My band is learning this song and I can't believe I've never played it before, as a keyboard player that found my way in the '80s! I use a NS3 and found this video EXTREMELY helpful. Great work. I've been subscribed for a long time and enjoy your helpful videos. I create and share a bunch of sounds on the Nord User Forum for both NS2 and NS3. Haven't bumped up to NS4 yet...still waiting for that thing to get a bit more stable.
Haha - I've added quite a few over the years now that I look back at the collection. They are both fun and also challenging to do. And in the end, I walk away with all sorts of interesting background knowledge of the given topic and it hopefully allows us to re-live those moments when we first heard these songs. Thanks for watching! 🙏🏽
@@MyKeysToMusic oh totally! It's a how to and sort of music history lesson combined. Doesn't get any better than that. I'm reliving Take on Me via headphones just now after watching your vid!
awesome video, as always, thanks, Marc! Any thoughts on updating this for an NS4? I'm wondering if this could solve the challenge you mention (either doubling the lead or playing the pads, but not simultaneously...)
@cowgerbry Hey Bryan, this sounds like a good idea, and yes, I think the 3rd layer would completely solve the issue where you could have decent sound without having to struggle to play the fast past in octaves. I assume you have an NS4 at this point?
Hi Marc! It really helps on my improvisation to my sounds! Can I get a tutorial or steps about how to make the 'Synth bass' sound of the same video! I would really appreciate if you could provide me the way to create the sound! Thank you as always!
Hello @오제희 So, the bass sound from this video comes from Karaoke version (backing track) (affiliate link): www.karaoke-version.com/?aff=889 Unfortunately, I won't have the time to make this bass sound for the Nord Stage 3 😢
Hello @Junko Kinoko You are very welcome. The decision between the Stage 3 HP versus the Stage 3 Compact comes down to the following decisions: 1) HP versus waterfall keybed feel and response 2) The HP has "3 more keys" than the Compact 3) Digital Drawbars for the HP versus physical drawbars for the Compact 4) Overall size and weight differences between the two 5) Price Difference between the two 6) Loudness of the the HP keybed. (Similar to #1 above but I gave it its own category.) 7) The ability to use a "half-moon switch" with the compact that you don't have with the HP. (ua-cam.com/video/HuMaeZQ2j0Y/v-deo.html) And finally, I found this post for you to read if you haven't already seen it: www.norduserforum.com/nord-stage-forum-f3/nord-stage-3-compact-vs-hp76-t13670.html Good luck and if you have more specific questions, I'm happy to assist if possible.
@@MyKeysToMusic Thank you for opening up my options, Currently using Roland Jupiter 50 & it is frustrating that after 2 sets of about 35 song I have to load self-made program patches for the next 1 or 2 sets since the memory is small & not expandable - how will this be different on the stage 3 ? Thank you
@@junkokinoko7277 Well, you'll still run out of memory quickly with Nord keyboards as well in the areas of sample memory especially. However, you do get a total of 400 program slots of which 100 are empty when it arrives. But the keyboard comes full of existing samples out of the box and if you want to switch them out for something, it oftentimes means you have to delete an existing sample to add a new one. However, you'll find that there are a good many samples that are "not in use" from day one that are expendable making room for the ones you care about most. But yes, people are critical of the memory capacity on Nord keyboards in general, and just about everyone wants more memory. However, compared to what you've described with the Jupiter 50, perhaps it will already be better than that! NOTE: there is no way to install/connect an external drive to "hold more stuff" with Nord keyboards. All the only storage is on the board itself and you have to "swap" one for another. The expansion has a limit but perhaps that limit is a bit higher than what you are going through with the Roland. Swapping things out isn't too bad as they make a fairly robust application to help with this called the "Nord Sound Manager" (ua-cam.com/video/32UBN7Dj4Is/v-deo.html)
Hello @driessen56 You can download the sounds directly from my Patreon site (which requires a small subscription) or it's also available to all students enrolled in the course "Master the Nord Stage 3" found at my main website (My Keys To Music). Links to both sites can be found in the video description. Thanks for asking and for watching!
@@MyKeysToMusic Hey, could you make a video with some dynamic strings (like these in the intro: ua-cam.com/video/Yz9P4Lnulw0/v-deo.html) and also some brass (something like this: ua-cam.com/video/aY1Za8Pfwf4/v-deo.html starts at 0:10)? Sorry if it's too big of a request :)
Hi Pedrag. Thank you for your question. I won't be able to get to these requests but I've made a note of them on the long-range possibilities list... Thanks for your support!
