Nord stage 4 - Velocity Issue - Eb3 - Gb3

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Nord stage 4 - Velocity Issue - Eb3 - Gb3

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Hello everybody,

i have found a velocity issue on key Eb3 & Gb3.
At low velocity the release reacts correct. At high velocity there is a longer release on the notes.


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Is somebody able to reproduce this, or is it a hardware issue?

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Re: Nord stage 4 - Velocity Issue - Eb3 - Gb3

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Any feedback from somebody?
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Re: Nord stage 4 - Velocity Issue - Eb3 - Gb3

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Can you compare to other black keys, please?
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Re: Nord stage 4 - Velocity Issue - Eb3 - Gb3

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There is no Problem with the other Keys (black or White). Working as expected.
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I wonder if there is a tiny difference in the behaviour of the silicon bubble switches? Like not returning exactly at the same rate of the rest. Have you tried to clean those?
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This was also my thoughts. I didnt Open the NS4 cause of warranty.
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Re: Nord stage 4 - Velocity Issue - Eb3 - Gb3

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Update:

the rubber bubble behaviour was actually the root cause.
There was no dust or something in between. Just material behaviour.

I found this out by switching them. After switching - the problem was one ocatve higher :o
I´ve ordered new ones now at syntaur.com and going to replace the old ones.

https://syntaur.com/Part-9636-Contact-strip-12-note

Maybe this info is helpful for other NS4 owners in the future.

BR Funk76
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