the Wurlitzer electric piano was also developed during the 1950s. It was developed by another person that was recognized as a music educator named Benjamin Franklin Meisner was responsible for amplified instruments using struck accordion reeds what's electrostatic pickups and an amplification. portable Wurlitzer electric gals were in production by the late-1950s Ray Charles use one on What'd I Say and Sun-Ra used on before that.
Thanks, Craig for this additional background. There is so much history behind all these musical instruments and I find it fascinating. There is so much to learn! Yes, watching the Ray Charles movie "Ray" had that terrific scene where he was first introduced to the Wurlitzer and you can just imagine how it blew is sox off when he first played it.
after having owned many electric guitars and Synths I finally bought my first `keyboard` the Nord Electro 6D 73 and am pleased with it and this channel is a great companion to it ! as is Andertons for Guitars and Sonicstate for Synrhs, Cheers Matey !
Hi Noiselab Project! First, congrats on your first 'keyboard'! And after checking out your channel a bit, I see that it's technically not your first Nord (I saw your Nord Rack 2X). And speaking of your channel, your studio is insane! I have no idea how you keep track of it all but it's fantastic! I think your new Nord will be a great compliment to your live jams and such as it has some nice 'on the fly' options when playing. Oh, and I just subscribed to your channel and look forward to whatever you come up with next. Thanks for watching!
Great video. Here's a tweak for the "Light My Fire" sound. On the recording, Larry Knechtel doubled the bass part. Add your fav bass sample in the synth section to the Panel along with the EP used for the Fender Piano Bass (e.g. sample 128, "Fender Prec Direct"). Assign the Wheel to morph the volume from 0 to approx -2.5 dB. That allows you to dial in the amount of Fender bass to the Rhodes Piano Bass - to taste.
@@Blueguitar007 Great point. This tweak is relevant for NS3. Marc does great videos various Nord keyboards, and I didn't realize I'd wandered into an NE5 forum when I posted.
It’s a bit hard to find, but there is a whole bundle of Vox and Farfisa patches for classic 1960s songs available on the Nord website, made by a guy who seems to have pretty deep knowledge of the Vox. He points out that the original Vox only used four draw bars - with just those pulled plus some eq you can get Light My Fire sounding very close to the record! www.nordkeyboards.com/sound-libraries/product-libraries/stage-pianos/nord-stage-3/voxfarfisa-library
Fascinating video. Very informative, although I'm not sold on your 'Connie' sound for Light My Fire. There is one that seems more true to the record in the Vox / Farfisa Library over at the Nord website, although the sound itself is a Split with an Organ Bass. You need make note of the Upper Sound and copy those settings. As much as this setup is the classic Ray Manzarek sound, the Continental Organ did not prove to be roadworthy and was replaced with a Gibson G 101 for live shows.
Thanks horowizard. Wow, after hearing the Gibson G 101 on a few other videos on RUclips, I can totally hear that Doors sound and I like it! Thanks for sharing this info and for watching/ commenting.
OK, instead of a Rotary Sim, try putting it through the Twin amp emulation. Your split point should be the lowest, so you'll get two and a half Octaves of the Piano Bass. You wouldn't normally have any more. You wouldn't need any more.
Great tips @horowizard and long time no speak! FYI: Sometimes, I make the split point in the middle of the board so that everything fits on camera while magnified. Also, I don't use the Twin amp much but I probably should - it creates such a difference in sound. Thanks
Finally a decent channel that really dives deep into the Nord, I've got a stage 3 88HH and it's a wonderful piece of kit, could you do a video on the synth section? nobody seams to know anything about that section to produce a video tutorial with detail, love your in depth tutorials on the Nord, thanks for your time.
Hi DeanoPiano. Really appreciate your comment here and several others have asked for something similar. You're right, it doesn't seem like there's much out there on this. With that said, I've got content planned in and around the synth and have spent the last few weeks getting myself trained up in preparation for that. I also plan to take a deep dive on the effects as well which I personally find interesting because we talk about effects all the time but rarely spend a minute of thought about their origin, their DNA, their purpose, and best use case for each. More on the way. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for your comment UUNO2002. Yes, the new Vox is quite nice from what I've seen of it thus far. It appears to be a strong offering out of the box.
Bravo 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼 May I suggest showing us how to save & recall it the easiest/quickest on our Nord 5D 61. Or direct us to another one of your videos that speaks to this. Thank You So Much.
