Nord Stage 88vsNord Stage EX 88

Nord Stage 88 and Nord Stage EX 88: 2 Nord stage keyboards compared side by side. They differ on 2 of 17 compared specifications.

Released: 2005 on the Stage 88 and 2008 on the Stage EX 88.
Sound engine: Sampled acoustic and electric pianos, plus a virtual-analogue, FM and wavetable (32 waveforms) synth on the Stage 88 and Sampled acoustic and electric pianos, plus a virtual-analogue, FM and wavetable (77 waveforms) synth on the Stage EX 88.

Both are the same on keys (88), key action (Hammer-action), sections (Piano, Electric piano, Organ, Synth) and drawbars (LED (buttons)).

2 items	Nord Stage 88 Discontinued 2008	Nord Stage EX 88 Discontinued 2011
General
Manufacturer	Nord	Nord
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Released	2005	2008
Keyboard
Keys	88	88
Key action	Hammer-action	Hammer-action
Aftertouch	Channel	Channel
Keybed	Hammer action weighted	Hammer action weighted
Sounds
Sections	Piano, Electric piano, Organ, Synth	Piano, Electric piano, Organ, Synth
Drawbars	LED (buttons)	LED (buttons)
Sound engine	Sampled acoustic and electric pianos, plus a virtual-analogue, FM and wavetable (32 waveforms) synth	Sampled acoustic and electric pianos, plus a virtual-analogue, FM and wavetable (77 waveforms) synth
Organ models	B3 tonewheel, Vox Continental, Farfisa	B3 tonewheel, Vox Continental, Farfisa
Polyphony	Piano 40–60 voices, synth 16 voices	Piano 40–60 voices, synth 16 voices
Connections
Outputs	1/4-inch unbalanced, Headphones	1/4-inch unbalanced, Headphones
MIDI ports	DIN in, DIN out	DIN in, DIN out
Pedal inputs	Sustain, Expression, Rotor speed, Organ swell	Sustain, Expression, Rotor speed, Organ swell
Features
Features	LED drawbar buttons rather than physical drawbars, Three split zones, Rotary speaker simulation, Four assignable outputs	LED drawbar buttons rather than physical drawbars, Three split zones, Rotary speaker simulation, Four assignable outputs
Size & weight
Colours	Red	Red
Dimensions (W × D × H)	1297 × 334 × 121 mm	1297 × 334 × 121 mm
Weight	18.5 kg	18.5 kg

Summary