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REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
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Instructions pertaining to a risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an
equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated voltage within the products
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute
a risk of electric shock to persons.
Le symbole éclair avec le point de flèche à l´intérieur d´un triangle
équilatéral est utilisé pour alerter l´utilisateur de la presence à
l´intérieur du coffret de ”voltage dangereux” non isolé d´ampleur
suffisante pour constituer un risque d`éléctrocution.
The exclamation mark within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the product.
Le point d´exclamation à l´intérieur d´un triangle équilatéral est
employé pour alerter l´utilisateur de la présence d´instructions
importantes pour le fonctionnement et l´entretien (service) dans le
livret d´instructions accompagnant l´appareil.
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Warning - When using electric products, basic precautions
should always be followed, including the following:
1. Read all the instructions and observe the graphic symbols
above before using the product.
2. Do not use this product near water - for example near a
bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, in a wet basement, near or
in a swimming pool, a swamp or the like.
3. This product should be used only with a cart or a stand that
is recommended by the manufacturer.
4. This product, either alone or in combination with an
amplifier and headphones or speakers may be perfectly
capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent
hearing loss. Do not operate for a long period of time at a
high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you
experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should
consult an audiologist.
5. The product should be located so that its location or
position does not interfere with or obstruct its normal flow of
ventilation.
6. The product should be located away from heat sources such
as radiators, heat registers or other products that produce
heat.
7. The product should be connected to a power supply only
of the type described in these operation instructions or as
marked on the product.
8. The power supply cord of the product should be unplugged
from the outlet when the product is left unused for a long
period of time.
9. Care should be taken so that objects do not fall, or liquids
are not spilled into the enclosure through openings.
10. The product should be serviced by qualified service
personnel when:
A. The power supply cord has been damaged; or
B. Objects have fallen or liquids have been spilled
onto the product; or
C. The product has been exposed to rain; or
D. The product does not appear to operate normally or
exhibits a marked change in performance; or
E. The product has been dropped or the enclosure
has been damaged.
11. Do not attempt to service the product beyond those
means described in this operating manual. All other
servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel.
Trademarks: The Nord Electro logo is trademark of Clavia DMI AB. All other
trademarks mentioned in this publication are the properties of their respective holders.
Specifications and appearances are subject to change without notice.
Copyright by Clavia DMI AB, 2002
NORD ELECTRO 2 V2.0x Table of contents
Table of contents
Table of contents
Table of contentsTable of contents
1.
1. Introduction
Introduction .........................................................
1. 1.
IntroductionIntroduction
Welcome
Welcome .......................................................................................
WelcomeWelcome
About the Owner’s Manual ......................................................................................................5
Reading the manual in Adobe Acrobat Reader..........................................................................5
Clavia on the Internet
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Clavia on the InternetClavia on the Internet
2.
2. Overview
Overview ................................................................
2. 2.
OverviewOverview
The Nord Electro 2 front panel
The Nord Electro 2 front panel ..............................................
The Nord Electro 2 front panelThe Nord Electro 2 front panel
The left panel section................................................................................................................7
The Organ section....................................................................................................................8
The Instrument Select button...................................................................................................8
The Piano section .....................................................................................................................8
The Effects section....................................................................................................................8
The Keyboard...........................................................................................................................8
Nord Electro 2 rear panel
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Nord Electro 2 rear panelNord Electro 2 rear panel
Connections .............................................................................................................................9
Nord Electro 2 block diagram
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3. Getting started
Getting started ..................................................
3. 3.
Getting startedGetting started
Selecting Programs
Selecting Programs .................................................................
Selecting ProgramsSelecting Programs
Octave Shift
Octave Shift..............................................................................
Octave ShiftOctave Shift
Transpose
Transpose ..................................................................................
TransposeTranspose
Using a sustain pedal
Using a sustain pedal ..............................................................
Using a sustain pedalUsing a sustain pedal
Setting up the sustain pedal polarity .......................................................................................13
Setting up the sustain pedal configuration ..............................................................................14
Using a Rotor Speed switch pedal
Using a Rotor Speed switch pedal .........................................