Great sound tutorial as always Marc! I really love the 80s type sounds/patches I can create on my NS3. I still have to work on that octave technique though lol, something to work towards, thanks as usual for your time in putting this video together. Happy playing and congrats on the 100th vid!
Hey Stewart! Thanks for your comment and glad you like the 80s synth patches - I like them too. Octaves - ya, I love playing octaves for some reason. We'll keep the Discovery videos up.
Marc this is great! I just bought a Stage 3 compact (I am mainly a guitarist). I enjoy recreating the entire guitar, bass, vocal and soon to be keys tracks to songs. Could you do a Discovery of Enjoy The Silence or any Depeche Mode? DM is my fav. Also love Duran Duran. Keep ‘Em coming!Thanks!!!
Hello Vincent Young! Congrats on your Stage 3 compact! I'll add the DM request to the possibilities list. A few others have asked to that as well. In the meantime, be sure to latch on to the Discovery series playlist or sign up for the pro training on the main website. I also have free courses there on my website if you're new to synthesis and/or sampling. Cheers! 🎹
nice touch to have the drawing of you playing the keyboard I would like to hear you play some some complete songs ---- you are a very good player and we don't get to hear you play songs.
Hello @Thomas Shea - I will consider this (to perform more complete songs). Appreciate you spending time on the channel and checking things out like you have been. 👍
Great job on this video Marc (as always)! I did notice one trivial mistake though. @18:16 the keyboard split on the Intro instrument should be C4, not F4, so the first note you play is actually playing the Pad instead of the intro synth!
Thanks Dave! Ya, I recorded the performance parts a few days ahead of the explanation. I later realized that the split works better lower which I adjusted for the explanation part. You have good eyes. There is one more error in the video two where I explain the amount of compression, but we don't use compression for this song. Thanks for watching!
So if you select the Synth engine on panel A, you have no option to then split the keyboard and have the pad on the left come from the sample engine on panel A? If so, it seems a bit lame for a $3500 board.
The answer is mostly yes, there is this built-in limitation. Since we're using the synth engine for Panel A, you can't have two sounds happening on the same panel. However, if you were to make your own sample by recording sounds into the computer for example, you can assign any number of different sample sounds to any range of keys all on the same panel. The difference here is that a sample would be a recorded sound versus a synth that is electronically produced from the synth engine itself. Obviously making your own split samples like this is potentially more work and may not be as effective at the end of the day, but it is a way to have many sounds on a single panel - although a stretch given the context of what you're talking about here. There is many a day I long for having a panel C, D, and E for just this reason. Good observation and one that people do in fact complain about from time to time given the price etc.
Thanks Funs! So, you are saying that your Nord can only output MIDI in a low velocity? Or are you saying your Nord can only receive MIDI input at a low velocity?
Hello @Tony Aspinall Thanks for the requisition and sorry for the slight delay on this response. Are you looking to purchase the song from the video above with my playing, are you looking for the original song, or are you looking for the courses where I teach how to operate the Nord Stage 3?
Hi Amy - I don't think this is a half-step off. Go to Spotify, load the song up and compare with this video - it's in the exact key. Can you explain why you think this is a half-step off?
@@MyKeysToMusic Agree it sounds identical. I'm going to spend some time this weekend learning it. Thank you for creating this! It's weird to me because it looks like the notes you are playing are a half step different than the sounded notes. However I must note, I play in a cover band and sometimes when I practice I have learned the music for the recording and come to practice and everyone is playing it a half step down. Thank goodness ns3 has transpose. But it could be screwing up my ear. Lol 🙈
@@MsLicaSto No worries on this. If I had a nickel for every song I learned in the wrong key... And yes, thank goodness for transpose! Also, be warned that many online sheet music retailers and websites will present chords in the WRONG KEY from the original. They do this largely to make things easier to play for beginners I assume? And on that same topic, sometimes it's easier to learn songs in a key signature that's easier to perform on the keyboard itself versus the original. This is especially true for "jamming". For example, a band might want to play a blues in E (because guitar players like that sort of thing as it's easier for them typically to play in E). Yet, I'm better playing the blues based of C. You can transpose the board to have the blues sounding in in E while you tear it up in C (or whatever key you are best to solo in). That's just one of the many tricks I've used over the years. Take care and good luck learning this song. As I mentioned in this video, I'm playing the keyboard part using octaves which some advanced keyboard players have told me that this is not easy to do. So, you may want to go with the single-finger method. In fact, the keyboard player from a-ha plays it with a single finger from what I have seen and from what people have told me. Good luck in your cover band! Oh and do you own a Nord Stage 3 or you are here for the song only?