Thanks Tommy! Appreciate the comments. Yes, I have a couple of videos that show you how to save sounds on the Nord Stage 3 however. With that in mind, the process is very similar. Check out how I show you how to save sounds from this video: ruclips.net/video/E18TnMOVifo/видео.html (you can also start at the beginning to watch the whole video if you want). Basically, it starts at 3:45 or so. Good luck and if I create a video showing how to save and recall sounds using Nord Electro 5, I'll add to this post. Thanks for watching!
Hi Jape! I see you are now calling me Marc 😜 (inside joke). Yes, these two sounds together present a lethal combination that "just works" and is so much a part of the Doors sound. It's nice to know that as Nord owners, we have this kind of power under our fingertips without having to lug two keyboards around as they did back in the day. It's a nice era to be living in eh? - thanks for your comments today - always appreciated.
@@MyKeysToMusic Yes!!! This sounds combination is just like you defined it: lethal. Better description, impossible!. I'm sorry about your name... I was always a disaster for remembering names and last names. Regarding your name, I always confuse because "My Keys" sounds to me like "Mike Is"... 😄 and when I went to your site a couple of days ago and read your name, I realized I was confused (Mike, Mark, Marc...) 😝 Anyway, I love your videos. Your didactic is perfect! Thank you again MARC !!!! 😄
Hi Jape Music. No worries about the name! I can see how easily it would be for my name to be confused haha. Thanks again so much for your support on the channel! 😄
What I want to know is if there is any way to boost the output of the Nord Vox on an electro 5. I’ve tried everything I got, and it’s still lower in output than all the other organ sounds.
Hello Bee. This may seem a bit too obvious, but did you already try assigning the EQ to the Organ and boosting Bass, Mid, and Treble? In general, if done as a group, it essentially increases the volume through most of the EQ range - you just have to be careful on the mid to adjust to taste as this is a variable option for mid.
Question--is there a way to get piano bass sampling on the left hand split and REGULAR piano on the right hand? Or Hammond-type left hand bass split along with a real piano right hand sampling? Also, do both bass voices have a separate output?
Hi profharp. Thanks for your question. So I think the answer is mostly yes to all your questions except the separate output part. If you own a Nord Electro 5/6, you should have no problem creating a split with a piano bass sample in the left hand AND a regular piano in the right hand. In fact, if you watch the video above, you could simply put a piano instead of an organ in the right hand you'd be good to go. Likewise, you could put an Hammond-type bass in the left hand and a piano in the right hand. However, if you want to use the B3 + Bass option, I think that requires an organ in the right hand to work. I'll have to check that out on my Nord Electro 5 which I'm away from for a week or so. As far as outputs go, there is only a left ande right channel. I believe you could split the outputs and have your left hand/bass coming out of one channel and your piano coming out of the other. But you'd lose your stereo capability. The Nord Stage 3 allows for advanced output routing like this FYI. I'll have to double check all this on my Nord Electro when it's available. Thanks for watching!
Hi Marc, I wonder if every Nord Stage 3 is shipped from Nord warehouse with the dust cover? because I like the dust cover to protect that pricy piece of art.
Hey Litto. So, I believe the Nord Stage 3 comes with a dust cover generally speaking. One came with the Stage 3 HP 76 purchased new from Sweetwater. I recommend you triple check with whomever you plan to purchase one from. Thanks for the question.
Very well done ---- a great tutorial on this ----- (I think that the Nord does a great job on this emulation - but not quite as good as a new Vox Continental).
Hi Thomas! Thanks for being engaged on the channel - appreciate the input. Yes, the new Vox (although I don't possess one), appears to be quite good at emulating the original sounds. I guess you'd expect that since it was the very same company that produced the first version. Thanks for watching!
It's the same company in name only. It's Korg. It really has nothing to do with original Vox roots. That said...its cool on its own, but how theu didn't include reverse keys is a head scratcher.
I know exactly what you are talking about astronavigator1812. If clubs know there is a way to reduce the fee of the band by eliminating more members, then the first to go is the bass player and here comes our left hand to fill the spot. I think that gives us keyboard players a favorable advantage in the workplace. 😎 Sorry bass players. Hmm, I assume Geddy Lee never had this problem seeing how he plays both bass and keyboards - but that's a story for another day.
Hi, I had a Nord Stage 3 Compact and now a Stage 3 HP (I did change cause the key action, much better on HP 76). I never got the pedal noise working on both so I think is something that I'm missing in my setup. I already navigated thru all specific menus, the manual did not help also. Any trick step to make my Piano pedal noise working properly? (I did test in two different pedals, on of those are Nord branded, the other one a generic Roland sustain pedal).
