Nillerbabs Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Hi all, This is an idea that I brought up on that other forum. People seemed to welcome it warmly. Alas, someone mentioned having asked Nord for a controller, a suggestion that was firmly turned down. But if there's anything to this idea, potential Nord guys lurking around would know. http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/861/nordstagecontroller.png Scenario: You got a weighted Stage, but you play piano as well as organ and synth and require optimal conditions for all of these. You want no-frills easy control and a great keybed. You have one or more hardware synthesizer that you want to control in real time. Slab a Slim Phatty, a Tetra and/or a small mixer on top. Stage + synthesizers go to one of multiple MIDI inputs. Easy zoning capabilities with defaults for Stage instrument sections. Skipping knobs and sliders obviously intended for studio use, easy morphing setup, good keybed, no software bugs. I'd want it. Just looking to see if anybody else would too! Niels When in doubt, superimpose pentatonics.
realll Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I wish someone would make a decent controller. I've been working off my (2) old A-70's for awhile now. Old folk's like me do not have alot of choice's.
Dana. Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 The signpost up ahead... http://www.forgottenoh.com/Utopia/utopia1.jpg
Outkaster Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Why would you want to play organ on a piano action or vice versa? Also there are no drawbars so that would be a dealbreaker for me. For the average player I think it would be a good idea. Not sure why Nord would not want in on this? "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com
mate stubb Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Nord doesn't do drawbars. I think we have learned that by now. Moe ---
Tonysounds Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Why are the controls on the RIGHT hand side? They belong on the left, or at the very least in the center. Id be happy with their non-weighted action. Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me.
Nillerbabs Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 D-Bon: that's what I fear. But risking nothing is achieving nothing. Tony: my thought was that a hardware synth with parameters that you'd want to mangle in real time belonged to the left, but as with all things, each to his own - priorities and such. When in doubt, superimpose pentatonics.
Sven Golly Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 but as with all things, each to his own - priorities and such. And --kaboom-- there is the reason your idea doesn't exist.
kanker. Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 The signpost up ahead... http://www.forgottenoh.com/Utopia/utopia1.jpg Better yet... [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DogoqA_Vm8o A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable.
Nillerbabs Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 Yeah, well... So much for convincing Nord When in doubt, superimpose pentatonics.
johnchop Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Is MIDI controller functionality something they even do well i.e. in the Stage? Not familiar and too lazy to read manuals ATM. Just curious. -John I make software noises.
Nillerbabs Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 The Stage used to be very limited in the MIDI control department. It has an 'external' section for each panel, alongside the organ/piano/synth sections. However, initially MIDI settings were global. I remember when Nord released the update that made MIDI settings per program available. This vastly increased the utility of the instrument, and a lot of people were overjoyed. When in doubt, superimpose pentatonics.
Tonysounds Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Tony: my thought was that a hardware synth with parameters that you'd want to mangle in real time belonged to the left, but as with all things, each to his own - priorities and such. Well, I see what you mean, and I know that I dont represent everyone, but most controller users are controlling modules or software, not necessarily another synth keyboard or tabletop module. But youve used very little real estate for the controller section, so theres still plenty of room for that hardware piece. And you still have to do program changes, etc., so itd still be preferable to keep those things on the leftor again, at least in the center. Far right is just too.(insert adjective here). Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me.
synthdogg Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I wish someone would make a decent controller. Somewhere, at the same moment, there's a guy in an R&D department of Keyboard manufacturer X saying "I wish people would buy decent keyboard controllers"
JpScoey Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Why are the controls on the RIGHT hand side? They belong on the left, or at the very least in the center. What Tony said (nearly)!..... I could understand the idea of having all the controls at the end of the panel, so you could potentially set another 'board on the flat panel to the side of it, but putting it over on the right doesn't seem to make any sense, as most 'lead' work is played with your right hand. John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp.
CrimsonianKing Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 All the way over to the Right side? bad idea. "The purple piper plays his tune, The choir softly sing; Three lullabies in an ancient tongue, For the court of the crimson king"
Moonglow Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 The Stage used to be very limited in the MIDI control department. It has an 'external' section for each panel, alongside the organ/piano/synth sections. However, initially MIDI settings were global. I remember when Nord released the update that made MIDI settings per program available. This vastly increased the utility of the instrument, and a lot of people were overjoyed. +1 Now I would characterize the Stage's MIDI controller functions as "adequate." "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Sundown Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 No comment... I've been beating this drum for a while. Sundown Finished: Gateway, The Jupiter Bluff, Condensation, Apogee Working on: Driven Away, Backscatter, Eighties Crime Thriller Main axes: Kawai MP11 and Kurz PC361 DAW Platform: Cubase
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