@@MyKeysToMusic omg you just blew my mind about playing the blues in E by using transposition! Brilliant! Agree sheet music retailers transpose for easiness and to accommodate vocal ranges. Also some song recordings seem sped up. I'll be trying this all out as soon as I get home. Best.
I clicked "Like" before watching because I know it's going to be awesome as always
It made my day when I read this. A true compliment. Many thanks KidCrippler!
lol, same
My band is learning this song and I can't believe I've never played it before, as a keyboard player that found my way in the '80s! I use a NS3 and found this video EXTREMELY helpful. Great work. I've been subscribed for a long time and enjoy your helpful videos. I create and share a bunch of sounds on the Nord User Forum for both NS2 and NS3. Haven't bumped up to NS4 yet...still waiting for that thing to get a bit more stable.
@ericlawson7541 Hello Eric! Thanks for being a long time follower and for leaving this positive comment. Keep up the good work!
Congratuations on your 100th video! Just like you said, this song has been a long time favorite
Thank you PentaPanda! I appreciate the comment!
Gracias por el tutorial ahora si a practicar.
Sí, la práctica hace al maestro 😉
Man this Discovery series is just amazing. I could watch these all night( I just might). So well done. Thanks!
Haha - I've added quite a few over the years now that I look back at the collection. They are both fun and also challenging to do. And in the end, I walk away with all sorts of interesting background knowledge of the given topic and it hopefully allows us to re-live those moments when we first heard these songs. Thanks for watching! 🙏🏽
@@MyKeysToMusic oh totally! It's a how to and sort of music history lesson combined. Doesn't get any better than that. I'm reliving Take on Me via headphones just now after watching your vid!
@Jeremy G Love it! Many thanks. I have more on the way too.
awesome video, as always, thanks, Marc! Any thoughts on updating this for an NS4? I'm wondering if this could solve the challenge you mention (either doubling the lead or playing the pads, but not simultaneously...)
@cowgerbry Hey Bryan, this sounds like a good idea, and yes, I think the 3rd layer would completely solve the issue where you could have decent sound without having to struggle to play the fast past in octaves. I assume you have an NS4 at this point?
Congrats Mark on your 100th. Well done and big thanks. Your efforts are very much appreciated. More 80’s synths settings tutorials!! Great stuff!
Thank you L I M B A C H! It has gone by fast and learned lots along the way. Yes, I love the 80s so we'll keep them coming too.
Hi Marc!
It really helps on my improvisation to my sounds!
Can I get a tutorial or steps about how to make the 'Synth bass' sound of the same video!
I would really appreciate if you could provide me the way to create the sound!
Thank you as always!
Hello @오제희 So, the bass sound from this video comes from Karaoke version (backing track) (affiliate link): www.karaoke-version.com/?aff=889 Unfortunately, I won't have the time to make this bass sound for the Nord Stage 3 😢
Congrats with the 100th video! Hope many will follow!
Thanks Cees!
Excellent tutorial!!!😊
Thank you Ron! Glad you liked it. It’s one of my fav songs (and videos)…
Fantastic video Marc! Appreciate your dedication
Much appreciated! Thanks for watching!
Congrats on your 100th.. Well done!
Thanks Nemydom Mail! Appreciate it.
Hi
Where could we download this patches?
@oddbjrnmage416 Hello Oddbjørn! You can find the patch here: www.patreon.com/posts/ha-take-on-me-3-68012415?Link&
Thank you for your inspiring answer regarding small screen versus Japanese synth big screen. Now I need a little help deciding Compact vs. HP 76 ?
Hello @Junko Kinoko You are very welcome.
The decision between the Stage 3 HP versus the Stage 3 Compact comes down to the following decisions:
1) HP versus waterfall keybed feel and response
2) The HP has "3 more keys" than the Compact
3) Digital Drawbars for the HP versus physical drawbars for the Compact
4) Overall size and weight differences between the two
5) Price Difference between the two
6) Loudness of the the HP keybed. (Similar to #1 above but I gave it its own category.)
