Our mission is to provide excellent quality and service to our customers. Jan 18, 2016 4 examples for clavia nord grand pianos library. Free delivery possible on eligible purchases lowest price guaranteed. Our services include sound engineering, audio postproduction, system upgrades and equipment consulting. With its 88note triple sensor keybed and virtual hammer action, the nord piano 3 provides an exceptional key response and grandweighted action, yet remains remarkably lightweight. The main differences are that the nord piano 2 adds a second.
The nord stage 2 is the new flagship keyboard from nord, and has evolved directly from the acclaimed stage exseries. Combining these with the realtime midi control, its a totally new proposition in terms of sound creation. Nov 18, 2010 to conclude, if the subtleties and nuances of acoustic piano are a huge part of your sound on stage and in the studio, youll find the nord piano a dream solution. This unofficial forum is dedicated to the clavia nord keyboards, including the nord stage, nord electro and nord piano. The clavia nord lead 2 was launched two years after the production of the original nord lead. Apr 12, 2018 nord keyboards and uk distributor sound technology ltd are pleased to announce the nord piano 4. The nord sound manager allows you to load, replace, delete and organise instruments in the piano 3 s memory. The nord piano should be firmly at the top of your list.
Clavias newest product, the nord piano 88, has truly taken the press by storm. Im a huge fan of the yamaha cp70 electric grand, and the nord piano does a fantastic job with that sound. Nord stage 2 sound demos by nordkeyboards free listening. All in all, the nord drum 2, nord pad and nord beat are an inspirational combination. Use the factory restore file with the nord sound manager application to. Clavia have been recreating the sounds of organs for many years. With four independent synthesizers in one, the wave 2 is nord s most powerful and versatile live performance synthesizer ever the nord wave 2 is a powerful 4part performance synthesizer combining virtual analog synthesis, samples, fm and wavetable with an intuitive layerfocused interface. The nord piano, released in 2010, has 88 keys with hammer action, an effects section with effects such as reverb and amplifier simulations.
Nord sound manager and piano library tutorial for nord. Looking at nord s comparison charts, the only difference between the stage 2 and the stage 2 ex is that the piano memory has been doubled. Also added were a ring modulator, osc 1 syncable with the white noise generator, sine waveform added for osc 1, increased lfo and arpeggiator waveforms and patterns, distortion and 4 individual outputs. With its 88note triple sensor keybed and virtual hammer action, the nord piano 3 provides an exceptional key response and. This freetouse application lets you rename your sounds and programs quickly and associate them with categories on instruments that support this. Clavia nord wave 2 sound demo no talking namm 2020. The company started with their hammond emulation in the piano plus organ electro series. The nord electro is a series of electronic keyboards, developed in sweden by clavia, that digitally emulate electromechanical keyboards, such as electric pianos and electronic organs, while designed to be highly portable features. Functionally it is modelled on the clavia nord lead 2 red synth. Electric pianos, basses, brass, winds, strings, pads, synth leads, plucked strings. This is a truly great piano with an excellent keyboard and excellent sounds. The keyboard has 500mb of memory that you can store any of the nord piano library samples in. The companys electro and stage line of keyboards nearly singlehandedly ushered in the vintage electromechanical keyboard craze. Stream nord piano 4 sound demos, a playlist by nordkeyboards from desktop or your mobile device.
Featuring the best of clavia s technologies, the stage 88 is designed with practical benefits for realworld pianists. If you enjoy the sound of pure analog circuitry sweetened through juicy moog filtering if you like the belllike tones of a finetuned electric piano playing jazzy and funky moods. In this library each note was meticulously sampled and looped, capturing all the typical nuances and colours of the fm synthesis. How to transfer a new piano sound to your nord instrument youtube. Tempo delay synchronized with host, stereo chorusflanger. Compare prices and shop new and used nord piano 2 hp 73 keyboards on reverb. Like the previous model, nord piano 2 ha88 weighs around 40 pounds, but is added with a set of new handy features. I think that we all know how clavias development strategy works. Newest sounds is middle\large size 80100 mb, oldest sounds is large size about 60 mb.
