fjzingo Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?tm=Home Looks like there are no inputs and outputs.... Is it a wireless controller for iPAD or Mac? Perhaps a software modular with controller? Or perhaps a cheap nord mini.... Or is it just some read drole factor which will make us open up or already empty wallets...who knows :-) Fred /Fred Cantaloop Soulfetch Soulbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Well, it's not a Stage 3, I think we can conclude with some confidence... Studio: Yamaha P515 | Yamaha Tyros 5 | Yamaha HX1 | Moog Sub 37 Road: Yamaha YC88 | Nord Electro 5D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 maybe they photoshopped everything off the back to not give away any details Live: Korg Kronos 2 88, Nord Electro 5d Nord Lead A1 Toys: Roland FA08, Novation Ultranova, Moog LP, Roland SP-404SX, Roland JX10,Emu MK6 www.bksband.com www.echoesrocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnchop Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 That's what I suspect. It's got the form factor of the NL4 and the tag line seems to indicate as much. I make software noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 maybe they photoshopped everything off the back to not give away any details +1 Highly doubt they would have a product without the Nord logo on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Well, I can verify that it's RED! Korg Kronos 61 (2); Kurzweil PC4, Roland Fantom-06, Casio PX-350M; 2015 Macbook Pro and 2012 Mac Mini (Logic Pro X and Mainstage), GigPerformer 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Controller for the new Nord monster moduler. Nah it is a Lead. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Controller for the new Nord monster moduler. Nah it is a Lead. Not a Lead. No wooden endcaps. I guess they could add them later. Hmmmmmmm... "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Maybe it is a modular. LOL! "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torhu Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Maybe it's just a MIDI controller? How boring if it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 From the position of the pitchbend lever I'd say it's not a Lead but a Stage. But it is too small to be a Stage, and all the knobs are to the left, so probably a Lead. From looking at the earlier teaser with the christmas tree, I'd say that is probably a different product, so my best guess is they will have two new products. gear list.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Nord continues to laugh at Keyboard Corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefunk Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Nord Stage 3 and Nord Wave 2 are my guesses. Not sure what a new Wave 2 would bring to the table though more memory maybe :idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Nord continues to laugh at Keyboard Corner. Yep. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Åslund Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Well, it could be a step in a new direction..? Looks small 49 keys, or even less? My guess now is a usb-controller with accompanying software, like the Arturia laboratory keyboards. But I don't have any more info then you - it's just a wild guess. Too much stuff, too little time, too few gigs, should spend more time practicing...! 🙄 main instruments: Nord Stage 3 compact, Yamaha CP88, Kurzweil PC4, Viscount KeyB Legend Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-string-man Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 A new high-quality controller would be great, until you consider Nord's pricing policy! It would probably cost more than a Casio PX-5S, and I know which one I'd rather pay for! SSM Occasionally, do something nice for a total stranger. They'll wonder what the hell is going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderGroundGr Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I believe it is a wave 2... Kurzweil K2661 + full options,iMac 27",Mac book white,Apogee Element 24 + Duet,Genelec 8030A,Strymon Lex + Flint,Hohner Pianet T,Radial Key-Largo,Kawai K5000W,Moog Minitaur,Yamaha Reface YC + CP, iPad 9th Gen, Arturia Beatstep + V Collection 9 https://antonisadelfidis.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Nord might have been inspired by fellow Swedish company Elektron's latest marketing tactic - put up a pic that makes peeps say "WTF?!?!" and make wild guesses, to generate some interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 A new high-quality controller would be great, until you consider Nord's pricing policy! It would probably cost more than a Casio PX-5S, and I know which one I'd rather pay for! SSM Anything! that is a high quality controller will cost more than a Casio PX-5S. Even a VMK-188 cost the same or more than a Casio PX-5S on the street. A friend went through 2 of those VMKs. He had reliability issues and he treats his gear well. The quality controller market is dead. With modern polyohony and huge on board sound libraries there is no need. As long as you can live with 4 Zones of control there are options. Like a MP-8 or 8II if you can find a used one. If you can't sell a lot of something that uses really good parts you are going to have to sell at higher margins. But if you want to only control software pianos this is cool. http://www.kraftmusic.com/kawai-vpc1-virtual-piano-controller.html "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-string-man Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 A new high-quality controller would be great, until you consider Nord's pricing policy! It would probably cost more than a Casio PX-5S, and I know which one I'd rather pay for! SSM Anything! that is a high quality controller will cost more than a Casio PX-5S. Even a VMK-188 cost the same or more than a Casio PX-5S on the street. A friend went through 2 of those VMKs. He had reliability issues and he treats his gear well. The quality controller market is dead. With modern polyohony and huge on board sound libraries there is no need. As long as you can live with 4 Zones of control there are options. Like a MP-8 or 8II if you can find a used one. I think the PX-5S would make a good controller, and it seems to be well built, in my limited experience (15 minutes in a store). Plus you'd get all the sounds thrown in as a bonus. SSM Occasionally, do something nice for a total stranger. They'll wonder what the hell is going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torhu Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Guys, it's not a controller. Clavia's pricing policy does not allow a controller. I was kidding. Nord Stages are selling like hotcakes, Clavia has almost no company organization, they don't have any expenses that they can't just change according to sales. So it's very unlikely that they are getting desperate. Unless some rich guy that wants to get even richer bought them, of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 The Casio is not a good controller. It is a DB that can function as a controller as long you do not need to controll a bunch of zones. But it doesn't matter because the whole controller paradigm is dead. Here is probably the last real controller built by one of the big three. Check out the specs. Not enough people out there need four MIDI Outs for 64 MIDI channels; 8 zones. That is a controller. http://www.rolandus.com/products/details/491 I'm using a S90XS as a controller and with only 4 Zones it is limiting. There are a few songs I have to make patches changes in. In 95 I wouldn't have had to. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-string-man Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 The Kawai looks cool CEB, but I don't think you need a full 88 key board for a controller. I'd rather have something more space effective, with 9 sliders, 3 octaves, and a dozen or sixteen pads. Some presets would be nice too. SSM Occasionally, do something nice for a total stranger. They'll wonder what the hell is going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 If you need a controller then you are probably doing splits. If you are doing splits you can run out of keys pretty quickly. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Mizzell Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Nord continues to laugh at Keyboard Corner. I'd love them to bring back a version of the modular. Meanwhile ... that serendipitous moment when D-Bon's avatar syncs PERFECTALLY with a random piece of dubstep that just started playing on Apple Radio. I be grovin' for a moment. Les Mizzell ---------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-string-man Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 If you need a controller then you are probably doing splits. If you are doing splits you can run out of keys pretty quickly. Fair point. Four octaves then. SSM Occasionally, do something nice for a total stranger. They'll wonder what the hell is going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjzingo Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 A new Nord Wave is probably a good guess, the layout of knobs are similar to the wave. I really liked the modulars..... How sad is this, guessing what the new nord with a heineken on the table - damn should go and write some music on my nords instead...... /Fredrik /Fred Cantaloop Soulfetch Soulbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 "Tweak your sound in seconds!" Sure, it's a great tagline for a controller. But Nord is known for having lots of knobs - a hands-on interface for all their keyboards that lets you tweak your sound in seconds. So, it could be anything. Whatever it is... it needs end caps. Tom "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Meanwhile ... that serendipitous moment when D-Bon's avatar syncs PERFECTALLY with a random piece of dubstep that just started playing on Apple Radio. I be grovin' for a moment. That's not disco... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 tweak your sound in seconds. It's the new Nord mixer with wooden faders. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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