JAM Duo are always looking for new ways to improve their music and quality of offering for their clients.
Having purchased a Yamaha Electric Cello at the start of 2022 and with this being such a success we decided the next improvement should be with our piano. Alongside our Yamaha Digital Piano we now have a fabulous Nord Stage Piano 3 which is, to be blunt, probably about the best stage piano money can buy.
With its trademark Red Case, the Nord Stage Piano is known the world over and appears on just about every stage from Glastonbury to Nashville.
Nord Stage Piano 3
The Nord Stage 3 is the fifth generation of the successful Stage series continuing our vision of the ultimate instrument for the performing musician.
This outstanding new flagship instrument features the latest award-winning technologies including the Nord Lead A1 Synth Engine with sample playback, the acclaimed Nord C2D organ, a greatly enhanced Piano Section and extensive hands-on Effects – all in one exceptional performance keyboard.
Performance/General
- OLED-displays for Program and Synth section
- Seamless transitions when changing programs
- Extended Split functionality with optional Crossfade
- Song List Mode
- Extended Morph Destinations
Piano section
- Doubled memory (2GB) for the Nord Piano Library
- Greatly expanded polyphony (120 voices)
- Creative Filter presets
- Layer category
Synth section
- Nord Lead A1 Synth Engine with Sample playback
- Dedicated OLED display for Oscillator functions
- Expanded Memory (480 MB) for the Nord Sample Library 3.0
- Extended Polyphony
- Super Wave category (S-wave)
Organ section
- Nord C2D Organ Engine
- 2 new Pipe Organ models
- Model 122 Vintage Rotary Speaker – available per Slot
- Physical Drawbars for Nord Stage 3 Compact
Effects
- Improved Delay with added Feedback filters and Analog Mode
- Filter Mode with Resonance
- Separate Compressor per Slot with Amount and Fast mode
- Separate Reverb per Slot with Bright mode
Nord Piano 5
To complement our Stage 3 we have recently purchased a Nord Piano 5 which has some updated piano sounds and further improves our sound quality at weddings. The Piano 5 is, for our purposes, ideal for weddings leaving the Stage 3, now a couple of years old, to be more permanently housed in our recording studios.
Details of the Piano 5
The latest edition of the award-winning Nord Piano series is equipped with dual piano engines, dual sample synths and twice the memory of the previous generation. With the combination of a premium Triple Sensor keybed and exclusive Virtual Hammer Action Technology, the portable Nord Piano 5 delivers an exceptional playing experience.
Highlight features
General
- 88-note Triple Sensor keybed with grand weighted action
- 73-note Triple Sensor keybed with grand weighted action
- Nord Virtual Hammer Action Technology
- Advanced Layering (2 Pianos + 2 Sample Synths)
- Advanced KB Split with optional crossfades
- Seamless Transitions
- OLED display for excellent overview
Effects
- High quality stereo effects modelled after classic stomp boxes
- Reverb with Chorale and Bright/Dark mode
- Delay with Ping Pong mode
Piano section
- 2 independent Piano Layers
- 2x memory for Nord Piano Library
- 120 Voice Polyphony
- Creative piano filters and new Dynamic Compression
- 3 Keyboard Touch options to suit any playing style
- Dynamic Pedal Noise with Nord Triple Pedal
- Advanced String Resonance
- Soft Release
Sample Synth
- 2 independent Sample Synth Layers
- 2x memory for Nord Sample Library
- Soft and Bright filters
- Unison for rich, ensemble sounds
- Tru-Vibrato with real time control
- Round robin for natural sounding repetitions
- Mono and Legato modes with Glide
- Attack, Decay/Release and Dynamic controls