Using a Rotor Speed switch pedalUsing a Rotor Speed switch pedal
Using a control (expression) pedal
Using a control (expression) pedal........................................
Using a control (expression) pedalUsing a control (expression) pedal
Basic MIDI settings
Basic MIDI settings ..................................................................
Basic MIDI settingsBasic MIDI settings
About the dynamic ranges of the Pianos
About the dynamic ranges of the Pianos...............................
About the dynamic ranges of the PianosAbout the dynamic ranges of the Pianos
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4. Editing Programs
4. Editing Programs ...............................................
4. Editing Programs4. Editing Programs
What’s a Program?
What’s a Program? ....................................................................
What’s a Program?What’s a Program?
Editing a Program
Editing a Program .....................................................................
Editing a ProgramEditing a Program
The knobs.............................................................................................................................. 16
The buttons ........................................................................................................................... 16
Selecting instrument (Organ or Piano)................................................................................... 17
Reverting to the original Program
Reverting to the original Program .........................................
Reverting to the original ProgramReverting to the original Program
Storing a Program
Storing a Program ....................................................................
Storing a ProgramStoring a Program
Copying Programs
Copying Programs .....................................................................
Copying ProgramsCopying Programs
Deleting Programs
Deleting Programs ....................................................................
Deleting ProgramsDeleting Programs
Downloading Programs via MIDI
Downloading Programs via MIDI..............................................
Downloading Programs via MIDIDownloading Programs via MIDI
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5. Panel reference
Panel reference .................................................
5. 5.
Panel referencePanel reference
The Organ section
The Organ section .....................................................................
The Organ sectionThe Organ section
The Drawbars ........................................................................................................................ 20
Drawbar presets ..................................................................................................................... 20
User Drawbar presets ............................................................................................................. 21
Percussion.............................................................................................................................. 21
Vibrato .................................................................................................................................. 22
Manual .................................................................................................................................. 22
Swell control (from expression pedal)..................................................................................... 23
Rotary Speaker....................................................................................................................... 23
Key click control.................................................................................................................... 24
Output routing (hard pan)..................................................................................................... 24
The Piano section
The Piano section ......................................................................
The Piano sectionThe Piano section
Type ...................................................................................................................................... 25
Presence................................................................................................................................. 26
Presence with the Mega Clavinet sound ................................................................................. 26
Output routing (hard pan)..................................................................................................... 27
The Effects section
The Effects section ..................................................................
The Effects sectionThe Effects section
Modulations .......................................................................................................................... 29
Effects.................................................................................................................................... 30
Overdrive............................................................................................................................... 31
Rotary Speaker....................................................................................................................... 31
Output Level ......................................................................................................................... 31
Treble & Bass ........................................................................................................................ 32
The left panel section
The left panel section ..............................................................
The left panel sectionThe left panel section
Master Level .......................................................................................................................... 32
Navigator buttons.................................................................................................................. 32
Display .................................................................................................................................. 32
Store ...................................................................................................................................... 32
Program buttons .................................................................................................................... 32
Octave Shift........................................................................................................................... 33
The Shift button .................................................................................................................... 33
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System functions
System functions......................................................................
System functionsSystem functions
MIDI Ch................................................................................................................................33
Lower Ch................................................................................................................................34
Local.......................................................................................................................................34
Tune.......................................................................................................................................35
Mem Lock ..............................................................................................................................35
Transpose ...............................................................................................................................35
Ped. Pol ..................................................................................................................................36
Config ....................................................................................................................................36
Key click control.....................................................................................................................37
Output routing (hard pan) .....................................................................................................37
Dump.....................................................................................................................................38
Panic.......................................................................................................................................38
6.
6. Factory Presets and OS
Factory Presets and OS....................................
6. 6.
Factory Presets and OSFactory Presets and OS
Internal memory
Internal memory........................................................................
Internal memoryInternal memory
Factory presets
Factory presets ........................................................................
Factory presetsFactory presets
Restoring the factory presets ...................................................................................................39
Downloading Piano instruments via USB
Downloading Piano instruments via USB...............................
Downloading Piano instruments via USBDownloading Piano instruments via USB
OS upgrades
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7. MIDI functions
MIDI functions ....................................................
