With an intuitive panel design, a premium triple sensor keybed, complete effect sections for each layer and massive enhancements to award-winning technologies, the Nord Stage 4 sets the standard.

The Nord Stage 4 features a panel design with dedicated LED faders for each Layer, providing exceptional overview and flexibility when creating sounds and performing live. The Preset Library is packed with inspiring ready-to-use Piano, Synth, and Organ sounds for quick and smooth patch creation.

The Layer Scene lets you seamlessly switch between two different sound setups at the touch of a button. Adding a powerful Effect section coupled with versatile pedal options and a premium Triple Sensor keybed, the Nord Stage 4 offers a level of musical expression.

Piano Features

- Enhanced collection of Uprights, Grands, EPs and more

- Dynamic Compression

- Unison feature

- Creative Timbre presets

- The Nord Stage 4 comes with enhanced collection of Grands, Uprights and Electric Pianos from exclusive Nord Piano Library combined with features such as Dynamic compression and Unison.

Synth Features

- Nord Wave 2 Synth Engine

- 3 independent Synth Layers

- Doubled sample memory

- Enhanced samples with Tru-Vibrato, Unison and Round Robin

- Extensive real time controls

- Advanced Arpeggiator with Polyphonic, Gate and Pattern modes

- Extern mode for advanced MIDI control

- The Synth section with its three independent Layers is based on the powerful Nord Wave 2 Synth Engine, including Virtual Analog synthesis, Samples, FM and Digital Waves. An extensive collection of samples from the Nord Sample Library offers a broad sonic palette of Strings, Bass, Choirs, Guitars and much more. The advanced Arpeggiator features Polyphonic, Gate and Pattern modes and can be used for a huge variety of rhythmic applications with customizable patterns.

Organ Features

- Award-winning organ simulations of B3, Vox/Farfisa and Pipe Organ models

- Physical drawbars with LED indicators

- B3 Bass mode

- Drawbar Live mode

- Model 122 Vintage Rotary Speaker with normal or close mic positions

- The Organ section features award-winning simulations of B3 Tonewheel, B3 Bass, classic Vox and Farfisa as well as two Pipe Organ models. All Stage 4 models are equipped with Physical drawbars with LED indicators for optimal hands-on experience and overview.

- Nord Wave 2 Synth Engine with Sample Playback

- Dedicated OLED Display for Waveform/Sample selection and parameter editing

- 1 GB Memory for Nord Sample Library

- All samples can be replaced using Nord Sound Manager (Mac/Win)

- 46 Voice polyphony

- Oscillator Types: Analog (incl. Super, Noise and Misc waveforms), Digital Waves, FM and Sample

- Analog Waveform options: Pure, Shape, Shape Sine, Multi, Super, Sync, Bell, Misc (Noise)

- Classic Transistor Ladder Filter (LP M), 12 & 24 dB Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass and combined Low Pass/Band Pass (LP+BP) filter

- Filter Drive: Off, 1, 2 and 3

- Filter Tracking: Off, 1/3, 2/3 and Full

- 3 Unison modes

- Vibrato modes controllable from Mod Wheel, Aftertouch and pedal.

- Filter envelope (Attack, Decay, Sustain) with Velocity control

- Amplitude envelope (Attack, Decay, Sustain) with Velocity control

- Oscillator envelope (Attack, Decay, Sustain) with Velocity control

- LFO with 5 waveforms/modes: Square, Triangle, Ramp Dn, Ramp Up and Sample & Hold

- Advanced Arpeggiator with Arp, Polyphonic and Gate modes

- Arpeggiator Patterns for all modes, with Accent and Pan options

- LFO and Arpeggiator synchronizable to Master Clock

- 3 Layers (3-Part Multitimbral)

EFFECTS

Mod 1: Tremolo, Auto Pan, Ring Modulator, Wah-Wah, Auto-Wah, Pump (Sidechain modulation). Variation for each effect

Mod 2: Phaser, Flanger, Vibe, Chorus, Ensemble, Spin. Variation for each effect

Delay with Tempo, Feedback and Mix (Dry/Wet) controls, Ping Pong (stereo taps), Tap-Tempo, Feedback Filter (HP/LP/BP), Feedback Effects with Variations and panel selectable Analog mode.

3 types of Amp/Speaker simulations, Twin, JC and Small. Variation for each model

Filter Mode (HP24/LP24) with Cut-off, Resonance and Mix controls

Tube amp simulation with adjustable overdrive

3-band Equalizer with sweepable mid. EQ ranges: 100 Hz, 200 Hz - 8 kHz and 4 kHz

Rotary Speaker: selectable speed (Stop, Slow and Fast) and separate overdrive

Effect rates/tempo can be synchronized to the Master Clock

Compressor with Fast Mode

Reverb: 6 algorithms (Spring, Booth, Room, Stage, Hall and Cathedral) with Dark/Bright modes and Variation/Chorale options

Piano Specifications

- 2 GB memory for Piano sounds

- All sounds can be replaced using Nord Sound Manager (Mac/Win)

- 120 Voice Polyphony

- Categories: Grand, Upright, Electric, Digital, Layer and Clav/Harpsichord

- 3 Selectable Keyboard Touch Curves (Heavy, Medium, Light)

- Piano Timbre controls with custom settings for Electric Pianos and Clavinet

- String Resonance for acoustic Grand Pianos and Uprights

- Selectable Soft Piano Release

- Pedal Noise when used with Nord Triple Pedal 1 (pedal not included), Nord Triple Pedal 2 or Nord Sustain Pedal 2 on selected acoustic and electric pianos

- Dynamic Compression

- Unison functionality

- 2 Layers (2-Part Multitimbral)

General Specifications

- Master Level Control

- Wooden Pitch Stick

- Modulation Wheel

- 512 Programs - 8 Banks with 8 Pages each. Each Page has 8 Program locations

- Preset Library with Organ, Piano and Synth Presets including effects. 2x64 Organ Preset locations, 2x64 Piano Preset locations, 8x64 Synth Preset locations.

- 8 Live Programs

- 2 Individual Layer Scene Setups

- 3 Morph sources: Modulation Wheel (also controllable by Swell pedal), Control Pedal, Aftertouch

- Stereo and Mono output routing options

- Programmable Transpose +/- 6 semitones

- Master Clock functionality with manual, external and tap-tempo rate control

- Internal and MIDI clock source

- MIDI over USB functionality

- Level control

- Aftertouch

- Up to 3 Split Points (4 Keyboard Zones) with visual LED indication between zones

- 3 Split Point width (crossfade) options: Lrg, Sml or Off

Organ Specifications

- Nord C2D B3 Tone wheel Organ simulation

- Vox Continental and Farfisa models

- 2 Digital Pipe Organ models

- B3 Bass mode

- Physical Drawbars with LED graphs

- Preset or Drawbar Live mode

- Percussion controls

- Vibrato / Chorus control

- 2 Layers (2-Part Multitimbral)