Studiologic Numa Compact 2x User manual
Numa Compact 2x
Rev. 17-07-2018
Operation Manual
Manuale d‘uso
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Operation Manual
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Index
Safety instructions
Your new Numa Compact 2x
Power - Inputs and connections
Panel - Display and navigation
Sound banks and sound section
Organ Model
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Product overview
Key features
Example of use
Operation diagram
Power connection
USB power
Expression / Universal pedals
Audio output
Headphones
Volume
USB
Sound / MIDI
Demo
SPLIT
Store - User programs
Sound mode
Introduction
Drawbars
Typical Drawbars settings
Original Drawbars settings
Chorus and Vibrato
Percussions
Synthesizer Engine
Eects
Global edit
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Waveforms
Cuto
Resonance
Filter Amplitude Envelope
Store
FX1- FX2
FX Autoset
Strings Resonance (Damper model)
Transposer
Global tuner
Velocity curve
Fixed curve
Strings resonance (Damper eect)
Headphones (mode)
Pedal 2
FX Autoset
Slider mode
Key click
Percussion Volume
Sysex lter
Programs send/receive
Factory reset
Firmware version and update
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Index
Program edit
Part edit
MIDI (Zone edit)
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Program name
Split point
Mixer
Volume
Split assign
Transpose
Octave
Fine tuning
Rev send
Pedal 1 - Pedal 2
Stick 1 - Stick 2
Aftertouch
Program Change
LSB - MSB
MIDI channel
Volume
Split assign
Transpose
Octave
Pedal 1 - Pedal 2
Stick 1 - Stick 2
Aftertouch
Sliders programming
Declarations
Appendix
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MIDI Implementation chart
(Controller section)
MIDI Implementation chart
(Keyboard section)
Sounds list
Specications
Dimensions
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Safety Instructions
Important safety instructions
Please read the entire manual. It contains all the informations
you need to use this unit.
Please follow the instructions in the manual. The warranty
will be void if unauthorized work is carried out on the Numa
Compact 2x. Only accessories that are specied by the
manufacturer should be used with this unit.
Use the unit only as specied in this manual.
DANGER!
Risk of electric shock. Do not open the chassis. There are no
user serviceable parts inside.
The unit should only be serviced by qualied service sta.
Humidity
To reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not expose the
unit to rain or moisture. Never place containers with liquid on
the unit. Do not use the unit near water, swimming pool, bathtub or wet basement. If the unit is moved from a cold place to a
warm room, condensation may occur inside. To avoid damage
please allow the unit to reach room temperature before switching on.
Installation
Always use a stable rack to place the keyboard on. Please be
aware of its size and weight.
Cleaning / Maintenance
Never use any abrasive detergent, which may damage the surface. We recommend a slightly moist micro-bre cloth.
Packaging
Please keep all packaging, and use it to protect the keyboard
when transporting or if servicing is required.
Mains
Before connecting the unit to the main power supply, please
check if the power supply is suitable for the Numa Compact 2x
adapter. The unit can be powered with 100 – 240VAC, using the
included power adapter.
Important Note: the Numa Compact 2x can be powered directly also by the USB port, if connected to the PC or other suitable
USB power sources.
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Your new Numa Compact 2x
Product overview
The Numa Compact 2x is an incredibly powerful musical instrument, packed in a stylish and slim
cabinet, based on a totally new technology and updated user interface. The keyboard includes an
Aftertouch control and together with the programmable Sticks, allows to have a total control of
the musical performance. The new sound engine is capable of 128 notes of max polyphony and
it includes two independent sections (Lower & Upper) with over 80 sounds, organized in 8 Sound
Banks, assignable to any portion of the keyboard, in Layer or Split mode. The 1GB (ash memory)
sounds are further enhanced by 2 eects post-processors (Fx1-Fx2) each one with a double internal architecture, for a total of 4 independent eects at once.
A controllable Strings Resonance and the Release-Staccato Samples make the main piano sounds
even more real, while a new Stereo Reverb post-processor further enhances the sound. Bass, Treble and Mastering controls allow to reach a studio quality, also noticeable thru the built in digital
amplier and elliptical back-reection speakers. The MIDI Module includes 2 independent MIDI
zones and all parameters can be programmed and stored.
