I see here a lot of folk are commenting on the the price of $5000 I assume that is American dollars Here in New Zealand that price tag is $9000 at the local music store When I first saw this I just about fell off my piano stool However if you put it in a context in about 1988 I brought a Roland D-50 for $3000 In today’s money that would be about $9500 I can remember saving up all my pennies for that one, believe me I can’t imagine taking a $9000 synth out to some gig. I’m sure it’s a beautiful instrument but not sure it’s for the road.
@benallen5967Күн бұрын
I've taken it out many many times with zero issues. I treat it well, and it has a waterproof hard case. I've had issues with Nord keyboards with weighted actions, but this one has the waterfall action and like my Stage 3 before it, has been rock solid.
@Nonyabizz013 күн бұрын
Does it have or need a sustain pedal? This would be the perfect keyboard for me
@benallen59673 күн бұрын
@@Nonyabizz01 it needs one. The triple pedal and the SP-2 options, enables pedal noise, which I personally love. See this page for pedals. www.nordkeyboards.com/accessories/
@Justin_collier5 күн бұрын
Beautiful playing, i just wish it wasn’t 3100$. I’ve been working overtime trying to save up for it but in the end i think I’ll be happy if i buy this but i was considering getting the yc73 and using my kawai as an extended midi controller to get the full 88 effect to save some money
@Jzh7336 күн бұрын
Sorry, that DX ep sounds like a Psr home keyboard. Good playing.
@staceycarras38159 күн бұрын
Can you dim the organ fader LED's ? Ben
@benallen59679 күн бұрын
@@staceycarras3815 you can change their color but I don’t believe they can be dimmed.
@staceycarras38159 күн бұрын
Your awesome Ben, I've been through a similar gear journey, keep it coming
@ericnataf92069 күн бұрын
Great job, I am buying soon the montage 6, do you thing this time yamaha made better organ sound then the Nord stage???
@benallen59679 күн бұрын
@@ericnataf9206 the new organ sounds are great, but they are very very polyphony hungry. I found that I start dropping notes if I layer a piano with any of these new organs, and then turn on a drum track. Same thing if I just have a piano, pad, and one of the new organs. As usual, even with the 400 notes or polyphony - Yamaha has not given sufficient power and resources to this machine to serve us in the same way a Nord Stage does. I say this as someone who had a montage M6 and a Stage 4, and sold the Montage M6 purely due to the polyphony issues. The same is true of Roland and their Fantom (and EX) but guess which one I still have? The Nord Stage 4.
@Dolores500016 күн бұрын
I want one
@jonos13817 күн бұрын
When you say no effects except for a small amount of reverb from the cp itself. Does this mean there is no way of turning off reverb completely?
@benallen596716 күн бұрын
No, it means I left just a small amount of reverb turned on - as a master effect in the CP.
@mikeluisipiano20 күн бұрын
thank you!
@NormanPeterson24 күн бұрын
So GOOD !! But that same tremelo on all the ep's mostly the rhodes is SO annoying.. Otherwise spot on mate
@NormanPeterson25 күн бұрын
Excellent!!
@soliv2728 күн бұрын
59:50 at least one good lead. But no ADSR modification I guess. I don't understand why there is not the classic jazz synth leads
@Justin_collier29 күн бұрын
I think the yc88 is the winner here. It looks more professional and will do all you need in any professional setting and it’s built like a tank
@timbrackeen3508Ай бұрын
Hi Watt and Marshall
@RuslanKamchatkaАй бұрын
У меня Rolland RD-700NX. Надеюсь, в этой модели производители улучшили управление ударными? В моей модели нельзя регулировать громкость ударных на лету, более того при смене звуков менялись и ударные. Как с этим дело обстоит в этой модели?
@pasqualebernardo7604Ай бұрын
Bel sound!. Sorry Mr. Ben Allen, what amp did you use with the XK4. Thank you
@benallen5967Ай бұрын
I don't understand what you are asking. What you are hearing in this video, is straight from the XK4, into the Strymon Lex V2 pedal, and then into my interface. No amps were involved.
@pasqualebernardo7604Ай бұрын
@@benallen5967 OK, Thanks.
