
After reading this you'll think the Nord Stage 76 is the ultimate stage piano! With a wide array of piano, organ, and synth sounds and a rugged, roadworthy build, the Nord Stage 76 could replace the rest of your keyboard rig. Imagine taking just one keyboard to the gig while still covering all the sound essentials! Built with Clavia quality and attention to detail, the one keyboard that can live up to all these claims is the Nord Stage 76. Read on to find out why!
Clavia Nord Stage 76 at a Glance:
High-quality construction makes a roadworthy instrument
Three sound sections and 6-part multitimbral
Combine effect and parameter control with Morph Grouping
Hammond, Vox, and Farfisa emulations
Piano section with six distinct sound groups
Synth section with analog and digital emulations
High-quality construction makes a roadworthy instrument
The Nord Stage 76 is a high quality yet very roadworthy stage piano. Constructed of the same light metal as other Nord keyboards, the Stage 76 holds up to the rigors of touring and constant transportation. At less than 40 pounds, the Stage 76 is among the most easily portable controllers available. Wood panels round out the style of the Stage 76, providing the classic yet discernable look of the Nord Electro2. Complementing the Stage 76's portable construction is an optional set of Rhodes-like legs which screw onto the bottom (the legs are sold separately).
Three sound sections and 6-part multitimbral
The Stage features three sound sections - the Organ, Piano, and Synth sections. The Stage is 6-voice multitimbral, so 6 sounds can be combined into a powerful performance. You can use 2 sounds of each section at once - that's two organ manuals, two synths, and two pianos layered together! An A/B switch allows you to quickly move between two advanced setups immediately, so hunt-and-peck navigation is kept to a minimum during a performance.
Combine effect and parameter control with Morph Grouping
Clavia's patented pitch-stick and modulation wheel construction is included for maximum expression, and the unique Morph Grouping technique allows you to combine effects and sound parameters together into one physical controller. The Stage also has four outputs, giving users the opportunity to run individual sounds through different outputs - this is a great way to dominate your performance, and control your sound mix.
Hammond, Vox, and Farfisa emulations
Like the Nord Electro2, the organ section is based on full simulation of electromechanical organs. The Nord Stage contains not only the famous sound of the Hammond B3, but it also adds Vox and the Farfisa organ models as well. The complex digital modeling recreates every nuance of these unique organ sounds giving you the full arsenal of Organ sounds. The Nord Stage emulates the energy stealth from the tone wheels, resulting in the "compressed" sound that occurs when playing many notes simultaneously. The rotary speaker emulation is the final touch of our rich organ sounds, and is available for the pianos and the synths as well. The key-click on the Hammond organ model is now a user-defined parameter, so players have even more control over their sound.
Piano section with six distinct sound groups
The piano section is comprised of 6 different sound groups. These groups include the Mega Clavinet D6, the Wurlitzer 200A, the Rhodes Mark 1, and the custom Electric Grand model G. The Acoustic Piano Group includes the Yamaha C7 Grand Piano and an upright piano. A Miscellaneous group also exists, for any future sounds that Clavia will develop for the Nord Stage. The acoustic pianos were created using a very advanced sampling technology. The sounds are stereo multisamples, recorded at many different velocity levels. The key-release, pedal down, and pedal up sounds have also been added. In an acoustic piano, the vibrating string will make other strings with shared overtones vibrate, creating its very energetic and full sound. The Nord Stage pianos will produce the sympathetic string resonance when each note is hit with the pedal down. This full sound was attained through the development of a completely new sampling engine, which provides the lushest, most accurate and expressive grand pianos ever made for a digital keyboard.
Synth section with analog and digital emulations
Clavia is world famous for synthesizer technology since the groundbreaking Nord Lead from the mid-1990s. For discriminating musicians, a subtractive synthesizer has been built into the Stage 76, creating opportunities for texturing and layering piano and organ sounds. This synth is like no other that Clavia has produced - instead of digging through parameters and sculpting your sound with a large array of knobs and encoders, the Stage 76's synth section features the essentials. A single knob moves you through various oscillators, glide and unison functions are added, as well as a low-pass filter, modulation envelope, amp envelope, vibrato, and and EQ. The synthesizer unit in the Nord Stage is sonically rich, very easy to use, and has its own unique personality.
Clavia Nord Stage 76 Features:
76 fully weighted keys with aftertouch
Pitch stick and modulation wheel
Morph function produces radical changes to a sound in a fast and easy way
Three zone split
Four audio outputs
The Nord Stage 76 is a player's dream keyboard!
Organ section
Hammond B3 Organ
Vox Continental Organ
Farfisa Organ
Piano section
Grand Piano
Upright Piano
Electric Grand Piano
Rhodes Piano
Wurlitzer Piano
Hohner Pianet
Hohner Clavinet
Synth section
Subtractive Synthesis
Wavetable Synthesis
FM Synthesis
Effects
Amplifier/Speaker Simulation
Leslie
Reverb
Delay
Compressor
Chorus
Phaser
Flanger
Wah-Wah
Ring Modulation
Pan
Tremolo
Equalizer
GENERAL
Master Level Control
Wooden Pitch Stick
Modulation Wheel
21 x 6 Program Locations
2 Live Buffers
2 Individual Panel Setups
3 Morph sources (Modulation Wheel,
Control Pedal, Aftertouch)
COMMON SECTION PARAMETERS
Level Control.
Zone (split assignment) Control
INSTRUMENT EFFECTS
Unit One- Ring Modulator, Tremolo,
Pan, Wah 1, Wah 2, AutoWah
Unit Two - 2 Flangers,
2 Phasers, 2 Choruses
Delay - includes Ping Pong
and Tap-Tempo
Function
Amplifier/Speaker
Simulation -
includes Equalizer
and Overdrive
Rotary Speaker -
selectable Speed and
Overdrive
ORGAN SECTION
B3 Tone Wheel Organ
Vox Continental
Farfisa
Full Polyphony
9 Digitally Controlled Drawbars
Percussion Controls
Vibrato / Chorus Control
2-Part Multitimbral (2 manuals)
MASTER EFFECTS
Compressor
Reverb - 5 Algorithms
KEYBOARD
88/76 Hammer Action Weighted Keys
Aftertouch
Supports 3 split zones with visual
LED indication
PIANO SECTION
2 Acoustic Grands
2 Upright Pianos
3 Electric Pianos (Mk I, II, V)
Wurlitzer A200 Electric Piano
Clavinet D6
CP-80 Electric Grand
40-60 Voices Polyphony
4 Selectable Velocity Curves
Clavinet EQ Controls
2-Part Multitimbral
CONNECTIONS
4 Assignable Audio Outputs
Stereo Headphone Output
Sustain Pedal
Rotor Pedal
Organ Swell Pedal
Control Pedal
MIDI In
MIDI Out
USB
SYNTH SECTION
10 Analog Modeling Waveforms - includes
Dual Saw, Hard Sync and PWM
2 & 3 Operator FM Synthesis
32 Wavetables
16 Voices Polyphony
Unison Control - with no reduction
in polyphony
Timbre Controls
Amplitude Envelope
Modulation Envelope
12/24 dB LowPass Filter with Resonance
300 Memory Locations, 3 Categories
2-Band Equalizer
2-Part Multitimbral
DIMENSIONS 88 / 76
L. 1297 mm (51") / 1132 mm (45")
H. 121 mm (4.5") / 121 mm (4.5")
D. 334 mm (13") / 334 mm (13")
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