Nord Stage 4 - Beginners Guide for Getting Started

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Need help getting started with the Nord Stage 4, or looking to buy and wondering how easy it is to get started? This video is for you!
In this video I go through the basics of getting started in the Nord Stage 4 from a beginners perspective and talk about the general controls, panel layout, using the layers and effects, as well as tips and tricks for each of the sections.
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@DSoundman 4 ай бұрын

Get your copy of my Worship Sound Pack || Volume 1 for the Nord Stage 4 on my website: dsoundman.com

@JeremiahJobin 4 ай бұрын

Finally, a good tutorial on the NS4! Had this complex beast for a few weeks now with no idea where to start making a worship patch. Thanks for saving me DSoundman, May God Bless you! ❤

@ambersingletonpianostudio7591 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. A storm wiped out our Church building and provided an opportunity to upgrade. This video was such a helpful thing for the overwhelm of all of the bells and whistles that are on this amazing keyboard. It broke it up into bite sized chunks to get me through our first practice with it!

@jensarnold50 4 ай бұрын

Very good tutorial. Unfortunately there are almost no tutorials for the Nord Stage 4, especially for the synth engine. I think that might be the biggest challenge for most users. If possible, please provide a tutorial for programming synth sounds :-)

@juanjaramillo1854 4 ай бұрын

Thanks a million. Please, don't stop teaching us the wonderful instrument 👏👏

@sharonhannigan7638 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! That was a wonderful training video for me to get started with my new Nord Stage 4!

@robertperez6752 4 ай бұрын

amazing video, the best I’ve seen so far, thank you for doing this ❤

@annafrankpianist 2 ай бұрын

Amazing tutorial! Thank you so much!

@danielenstrom1873 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic pedagogical explanation! World class! Perfect downloaded to my brain. I know kung fu!

@Resounded 4 ай бұрын

Great run through on the ns4 ! Wish I had your information video available when I opened the box to my ns4. Good walkthrough Douglas ! Blessings !

@silviomaffi 4 ай бұрын

Great video!!! There are few good tutorials on the net about NS4. I really appreciate your work and excitement about this great keyboard! Thank you very much ! Keep showing us the best this keyboard has to offer!

@IVYALEX 4 ай бұрын

Best tutorial yet.

@ivansubdiaz5074 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Sir 👍

@ryanboudreaux8547 4 ай бұрын

I’ve had my NS4 for over a month now. I’d love if you’d dig into the synth/effects sections more. I’m still learning the piano. It can get overwhelming sometimes 😂.

@Dubverso 4 ай бұрын

Best video of Quick Tutorial! Congrats my friend!

@DSoundman 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I was doubting the video as soon as I posted it, but your encouragement is appreciated! 🙏🏻

@loulo204 4 ай бұрын

Great Video, and very informative!! Ive had the NS4 for a good couple of months and really enjoy it, but sometimes all the buttons become confusing.

@drmeaker Ай бұрын

thankyou:)

@zenonepp 7 күн бұрын

Great video! Wondering what you have your gain and IN/OUT levels set as on your audio interface to track the Nord? Thanks :)

@scrappy19 4 ай бұрын

Really helpful! Thanks a lot… a few days weeks ago I asked you between YC88 and NP5… but I ended up getting an awesome deal on a NS4 😅 I’m loving it but yes I’m lost sometimes

@DSoundman 4 ай бұрын

Sorry if I missed your question before! I get a lot of comments and sometimes don’t see all the notifications! 🤦🏻‍♂️ Congrats on getting the NS4 though…great choice!

@scrappy19 4 ай бұрын

@@DSoundman you replied back to me which I appreciated a lot. You suggested the NP5 if organ wasn’t an issue for me 👍🏻

@trstack 4 ай бұрын

Great overview and incredible keyboard but, still no built-in audio interface for $5600? I haven’t needed a separate audio interface for Yamaha, Roland and Korg keyboards (Motif/Montage, RD/Fantom, Kronos). It is 2024, correct?

@jamespayne1531 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this overview. Have you found a workaround for the loss of Song Mode?