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MIDI functionsMIDI functions
About the MIDI implementation
About the MIDI implementation ...............................................
About the MIDI implementationAbout the MIDI implementation
Note On/Off ..........................................................................................................................40
Pitch Bend..............................................................................................................................40
Controllers..............................................................................................................................40
Keyboard Velocity ..................................................................................................................40
Program Change.....................................................................................................................40
MIDI Sysex (System Exclusive) ..............................................................................................41
Using Nord Electro 2 with a sequencer
Using Nord Electro 2 with a sequencer ...............................
Using Nord Electro 2 with a sequencerUsing Nord Electro 2 with a sequencer
Connections ...........................................................................................................................41
Local On/Off..........................................................................................................................41
MIDI channel.........................................................................................................................41
Program Change.....................................................................................................................41
Controllers..............................................................................................................................41
Some notes about Controllers and “Chasing” .........................................................................41
Program and Controller
Program and Controller dumps
Program and Controller Program and Controller
Receive MIDI Sysex Dumps...................................................................................................43
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8. MIDI implementation
MIDI implementation ...........................................
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MIDI implementationMIDI implementation
MIDI Controller list
MIDI Controller list ................................................................
MIDI Controller listMIDI Controller list
MIDI Implementation Chart
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9.
9. History
History ................................................................
9. 9.
HistoryHistory
The story behind the Electro 2 instruments
The story behind the Electro 2 instruments ........................
The story behind the Electro 2 instrumentsThe story behind the Electro 2 instruments
What is an ‘electromechanical’ instrument?............................................................................ 48
How does an electromechanical pick-up work? ...................................................................... 48
The Electro 2 organ section ................................................................................................... 49
The Electro 2 piano section ................................................................................................... 54
The Wurlitzer EP................................................................................................................... 59
The Hohner Clavinet.............................................................................................................61
Book suggestions.................................................................................................................... 63
Web suggestions .................................................................................................................... 63
Music suggestions .................................................................................................................. 63
Index
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NORD ELECTRO 2 V2.0x 1. Introduction: Welcome
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We’d first like to thank you for purchasing the Nord Electro 2 - Virtual Electromechanical stage keyboard. Clavia’s goal when developing the Nord Electro instrument was to create the best emulations of
traditional electromechanical keyboard instruments on the market, and to make the instrument compact
and lightweight. Nothing else. No brass banks, no orchestral sounds. No compromises. Just outstanding
electromechanical keyboard sounds with true feel, from natural keyboard response to authentic sound.
To make a great tool you have to put all the focus on a few things, and that’s what we did with the Electro.
Think about it, the best tool isn’t a Swiss army knife.
The organ section in the Electro is based on a digital simulation of the mechanical tone wheels of the B3 organ. It offers innovative solutions to mimic the typical B-3 sound, for example:
• An extremely accurate digital model of the original chorus and vibrato scanner.
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• Modeling of the unique frequency characteristics of the built-in pre-amplifier which forms the ”body”
of the B-3 sound.
• Simulation of the energy stealth on the tone wheels that results in the typical ”compressed” sound.
The piano section in Nord Electro 2 OS V2.0 comprises five carefully multi-sampled electric piano instruments: Clavinet D6, Wurlitzer 200A, Rhodes Mk I Stage Piano, a Rhodes Mk I Suitcase Piano with
a brighter sound and the custom modified Clavia Electric Grand Model G. The Electro features a unique
multi-sample playback, catching every nuance from soft to hard key strokes. Nord Electro comes right
out of the box with these five electric piano sounds stored in Flash memory. As an extra bonus we also
included an acoustic grand piano (concert model) - in stereo! The big advantage with Flash memory is
that you can replace instruments with new ones and that no backup battery is required. The Electro also
sports a USB interface for quick and easy download of new piano sounds. On the CD-R that comes with
the Electro 2 there are currently three additional Piano sounds: Rhodes3 (Shallow), CP-80 Electric Grand
and the previous Acoustic Grand (in mono). More pianos will be available soon at http://www.clavia.se.