Hi Galeno! You'll need a very specific pedal to get the pedal noise to work properly. You'll need either the Nord Triple Pedal or some have reported that the Korg DS1H pedal also works well. I haven't confirmed this personally. Here is more information on this topic for you: www.norduserforum.com/nord-stage-forum-f3/pedal-noise-without-triple-pedal-t14848.html
And one more note about this. I was able to "sort of" trigger pedal noise just now by going into the sound settings (page 8 on your Nord once you enter sound settings) and change the pedal to "Triple Pedal" (turn the dial all the way to the right). That allowed my regular Nord sustain pedal to trigger the noise a bit. And the sound seemed to have 3 varieties depending on how hard I push the pedal. However, I don't believe any of this works exactly as it was intended to because I'm spoofing the pedal type. So, I still think you need a Triple pedal from Nord to use it as it was intended or maybe the Korg DS1H. Great question by the way.
Had same result here. Definitively is not yet working as expected once the noise are intermittent and abrupt. I will call the store today once they have all this stuff and they are kind to attend this kind of support request. I will let you know the results. Maybe the KORG DS1H works once this pedal has a P10 stereo type connection (looks like they are gradual then just ON/OFF command, what is required to activate properly the pedal noise).
Back on this topic, after testing three different sustain pedal I just decided to go to the Nord triple pedal and voila! The pedal noise, the beauty of the natural pedal on the grand acoustic pianos and also the open dynamic range of the real pedal is finally on my Nord Stage 3! I strongly recommend this device to who loves piano!
Hello Janis. Well, the principle and idea is the same but the Electro 6 does work a bit differently in the way that it splits out the engines. You could take a look at this video and piece it together from what you learn there I think: ruclips.net/video/KOrFoPoBLt4/видео.html. I also have a full training course on the Electro 6 (see links under the video) after which, you'd have no problem setting this up. Thanks for the question and for watching!
@@janiskaulins9572 Ah ok. Well good to know you found something similar. Now that you are on #33, you can tweak it by changing out the bass for an electric piano (Rhodes) if you want to try that. Then you can do a "Store As" and save that program to the end of the list (just follow the screens because it will first ask you to name it, then you click store, and it will as you where to put it, then click store again). Good luck!
Im interested in learning to play keyboard, but my number 1 goal is to just learn all the songs from The Doors. And i really struggle choosing between the nord you use and the new Vox Continental. I want to get the closest sound to the real deal as possible but it needs to be a new keyboard so no vintage one's. Can u please help me decide?
Hi Somebuddyful. Great question here and not easy to answer for me without having my hands on a Vox itself. I a few resources for you to review that may help move the needle one way or the other: ruclips.net/video/7dtGij-FZEQ/видео.html. Then have a read with this thread: forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2937480. Then there is a person who compares both on RUclips but without talking about the Organ sounds directly, unfortunately: ruclips.net/p/PLW12ZGPxeTc7O82I3PuF_0hHaLSazGUHG And finally, here are some organ demo sounds on the vox: ruclips.net/video/FtisVHZgFWQ/видео.html Good luck with your decision and let us know how it goes. Congrats on learning to play the keyboard by the way. There has never been a better era in my opinion than today to learn an instrument between RUclips, all the apps that can train you, long-distance learning and Ecourses, along with the wonderful array of electronic keyboards in the marketplace.
Hi Mike! Sorry for the delay on this. Haven't been able to focus on this question for the perfect combination to use for that. Have you come up with anything yet on this?
My Keys To Music Hi Marc, not yet. I haven’t had free time to play around with it. Once I get a free weekend I’ll try to find something. I know you can save 400 programs. There are 5 song program buttons though. How do you get to 6, 7, 8, etc?
@@mikecampbell4349 This is a terrific question and it may be worth a future video to clarify it. First, this area of the Stage 3 has changed since its release. You may need to update to the later Nord OS versions in order to see first-hand what I'm about to explain. So, programs on the Nord don't go above the 5th digit. Everything is calibrated so that the highest number you can get in any one bank is 55. So it works like this. Programs start with 11 and progress through the lower numbers never using digits 6, 7, 8, 9, or 0. Here is the pattern: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 51, 52, 53, 54, 55. So banks A - P (16 banks) each have 25 storage locations for a total of 400 program locations. These are selectable by the knob and page buttons. In addition, you can also use the buttons 1 through 5 on the keyboard to select programs. Finally, you can specify in the system settings for your Nord to be "Page Base" or use "Numeric Pad" which will change the personality type a bit allowing you two different ways to navigate and select the programs. Like I said, this might be better explained in a video. Thanks for the good question. You can find the system settings for these two options by going to the system settings, page 2.