@moogy77 Ай бұрын

Hello, and thank you for making this vid, it's really helping! One thing though, do you know why my Stage4, doesn't have the follow focus button, and yours does? Thanks.

@DSoundman Ай бұрын

They ended up removing the follow focus button, but I don’t really know why. I assume because it doesn’t really serve much of a purpose. I leave follow focus on all the time anyway!

@JuliaAdaPiano Ай бұрын

DSoundman, can you please direct me to one of your videos that discusses this - I know how to split my NS4, but I can't figure out how to use both parts live. More specifically: I'm trying to play piano (2 hands) over a background of strings or atmospheric sounds. I need to switch the chord of the background strings at the same time that I am playing piano with both hands, which is not possible. The only way I can see this working is if I create a backtrack for myself to play piano over. But then how do people accomplish this live? Is there a pedal that can switch the chord of the background sound, or ? If you could give me some direction on this, I would be so grateful.

@robertmichalscheck3072 2 ай бұрын

Can you set the synth or organ to play just on the lower or halfway point and have the piano play full 88keys at same time?

@bobmead8184 4 ай бұрын

Hello! I wonder if you could possibly give me an advise if you are familiar with Novation 49SL MkIII controller. Someone gave me one, but I can't seem to turn it on. I connect it to the outlet, plug to the computer USB port and, I believe, it's suppose to light up even if I don't have the software. But nothing happens. Do you suppose the controller is bad? At one end of the controller I see an opening with an image of a lock next to it. There would not be any locking feature preventing it from turning on? I couldn't fine any info on the web and about to give up on it. Thanks!

@stevenflanagan7206 3 ай бұрын

Is it superfluous to use both an NE 6d and a NS4 compact? Is it redundant or does each complement each other?

@liberationministries4609 2 ай бұрын

I am a beginner with Nord stage 4 - where can I find warm pads? thanks

@2HimTru 3 ай бұрын

Great Intro, Douglas! What specific make/model headphones are you wearing in this video tutorial? Secondly, what keyboard stand brand/models out there actually "secure" the Nord(s) to the stand so they won't fall off or wobble? Suppose you wanted to play on The Nord the synth entry sound to "Morning Girl" by The Neon Philharmonic, and that "sound effect wasn't available in the Library? How would you request that from The Nord Corporation? Thanks.

@DSoundman 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! 1. I am using the AKG K92's right now: www.zzounds.com/a--518275/item--AKGK92?siid=183450 I love them and got them for vocal recording so I get less bleed-through of the click track due to them being closed-back. 2. I'm not aware of one that actually attaches to the Nord, but I've used the On-Stage KS7350: www.zzounds.com/a--518275/item--MUPKS7350?siid=33655 for many years and have never had an issue with a keyboard wobbling of falling off...and I'm a hard piano player! 3. I'm not aware of a way to request a sound from Nord themselves, but your could try reaching out to their support.

@ulzman3581 2 ай бұрын

Great Video - I am really thankful ! I like to splt a Piano-Sound in lower and upper keyboard. Then I want to work the sustain-pedal only on the upper part. How can I manage this ?

@DSoundman 2 ай бұрын

You can enable/disable the sustain pedal on each piano layer, so if you split the two, you can disable the sustain on the lower part (shift + Layer A On/Off button - labeled "SUSTPED" underneath).

@ulzman3581 2 ай бұрын

@@DSoundman Thank You my friend !

@EDMJosephS 4 ай бұрын

I purchased stage 4 in Feb 2024 but I don't have "Follow focus" button on the keyboard. Are there two kinds of Stage 4?

@DSoundman 4 ай бұрын

That's very interesting and I just looked at the pictures on Nord's website and they don't have them either. I have one of the first NS4's delivered to the united states and it looks like they eliminated the follow focus button. I'm not 100% sure, but it might have been a redundant control. In the buttons in the Follow Focus section, if all the lights are lit, it probably follows. Is there a way to set them so none are lit? Either that or they always have it follow focus as I'm not sure who would NOT want it to. Thanks for pointing that out!