Nord Stage 3 with the Gospel Guy

[@paulmcafee315]

Nord is all about whether it does what you want. I have the Stage 3 73 and it’s perfect for my main work: Cover gigs in a wide variety of styles. I just need something that works, sounds great, and doesn’t require deep programming. The 3 sections, A/B panels and split functions are perfect to create any patch for any song. No need for a 2nd keyboard. For the cost of a good 2-keyboard rig i have one that does what’s needed and is MUCH lighter to carry around. And i haven’t spent big $ on a Motif or Kronos where i’ll barely touch 10% of the features. Just get what gets your job done best and what you can afford. Great video!

[@CalebTrujilloMusic]

Man thanks so much to both Sebastian and Randy for this great content. Sebastian you always put out quality content, and have a great dialogue with your guests, it's dope to sit back and hear the wisdom you have. And Randy... man you've taught me so much. Not only how to set up my sounds, but how important is to be correct morally not only musically. That stuffs so crucial, and important to hear. A lot of musicians we look up to, may show us cool licks and runs but aren't sewing into us what really matters, and it's that wisdom and straight talk of how we should be living right. Like you said God is watching! Honestly, appreciate all those nuggets you give us. So much you've said has stuck with me, it's much appreciated. Can't wait to see your new content on KZbin, we all been itchin' for it!

[@tonylancer7367]

This was an incredible video. I don't know if this is possible, but would you mind making a video on the history of gospel keyboard sounds? I would think that you guys are more than knowledgable to share about the past sounds, the popular sounds and the future sounds.

[@dreamkeyz516]

Nice to see you guys back! I have both the Kronos 2 and the Nord Stage 3. They are truly wonderful boards.

[@benalubenalu990]

The Piano sound he was referring to @ 19:00 is the Roland MKS-20 module piano

[@AndrewMcKain]

Hopefully y’all can do the part 2 on the Montage, I feel like there’s so much more he could explore

[@cliffmusik]

Oh man! This is deep stuff. I have never seen anyone doing it this deep to see others better themselves. Thanks a million Randy and Sebastian. Wish i can connect with you all.

[@JarvisRose]

I purchased the 76 key version recently because it weighs 27.5 lbs. I wanted something that wasn't going to do a number on my vertebrae. The Korg Kronos was my first choice until I looked at the weight. When I worked in a recording studio in NYC, that was not a concern as most keys were in place. However, many players need to travel to gigs and rehearsals in addition to studios now set up in singers' homes as well as church coffee houses. I am surprised weight is rarely mentioned in great videos such as this. Thanks for this beautiful presentation! Randy is incredible! Probably the best tutorial on the net. Take it from a man who owned ARP 2600 and 2500's an eon ago!

[@DevinShoulders]

Yeah the stage 4 is out now. There are too many similarities between the Kronos and this board for. As of now the Kronos isn't carried by korg but I'm sure they'll reintroduce the kronos in some way in the future. I'd much rather travel with a heavy board that does what I want sound wise than a lighter board that doesn't sound as good. I was able to get it for 2k. almost 6k (the new nord) is too much to still not do what the Kronos can. Plus everyone sounds the same on it already -_-'

[@DeyquanBowens]

Uh oh the goat is back!

[@wheatworkspro]

Deyquan Bowens hey bro we gave you a shout out!!!

[@DeyquanBowens]

wheatworkspro thanks bro! I appreciate it!

[@leeboy_]

Missed the Gospel guy! Dude changed my perspective on a lot of things

[@jamesbradford1153]

Great word on gettin' your money straight, but also talking about how your gift pays for itself. I needed that reinforcement, thank you. Sometimes God speaks to you in the most random ways. And great review as always guys. 🙏

[@jakejacobs126]

Would have liked the keyboard to be run in stereo. Top notch video though.

[@kylegraham8049]

The sound @52:42 is the organ patch he used at the beginning of Mysteriously Beautiful on his Kairos album

[@benbenalu9666]

Great video!..ran across it by accident. I liked the in-depth review of the kb, and it told me that I would never use all those sounds and capabilities, so I will just hold on to my Nord Electro 3 which also has a decent organ and a bunch of sounds I can still download from Nord website. Unfortunately the ram is much smaller so many of the newer sounds can't be downloaded to my board. But there is enough to keep me happy. Great job both of you and great Spiritual Word at the end! And Sebas, see you when you hit Cali again!

[@AwesomeMan2696]

How dare you not have “Gospel Guy Randy Jenkins” in the title 😂 haha. The reason I clicked on the video cause I was hoping he’d be breaking down the board! I’m glad my hopes were right! Can’t wait to sit down and watch this!

