Midi Sequencer - nord Stage 3 User Manual

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1
activate the dual KB mode by pressing DUAL KB (Shift + Panel B button).
2
Connect an external MIdI keyboard to the MIdI In jack of the Nord Stage 3.
3
Set the dual KB MIdI channel to that of the transmitting MIdI device, from the Nord Stage 3
MIdI menu. the default setting is MIdI channel 16.
4
activate one or more sound engines on Panel B of the Nord Stage 3.
M The On/Off setting of the Dual KB feature is stored on a per-program basis.
When dual KB mode is active, the Nord Stage 3 keyboard will play the active sound engines on
Panel a, regardless of which Panel is focused on the panel. Panel B is controlled from the exter-
nal MIdI device. any controllers (pitch bend, pedals etc.) operated from the Nord Stage 3 will not
affect the sound engines on Panel B.
E If the Stage 3 is transposed using the Panel Transpose, the incoming MIDI on the Dual KB
channel will also be transposed.
PaNel MIdI CoNtrol
a second option for controlling parts of the Stage 3 from a external device would be to use its
Panel MIdI capabilities, allowing for addressing each panel (a and B) on different MIdI channels.
While this functionality is similar to the dual Kb feature, both Panels could in this case be con-
trolled "locally" from the Nord Stage 3 keyboard if desired.
to set this up, assign Panel a and B one MIdI channel each within the MIdI menu, accessed by
pressing MIDI (Shift + Program 3 button).
gloBal MIdI
the third option for controlling the Nord Stage 3 via MIdI is by using the global MIdI functionality.
If the transmitting MIdI channel of an external device is the same as the Nord Stage 3 global
MIdI channel, playing the external unit will be very similar to playing the Nord Stage 3 from its
own keyboard.
M Global MIDI can be turned Off in the MIDI menu. This will disable both transmission and
reception of MIDI from the Global component.
eXterNal SYNC
the Master Clock of the Stage 3 can be controlled by incoming MIdI clock messages. this is an
automatic behavior: as soon as MIdI clock is received on the MIdI In or USB MIdI input, the rate
setting for the Master Clock will be synchronized to the incoming external clock.
When the Master Clock is locked to an incoming clock, "external" will be displayed on the Master
Clock page (accessed by pressing down on the MST CLK button) along with the incoming tempo
in BPM.
eXterN SeCtIoN aNd MIdI re-roUtINg
When an external device transmits MIdI notes to the Stage 3 and the extern section is active,
incoming MIdI notes can be re-routed to the MIdI output of the Stage 3, on the MIdI channel
that is set for the extern section. this allows you to control one external device from another
external device. the incoming notes have to be on the same MIdI channels as set in the Stage 3
for the dual KB, the Panel a or Panel B MIdI channel setting or the global MIdI channel setting.
the extern menu Soft thru setting must also be On.
reCordINg a Stage 3 PerForMaNCe to a

MIdI SeQUeNCer

Here is how to record a Stage 3 performance just as you would play it from the unit - with all the
pedal actions, morphing and other things to a MIdI sequencer. this is best achieved by using the
global MIdI channel.
1
Set the sequencer track to route back incoming MIdI on the global Channel.
2
Set local in the MIdI menu to Off on the Nord Stage 3