nord Piano 4 User manual
USER MANUAL
Nord Piano 4
English
OS version: 1.0x
Edition: C
Part number: 50490 Copyright Clavia DMI AB
Edition: C
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1. INTRODUCTION | 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................... 5
Thank you! ........................................................................................................5
Features .............................................................................................................5
Nord Online ......................................................................................................5
About the User Manual ..............................................................................5
Reading the manual in PDF Format ...................................................................5
Restoring the factory presets .............................................................................5
OS upgrades .....................................................................................................5
Free sounds ......................................................................................................5
Disclaimer..........................................................................................................5
2 OVERVIEW ......................................................................................... 6
The Piano 4 panel .........................................................................................6
Program section – page 13 ...............................................................................6
Piano section – page 10 ....................................................................................6
Sample Synth section –page 16 ........................................................................6
Effects section – page 17 ..................................................................................6
3 GETTING STARTED ................................................................. 7
Hooking it up ...................................................................................................7
Panel controls .................................................................................................7
Dials and knobs ................................................................................................7
Buttons .............................................................................................................7
The Shift button ................................................................................................7
Soft buttons ......................................................................................................7
Programs ...........................................................................................................7
Select a program ...............................................................................................7
List view .............................................................................................................8
Edit a program ................................................................................................8
Select a new piano sound .................................................................................8
Turn off Memory Protection ....................................................................8
Store a program .............................................................................................8
Live Mode .........................................................................................................8
Activate effects ...............................................................................................9
Layer with Sample Synth ...........................................................................9
Create a split ..................................................................................................9
Set up a Split cross-fade (Split Width) ...........................................................9
4 PIANO ...................................................................................................10
On/Off and Level .............................................................................................10
Octave Up/Down .............................................................................................10
Sustain and Volume .........................................................................................10
About the Piano sounds ..........................................................................10
About Piano size .............................................................................................10
Piano Info ...................................................................................................10
Piano Select ...................................................................................................10
Category and model ........................................................................................10
List view ..........................................................................................................11
String Res and Soft Release ................................................................11
String Resonance ............................................................................................11
Soft Release ....................................................................................................11
Nord Triple Pedal .........................................................................................11
Pedal Noise .....................................................................................................11
Half Pedaling ...................................................................................................11
Sostenuto ........................................................................................................12
Soft Pedal .......................................................................................................12
Equalizer ..........................................................................................................12
Clavinet ......................................................................................................12
5 PROGRAM ........................................................................................13
Store ..................................................................................................................13
Storing a program ...........................................................................................13
Naming a program (Store As...) .......................................................................13
KBD split ..........................................................................................................13
Keyboard Split settings ..................................................................................13
Choosing a split position .............................................................................13
Split Width settings .....................................................................................13
Shift / Exit button .........................................................................................14
Live programs ...............................................................................................14
Transpose On/Set .......................................................................................14
Mono...............................................................................................................14
Program Buttons .........................................................................................14
What is a program? .........................................................................................14
Program dial .................................................................................................14
Program List, Abc and Cat ..............................................................................14
Numeric Pad Navigation mode ........................................................................14
Organize .........................................................................................................15
Enter the Organize view ...................................................................................15
Swap two programs ........................................................................................15
Move a program .............................................................................................15
MIDI LED indicator ......................................................................................15
Panic ..................................................................................................................15
6 SAMPLE SYNTH.........................................................................16
On/Off and Level .............................................................................................16
Octave Up/Down .............................................................................................16
Sustain and Volume .........................................................................................16
About the Sample Synth .........................................................................16
Selecting a Sample ..........................................................................................16
List view .....................................................................................................16
Shaping the sound .....................................................................................16
Dynamics ........................................................................................................16
Amp ...........................................................................................................16
Filter ...........................................................................................................16
