Summary of Contents for Clavia Nord Electro 6
- Page 1 USER MANUAL Nord Electro 6 English OS version: 1.1x Edition: C Part number: 50482 Copyright Clavia DMI AB Edition: C...
- Page 2 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
1. IntroductIon tABLE oF contEntS IntroductIon Pipe organs ................5 ....................13 thank you! Pipe 1 ......................13 ......................5 Pipe 2 ......................13 Features ......................5 Pipe 1&2 chorus .....................13 nord online ......................5 Pipe 1&2 registers ...................13 About the user Manual ................5 Preset ........................13 reading the manual in PdF Format ..............5 Manual organ ....................13... - Page 4 4 | nord ELEctro 6 uSEr MAnuAL oS V1.1x List view .....................19 10 - Local control ...................27 Shaping the sound 11 - channel ....................27 ..................19 Global ......................27 dynamics ......................19 External KBd ....................27 Filter ........................19 12 - control/Program change Mode ...............27 Attack, Sustain and decay/release ..............19...
-
Page 5: Introduction
Since the nord Electro 6 is designed as an open system, each and 73 with a lightweight hammer action keybed and digital LEd draw- every piano and sample in the nord Electro 6 can be replaced. this is bars. done using the Nord Sound Manager application which is available as a free download from our website. -
Page 6: Overview
Piano and clavinet Equalizer settings. the Nord Electro 6 is designed to be a musically inspiring yet easy-to- use instrument. let’s have a quick look at all its panel sections: ProGraM sEctIoN –... -
Page 7: Getting Started
THE SHIFT BUTTON Let’s spend a few minutes getting acquainted with the most funda- mental features of the Nord Electro 6. In this chapter some of the most common tasks and scenarios will be described in a stepwise fashion. Many panel controls on the Nord Electro 6 have a second- ary function, which is printed immediately below it. -
Page 8: List View
Press the Live Mode button again to exit Live Mode and return to the Program banks. When the Nord Electro 6 is shipped from factory its memory is protected to prevent accidental overwriting of original programs. Memory protec- If Live Mode is active and you wish to store the settings permanently tion can be turned off by toggling a setting located in the System menu. -
Page 9: Activate Effects
3. GETTING STARTED SET THE SAMPLE SYNTH TO THE LOWER ZONE ACTIvATE EFFECTS Turn ON the Sample Synth section. Hold SHIFT and press Sample Synth ZONE SELECT so that the LO LED is lit. This will assign the Activate the reverb by pressing the Reverb ON button. Sample Synth to the lower half of the keyboard. -
Page 10: Organ
Nord ElEctro 6 UsEr MaNUal os v1.1x orGaN the Nord Electro 6 features five organ models, all digitally modeled: a functions as a traditional swell pedal which also changes the character B3 tonewheel organ with a dedicated B3 Bass mode, two transistor of the sound when the rotary speaker drive is used. -
Page 11: Selecting An Organ Model
4. orGaN | 11 sElEctING aN orGaN ModEl vIBrato & cHorUs Use the ORGAN MODEL selector button to select your preferred organ model: B3, VOX, FARF, PIPE1, PIPE2 or B3 BASS. With the B3 Bass setting, its drawbars are placed on the “upper”... -
Page 12: The Vox Model
Program section display will show current drawbar set- the original instrument, and the Nord Electro 6 implements a combina- tings for the organ section. the table below shows the original register tion of the two for both manuals. -
Page 13: Vibrato
“Heavy”, with different rates for each mode. there are several types of the MANUAL ORGAN (shift + octave down) can be vibrato and choruses available for the Farf model on the Nord Electro 6, thought of as a separate – program independent – organ, which are activated using the ON button in the vibrato section. -
Page 14: Piano
Nord Electro 6 by using the Nord sound Manager. right out of the box, the Nord Electro 6 features a fine collection of carefully selected acoustic and electric pianos, digital piano sounds and piano layers. -
Page 15: List View
