Nord Stage 2 EX88 stage piano

Nord Stage 2 EX88

The Nord Stage 2 EX features award winning Piano, Organ and Synthesizer technologies combined with a well thought-out, user friendly interface, a choice of premium keybeds and an almost obsessive level of quality control. The Stage 2 EX truly sets itself apart as an instrument for the professional performing musician.

Features:

• 1 GB memory for the Nord Piano Library
• State-of-the art sample-based Acoustic and Electric Pianos
• Advanced String Resonance (Gen 2)
• Long Release option
• Dynamic Pedal Noise via optional Nord Triple Pedal
• 380 MB for the Nord Sample Library
• Powerful Classic analog, FM and Wavetable synthesis
• Arpeggiator
• Unison mode
• Master Clock
• B3 Tone-Wheel simulation
• Rotary Speaker simulation
• Faithful simulations of classic Vox and Farfisa organs
• Digital LED Drawbars for easy overview of active drawbar settings.
• Comprehensive Effects section
• Single-function control knobs and instant visibility of current settings
• External section allowing the Nord Stage 2 EX to serve as a master keyboard
• Expanded Live Mode with 5 locations
• USB-MIDI. No driver required for Mac OS X. WHQL certified driver available for Windows.

Specifications:

• Master Level Control
• Wooden Pitch Stick
• Modulation Wheel
• • 400 Programs - 4 Banks with 20 Pages each. Each Page has 5 Program locations
• Program Categories
• Program Sort Modes - numerical, alphabetical or by category
• 5 Live Buffers
• 2 Individual Slot Setups
• 3 Morph sources (Modulation Wheel, Control Pedal, Aftertouch)
• Global Mono output
• Programmable Transpose +/- 6 semitones
• Master Clock functionality with manual, external and tap-tempo rate control
• Internal and MIDI clock source
• MIDI over USB functionality
• B3 Tone wheel Organ, Vox Continental and Farfisa models with full polyphony
• 9 digitally controlled Drawbars
• Percussion controls
• Vibrato / Chorus control
• Two Drawbar settings per program
• 2-Part Multitimbral (2 manuals)