Nord Stage Unofficial User Forum

[touchdry]

I have been hanging out to buy a Stage 88 for a while, but price has keep me out :(.
ButI have found a used (but great condition) earlier model- the guy says it is 'Version 2'- about 2 years old with 128mb.
It is significantly cheaper than buying new- but not sure what the limitations are of buying this model as opposed to the new one. Could anyone give me a couple of pointers on the differences? I realise the current one has 256mb, but what else would matter?
I am not looking to get into deep sound editing/patches etc. Just want versatility, and a nice sounding piano sample!

Thanks

[Cbas]

Hi.

The only differences between the classic stage and the stage EX as of now, is the double sample memmory, the color scheme and that the EX can play a new string ressonance feature with the grand pianos. All the rest is exactly the same.

So basicly it means that the EX can load more pianos and bigger pianos. The only difference in the bigger pianos is the amount of samples when you play the key from soft to hard.
So the bigger pianos can play more dynamically but otherwise it sounds the same as the smaller pianos.
I haven't tried the string resonance feature yet, because I myself own the classic stage. So I don't know how good it sounds.

The question is really: How much does details matter to you in the grand pianos? I would like to have the things that the EX has of course. But is it really worth the extra money?
It is not worth it for me to sell my classic stage and buy a new EX right now. But I don't know how you feel about it.

I can't say though, if the Stage EX will get more new features in the future that the classic stage wont get.

I hope this wasn't too confusing to read.
Please ask more questions if you need more information.

Have fun.

Sebastian

[touchdry]

Thanks Sebastian. Very helpful. Shame you can't upgrade the memory though.

[Cbas]

I'm glad I could help :)

Yeah I was really hoping for a way to upgrade when the EX first came out.

So have you made a dicision whether to buy the classic or the EX?