The Focus Button; Mst Clk; Effect 1; A-Pan (Auto Pan) - Clavia NordStage2 EX 88 User Manual

The Focus button

If you have more than
one effect activated in
the Effects section (e.g.
Effect 1 and Effect 2),
the Focus button is used
to select which effect's
settings (Rate/Tempo and Amount) you currently "see" and can edit.
Pressing the Focus button will alternate focus between the currently
activated effects. The LED beside the corresponding Effect 1/Effect 2/
Delay section is lit to indicate the effect in focus.

Mst Clk

Hold Shift and press the Focus button when an appropriate effect is
selected, to synchronize the effect to the Master Clock. This changes
the behavior of the Rate/Tempo knob, from the normal setting of a rate
to setting a subdivision of the Master Clock's tempo instead.
The subdivisions are not identical for the different synchronize-able
features. The delay have some meters that can create a nice "swing" or
triplet feel, like for example 1/4S (swing), 1/4T (triplet feel), 1/4D (dotted
notes). The LFO and Effects 1 and 2 have a few "slow" subdivisions
(4/1, 2/1 etc.) to make sweeps that stretches across entire bars if
needed.
Effect type selection when an Effect is off
When an effect is off, you can still check which effect type is selected
by pressing the corresponding Effect Selector button once. The
Selector LED will briefly show the current effect type. If you press the
Selector button repeatedly, you change the Effect type without turning
on the effect. In this way, you can make sure that the right effect type is
selected before it is turned on.
This feature is available for Effects 1 & 2, the Amp simulation model
and the Reverb.
You can also adjust the effect settings even if the actual effect is turned
off. The values of the parameters will be shown in the display.

Effect 1

The Effect 1 section offers six different types of
modulation effects. Use the Selector button to switch
between the available modulation effects. The following
effects are available:

A-Pan (Auto Pan)

The A-Pan is an automatic panning modulation that
smoothly pans the signal between the Left and Right
outputs in the stereo panorama.
The rate and the amount of panning are controlled with the Rate/Tem-
po and Amount knobs. The Pan effect is stereo in/stereo out.
Static Pan control of an Instrument
Manual control of over the panning of an instrument can be achieved
with the A-Pan effect:
1
Enable Effect 1 for the instrument you want to pan, and select the
A-Pan effect type.
2
Set the Rate/Tempo knob to zero. Place the instrument anywhere
in the stereo panorama with the Amount knob, just like a pan
control on a mixer.

Trem (Tremolo)

Tremolo is a volume modulation that continuously varies the volume
of the output signal. Tremolo is commonly used, especially for electric
pianos. The Tremolo effect is stereo in/stereo out.
The Rate/Tempo and Amount knobs to controls the Tremolo rate
and depth. Note that the output volume is at maximum level at zero
Amount setting.

RM (Ring modulation)

Ring Modulation is a type of modulation where two signals are mul-
tiplied with each other. The result is an in-harmonic "bell like" sound.
In the Nord Stage 2 EX the instrument signal is multiplied with an ad-
ditional sine wave.
You set the pitch of the sine wave with the Rate/Tempo knob and the
amount of ring modulation with the Amount knob. This effect is mono
in/mono out.

Wa-Wa

The Wah-Wah modulation is often used for instruments to get a
characteristic sound, also known as the "Quack". Wah-Wah can be
extremely useful on electric piano. Try out the Clavinet sound with Wah-
Wah modulation and you'll understand. The Wah-Wah modulation is
a lowpass type of filter that can be swept across the frequency range.
During the sweep, the filter's characteristics also changes. The Wah
effect is mono in/mono out.
You control the "pedal position" of the Wah with the Rate/Tempo knob
and the wet/dry mix with the Amount knob.
An expression pedal connected to the Control Pedal Input can be used
to control the filter sweep by Morphing the Rate. This allows you to
control the Wah-Wah effect with the pedal, using the Morph function -
see page 19.
A-Wa 1 & 2 (Auto-Wah)
Auto-Wah 1-2 are variations of the Wah-Wah effect described above.
The A-Wa uses the signal's amplitude (envelope follower) to control the
filter sweep range, making the effect "velocity sensitive". The range of
the Auto-Wah 1 is controlled with the Rate/Tempo knob and the wet/
dry mix with the Amount knob.
A-Wa 2 works in the same way, but produces a different character.
The A-Wa effects are mono in/mono out.
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