Key features
• 88 notes light weighted keyboard with Aftertouch
• Stick 1: Pitch Bend function on both axis
• Stick 2: Sound Modulation and FX1/2 control (assignable or auto-selection)
• Built in 2x10W amplifier + 2 elliptical back reflection speakers
• 128x64 graphic oled display
• Lower-Upper-Zone A-Zone B
• 4 programmable sections (internal SOUNDS and MIDI) in any combination
• Tonewheel Organ Mode engine, with nine drawbars allowing thousands of possible
combinations, a Percussion type, level and Click control, plus a dedicated Chorus/Vibrato postprocessor (simulating the analogue „Scanner“ vibrato)
• Synth section, with nine real time Sliders assigned to the most usefut Synth parameters
• 1 GB of flash memory, 88 sounds organized in 8 Sound Banks
• Concert Grand piano sounds with release-staccato samples and Strings Resonance
• FX1-2 double effects processors - 4 programmable effects at once
• Stereo Reverb with separate Lower/Upper controllable send level
• Cutoff and Resonance controls editable on all Sounds
• Strings Resonance (Damper model) on acoustic Piano sounds (programmable)
• Global-Program-Part EDIT
• Bass, Treble, Mastering (3D+Compressor) post processing controls
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• Two additional internal Parts (on MIDI Ch 3 and 4) playable and recordable via MIDI
• Advanced MIDI Implementation, with a separate MIDI Port for the Keyboard (including all
panel controls( and a Controller Port, for the 2 programmable MIDI Zones
• Connections: Usb, MIDI In/Out, Audio L/R, Headphones, Ped1-Ped2
• Audio over USB
• USB power
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FX1
SPEAKERS
Example of use
USB
PED2PED1
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
Operation diagram
1GB
Stereo
reverb
Sound
engine
Bass
Mastering
Suggested setting
UPPER
LOWER
UPPER
LOWER
Treble
Volume
FX2
FX1
FX2
Rev send
Rev send
Strings
resonance
Digital
amplier
Stereo
reverb
AUX out
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AUDIO out
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BUILT-IN
Your new Numa Compact 2
An overview of the functions of the Numa Compact 2x:
Light weighted action
8 Sound Banks
88 Internal Sounds
FX1 - FX2- REV
Strings Resonance
The Numa Compact 2 oers the latest innovative technology by Fatar: the sophisticated weighted keyboard TP9-Piano
with Aftertouch. The Numa Compact weighs just 7,1 kg and is
therefore very portable, yet it oers a great keyboard touch,
for which Fatar is famous.
You can immediately start playing the 88 selected high quality sounds, which have been carefully sampled. Experienced
keyboard players and musicians selected those sounds and
were involved in the design of the straightforward operation
of Numa Compact 2. Therefore Numa Compact 2 is your perfect partner on stage, in the studio or at home. 128 voices of
max polyphony is available to add depth and expression.
You can combine two sounds by assigning them to the Lower
and Upper sections in Split or Layer mode.
The 2 double FX processors allow to assign 2 dierent eects
to both Lower and Upper sections, in addition to a Strings
Resonance eect on all piano sounds and a Stereo Reverb, for
an endless variety of combinations of all kind.
Mixer & Mastering
Built-in Amplication
Master keyboard functions
Audio connections
A Volume, Bass, Treble and Mastering controls allow to get
the preferred sound setting and the internal monitor-amplication system with elliptical speakers allow you to play the
instrument using the internal 10+10W amplication system,
digitally controlled and equalized. For the best result a suggested setting is with all pots at halfway, to avoid any possible
distorsion and ensure a correct frequncy responce. Settings
can be modied according to the selected sound.
The master keyboard functions of the Numa Compact 2, with
2 programmable Zones, allow you to control other MIDI devices, select the sounds and adjust the levels directly from
your Numa Compact 2.
As well as the stereo L/R audio output and built in amplication system, the Numa Compact 2 has an additional headphone plug, ideal for late-night jam sessions without disturbing the neighbours. This connection can also be used as an
auxiliary audio output.
The integrated USB port allows your Numa Compact 2 to connect to your computer and be powered directly, without the
need of the external adapter (included). You can use a USB
and MIDI out for MIDI data transmission. In addition, updates
of the rmware or the sound library are accessible via USB.
Please note that the internal amplication system is automatically switched o when the instrument is powered by USB,
to avoid excessive power consumption or power drops.
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Your new Numa Compact 2
Interactive Numa
USB <> Computer
Delivery includes
The integrated USB port allows your Numa Compact 2 to connect to your computer and be powered directly, without the
need of the external adapter (included). You can use a USB
and MIDI out for MIDI data transmission. In addition, updates
of the rmware or the sound library are accessible via USB.
Please note that the internal amplication system is automatically switched o when the instrument is powered by USB,
to avoid excessive power consumption or power drops.
