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- Page 1 User Manual Nord Piano OS Version 1.x Part No. 50312 Copyright Clavia DMI AB Print Edition 1.3...
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Page 2: Additional Safety Information
Trademarks: The Nord 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. - Page 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Nord Piano with a sequencer .
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Page 4: Factory Programs
.replace .data .in .the .Flash .memory .at .any .time . .This .means .that .you . with .Clavia . .These .trademarks .and .brand .names .are .only .mentioned .to . will .be .able .to .download .upgrades, .pianos .and .programs .to .your .Nord . -
Page 5: String Resonance
2aboUttheNordPiaNo | 5 2 About the Nord Piano The Piano String Resonance A .great .piano .sound .and .maximum .expressiveness .is .what .it .is .all . String .Resonance .is .the .acoustic .phenomenon .that .occurs .inside .an . about . .No .compromises, .just .a .good .selection .of .outstanding .piano . -
Page 6: Knobs & Buttons
6 | N ordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X 3 Overview Program Piano Effects The .front .panel .of .the .Nord .Piano .has .three .main .areas, .Program, .Piano, .and .Effects . .We’ll .familiarize .ourselves .briefly .with .the .panel .here .and .de- scribe .the .functions .in .detail .in .the .following .chapters . On .the .left .upper .part .of .the .panel .are .the .Master .Level .knob .that .controls .the .entire .instrument’s .output .level .at .the .two .output .jacks .and .the .head- phone .output . -
Page 7: Audio Connections
4CoNNeCtioNs | 7 4 Connections PIANO PEDAL Audio connections USB Connection The .USB .connection .is .used .for .the .Nord .Piano .to .communicate .with .a . Headphones personal .computer .in .order .to .update .the .OS .or .to .add .or .replace .any . of .the .piano .sounds . - Page 8 8 | N ordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X Triple Pedal Pedal Connection The .Nord .Triple .Pedal .has .the .functionality .of .three .pedals .in .one .unit . . The .Nord .Piano .has .one .input .for .the .Nord .Triple .Pedal . .If .this .pedal .is . The .right .pedal .is .the .sustain .pedal .
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Page 9: Getting Started
5GettiNGstarted | 9 5 Getting Started Let’s .take .a .few .minutes .to .get .familiar .with .the .Nord .Piano . .The .user .interface .is .designed .to .be .as .intuitive .as .possible, .and .to .perform .as .well .as .you . do .in .a .live .situation . .We .hope .that .you .soon .will .feel .confident .in .using .it, .and .by .following .this .short .chapter, .we .will .go .through .most .of .the .functions . . About the programs Memory Protection Complete .settings .of .every .function .on .the .panel .are .stored .in .the . -
Page 10: Live Mode
10 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X Press .the .Store .button .a .second .time .to .confirm .your .intention . Transpose The .edited .program .has .now .replaced .the .previous .one .in .the .location . you .specified . Press .and .hold .the .Transpose .button .and .use . ToMcancelMtheMstoringMprocedure,MpressManyMbuttonMexceptMforMtheM the .Up .and .Down .buttons .to .transpose .the . - Page 11 5GettiNGstarted | 11 Acoustics Kbd Touch settings Select .a .Grand .piano .by .pressing .the . The .Nord .Piano .is .equipped .with .three .ad- Piano .Type .selector . ditional .Kbd .Touch .settings . Press .the .Acoustics .button .to .turn .on . Some .of .the .piano .instruments .sampled .
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Page 12: Master Level
12 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X 6 Nord Piano Reference Master level Display This .control .sets .the .overall .output .level .of .the . The .LCD .will .show .the .active .program .number, .the .name .of .the .pro- Nord .Piano, .at .the .L/R .and .the .headphone . -
Page 13: Piano Section
6NordPiaNorefereNCe | 13 Live Mode Piano Type Use .the .Piano .Type .selector .to .choose .which .piano .sound .you .want .to . use . .Each .type .may .consist .of .several .models; .press .repeatedly .on .the . model .selector .to .cycle .through .the .models .within .a .selected .type . Type Description Grand... -
Page 14: Mono Output
14 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X Set .the .desired .transposition .by .pressing .the .Up .or .Down .buttons . Pedal Noise The .display .will .indicate .the .transposition .value . The .second .Acoustics .feature .is .the .Pedal .Noise . .By .activating .this, . you .will .recreate .the .mechanical .noise .that .happens .when .you .operate . The .Active .LED .will .be .lit . - Page 15 6NordPiaNorefereNCe | 15 Effect 1 Equalizer Effect .1 .offers .three .different .types .of .effects: . . The .Nord .Piano .has .a .3-band .EQ .with .treble, .bass .and .a .sweep-able . Tremolo, .Auto-Panning, .and .2 .types .of .Wah-Wah . midrange .(4 .kHz, .100 .Hz .and .200 .Hz .~ .8 .kHz) . .The .frequencies .can .be . boosted/attenuated .with .+/- .15 .dB .