My Keys To Music A video on this would be great! But this is very good information. I will try to identify these banks the next time I’m at the keyboard. Thanks!! Are you saying I should download version 1.53 first?
@@mikecampbell4349 Mike, based on when you purchase your Stage 3 (and I believe it was within the last two months if my memory is correct), you should have an OS late enough whereby your numbers are calibrated to the latest version. However, with that said, it's generally a good idea to update to the latest OS when you can. I have a video on that here: ruclips.net/video/bkPAmWBnF5c/видео.html&vl=en *Good luck!*
Hi Angelino! Thanks for your question. Unfortunately, there is no way to adjust it beyond 2 semitones up or down. I believe however the Stage 3 will respond to a pitch bend more than 2 semitones if externally controlled from another keyboard controller. Here is the blurb directly from the manual at the bottom of page 32 as it refers to the pitch stick: "PSTICK (Shift + octave Shift left/down button) turns on pitch stick functionality for the synth, in which case the Synth sound can be bent 2 semitones up and down, using the pitch stick." Hope that explains it. Thanks for watching!
There is an easy way to adjust the range on the pitch bend in the NS-3 Sound Settings. Select (Shift + Program/Song Parts Key #2 (for "Sound"), use the Page key to go to setting 4/11. "Synth Pitch Stick Range" and then use the Page dial to select the range in semi-tones up to +/- 12. There are also setting for +2/-12 and +2/-24. When you select range setting other than the default +/-2, the "Range" light under "PStICK" lights up.
Hey there tvnist. I tend to agree that my actual settings here for the Vox emulation is not the best representation. The Stage 3 B3, electric pianos and pianos I think is where things shine a bit brighter for sure.
Hi Uleiosu. We’ll, I agree - especially with the fact the besides the original organ and the sounds it produced, there is the recording equipment to consider, any additional effects that were used, along with Ray’s performance that can never be duplicated. But, it is nice to reflect upon these great times in history and relive a small part of them in a small way to perhaps inspire others to see the greatness within. Selfishly, I’ve come to appreciate all these timeless songs and sounds so much more as a result of these discovery video explorations - much more than I thought I would in fact. Thanks for watching!
Hi Mark, i enjoyed your vid immensely, very professional. In regards to the connie i FUlly agree with you and i like the fact that someone tries really hard to brinG SOME 60’S sound to the masses. So well done. Still when i listen to the uk or italian vox continental i get goosebumps, on the emultated sound i dont get it. i love the fact that the Nord e5 emulates the leslie speaker (i have an original leslie inside my italian organ) which speaker is long forgotten. keep on the good work, there are some who appreciate your work!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and comments Uleiosu! I plan on keeping things up on this for sure and I look forward to the future to see where all this technology takes us. And we'll keep "chasing the goosebumps" 😄
Ur a good teacher
Thanks @Daniel Lewis Appreciate the comment!
Great video. I learn a lot from this. Thank You
Glad to hear it Jah!
the Wurlitzer electric piano was also developed during the 1950s. It was developed by another person that was recognized as a music educator named Benjamin Franklin Meisner was responsible for amplified instruments using struck accordion reeds what's electrostatic pickups and an amplification. portable Wurlitzer electric gals were in production by the late-1950s Ray Charles use one on What'd I Say and Sun-Ra used on before that.
Thanks, Craig for this additional background. There is so much history behind all these musical instruments and I find it fascinating. There is so much to learn! Yes, watching the Ray Charles movie "Ray" had that terrific scene where he was first introduced to the Wurlitzer and you can just imagine how it blew is sox off when he first played it.
after having owned many electric guitars and Synths I finally bought my first `keyboard` the Nord Electro 6D 73 and am pleased with it and this channel is a great companion to it ! as is Andertons for Guitars and Sonicstate for Synrhs, Cheers Matey !
Hi Noiselab Project! First, congrats on your first 'keyboard'! And after checking out your channel a bit, I see that it's technically not your first Nord (I saw your Nord Rack 2X). And speaking of your channel, your studio is insane! I have no idea how you keep track of it all but it's fantastic! I think your new Nord will be a great compliment to your live jams and such as it has some nice 'on the fly' options when playing. Oh, and I just subscribed to your channel and look forward to whatever you come up with next. Thanks for watching!