[@gcmproductions3499]

Wish I could afford this but I settled with the modx8 and I'm happy with it

[@tuneunleashed]

Gcm Productions stick with the plugins bro trust me you will find better sounds

[@Michael-iw2me]

How is the modx8 planning to get it

[@gcmproductions3499]

@@Michael-iw2me same sounds as montage in a cheaper body, cheaper keys ,less faders but same great sound

[@BarryWarne]

I find that with Electric Pianos & Clavinet it comes down to tweaking the Amp section in conjunction with the effects. Dialing in something like a Rhodes + Amp/EQ combination, or Clavinet + Amp/EQ makes all the difference, plus getting personal dynamic settings setup. Takes a bit of time but is so worth it in the end. Same holds for using EQ on the Organ sounds etc. And I am still squeaking out the sounds on an older Stage 88 EX :)

[@shemardavis8735]

And this is why I rock with the gospel guy!!!!!!!! God will richly bless you sir.

[@jeffreyreid6981]

You need to hear Rhodes on the new cp 88 in my opinion is the best rose that Yamaha put out

[@tommyflowers7098]

I like how the Gospel Guy articulates his thoughts. Both of these cats are extremely knowledgable. Great review! I think I'm going to have to get the Stage 3 Compact.

[@Bigricky06]

Sir Sebastian and Mr Gospel Guy, thank you for this video. I love how you guys take time to breakdown all the aspect of a keyboard. Unfortunately, you guys have more work coming....Lol because ROLAND just dropped the brand new FANTOM. They took a lot of notes from the montage but i will leave the rest for the gospel guy to get in depth.

[@wheatworkspro]

Bigricky06 Yes I just saw that this morning!! LOL

[@germanshepherdlover2613]

I have just bought a used Nord Stage 3 HP76....it hasn't arrived yet. I hope I like the action, I had a Nord Electro HP73 years ago and the action was kind of ok. Love the upright pianos.

[@diggyonutube]

The Volume is pretty low

[@grandmasterotis]

I love the content on this channel...but if youre doing audio videos...it would be nice to have proper audio levels in the video...God Bless.

[@GospelMusic4Life]

It sounds normal on my phone.

[@Wulfcry]

Wow been a year welcome back.

[@JohnAReese]

He needs at least 16gb for Keyscape! Had he had that he’d never need to get another board ever again!

[@cldsnd]

Debatable

[@calebmusicpro1]

what is keycap/omnisphere

[@JohnAReese]

@@calebmusicpro1 Keyscape is the largest piano library And Omnisphere is the largest synthesizer library

[@tuneunleashed]

Lol not true man…I have keyscape, Omnisphere and a Nord Stage 3. It honestly depends on the situation…I love playing the Stage 3 live.

[@JohnAReese]

@@tuneunleashed what part about what I said is not true????

[@SafeRetirement]

The synth bank is very small (450gb?) I tried to upload some of my own sounds and had to delete sounds from the library in the first instance. I found the stock sounds a bit "cheezy" and over processed. It took too much time to make them right. (That's my weakness in "sound design.") After the church bought one, it has become the most expensive Organ/Pianos and most unused keyboard. No one has the time or interest to tweak the synth to make it usable.

[@KellBailey]

HES BACK !!!

[@raymondthomas4545]

Revisit the montage

[@dreonthekeys88]

This dude needs to create a nord signature sound bank!

[@brandoncrenshaw]

I’m so happy to see y’all on another video!

[@supgloserv]

+Wheatworkspro Could you all do a breakdown of the Roland Fantom? The one released in 2019.

[@omarihederson]

We need a video on the Roland RD -2000

[@AntoH]

The piano section has 2GB, but the sample section only has 480MB storage (factory sample soundbank is 454MB)

[@faruzzy]

That's a joke!

[@boricua77]

Remember, Nord compress the files.

[@tuneunleashed]

@@faruzzy It sure is lol but think about its only one layer of samples

[@smpmusiclinksstudio2769]

Wishing to have this board...

[@tonylancer7367]

19:03 What piano is that? Been trying to build my piano library vocabulary up. Also, how do you guys feel about Keyscape? Especially their pianos and EPs.

[@MrBruceSimmons]

Sebastian can you and Randy do a video on Jamal Hart Wells flash for the moeXF and the XF I would really appreciate to get y'all's opinion on those sounds thank you

[@stevencox5587]

ITSSSSS ABOUT TIMEEEEEE!!!!

[@BarryWarne]

FS1r was the FM module you were mentioning which did FM and Formant : )

[@tuneunleashed]

Julian Pollack (J3PO) actually shows the synth side of the Stage much more than anybody Nord Artist that I know. Actually.

[@smpmusiclinksstudio2769]

Yeah EFFECTS J3PO Crazy...

[@danielcolfer4671]

Uprights are definitely the best on the Nord.