@Steven-ps3toАй бұрын
Gorgeous simple lyrics Gorgeous
@lauranour2606Ай бұрын
Hi Ben, thanks for all the great information, i use this piano in the church but cant find the cello and pan flute sound, if you pls kindly just tell me under what button i can find and the sequence digital number for them, really appreciate it, thanks a lot
@BlackBlofeldАй бұрын
Lex is a superb Leslie sim. The main problem with the Lex is that Strymon made it having in mind mainly (if not only) the guitarists. I had the "Burn" connected it on a Hammond XK1 (actually i had connected two of them) and the sound was excellent. Later i bought a Hammond XK1c and i tried it with Vent II. It''s ok, but something is missing. When i connected the Lex on the XK1c i found the sound i was searching for years, this "motor-boat" intense sound you get when you have the mics too close to Leslie rotors. The Lex sounds more "warm" in my ears, especially on higher notes. Personally i chose the Lex over Vent II for its "warmth" and its intense sound. Pull out all the drawbars and listen on Fast speed the higher notes, only Lex make them sound "creamy" and warm, even with the "Clip" overdrive from the SK/XK1c/XK4 models. The Clip OD is almost useless with internal sim, but with Lex sounds extremely well. I was thinking to buy the XK4 and the Lex v2 for a long time, and probably i'll buy them in this summer. Listen few sound examples i recorded with the XK1c and Lex in the link below. Even Strymon posted few of these in its Facebook page. 😁 kzread.info/dash/bejne/lZxmy7NwpbmZkso.html
@davidclark3603Ай бұрын
I wish I had one!!!!
@benallen5967Ай бұрын
It is a great board!
@gabrielranarivelo908826 күн бұрын
I know I'll have one!!!!
@eduardo.bortolatoАй бұрын
hi, I wil contact
@wtpwtpАй бұрын
Good review! Thank you!
@chriscornell8810Ай бұрын
Harpsichord 2:33:01
@macdavyboyАй бұрын
Hello Ben. This is such a great review of B-3X. Thank you. I have the software for my setup (Yamaha P-125B / L1-P1 foot pedal / iPad Pro). I would like to know the other software you are integrating with the B-3X that offers other instruments and sounds. I am limited to the voices I have built into my Yamaha. I see one as Ravenscroft (piano?). But what are the others that allow you voices / sounds by name please? Thanks.
@endyzylАй бұрын
Bro! You messed up mehn. Why didn't you compare both the organ on the Yamaha YC with the organ on the Nord Stage 4. You only played the organ on the YC because you know the organ on the Nord will smoke the YC organ
@benallen5967Ай бұрын
I clearly played both…please see 1:11:00
@user-fb4pt6zv9tАй бұрын
Absolutely the best out there. Significantly superior to burn and ventilator 1 and 2.
@GEMACOUSTICSАй бұрын
Thank you so much for this
@DJIncendration2 ай бұрын
That first piano sound is amazing! I''m surprised it's not on the PSR-SX900. It's on the Genos 1 and 2, but not on the PSR-SX900 at all.
@plantpoweredmuscle2 ай бұрын
Do you still have your Juno x?
@benallen59672 ай бұрын
I do not. I am totally opposed to the “rent our expansions” cloud model Roland has adopted and don’t understand why they think people will continue to buy their hardware which is essentially running the same software as your computer.
@plantpoweredmuscle2 ай бұрын
@@benallen5967 Do you recommend something to take its place? I was excited to get a remake of a classic but when I got it I guess I should’ve waited and researched more because I hate the premade scenes and also agree with it being software downloaded into the synth.
@plantpoweredmuscle2 ай бұрын
How do you make the drums consistent. Every time I play a melody it only speeds up if I play multiple keys faster. But what if I want the drums to play full while I only play lightly?
@kimdiez2681Күн бұрын
I don't have a Juno X to answer that, but it surely needs to be answered here !
@mikeluisipiano2 ай бұрын
muy buenoooo
@akibe76082 ай бұрын
I ended up sending back my NS4 and bought a used Kronos 2 73 key and could no be happier. If someone likes it, then they are entitled to - but I personally wouldn't pay more than $3.5k for what the Nord offers.
@ellekappa569212 күн бұрын
Io ho fatto la stessa cosa. Pagare tutti quei soldi per avere un buon piano e un buon organo mi sembra esagerato. Io ho sentito i Synth e i campioni, sono veramente ridicoli. Ancora peggio donino suoni orchestrali. Per il resto è ok.
@bakinecpianist2 ай бұрын
as if Nord has a tube sound 🥰🥰🥰
@damesmusictunestherealdjtu37222 ай бұрын
When your playing the keyboard do you know what hold the note on the piano keys when you play the strings
@aaronhayford33662 ай бұрын
Can you hear a preview of the sound before uploading? only ask as I would not want to load the wrong sound in the middle of a live set.
