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Part number: 50486
Edition: A
USER MANUAL
Nord Grand 2
English
OS version: 1.0x
Edition: A
Copyright Clavia DMI AB

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL Nord Grand 2 English OS version: 1.0x Edition: A Part number: 50486 Copyright Clavia DMI AB Edition: A...
  • Page 2 The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within CAUTION - ATTENTION an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK presence of uninsulated voltage within the products en- closure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute DO NOT OPEN a risk of electric shock to persons.
  • Page 3 Congratulations on your purchase! To get the most out of your new instrument, please take a minute to read about our free sounds and downloads, all of which can be found at nordkeyboards.com OS Updates The latest versions of the operating system for your product can always be found on nordkeyboards.com Nord Sound Libraries By purchasing a Nord product, you get free access to a large...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    4 | Nord GraNd 2 User MaNUal os v1.0x TaBle oF CoNTeNTs INTrodUCTIoN electric Piano Timbre settings .................15 ................6 Clav Timbre settings ..................15 Thank You! ......................6 Unison .......................15 Features ......................6 Nord online ......................6 saMPle sYNTH ................16 about the User Manual ................6...
  • Page 5 Bright/dark and Chorale ..................24 layer send ......................24 MIdI ......................25 MIdI Functions ....................25 MIdI Channel ....................25 recording a Nord Grand 2 Performance to a MIdI sequencer or daW ....25 MIdI Messages .....................25 Note on/off ....................25 Controllers ....................25 Program Change ..................25 local Control on/off ..................25...
  • Page 6: Introduction

    Grand and Upright pianos, Electric pianos, Clavinet and Harpsichord sounds and a Digital category including since the Nord Grand 2 is designed as an open system, each and every piano and sample in the Nord Grand 2 can be replaced. This is done rich sounding piano layers.
  • Page 7: Overview

    THe NOrD GrAND 2 PANeL PrOGrAM SeCTiON – PAGE 18 The Nord Grand 2 front panel is laid out with all related features and controls logically grouped in individual sections. Let’s have a quick look, A program on the Nord Grand 2 contains settings for both the Piano...
  • Page 8: Getting Started

    GLOBAL PEDAL ORGANIZE EXIT MONO ALT TONE HooKING IT UP BUTToN Hold FUNCTIoNs MOD 1 Connect the power cord to the Nord Grand 2 and a mains power STORE FX FOCUS TRANSPOSE AMPLE SYNTH PROGRAM PAN 2 SPIN STORE some buttons, such as that for the Transpose, can be...
  • Page 9: Programs

    A:26 2 Osc Bass TUrN oFF MeMorY ProTeCTIoN When the Nord Grand 2 is shipped from factory its memory is protected A complete set of the factory programs is available on the www. to prevent accidental overwriting of original programs. Memory nordkeyboards.com website.
  • Page 10: Live Mode

    10 | Nord GraNd 2 User MaNUal os v1.0x Press Shift/Exit once to cancel an ongoing Store process. desired. descriptions of these controls are found in the sample synth reference chapter, starting on page 16. read more about store and how to name a program in the Program chapter, on page 19.
  • Page 11: Set Up A Split Cross-Fade (X-Fade)

    3. GeTTING sTarTed | 11 UP. The Piano sound is now active to the left of the split point and the sample synth to the right. Feel free to use the OCTAVE UP/DOWN controls in the Piano and sample synth sections for accessing different ranges of the respective sounds.
  • Page 12: Piano Section

    Nord Grand 2 by using the Nord sound Manager. led being lit with a red light. The Nord Grand 2 has 2 GB of memory for Piano sounds and provides an extensive collection of carefully selected pianos of all types, right out KB ZoNe of the box.
  • Page 13: About Piano Size

    4. PIaNo | 13 aBoUT PIaNo sIZe faithfully simulated by the Nord Grand 2, which means that all original Clavinet d6 pickup selections are available. Nord Piano library sounds come in up to four different sizes. Below is an overview of how Grand and Upright piano sounds differ in...
  • Page 14: Acoustics

    If both the Nord TP-1 and TP-2 are attached to the Nord Grand 2, The STRING RES (string resonance, shift+KB Touch) feature is made up the left and middle pedal of the TP-1 unit will be non-functional, as of two distinct components: indicated by the “Sustain Only”...
  • Page 15: Timbre

    Clav TIMBre seTTINGs an original Clavinet is equipped with 4 rocker switches which control the onboard eQ. Most of the combinations produced by these switches are available on the Nord Grand 2. Available settings are: Soft, Treble, Soft+Treble, Brilliant, Soft+Brilliant, Treble+Brilliant, Soft+Treble+Brilliant.
  • Page 16: Sample Synth

    16 | Nord GraNd 2 User MaNUal os v1.0x saMPle sYNTH SAMPLE SYNTH CATEGORY LAYER A LAYER B oN/oFF aNd level sUsT Ped aNd vol Ped The sample synth section is turned on by pressing either LAYER button. SUST PED (shift+octave shift down) activates any attached sustain The led equipped faders control the output level of each sample synth pedal for the selected sample synth layer.
  • Page 17: Shaping The Sound

    5. saMPle sYNTH | 17 UNIsoN sHaPING THe soUNd The UNISON feature creates an ensemble-like sound by combining multiple, slightly detuned and stereo panned, voices borrowed from There are several ways to fine-tune the sound and behaviour of a neighbouring notes. loaded sample instrument, in order to make it more or less dynamic and responsive and to shape its contour.
  • Page 18: Program

    INFO no overlap between the sounds selected for each zone. By activating If hanging notes are experienced when using the Nord Grand 2 in a MIdI X-Fade (cross-fade), sounds can instead be mixed or “cross-faded” setup, or if all sound should be terminated for other reasons, use the across the split point, creating a smoother transition between sounds.
  • Page 19: Store