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The manual is arranged mainly as a reference manual. In many cases you’ll get tips on how to practically
use the functions, alone and also together with other functions. Every time the manual wants your attention to an object on the Electro, the name of that object will be printed
button’. The LED display on Nord Electro is always referred to as the D
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This manual is also available in the digital PDF-file format. It can be downloaded, free of charge, from
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With Adobe Acrobat Reader it is possible to use special navigation features like hyperlinks. This means
that you can click with the mouse on a word or sentence and automatically get to the location indicated
by the word/sentence. To better show what words or sentences are hyperlinked in this manual, these
words are written in magenta.
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If you have access to the Internet, you’re very welcome to visit http://www.clavia.se. There you will find
the latest information about Nord Electro 2 and other Clavia products. In the future you’ll also be able
to download new Nord Electro sounds and software upgrades, free of charge.
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The Organ section comprises four sub sections: the Percussion section, the Vibrato/Chorus section, the
Manual section and the Drawbar section. The nine drawbars of Nord Electro are represented by up/down
buttons and LED chain graphs instead of ordinary mechanical drawbars. This gives you a big advantage:
when you change presets, the correct drawbar settings are shown immediately by the LEDs. In other
words, no need for the regular ’trial and error’ method.
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add parametric equalization to your piano sound. With the V2.0 Mega Clavinet D6 sound the Presence
parameters act as filter and pick-up selectors (see “Presence with the Mega Clavinet sound” on page 26)
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sounds. The Effects section also features a tube type Overdrive distortion, Rotary Speaker simulation and
a Treble & Bass EQ. Here you’ll also find the O
each individual Program.
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The keyboard of Nord Electro is either 5 octaves (Nord Electro SixtyOne) or 6 octaves (Nord Electro
SeventyThree). Both versions feature the specially designed, semiweighted, velocity sensitive “waterfall”
(square front) keyboard for optimal feel and response. The semiweighted action is ideal for use with both
Organ and Piano sounds. The keyboard also sends Keyboard Velocity over MIDI.
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• If you are using a Nord Electro 2 together with a MIDI keyboard, connect a MIDI cable from MIDI
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• All signal cables used with the Nord Electro must be shielded.
• The two audio outputs (L
sum of the signals on one separate output only, use R
• If you connect the Nord Electro 2 in stereo to your audio equipment, you should use L
pair with R
• If you choose the option to route Organ sounds and Piano sounds to a separate output each (see “Out-
put routing (hard pan)” on page 37), the R
the Organ sound.
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The Nord Electro 2 has three pedal inputs, one C
Wah-Wah), one S
slow selection). Connect the pedals as shown in the figure below:
When connecting an expression-type pedal to the C
(Tip-Ring-Sleeve). Please note that the pedal must have a stereo output jack. The resistance range of the
Control Pedal should be 0 to between 10 kOhm and 50 kOhm. Pedals like the Roland EV-5 and control/
expression pedals from Proel works well with the Electro 2. Control/Expression pedals from Yamaha have
different characteristics and are not suitable for use with the Electro 2.
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It’s also possible to use only one single Sustain pedal connected to the S
sustain for Piano sounds and Rotary Speaker speed selection for organ sounds (see page 14 for details on
how to configure this).
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input to control
(For more detailed information on how to set up Nord Electro 2 for use with sustain and expression pedals, see page 13).
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Below is a schematic overview of the sound and modulation building blocks and the signal flows in Nord
Electro 2. The filled lines indicate audio signal routings and the dashed black lines control signal routings.
The ‘/2’ sign printed next to some filled lines indicates that the signal is/can be in stereo. The circles with
a ‘+’ sign inside indicates that any input stereo signals will be summarized into a mono signal before routed to the specific effect. For example, the V2.0 stereo Acoustic Grand will be in mono if you apply any
effect except for the Pan, Tremolo or EQ.
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2
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As you can see, the internal configuration of Nord Electro 2 is pretty straight-forward, yet very powerful
and flexible. Each of the building blocks also offers possibilities for internal configurations. This is described in detail in Chapter "5. Panel reference” on page 19.
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3. Getting started: Selecting Programs NORD ELECTRO 2 V2.0x
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Programs are single sounds that are stored in the internal memory of Nord Electro 2. The Program memory in Nord Electro 2 consists of 6 Banks each holding 8 Programs for a total of 48 Programs. All Programs can be edited and replaced at any time. To select a Program for playing/editing, do like this:
1. Select Bank (A-F) by pressing
the U
buttons if you want to change
Bank.