@fullturbodev2 ай бұрын
Amazing content, thank you so much!
@vaneetveldestijn2 ай бұрын
Are there any samples in there like Axel F?
@freedommakers1012 ай бұрын
How did u layer those electric pianos with pads? How do I bring them one at a time to layer them and bring up each their volumes as u did with piano and organ?
@benallen59672 ай бұрын
Which keyboard are you referring to?
@freedommakers1012 ай бұрын
@@benallen5967towards the end of the video u were playing the yanaha and layering in pads with electric piano and organ and pads with piano. Forward to 1 08 you said section b and going to layer in pads or synth strings in. Turning sections on u said. Where u said u made a UN upright piano or something then started layering in synth strings then Rhodes piano and layered in pads. When turning sections off or something.
@benallen59672 ай бұрын
@@freedommakers101 Do you own the YC? Reach out directly if you want some help. Godisopen@gmail is my email address.
@freedommakers1012 ай бұрын
@@benallen5967 I will thanks Ben
@freedommakers1012 ай бұрын
Which is better? And why?
@freedommakers1012 ай бұрын
How bout on the Nord Stage 4 how is the LESLIE? Or the Roland Fantom 07 or 08 or roland vr-09-b and v-combo vr-730 keyboard ?
@EliveltonFagundesADV2 ай бұрын
Nice video thanks for the patience for doing that. Ben, would you rather go with the Fantom or de Yamaha Montage M, if you`d have to choose?
@delightmedia15562 ай бұрын
Wormhole organ 55:22. sold ❤. Played it well
@kevinpeters9282 ай бұрын
Great video, so informative and detailed, and superb playing! Might I ask what speakers/amp are you playing through?
@benallen59672 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'm using headphones. I rarely turn them on, but when I use monitors in the room, I have a pair of ADAM T7Vs. My headphones are Neumann NDH-30, and when I play live, I use 64 Audio U12T, U6T, and Sennheiser IE900.
@kevinpeters9282 ай бұрын
Cool, thanks so much!!! I guess my question is what am I hearing these keyboards through?
@benallen59672 ай бұрын
@@kevinpeters928 ui24 digital mixer straight into logic.
@maryellenleonard2 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed watching, as I have same Nord and SL88 Grand arriving soon. It’s go to be impossible task for pianists in a DP and everyone’s needs, taste and budget differs. Going nuts online researching. Almost can’t beat compact for hauling to local gigs, in rock bands, and can eq anything to make it fit and cut as needed. So spoiled by the top buttons for easy engine. Now craving some weighted for home practice, I can’t wait to feel the SL, however, if it’s too grand for my tiny, older fingers, I will have to compare it to stage 4 HA. Key action is what I’m focusing on, I guess I’m used to the softer edges of the spring action semi’s, and wish the key size was just closer to full. Deciding to back off gigs and do my own playing, I still like some B3 and synth strings. I’ve tried and returned es120 and es920, and look to lower price item before I take the plunge. I don’t see many reviews describing the key action bounce, weight etc., but tons of opines in forums. Anyway your vid helps. Thanks
@ceyhanyzc2 ай бұрын
Ben Allen again! Thank you for the community of Nord lovers 🫶🏼👏🏼
@macdavyboy2 ай бұрын
Where to buy for iPad ?
@antoniocalimero11732 ай бұрын
I mainly hear sounds that you can easily find in the Integra... that device will become 4 times more expensive in the future, because people currently have no idea what it can do 😊
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I see here a lot of folk are commenting on the the price of $5000 I assume that is American dollars Here in New Zealand that price tag is $9000 at the local music store When I first saw this I just about fell off my piano stool However if you put it in a context in about 1988 I brought a Roland D-50 for $3000 In today’s money that would be about $9500 I can remember saving up all my pennies for that one, believe me I can’t imagine taking a $9000 synth out to some gig. I’m sure it’s a beautiful instrument but not sure it’s for the road.
I've taken it out many many times with zero issues. I treat it well, and it has a waterproof hard case. I've had issues with Nord keyboards with weighted actions, but this one has the waterfall action and like my Stage 3 before it, has been rock solid.