7) The ability to use a "half-moon switch" with the compact that you don't have with the HP. (ua-cam.com/video/HuMaeZQ2j0Y/v-deo.html)
And finally, I found this post for you to read if you haven't already seen it: www.norduserforum.com/nord-stage-forum-f3/nord-stage-3-compact-vs-hp76-t13670.html
Good luck and if you have more specific questions, I'm happy to assist if possible.
@@MyKeysToMusic Thank you for opening up my options, Currently using Roland Jupiter 50 & it is frustrating that after 2 sets of about 35 song I have to load self-made program patches for the next 1 or 2 sets since the memory is small & not expandable - how will this be different on the stage 3 ? Thank you
@@junkokinoko7277 Well, you'll still run out of memory quickly with Nord keyboards as well in the areas of sample memory especially. However, you do get a total of 400 program slots of which 100 are empty when it arrives. But the keyboard comes full of existing samples out of the box and if you want to switch them out for something, it oftentimes means you have to delete an existing sample to add a new one. However, you'll find that there are a good many samples that are "not in use" from day one that are expendable making room for the ones you care about most. But yes, people are critical of the memory capacity on Nord keyboards in general, and just about everyone wants more memory. However, compared to what you've described with the Jupiter 50, perhaps it will already be better than that! NOTE: there is no way to install/connect an external drive to "hold more stuff" with Nord keyboards. All the only storage is on the board itself and you have to "swap" one for another. The expansion has a limit but perhaps that limit is a bit higher than what you are going through with the Roland. Swapping things out isn't too bad as they make a fairly robust application to help with this called the "Nord Sound Manager" (ua-cam.com/video/32UBN7Dj4Is/v-deo.html)
Great video! Where can I get this sound?
Hello @driessen56 You can download the sounds directly from my Patreon site (which requires a small subscription) or it's also available to all students enrolled in the course "Master the Nord Stage 3" found at my main website (My Keys To Music). Links to both sites can be found in the video description. Thanks for asking and for watching!
Hi Marc, could you do a comparison of your Nords and Synth 1 VST, thanks! 😃
THANK YOU for this channel and for all the videos, I own a Nord Stage 3 and found your synth engine videos (among others) were SUPER helpful
Thank you Predrag Despotovic for your comment and other comments you've had over the years too. So happy the videos have helped!
@@MyKeysToMusic Hey, could you make a video with some dynamic strings (like these in the intro: ua-cam.com/video/Yz9P4Lnulw0/v-deo.html) and also some brass (something like this: ua-cam.com/video/aY1Za8Pfwf4/v-deo.html starts at 0:10)? Sorry if it's too big of a request :)
Hi Pedrag. Thank you for your question. I won't be able to get to these requests but I've made a note of them on the long-range possibilities list... Thanks for your support!
Great sound tutorial as always Marc! I really love the 80s type sounds/patches I can create on my NS3. I still have to work on that octave technique though lol, something to work towards, thanks as usual for your time in putting this video together. Happy playing and congrats on the 100th vid!
Hey Stewart! Thanks for your comment and glad you like the 80s synth patches - I like them too. Octaves - ya, I love playing octaves for some reason. We'll keep the Discovery videos up.
Marc this is great! I just bought a Stage 3 compact (I am mainly a guitarist). I enjoy recreating the entire guitar, bass, vocal and soon to be keys tracks to songs. Could you do a Discovery of Enjoy The Silence or any Depeche Mode? DM is my fav. Also love Duran Duran. Keep ‘Em coming!Thanks!!!
Hello Vincent Young! Congrats on your Stage 3 compact! I'll add the DM request to the possibilities list. A few others have asked to that as well. In the meantime, be sure to latch on to the Discovery series playlist or sign up for the pro training on the main website. I also have free courses there on my website if you're new to synthesis and/or sampling. Cheers! 🎹
nice touch to have the drawing of you playing the keyboard I would like to hear you play some some complete songs ---- you are a very good player and we don't get to hear you play songs.
Hello @Thomas Shea - I will consider this (to perform more complete songs). Appreciate you spending time on the channel and checking things out like you have been. 👍
Great job on this video Marc (as always)! I did notice one trivial mistake though. @18:16 the keyboard split on the Intro instrument should be C4, not F4, so the first note you play is actually playing the Pad instead of the intro synth!