2. Select Program by pressing one
of the eight P
tons 1 to 8.
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P
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P P
P/DOWN NAVIGATOR
but-
S
S
S S
ROGRAM
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Press the
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AVIGATOR
select Program Bank A-F
Press one of the eight
P
ROGRAM
select a Program to
play. The corresponding LED will light up.
U
or
P
buttons to
buttons to
D
OWN
The two O
can be used to transpose the notes two octaves up or down (if the selected instrument supports this). A flashing O
dicates +/- 2 octaves note shift.
Note: Due to the actual key range of the original Piano instruments,
some sounds cannot be octave shifted up and/or down. For organ sounds, the Octave Shift will only
generate notes that are within the 73-key note range of Nord Electro 2 73. This means that using Octave Shift for Organ sounds in Nord Electro 2 73 won’t produce any sound in the lowest or highest
octave.
CTAVE SHIFT
buttons to the bottom left on the front panel
CTAVE SHIFT
LED in-
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NORD ELECTRO 2 V2.0x 3. Getting started: Transpose
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It’s also possible to transpose a sound up or down in
semitone steps. Press the S
(TRANSPOSE) buttons. The D
Press the U
pose the sound up or down in semitone steps. The
range is +/- 6 semitones in steps of 1 semitone. Press
any button (except for the S
D
OWN
Note: Due to the actual key range of the original Piano instruments, the lowest keys may not produce
any sound when transposed down. The same goes
for the highest keys when the instrument is transposed up. For organ sounds, the Transpose function
will only generate notes that are within the 73-key note range of Nord Electro 2 73. This means that
using the Transpose function for Organ sounds in Nord Electro 2 73 will cause the lowest or highest
notes of the keyboard to be silent.
P/DOWN NAVIGATOR
buttons) to exit.
HIFT
HIFT
ROGRAM
+ P
ISPLAY
buttons to trans-
, S
TORE
6
reads ‘0’.
or UP/
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A foot switch connected to the S
• As a sustain pedal for both the Piano and Organ sounds (see Sustain Pedal Configuration below)
• As a sustain pedal for Piano sounds and as a Rotor Speed switch for the Organ sounds (see Sustain
Pedal Configuration below)
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Set up the pedal polarity as follows:
1. Press the S
tons. The D
2. Change sustain pedal polarity between ‘OP’
(Open) (open when pressed) and ‘CL’ (Closed)
(closed when pressed) with the U
GATOR
3. Press any button (except for the S
U
P/DOWN
HIFT
ISPLAY
buttons.
buttons) to exit.
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+ P
reads ‘CL’ or ‘OP’.
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ROGRAM
7 (PED.POL) but-
input can be set to act in two different ways:
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P/DOWN NAVI
, S
HIFT
TORE
or
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3. Getting started: Using a Rotor Speed switch pedal NORD ELECTRO 2 V2.0x
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1. Press the S
1. Change sustain pedal functionality between ‘P.S’
2. Press any button (except for the S
Nord Electro 2 sends and receives Sustain Pedal messages as MIDI (CC# 64). Note! If you have selected ‘P.t’, Rotor Speed selection is sent from the sustain
pedal as MIDI CC#82 - not CC#64!
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A foot switch connected to the R
speed for the Rotary Speaker effect (see page 31). Nord Electro 2 will also send and receive Rotor Speed
switch messages via MIDI (CC# 82).
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HIFT
tons. The D
‘P.t’ (Pedal toggle).
(Sustain for both Piano and Organ sounds) and
‘P.t’ (sustain for Piano sounds and Rotor Speed
switch for Organ sounds) with the U
N
AVIGATOR
U
P/DOWN
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buttons) to exit.
R
R
R R
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buttons.
