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Smallobear

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  1. Having the drawbars there is not essential, once there is some ability to alter things via software or on board.
  2. Thanks for all the replies and ideas. I think I misspoke on criteria 4 in the original post. I've never owned a Stage (just an old Electro) and I think I was indeed incorrect about the Extern section. I'm looking for the ability to split functioning to play organs or samples on a separate midi controller. In terms of the ideas above, my budget is somewhere in line with an Electro 6 HP. So, that includes most options with the exception of the Nord Stage (new) and a few of the other highly priced options. I'm really only concerned with good acoustic piano, electric piano and organ sounds. I'd like to be able to load samples like Mellotron samples and the like and to split functioning to play organs or samples on a separate midi controller, as I said. The idea is to eliminate the need for a computer for those gigs where less is better and time is of the essence. I also like how the Stage has 2 separate stereo outputs where a lot of the others just have a single stereo. The option to send what I'm playing on the main keyboard and on the midi controller out separately as stereo is desirable. In terms of action, when I said weighted I guess I am talking about decent hammer action. I know most of the 73/76 models have lighter action to make them more suited to electric piano and organ playing. I'm OK with that once the action is also conducive to piano playing. I've a a big old Roland with fully weighted keys. The thing is heavy and not really suited to gigging, although the action is very piano natural. I'm more than willing to sacrifice that for something suited to what I need right now. I know the Nord Stage 2 HP76 had weighted keys and the Nord Stage 3 HP76 has the HAP keys. How do these two type of Nord actions compare to each other?
  3. Hi all, I'm just looking for some advice on a keyboard. The Nord Stage 3 fulfils all my needs but is very very expensive. I've still a decent budget but just researching if there are cheaper options out there. The Nord Stage 2 is not available second hand where I live. My checklist is the following: 1. Excellent piano and electric piano sounds (Perhaps organ too) 2. Weighted keys 3. Availability in 73 or 76 key versions 4. The ability to link a midi controller to play sections like the Nord Stage Extern section 5. The ability to load up your own samples like the Nord Sample Editor Any advice is very welcome
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