Attack, Sustain and Decay/Release .................................................................16
7 EFFECTS ............................................................................................. 17
Activating effects ........................................................................................17
Effect 1 ............................................................................................................17
Trem (Tremolo) .................................................................................................17
Pan (Auto Pan) ................................................................................................17
RM (Ring Modulation) ......................................................................................17
Ctrl ped ...........................................................................................................17
Effect 2 ............................................................................................................18
Phaser 1 & 2 ...................................................................................................18
Flanger ............................................................................................................18
Chorus 1 & 2 ...................................................................................................18
Vibe .................................................................................................................18
Deep ...............................................................................................................18
Delay .................................................................................................................18
Equalizer ..........................................................................................................18
Amp/Comp ...................................................................................................18
Amp models ....................................................................................................18
Dist..................................................................................................................18
Comp ..............................................................................................................18
Reverb ..............................................................................................................19
8 MIDI ...........................................................................................................20
MIDI functions ...............................................................................................20
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MIDI Channel ...................................................................................................20
Recording an Piano 4 performance to a MIDI sequencer or DAW ....................20
MIDI Messages .............................................................................................20
Note On/Off ................................................................................................20
Controllers ..................................................................................................20
Program Change .........................................................................................20
Local Control On/Off ..................................................................................20
Panic ..................................................................................................................20
9 NORD SOUND MANAGER .............................................21
About Nord Sound Manager .................................................................21
System requirements ................................................................................21
10 MENUS ..............................................................................................22
System Menu ................................................................................................22
1 - Memory Protect .........................................................................................22
2 - NumPad Program Select............................................................................22
3 - Global Transpose .......................................................................................22
4 - Fine Tune ...................................................................................................22
5 - Output Routing mode ................................................................................22
6 - Sustain Pedal type ....................................................................................22
7 - Control Pedal .............................................................................................22
Type............................................................................................................22
Gain ............................................................................................................22
Sound Menu ..................................................................................................22
1 - Piano Pedal Noise Level .............................................................................22
2 - Piano String Res Level ...............................................................................22
MIDI Menu ......................................................................................................22
1 - Local Control .............................................................................................22
2 - MIDI Channel .............................................................................................23
3 - Control/Program Change Mode .................................................................23
MIDI Control Change .................................................................................23
MIDI Program Change ................................................................................23
4 - Transpose MIDI At ......................................................................................23
11 CONNECTIONS ........................................................................24
Audio connections ......................................................................................24
Headphones ...................................................................................................24
Left & Right Out ...............................................................................................24
Monitor In ........................................................................................................24
MIDI connections ........................................................................................24
MIDI In ............................................................................................................24
MIDI Out .........................................................................................................24
USB connection ...........................................................................................24
Pedal connections ......................................................................................24
Sustain Pedal ..................................................................................................24
Vol/Ctrl Pedal...................................................................................................24
II APPENDIX: MIDI CONTROLLER LIST .................25
III INDEX ....................................................................................................26
1. INTRODUCTION | 5
INTRODUCTION
1
THANK YOU!
Thank you for choosing the Nord Piano 4. This instrument has been
designed to present the most uncompromising piano playing experience possible in a stage keyboard, without sacrificing ease of use or
portability. A triple sensor key bed coupled with our Virtual Hammer
Action Technology provides an unprecedented level of realism and
control and enables a wide range of pianistic playing techniques. Powered by the free and ever growing Nord Piano Library – an extensive
collection of meticulously sampled piano and keyboard instruments
– we hope the Nord Piano 4 will keep your playing inspired for many
years to come.
FEATURES
The Nord Piano 4 has the following main features:
Piano section with acoustic Grand and Upright pianos, tine and
reed based Electric pianos, Digital piano sounds, Clavinet and
Harpsichord sounds and a Layer category with rich sounding piano
combinations. The memory capacity for the Piano section is 1 GB.
88 key Triple Sensor keybed with grand weighted action
Nord Virtual Hammer Action Technology
Sample Synth section with 512 MB of sample memory and intuitive
envelope and dynamics controls.
Comprehensive Effects section.
Seamless Transitions: Sustaining notes are not cut off when chang-
ing programs.
Keyboard split functionality with optional split widths, allowing
sounds to smoothly cross-fade over split point.
NORD ONLINE
On the website nordkeyboards.com you will find:
ABOUT THE USER MANUAL
The manual is arranged mainly as a reference manual. In many cases
you’ll also get tips on how to practically use the various features in a
musical context.
READING THE MANUAL IN PDF FORMAT
This manual is available as a digital PDF file. It can be downloaded
from the Nord Piano 4 section on our website.
RESTORING THE FACTORY PRESETS
The factory programs, samples and pianos are available as individual
Nord Sound Manager backup files for download from our website.
There is also a complete backup of the entire instrument and its factory
content, in case it needs to be restored to its original state at some
point.
OS UPGRADES
The latest OS (Operating System) version for the Nord Piano 4 is always available for download from our website. Please visit our website
from time to time, to make sure you have the latest version in your unit.
