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Digital Piano Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76 Full Review. Is it a good choice?

Clavia Digital Musical Instruments (Clavia DMI AB) is a Swedish manufacturer of virtual analog synthesizers, virtual electromechanical pianos and stage pianos, founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 1983 by Hans Nordelius and Mikael Carlsson. Since 1995, Clavia’s keyboards carry the Nord brand. The Nord Stage is one of the most used professional pianos in nowadays and this version brings the following:

  • 76 Keys with Weighted Hammer Action (The weight of the keys on an acoustic piano that digital pianos try to imitate to match the touch of a real acoustic piano. The keys in the high register are heavier and in the high register less. This is a different concept of sensitivity on the keyboard that serves to regulate the volume of the note. But a hammer action keyboard always has sensitivity on the keys.) system
  • 2 GB of memory
  • 120-voice polyphony (Number of notes that can sound at once. This includes songs that sound at once. So if you play over an accompaniment sound, more notes will accumulate.)
  • Creative Piano Filters
  • Seamless transitions for inaudible program changes
  • Song mode for a set-list functionality
  • Comprehensive piano section
  • String Resonance (Gen 2), pedal (The most important pedal of a piano or keyboard is the sustain pedal and is used to keep the note playing even if you stop pressing the key.) Noise and Long-Release Option
  • Powerful synth section provides subtractive, FM, and wavetable synthesis
  • Arpeggiator, Unison mode and Master Clock
  • True to original B3, Vox / Farfisa, and Principal Pipe organ simulations
  • Vintage 122 Leslie simulation
  • Extended effect section
  • OLED display for program and synth section
  • 4 Assignable audio outputs: 1/4″ jack, unbalanced
  • Stereo headphone output: 1/4″ stereo jack
  • 1 Monitor input: 3.5mm stereo jack
  • Sustain pedal jack – Sustain input compatible with Nord Triple Pedal (sold separately). Sustain pedal included
  • Rotor pedal 6.35 mm connection
  • Organ sill pedal TRS stereo jack
  • Control pedal TRS stereo jack
  • Program change pedal input jack
  • Standard midi (MIDI allows you to do such wonderful things as connect the keyboard to the computer, record a soundtrack, and with certain programs pass with a click what you have played to musical notes in a score. MIDI tracks store information from musical notes) in/out
  • USB to Host (It’s a more modern MIDI connector. MIDI allows you to do such wonderful things as connect the keyboard to the computer, record a soundtrack and with certain programs pass with a single click what you have played to musical notes in a score. MIDI tracks store note information) Type B
  • Power cable with ICC c14 plug
  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 1122 x 347 x 127 mm and a weight of 12.5 kg
  • Includes dust cover, power cord, Nord Samples and piano DVDs, USB cable

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Now that we’ve listed and described the features of this digital piano there’s no better than taking a look at the following video where they tell us more about the Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76 and you can hear the different sounds of this piano.

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Now let’s compare the Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76 with its more common alternatives. Also at the end of the post, you will find a section with the best shopping possibilities for this digital piano. But you can go directly to that part of the post by pressing the following button.

Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76 vs Clavia Nord Electro 6

The digital piano Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76 is usually about 1150 € more expensive than Clavia Nord Electro 6.

Let’s put the features of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences

Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76

Clavia Nord Electro 6

  • 76 Keys with Weighted Hammer Action system
  • 2 GB of memory
  • 120-voice polyphony
  • Creative Piano Filters
  • Seamless transitions for inaudible program changes
  • Song mode for a set-list functionality
  • Comprehensive piano section
  • String Resonance (Gen 2), Pedal Noise and Long-Release Option
  • Powerful synth section provides subtractive, FM, and wavetable synthesis
  • Arpeggiator, Unison mode and Master Clock
  • True to original B3, Vox / Farfisa, and Principal Pipe organ simulations
  • Vintage 122 Leslie simulation
  • Extended effect section
  • OLED display for program and synth section
  • 4 Assignable audio outputs: 1/4″ jack, unbalanced
  • Stereo headphone output: 1/4″ stereo jack
  • 1 Monitor input: 3.5mm stereo jack
  • Sustain pedal jack – Sustain input compatible with Nord Triple Pedal (sold separately). Sustain pedal included
  • Rotor pedal 6.35 mm connection
  • Organ sill pedal TRS stereo jack
  • Control pedal TRS stereo jack
  • Program change pedal input jack
  • Standard MIDI in/out
  • USB to HOST Type B
  • Power cable with ICC c14 plug
  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 1122 x 347 x 127 mm and a weight of 12.5 kg
  • Includes dust cover, power cord, Nord Samples and piano DVDs, USB cable
  • 73 Keys with Nord Hammer Action Portable
  • Advanced Splitting and layering
  • Piano with Synth functions
  • 6 Split points with LED display
  • 1 GB Memory for Nord Piano Library
  • 512 MB Memory for Nord Sample Library
  • North C2D B3 Tone Wheel simulation
  • Principal Pipe Organ model
  • B3 Tone Wheel bass
  • Transposer
  • Leslie 122 Simulation of the North C2D
  • Extended polyphony, enough to play everything
  • Program selection with set-list function
  • Organize mode for rearranging programs and samples
  • Seamless transitions function. Professional transitions
  • Quick access to two-manual setups with the dual-organ mode
  • 9 LED pull bar
  • Holder for optionally available Half-Moon switch from Nord
  • All effects are in stereo
  • Tube Overdrive simulation
  • Vibe effect
  • reverb and delay effects separated
  • 2x Line-Out jack (L/R)
  • Monitor input mini stereo jack
  • Headphone output
  • Input for control and sustain pedal (not included)
  • Input for Rotary Speaker Pedal
  • MIDI In/Out
  • USB to Host
  • Dimensions: 1074 x 344 x 121 mm
  • A good weight of 11,4 kg

We have two digital pianos with the best features, however with different purposes or general proposals. The Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76 for its part offers us an excellent and portable option for a stage piano, where its keyboard stands out, and its 2Gb of storage to have a large number of samples or different sounds, in addition to accepting the Nord Triple Pedal, simulating the pedalboard of a real acoustic piano. On the other hand, the Clavia Nord Electro 6 has functions of the organ, piano, and other samples, with specialized effects in these instruments, such as the rotary speaker, called Leslie.

And below a video of the Clavia Nord Electro 6

If you want to know more about this model do not miss our Clavia Nord Electro 6 review

Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76 vs Clavia Nord Stage 3 compact

The digital piano Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76 is usually about 300 € more expensive than Clavia Nord Stage 3 compact.

Let’s put the features of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences

Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76

Clavia Nord Stage 3 compact

  • 76 Keys with Weighted Hammer Action system
  • 2 GB of memory
  • 120-voice polyphony
  • Creative Piano Filters
  • Seamless transitions for inaudible program changes
  • Song mode for a set-list functionality
  • Comprehensive piano section
  • String Resonance (Gen 2), Pedal Noise and Long-Release Option
  • Powerful synth section provides subtractive, FM, and wavetable synthesis
  • Arpeggiator, Unison mode and Master Clock
  • True to original B3, Vox / Farfisa, and Principal Pipe organ simulations
  • Vintage 122 Leslie simulation
  • Extended effect section
  • OLED display for program and synth section
  • 4 Assignable audio outputs: 1/4″ jack, unbalanced
  • Stereo headphone output: 1/4″ stereo jack
  • 1 Monitor input: 3.5mm stereo jack
  • Sustain pedal jack – Sustain input compatible with Nord Triple Pedal (sold separately). Sustain pedal included
  • Rotor pedal 6.35 mm connection
  • Organ sill pedal TRS stereo jack
  • Control pedal TRS stereo jack
  • Program change pedal input jack
  • Standard MIDI in/out
  • USB to HOST Type B
  • Power cable with ICC c14 plug
  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 1122 x 347 x 127 mm and a weight of 12.5 kg
  • Includes dust cover, power cord, Nord Samples and piano DVDs, USB cable
  • 73 Half-Weighted Hammer Action keys
  • 2 GB of memory
  • 120-Voice polyphony
  • Creative Piano Filters
  • Continuous transitions for inaudible program changes
  • Song mode for a set-list functionality
  • Comprehensive piano section
  • String Resonance (Gen 2), Pedal Noise and Long-Release Option
  • Powerful synth section provides subtractive, FM, and wavetable synthesis, arpeggiator, unison mode, and master clock
  • True to original B3, Vox / Farfisa, and Principal Pipe organ simulations
  • Vintage 122 Leslie simulation
  • Extended effect section
  • OLED display for program and synth section
  • 4 Assignable audio outputs: 1/4″ jack, unbalanced
  • Stereo headphone output: 1/4″ stereo jack
  • 1 Monitor input mini-jack
  • Sustain pedal jack – Sustain input compatible with Nord Triple Pedal (sold separately). Sustain pedal not included
  • Rotor pedal Jack
  • Organ sill pedal TRS stereo jack
  • Control pedal TRS stereo jack
  • Program change pedal input jack
  • Standard MIDI in/out
  • USB to HOST Type B
  • Power cable with ICC c14 plug
  • Dimensions 1070 x 302 x 104 mm and weight of 10 kg
  • Includes power cord, USB cable

