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@dannielsen7094 Hello Dan! Thanks for your request. Unfortunately, I don't have a video for the Roli Seaboard. I owned one of these for a short while, but at the time, support for the Bluetooth to NS3 via MIDI wasn't ready for prime time (or perhaps I wasn't ready for it). Once you get the MIDI connection setup (I would use WIDI products for this), you'll want to match MIDI channels between the Roli and the Nord. On the Stage 3, make sure the CC control change is set to receive. Then, you'll use the Roli dashboard to assign the CC numbers to Stage 3 where appropriate (see the Nord manual for a complete list of CC numbers to control various aspects of your keyboard). Keep in mind that with the Roli video demos you see on their website, they are using "modeled instruments" from Swam and others, which provide for real-time expression controlling synthesized sounds (not samples) - that end up sounding ultra-realistic. The NS3 doesn't really have this capability when playing samples. It does when you are playing a straight synth sound. So, your mileage may vary on what you'll ultimately be able to do with a connected NS3. You might get some nice expression out of the synth, but it won't magically make your trumpet samples sound realistic. For realistic and expressive acoustic instruments such as strings, horns, etc, you'll need to connect the Roli to a computer running software like SWAM (as their videos demonstrate). This would make a good video topic to explore in order to see exactly how far we Nord keyboardists could go with a Roli because it offers a LOT of nice features in a small controller. It reminds me of the Expressive E Touché but in the form of a keyboard. Good luck!

@@MyKeysToMusic you are the most intelligent nicest musician I’ve ever seen on RUclips, I wasn’t expecting such a detailed response, so thank you so much for your kindness and knowledge!!! You are amazing, thank you again!!!

@@dannielsen7094 Thank you for your kind words Dan! I know what it's like to be in your shoes, trying to figure things out for the first time without a well-worn trail of support knowledge established yet for this exact combination - I get it! You may also have some luck/response if you post on the Nord User Forum and/or in any of the many Facebook groups out there.

@christianf.2025 Thanks for your comment!

Glad it was helpful!

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@daviddawkins Thanks for your comment! Not, exactly sure how I discovered it. I believe they use trumpet on a few other songs as well (as hard is that is to believe coming from Muse). 🎺

@peggymarcus683 Hello Peggy! You can find SoftPad 1 as part of the Nord factory restore file www.nordkeyboards.com/legacy-products/nord-stage-3/downloads/. But if you don't know how to extract individual Synth presets from the factor restore file just yet, I took the liberty to include all the pads here for a quick download for you: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/h4hxoyluto1tp1xz9nuqy/AEbEMBrh79YgXNmWxH_9VmY?rlkey=em53jcua34c3npu92fwk4sznf&dl=0 *Pro Tip and future homework:* If you need other things individually extracted from the Nord Factor Restore file, I made a video for that. (Be forewarned that it's pretty geeky, but if you are not afraid of tech, it's not too hard to do). You can learn how this all works by checking out how to "unbundle a bundle" here: ruclips.net/video/tIm41aQ7IDo/видео.htmlfeature=shared Good luck! - Marc Also, you may be interested in the full training and master class for the NS3 available on my website: www.MyKeysToMusic.com. In any case, good luck with Synth Pad 1!

@NoodlesEaton Hey Gloria, thanks for your comment. Well, I'm somewhat embarrassed to say that today was my first time listening to "The Big Hurt." But I'm amazed that a song that directly flanges exists in the world-I would have never believed it had I not heard that just now. I learned something new today!! And it's a half-decent song, too, by the way. True story: I used to work for Patti Page (teaching her technology and doing computer stuff for her Maple Syrup business). So I think Toni Fisher is kind of in the same time period with a similar style (for the most part). I have a deep appreciation for that era, yet my exposure to limited at best. I'm also awestruck how both ladies were innovators in their day - Toni with the phasing effects and Patti with her claim to be the first to do overdubs ahead of Les Paul. 🎶

@BonzoBall0 Hello Andy! Thanks for your comment. So, you may be misinterpreting the display. If I understand you correctly, when you are in the system settings on the page for assigning the output routing, the middle column that says "Sub" allows you to pick a single sub destination (third column). So if you have it set for Synth on output 4, and then you toggle it to say Piano, it will also say 4 because you can only assign one at a time and it thinks you want to switch the sub from Synth to Piano. (You can have only one sub at a time). So, the 4 remains in the third column as you're switching the engines in the middle column. If that's what you're referring to, then I can see why that would be misleading. Hopefully, I'm seeing what you're seeing. If not, feel free to ask again in a different way.