Thanks Dave! Ya, I recorded the performance parts a few days ahead of the explanation. I later realized that the split works better lower which I adjusted for the explanation part. You have good eyes. There is one more error in the video two where I explain the amount of compression, but we don't use compression for this song. Thanks for watching!
So if you select the Synth engine on panel A, you have no option to then split the keyboard and have the pad on the left come from the sample engine on panel A? If so, it seems a bit lame for a $3500 board.
The answer is mostly yes, there is this built-in limitation. Since we're using the synth engine for Panel A, you can't have two sounds happening on the same panel. However, if you were to make your own sample by recording sounds into the computer for example, you can assign any number of different sample sounds to any range of keys all on the same panel. The difference here is that a sample would be a recorded sound versus a synth that is electronically produced from the synth engine itself. Obviously making your own split samples like this is potentially more work and may not be as effective at the end of the day, but it is a way to have many sounds on a single panel - although a stretch given the context of what you're talking about here. There is many a day I long for having a panel C, D, and E for just this reason. Good observation and one that people do in fact complain about from time to time given the price etc.
This is a magic explanation. Holy s.... This is absolutely great!!!!!
Glad you like it! Thanks for stopping by and for leaving a comment. 👍🏻
Thank you for your video！And I want to know that why my nord can only input midi in low veloccity. Plus is about 60. What should I do？
Thanks Funs! So, you are saying that your Nord can only output MIDI in a low velocity? Or are you saying your Nord can only receive MIDI input at a low velocity?
My Keys To Music Oh you reply quickly. I plan to use my Nord
to do arrangement . When I play notes into the Cubase, it can’t reach 66 or higher.
Can't you layer AND split the sounds ??
The keyboard player of Aha doesnt use the octave technique Marc. Good video!!
ua-cam.com/video/3meKlaJL3qo/v-deo.html
One of my favorite videos on UA-cam. And yes, I see the original keyboard player using one hand for this.
You are right!
Where can I buy this?
Hello @Tony Aspinall Thanks for the requisition and sorry for the slight delay on this response. Are you looking to purchase the song from the video above with my playing, are you looking for the original song, or are you looking for the courses where I teach how to operate the Nord Stage 3?
Why are you a half step off?
Hi Amy - I don't think this is a half-step off. Go to Spotify, load the song up and compare with this video - it's in the exact key. Can you explain why you think this is a half-step off?
@@MyKeysToMusic Agree it sounds identical. I'm going to spend some time this weekend learning it. Thank you for creating this! It's weird to me because it looks like the notes you are playing are a half step different than the sounded notes. However I must note, I play in a cover band and sometimes when I practice I have learned the music for the recording and come to practice and everyone is playing it a half step down. Thank goodness ns3 has transpose. But it could be screwing up my ear. Lol 🙈
@@MsLicaSto No worries on this. If I had a nickel for every song I learned in the wrong key... And yes, thank goodness for transpose! Also, be warned that many online sheet music retailers and websites will present chords in the WRONG KEY from the original. They do this largely to make things easier to play for beginners I assume? And on that same topic, sometimes it's easier to learn songs in a key signature that's easier to perform on the keyboard itself versus the original. This is especially true for "jamming". For example, a band might want to play a blues in E (because guitar players like that sort of thing as it's easier for them typically to play in E). Yet, I'm better playing the blues based of C. You can transpose the board to have the blues sounding in in E while you tear it up in C (or whatever key you are best to solo in). That's just one of the many tricks I've used over the years.
Take care and good luck learning this song. As I mentioned in this video, I'm playing the keyboard part using octaves which some advanced keyboard players have told me that this is not easy to do. So, you may want to go with the single-finger method. In fact, the keyboard player from a-ha plays it with a single finger from what I have seen and from what people have told me. Good luck in your cover band! Oh and do you own a Nord Stage 3 or you are here for the song only?
@@MyKeysToMusic omg you just blew my mind about playing the blues in E by using transposition! Brilliant!
Agree sheet music retailers transpose for easiness and to accommodate vocal ranges. Also some song recordings seem sped up.
I'll be trying this all out as soon as I get home. Best.
@@MyKeysToMusic I almost forgot. Yes I have an ns3.