For Light My Fire, the bass uses triads in the intro. This was one of the very first split patches I saved on my Electro since duuuuh the Doors! 😄
Hi ApollosSynths, thanks for the info on the bass part. It's a good song to split on the Electro for sure. Nord makes it easy. Thanks for stopping by.
I think you meant to say uses a "triad arpeggio in root position for each chord"
@@RubyBandUSA well yeah, it's not a chord...
Great video. Here's a tweak for the "Light My Fire" sound. On the recording, Larry Knechtel doubled the bass part. Add your fav bass sample in the synth section to the Panel along with the EP used for the Fender Piano Bass (e.g. sample 128, "Fender Prec Direct"). Assign the Wheel to morph the volume from 0 to approx -2.5 dB. That allows you to dial in the amount of Fender bass to the Rhodes Piano Bass - to taste.
Great tip @David White I believe this makes a huge difference here with sounds like this. Thanks for your comment and input!
If you split the keyboard you can only do one sound on each half - on the NE5 anyway.
@@Blueguitar007 Great point. This tweak is relevant for NS3. Marc does great videos various Nord keyboards, and I didn't realize I'd wandered into an NE5 forum when I posted.
It’s a bit hard to find, but there is a whole bundle of Vox and Farfisa patches for classic 1960s songs available on the Nord website, made by a guy who seems to have pretty deep knowledge of the Vox. He points out that the original Vox only used four draw bars - with just those pulled plus some eq you can get Light My Fire sounding very close to the record! www.nordkeyboards.com/sound-libraries/product-libraries/stage-pianos/nord-stage-3/voxfarfisa-library
Wow - terrific. I'll check this out and consider a future video on this topic! Thanks for being a subscriber too Modalmixture!
Ya I got that bundle it has Doors and "incense and peppermint", "96 Tears" and others.. Pretty cool.
Fascinating video.
Very informative, although I'm not sold on your 'Connie' sound for Light My Fire.
There is one that seems more true to the record in the Vox / Farfisa Library over at the Nord website, although the sound itself is a Split with an Organ Bass. You need make note of the Upper Sound and copy those settings. As much as this setup is the classic Ray Manzarek sound, the Continental Organ did not prove to be roadworthy and was replaced with a Gibson G 101 for live shows.
Thanks horowizard. Wow, after hearing the Gibson G 101 on a few other videos on RUclips, I can totally hear that Doors sound and I like it! Thanks for sharing this info and for watching/ commenting.
OK, instead of a Rotary Sim, try putting it through the Twin amp emulation. Your split point should be the lowest, so you'll get two and a half Octaves of the Piano Bass. You wouldn't normally have any more. You wouldn't need any more.
Great tips @horowizard and long time no speak! FYI: Sometimes, I make the split point in the middle of the board so that everything fits on camera while magnified. Also, I don't use the Twin amp much but I probably should - it creates such a difference in sound. Thanks
Finally a decent channel that really dives deep into the Nord, I've got a stage 3 88HH and it's a wonderful piece of kit, could you do a video on the synth section? nobody seams to know anything about that section to produce a video tutorial with detail, love your in depth tutorials on the Nord, thanks for your time.
Hi DeanoPiano. Really appreciate your comment here and several others have asked for something similar. You're right, it doesn't seem like there's much out there on this. With that said, I've got content planned in and around the synth and have spent the last few weeks getting myself trained up in preparation for that. I also plan to take a deep dive on the effects as well which I personally find interesting because we talk about effects all the time but rarely spend a minute of thought about their origin, their DNA, their purpose, and best use case for each. More on the way. Thanks for watching!
Good video !
New Vox Continental model is also quite nice instrument.:)
Thanks for your comment UUNO2002. Yes, the new Vox is quite nice from what I've seen of it thus far. It appears to be a strong offering out of the box.
Bravo 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼 May I suggest showing us how to save & recall it the easiest/quickest on our Nord 5D 61. Or direct us to another one of your videos that speaks to this.
Thank You So Much.
Thanks Tommy! Appreciate the comments. Yes, I have a couple of videos that show you how to save sounds on the Nord Stage 3 however. With that in mind, the process is very similar. Check out how I show you how to save sounds from this video: ruclips.net/video/E18TnMOVifo/видео.html (you can also start at the beginning to watch the whole video if you want). Basically, it starts at 3:45 or so. Good luck and if I create a video showing how to save and recall sounds using Nord Electro 5, I'll add to this post. Thanks for watching!
Hi Marc!!! Once again, a GREAT tutorial. I love these two sounds. Thank you for this!!!!
