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- Page 1 User Manual Nord Piano 2 HA88 Nord Piano 2 HP OS Version 1.1x Part No. 50373 Copyright Clavia DMI AB Print Edition: D...
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Page 2: Important Safety Instructions
Trademarks: The Nord logo is a 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: Table Of Contents
| 3 Nord Piano 2 User Manual 1Introduction 6Nord Piano 2 Reference 9MIDI Master level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Thank you! About the MIDI implementation . -
Page 4: Nord Piano 2 User Manual
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 the types of sounds reproduced by Nord Piano 2. -
Page 5: About The Nord Piano 2
Chapter 2 about the Nord piaNo 2 About the Nord Piano 2 The Instrument String Resonance To make a great tool we believe that you have to put all the focus on a String Resonance is the acoustic phenomenon that occurs inside an few important things and that is exactly what we have tried to achieve acoustic piano or grand when strings, or parts of strings, resonate with the Nord Piano 2. -
Page 6: Pedal Noise With Triple Pedal
6 | Nord piaNo 2 user MaNual os v1.1X Pedal Noise with Triple Pedal The Nord Triple Pedal (available separately as an accessory to the Nord Piano 2 HP) offers an unprecedented functionality, with the addition of a dynamic control of the mechanical noise during operation, and the ability for you as a player to use half pedaling and “release and catch again”... -
Page 7: Panel Overview
Chapter 3 panel Overview Panel Overview Program Piano Sample Synth Effects The front panel of the Nord Piano 2 has four main areas, Program, Piano, Sample Synth, and Effects. We’ll familiarize ourselves briefly with the panel here and describe 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 8: Connections
8 | Nord PiaNo 2 User MaNUal os v1.1X Connections VOLUME SUSTAIN PEDAL PEDAL Audio Connections MIDI Connections Headphones MIDI In This is where you connect a ¼" stereo connector from a pair of head- MIDI connection used to receive MIDI data to the Nord Piano 2 from phones. -
Page 9: Pedal Connections
The Triple pedal is included with the Nord Piano 2 HA88 model. Additional features There are settings on the panel to exclude piano or samples from sustaining. -
Page 10: Getting Started
10 | Nord PiaNo 2 User MaNUal os v1.1X Getting Started Let’s take a few minutes to get familiar with the Nord Piano 2. The user interface is designed to be as intuitive as possible, and to perform as well as you do in a live situation. -
Page 11: Memory Protection
ChaPter 5 GettiNG started | 11 Press the Store button a second time to confirm your intention. The two banks (A & B) are duplicated when the Nord Piano 2 leaves the factory. This allows you to start storing sounds at once The edited program has now replaced the previous one in the location in one of these banks without having to worry that you overwrite you specified. -
Page 12: Split The Keyboard
12 | Nord PiaNo 2 User MaNUal os v1.1X If you double-tap on the Source button, the instrument that is routed to the effect will change. Split the keyboard Turn the Effect Rate knob. Locate a bass sample with the sample buttons, they are among This changes the rate of the active effect. -
Page 13: Acoustics
ChaPter 5 GettiNG started | 13 Acoustics Kbd Touch settings Turn off the Sample Synth and select a Grand piano by pressing The Nord Piano 2 is equipped with three additional Kbd Touch settings. the Piano Type selector. Some of the piano instruments in the Nord Piano 2 have very wide Press the Acoustics button to turn on the String Resonance func- dynamic ranges by nature and we wanted to capture this as accurately tionality if it is not active already. -
Page 14: Nord Piano 2 Reference
14 | Nord PiaNo 2 User MaNUal os v1.1X 6 Nord Piano 2 Reference If you have entered any of the menus, the setting for each menu item is Master level shown in the LCD. This control sets the overall output level of The LCD will also display values and settings when you change any of the Nord Piano 2, at the L/R and the head- the functions on the panel. -
Page 15: Programs 1 - 5
ChaPter 6 Nord PiaNo 2 refereNCe | 15 Programs 1 - 5 The piano and sampled sounds have a finite range. It is therefore possible to set the Transpose and/or the Global Transpose to values that will make keys at the top of the Nord Piano 2 keyboard silent. -
Page 16: Sustped Off
16 | Nord PiaNo 2 User MaNUal os v1.1X Sustped Off Pedal Noise Use this function to disable the sustain pedal functionality off for the The third Acoustics feature is the Pedal Noise. By activating this, you Synth or Piano section. will recreate the mechanical noise that happens when you operate the sustain pedal on an acoustic or electric piano. -
Page 17: Piano Octave Shift
ChaPter 6 Nord PiaNo 2 refereNCe | 17 When the Release knob is turned fully counter-clockwise, the sound Clavinet Pick-up Type Description will play back without any additional release. When turned fully clock- Clav Model A: Only the “neck” pick-up; a warmer, less bright sound. wise, the release time will be 45 seconds. -
Page 18: Effect 1
18 | Nord PiaNo 2 User MaNUal os v1.1X Effect 1 Tempo Tap/Set Tap the Tempo button to set a delay time. Pressing and holding the Effect 1 offers three different types of effects: Tap/Set button allows you to set a delay time using the Up/Down but- Tremolo, Auto-Panning, and 2 types of Wah-Wah. -
Page 19: The Menus
Chapter 7 the Menus | 19 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 20: Dump Program One, All
20 | nord piano 2 user Manual os v1.1X Dump Program One, All Volume Pedal Gain This allows you to perform a MIDI Sys Ex dump of the currently se- This setting allows you to add some gain to the output of the pedal. lected Program or of all the programs in the Nord Piano 2. -
Page 21: Nord Sound Manager
The Nord Sound Manager is compatible with computers running Mac OSX 10.4 or later, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8 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 22: Midi
22 | Nord PiaNo 2 User MaNUal os v1.1X MIDI About the MIDI implementation Nord Piano 2 with a sequencer The following MIDI messages can be transmitted and received from the Connections Nord Piano 2: Connect the MIDI Out on the Nord Piano 2 to the MIDI In on your Note On/Off sequencer, or use the USB MIDI capabilities. -
Page 23: Program & Controller Dumps
ChaPter 9 Midi | 23 MIDI Nord Piano 2 Parameter Program & Controller dumps Controller Kbd Split To dump a Program Sys Ex, or MIDI Controller data via MIDI, either Transpose to another Nord Piano 2 or for recording the data into another MIDI Kbd Touch device, proceed as follows: Sustped Off... -
Page 24: Midi Implementation Chart
24 | Nord PiaNo 2 User MaNUal os v1.1X 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... -
Page 25: Index
Chapter 10 Index | 25 Index Index Pedal Menu 20 Pedal Noise 16 Phaser 18 Piano 16 Acoustics 16 Piano Type 16 Auto-Panning 18 Press 17 A-Wa 18 Program 14 Program Change 19 Program memory 10 Chorus 18 Clavinet 17 Compressor 18 Reverb 18 Control Change 19 Sample Octave Shift 17... -
Page 26: Declaration Of Conformity
This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Clavia may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/ or another product use only high quality shielded cables.