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Clavia Nord Electro 3 User Manual

Clavia Nord Electro 3 User Manual

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Nord Electro 3
OS Version 3.x
Part No. 50316
Copyright Clavia DMI AB 2011
Print Edition 3.1

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  • Page 1 User Manual Nord Electro 3 OS Version 3.x Part No. 50316 Copyright Clavia DMI AB 2011 Print Edition 3.1...

  • 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

      | 3 Nord Electro 3 User Manual Bass .Rotor .Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Perc . .Slow .Decay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1Introduction...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Thank you! OS and internal memory We’d .first .like .to .thank .you .for .purchasing .the .Nord Electro 3 . .Our . The .operating .system, .programs .and .pianos .and .samples .in .Nord . goal .when .we .developed .the .Nord .Electro .instruments .was .to .create .

  • Page 5: Overview

     2ovErviEw | 5 2 Overview The .front .panel .of .the .Nord .Electro .3 .has .four .main .areas, .Organ, . Selector buttons Piano, .Program .and .Effects . .We’ll .familiarize .ourselves .briefly .with .the . Selector .buttons .are .used .to .activate .one .setting . panel .here .and .describe .the .functions .in .detail .in .the .following .chapters .

  • Page 6: Connections

    6 |  N ordElEctro3UsErMaNUalosv3.x 3 Connections USB Connection Audio connections The .USB .connection .is .used .for .the .Nord .Electro .to .communicate .with . a .personal .computer .in .order .to .update .the .OS .or .to .add .or .replace . any .of .the .piano .and/or .sampled .sounds . .The .computer .can .run .the . Headphones Nord .Sound .Manager .application, .or .be .used .to .transfer .the .operating .

  • Page 7: Pedal Connections

     3coNNEctioNs | 7 Sustain Pedal Pedal Connections ¼" .connector .for .a .switch .type .pedal . .When .a .connected .pedal .is . operated, .the .notes .you .play .will .be .sustained . Rotor Pedal ¼" .connector .for .a .switch .type .pedal . .When .a .connected .pedal .is . operated, .the .rotary .speed .will .change .

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    8 |  N ordElEctro3UsErMaNUalosv3.x 4 Getting Started Let’s .take .a .few .minutes .to .get .familiar .with .the .Electro .3 . .The .user .interface .is .designed .to .be .as .intuitive .as .possible, .and .to .perform .as .well .as .you . do .in .a .live .situation .

  • Page 9: Storing A Program

     4GEttiNGstartEd | 9 Storing a program Octave Shift If .you .are .happy .with .an .edit .that .you .have . Press .either .of .the .Octave .Shift .buttons .to . made, .you .should .probably .save .or .Store .the . shift .the .pitch .up .or .down .in .whole .octaves . program .

  • Page 10: Selecting A Piano Or A Sample

    10 | NordElEctro3UsErMaNUalosv3.x Press .repeatedly .on .the .selector .to .cycle .through .the .various .options . The .lower .half .will .use .the .Preset .1/Lo .setting; .the .upper .half .will .use . the .Preset .2/Up .setting . The .knob .controls .the .drive .for .the .three .amps .and .the .rotary .simulator, . and .the .amount .when .the .compressor .is .selected .

  • Page 11: Nord Electro 3 Reference

     5NordElEctro3rEfErENcE | 11 5 Nord Electro 3 Reference • .Extremely .fast .keyboard .response . Master level knob • .Full .polyphony . This .control .sets .the .overall output level .of . the .Electro .3, .at .the .line .and .the .headphone .

  • Page 12: Rotary Speed

    12 | NordElEctro3UsErMaNUalosv3.x The .drawbar .LEDs .5-8 .are .lit .up .for .an .activated .voice, .and .drawbar . Percussion LEDs .1-4 .are .lit .up .for .a .deactivated .voice . .The .illustration .below .shows . The .Percussion .effect .adds .extra . the .registers . attack .to .the .B3 .sound .by .having .

  • Page 13: The Drawbars

     5NordElEctro3rEfErENcE | 13 On .the .Electro .3, .press .and .hold .Shift .and .the .Split .button . Setect .a .desired .location .to .store .by .pressing .one .of .the .Organ . Preset .buttons . . This .will .activate .the .organ .split .mode, .but .since .MIDI .Split .is .set .to .On, . the .Electro .3’s .keyboard .will .only .play .the .upper .part .without .being .split .

  • Page 14: Clav Eq

    14 | NordElEctro3UsErMaNUalosv3.x Clav EQ Piano section only The .two .Clav .EQ .buttons .works .as .filter .selectors . .By .selecting .different . combinations .of .the .Brilliant/Treble .and .Medium/Soft .filter .indicators . The .Piano .Section .on .the .Electro .3 .HP .has .been .expanded .with . you .can .reproduce .all .15 .possible .filter .variations, .exactly .like .on .the .

  • Page 15: Program Section

     5NordElEctro3rEfErENcE | 15 Prog A - Prog B Program section After .you .have .selected .a .program .number, .you .can .quickly .switch . between .program .number .A .and .B .by .using .the .Prog .A .and .Prog .B . The .Program .section .is .where . buttons .