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ROGRAM
+ P
reads ‘P.S’ (Pedal Sustain) or
S
S
S S
8 (CONFIG) but-
HIFT
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OTOR SPEED
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P/DOWN
, S
TORE
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input can be used to switch between Slow and Fast rotor
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or
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Note: The Pedal Polarity setting that you made for the S
the R
OTOR SPEED
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As indicated in the illustration on page 9, a regular resistive (range 10 kOhm to 50 kOhm) expression
pedal can be connected to the C
nected pedal can be used to control either Organ Swell (the characteristic B3 volume control) or WahWah modulation. Pedals like the Roland EV-5 and control/expression pedals from Proel works well with
the Electro 2. Control pedals from Yamaha have different characteristics and are not suitable for use with
the Electro 2. Nord Electro 2 will also send and receive Expression pedal messages via MIDI (CC# 11).
input.
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( (
ONTROL PEDAL
input, using a stereo (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) cable. The con-
USTAIN PEDAL
)
)
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) )
input (see above) also affects
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NORD ELECTRO 2 V2.0x 3. Getting started: Basic MIDI settings
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MIDI
MIDI
MIDI MIDI
If you are controlling the Nord Electro 2 from an external MIDI keyboard, the Nord Electro 2 must be
set to receive on the same MIDI channel that the external keyboard transmits on. Nord Electro 2 is
monotimbral (or bitimbral when using the Organ section.See“Using an additional “Lower Manual”
MIDI keyboard” on page 22) which means it can only transmit and receive on one MIDI channel at a
time.
1. Set the MIDI keyboard to transmit and receive on MIDI Channel 1. (This is the default setting
when Nord Electro 2 is shipped from factory).
2. Press the S
tons. The D
MIDI channel.
3. Scroll with the U
select MIDI Channel 1 (if it isn’t already selected).
4. Press any button (except for the S
U
P/DOWN
For information on how to set up Nord Electro 2 for
use with an external sequencer, see “Using Nord
Electro 2 with a sequencer” on page 41.
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HIFT
ISPLAY
buttons) to exit.
ROGRAM
+ P
shows the currently selected
P/DOWN NAVIGATOR
1 (MIDI CH) but-
buttons to
HIFT
, S
TORE
or
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Some of the piano instruments sampled for the Nord Electro 2 have very wide dynamic ranges by nature
and naturally we wanted to capture this as accurately as possible. Therefore, it could be perceived that it
is a little hard to reach the most extreme levels when playing the Nord Electro 2 piano sounds. However,
this is only normal since the dynamic response curves have been very carefully adjusted to match each
original instrument's response characteristics. In other words, Clavia's intention was that when you play
a Rhodes sound, for example, it should almost feel like you are playing a Rhodes piano.
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4. Editing Programs: What’s a Program? NORD ELECTRO 2 V2.0x
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A Program in Nord Electro 2 consists of a selected Instrument (an Organ sound or a specific Piano
sound), the settings you have made for the instrument, e.g. Drawbar, Percussion and Chorus/Vibrato settings for Organ sounds or Presence settings for a Piano sound, Octave Shift settings plus all the settings
of the Effects section. For Piano based sounds this means that a Program does not contain any samples only the parameter data that affects the selected Piano type. This is important to bear in mind when performing a MIDI Sysex dump of a Piano based Program (see “Dump” on page 38).
Actually, how to change a programmed sound can be described in one
sentence: “tweak the knobs and press the buttons”. It is as simple as
that! Don’t be afraid to edit and overwrite the factory Programs. If
you want to restore any of the original factory programs later, you can
fetch them at http://www.clavia.se and download to your Nord Electro 2 as MIDI Sysex files. To indicate that a Program has been edited
(changed from the stored version), a dot is shown to the right of the Program number in the D
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All K
when you begin to edit a Program the values of the parameters can be totally different from the K
K
NOB
could generate drastic changes to the sound but that’s normal.
on the Nord Electro 2 are of potentiometer type. This means that
, the parameter value will ‘snap’ to the K
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P P
P
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P P
NOBS
physical positions. As soon as you begin turning a
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NOB’S
physical position. This
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:.
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There are three types of buttons for editing sounds on the Nord Electro 2:
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Press the S
corresponding triangular LED (see figure to the right).
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/O
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N/OFF
The O
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RAWBAR
The D
rameter when held. I.e. if you hold a D
tinue to increment or decrement (within its range) until you release the button.
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button repeatedly to select between functions printed next to the
buttons have a LED next to them to indicate the status.
