The new flagship stage synthesizer Nord Stage 3 has been presented at MusikMesse 2017 – and it’s the 5th generation of one of the most famous stage synthesizers. The instrument puts several sound engines together: Lead A1 virtual analog engine, C2D electric organ emulation, an elaborate Nord Piano engine and an extended set of effects.

New features introduced in Stage 3 keyboard:

Performance/General

• OLED displays for Program and Synth section
• Smooth program change transitions
• Extended Split functionality with optional Crossfade
• Extended Morph Destinations
• Song List mode

Piano section

• 120-voice polyphony
• Nord Piano library doubled memory – 2 GB
• Layer category
• Creative filter presets

Synth section

• Nord Sample library memory expanded – 480 MB
• Dedicated OLED for Oscillator functions
• Nord Lead A1 synth engine with sample playback
• Extended Polyphony
• S-wave (Super Wave category)

Organ section

• Model 122 Vintage Rotary Speaker available (per slot)
• Nord C2D organ engine
• 2 new Principal Pipe Organ models
• Physical drawbars for Nord Stage 3 Compact

Effects

• Individual compressor per slot featuring Amount and Fast mode
• Enhanced delay with added Feedback filters and Analog Mode
• Filter Mode with resonance
• Individual reverb per slot with Bright mode

Pricing and availability info remains unknown.