Numa Compact 2x
Power Adapter
CD Manual
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Power - Inputs and connections
Power - Inputs and connections
MIDI In-OutPower On/O
Power
12V - 2,5A
Power connection
Ped 1, Ped 2
Expression pedal,
Universal pedal
USB Port
MIDI I/O, rmware update,
power
Audio L/R Out
2x 6,3mm mono jack
Headphones / Aux Out
1x 6,3mm stereo jack
Use the power adapter supplied with the device to connect
the Numa Compact 2x to the power socket (or use the USB
connection). Switch the unit on by using the power button
next to the power plug of the Numa Compact 2x, set the main
Volume, Bass and Treble controls to the half position and the
Mastering control to zero-minimum (the function will be explained later on this manual) to avoid excessive output power
and allow the internal speakers to play with a correct dynamic range.
USB power
Expression / Universal pedals
Audio output
The instrument can also be powered by USB, using a shielded
quality certied cable and providing that the computer
has enough power and not too many devices are powered
through the same USB port.
When the instrument is USB powered, in most cases the internal amplication system is disconnected if the power consumption exceeds the computer‘s range.
PLEASE NOTE: in case of weak or unstable connection, use
the traditional power (see previous paragraph).
Connect the (optional) pedal or pedals to the related sockets,
labelled Ped1 and Ped2; at the socket labelled Ped 1 you can
plug in the Studiologic VP pedal, typically for volume-expression controls. To the Ped2 socket you can plug either a single
swicth pedal, a volume-expression pedal or the custom triple
pedal SLP3-D, as explained in the related chapter.
If you want to use external amplication systems, or record
the instruments sounds, connect the Left and Right audio
outputs to the inputs of your mixing desk or amplier, or to
your computer audio board inputs, using suitable cables.
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Power - Inputs and connections
Headphones
Volume
USB
The Headphones output can be used with an headphones set
or as an extra audio auxiliary output, according to the setting
of the related GLOBAL edit function (explained in this manual). As an auxiliary audio out, you can use this plug to connect
the instrument to a subwoofer or an additional amplication
system, while the L/R outputs are still available for recording
or other audio connections.
When you use the Numa Compact 2x for the rst time, we
recommend you to turn the Volume knob on the Output section to not more than half way between 0 and Full. While you
are playing you can adjust the volume according to the selected sounds. Adjusting the Volume knob will eect all audio and headphone outputs at the same time.
CAUTION:
To prevent hearing damage, you should – as with all audio
devices – avoid using the Numa Compact 2x at high volume
for long periods.
For data transmission via USB, connect the Numa Compact 2x
to your computer with a USB cable. The rst time you switch
the Numa Compact 2x on, it will be recognised by your computer automatically and the appropriate driver will be installed by the OS (cross compliant).
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Panel - Display and navigation
P01-JAZZ DUET
A0 - B3
C4 - C8
P01-JAZZ DUET
A0 - B3
C4 - C8
Panel - Display and navigation
Edit / Store
MIDI / Sound /
DEMO
Display
Monochrome
display
Lover - Upper
Parts/Zones
selection
Encoder
Rotation + click
SPLIT / Mix
The main HOME display of the Numa Compact 2x is the one shown at power on and it’s divided in
3 main areas: the top area shows the current Program number and name, the left and right lower
areas are related to the Lower and Upper Sound sections, in SOUND mode, and to the Zone A and
Zone B sections, in MIDI Mode.
To navigate and move the focus (intended as the cursor position on the display) you can use three
controls at your choice:
a) Clicking on the Encoder: the focus will move to the 3 main positions: Programs, Lower, Upper.
b) Pressing the Sound or MIDI buttons, the focus (cursor position) will be moved on top.
c) Pressing Lower or Upper, the focus (cursor position) will be set to the related areas.
Ac-Bass
V: 127
Concert
V: 127
Ac-Bass
V: 127
Concert
V: 127
UPPER
When the focus is on the Program area, rotating the Encoder you will select the various Programs.
When the focus is on the Lower/Upper areas, rotating the Encoder you will control the related
volumes.
Sound / MIDI
The two buttons marked SOUND and MIDI will toggle between the two related views and controls.
When the SOUND button is selected and lighted, the user can
control the SOUND sections and selections, all related display, settings, edit pages and parameter settings.
When the MIDI button is selected and lighted, the display will
show the status of the MIDI Zones A and B and the user can
access to all available parameters, edit functions and values.
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Panel - Display and navigation
Demo
SPLIT
STORE / User Programs
The SOUND button can also be pressed for a longer time, to
enable the eight DEMO songs (one for each sound BANK) to
start playing in sequence; clicking on a SOUND BANK you can
also select the related demo; at the end of it, the next demo
song will start for the other BANKS, in a continuous cycling
loop.