Although the nord pianos are sample players that can play any of the sounds in the nord sample library, it is primarily intended as a replacement for the electronic or acoustic piano models. The result is a premium pro instrument that tackles stage or studio with ease. Discuss any issues around nord s keyboards, share your favorite patches, samples, and music. There have been five editions of the instrument as of 2017 these are the original nord stage in 2005, the nord stage ex in 2008, the nord stage 2 in 2011, the nord stage 2 ex in 2015, and the nord stage 3 in 2017. Likewise, changing the sounds in the sample synth is straightforward, with a good range of orchestral instruments, synths and mellotron sounds available, amongst others. The fourth generation of nord s awardwinning piano series combines greatly expanded voice polyphony, a premium triple sensor keybed and our acclaimed virtual hammer action technology for the ultimate piano experience. The company have three major keyboard technologies a virtual analogue synth engine, a modelled hammond organ and leslie engine, and a sample playback engine. I am going to buy myself a clavia nord piano 2, its an easy choice. Curious about trying a new sound in your in nord instrument but dont. Dx7 sample library features the sounds of one of the first popular digital synthesizers, the dx7, manufactured in 1983. The nord sound manager allows new and alternative pianos from the nord piano library v5 to be downloaded to the np88 via usb, as well as offering program management and backuprestore operations. Free vst emulations of famous synths hardware blogosaur. A new unison mode is available that wont affect polyphony so that you can get some extremely thick and fat polyphonic sounds. View and download clavia nord piano 2 ha88 user manual online.
Nord stage 3 ultimate stage pianos kontakt audiotools. Clavia nord wave 2 sound demo no talking namm 2020 buy now. Use the factory restore file with the nord sound manager application to restore. Nord user forum view topic the new stage2ex vs stage 2. Nord is distributed in uk and roi by sound technology ltd. The nord piano comes loaded from the factory with 19 different piano and harpsichord sounds. Nord stage 2 factory restore nord factory restore instructions edition b. The nord piano 2 ha88 improves upon its very popular predecessor with access to a sample synth section, more program locations and more effects. Clavia are as well known for their instruments red livery as they are for the quality of their virtual analogue synths. Above all, many dig clavia s nononsense or little menu diving approach. The new nord wave has definitely got the colour scheme, but can it. Nord piano 2, nord piano 3, nord piano 4, and the nord grand.
The nord piano library is a specialized library for acoustic and electric keyboard instruments and incorporates a number of unique technologies in order to create the most realistic reproductions of the original instruments. Our team is made up of industry pros who live and breathe the musical craft and use their expertise to get you the best deals on the widest selection of digital samples and patches. One is a sampleplayer intended for electric pianos, although samples of acoustic grand and upright pianos are also available. Nord stage 2 2 ex nord electro 345 nord piano 2 3 nord wave. Red giant library is created for every keyboard player who needs great sound under his fingertips. A 50mb piano takes about two minutes to be transferred. It is also used to download pianos, samples or programs to the nord piano 2 hp or to upload any of these items called sounds from the instruments memory to the computer hard drive. If you run the nord sound manager on a windows computer, you also need a clavia usb driver of version 3. The nord stage is a digital keyboard or stage piano, manufactured by clavia digital music instruments of stockholm in sweden. Nord piano 4 sound demos by nordkeyboards free listening on. The nord sound manager software lets you easily organize and backup the memory of your nord instrument. The nord lead 3 was released in 2001, with a reworked sound engine, better da converters and monophonic aftertouch. Clavia nord stage 3 88 stage piano musik produktiv. Nord pianos are popping up all over the place these days and clavia seem to have struck upon a good balance of sounds, features and playability that appeals to live performers and studio bods alike.
Sound on sound magazine, a highly respected uk publication. We did not forgot the jazzyfunkyrock famous instruments. Nord stage 3 hp76 76key stage keyboard 76key digital stage piano with synth, organ, and piano sound generators and 2gb memory for nord piano library more info. Synth1 synth, synth analoguesubtractive audio plugins. If youre looking to embark on a cutprice acid odyssey, look no further. Nord sound manager the nord sound manager is the application that allows you to organize the various memory areas, the partitions in the nord piano 2 hp. Called a magic piece of electronics by sound on sound it popularized the virtual analog type of synthesis. Welcome to sc sounds your destination for quality sounds. Since 1995, clavia s keyboards have been branded nord. Then they announced new factory sound banks i seriously hope this one is fully backward compatible.