  • Page 16: Program Section Electro 3 Hp

    16 | NordElEctro3UsErMaNUalosv3.x Effect 1 Program section only Effect .1 .offers .four .different .types .of .effects: .Tremolo, .Auto-Panning, . 2 .types .of .Wah-Wah .and .a .ring .modulator .(RM) . The .128 .programs .in .the .Electro .3 . HP .are .organized .in .32 .banks .with .4 . The .tremolo .and .the .auto-panning .have .3 .selectable .depths .

  • Page 17: Delay ./ .Reverb .Electro .3 .Hp

     5NordElEctro3rEfErENcE | 17 Delay / Reverb Tempo Tap only The .Delay .effect .produces .echo .ef- You .can .use .Tap .Tempo .to .set .a .delay .time .matching .the .tempo .of . fects . .The .Delay .time .is .set .with .the .Up/ a .song .

  • Page 18: The Menus

    18 | NordElEctro3UsErMaNUalosv3.x 6 The Menus Any .settings .that .you .change .in .the .System, .MIDI .or .Sound .menu .will .take .immediate .effect .on .a .global .basis, .and .will .be .stored .until .you .change . them .the .next .time . .Enter .the .menus .by .pressing .and .holding .Shift .and .the .System, .MIDI .or .Sound .button .(Prog .A, .Prog .B .or .Live) . .Select .a .function . with .the .Up/Down .buttons .and .change .the .setting .by .pressing .and .holding .Shift .and .the .Up .or .Down .button .

  • Page 19: Ctrl .Pedal .Type .Electro .3 .Hp

     6thEMENUs | 19 Ctrl Pedal Type Local Control only This .allows .you .to .set .if .the .Nord .Electro .3 .keyboard .and .front .panel . The .Electro .3 .HP .has .a .slightly . controls .should .control .internal .Programs .or .only .send .note .and .con- changed .interface .for .the .Ctrl .Pedal .input .where .some .of .the .most .

  • Page 20: Sound Menu

    20 | NordElEctro3UsErMaNUalosv3.x Perc. Slow Decay Sound Menu Sets .the .slow .mode .decay .time .of .the .Tonewheel .percussion .effect . Range:MLM-MLong,MnM-MNormalM(default),MS-MShort Treble Horn Speed Perc. Norm Level Sets .the .speed .setting .(in .the .fast .and .slow .speed .modes) .of .the .rotary . speaker .simulation’s .treble .horn .

  • Page 21: Nord Sound Manager

     7NordsoUNdMaNaGEr | 21 7 Nord Sound Manager The .Nord .Sound .Manager .is .the .application .that .allows .you .to .organize .the .various .memory .areas, .the .partitions .in .the .Nord .Electro .3 . .It .is .also .used . to .download .pianos, .samples .or .programs .to .the .Nord .Electro .3 .or .to .upload .any .of .these .items .- .called .sounds .- .from .the .Nord .Electro .3 .memory . to .the .computer .hard .drive .

  • Page 22: File Formats

    22 | NordElEctro3UsErMaNUalosv3.x File Formats Download a new sound The .Nord .Sound .Manager .creates .and/or .uses .files .with .the .Electro .3, . with .the .following .extensions: • . .npno .- .These .are .the .piano .files .from .the .Nord .Piano .library . •...

  • Page 23: Upload .A .Complete .Partition

     7NordsoUNdMaNaGEr | 23 board . .If .you .now .drag .this .selection, .the .Program .will .be .copied . Upload a complete partition to the hard drive and .pasted .at .the .destination .instead .of .just .being .moved . . Make .sure .that .the .desired .partition .(and .bank) .is .focused .in . the .Nord .Sound .Manager .

  • Page 24: Midi Functions

    24 | NordElEctro3UsErMaNUalosv3.x 8 MIDI functions About the MIDI implementation Nord Electro 3 with a sequencer The .following .MIDI .messages .can .be .transmitted .and .received .from .the . Nord .Electro .3: Connections Note On/Off Connect .the .MIDI .Out .on .the .Nord .Electro .3 .to .the .MIDI .In .on .your .

  • Page 25: Program And Controller Dumps

     8MidifUNctioNs | 25 Nord Electro parameter MIDI CC Program and Controller dumps Drawbars .- .Preset .2/Upper Drawbar .1 . Drawbar .2 To .dump .a .Program .SysEx, .or .MIDI .Controller .data .via .MIDI, .either . Drawbar .3 to .another .Nord .Electro .3 .or .for .recording .the .data .into .another .MIDI . Drawbar .4 device, .proceed .as .follows: Drawbar .5...

  • Page 26: Midi Implementation Chart

    26 | NordElEctro3UsErMaNUalosv3.x MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel 1 .- .16 1 .- .16 Default Channel 1 .- .16 1 .- .16 Default Mode .3 Mode .3 Mode . Message Altered Note 0-127 0-127 Number . True .Voice Velocity .

  • Page 27: Index

     9iNdEx | 27 9 Index Local . 18 Store . 9 Symbols Lower .Channel . 18 Store .Org . .Preset . 15 Lower .Manual . 12 Sustain .Pedal . 7 1/Lo . 12 System .Menu . 17 2/Up . 12 Master .level .

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