This button is a real time control of the SPLIT function, that is
edited and controlled in all details by the GLOBAL EDIT function (Split Point) and PART EDIT function (Split Assign). This
is a fast way to immediately enable and disable the SPLIT and
play the UPPER and LOWER parts all over the keyboard, in layer
mode without split.
As explained in the EDIT sections, the SPLIT button can also
be used as a short cut to select the MIXER page, by keeping it
pressed for a few seconds.
The Numa Compact 2x has 99 user’s programmable memories called Programs, where you can store all SOUND, FX1/2
controls, amounts, functions, split points and all editable parameters also related to the MIDI ZONES, with a programmable NAME for each Program. The only non-storable functions
are the VOLUME, BASS, TREBLE and MASTERING, since they are
pure real-time controls, not related to a particular Program.
All Programs can be sent and received via USB, as explained
in the related paragraph of this manual, in the GLOBAL EDIT
section.
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Sound banks and sound section
P01-JAZZ DUET
A0 - B3
C4 - C8
A-PIANO [1/2]
Sound banks and sound section
SOUND BANKS
Sound selection
Sound mode
In SOUND mode, with the related button selected and lighted, the 8 Sound banks can select the
internal sounds, organized according to the Sound Bank names. Each Bank can have a variable
number of sounds, organized in pages of 4 sounds for each one. Selecting a Bank, you will see on
the display the sounds of that Bank, the current Sound Bank and total pages of sounds of the Bank
(shown on the top right area of the display) and the selected sound, in reverse color.
To select another sound of the current Bank, rotate the encoder and all available sounds will be
shown and selected in sequence, from the rst to the last page of the Bank. The selection can be
done during a temporary window (approx 5 seconds) and the last selected sound will be automatically memorized for each Bank. When you select a Bank, the focus will automatically go to the
last selected Sound, to make the sound selection easier and faster. Thanks to this function, you will
have an automatic setting of your preferred sounds for each Bank.
Stage
Studio
SOUND
Ac-Bass
V: 127
Concert
V: 127
A-PIANO
Concert
Vintage
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Organ Model
Introduction
In an original tone wheel organ, 91 steel wheels with lobes
rotate in front of a pick-up consisting of a permanent bar
magnet and a spool. Because of the tone wheels shape, the
magnetic eld in the pick-up changes periodically and generates a sine wave.
With 8 dierent tone wheel shapes and 12 dierent gear trains
91 sine frequencies are generated. As in additive synthesis,
the 91 frequencies are the base for creating dierent sound
timbres. By means of a complex circuit lay out, the sound is
mixed thru nine drawbars, allowing a tone wheel organ to
create hundreds sound timbres from just 91 generated sine
frequencies: more than 380 million timbres are theoretically possible. To generate a sound, the NUMA Compact 2 uses
physical modelling, a mathematical implementation of the
tone wheel organ.
Thanks to the Modelling Technology, The Numa Compact
2 have been designed to give a wide variety of sounds, allowing to build combinations using the drawbars and all the
related post eects: Vibrato, Chorus, Percussion with harmonics and decay controls, plus specic GLOBAL Edit pages to
control features like the Key Click and Percussion separate
volumes.
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The sound generated by the Organ Model can be sent to the
same Eects chain of all other Sound Banks, that can further
enhance the quality of the sound, with all possible eects
from the typical Rotary to the Drive, from Chorus to Delay
and many more. The Numa Compact 2 ORGAN Sound Bank
includes this new clone of a Tone Wheel Organs with Drawbars controls, with the addition of accurately sampled Electronic and Classic-Pipe organs, in a complete variety of organ sounds of all kinds. The Organ sounds and all associated
eects and post-processing can be Stored in each of the 99
available Programs.
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Organ Model
Drawbars
Drawbars are a characteristic trait of a tone wheel organ, therefore we’ll explore them rst; a Tonewheel Organ sound can
be made of nine sine frequencies and each drawbar represents a harmonic of the scale related to the 8‘ stop of a pipe
organ (drawbar 3) which is also called “native pitch“.
Drawbar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 correspond to Feet 16‘ 5 1/3‘ 8‘ 4‘ 2
2/3‘ 2‘ 1 3/5‘ 1 1/3‘ 1‘.
The labelling of the drawbars in feet derives from pipe organs, where it represents the length of a reference pipe that
plays the note C is exactly 8 feet long (=2,4m).