Clavia digital musical instruments clavia dmi ab is a swedish manufacturer of virtual analog synthesizers, virtual electromechanical pianos and stage pianos, founded in stockholm, sweden in 1983 by hans nordelius and mikael carlsson. The different pianos sound great and the construction is solid. Somewhat understated, the petrof black reminds me of the piano on treat from the first santana album and sits really well in a mix. I use this piano as a beginner with long experience in other musical instruments. Simply taking good things to the higher step, clavia has put forward their nord piano 2 ha88 as the universal solution for all kinds of professional needs. Clavia nord wave sound on sound nord, waves, music stuff. Clavia is very wellknown for making premium quality pianos. Billed as a fractal sequencer, qubits bloom is a twochannel step sequencer with a difference.
Use the factory restore file with the nord sound manager. Sample playbacksupport 380 mb dedicated memory and an 500 mb dedicated memory to the piano sounds in the nord piano library. While nord keyboards traditionally use actions by the italian firm fatar, the new nord grand stage piano is a joint venture between clavia and the japanese piano behemoth kawai. With all of that in mind, clavia has unleashed its latestand arguably greateststage piano to date, the nord piano 3. As if that wasnt enough, the free nord beat app is great fun to use and is packed with features that complement the nord drum 2 perfectly. The nord c2d expands on the success of its predecessor with an improved hammond emulation and the addition, for the first time, of real drawbars. Alongside all manner of brochures and demos, the first contains version 5 of clavias piano library, plus the sound manager software that allows you to organise your piano sounds, samples, synth patches and programs, and load them into the stage 2. Now on its third version, the latest nord piano is the best one yet.
Although the nord pianos are sample players that can play any of the sounds. Nord stageex22 ex3 nord piano234 nord electro 3456 nord grand. Crafted specifically for stage performance, the nord piano 2 hp 73 is, as the name suggests, a 73key with extensive features and a mindblowingly large library of samples. Nord user forum view topic nord piano 4 sound quality. This demo and tutorial also applies to the nord stage and nord.
The nord piano is a digital piano developed in sweden, by clavia. It is a 24voice synthesizer the nl2 is 16voice with many new features including many bigger knobs and controls. Newly redesigned and vastly improved, clavia gives us the nord lead 3. Roland tb303, alpha juno, juno 60, jp8000, korg mono poly, clavia nord lead 2. Nov 29, 2017 with all of that in mind, clavia has unleashed its latestand arguably greateststage piano to date, the nord piano 3. Introducing the nord stage 88, the culmination of clavia s awardwinning technology and design in a fullrange weightedaction stage piano. Documents, presets, manuals clavia nord piano 2 audiofanzine. Documents, presets, manuals clavia nord piano 2 audiofanzine log in.
Nord piano 2 ha88 musical instrument pdf manual download. Latest nord sample editor 3 update supports stage 2 2 ex, nord piano 2 3, nord electro 345 and nord wave. The nord piano 2 gives you our best acoustic and electric piano sounds as well as access to our versatile nord sample library. Lets load up the nord electro 2 with some fresh piano sounds from the nord piano library using the nord sound manager software. The nord piano has 88 keys, stretching all 7 octaves. For the most authenticsounding and feeling stage piano currently available, you need look no further. Nord stageex22 ex3 nord piano234 nord electro 3456 nord grand the nord piano library is a specialized. The nord piano is a stage piano thats a joy to use and captures the vibe and subtlety of the instruments it seeks to emulate. The clavia nord piano 88 is a professional stage piano with 88 keys, designed with the performing musician in mind without compromising quality or means of expression. In 1997 the nord lead 2 was released, with many improvements, including increasing polyphony from 4 to 16 notes. Nov 29, 2017 im a huge fan of the yamaha cp70 electric grand, and the nord piano does a fantastic job with that sound.