My Keys to Music did side-by-side comparison (link). Are any filters throwing off the comparison?

That was super interesting. I was a little annoyed that he didn't state the obvious: The main difference between the Stage 3 and the Stage 4 is that the Stage 3 SuperSaw is permanently in "Unison 3" mode (which also makes it stereo). The Stage 4 SuperSaw isn't "not as stereo" — it's just plain MONO unless you switch on Unison. Once he turned that on on the 4, the Stage 4 turned stereo and too bright — I'm going to assume that the sound difference became negligible and the EQ change was actually unnecessary.

So in that example, the Stage 4 merely gives the option of removing Unison (being off by default), which the Stage 3 does not.