The Clavia Nord Stage 3 c0mpact has 73 keys and weighs 10 Kg, as we have already mentioned. And the Clavia Nord Stage 3 Hp 76, we can say that it is the brother of “in the middle” (compared to the older Clavia Nord Stage 3 88), and has 76 keys and weighs 12.5 Kg, in the other functions and characteristics are equal.

If you want to know more about this model do not miss our Clavia Nord Stage 3 compact review

Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76 vs Clavia Nord Electro 6D 73

The digital piano Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76 is usually about 1520 € more expensive than Clavia Nord Electro 6D 73.

Let’s put the features of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences

Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76

Clavia Nord Electro 6D 73

  • 76 Keys with Weighted Hammer Action system
  • 2 GB of memory
  • 120-voice polyphony
  • Creative Piano Filters
  • Seamless transitions for inaudible program changes
  • Song mode for a set-list functionality
  • Comprehensive piano section
  • String Resonance (Gen 2), Pedal Noise and Long-Release Option
  • Powerful synth section provides subtractive, FM, and wavetable synthesis
  • Arpeggiator, Unison mode and Master Clock
  • True to original B3, Vox / Farfisa, and Principal Pipe organ simulations
  • Vintage 122 Leslie simulation
  • Extended effect section
  • OLED display for program and synth section
  • 4 Assignable audio outputs: 1/4″ jack, unbalanced
  • Stereo headphone output: 1/4″ stereo jack
  • 1 Monitor input: 3.5mm stereo jack
  • Sustain pedal jack – Sustain input compatible with Nord Triple Pedal (sold separately). Sustain pedal included
  • Rotor pedal 6.35 mm connection
  • Organ sill pedal TRS stereo jack
  • Control pedal TRS stereo jack
  • Program change pedal input jack
  • Standard MIDI in/out
  • USB to HOST Type B
  • Power cable with ICC c14 plug
  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 1122 x 347 x 127 mm and a weight of 12.5 kg
  • Includes dust cover, power cord, Nord Samples and piano DVDs, USB cable
  • 73 Semi-weighted Hammer Action keys
  • Piano with Synth functions
  • Splitting and layering functions
  • 6 Split points with LED display
  • 1 GB memory for Nord piano library
  • 512 MB memory for Nord sample library
  • Nord C2D B3 tone wheel simulation
  • Principal pipe organ model
  • B3 tone wheel bass
  • Transposer
  • Leslie 122 simulation of the Nord C2D
  • Extended polyphony, enough to play everything
  • Program selection with setlist function
  • Organize mode for rearranging programs and samples
  • Seamless transitions function. Professional transitions
  • Quick access to two-manual setups
  • 9 Physical drawbars
  • Holder for the optional Half-Moon switch from Nord
  • All effects in stereo
  • Tube overdrive simulation
  • Vibe effect
  • Separate reverb and delay effects
  • 2x Line out jack (L/R)
  • Monitor input mini stereo jack
  • Headphone output
  • Input for control pedal
  • Input sustain pedal
  • Input for rotary speaker pedal
  • Standard MIDI in/out connector
  • USB to Host
  • Dimensions: 1066 x 296 x 97 mm
  • Weight: 9,2 kg