Note: the rst two Sliders are made of a dierent color to
show that they play “below” the standard 8’ of a Piano, as it
also was on Vintage Tone wheel organs, where the rst two
Drawbars were Brown, the Even harmonics are were White
and the Odd harmonics were black. In the NC2x they mainly show that they are active on all sounds as controls of the
Synth parameters, while the other Sliders are enabled only
for the Synth Bank sounds.
When a drawbar is pushed all the way in, its harmonic is absent from the timbre, while the maximum volume for the
drawbar is achieved when you pull it all the way down and
you see the digit 8 on the Display, on a pop-up display that
appears any time you move a Drawbar/Slider. The drawbars
simply adjust the levels among them and you can change
and hear the timbre while keys are pressed.
With your NUMA Compact 2x you can play two dierent timbres at the same time, on the Upper and Lower sections, in
Layer or Split mode as all other Sounds and the related Drawbars setting is shown on the Display according to the position of the Focus (selection of Upper or Lower buttons) and
moving the Drawbars when the focus is on the selected part.
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Organ Model
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Typical Drawbars settings
VINTAGE 1
88 8886 666
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There are thousands of possible examples of Drawbars settings, made famous by organists during decades of live and
recorded Organ music, and you can nd below some of the
most popular jazz, pop, gospel and rock settings.
The use of a Percussion or the addition of a Chorus or Vibrato
eects can be added to your taste and you can nd other examples in the NC2x Factory Programs, that you can also keep
or modify to your taste.
There are many books suggesting Settings for all kinds of music, but the main feature of the Drawbars is the total freedom
they allow you to use, to get the sound you like as well as
“morphing” from one setting to another also with slow and
smooth Drawbars movements, that are part of the beauty of
this Organ Model.
876 5 4 3 2 1
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VINTAGE 2
88 6000 040
876 5 4 3 2 1
876 5 4 3 2 1
POP
88 8788 678
876 5 4 3 2 1
876 5 4 3 2 1
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876 5 4 3 2 1
JAZZ SHUFFLE
80 0008 888
876 5 4 3 2 1
SWEET 1
86 8868 068
876 5 4 3 2 1
876 5 4 3 2 1
80 8000 008
876 5 4 3 2 1
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876 5 4 3 2 1
SILK
THE BOSS
88 8000 000
876 5 4 3 2 1
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88 8666 888
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REGGAE
80 8000 008
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BALLAD
00 8400 000
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FAT
88 8000 888
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Organ Model
Original Drawbars settings
In the Vintage Tonewheel Organs , mainly in the Consolle versions (2x61 notes keyboard) the last octave on the left was
made with reverse colors, since those keys were dedicated to
the selection of factory presets, in addition to them selection
of the 2 live Drawbars groups available for each keyboard
(named Swell and Great as in the Pipe Organs.
At that time the Pipe Organ builders association tried to prevent, through legal actions, that electromechanical instruments (and any other electronic instrumet) could be called
Organs and used also in churches for religious services; for
this reason one of the attempts made by the manufacturers
of electromechanical instruments was to simulate the sounds
of the pipe organs and to name the factory preselections with
typical names of the classical organ combinations.
The ocial test took place in the presence of legal and musical representatives in USA and saw the electromechanical
instruments winning the challenge and being allowed to be
called Organs.
The Factory settings of the Drawbars levels were mainly intended to imitate some typical pipe Organ sounds and they
were hardware wired settings, that could be modied only by
expert technicians.
The following are few examples of the millions of possible
combinations.
French Horn
00 8740 000
Tibias
00 8408 004
Clarinet
00 8080 840
Novel Solo
08 8800 880
Theater Solo
60 8088 000
Trumpet
00 6888 654
Full Theater Brass‘
76 8878 667
Stopped Flute
00 5320 000
Dulciana
00 4432 000
French Horn
00 8740 000
Oboe Horn
00 4675 300
Swell Diapason
00 5644 320
Trumpet
00 6876 540
Full Swell
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Oboe Horn
00 4685 300
Full tibias
60 8807 006
Salicional
00 4544 222
Flutes
00 5403 000
Organ Model
Chorus and Vibrato
Percussion
The original vintage Tone Wheel instruments (not all the models) had a special and very complex circuit called Scanner
Vibrato to add to the sound a very nice simulated frequency
and phase modulation, that became another typical eect of
these instruments. This particular post-processing is also part
of the NC2x Organ Model and with the dedicated buttons
you can choose from 2 Vibrato or 2 Chorus eect settings and
assign them to one or both parts. To do this you can select the
focus position pressing Upper and/or Lower and control the
eects, in all details and separately for the 2 parts.
