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Program Section
The program section gives you access to performance functions such
as recalling and storing of programs, system/menu pages etc . The four
menus and their settings are covered in a separate chapter - starting
on page 42 . We'll explain the features in this chapter, starting with the
buttons in the program section's lower left corner .
Transpose On/Set
You can transpose the Nord Stage 2 in semitone steps, with a range
of +6/-6 semitones . Hold the Transpose button and set the transposi-
tion by turning the Value Dial . Press the Transpose button again to
de-activate a transposition .
This feature is programmable; it will be saved and recalled as part of a
program .
Slot Buttons A & B
You have two independent Slots for each program; A and B . Each Slot
contains independent instances and settings of the three instrument
sections and effects .
Both Slots can be activated if you want to use two instruments of
the same type at the same time, like two Piano instruments or a Split
Organ setup (read more about this feature on page 18) .
You activate both Slots by simultaneously pressing both slot buttons .
You have access to six instrument sections and eight effects sections
(Effect 1 & 2, Delay and AmpSim/EQ x 2) when both slots are active .
One of the Slot buttons will flash to indicate edit "focus", that is which
(of the two) Slot's settings that are currently shown and available to be
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tweaked . To switch edit focus to the other Slot, press the correspond-
ing Slot button . To get out of a dual slot situation, hold the button of the
slot that you wish to remain in focus and press the other one .
Copy settings from a slot
Press and hold one of the Slot buttons and turn the Value Dial . This
action allows you to copy the settings from another Slot to the current
Slot . The display will indicate which Slot of the Stage 2's entire program
memory will be copied to the current Slot .
Mono Output
Hold Shift and press the Slot A/Mono Output button to set the outputs
of the all the Stage 2 sound sources and effects to mono . This is a
global setting, it will affect all the programs until it is deactivated or the
Stage 2 is turned off .
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Not all sound sources will be stereo just because the Mono
Output is not active. The organ is always mono source, as are
some of the pianos, and the synthesizer's analog, FM and digital
waveforms. Samples may be in stereo.
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Routing a stereo sound source to a mono effect will produce a
mono output. Read more in the Effects chapter on mono and
stereo effects.
Dual KB
The Dual KB feature allow you to control Slot B with an external MIDI
keyboard, connected to the MIDI Input on the Stage 2 .
The Stage 2 keyboard will control Slot A and the external keyboard will
control Slot B . It is not possible to activate both Slots to be played by
the Stage 2's keyboard in this mode .
This feature is ideal for live situations when you have a second key-
board in your rig and would in certain circumstances like to use the
keyboard to play the Nord Stage 2 as a "second manual" .
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