The new Nord will be the Nord Stage 3, according to an out-of-focus 'appetizer' video. It obviously has a well-sized display, which is unusual for Nord.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNnEH5KczpYA rather credible website, which correctly predicted that this model would be revealed in December, says it will cost 4,000$!
Regarding a Roland Fantom successor, I am pessimistic. I think it was Roland's intention to address the less risky low-/mid-priced market with the FA-06/08, and they are economically in a position too unsettled to invest in a high-end workstation. I hope it will change again one day. It would also be very nice if the released a BK-7m successor and didn't completely forget the BK-9, but no sign of that...
Actually Roland does not need to make a huge investment to make a credible top of the line workstation... We all know that what makes todays Synths and workstations running is called software...
And they got all the software parts to create something sensational ... Based on cheep modern day Intel hardware... Imagine they add, the software of the V-synth, JP80, Fa, Integra7, V-drum, V- piano, and their great organ sounds intoo a single instrument, some feautures if their aria range and maybe even add style support, and offcourse a lot of real time controllers and a great keybed, and fullMDaw integration comparable to the NI komplete
Which means nothing new, just adding the things they allready have and integrating them in a single workstation.... Which keeps development costs fairly low... While hardware costs might even be lower by using COTS parts...
It would blow everything we have seen so far away, including Tyros, Audya and Kronos... And if they make it a modular expandable system, they can keep selling new software expansions for years, and maybe even sell hardware upgrades...
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