@tim55960 Hey Tim! Well, as luck would have it, I, too, own an Alesis Wireless Vortex 2. I tried it just now, and everything seems to work! Let's triple-check the following steps: 1) Be sure you know which MIDI channel the Alesis is sending out on. Mine was set to channel 2 (likely from the last time I configured it). Also be aware that the Alesis can send pitch bend on a different channel than the notes - so you may have a simple issue whereby your MIDI for pitch bend isn't matching that of step 3 below. 2) In the Electro MIDI Settings, turn the Global to off or a channel that is NOT the same as the Alesis. 3) In the Electro MIDI settings, turn the ExtKb MIDI to the same channel as the Alesis. 4) Put the Electro into "Extern to Low" mode 5) Turn your Synth engine on and set it to the LOW zone only. Your pitch bend should work. Things to be aware of: a. Global MIDI doesn't support pitch bend in any capacity. External to Low is the only way this works. b. The only engine that supports pitch bend is the synth engine. This won't work for Piano or Organ (no matter how you set it up). My Nord Electro is running OS v2.64 and I believe my Alesis is running version 1.1.5 Good luck!

@@MyKeysToMusic thankyou very much! The problem was indeed the channel on which the pitchbend was send. I changed it and it works. Again thankyou!

@@tim55960 Hey Tim! I am so happy to hear you got all this sorted out. Well done!

Awesome @Iceleben - great to see you got it working! Version 9 is the best so far...

@pianopoly6219 You should be able to use any DAW (free or paid) to make the piano sounds, and then the Chordie App should be able to read the MIDI coming from the keyboard on its way to the DAW. There are many to choose from, and a simple search should bring up something. Be sure to add your OS in the search so you can find one for your computer, of course. Not all DAWs work cross-platform.

@@MyKeysToMusic this was helpful. Thanks a lot

@@pianopoly6219 Glad it helped!

@antoniomonteiro1203 Nord pre-wired the pitch bend options to be hard-coded to +/-2 semitones. The fact that it's so limited like this is a question for the manufacturer-I have no idea. The only thing I can think of is that severely clipping the wings of the Nord Electro 6, it leaves room for people to upgrade to a Stage 4 or a Wave 2. If one purchases a Nord keyboard with a full synth engine, then they get the actual pitch stick along with the option to adjust the pitch range beyond the standard +/- 2 semitones.

@@thaiming649 you are close. Next, go into your MIDI settings and turn global off and set external to match that of the controller.

@@MyKeysToMusic thank you for your expertise! It did work.

@@thaiming649 Excellent! And you can feel free to turn the Global MIDI back on, but make sure your controller sits on the External channel, not the Global channel. So, for example, if you had software or another device where you wanted to instruct the Electro to do a program change, that can only happen using the global channel… Also, some controllers are smart enough to send their notes on one channel and their program changes on another.

@@ShaneIrwin7 Excellent! Its a fun one to play…

@panteliskaramatsoukis3951 Yes, some keyboards have a built-in audio interface on the keyboard itself. That means it can send audio out directly to the computer digitally (via the USB cable). (None of the Nord keyboards can do this by the way as of this writing). MIDI can run over a traditional 5 PIN Din MIDI cable or a USB cable direct to a computer. So yes, it's very possible to record your MIDI strictly using the USB cable connected to a computer. Most keyboard or keyboard controllers made today have accommodations for a USB out to a computer for MIDI purposes. I have seen some keyboards that require you to designate the USB to be used either for MIDI OR audio but not both at the same time. That's one thing to be aware of when you're setting all this up.

@awakenyoursong You are correct. The Boss Loop Station records the loop parts, and I play over the top. The computer records the entire piece (both the keyboard and the sound coming from the loop station) through an audio interface (the Focusrite Scarlett 18I8). Of course, I'm recording with a camera as well. The program I use to record the audio on the computer is called "ScreenFlow," a Mac-based video recording/editing software that automatically allows for track separation with the Focusrite. On a related side-note, here is a video on how one can use GarageBand to record music on the computer, and it explains the basic setup I'm using for this video using GarageBand instead of ScreenFlow: ruclips.net/video/UU6j5o3YfaA/видео.htmlfeature=shared

@Ifaroki That all depends on if the external instrument is Core Audio/Core MIDI compliant (better known as "plug and play"). Some devices (especially older ones) may need a driver supplied by the manufacturer. Most MIDI-compatible instruments (especially those with a USB out to USB In on the computer) won't require a driver installation. Do a Google Search or an AI search for your instrument to see what turns up when you ask this question. All late-model Nord keyboards don't require a separate driver installation to communicate with most MIDI-compatible software applications running on MacOS.

