Nord Stage 4 88

The Nord Stage 4 88 is a professional stage keyboard featuring a fully weighted 88-key Triple Sensor hammer-action keybed (A–C) with aftertouch and physical LED drawbars. Designed for live performance and studio use, it combines advanced Piano, Synth, and Organ engines with dedicated per-layer effects and flexible routing options.

🔹 Keyboard & Performance

• 88-key Triple Sensor Hammer Action keybed
• Aftertouch support
• Wooden Pitch Stick & Modulation Wheel
• Up to 3 Split Points (4 keyboard zones) with LED indication
• 3 split crossfade widths (Large, Small, Off)
• Programmable transpose ±6 semitones
• Master Clock (internal, external, tap tempo)
• 3 Morph sources: Mod Wheel, Control Pedal, Aftertouch

🔹 Piano Section

• 2 GB dedicated Piano memory
• 120-voice polyphony
• Categories: Grand, Upright, Electric, Digital, Clav/Harpsichord, Layer
• Dynamic Compression
• Unison function
• String Resonance (acoustic pianos)
• Selectable Soft Release
• 3 selectable keyboard touch curves (Heavy / Medium / Light)
• Pedal Noise support (with compatible Nord pedals)
• 2-part multitimbral (2 layers)

🔹 Synth Section

Based on the Nord Wave 2 engine:

• 1 GB Sample memory (Nord Sample Library)
• 46-voice polyphony
• Oscillator types:
• Virtual Analog (Super, Noise, Sync, Bell, etc.)
• Digital Waves
• FM
• Sample Playback
• Filter types: 12/24 dB LP, HP, BP, LP+BP
• 3 Unison modes
• LFO (5 waveforms)
• Advanced Arpeggiator (Arp, Polyphonic, Gate modes)
• 3-part multitimbral (3 layers)

🔹 Organ Section

• B3 Tonewheel simulation (based on Nord C2D)
• Vox Continental & Farfisa models
• 2 Digital Pipe Organ models
• Physical LED drawbars
• Vibrato/Chorus and Percussion controls
• 2-part multitimbral (2 layers)

🔹 Effects Section (Per Layer)

• Mod 1: Tremolo, Auto Pan, Ring Mod, Wah, Pump (sidechain)
• Mod 2: Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Ensemble, Spin
• Delay (Tap Tempo, Ping Pong, Analog mode)
• Amp simulations (Twin, JC, Small)
• Rotary Speaker (Stop / Slow / Fast)
• 3-band EQ with sweepable mid
• Compressor (Fast mode)
• Reverb (6 algorithms: Spring, Room, Hall, Cathedral, etc.)

🔹 Connectivity

• 4 × 1/4" assignable audio outputs (unbalanced)
• Stereo headphone output (1/4")
• Monitor input (3.5 mm stereo)
• Sustain, Triple, Rotor, Swell, Control pedal inputs
• MIDI In/Out (5-pin DIN)
• USB Type-B (USB MIDI, sound transfer, updates)
• IEC C14 power connector

🔹 Program & Memory

• 512 Programs (8 Banks × 8 Pages × 8 slots)
• 8 Live Programs
• Dedicated Preset Library (Organ, Piano, Synth)
• MIDI over USB support