FAQ in Focus

Q: I try to control the volume of sections in my Stage with MIDI Controller #7 which is the usual CC address to set a volume?

A: CC7 that usually is assigned volume, is not used by the Stage. Instead each and every section/panel has its own volume CC assigned to it. Piano level is CC106, Organ level is 100 etc. Have a look in the Stage manual in chapter 15, for a list of the CC addresses that the Stage uses and recognizes.

To read more FAQ's, visit our FAQ section under the Support tab.

Lionel Richie on stage

2010-09-01From the german TV show Wetten Dass Mallorca comes a clip of Lionel Richie performing on stage with an impressive Nord setup.

Live at the Buenos Aires Museum of Natural History

2010-08-27Esteban Sehinkman is a piano player, composer and producer based in Argentina. Check out his trio, playing live at the Buenos Aires Museum of Natural History, featuring Daniel Pipi Piazzolla on drums, Matías Méndez on bass, and Esteban himself on a Nord Stage 76. Esteban wrote: ”I'd like to be part of the Nord World Archive section, I'm a big fan of Nord products, Best keys ever!!!” Of course man, thanks for sharing the clip.

Great stuff from Israel

2010-08-24Eyal Amir is a 25 year old musician and Nord user from Israel. He sent us this great clip of Project RNL, covering the Blur song “Song 2”. Project RnL is a new entity from Israel, led by multi personality vocalist Ray Livnat.

The band was founded in 2010, and performs a mixture of original songs and new versions of familiar ones. Eyal, the producer and keyboard player for the project, uses his Nord Stage Classic for most of his choices of sound, as can be shown in the video.

C2 review in Downbeat

2010-08-19The Nord C2 has been reviewed in the 2010 August issue of Downbeat, one of the most famous and respected Jazz magazines on the planet. Read the entire review right here.

Baldessari plays Sakamoto

2010-08-17Luca Baldessari sent us a clip of him playing the exquisite and very delicate song 'Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence' by Ryuichi Sakamoto. It is performed live on a Stage EX 88 and the performance is really mind blowing! Well done Luca, and thanks for sharing.
Visit Luca on his website.

On stage with João Pedro Pais

2010-08-11At the age of 38 João Pedro Pais is one of the most charismatic Portuguese artists. Above pictured on the 'Rock In Rio' venue.

Since his debut João has released five albums, touring with great international names as well as achieving Platinum awards and ''Globo de Ouro'' in both Best Singer and Best Song categories.

Why Brett chose Nord

2010-07-15Brett Lindeman, talented keyboardist currently playing with Kate Voegele, shares a video where he explains why he chose Nord.

Piano Library videos

We have uploaded four new video demos with Davide Rossi playing new impressive sounds from the Nord Piano Library v5. See them all here.

Customer quotes

2010-06-02Some customer quotes from the release note of Nord Piano Library v5:

''the clips sound quite impressive! Can't wait to load them on the Stage EX''

- Pabl Barrios Martí

''And very kind of you to include small samples for us Classic users... Thank you!''

- Kalle Waaktaar-Kahrs

''Like the Electro 3 compatibility!''

- Davide Manca

''Thanks guys - a painless OS & Sound Manager upload & fab new e-pianos - they sound gorgeous .... love the approach to S/M/L acoustics & will be trying those tomorrow - I love your approach to upgrades & am so glad I invested in Nord :o)''

- Cohen Brothers

Nord Catalog 2010

The Spring 2010 catalog is out, filled with the latest Nord essentials. Read about the Stage EX, Electro 3 and of course the steaming hot Nord C2 Combo organ. Click image to download.

News archive

You can find our archive with selected Nord World news here.

OS Update for the Nord Piano

2010-08-24The Nord Piano OS has been updated to version 1.28. This update fixes an issue that could cause notes played on the Piano to be double triggered. This bug could also cause missing note-off messages when controlling external units, which then could exhibit "hanging" notes.

More information can be found on the Nord Piano Update History page.

Get the update in the Download area.

