Specifications

NORD STAGE Eighty Eight V1.1x 6. The Instruments: The Organ Section
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Like on the original B-3, the Percussion is a single-triggered non-legato effect. By “single-triggered” we
mean that the percussion is only present when you hit the keys when no other note is sounding. In other
words, if you play a note or a chord and then add on more notes without releasing the previously pressed
keys, there will be no percussion effect in the new notes. You have to release all keys to be able to play new
notes with the percussion effect. Also, like on the original B-3, in Normal Percussion mode the sustain level
is significantly lower than in Soft Percussion mode (or with the Percussion effect disabled).
V
IBRATO
The original B-3 chorus and vibrato scanner consists of a tapped delay line in
combination with a rotating scanner. For the Vibrato effect, phase shift is ap-
plied to the signal. For the Chorus effect, the phase modulated signal is added
to the original signal. A lot of time and effort have been spent in accurately
recreating the chorus and vibrato scanner effect. Like on the original B-3,
Nord Stage offers three different types of choruses (C1-C3) and three different
types of vibratos (V1-V3). Select one of these types by pressing the S
ELEC-
TOR
button. You activate and deactivate the Vibrato section by pressing the
O
N
button.
K
EY CLICK CONTROL
On an original B-3 organ, the key click produced by the random contact bounces is actually an audio ar-
tifact. This particular artifact later became a desirable effect amongst musicians. In the Nord Stage you can
select the amount of key click that should be present in the B-3 organ sounds.
1. Press the S
HIFT
+ S
OUND buttons to access the Sound menu page.
2. You use the P
AGE -/+ buttons to navigate to the Organ Key Click Level menu item.
3. Now you can use the V
ALUE
D
IAL
to change the Click Level 0-100%. Default setting is 50%.
When you are done, press the S
OUND
button again to exit the Sound page.