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buttons are special in the way that they auto-increment/decrement the corresponding pa-
RAWBAR
button the corresponding drawbar parameter will con-
NORD ELECTRO 2 V2.0x 4. Editing Programs: Reverting to the original Program
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No matter what Program you’re editing, you could always select a
different instrument type at any time. There are two main instrument sections in Nord Electro 2: the Organ section and the Piano
section. You switch between these sections by pressing the I
MENT SELECT
When you have selected an instrument section the other section, with
its sub groups, is automatically disabled (all its LEDs go blank).
However, all settings of the respective groups are memorized so when
you switch back, all parameter values of the instrument group are automatically recalled. The parameters
of the Effects section will always remain unaffected when you switch instrument group.
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If you have edited a Program and want to revert to the stored original, just press the corresponding P
GRAM
button again.
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Storing a Program will permanently overwrite the existing Program in the selected memory location. Be
careful so that you don’t accidentally erase a Program you’d like to keep!
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button located between the Organ and Piano sections.
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Note! When Nord Electro 2 is shipped from factory, Memory Lock is set to ‘On’. To be able to store
Programs, first disable the Memory Lock function. See “Mem Lock” on page 35.
To store a Program do like this:
TORE
1. Press the S
starts flashing in the D
2. Select Bank (A-F) by pressing the U
tons (if you want to change Bank) and then Program location by
pressing the corresponding P
through the memory locations, you can play and hear the Program currently shown in the D
This prevents you from overwriting a sound that you want to keep. (To cancel the operation, press
any button, except for the S
3. Press S
TORE
stops flashing.
button once. The Bank and Program number
ISPLAY
P/DOWN NAVIGATOR
ROGRAM
HIFT
again to store your Program. The D
button (1-8). As you scroll
, P
ROGRAM
, S
TORE
ISPLAY
or UP/D
but-
ISPLAY
OWN
buttons.)
shows the selected memory location and
.
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4. Editing Programs: Copying Programs NORD ELECTRO 2 V2.0x
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Copying a Program from one memory location to another is just a variation of storing:
1. Select the Program you want to copy. Press the S
once. The Bank and Program number starts flashing in the D
PLAY
1. Select Bank (A-F) by pressing the U
tons (if you want to change Bank) and then Program location by
pressing the corresponding P
you can play and hear the Program currently shown in the D
writing a sound that you want to keep. (To cancel the operation, press any button, except for the
S
2. Press S
stops flashing.
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There is no command for deleting Programs from the internal memory. What you do to “delete” a Program is simply saving a new Program (and thus replacing the old Program) in a specific memory location.
HIFT
P
P
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P P
ROGRAM
, P
ROGRAM
TORE
P
P
P P
, S
again to store your Program. The D
TORE
or UP/D
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button
-
IS
P/DOWN NAVIGATOR
button (1-8). As you scroll through the memory locations,
OWN
buttons.)
ISPLAY
but-
ISPLAY
. This prevents you from over-
shows the selected memory location and
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You can receive MIDI Sysex data for one Program at a time into a selected Program location. For example, if you use Nord Electro 2 together with a sequencer, it is often practical to record a Sysex Program
data dump in the beginning of your song to download sounds. It’s also possible to receive an entire Program Bank and even all Program Banks as a bulk (see “Dump” on page 38 and “Receive MIDI Sysex
Dumps” on page 43).
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NORD ELECTRO 2 V2.0x 5. Panel reference: The Organ section
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The Organ in the Nord Electro 2 is based on a digital simulation of the mechanical tone wheels of the
B-3 organ. It offers innovative solutions to mimic the typical B-3 sound, for example:
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• Full polyphony
• An extremely accurate digital model of the original chorus and vibrato scanner
• Modeling of the individual random contact bounces for each partial
• Modeling of the unique frequency characteristics of the built-in pre-amplifier which forms the ”body”
of the B-3 sound
• Simulation of the energy stealth on the tone wheels that results in the typical ”compressed” sound
• Authentic tuning of the tone wheels according to the original B3 design
• Extremely fast keyboard response
The Organ section comprises a number of sub groups which include all the functions found on the original B-3 organ, such as Percussion and Chorus/Vibrato.
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