Hi Jape! I see you are now calling me Marc 😜 (inside joke). Yes, these two sounds together present a lethal combination that "just works" and is so much a part of the Doors sound. It's nice to know that as Nord owners, we have this kind of power under our fingertips without having to lug two keyboards around as they did back in the day. It's a nice era to be living in eh? - thanks for your comments today - always appreciated.
@@MyKeysToMusic Yes!!! This sounds combination is just like you defined it: lethal. Better description, impossible!.
I'm sorry about your name... I was always a disaster for remembering names and last names. Regarding your name, I always confuse because "My Keys" sounds to me like "Mike Is"... 😄 and when I went to your site a couple of days ago and read your name, I realized I was confused (Mike, Mark, Marc...) 😝
Anyway, I love your videos. Your didactic is perfect! Thank you again MARC !!!! 😄
Hi Jape Music. No worries about the name! I can see how easily it would be for my name to be confused haha. Thanks again so much for your support on the channel! 😄
Actually you can download a Bass Rhodes sample from the Nord user forum if you want that extra sub directly out of your board
Thanks for the tip here Luis!
What I want to know is if there is any way to boost the output of the Nord Vox on an electro 5. I’ve tried everything I got, and it’s still lower in output than all the other organ sounds.
Hello Bee. This may seem a bit too obvious, but did you already try assigning the EQ to the Organ and boosting Bass, Mid, and Treble? In general, if done as a group, it essentially increases the volume through most of the EQ range - you just have to be careful on the mid to adjust to taste as this is a variable option for mid.
Question--is there a way to get piano bass sampling on the left hand split and REGULAR piano on the right hand? Or Hammond-type left hand bass split along with a real piano right hand sampling? Also, do both bass voices have a separate output?
Hi profharp. Thanks for your question. So I think the answer is mostly yes to all your questions except the separate output part.
If you own a Nord Electro 5/6, you should have no problem creating a split with a piano bass sample in the left hand AND a regular piano in the right hand. In fact, if you watch the video above, you could simply put a piano instead of an organ in the right hand you'd be good to go. Likewise, you could put an Hammond-type bass in the left hand and a piano in the right hand. However, if you want to use the B3 + Bass option, I think that requires an organ in the right hand to work. I'll have to check that out on my Nord Electro 5 which I'm away from for a week or so.
As far as outputs go, there is only a left ande right channel. I believe you could split the outputs and have your left hand/bass coming out of one channel and your piano coming out of the other. But you'd lose your stereo capability. The Nord Stage 3 allows for advanced output routing like this FYI. I'll have to double check all this on my Nord Electro when it's available.
Thanks for watching!
Hi Marc, I wonder if every Nord Stage 3 is shipped from Nord warehouse with the dust cover? because I like the dust cover to protect that pricy piece of art.
Hey Litto. So, I believe the Nord Stage 3 comes with a dust cover generally speaking. One came with the Stage 3 HP 76 purchased new from Sweetwater. I recommend you triple check with whomever you plan to purchase one from. Thanks for the question.
Great info thanks
Glad you like it h2er80. Thanks for watching!
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Thanks!
Very well done ---- a great tutorial on this ----- (I think that the Nord does a great job on this emulation - but not quite as good as a new Vox Continental).
Hi Thomas! Thanks for being engaged on the channel - appreciate the input. Yes, the new Vox (although I don't possess one), appears to be quite good at emulating the original sounds. I guess you'd expect that since it was the very same company that produced the first version. Thanks for watching!
It does not have the versatility of a Nord but it the fastest and easiest of the stage keyboards to use.....
Thomas, that is good to know. Thanks for sharing this - it certainly looks easy from the videos.
It's the same company in name only. It's Korg. It really has nothing to do with original Vox roots. That said...its cool on its own, but how theu didn't include reverse keys is a head scratcher.
O, that's a very usefull thing for us, who plays bass parts =)
I know exactly what you are talking about astronavigator1812. If clubs know there is a way to reduce the fee of the band by eliminating more members, then the first to go is the bass player and here comes our left hand to fill the spot. I think that gives us keyboard players a favorable advantage in the workplace. 😎 Sorry bass players. Hmm, I assume Geddy Lee never had this problem seeing how he plays both bass and keyboards - but that's a story for another day.
Hi, I had a Nord Stage 3 Compact and now a Stage 3 HP (I did change cause the key action, much better on HP 76). I never got the pedal noise working on both so I think is something that I'm missing in my setup. I already navigated thru all specific menus, the manual did not help also. Any trick step to make my Piano pedal noise working properly? (I did test in two different pedals, on of those are Nord branded, the other one a generic Roland sustain pedal).