To add more rhythmic elements to your performance you can
switch on the Percussion, another very typical and important
feature of the vintage electro-mechanical organs, included in
the NC2x Organ model. This eect only retriggers when all
keys are released before, allowing to control the eect by playing “legato” or “staccato”. Playing legato, the Percussion will
work only on the rst notes played and it fades away during
the decay, allowing to make short and aggressive solo parts
followed by legato chords or scales, without Percussion.
You can press the On/O butto to activate Percussion and select the 2nd/3rd button to decide if the Percussion is generated by the second harmonic, equivalent to the 4’ Drawba), or
by the third harmonic, corresponding to the 2 2/3 Drawbar.
The Slow/Fast control denes the decay of the Percussion
and the related Volume can be separately controlled in the
related page of the GLOBAL Edit.
As explained in another part or this manual, the original Tonewheel Organs had a direct panel control for the Percussion
Volume, but it was made only of 2 possible settings: SOFT or
NORMAL. In the NC2x Global parameter you have a continuos
control on the Percussion level with 64 values, indipendently
associated to the Fast and Slow decay.
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Synthesizer Engine
AMPLITUDE (dB)
-12
Cuto
AMPLITUDE (dB)
Resonance
The Numa Compact 2x Synth Sound Bank is bases on a simplied Synthesis engine, with the following features:
Waveforms
Cuto
Resonance
The selection if various Waveform is made by selecting one of
the Sounds of the Synth Bank; the various waveforms shape
is shown on the display when the Sound is selected and can
vary from the standard Sawtooth and Square Waves, to the
Pulse with Modulation (a Pulse waveform with a modulated
with by a low frequency modulator) and FM or complex Synthesis waveforms.
The Synth Sounds (basic or complex) are controlled by the
nine Sliders, each one assigned to control a specic parameter, that allows to modify slightly or completely the starting
selected Synth Sounds.
Controls the frequency for the 2 poles low pass lter, use lower values in the range o to give more warm spectrum to the
sound; at higher levels the sound becomes more brilliant, as
the lter let pass thru it all frequencies of the selected Waveform of the starting sound.
When the setting is raised to mid-hi values, the lter starts
to emphasize the frequencies around the Cuto value; this
feature can be used to create analog-style eects, as well as
make a part of the Sound spectrum emphasized by an accurate setting of the Resonance.
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FREQUENCY (Hz)
-12
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FREQUENCY (Hz)
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FILTER ENVELOPE
FREQUENCY
RELEASE
Slider 3 Slider 4 Slider 5
PLEASE NOTE:
If set at values too close to the maximum, the Resonance
could create a signal level gain and consequent distortion
possible problems of the overall sound; with hi levels of Resonance, the part Volume (Upper or Lower) should be reduced
proportionally, to avoid clippings or unwanted side-eects.
PLEASE NOTE:
Both Cuto and Resonance parameters are enabled to control any other Sound of the instrument
(not only Synth Sounds) making possible to edit the starting sound, as an example make a Strings
sound mellower or an Electric Piano sound emphasized at the Cuto Frequency with the addition
or a certain level of Resonance. As mentioned before, with some setting of the Cuto + Resonance
you might have to re-balance the part Volume, to avoid clippings of unwanted side-eects, unless
you want to reach a certain sound that could also include some clipping as a desired eect.
Filter and Amplitude
TIME
ATTACK DECAY
Envelope
A typical Synthesizer section is made of controls named ADSR
(Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release) and they are normally duplicated for the FILTER and the AMPLITUDE controlled sections.
The simplied parameters available on the NC2x are a sub-set
of these controls, selected from the ones more eective in
the instrument’s SYNTH engine sound generation.
The ATTACK Slider controls the time that the FILTER needs to
reach the desired CUTOFF starting frequency.
The DECAY Slider controls the time that the FILTER needs to
reach the nal CUTOFF frequency, when the keys are kept played.
NOTE: as a simplied setting, the DECAY also eects the SUSTAIN Level (a parameter not listed within the nine Sliders) and
a long DECAY time will also simulate the nal Cuto Frequency
almost identical to the starting frequency: the sound will not
change after the ATTACK, while keeping the note played, or it
will change very slowly.
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The RELEASE Slider controls the time needed by the FILTER to
reach the nal Cuto when the Keys are released.
The LFO Rate and Speed allow to control the related parameters of the LFO that is internally assigned to the CUTOFF Frequency; as an example, setting the values in a certain way, while the Resonance is set to mid-hi levels, could create SOUDS
with a kind of looping WOW eect.
