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Attempting to teach some very basic piano skills--is there something in particular I can address?

@@judynightmusic Plenty of things. Thanks for asking. 1) how you link from the 1v position back to the 1st position v pos to the 1v postion etc 2) common notes between key of f and g and c ( so similar to no1) 3) how you do runs up and down the key board Im sure Ill think of more ;-)

@@davidfarmer2049 For #2 if you're talking about soloing, you can always use the blues scale, 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7 8. For #3 I would say pick any or all of the blues notes and take it real slow! Find fingering that works well for you. For #1 do you mean right or left hand? Do you mean stylistically?? I'm not sure I understand the question. Do you mean IV to I and V to IV (I use the capital i for roman numerals rather than the number 1 if that's what you're talking about). For the left hand you can just move from one to another without transitions in boogie woogie, or you can get fancier. Best is to listen to what you love and try to copy that.

Thank you, Harold!

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Oh gotcha--OK thanks for the shout out <3

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See you this evening here?

@@judynightmusic yup I wish I could have been at the show Audio wise I have that room dialed in for Audio.

@@gavinpaterson1853 Dude I believe it!

Thank you! Will be posting more soon!

@@MRFThorne yes all of that! I do look forward to more from Nord as they continue to tweak and refine their instruments

Thank you!!! Ha--he always does!

and we missed you!

@@judynightmusic Hopefully in June.

Thank you so much!❤

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You can download the parameters with the file viewer for nord stage, but as I mention, with a different synth engine you will not get the same sounds. If you're happy with your sounds you might want to stick with what you have. If you're down for the rebuild and you can tolerate some variance go for it! ns3-program-viewer.cyclic.app/. (There are people on this thread that offered to rebuild sounds, as well--not sure what they'd charge for that)

@@judynightmusic thanks for this, will check it out :)

Haha!

What do you use?

@@judynightmusicKurzweil on stage. Nord can not beat that flexibility and power. And they sound very good over pa. And... you get so much more for your money. Try a K2700. Or a used Forte.

@@Kaffimusic I'll check it out, thank you!

Thank you so much! ❤

Thank you, Ken

Thank you so much, Brian! I’m in a growth phase right now so hoping to produce more over time. Working on vocals currently-finally getting a handle on that-but also currently expanding my pop repertoire.

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So glad to hear <3

Thank you so much! <3 <3 <3 You can hear our live recorded album version on youtube or on streaming services (the latter is better quality audio, but here it is on TH-cam: featuring the great Brian Wilkie on guitar: th-cam.com/users/livew8cBSVKS67A?si=NoL34uytEAoTktC7&t=1292

Thank you so much! <3

We did it again on our quintet album featuring the great Brian Wilkie on guitar: th-cam.com/users/livew8cBSVKS67A?si=NoL34uytEAoTktC7&t=1292

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Thank you! You too!

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Exactly-but my point was that it’s a different synth engine and you cannot get the same sounds. I kept the 3

@@judynightmusic Actually you can get the same (or better) sounds from the stage 4 as you have 3 layers and unison mode as well as separate effects for each layer now. All the wave forms are there all the envelopes are there ect. The sound comparison sample you presented wasn’t the same because the mod envelope was not set the same and the waveform was either not dialed in with the same filter type or other related parameter. The path of least resistance is to just keep the 3. Especially if it’s serving your musical purposes. But implying that the 4 is “less than” in terms of the synth engine is premature. 😎🎹

@@danielcolfer4671 hmm...I'm pretty sure with different synth engines you can't necessarily get the same sounds, and that's why they are not creating software to do the conversion from the 3 to the 4. For sure at first the amount of gliss was limited in the 4, so unless they've updated that you would not be able to get the Nosferatu sound. Then the saw waves just sounded different even with the same settings for the sounds on that other clip. But I can't argue that if someone's starting from scratch it's probably better to go with the 4

Yes--I just thought they could have some kind of app that did its best to recreate your sounds. Everyone has to do it manually. I know they won't be the same now, and having tried I like the stage 3 sounds. I did another video with the sounds I like from the 3

I was hoping to recreate those sounds so that I could use the NS4 and return the NS3. The NS4 has a lot of advantages in terms of playability

Yeah--I think if you're starting fresh NS4 seems the way to go, but if not...buyer beware!