@@MyKeysToMusic It's a Technics SX-PR52 keyboard. It's at least 25 years old, I also have a Yamaha DX7 to test. Thank you for these tips 😊👍

@@Ifaroki Happy to help! I never owned a DX7 but I did own a Roland D50 - both great boards.

@funfreq9282 I completely agree with this (we need more storage)! Thanks for your observations. This opinion and understanding is shared by many.

@@MyKeysToMusic I will be referring to this tutorial as there is a lot to unpack! Again thanks for the info it was greatly helpful!

@@funfreq9282 Excellent! And be sure to check out my latest Nord Sound Manager 9 video hot off the press: ruclips.net/video/zIRLjrCv6zg/видео.htmlfeature=shared This will demonstrate the latest features of the Nord Sound Manager. And for Max learning, consider enrolling in my free and paid courses found on my website www.MyKeysToMusic.com

@darrinsiberia After getting familiar with Greta Van Fleet - I certainly here the Robert Plant reference for sure! Although, I can see an argument that there is a bit of Roger Daltrey. happening as well.

@snowhero9 Thanks for your comment!

@vewilli Thanks for your comment and question! Although I didn't do extensive research to prove this one way or the other, any alignment in the notation is likely purely coincidental. Logic Pro has "beat detection" capability, but I'm unsure if that immediately applies to notation. If it did, wow!!

@mjwalters8394 If you made a custom sample, then yes, you could layer the two - good idea! Out of the box, the keyboard itself doesn't support "chord" settings whereby one note plays two (which is another way this could be handled). Keyboard controllers can do this however - hmm, yet another good idea.

@lenmusic123 Exactly! There are a LOT of people that said the same thing (hard pass) because of the lack of song mode. No one understood what they were thinking by removing that.

@martinmc9830 Hey Martin. Good idea about the 16ths, and yes, it may be worth a try. Since this video, I've done two more: ruclips.net/video/pYelOuB-G3w/видео.htmlfeature=shared and this one which is dead on by comparison (requires Patreon membership): www.patreon.com/posts/who-baba-oriley-106200982?Link&

@joaovalterf HeyJoão! Although I don't have this exact Roland pedal, I believe there is a very good chance you'll get it to work with the Nord. Here are two others that may also work: 1. Yamaha FC3A 2. Korg DS-1H

@@MyKeysToMusic thank you, friend. I Will try it out and so I Will come here to talk IF it worked out.

@@joaovalterf sounds good!

@darwinprado4360 Thanks Darwin! Steve Perry, el ex vocalista de Journey, a menudo es referido como “La Voz” debido a sus habilidades vocales poderosas y distintivas. Este apodo fue popularizado por Jon Bon Jovi, quien admiraba el talento vocal de Perry. Bon Jovi supuestamente le dio este apodo, reconociendo el notable rango vocal de Perry, su entrega emotiva y su influencia significativa en el género del rock. Desde entonces, el apodo se ha asociado ampliamente con Steve Perry, celebrando su impacto y legado en la música.

@markdamia6628 Hey Mark, I didn't realize that. If this is how it works, this is a GREAT tip. Thanks!

@@MyKeysToMusic When you install the newest version on the Mac it doesn’t remove the old version. Ironically the old version automatically gets superseded on the Mac “dashboard “ by the new version. So by default I started up the new version. Following your video…..NADA. No instruments in the pulldown therefore no sounds. I don’t know why but I went to the FINDER I found both versions. I deleted both and reloaded version 9 and Viola! Everything showed properly. The only explanation I can come up with is version 9 was using some data from the old version. Hope this helps.

@@markdamia6628 This does help, and I appreciate you sharing the test results with this. It will help others reading this comment. 👍

@cowgerbry Hey Bryan, I have yet to find a way to do this with the pedal (or any morph control) since that relies on an oscillator configuration to adjust pitch against a static waveform for the NS3. Therefore, I'm using the pitch-to-envelope setting to make the THX sound happen over a fixed amount of time using the envelope (instead of the pedal). In other words, I simply hold the notes on the NS4 and the pitch moves. To make life easier, I just uploaded this sound for the NS4 on my Patreon shop if you want to save yourself a bunch of time recreating this from scratch or if you simply want to download it to use as a learning reference. You can find the downloadable sound here: www.patreon.com/MyKeysToMusic/shop/thx-sound-deep-note-ns4-268150?Link& Good luck!