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Voice Mode Legato
In Legato mode you can only play one note at a time, just as if the
Mono mode is active .
If Legato is tuned on, glide is active only when you play legato . You
have to press a new key before you release the previous key to get the
Glide .
If you release the last played key before playing a new key (non-legato),
the new note's Envelopes will be re-triggered .
Glide
When the Glide knob is set to anything other than zero, glide is acti-
vated, the Glide function makes the pitch "glide" from one note to the
next when playing (this is sometimes called portamento) . It operates
in legato and mono mode only . The glide characteristics can be de-
scribed as "constant rate", which means that the greater the "distance"
between two subsequent notes, the longer the glide time . Turn the
Glide knob clockwise to increase the glide rate .
Unison
The Stage 2 synthesizer oscillator has a couple of "hid-
den" oscillators . The number of extra oscillators varies
with the algorithms, but is usually between two and four .
When you activate Unison, these slightly de-tuned voices
are gradually added to the basic sound for those fat,
classic synthesizer sounds . Note that using Unison does not reduce
the polyphony!
You adjust the number of extra oscillators and the de-tune amount
among the voices by pressing the unison selector:
A setting of 1, 2 or 3 equals a classic dual oscillator de-tuning effect
with an increasing amount of de-tune between the oscillators .
A setting of Multi 1, 2 and 3 introduces a thicker multi-voice de-tuning,
which can create very powerful sounds .
Vibrato
Vibrato modulates the pitch of the oscillator to produce
natural vibrato effects .
There are three basic methods you can use to control
Synth Vibrato which is set using the Selector button in the
Vibrato section:
If aftertouch (A .T) is selected you can control the vibrato by pressing
down held notes on the keyboard .
If DLY1, 2 or 3 is selected, the vibrato will influence the synth pitch with
an increasing delay in doing so, when a note is played . The amount of
the vibrato if it is delayed, is set in the Sound Menu . Read more about
this on page 42 .
When WHL is selected, you control the vibrato amount with the Mod
Wheel .
Storing Synth Sounds
To store a Synth Sound, press Shift and the Store Synth button in the
Vibrato section . The waveform display starts blinking . You can now use
the waveform selector dial to navigate to a memory location where you
would like to store your sound .
To name a Synth Sound you can use the Page buttons to move the
cursor and the Value Dial to select character just as for Programs, read
more about this on page 16 .
To confirm your intentions to store the sound, press the Store Synth
button again .
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Press Shift to cancel an ongoing Store operation.
Arpeggiator
If you play a chord and hold the
keys, the notes in the chord will
be played back repeatedly by the
arpeggiator, one after the other . The
parameters govern direction, range
and speed . The arpeggiator can be used with Up, Down, Up/Down or
Random directions in several octave ranges . The tempo of the arpeg-
giated notes is set by the Rate control or by synchronizing the arpeggio
to the Master Clock of the Nord Stage 2 .
Press the Hold button if you want the arpeggio to continue even if you
lift your fingers from the keys .
The arpeggio is activated with the On button . The Arpeggio selec-
tor sets the direction . If no LED is lit, the arpeggio will play in the Up
fashion . The other directions are Down (DN), Up and Down (U/D) and
Random (RND) .
Press Shift and the arpeggio selector to set the octave range . When no
LED is lit, the range is one octave . Press Shift and the selector to reach
the settings for 2, 3, and 4 octaves .
The Rate knob sets the rate which will be displayed as quarter note
beats per minute (BPM) in the LCD . If the rate is set really high, the dis-
play will indicate this as eight- or sixteen notes of a halved or quartered
tempo . An example of this would be 84:8 which is equivalent to 168
BPM .
Press Shift and the Arpeggio On button to sync the arpeggio with Nord
Stage 2 Master Clock . When the Arpeggio is synchronized to the Mas-
ter Clock, the Rate knob will be used to set the arpeggio's subdivision
of the tempo of the Master Clock . The Subdivisions are described in
meter: ½ equals half notes at the clock tempo, ¼ equals quarter notes,
1/8 are eight notes etc . . A "T" indicates a meter with triplet feel .
Read more on Master Clock and how the set the tempo on page 18 .
Sound Init
To start with a "clean slate" when programming sounds you can use
the Sound Init function . This will initialize the synthesizer to a basic
default setting . This is done by holding Shift and pressing the Arpeggio
Hold button .
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