Thank you so much!

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Thank you!

I love this--thank you for digging deep. I'm gonna check out the Moog or Oberheim, yes. I'm currently doing Syntorial for the second time--I really want to be able to think in terms of sound design and be able to play around live with the shifts in synth sounds--which of course is easier on the 4 but certainly do-able on the 3 as well.

@@judynightmusic I am big into synths and have many. What I will say is the Rhodes Mark 8 is the real deal, laptop for piano VST needed, and at $10K for that new Rhodes, Moog sub 37 about $2K, OB6 about $2600 for used desktop module version. You can get samples into your Stage 3 for all of those instruments much cheaper and you only have to haul 1 keyboard to the gig 🙂

I have a Stage 4 so I am bias lol. I had a Stage 3 and upgraded because all the new features are worth it to me but not the same for everyone. The Stage 3 is still highly capable and a beautiful instrument.

@@cyberprepper I like one keyboard! Thank you for all your input!

@@cyberprepper (Oh, and my ax-edge which I'm digging!)

Yes I surely considered that, but much of what I like about the sounds is the interactivity of the mod wheel or the way the notes change over time and interact, or the velocity effects, and you can’t capture that in samples

@@judynightmusic Note then 1) the S4 AUTOMATICALLY upgraded stage 3 files. I thought that was full functionality. Don’t have so can’t try. 2) But you can split the full N3 sound into 3 separate samples and upload those… then use mod wheel anyway. 3) Sample Splits etc download fine. So might the wheel nsmp3 to nsmp4 too

Wrong call. This lady is soooooo wrong.

@@johnscott4693 Apparently not. It's right for her, and it is the right call for me as well, maybe not for you though. We all use our instruments differently. I am really happy for you if you enjoy your Stage 4, as long as you're making music everything is great. Peace out! ☮

@@Zwopper but see notes. I’m helping on technicalities (the subject). Apparently the keyboard is better. Had a Roland rd700NX. Gigged for 17 years S4 88. is the machine. For the main sounds alone it’s worth £4k.

@@johnscott4693 If you say so. But in my case, I have a Kronos 2 for bigher sounds and the lack of setlist alone is a dealbreaker for me.

@@Zwopper I really like the Kronos and I know a lot of pros use it. I was advised against it due to reliability issues. Like perhaps you, preferred the sounds to the Roland. But reliability was essential for me. Not disappointed, so I’ll never know. Set list - never understood that point. It’s untrue. I’ve just loaded my songs into Bank H, in a … err… list … for my err… set. Changing the order etc is ultra easy on Nord hardware or laptop ( btw a Roland downside, perhaps the worst day to day … it’s a very old, Locked programme system, you have to reinput every thing, every time). So again, NO, you do have powerful, easy to use and amend set list.

I think that’s the best option if you play at home or in a studio. In a live setting it’s another story

@@faruzzy Yes I loved Mainstage but having so many moving parts for a show was problematic. I'm glad, though, to hear more about the software synths. I'll have to check these out more for recording purposes.

@drtolgaege6782 Which of these has your favorite sounds? I'd like to give them a listen.

@@judynightmusic Omnisphere is amazing.

@@cyberprepper OK!!! I'm gonna check it out!

Thank you for boiling it down for people. I just really like the sounds from the Nord 3. I wasn't sure if I would be able to recreate the sounds given my level of skills. Maybe with Mark's upcoming tutorials that will be possible...or maybe since it's a different synth engine it will make other wonderful sounds...just not the same ones. I think a buyer would want to hear all of the presets as a way to decide if they like the sound of one synth vs the other. You're right, though...the effects and layer controls are much better on the 4.

I changed the title to "Nord Stage 3 vs Nord Stage 4. Which to keep? A mostly non-technical review" based on your comment, so thank you--I don't want to mislead!

@@judynightmusic there was no need for that, enjoy your Nord, whichever model!