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Page 16: System Menu
16 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X 7 The Menus Any .settings .that .you .change .in .the .System, .MIDI .,Sound .or .Pedal .menus .will .take .immediate .effect .on .a .global .basis, .and .the .settings .will .be .stored . until .you .change .them .the .next .time . .Enter .the .menus .by .pressing .and .holding .Shift .and .the .System, .MIDI, .Sound .or .Pedal .button .(program .but- tons .1 .to .4) . -
Page 17: Sound Menu
7theMeNUs | 17 Dump All This .allows .you .to .perform .a .MIDI .SysEx .dump .of .all .the .Programs .in . the .Nord .Piano . .Press .the .Store .button .to .perform .the .transmission . In .the .MIDI .chapter .on .page .26 .is .a .description .on .how .the .Nord .Piano . receives .a .Sys .Ex .dump . -
Page 18: Nord Sound Manager
The .Nord .Sound .Manager .is .compatible .with .computers .running .Mac .OSX .10 .4 .or .later, .Windows .XP, .Windows .7 .and .Windows .Vista . .If .you .run .the . Nord .Sound .Manager .on .a .Windows .computer, .you .also .need .a .Clavia .USB .Driver .of .version .3 .0 .or .later .installed . -
Page 19: Right-Clicking
8NordsoUNdMaNaGer | 19 The Toolbar Right-Clicking If .you .right-click .on .a .sound, .a .context .menu .will .provide .the .following . options: Select in Instrument The .Toolbar .gives .you .direct .access .to .some .of .the .more .frequently . This .will .select .the .chosen .sound .in .the .Manager .list, .to .be .instantly . used .functions .in .the .Nord .Sound .Manager . -
Page 20: The Quick Tour
FilesMalreadyMinMtheMunitMcanMbeMmovedMorMdeletedMduringMtheMpro- cessingMofMtheMqueue. Download a new sound Upload sounds from the Nord Piano Select .the .desired .partition .that .holds .the .sounds .that .you .wish .to . store .on .the .computer .hard .drive . Select .the .bank .and .the .sound . .Shift-click .will .allow .you .to .select . -
Page 21: Search Box
If .the .Create .Subfolders .option .is .checked, .a .folder .structure .- .partition/ bank/sounds .- .will .automatically .be .created .in .the .destination .folder . Download sounds to the Nord Piano When .Auto .Select .is .turned .on .and .you .scroll .through .the .Pianos .or . -
Page 22: Sound Manager Reference
22 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X Bank Up Sound Manager reference This .function .will .upload .an .entire .bank .of .pianos .or .programs .to .the . computer .hard .drive . .The .default .source .will .be .the .currently .active . bank, .but .you .may .choose .another .partition .and .bank .if .you .wish . . Toolbar Click .on .the .Choose .Folder .button .to .select .the .destination .on .the .hard . - Page 23 8NordsoUNdMaNaGer | 23 Clean Deleted Space Menus This .function .will .clean .up .the .space .where .any .previously .deleted .pia- nos .or .programs .have .been . .This .is .done .in .order .to .make .this .deleted . memory .space .available .to .new .additions . In .the .Nord .Sound .Manager, .the .usual .Windows .and .Mac .OSX .key- board .commands .can .be .used .
- Page 24 24 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X Help Footer Area About Brings .up .the .About .box .with .a .information .regard- ing .the .version .of .the .Nord .Sound .Manager . .You .will .also .see .a .list .of . compatible .instruments .and .OS .versions . The .footer .area .is .located .at .the .bottom .of .the .Nord .Sound .Manager . window .
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Page 25: About The Midi Implementation
| 25 9 MIDI About the MIDI implementation Nord Piano with a sequencer The .following .MIDI .messages .can .be .transmitted .and .received .from .the . Connections Nord .Piano: Connect .the .MIDI .Out .on .the .Nord .Piano .to .the .MIDI .In .on .your . -
Page 26: Program & Controller Dumps
26 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X MIDI Nord Piano Parameter Program & Controller dumps Controller Piano .Type To .dump .a .Program .SysEx, .or .MIDI .Controller .data .via .MIDI, .either .to . Piano .Model another .Nord .Piano .or .for .recording .the .data .into .another .MIDI .device, . -
Page 27: Midi Implementation Chart
9Midi | 27 MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel 1 .- .16 1 .- .16 Default Channel 1 .- .16 1 .- .16 Default Mode .3 Mode .3 Mode . Message Altered Note 0-127 0-127 Number . True .Voice Velocity . - Page 28 28 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X 10 Index Acoustics . 14 Left .Out . 7 Up/Down .buttons . 12 Auto-Panning . 15 Live . 10 Upload . 20 A-Wa . 15 Live .Mode . 13 Loc . 23 Local . 16 Local .Control . 16 Wah-Wah .