Nord Stage 2 - Pros & Cons

adequate transportation and convenient conditions of purchase
easy
direct and honest way
good polyphony
storage capacity
advanced features
a simple
straightforward electric keyboard
so much easier and quicker for pianists to manage their effects settings on the fly
it is built to be simple and straightforward
it easily became one of the best stage pianos in the market
far quicker and easier than you might expect
that each sound engine is as impressive as the next
much more user-friendly and easier to use
Nord Stage 2 is easily the best piano engine available
amazing sound and an even more amazing key bed
new pianos
superb organs
improved synthesizer
The organ models and their related effects are superb
the French harpsichord
is superb
underlying sound was good
reliable reviews of the latest and greatest hardware and software technology
portable and versatile and strikes the right balance of features and great
This setting is surprisingly intuitive and can make performances a lot smoother
high-quality and very responsive
build quality of the controls is excellent all round
Preset changing is almost instantaneous
Clavia is a master of layouts
The display is utilized very well
They are excellent and feel extremely good to play
sturdy and comfortable
these presets are well-made
fast licks are easy to play
easily add in vibrato and chorus as well as percussion
Nice for holding a pad beneath any portion of a song
buttons are very responsive
The keys are nicely weighted giving them a completely natural feel
It looks great and it performs even better

Lack of access to Nord Sample Library was another point of criticism
tweaking extra system parameters requires you to look at the screen
pedal noise
slightly uneven
its pipe organ sounds have gone AWOL
not the signal outputs)
but the amount of distortion is unaffected
original stored patch parameter values would pop up when changing parameters
1GB isn t a lot of space
lack of control rears its ugly head again
The internal transformers may be insufficient to protect the internal components
lack of dedicated outs for the individual sections
The lack of user defined split points is the only major omission
Yamaha has no wooden keys
inability to multi-sample and this has certainly caused
fallen to bits after just a few short years of hard use
the sound of my backing tracks is missing
only have a split second to find a sound/patch
outdated keyboard with something new so the youth can inherit the old one
a rating that is too high
nothing worse than playing a keyboard on Sunday that feels awful
No driver required for Mac OS X
Yamaha has no internal storage
RD 2000 is only available in 88 keys
the Nord Stage 3 does not have a sequencer
these settings are only applicable to one panel
the Nord Stage 3 does not come with speakers
no electric piano workstation or not is complete without Reverb Effects
Does Nord Stage 3 Have Weighted Keys
is 120 notes for pianos and 34 notes for synths
lack expression or articulation
find keyboards will feel like they were built poorly and are cheap
slice your fingers while doing glissandos or palm smearing
no they are not over-rated
Stage 3 is its price tag
Nord keyboards so expensive

Nord - Video Reviews (9)

Nord Stage 2 Digital Piano/Keyboard Review - Better Music

Nord Stage 2 Demo & Review - Noodling on some synth presets

Nord Stage 2 - Full Specifications

Type	Stage Digital Piano
Number of keys	88
Touch response	Fully-weighted

Effects	Fully-weighted

Weight	40.79 lb
Width	50.67 in
Depth	13.15 in
Height	4.65 in
Colour of product	Red

Maximum polyphony	60
Reverb settings	6

Ports	MIDI USB
DC-in jack	yes
Headphone jack	yes
Headphone jack type	6.3 mm
Built In Speakers	no
LCD display	no
Pitch-bender	yes
Split	yes
Transpose	yes

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