Clavia Nord Piano User Manual page 11


Acoustics
1
Select .a .Grand .piano .by .pressing .the .
Piano .Type .selector .
2
Press .the .Acoustics .button .to .turn .on .
the .String .Resonance .functionality .if .it .
not .active .already .
3
Play .and .hold .a .chord .with .your .left .hand, .and .while .the .sound .
decays, .play .some .staccato .notes .with .your .right .hand . .You .can .
hear .that .some .of .the .new .notes .excites .the .held .notes, .making .
them ."ring" .in .a .sympathetic .resonance . .
String .Resonance .is .the .acoustic .phenomenon .that .occurs .when .
strings, .or .parts .of .strings, .resonate .at .their .fundamental .or .harmonic .
frequencies .when .other .strings .are .played . .
When .this .functionality .is .turned .on, .all .notes .you .play .will .affect .each .
other .to .reproduce .the .wonderful .acoustics .that .occurs .inside .an .
acoustic .grand .or .upright .piano .
4
Press .and .hold .the .Shift .button .and .press .the .Acoustics .button .to .
turn .on .the .Pedal .Noise .feature .
5
Without .playing .any .notes, .step .on .the .Nord .Triple .Pedal .with .vari-
ous .intensities . .You .can .hear .the .pedal .noise .and .how .it .changes .
according .to .the .force . .
By .activating .this, .the .mechanical .noise .that .occurs .when .you .operate .
the .sustain .pedal .on .a .acoustic .or .electric .piano .will .be .recreated . .The .
Nord .Triple .Pedal .is .dynamic, .you .can .control .the .level .of .the .noise .by .
the .force .you .use .when .you .operate .the .sustain .pedal .
This finishes our little tour; we hope that you now have the initial knowledge on how to operate most of the functions on the panel.
The following chapter contains the reference section, with the chapter on the Nord Sound Manager application after that, on page 18.
Kbd Touch settings
The .Nord .Piano .is .equipped .with .three .ad-
ditional .Kbd .Touch .settings .
Some .of .the .piano .instruments .sampled .
for .the .Nord .Piano .have .very .wide .dynamic .
ranges .by .nature .and .naturally .we .wanted .to .
capture .this .as .accurately .as .possible . .
However, .If .you .want .the .piano .sounds .to .respond .more .easily .to .key-
board .velocity, .you .can .set .this .with .the .Kbd .Touch .feature . .
When .the .LEDs .are .off, .the .default .setting .is .active . .Should .you .wish .to .
reach .the .maximum .velocity .with .a .little .less .effort, .press .the .Kbd .Touch .
button .so .that .the ."1" .LED .is .lit . .If .you .press .the .button .again, .the ."2" .
LED .will .be .lit, .making .it .even .easier .to .reach .the .maximum .velocity .
level . .Unsurprisingly, .the .third .level .with .both .LEDs .lit .provides .you .with .
the .lightest .touch .
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