FREE SOUNDS
Since the Nord Piano 4 is designed as an open system, each and
every piano and sample in the Nord Piano 4 can be replaced. This is
done using the Nord Sound Manager application which is available as
a free download from our website.
The Nord Piano 4 is compatible with the continuously expanding
Nord Piano Library and the Nord Sample Library. When new sounds
become available, these can be download for free from the Sound
Libraries section of our website.
» Information about the Nord Piano 4 and other Nord instruments
» Latest Operating Systems for download
» Free software: Nord Sound Manager, Nord Sample Editor and
drivers
» Nord Piano Librar y sounds for free download
» Nord Sample Library sounds for free download
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DISCLAIMER
Any trademarks and brand names mentioned in this manual are the
property of their respective owners and are not affiliated or associated
with Clavia. These trademarks and brand names are only mentioned to
describe certain sound qualities reproduced by the Nord Piano 4.
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OVERVIEW
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PIANOPROGRAM SAMPLE SYNTH EFFECTS
THE PIANO 4 PANEL
The Nord Piano 4 is designed to be a musically inspiring yet easy-touse instrument. Let’s have a quick look at all its panel sections:
PROGRAM SECTION – PAGE 13
A program on the Nord Piano 4 contains settings for all sound engines
and effects. The left area of the instrument – the Program section – is
where programs are navigated and stored, and various performance
features and settings menus are accessed. All this is aided by the large
OLED display, which also shows the name of any selected Piano and/
or Sample sound.
PIANO SECTION – PAGE 10
The Nord Piano 4 benefits from the ever-growing Nord Piano Library
and includes a wide range of piano and keyboard sounds including
Grand, Upright and Electric pianos as well as Digital piano and Layer
sounds right out of the box. New sounds are regularly made available
free of charge on the www.nordkeyboards.com website.
and Chamberlin sounds. A large selection of samples are included from the start and the Sample Synth section is where these are
browsed and loaded. A number of functions for adjusting the character
and response of the sample are accessed directly via the panel.
EFFECTS SECTION – PAGE 17
The Effects section puts a wide selection of classic effects at your
fingertips:
The Effects 1 and 2 units provide essential modulation effects such as
Tremolo, Chorus and Phaser – modelled after legendary stomp boxes
and effects units. The Delay effect can be used for anything from subtle ambience or slap-back effects to almost endless soundscapes.
Classic amplifier simulations, tube-like distortion and a punchy Com-
pressor effect are found in the Amp/Comp section. A versatile EQ with
sweepable Mid range frequency can be applied to any of the Piano 4
sound engines.
Finally, the lush Reverb – with an optional Bright mode – provides an
array of small and large room simulations for instant atmosphere.
Among the Piano section’s panel controls are buttons for activating the
Advanced String Resonance feature (for acoustic pianos), adjusting the
keyboard velocity response or quickly altering the character of a piano
sound using the dedicated Equalizer settings.
With the included Nord Triple Pedal connected, the dynamic Pedal
Noise feature – mimicking the sounds produced by a mechanical
damper pedal – can be activated. The Triple Pedal also enables half
pedaling techniques as well as using Una Corda and Sostenuto pedaling to enrich the performance.
SAMPLE SYNTH SECTION –PAGE 16
The Nord Sample Library gives Piano 4 owners access to a huge free
library of world-class sounds, including the famous vintage Mellotron
3
Swap Move
3. GETTING STARTED | 7
GETTING STARTED
Let’s spend a few minutes getting acquainted with the most fundamental features of the Nord Piano 4, and go through some of the most
common tasks and scenarios in a stepwise fashion.
HOOKING IT UP
1 Connect the Nord Piano 4 power cord to the unit and a mains
power supply, connect the sustain pedal and a set of headphones
or a sound system.
2 Make sure to turn on the Nord Piano 4 first, before the sound
system. Please be careful with the output volume!
For more information on all the connections of the Piano 4, see the
Connections section on page 24.
PANEL CONTROLS
DIALS AND KNOBS
The dials on the Nord Piano 4 are knobs without fixed
start and stop positions, used for navigating parameters
and settings. The PROG/MENU dial is one such example.
In this manual, dials are sometimes also referred to as
encoders.
THE SHIFT BUTTON
Many panel controls on the Nord Piano 4 have a second-
ary function, which is printed immediately below it. These
additional functions are accessed by pressing and holding
SHIFT while operating the control.
