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- Page 1 User Manual Nord Drum 2 OS version 2.1x Part No. 50416 Copyright Clavia DMI AB Print Edition: B...
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Page 2: Important Safety Instructions
Trademarks: The Nord logo is 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
Nord Drum 2 - Table of Contents Timbre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 1 Overview Timb Dec (Hi Decay) . -
Page 4: Thank You
4 | Nord drum 2 user maNual os v2.1x Overview Thank you! Connections Thank you for purchasing the Nord Drum 2 . Phones We have designed this musical instrument to Connect a low impedance stereo headphone be a one of a kind drum synthesizer for drum- to the Phones output . -
Page 5: Power
2 .1 millimeter . E Do not connect pads while the Nord Drum E Always turn on the Nord Drum 2 first and 2 is turned on, this will trigger the sounds. the sound system last, and reverse this order when you want to turn it off again. -
Page 6: Parameter Names
2 .1 . This manual you edit the sounds in the Nord Drum 2 . will use the new names in the text and illus- Channel Select trations but the old names will be included in (round brackets) . -
Page 7: Input Trig Level Leds
Nord Drum 2 . The red Peak LED should parameter when you are be lit with a longer duration when you play editing a sound . -
Page 8: Solo Edit
8 | Nord drum 2 user maNual os v2.1x Press the Shift button to exit a store opera- Program tion, or to exit editing the additional param- Press the Program button to the left of the eters . display to return to selecting programs with the Dial . -
Page 9: Connect A Nord Pad
Chapter 2 GettiNG started Getting Started Strike the pad, listen to the sound from the Nord Drum 2 and look at the Input Connect a Nord Pad Channel LEDs for that particular chan- nel . The LEDs indicate the strength of Use the supplied CAT6 cable to connect the incoming trigger signal from the pad . -
Page 10: Threshold
MIDI Channel channels to the MIDI note numbers that the MIDI unit transmits . If you wish to control the Nord Drum 2 with a Press the Program button to exit . MIDI unit, the MIDI channel and the notes that... -
Page 11: Midi Note Learn
| 11 MIDI Note Learn Changing programs If you wish to control the Nord Drum 2 with Press the Program button and turn the dial to a MIDI controller, the MIDI notes that this change programs . Programs are organized in controller transmits can be automatically as- 8 Banks with 50 Programs in each bank . -
Page 12: Play The Demo
Memory Protect Hold Shift and press the Program/Store button . When the Nord Drum 2 is shipped from the factory, storing programs to the memory is The display will start to blink . not possible until you turn the Memory pro- tection off . -
Page 13: Channels & Signal Flow
Chapter 3 refereNCe | 13 Reference A sound in the Nord Drum 2 is created with a blend of up to three components: Tone, Channels & signal Noise and Click . Each one of these compo- flow nents has their individual set of parameters The Tone can be described as the “body”... -
Page 14: Mute Group
14 | Nord drum 2 user maNual os v2.1x Mute Group is a selection, or to add ALL channels to a group if none is selected. The Mute Group feature al- lows you to mute the output Edit Group Paste... -
Page 15: Filter Env (Dyn Filter)
Chapter 3 refereNCe | 15 A low pass filter dampens the treble, making The slope describes how steep the filter will the sound duller . be at the cut off frequency . Filter Type: LP12, LP24, bP6, BP12, Low pass filter gain(dB) HP12, HP24, HPhc ... -
Page 16: Filt Res
16 | Nord drum 2 user maNual os v2.1x Filt Res Atk Mode (Env Mode) Resonance is used to emphasize frequencies The noise envelope (attack, decay) can be around the filter cutoff frequency . This can be used in a traditional, one shot behavior (Ad) . -
Page 17: Decay
Chapter 3 refereNCe | 17 The CLP (Clap) settings add a short reverb Hold Shift and turn the Dial to quickly phase after sawtooth cycles, which might be choose between the exponential, linear or the thing to create a good clap sound . The a gated response of the noise envelope higher the number, the longer the tail . -
Page 18: Tone Parameters
Wave There are several different synthesis models low velocity called Waves in the Nord Drum 2, each with time its own characteristic . Some have distinctive pitches, others are of a more non-pitched variety . -