Hi Galeno! You'll need a very specific pedal to get the pedal noise to work properly. You'll need either the Nord Triple Pedal or some have reported that the Korg DS1H pedal also works well. I haven't confirmed this personally. Here is more information on this topic for you: www.norduserforum.com/nord-stage-forum-f3/pedal-noise-without-triple-pedal-t14848.html
And one more note about this. I was able to "sort of" trigger pedal noise just now by going into the sound settings (page 8 on your Nord once you enter sound settings) and change the pedal to "Triple Pedal" (turn the dial all the way to the right). That allowed my regular Nord sustain pedal to trigger the noise a bit. And the sound seemed to have 3 varieties depending on how hard I push the pedal. However, I don't believe any of this works exactly as it was intended to because I'm spoofing the pedal type. So, I still think you need a Triple pedal from Nord to use it as it was intended or maybe the Korg DS1H. Great question by the way.
Had same result here. Definitively is not yet working as expected once the noise are intermittent and abrupt. I will call the store today once they have all this stuff and they are kind to attend this kind of support request. I will let you know the results. Maybe the KORG DS1H works once this pedal has a P10 stereo type connection (looks like they are gradual then just ON/OFF command, what is required to activate properly the pedal noise).
Back on this topic, after testing three different sustain pedal I just decided to go to the Nord triple pedal and voila! The pedal noise, the beauty of the natural pedal on the grand acoustic pianos and also the open dynamic range of the real pedal is finally on my Nord Stage 3! I strongly recommend this device to who loves piano!
That's the sound check: ruclips.net/video/XcoWGQJo9a0/видео.html
how can u do this on electro 6?
Hello Janis. Well, the principle and idea is the same but the Electro 6 does work a bit differently in the way that it splits out the engines. You could take a look at this video and piece it together from what you learn there I think: ruclips.net/video/KOrFoPoBLt4/видео.html. I also have a full training course on the Electro 6 (see links under the video) after which, you'd have no problem setting this up. Thanks for the question and for watching!
@@MyKeysToMusic Yea i still didnt manage it :) , i found that j:33(blues bass) preset sounds prety close to what i want. But thanks for your help!
@@janiskaulins9572 Ah ok. Well good to know you found something similar. Now that you are on #33, you can tweak it by changing out the bass for an electric piano (Rhodes) if you want to try that. Then you can do a "Store As" and save that program to the end of the list (just follow the screens because it will first ask you to name it, then you click store, and it will as you where to put it, then click store again). Good luck!
Nothing but nothing sounds like a 1965 VOX Continental !
@genem9725 I agree Gene!
Im interested in learning to play keyboard, but my number 1 goal is to just learn all the songs from The Doors. And i really struggle choosing between the nord you use and the new Vox Continental. I want to get the closest sound to the real deal as possible but it needs to be a new keyboard so no vintage one's. Can u please help me decide?
Hi Somebuddyful. Great question here and not easy to answer for me without having my hands on a Vox itself. I a few resources for you to review that may help move the needle one way or the other: ruclips.net/video/7dtGij-FZEQ/видео.html. Then have a read with this thread: forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2937480. Then there is a person who compares both on RUclips but without talking about the Organ sounds directly, unfortunately: ruclips.net/p/PLW12ZGPxeTc7O82I3PuF_0hHaLSazGUHG
And finally, here are some organ demo sounds on the vox: ruclips.net/video/FtisVHZgFWQ/видео.html
Good luck with your decision and let us know how it goes. Congrats on learning to play the keyboard by the way. There has never been a better era in my opinion than today to learn an instrument between RUclips, all the apps that can train you, long-distance learning and Ecourses, along with the wonderful array of electronic keyboards in the marketplace.
Hi Mark, for a song like “Can’t take my eyes off of you”, what piano/strings combination would you use on Nord Stage 3?
Hi Mike! Sorry for the delay on this. Haven't been able to focus on this question for the perfect combination to use for that. Have you come up with anything yet on this?
My Keys To Music Hi Marc, not yet. I haven’t had free time to play around with it. Once I get a free weekend I’ll try to find something. I know you can save 400 programs. There are 5 song program buttons though. How do you get to 6, 7, 8, etc?