The Shift button is also used to EXIT a menu or to cancel
an ongoing Store operation.
SOFT BUTTONS
One menu or settings page – as well as the Organize view, shown below
– may contain several related options in which case “soft buttons” are
used for focusing a setting or performing a task. Soft buttons are placed
at the bottom of the display and are controlled with the PROGRAM 1-4
buttons. As an example, pressing Program button 3 in the example
below will select Program A:12 for a Swap operation.
Program Organize
A:11 Royal Grand 3D
A:12 Nefertiti Mk I
A:13 Amber Upright
A:14 Orch Strings
Potentiometer-type knobs are used for many parameters
on the Nord Piano 4. When a program is loaded the
physical positions of these knobs will in most cases not
correspond to the actual parameter values. As soon as a
knob is turned however, its associated parameter value
will “snap” to the knob’s position.
Hold the SHIFT button and turn a knob to view the stored setting of
a parameter without changing it.
BUTTONS
Selector buttons are used to select one setting in an
array. They have a set of round or triangular LEDs to
indicate its current setting. Press the button several
times to cycle through the possible options.
ON/OFF buttons are used for activating a function
or a group of functions such as effects and have a
LED close to them to indicate the on/off status and
sometimes also the source or zone.
M The On/Off buttons of the Effects shown here also have a selector
functionality. Press once to turn the Effect on, and press immediately again to select the “next” source.
PROGRAMS
The Program area is located at the left of the panel with an OLED
display in the middle. One program contains complete settings of every
parameter on the panel and is stored in the program memory of the
Piano 4, with enough room for 400 programs.
Programs are organized into 16 banks, labeled A-P. All programs can be
edited and replaced as you wish.
M A complete set of the factory programs is available on the www.
nordkeyboards.com website. This means that the program memory
can always be restored to its original state.
SELECT A PROGRAM
1 Programs are selected by pressing any of the five PROGRAM
buttons, located below the display, or by turning the PROGRAM dial.
A Program bank on the Nord Piano 4 can contain 25 programs
divided into 5 program pages.
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STORE PROGRAM TO
A:11
Royal Grand 3D
Program EPiano2
A:31 Grand Imperial
A:32 Ballad EP 1
A:33 Bambino Upright
A:34 Mellotron Flutes
Num Abc Cat
LIST VIEW
Any dial that has LIST written below it - such as the Program dial - can
be used to access a useful list view.
1 Press SHIFT and turn the PROGRAM dial to enter a list view of all the
Programs.
2 Browse to any program, using the PROGRAM dial. All 26 program
banks can be accessed when in List mode.
3 Try out the Abc and Cat soft buttons respectively. Note that in Abc
mode, all programs are shown in a list sorted by name and in Cat
mode as a list sorted by Category.
4 Press SHIFT again to EXIT the List view.
2 Memory Protect is the first setting of the System menu. If the
display shows a different setting, use on-screen soft buttons to
navigate to the Memory Protect setting.
3 Change this setting to Off by turning the PROGRAM dial.
4 Press EXIT (Shift button) to exit the System menu.
M This setting, like most other System settings, will be permanently
stored until it is changed again.
Read more about menu settings on page 22.
STORE A PROGRAM
1 Press the STORE button above the display once, to begin the pro-
cess of storing the current program.
2 The STORE LED will begin to flash and the display will ask you for
the location to where you want to store the program.
List views for the Piano and Sample dials work in a similar way.
EDIT A PROGRAM
Editing a program is as easy as turning a knob or pressing a button to
change an existing setting. Let’s give it a quick try:
1 Dial up the first program (or any piano based program) for this
exercise.
The controls for the Piano instrument are located immediately to
the right of the Program area on the panel. Notice that the Piano
section of the Program area display shows the name of the selected piano sound.
SELECT A NEW PIANO SOUND
2 Turn the PIANO SELECT dial to browse the piano sounds. Sounds
are organized according to their type (for instance Grand and
Upright).
3 Try selecting a piano sound from the LIST view, accessed by
pressing SHIFT and turning the PIANO SELECT dial. Use Shift again
to EXIT the list view.
Note that changing any parameter on the panel causes an “E” to
appear next to the program number in the display. This is to show that
the program has been edited but not yet saved. If another program is
loaded before a Store operation is performed, any edits are lost and the
program will have its original settings the next time it is loaded.
