Nord Stage 4 Keyboard | Demo and Overview at NAMM 2023

We stopped by the Nord booth at NAMM 2023 to dig into the all-new Nord Stage 4 keyboard with demonstrator Chris Martirano. Chris gives us the lowdown on all of the exciting new player-focused features including the expanded effects section, the dynamic triple sensor keybed and the updated control panel.  Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction of Steve and Chris at Nord booth at NAMM 2023 00:17 - Exciting features of the new Nord Stage 4 00:52 - Overview of Main Panel Changes 01:12 - Changes in Synth section 01:45 - Updates to the Piano section (including new Dynamic Compressor) 02:07 - What&new in the Layer Effects section 03:00 - How to see what&in the Instrument 03:31 - How to use Live Mode at a gig for quick sound recall 03:56 - Physical Drawbars for the Organ section on all models (88-key, 73-key or 73-key Waterfall) 04:51 - What is the Triple Sensor keybed and how does it work? 06:05 - Sound Demo (Brass with piano layer) 07:15 - Sound Demo (Synth arpeggiations with piano layer and filter sweeps) 08:27 - Sound Demo (Synth "rise" effect) 09:00 - Sound Demo (Synth, organ and keys layered) 09:46 - Sound Demo (Synth) 10:30 - Sound Demo (Synth, strings and piano layered) 11:49 - Overview of real-time effects and sound design functionality 13:07 - Availability of Nord Stage 4 at Guitar Center