We have two digital pianos with the best features, however with different purposes or general proposals. The Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76 for its part offers us an excellent and portable option for a stage piano, where its keyboard stands out, and its 2Gb of storage to have a large number of samples or different sounds, in addition to accepting the Nord Triple Pedal, simulating the pedalboard of a real acoustic piano. On the other hand, the Clavia Nord Electro 6D 73 has 73 keys and functions of the organ, piano, and other samples, with specialized effects in these instruments, such as the rotary speaker, called Leslie.

If you want to know more about this model do not miss our Clavia Nord Electro 6D 73 review

Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76 vs Clavia Nord Stage 3 88

The digital piano Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76 is usually about 200 € cheaper than Clavia Nord Stage 3 88.

Let’s put the features of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences

Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76

Clavia Nord Stage 3 88

  • 76 Keys with Weighted Hammer Action system
  • 2 GB of memory
  • 120-voice polyphony
  • Creative Piano Filters
  • Seamless transitions for inaudible program changes
  • Song mode for a set-list functionality
  • Comprehensive piano section
  • String Resonance (Gen 2), Pedal Noise and Long-Release Option
  • Powerful synth section provides subtractive, FM, and wavetable synthesis
  • Arpeggiator, Unison mode and Master Clock
  • True to original B3, Vox / Farfisa, and Principal Pipe organ simulations
  • Vintage 122 Leslie simulation
  • Extended effect section
  • OLED display for program and synth section
  • 4 Assignable audio outputs: 1/4″ jack, unbalanced
  • Stereo headphone output: 1/4″ stereo jack
  • 1 Monitor input: 3.5mm stereo jack
  • Sustain pedal jack – Sustain input compatible with Nord Triple Pedal (sold separately). Sustain pedal included
  • Rotor pedal 6.35 mm connection
  • Organ sill pedal TRS stereo jack
  • Control pedal TRS stereo jack
  • Program change pedal input jack
  • Standard MIDI in/out
  • USB to HOST Type B
  • Power cable with ICC c14 plug
  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 1122 x 347 x 127 mm and a weight of 12.5 kg
  • Includes dust cover, power cord, Nord Samples and piano DVDs, USB cable
  • 88 Keys with Weighted Hammer Action keys
  • 2 GB of memory
  • 120 Notes polyphony
  • Creative piano filters
  • Continuous transitions for inaudible program changes
  • Song mode for a set-list functionality
  • Comprehensive piano section
  • String Resonance (Gen 2), Pedal Noise and Long-Release option
  • The powerful synth section provides subtractive, FM, and wavetable synthesis
  • Arpeggiator, Unison mode and Master Clock
  • Genuine B3, Vox/Farfisa, and Principal Pipe organ simulations
  • Vintage 122 Leslie simulation
  • Extended effect section
  • OLED Display for program and synth section
  • 4x Assignable audio outputs: 6.35 mm unbalanced jack sockets
  • Stereo headphone output: 6.35 mm stereo jack
  • 1 Monitor input: 3.5 mm stereo jack
  • Sustain pedal Jack input compatible with Nord Triple Pedal (sold separately)
  • Rotor pedal jack
  • Organ swell pedal TRS stereo jack
  • Control pedal TRS stereo jack
  • Program change pedal input jack
  • Standard MIDI in/out
  • USB to HOST Type B
  • Power cable with ICC c14 plug
  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 1287 x 334 x 118 mm and a weight of 19 kg
  • Sustain pedal
  • Includes dust cover, power cord, and USB cable

Like the previous comparison, we find two brothers, who have the same functions and characteristics among them, the older Clavia Nord Stage 33 88, which as its name indicates has the keyboard of a Grand Piano, while the younger brother is the Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76, with 76 keys. An advantage of the smaller (12Kg) is that it weighs much less than the older (19 Kg).

If you want to know more about this model do not miss our Clavia Nord Stage 3 88 review

Where to buy Clavia Nord Stage 3 HP76

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