[@rickramirez9893]

Agreed, Korg needs to make a Kronos module. Do a review of the Roland RD-2000

[@jm6443]

🙏🏾 Sebastian can you and Randy #GospelGuy PLEASE do a video on the new 2019 ROLAND FANTOM? whachyallthink? Will the #RolandFantom be used by Gospel Musicians in church and Gospel Music ??

[@William_sJazzLoft]

Nord is my dream board

[@franciscomoralesmusic]

Exactly! I love it but my only complain is, I can’t adjust the release on the piano! Otherwise it was pure perfection!

[@chrisbranch231]

@Maafa 1619 true story. Try Yamaha nu1 even though it cost 6k😁

[@JohnAReese]

I always BUY my software , cause he’s RIGHT! God is Watching and It does say a lot about your Character

[@earlem9771]

Thou shalt not steal. Simple as that.

[@davidthompsonsr.4427]

When I use to get free software, I never found the time to actually use it and I couldn't get upgrades and perks. Now that I spend $300 - $600 on software titles, I get to have all the perks, I can work with other musicians who may have the same software that's licensed, It's just better all around.

[@eblemur]

Great Vid! How bout a vid on the Roland Rd-2000?

[@kylegraham8049]

Hey Sebastian, did Randy ever start any of his pages (KZbin, Patreon, etc.), and did he and his wife ever start the ministry? @1:16:00

[@wheatworkspro]

no

[@randyjenkinsmusic]

Hey Kyle we’re actually starting this Thursday evening! Where are you located? Hit me on IG @mrkapellmeister 💪🏾

[@Grapho137]

Where's the organ sounds on this?

[@NordKeyboardGuy]

Great video, i'm thinking of purchasing a Nord Stage 3, but can I load Mksensations into it?

[@brandoncrenshaw]

He should review the rd2000 when u get a chance.

[@hermandavid1757]

Brandon Forte' he won’t the rd has nothing on this

[@brandoncrenshaw]

Herman David I think the VPiano engine would have something to say about that.

[@mickeyflamie3619]

Make that the new fantom 8

[@tuneunleashed]

Brandon Forte' nah I don’t think so

[@hermandavid1757]

@@brandoncrenshaw The V Piano has nothing on the Nord Piano sounds in my opinion If there was a RD a Fantom and a Nord Stage 3 I would choose the Nord...Im a roland lover to the heart (i have a FA08,XV3080, and a VR760) but this Nord is top of the line all around

[@MrNot4saken]

2 gb for pianos sample section 480 mb 34 voice polyphony for synth full for organ 120 for piano

[@teashea1]

good content and discussion - very interesting perspective

[@flamwork06]

PLEASE Review the new Roland Fantom! 🙏🏾👍🏽👊🏽😎

[@officialjerel]

vince wilson please!!!!

[@teashea1]

I like my Stage 3 also but Dexibell has the best piano sound - try it

[@PatrickBradshaw215]

Love the Nord Stage 3!

[@lalozie]

Which Logic organ was he referring to? GRAND ORGAN?

[@raikeyzofficial]

Logic Pro's Tonewheel Organ

[@bsdguy]

Hey ya'll Roland just dropped a new Phantom! It's a top Roland, with Ableton type sequencer, sampler, digital, and analog. Very interesting!

[@MrBruceSimmons]

Hey can you do a video on the moxf8

[@MrBruceSimmons]

It was not for moxf8 and jamals flash

[@dmackiii5534]

Why is no one comparing this board to the Dexibell Vivo S9?

[@christopherlangley4522]

i wanted to hear the organ

[@lesliwells5433]

what you all think about the ten thousand dollar moog board

[@Bigricky06]

So, does this board has seamless sound change or transition without cutting the sound?

[@isaacfanai2006]

Bigricky06 yes

[@musikman337]

Plz do a video on stock sounds u would use for shout music on the Montage (the synthy brassy sounds we hear alot)

[@calebputmanmusic829]

Yes. That’s a hard patch to get on a Montage without layering all 8 of your sounds.

[@musikman337]

@@calebputmanmusic829 any video u kno of that gives some type of tutorial etc?? Man i really need help on this one doc

[@nathanielbedassie239]

That arp at 52:00 is so cool.

[@deeosby3259]

Great video

[@danielcolfer4671]

Really need all three.

[@cliffadams9040]

This keyboard is laid out just like my vintage Roland VR-760.

[@BrJD-ii4iv]

Plz do not let the board distract us from the message at the end.. The ministry is bigger than the music!

[@joshtolbertpianotech3059]

Keyscape and Omnisphere is all I need, but if my church blesses me with that nord stage, just another platform!

[@1face]

@Warren Roberts which one did you end up getting?

[@patrickwilliams2016]

how did you make some of those sounds?

[@dannyboywonder8138]

That wall behind you guys. Where do you buy this?

[@wheatworkspro]

Danny Wallace why you don’t like it?

[@dannyboywonder8138]

@@wheatworkspro I actually like it very very much!

