Arpeggio Hold - Clavia Nord Lead 2X User Manual

NORD LEAD 2X V1.0x
A A A A D D D D
R R R R P P P P O O O O W W W W N N N N
As Arp Up but downwards.
A A A A U U U U /D /D /D /D
R R R R P P P P P P P P O O O O W W W W N N N N
To get an up/down arpeggio, press the button until both Arp Up and Arp Down are lit.
R R R R A A A A
N N N N D D D D R R R R P P P P
In this mode (the two upper LEDs lit), Nord Lead 2X will create random arpeggios from the chords you
play on the keyboard. This means that the notes in the chord are played back one at a time, but in random
order and in random octaves.
E E E E
C C C C H H H H O O O O
In this mode (The top LED lit), LFO2 creates an echo-effect by using repeated triggering with decreasing
velocity (see explanation on the next page).
A A A A
R R R R P P P P R R R R A A A A N N N N G G G G E E E E
This knob is used to set the octave range of the arpeggio, as the panel indicates. The Off position turns
off the arpeggio completely. When Echo is selected, this knob determines the number of echo repeats (0
– 8). You can select if you want the generated arpeggio notes to also be sent to MIDI Out. See
A A A A H H H H
R R R R P P P P E E E E G G G G G G G G I I I I O O O O
Normally, the arpeggio will continue for as long as you keep any keys depressed. By activating the Arpeg-
gio Hold function, you can release the keys and have the arpeggio continue playing.
Activate Arpeggio Hold by holding down S
ton blinks to indicate that Arpeggio Hold is activated. The arpeggio will continue to play until you press
the A S
RP WITCH
If the Arpeggiator is activated, but the A
work as a regular Hold switch: If you play a note and release the key, the note will continue to sound, as
if you were still pressing the key.
A A A A E E E E
B B B B O O O O U U U U T T T T T T T T H H H H E E E E
It is important to understand that the Echo function is not the same as a regular audio delay. What hap-
pens when you play a note with Echo activated, is that the same note is triggered (played) again the set
number of times, with gradually decreasing velocity. This has the following consequences:
• If the sound you are playing is not sensitive to velocity (Filter Envelope Amount Velocity and Veloc-
ity/Morph are both turned off) there will be no difference whatsoever between the echo repeats.
• On the other hand, it is fully possible to use the Velocity/Morph function to make the sound change
completely with the echo repeats, making the function ideal for special effects.
• The echo consumes polyphony, i.e. each echo repeat "steals" one voice, just as if you had played the
repeats from the keyboard yourself. This should not be a problem when using the echo effect with
short sounds, but if you play long, sustained notes with echo, you could experience notes being cut off
by the echo repeats. The solution is to lower the Amt setting (decrease the number of repeats) and pos-
sibly play shorter notes.
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again.
RP
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8. Panel Reference: LFO 2: Arpeggiator Mode
and pressing the A
HIFT
R knob is set to "Off", the Arpeggio H
ANGE
S . The LED above the but-
RP WITCH
OLD
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switch will
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