Does it have or need a sustain pedal? This would be the perfect keyboard for me
@@Nonyabizz01 it needs one. The triple pedal and the SP-2 options, enables pedal noise, which I personally love. See this page for pedals. www.nordkeyboards.com/accessories/
Beautiful playing, i just wish it wasn’t 3100$. I’ve been working overtime trying to save up for it but in the end i think I’ll be happy if i buy this but i was considering getting the yc73 and using my kawai as an extended midi controller to get the full 88 effect to save some money
Sorry, that DX ep sounds like a Psr home keyboard. Good playing.
Can you dim the organ fader LED's ? Ben
@@staceycarras3815 you can change their color but I don’t believe they can be dimmed.
Your awesome Ben, I've been through a similar gear journey, keep it coming
Great job, I am buying soon the montage 6, do you thing this time yamaha made better organ sound then the Nord stage???
@@ericnataf9206 the new organ sounds are great, but they are very very polyphony hungry. I found that I start dropping notes if I layer a piano with any of these new organs, and then turn on a drum track. Same thing if I just have a piano, pad, and one of the new organs. As usual, even with the 400 notes or polyphony - Yamaha has not given sufficient power and resources to this machine to serve us in the same way a Nord Stage does. I say this as someone who had a montage M6 and a Stage 4, and sold the Montage M6 purely due to the polyphony issues. The same is true of Roland and their Fantom (and EX) but guess which one I still have? The Nord Stage 4.
I want one
When you say no effects except for a small amount of reverb from the cp itself. Does this mean there is no way of turning off reverb completely?
No, it means I left just a small amount of reverb turned on - as a master effect in the CP.
thank you!
So GOOD !! But that same tremelo on all the ep's mostly the rhodes is SO annoying.. Otherwise spot on mate
Excellent!!
59:50 at least one good lead. But no ADSR modification I guess. I don't understand why there is not the classic jazz synth leads
I think the yc88 is the winner here. It looks more professional and will do all you need in any professional setting and it’s built like a tank
Hi Watt and Marshall
У меня Rolland RD-700NX. Надеюсь, в этой модели производители улучшили управление ударными? В моей модели нельзя регулировать громкость ударных на лету, более того при смене звуков менялись и ударные. Как с этим дело обстоит в этой модели?
Bel sound!. Sorry Mr. Ben Allen, what amp did you use with the XK4. Thank you
I don't understand what you are asking. What you are hearing in this video, is straight from the XK4, into the Strymon Lex V2 pedal, and then into my interface. No amps were involved.
@@benallen5967 OK, Thanks.
Gorgeous simple lyrics Gorgeous
Hi Ben, thanks for all the great information, i use this piano in the church but cant find the cello and pan flute sound, if you pls kindly just tell me under what button i can find and the sequence digital number for them, really appreciate it, thanks a lot
Lex is a superb Leslie sim. The main problem with the Lex is that Strymon made it having in mind mainly (if not only) the guitarists. I had the "Burn" connected it on a Hammond XK1 (actually i had connected two of them) and the sound was excellent. Later i bought a Hammond XK1c and i tried it with Vent II. It''s ok, but something is missing. When i connected the Lex on the XK1c i found the sound i was searching for years, this "motor-boat" intense sound you get when you have the mics too close to Leslie rotors. The Lex sounds more "warm" in my ears, especially on higher notes. Personally i chose the Lex over Vent II for its "warmth" and its intense sound. Pull out all the drawbars and listen on Fast speed the higher notes, only Lex make them sound "creamy" and warm, even with the "Clip" overdrive from the SK/XK1c/XK4 models. The Clip OD is almost useless with internal sim, but with Lex sounds extremely well. I was thinking to buy the XK4 and the Lex v2 for a long time, and probably i'll buy them in this summer. Listen few sound examples i recorded with the XK1c and Lex in the link below. Even Strymon posted few of these in its Facebook page. 😁 kzread.info/dash/bejne/lZxmy7NwpbmZkso.html
I wish I had one!!!!
It is a great board!
I know I'll have one!!!!
hi, I wil contact
Good review! Thank you!
Harpsichord 2:33:01
Hello Ben. This is such a great review of B-3X. Thank you. I have the software for my setup (Yamaha P-125B / L1-P1 foot pedal / iPad Pro). I would like to know the other software you are integrating with the B-3X that offers other instruments and sounds. I am limited to the voices I have built into my Yamaha. I see one as Ravenscroft (piano?). But what are the others that allow you voices / sounds by name please? Thanks.