TURN OFF MEMORY PROTECTION
When the Nord Piano 4 is shipped from factory its memory is protected
to prevent accidental overwriting of original programs. Memory protection can be turned off by toggling a setting located in the System menu.
1 Hold SHIFT and press the SYSTEM (Program 1) button below the
display.
3 If you want to store the edited version to the current location,
replacing the original, simply press STORE again. If not, use the dial
and/or PROGRAM buttons to select a different location.
The program in the selected location becomes active on the
keyboard, allowing it to be auditioned before it is replaced by the
program being stored.
4 When you have found a suitable location for your program, press
STORE again to confirm the store operation.
M Press Shift/Exit once to abort an ongoing Store process if you
change your mind.
Read more about Store and how to name a program in the Program
chapter, on page 13.
LIVE MODE
The five LIVE programs differ from other programs in that all edits
made to them are instantly stored, without the need for a manual Store
operation.
1 Press LIVE MODE and use the PROGRAM buttons to navigate the
five Live programs.
2 Make an edit, such as activating one of the effects sections, to one
of the programs.
3 Select a different Live program and then return to the one that was
edited. Note that the edit was automatically stored.
4 Press the Live Mode button again to exit Live Mode and return to
the Program banks.
If Live Mode is active and you wish to store the settings permanently
as a program in one of the Program banks, you can do so using the
standard Store methods (see above). Conversely, programs can also
be stored into any of the Live Mode memory locations by pressing LIVE
MODE and selecting one of the Live program locations.
ACTIVATE EFFECTS
KEYBOARD SPLIT
Split Position
C4 Off
WidthPos
1 Make sure the first program (Royal Grand 3D) is selected.
2 Activate the reverb by pressing the Reverb ON button.
3 Adjust the DRY/WET balance with the knob above the reverb
selector.
4 Activate the delay effect by pressing the DELAY ON/OFF button.
5 The LEDs above the button indicate which sound engine is routed
to the effect; PIANO or SYNTH. Press SHIFT and the Delay SOURCE
button so that the PIANO LED is lit, if it is not already.
Double-clicking the On Off / Source button is a shortcut for quickly
changing the source for any effects unit.
6 Try the TEMP, FEEDBACK and DRY/WET controls, to alter the charac-
ter and intensity of the Delay effect.
LAYER WITH SAMPLE SYNTH
3. GETTING STARTED | 9
SET UP A SPLIT CROSS-FADE (SPLIT WIDTH)
As a final step, let’s adjust the split point so that the split Piano and
Sample Synth sounds will transition gradually between one another:
5 Again, hold down SHIFT and press the KBD SPLIT button, located in
the top row above the Program area display.
6 Press the Width soft button. The Split width for each split point can
now be adjusted.
7 Set the width value to “Lrg” (large) by turning the dial. Let go of the
KBD SPLIT button.
Playing across the Split point will now “cross-fade” between the lower
and the upper sound. Note that the split LED above the keyboard is lit
with a red light, indicating that a large split width is being used. With a
small width the LED will be yellow, and with width set to “off” the LED
will be green.
1 Turn ON the Sample Synth section.
2 Turn the SAMPLE SELECT dial and select a string sound from the
Sample bank. The location and name of the sample are shown at
the bottom of the display.
3 Use the LEVEL control to set an appropriate sound level for the
strings.
When a sample is selected, preset settings for the Sample Synth envelope (Attack, Decay/Sustain/Release), Dynamics and Filter settings are
also loaded. These parameters can subsequently be adjusted manually
as desired. Descriptions of these controls are found in the Sample Synth
reference chapter, starting on page 16.
CREATE A SPLIT
1 Make sure that both the Piano and Sample Synth sections are
turned on.
2 Press the KBD SPLIT button, located in the top row above the
Program area display. There are two configurations to choose
from: PNO/SYNT and SYNT/PNO. In this case set it to Pno/Synt.
This means that the Piano sound is placed at the left side of the
keyboard with the Sample Synth sound to the right.
3 To adjust the position of the Split point, hold down Shift and press
the KBD SPLIT button.
4 There are two settings for the split point; position and width. Make
sure that the Position setting is focused (by pressing the Pos soft
button) and set the split point to C4 using the dial.
The keyboard is now divided into two zones, the split point being indicated with a green LED above the keyboard.
Feel free to use the OCTAVE UP/DOWN controls in the Piano and Sample
Synth section for accessing different ranges of the respective sounds.
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