EQ. Most of these settings combinations are info about the currently selected model, such as its version number and available on the Nord Electro 6. Use the EQUALIZER button to select your its exact size. preferred combination of the filter settings. -
Page 16: Program
Naming programs can also be done with the Nord Sound Manager. location. When the Nord Electro 6 is shipped from factory its memory is protected, to avoid accidental overwriting of programs. To be able KBd sPlIt to store Programs, the Memory Protect parameter needs to be set to “Off”... -
Page 17: Choosing A Split Position
Master level. a keyboard can be used as a controller for parts of the Nord Electro 6, on program does not store settings made in the system or sound menus. -
Page 18: Program List, Abc And Cat
18 | Nord ElEctro 6 UsEr MaNUal os v1.1x ProGraM lIst, aBc aNd cat orGaNIZE the LIST (shift + Program dial) view provides great overview when browsing programs linearly (Num selected in the display) but also pre- the ORGANIZE (shift + Program 4) view allows for moving or "swap- sents two additional sort modes: Abc (Program 2) and Cat (Program 3). -
Page 19: Sample Synth
7. Sample Synth | 19 Sample Synth SeleCtInG a Sample Use the SAMPLE SELECT dial to scroll through the available samples. the position and name of the selected sample is shown in the program area display. Which sample is selected is stored in the program, when a Store operation is performed. -
Page 20: Effects
“bell like” sound. on TREM (tremolo) provides a volume modulation that the Nord Electro 6 the instrument signal is multiplied with a sine wave. continuously varies the volume of the output signal. -
Page 21: Effect 2
Nord Electro 6 D models, the optional Nord Half Moon switch can be used for switching rotary speed... -
Page 22: Rotary Menu Settings
22 | Nord ElEctro 6 UsEr MaNUal os v1.1x The Rotary Drive is dependent on the level of the input signal. If the instrument routed to the Rotary is set to a very low level, the amount of available drive will be significantly reduced. This is also how it works with the “real articles”... -
Page 23: Midi
It allows for external control over every Organ KBD Zone: LO+UP (Dual Organ), Piano & Synth: Off aspect of the Nord Electro 6 – much like playing its own keyboard – and is used for sending keyboard, pedal and panel actions to another MIDI... -
Page 24: Keyboard Velocity
Bank Select messages will take effect in the currently selected Program or Live bank. In the System Menu, you can select if the Nord Electro 6 should send and/or receive Program Change messages on the Global channel. See page 26 for further details. -
Page 25: Nord Sound Manager
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. the various memory areas on the Nord Electro 6. These are some of the common tasks performed through the Nord Sound Manager: Nord USB Driver version v3.0 or later required for Windows. -
Page 26: Menus
CONTROL PEDAL input. select a setting here that 5 - FINE tUNE matches the pedal being used. Fine tune can be used to fine tune the pitch of the Nord Electro 6 in finer If a connected pedal is operated while in this menu, a percentage increments. -
Page 27: Gain
(coNtrol cHaNGE) this determines the speed of the rotary speaker woofer rotor. this allows you to set if you want your Nord Electro 6 to transmit and/or Range: Low, Normal (default), High receive MIdI controller Messages or not on the Global channel. -
Page 28: Connections
UsB coNNEctIoN General guide on audio connections: Before turning on your amplifier, the UsB port is used for connecting the Nord Electro 6 to a computer. make all audio connections. always turn on the amplifier last, and when the connection can be used for transferring MIdI, for os updates and shutting down, always turn off your amplifier or active speakers first. -
Page 29: Appendix: Midi Controller List
| 29 aPPENdIx: MIdI coNtrollEr lIst Nord Electro 6 Parameter MIdI cc # Nord Electro 6 Parameter MIdI cc # Bank Select MSB Program Piano EQ Bank Select MSB Live Bank Select MSB Piano sample synth Enable Bank Select MSB Sample... -
Page 30: Index
30 | Nord ElEctro 6 UsEr MaNUal os v1.1x INdEx acc (rotary Horn) 27 KBd touch 15 reverb 22 acc (rotary rotor) 27 Keyboard split 17 rotary Horn 27 audio connections 28 Key click (B3) 11 rotary rotor 27 rotary speaker 22... - Page 31 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.