Bro! You messed up mehn. Why didn't you compare both the organ on the Yamaha YC with the organ on the Nord Stage 4. You only played the organ on the YC because you know the organ on the Nord will smoke the YC organ
I clearly played both…please see 1:11:00
Absolutely the best out there. Significantly superior to burn and ventilator 1 and 2.
Thank you so much for this
That first piano sound is amazing! I''m surprised it's not on the PSR-SX900. It's on the Genos 1 and 2, but not on the PSR-SX900 at all.
Do you still have your Juno x?
I do not. I am totally opposed to the “rent our expansions” cloud model Roland has adopted and don’t understand why they think people will continue to buy their hardware which is essentially running the same software as your computer.
@@benallen5967 Do you recommend something to take its place? I was excited to get a remake of a classic but when I got it I guess I should’ve waited and researched more because I hate the premade scenes and also agree with it being software downloaded into the synth.
How do you make the drums consistent. Every time I play a melody it only speeds up if I play multiple keys faster. But what if I want the drums to play full while I only play lightly?
I don't have a Juno X to answer that, but it surely needs to be answered here !
muy buenoooo
I ended up sending back my NS4 and bought a used Kronos 2 73 key and could no be happier. If someone likes it, then they are entitled to - but I personally wouldn't pay more than $3.5k for what the Nord offers.
Io ho fatto la stessa cosa. Pagare tutti quei soldi per avere un buon piano e un buon organo mi sembra esagerato. Io ho sentito i Synth e i campioni, sono veramente ridicoli. Ancora peggio donino suoni orchestrali. Per il resto è ok.
as if Nord has a tube sound 🥰🥰🥰
When your playing the keyboard do you know what hold the note on the piano keys when you play the strings
Can you hear a preview of the sound before uploading? only ask as I would not want to load the wrong sound in the middle of a live set.
Amazing content, thank you so much!
Are there any samples in there like Axel F?
How did u layer those electric pianos with pads? How do I bring them one at a time to layer them and bring up each their volumes as u did with piano and organ?
Which keyboard are you referring to?
@@benallen5967towards the end of the video u were playing the yanaha and layering in pads with electric piano and organ and pads with piano. Forward to 1 08 you said section b and going to layer in pads or synth strings in. Turning sections on u said. Where u said u made a UN upright piano or something then started layering in synth strings then Rhodes piano and layered in pads. When turning sections off or something.
@@freedommakers101 Do you own the YC? Reach out directly if you want some help. Godisopen@gmail is my email address.
@@benallen5967 I will thanks Ben
Which is better? And why?
How bout on the Nord Stage 4 how is the LESLIE? Or the Roland Fantom 07 or 08 or roland vr-09-b and v-combo vr-730 keyboard ?
Nice video thanks for the patience for doing that. Ben, would you rather go with the Fantom or de Yamaha Montage M, if you`d have to choose?
Wormhole organ 55:22. sold ❤. Played it well
Great video, so informative and detailed, and superb playing! Might I ask what speakers/amp are you playing through?
Thanks! I'm using headphones. I rarely turn them on, but when I use monitors in the room, I have a pair of ADAM T7Vs. My headphones are Neumann NDH-30, and when I play live, I use 64 Audio U12T, U6T, and Sennheiser IE900.
Cool, thanks so much!!! I guess my question is what am I hearing these keyboards through?
@@kevinpeters928 ui24 digital mixer straight into logic.
Really enjoyed watching, as I have same Nord and SL88 Grand arriving soon. It’s go to be impossible task for pianists in a DP and everyone’s needs, taste and budget differs. Going nuts online researching. Almost can’t beat compact for hauling to local gigs, in rock bands, and can eq anything to make it fit and cut as needed. So spoiled by the top buttons for easy engine. Now craving some weighted for home practice, I can’t wait to feel the SL, however, if it’s too grand for my tiny, older fingers, I will have to compare it to stage 4 HA. Key action is what I’m focusing on, I guess I’m used to the softer edges of the spring action semi’s, and wish the key size was just closer to full. Deciding to back off gigs and do my own playing, I still like some B3 and synth strings. I’ve tried and returned es120 and es920, and look to lower price item before I take the plunge. I don’t see many reviews describing the key action bounce, weight etc., but tons of opines in forums. Anyway your vid helps. Thanks
Ben Allen again! Thank you for the community of Nord lovers 🫶🏼👏🏼
Where to buy for iPad ?
I mainly hear sounds that you can easily find in the Integra... that device will become 4 times more expensive in the future, because people currently have no idea what it can do 😊
31:17 albsure night and day
43:30 no loon? 😢