NOTE: this LFO’s destination is the FILTER, while the Modulation (Vibrato etc) is controlled either by the STICK 2 and the
AFTERTOUCH, allowing to select all possible combinations of
all settings.
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AMPLITUDE ENVELOPE
FREQUENCY
RELEASE
Slider 8 Slider 9
TIME
ATTACK KEY ON
The last two sliders are controlling the ATTACK and DECAY of
the AMPLIFIER and they do not change the FILTER parameters,
that have separate A/D/R controls; they are able to create Slow
attacks and Long release eects, without any change on the
FILTER settings.
Please note that the A/R Amplier control are the nal block of
the SOUND Synthesis chain; as an example, if you want a long
Release on the FILTER you also have to set a long Release on
the Amplier, to make possible to hear the Filter Release when
the keys are rereleased, and so on.
Store
Once you have created a sound, also starting from a Synth
SOUND and making all possible variations with the nine available Sliders, you can STORE the result in a PROGRAM, as with
any other SOUND. When you will select the Synth SOUND, the
display will show a small image of the Slider settings, according to the selected focus (Lower or Upper parts) allowing you
to see the value-position of each Slider, further modify it and
save the result in the current or in another Program.
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Eects
Eects
FX1
FX1 - FX2
FX2
REVERB
The 2 double eects processors allow to assign 2 separate effects to the Lower and Upper sections, for a total of 4 dierent
eects at once. As an example, the FX1 can be set to Drive for
the Upper section and, at the same time, to Chorus for the Lower section. Using the Upper/Lower button, you can toggle
between the related parts and show or select the eect for
that part. In addition, you will see or change the associated
FX using the 2 main LOWER and UPPER buttons below the
display.
You can visualize the Sound and FX structure and signal ow
as it follows:
Upper > FX1 (one of the four) > FX2 (one of the four) > Reverb
(programmable send in Edit)
Lower > FX1 (one of the four) > FX2 (one of the four) > Reverb
(programmable send in Edit)
Amount: the 2 potentiometers control the Amount of the
selected eect, like the dry/wet ratio (for modulating eects
like the Chorus) or other parameters, like the distortion level
of the DRIVE eects.
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Eects
FX Autoset
The FX Autoset function (a real-time function also explained
in the GLOBAL Edit section) automatically memorizes the last
selected FX 1-2 for each Sound, without the need of storing a
dedicated Program.
This real-time function will also control the association between the Stick2 and the Sound or FX controls (modulation or
eect speed etc) in a logic and automatic way. When a particular FX is selected on a section, the Stick 2 will control a
particular parameter, like the Slow/Fast speed of the Rotary
or the Speed and Feedback of the Phaser.
The control will also be automatically set according to the
focus position: if you have a Lower part without FX and the
focus on Lower, the Stick 2 will control the Modulation; if the
focus is on Upper and you have an Organ sound with Rotary,
the Stick 2 will control the Rotary Slow/Fast speed.
If the FX Autoset function is set to o (see the GLOBAL Edit
section) the function of the Stick 2 will be under Part EDIT,
with not automatic assignments, and you can store all settings in each Program.
STRINGS RESONANCE
(Damper model)
With the FX Autoset o, the automatic association between
each sound and the last selected FX will be disabled and the
FX selection will be only manual or controlled by the FX setting stored in each of the 99 Program.
In addition to the powerful FX1-2 double eect processors,
the Numa Compact 2x also has a built in STRINGS RESONANCE post-processing eect, dedicated to the ACOUSTIC
PIANOS sound bank and controlled by the related parameter
of the GLOBAL EDIT. This eect, created using the experience
of the Numa STAGE and CONCERT renowned Studiologic instruments, adds an even more realistic eect to the piano
sounds, reproducing the resonances of the real strings and
sound boards of the acoustic instrument.
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Global edit
Global edit
To enable the GLOBAL edit, keep pressed the EDIT button for a few seconds; you will nd various
pages (shown on the top right area of the display) with functions that will aect the instrument,
regardless what Program is selected. To escape from the function, press again the EDIT button and
all settings will be memorized automatically.
When the focus (cursor) is on the top area of the display, rotating the encoder you can select the
various pages; clicking on the cursor, the focus will be moved on the parameter and rotating the
encoder you can change the related value.
The GLOBAL EDIT main functions are:
TRANSPOSER
GLOBAL TUNER
VELOCITY CURVE
FIXED CURVE
STRINGS RESONANCE
DAMPER EFFECT
You can transpose the instrument to any other key; click on
the encoder to move the cursor on the value and rotate it to
input the desired transposition range.