[@officialjerel]

wheatworkspro it’s dope

[@ao_drizzy9430]

Will the "Electro 6d" suffice for the "Stage 3" ?

[@Lorneplumber]

I went with the 6d, A1and 3p for less that the stage 3. Depends what you need

[@lionelcampos9868]

Love both you cats 🐱

[@jeffreyreid6981]

Have you seen the new Roland famtom 88 it might Nord run for his money

[@officialjerel]

This board is currently going for $4500 at guitar center.. no thanks. Sounds excellent though lol

[@officialjerel]

Update: Price went up to $5300.. they’re ridiculous smh!

[@tuneunleashed]

@@officialjerel Update it went down to $4,199 USD

[@danman1416]

Review the new Roland fantom ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@officialjerel]

Daniel Wiggins The fantom is ridiculous!!

[@curious011]

7 commercials every 15 minutes???? REALLY youtube???

[@lamade2c560]

I have the Nord electro 5d and i give it 5 starts

[@Gearsandco]

the Dexibell vivo s9 is 10 times better it has wooden keys and unlimited polyphony and it's a little less expensive you should try it out !

[@benbenalu9666]

Dexibell also has a rack version

[@tuneunleashed]

No it’s definitely not better than the Nord Stage 3. The only thing better is the polyphony, automatic faders and piano options such as ADSR so you can cut off, and edit the piano how you like. Sound of pianos are subjective but Rhodes and Synth side the Nord Stage takes the lead but Dixiebell is catching up. Dixiebell and Nord will go head to head for sure in the near future. Dixie just needs a better marketing team.

[@Jonathan94591]

Good review. Imma Nord man. Electro 2

[@drhancock]

Who is trigger E?

[@danielcolfer4671]

Action on the nord is in last place.

[@colbalt95]

Bought it electro 5d a few months before the 6 came out unknowingly. Quickly felt that support for the board was going to be left behind. Yeah it's great to place a piano in the sample synth section but there goes your layer. And how hard is it to given option on the editor to have a monophonic option for patches.

[@anthonycraig5918]

Great to see you guys back,personally I am a Kronos guy,I do own a nord lead,that price tag, gig restrictions,and it just isn’t user friendly keeps me away from this board.Mr. WHEAT dropping knowledge on the organ. The message at the end though, worth a million times the price of this board. Great work guys!

[@instrumentalistjade8367]

The time im choosing between kronos 2 and montage that was november 2016, i watched your videos. And i purchased the kronos 2 because of your video.. i just sold it coz i pitty it from not being used 😂😂.

[@wheatworkspro]

Instrumentalists Jade Unfortunately my brother time and sounds change!!!

[@wheatworkspro]

Instrumentalists Jade Back in 2016 that was the best we had now newer technology is arising giving us better and more diverse Instruments

[@instrumentalistjade8367]

Im blessed to have a Nord Again. 😁😁❤️❤️ Its been awhile Sir, long time i haven't heard about You and Mr Randy..

[@its_james88perry51]

need those patches 😱

[@CalvinLimuel]

Korg Kronos’ architecture might be too complicated for a module. You might want to get Korg Grandstage instead. Nord Stage 3 is way overpriced.

[@olakunleosho7358]

I have the 73 key one . Now imagine splitting the board into 3 both in A and B and adding different sounds to each split then activating A and B together. I guess you will have double layer in 3 splits. If you get what I mean

[@olakunleosho7358]

A and B panels I meant

[@jrmusic8010]

When they was speaking about Leslie speeds, am I the only one that hates a slow Leslie speed🤔???

[@reggie777unlimited]

2Gb of memory is correct, Guys!!!

[@jeffreyreid6981]

U1 on Yamaha sounds just as good if not better

[@michealjohnsoniii6199]

Jeffrey Reid nooooooooope. They suck

[@Waynyce]

Yeah they prob stopped making modules because software really took off.

[@Musician-r5q]

Nord Stage 3 88 Red only $4,499.00 at Guitar Center.

[@Fallingoverbackwards]

Pick up on reverb for like 3500, still expensive but no need to pay msrp

[@teedrumz2019]

This ole Yamaha DX7 i have must be legend if Nord is trying to mimic the DX7 electric piano!!🤔🤔

[@briannicepianoworship8944]

It’s not more authentic in piano than the Kawaii mp11 in piano. If your looking for a synth and string and piano combination this or the modx is a good option

[@danielcolfer4671]

Kronos Rhodes definitely the best. Synth sounds are on top too. Nord piano organ and clav are strellar

[@lionelcampos9868]

I’ve missed the gospel guy....

[@jgooch99]

2gb for the sounds

[@danielcolfer4671]

Morph the Leslie speed to the wheel and you can control the speed in real time. Add a neo vent 11 if you want a better Leslie sim.

[@danielcolfer4671]

Wurly on the motif is best though.