@@mikecampbell4349 This is a terrific question and it may be worth a future video to clarify it. First, this area of the Stage 3 has changed since its release. You may need to update to the later Nord OS versions in order to see first-hand what I'm about to explain. So, programs on the Nord don't go above the 5th digit. Everything is calibrated so that the highest number you can get in any one bank is 55. So it works like this. Programs start with 11 and progress through the lower numbers never using digits 6, 7, 8, 9, or 0. Here is the pattern: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 51, 52, 53, 54, 55. So banks A - P (16 banks) each have 25 storage locations for a total of 400 program locations. These are selectable by the knob and page buttons. In addition, you can also use the buttons 1 through 5 on the keyboard to select programs. Finally, you can specify in the system settings for your Nord to be "Page Base" or use "Numeric Pad" which will change the personality type a bit allowing you two different ways to navigate and select the programs. Like I said, this might be better explained in a video. Thanks for the good question. You can find the system settings for these two options by going to the system settings, page 2.
My Keys To Music A video on this would be great! But this is very good information. I will try to identify these banks the next time I’m at the keyboard. Thanks!! Are you saying I should download version 1.53 first?
@@mikecampbell4349 Mike, based on when you purchase your Stage 3 (and I believe it was within the last two months if my memory is correct), you should have an OS late enough whereby your numbers are calibrated to the latest version. However, with that said, it's generally a good idea to update to the latest OS when you can. I have a video on that here: ruclips.net/video/bkPAmWBnF5c/видео.html&vl=en *Good luck!*
I just got a Nord Stage 3-88 and I’m having problems with changing the range on the pitch band ,is there a way to do it?
Thank you
Angelo
Hi Angelino! Thanks for your question. Unfortunately, there is no way to adjust it beyond 2 semitones up or down. I believe however the Stage 3 will respond to a pitch bend more than 2 semitones if externally controlled from another keyboard controller. Here is the blurb directly from the manual at the bottom of page 32 as it refers to the pitch stick:
"PSTICK (Shift + octave Shift left/down button) turns on pitch stick functionality for the synth, in which case the Synth sound can be bent 2 semitones up and down, using the pitch stick."
Hope that explains it. Thanks for watching!
My Keys To Music Thank you so much.
By the way I truly enjoy your work it helps so much.
Thank you!
@@angelinofrijia5148 Thanks for the comment here, I'm so happy the videos have helped!
There is an easy way to adjust the range on the pitch bend in the NS-3 Sound Settings. Select (Shift + Program/Song Parts Key #2 (for "Sound"), use the Page key to go to setting 4/11. "Synth Pitch Stick Range" and then use the Page dial to select the range in semi-tones up to +/- 12. There are also setting for +2/-12 and +2/-24.
When you select range setting other than the default +/-2, the "Range" light under "PStICK" lights up.
I meant to add: this setting can be saved on a per Program basis -- fortunately.
The Nord Vox sound doesn´t even come close til the V301J organ. The original sound had a kind of bagpipe thin trumpet sound
Hey there tvnist. I tend to agree that my actual settings here for the Vox emulation is not the best representation. The Stage 3 B3, electric pianos and pianos I think is where things shine a bit brighter for sure.
E-Piano 1 MK 1 ... and let's increase the levels of psychedelia...
😜 😊
sounds good but nothing can emulate the exact sound of the original organ from the 60’s
Hi Uleiosu. We’ll, I agree - especially with the fact the besides the original organ and the sounds it produced, there is the recording equipment to consider, any additional effects that were used, along with Ray’s performance that can never be duplicated. But, it is nice to reflect upon these great times in history and relive a small part of them in a small way to perhaps inspire others to see the greatness within. Selfishly, I’ve come to appreciate all these timeless songs and sounds so much more as a result of these discovery video explorations - much more than I thought I would in fact. Thanks for watching!
Hi Mark, i enjoyed your vid immensely, very professional. In regards to the connie i FUlly agree with you and i like the fact that someone tries really hard to brinG SOME 60’S sound to the masses. So well done. Still when i listen to the uk or italian vox continental i get goosebumps, on the emultated sound i dont get it. i love the fact that the Nord e5 emulates the leslie speaker (i have an original leslie inside my italian organ) which speaker is long forgotten. keep on the good work, there are some who appreciate your work!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and comments Uleiosu! I plan on keeping things up on this for sure and I look forward to the future to see where all this technology takes us. And we'll keep "chasing the goosebumps" 😄
Does anyone knows how to make this crispy Rhodes bass sound? ruclips.net/video/4K6eKP8BcUM/видео.html
Luis - based on your other comment, I take it you already found one on the Nord User Forum?