This function allows to “tune” the instrument, in case you
have to play along with another instrument that is not tuned
to the standard (A=440 Hz).
You can select a dierent velocity curve, according to your taste and playing technique. There are 3 factory curves (SOFT/
NORMAL/HARD) and a programmable FIXED velocity setting,
with the related value.
You can set here the xed velocity value (from 1 to 127) when
the FIXED velocity is selected.
Here you can control the amount of the STRINGS RESONANCE
post-processing, that adds a more realistic eect to all acoustic
PIANO sounds. Please note that the CONCERT GRAND sound
also has a separate “release and resonance” built in natural effect, not controlled by this parameter.
HEADPHONES MODE
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When the parameter is set to AUTO ON, plugging the headphones will automatically switch o the internal amplication system.
If the parameter is set to AUTO OFF, the internal amplication
system will be active also when a jack is inserted in the Headphones plug; this will allow to use the headphones out as an
extra auxiliary output, for recording or to connect it to an active-amplied subwoofer, in addition to the internal speakers.
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PEDAL 2
FX AUTOSET
While the PED1 is always suitable for expression-volume pedals, the PED2 can be programmed to connect almost all possible pedals, as it follows:
• SINGLE SWITCH normally open;
• SINGLE SWITCH normally closed;
• EXPRESSION (volume function, pedals with potentiometer
and stereo plug);
• SLP3-D – Triple pedal with Soft/Sostenuto/Sustain function with half-damper control.
When the function is set to AUTO ON, the following automatic
functions are enabled:
The last selected eects (FX1-2) for each sound are memorized
by the instrument, allowing to select a sound and the related
preferred eect, with no need of storing the combination in a
Program. The FX Autoset not only will memorize and recall the
eects associated by the user for each sound, but also the value of the parameters controlled by the Stick 2 for each eect.
The STICK 2 control will be automatically assigned to a function, according to the setting and the position of the FOCUS
/ cursor.
If the focus is on UPPER (as an example) and you have selected
an Organ sound with the ROTARY eect, the STICK2 will control
the Rotary SLOW/FAST speed.
If you move the focus on LOWER (by clicking on the encoder
or pressing the LOWER button) and you have another FX on
Lower, the STICK2 will control the LOWER eect.
If you don’t have any FX on a section (LOWER or UPPER) and
you move the focus on it, the STICK 2 will control the MODULATION on the selected section.
As a typical example, imagine to have an ORGAN on UPPER
with Rotary and a BASS on LOWER with no eects: moving the
cursor on UPPER, the Stick 2 will control the Rotary Speed; moving the focus on LOWER; the STICK2 will control the Modulation.
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Note: this automatic function is an arbitrary selection done by
the instrument, based on a statistic playing situation; if you
want to control all parameters directly and manually, you can
set the function to OFF and select the function of the STICK 2
in the related PART EDIT; storing the desired setting in a PROGRAM.
Global edit
SLIDER MODE DIRECT/SNAP
CLICK KEY ON /
CLICK KEY OFF
The 9 Sliders (Drawbars in Organ mode) can have two dierent
way of operate, to be selected in the related Global Edit page,
according to your preferences and playing needs.
Selecting the DIRECT mode, when a Slider/Drawbar is moved,
the new value corresponding to the physical position is immediatly read and sent to the Sound generation, allowing to
instantly input the new value, from 0 to 8 in Drawbars-Organ
mode and from 1 to 127 in Slider mode, either for Synth parameters and MIDI assignable values.
Selecting the SNAP mode, when a Slider/Drawbar is moved,
new values are read and updated one after the new position
corresponds to the original stored value; as an example, if the
Cuto value of a Sound was 100, the Slider will input a new
value only after you reach the original 100 position.
The Key Click adds the typical noise associated with the tone
wheels vintage organ‘s technology that became part of their
sound. With the related Key ON and key OFF controls you can
set the level of the noise according to your taste: this Global
Edit function allows to control the Click level separately for Key
on and Key O, in order to reach the desired eect when playing the keys and when releasing them.
FAST/SLOW PERCUSSION
VOLUME
SYSEX FILTER
This GLOBAL function allows to control the Percussion Volume; the original Tonewheel Organs had a direct panel control
for the Percussion Volume, but it was made of 2 steps: SOFT
or NORMAL- With this Global parameter you have a continous
control on the Percussion level with 64 values, independently
associated to the Fast and Slow decay.
To lter (cut out) some MIDI message (besides the standard
ones) when merging a MIDI in source to the selected destination
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