Page 19: Timbre
Chapter 3 refereNCe | 19 M Timb Env is not available if the A 1 (sine) Punch waveform is selected. Punch can add a short, velocity controlled attack portion to the Wave . L1 to L3 indicates Timbre three different levels of this attack . The initial timbre is set with this parameter . -
Page 20: Dec Lo (Type/Dyn)
20 | Nord drum 2 user maNual os v2.1x Dec Lo (Type/Dyn) Scl Pre This parameter can activate a second Use the Scl Pre feature with an Edit Group Tone decay, a dynamic decay that will be to quickly set up different pitch relationships introduced when you use less velocity . -
Page 21: Bend Time
Chapter 3 refereNCe | 21 Range Bend: *r50 -0 Type There are several different click types in the Nord Drum 2, each with a different charac- Positive pitch bend pitch teristic . BEND = Click Description high velocity ... -
Page 22: Distortion Type
22 | Nord drum 2 user maNual os v2.1x The “ ” settings indicates a fixed number Type of repeats . If you trigger the channel between There are two distortion types . A tube ampli- the repeats, these will be added and re- fier type overdrive (dr) can put some subtle peated together with the original sound . -
Page 23: Copy
The settings will remain in the unit after it are four different layouts on how the has been turned off with one exception: Nord Drum 2 channels 1 to 6 are assigned on MIDI Local will revert to On when the unit the Nord Pad . -
Page 24: Trig Type
MIDI of the Nord Drum 2 to the output from a pad note . When the Nord Drum 2 is shipped from or a drum trigger . -
Page 25: Inp Thres
. trademarks are mentioned here only as a reference to products that can be used Description with the Nord Drum 2. This curve has a linear cor- d .Lin respondence between velocity Inp Thres and output level . -
Page 26: Updating The Os
The version of the installed Operating System (OS) is shown in the display when you turn on the Nord Drum 2 . The OS may be updated if the functionality is subject to improvements . Updating is done from a Windows or Mac computer with a MIDI interface . -
Page 27: Midi Interface
MIDI Interface A MIDI interface is needed for the computer to communicate with the Nord Drum 2 . Select the MIDI Ports that the Nord Drum 2 is connected to, in the Setup Dialog . Send Banks Use the Send Bank To command, select a file on the hard drive and then a destination, to transfer a bank to the Nord Drum 2 . -
Page 28: Midi Operation
There are two methods of operation when us- on the Global Channel . ing the Nord Drum 2 in a MIDI setup . You can use the Global Channel or the individual MIDI Channels . These methods differs a little bit in their flexibility and in what you can achieve . -
Page 29: Pitch Control On Individual Midi Ch
. the Nord Drum 2 . When you press the right Play back the notes you recorded and at the Channel Select button three times to select... -
Page 30: Nord Beat
ALL transmits all the programs for the iPad, designed to be used with the in the Nord Drum 2 . Nord Drum 2 . Nord Beat has a classic step sequencer interface with an easy to use grid Start the transmission by pressing the for programming patterns and combining Program button . -
Page 31: Midi Cc Numbers
Tone Timbre Decay 2 will be replaced by the content of the Sys Tone Punch Ex package, except any edited program that was in the Nord Drum 2 edit buffer when the Tone Decay Type (L, E) transmission started . Tone Decay... -
Page 32: Midi Implementation Chart
32 | Nord drum 2 user maNual os v2.1x MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel 1 - 16 1 - 16 Indiv . MIDI channels for drum Default Channel 1 - 16 1 - 16 channels Mode... -
Page 33: Stand Setup
This is an example of a flexible and uncluttered setup using only two pieces of standard drum hardware . You can mount both the Nord Drum 2 and the Nord Pad on the same stand and adjust the height and tilt of both units . - Page 34 34 | Nord drum 2 user maNual os v2.x Index Index Filter Env Filter Type Parameter buttons 7 Amount Filt Res Parametric ErQ Atk Mode FM algorithms Paste Attack/Rate Program mode Gain Punch Bend 20 Global MIDI Bend time 21...
- Page 35 This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modi- fications 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.