Panel Overview; The Panel; Continuous Morph; Programs, Performances And Slots - Clavia Nord Lead 4 User Manual

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Panel Overview

The Panel

The panel on the Nord Lead 4 has two main areas, identified by their
black and grey background colors . We will familiarize ourselves briefly
with the panel here and describe the functions in detail in the following
chapters .

Continuous Morph

The two Continuous Morph buttons are used
to set, edit and clear the Velocity and the
Modulation Wheel Morph .

Programs, Performances and Slots

The Program Dial is used to change
programs and performances, the
corresponding number will be
shown in the Display . Programs
are shown as two or three digit
numbers, performances begin with
letters "A" or "b", indication the two
banks, followed by numbers 1 to 50 . Pressing the Performance button
(Perf Mode) will switch between Program and Performance Mode .
There are four Slots in the Nord Lead 4 . A Performance can use up to
four individual sounds at the same time . Selecting and activating Slots
are made with the four Slot buttons, A-D . The Slot buttons are also
used to enter the Menus .

Performance controls

The functions in this performance area are used to enable the Hold
and Chord Memory features, to split the keyboard, shift octaves and to
control the tempo of the Master Clock .
Add expression by bending notes with the Pitch Stick, add vibrato or
continuous parameter changes with the Modulation Wheel . The Pitch
Bend range can be set for every program .
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Physical Pitch Bend and Mod Wheel controls are not available on
the Nord Lead 4R but it will have an identical performance as the
keyboard model when it responds to incoming MIDI Pitch Bend
and Mod Wheel messages.
The Impulse Morph buttons can activate instant parameter changes
in real-time, making it possible to add anything from subtle to very
dramatic changes to your performance .
We'll describe the Impulse Morph functions in greater detail starting at
page 16 .

Synth

The synth area is where all the action happens . Every vital sound
generating function in the Nord Lead 4 has a dedicated knob or button .
They are all there for you to go ahead, get crazy and design the sound
as you wish . Traditional synthesizer functions are expanded with a
powerful set of modulation capabilities, rhythmic features like arpeg-
gio with synchronized effects and a delay/reverb . All the settings of the
parameters on the panel can be stored in a Program .

Voice Mode

Create fatter sounds by stacking voices "on
top of each other" with Unison, make the notes
Glide between each other if the Lead 4 is set
to Mono or Legato and control the delayed
or modulation wheel operated vibrato . These
features are enabled with the Voice Mode
controls .