    ALT TONE TREM STORE AS... the corresponding control. For example, holding shift and PANIC When the Nord Grand 2 is shipped from factory its PROGRAM pressing the Program 3 button will open up the sound Menu. The shift LIVE MODE SYNTH...
  • Page 20: Program

    20 | Nord GraNd 2 User MaNUal os v1.0x sWaP TWo ProGraMs ProGraM a swap operation interchanges the positions of two programs. MOD 1 EQUALIZER FX FOCUS The PROGRAM dial to the right of the display is primarily PAN 2...
  • Page 21: Effects

    RATE knob chain, enabling different effects and settings to be used for each sound source on the Nord Grand 2. the one exception is the GLOBAL REVERB to set the rate (speed) of the selected effect and the AMOUNT knob to effect which, as the name indicates, is globally shared by all Layers in set the amount or intensity of the effect.
  • Page 22: Rm (Ring Modulation)

    Nord Grand 2 are inspired by classic units such as the Bi Phase and fB fILtER the small stone.
  • Page 23: Flam

    7. EffEcts | 23 the BP setting adds a Band Pass filter to the delay signal. this will reduce both high and low frequencies, making for a thin and narrow sound. MOD 1 EQUALIZER FX FOCUS PAN 2 SPIN the AMP unit includes sophisticated amplifier and speaker cabinet PIANO TEMPO PAN 1...
  • Page 24 Reverb signal for a more lively and effected sound. LAYER sEND Even though the Reverb on the Nord Grand 2 is a global effect – with shared settings for all Layers – individual Dry/Wet amounts can be set per Layer.
  • Page 25 It allows for external control over every • Almost all other controls (knobs and buttons) on the front panel are aspect of the Nord Grand 2 – much like playing its own keyboard – and also transmitted and received as Control Change messages. This can is used for sending keyboard, pedal and panel actions to another MIDI be used for recording front panel actions into a MIDI sequencer.
  • Page 26 FX FOCUS TRANSPOSE PROGRAM PAN 2 SPIN PIANO ON/SET Nord Grand 2 in a MIDI setup, or if all sound needs MONO PAN 1 to be terminated for other reasons, use the PANIC LEGATO TREM STORE AS... (Shift+Transpose) function. This will execute an internal “All...
  • Page 27 64 bit versions of Windows 7-11. within the various memory areas on the Nord Grand 2. These are some of the common tasks performed through the Nord Sound Manager: Nord Keyboards USB Driver version v4.0 or later is required for •...
  • Page 28 Nord sample editor 4. assigning a sampled song intro to a single key, the Nord sample editor 4 opens up many possibilities together with the Nord Grand 2. Here are some of the key features: • Intuitive user interface •...
  • Page 29 Range: +/- 6 semitones (default value is “none”) 3 - FIne Tune MIDI Menu Fine Tune can be used to fine tune the pitch of the nord Grand 2 in finer increments. 1 - LOCAL COnTROL Range: +/- 50 Cents (+/- half a semitone). Default value is “0”...
  • Page 30 COnTROL CHAnGe MODe useful if an attached pedal does not reach its maximum level or setting. This allows you to set if you want your nord Grand 2 to transmit and/or Range: 1 - 10 receive MIDI Controller Messages or not on the MIDI channel. note that...
  • Page 31 USB COnneCTiOn General guide on audio connections: Before turning on your amplifier, The USB port is used for connecting the nord Grand 2 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 32 The nord Grand 2 can be fitted with brackets for the nord piano Monitor speakers, which are specifically designed for accurate reproduction of piano sounds. For more information about the nord piano Monitor system and how to fit them to the nord Grand 2, see the www.nordkeyboards.com website.
  • Page 33 | 33 Appendix: Midi COnTROLLeR LiST The nord Grand 2 implements both Midi CC messages using only one controller per parameter, as well as messages using multiple controllers per parameter based on the nRpn (non-Registered parameter number) standard. in the table below, parameters written using one or more colons utilize nRpn for Midi data transfer. The first number corresponds to CC#99 (nRpn MSB) and the second to CC#98 (nRpn LSB).
  • Page 34 34 | Nord GraNd 2 User MaNUal os v1.0x INdex alt Tone (amp) 23 Gain (Ctrl Pedal) 30 Nord Piano library 13 amp 23 Getting started 8 Nord Piano Monitor 32 arrows 8 Glide 17 Nord sample editor 4 6...
  • Page 35 aPPeNdIx | 35 sustain Pedal 30 sustain (sample synth) 17 sustped 12 sw a (switch a) 30 sw B (switch B) 30 Tap Tempo (delay) 23 Timbre 17 Timbre (Clavinet) 15 Timbre (Piano) 15 Transpose 18 Transpose MIdI at (MIdI Menu) 30 Treble (equalizer) 23 Trem (Tremolo) 21 Triple Pedal 31...
  • Page 38 INFORMATION ON RECYCLING OF PACKAGING MATERIALS Outer box and internal cardboard protection should be recycled as paper. Internal plastic foam protection and plastic bags should be recycled as plastics. INFORMATIONS SUR LE RECYCLAGE DES MATÉRIAUX D’EMBALLAGE La boîte extérieure et la protection interne en carton doivent être recyclées comme du papier. La protection interne en mousse plastique et les sacs en plastique doivent être recyclés en tant que plastiques.
  • Page 39 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B - est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement Model Name: Nord Grand 2 Type of Equipment: Digital Organ and piano Responsible Party: Clavia DMI AB Address: P.O. BOX 4214. SE-102 65 Stockholm Sweden...

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