Nord driver software now on Windows Update

2010-07-08In our efforts to make our units and applications as easy as possible to use, we have now added our WHQL certified driver to the Microsoft Windows Update system.

This means that if you use the compatible Nord units with a XP, Vista or Windows 7 computer, the driver can be automatically updated using Windows Update if the computer is connect to the Internet.

Note: The Nord Stage Classic, Nord Stage EX, Nord Electro 3, Nord Piano, Nord C2 and the Nord Wave use the driver that is compatible with Windows Update. The most recent Clavia USB driver version for these units is v3.00.

For more information about the update procedure, download the Windows Update Installation PDF.

New C2 Organ demos

2010-07-01Our dear friend Christian Martirano added some new, spectacular demos in the C2 Combo Organ section. Make sure you check them out, for some serious organ struttin' inspiration!

OS Update for the Nord Stage EX

2010-06-28The Nord Stage EX OS has been updated to version 6.04. This update contains an adjusted velocity balance between the black and the white keys. More information can be found on the Nord Stage EX Update History page. Get this update in the Download area.

180+ vintage keyboard sounds added in the Nord Sample Library

2010-06-18With a total of 181 new sounds in the Nord Sample Library, this addition gives a whole new perspective for the Electro 3 and Wave users. With sounds from some of the most appreciated vintage synthesizers and string machines, even the hard core analog fans will have plenty to choose from.

Gear up and load your Nord keyboard with some spectacular Logan, Eminent and Crumar string machine samples. Or why not the best of the best from the 80's with the Polymoog, Trident, VP-330, JX-3P and the classic GS-1 FM synthesizer along with the really cool RMI Electra 368x electric piano.

Download the sounds in the Sample Library area.

OS Updates for Electro 3 and Stage Classic

2010-06-16We are very pleased to announce the OS updates that enable the Nord Stage Classic and the Nord Electro 3 to benefit from the v5 platform, with the new great v5 Piano sounds, the new Sound Manager 5.30 and the v3.00 Windows Hardware Quality Labs certified USB driver.

The 5.30 Sound Manager is required to be able to load the v5 Piano sounds. The Windows version of the Manager also has a self-contained installer for a new WHQL certified USB driver. The installer automatically checks your computer for installed drivers, and replaces these with new version if necessary.

Get the new Stage and Electro 3 OS along with the Sound Manager v5.30 in the Download Area. The new pianos can be found here.

OS Update for the Nord C2 Combo Organ

2010-06-08The Nord C2 OS has been updated to v1.32, including a major enhancement of the reverb algorithm and to the voice allocation algorithm that affects the pipe organ (the other organ models have full polyphony). Previously during certain circumstances, if you used a lot of stops and couplers, and then played some intense music - perhaps using both hands and a foot on the Pedal Keys 27 - notes could inadvertently become silenced.

The method with which the keyboard activates the pipe organ sounds has also been enhanced. This enables you to benefit from the High trigger point (fast setting in the System Menu). Previously the pipe organ was always triggered on the lower keyboard switch, regardless of the setting of this System parameter. Read more about the OS changes on the C2 Update History page.

Get this important update in the Download area.

Nord Piano Library v5 release!

2010-05-31V5 is a new platform for the Nord Piano sounds, a platform that was developed originally for the Nord Piano. This functionality and the sounds are now available for the Stage EX, Stage Classic and the Electro 3.

The v5 platform includes both new and re-mastered sounds in the highly acclaimed Nord Piano Library, a new version of the Sound Manager with an integrated USB driver installer (Windows versions only) and a new OS for the Stage EX series. The USB driver is not only signed by us as a trusted publisher known by Microsoft, it is furthermore WHQL certified which means that you will not have to endure the warning dialogs during installation anymore.

Read more about, and above all, have a good listen to the sounds on the Piano Library v5 pages.

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String Resonance and Pedal Noise demos

2010-05-27Aren't you curious on how the String Resonance and the Pedal Noise functionalities sound like in the Nord Piano? We thought you might be, so we've made a few audio demos to showcase these great features. The demos can be found on the Nord Piano information page.