Midi Functions; About The Midi Implementation; Keyboard Velocity; Program Change - Clavia Nord Electro 3 User Manual

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MIDI functions

About the MIDI implementation

The .following .MIDI .messages .can .be .transmitted .and .received .from .the .
Nord .Electro .3:
Note On/Off
• .Note .On .and .Note .Off .messages .are .transmitted .and .received .

Controllers

In .the .MIDI .Menu .(see .page .19), .you .can .select .if .the .Nord .Electro .3 .
should .transmit .and/or .receive .Control .Change .messages .
• .Incoming .MIDI .Controller .7 .controls .the .overall .volume .of .the .Electro .3 .
• .Incoming .MIDI .Controller .10 .controls .the .panning .of .the .Electro .3 . .
• .If .you .have .a .control .pedal .connected .to .the .control .pedal .input, .this .
is .transmitted .as .Controller .11 .(Expression) . .
• .If .you .have .a .pedal .connected .to .the .sustain .pedal .input, .this .is .
transmitted .as .Controller .64 .(Sustain .Pedal) .
• .If .you .have .a .pedal .connected .to .the .rotor .pedal .input, .this .pedal .is .
transmitted .as .Controller .90 .
• .Almost .all .other .controls .(knobs .and .buttons) .on .the .front .panel .are .
also .transmitted .(and .received) .as .Control .Change .messages . .This .
can .be .used .to .record .your .actions .on .the .front .panel .into .a .MIDI .
sequencer . .For .a .full .list .of .which .parameters .correspond .to .the .Con-
troller .numbers, .see .the .MIDI .implementation .on .the .next .page .

Keyboard velocity

The .Nord .Electro .3 .can .transmit .and .receive .keyboard .velocity .mes-
sages . .Organ .sounds .will .always .be .played .back .at .nominal .level .
regardless .of .incoming .MIDI .Velocity .data . .Release .velocity .is .also .
transmitted . .

Program change

In .the .MIDI .Menu .(see .page .19), .you .can .select .if .the .Nord .Electro .3 .
should .send .and/or .receive .Program .Change .messages .
When .you .select .a .Program, .a .Program .Change .message .is .transmit-
ted .via .MIDI . .If .a .Program .Change .message .is .received .on .the .selected .
MIDI .Channel, .the .Nord .Electro .3 .will .change .Program .accordingly .
The .128 .Program .locations .send .and .respond .to .MIDI .Program .
Change .values .0-127 .

MIDI Sysex (System Exclusive)

Individual .Programs .or .all .Programs .can .be .transmitted .and .received .as .
a .System .Exclusive .dump .

Nord Electro 3 with a sequencer

Connections

1
Connect .the .MIDI .Out .on .the .Nord .Electro .3 .to .the .MIDI .In .on .your .
sequencer .
2
Connect .the .MIDI .Out .from .your .sequencer .to .the .MIDI .In .on .the .
Nord .Electro .3 .

Local On/Off

Local .Off .may .be .used .when .you .use .a .sequencer .to .record .and .play .
back .from .Nord .Electro .3 . .If .the .sequencer .echoes .back .incoming .MIDI .
data, .the .Nord .Electro .3 .may .respond .twice .to .every .note .and .other .
message/action .if .for .example .the .keyboard .and .the .sequencer .sends .
the .same .MIDI .information .to .the .unit . .Local .On/Off .is .set .on .the ."MIDI .
menu" .see .page .19 .

MIDI Channel

The .MIDI .channel(s) .that .the .Nord .Electro .3 .uses .are .set .up .in .the .MIDI .
menu .- .see ."MIDI .menu" .on .page .19 . .If .you .use .the .Organ .model .in .the .
split/lower .manual .configuration, .the .lower .manual .can .receive .on .a .
separate .MIDI .channel .
Program Change
Usually .you .select .a .Program .Change .value .for .a .track .in .the .sequenc-
er .track .settings . .The .128 .program .locations .send .and .respond .to .
Program .Change .values .0-127 . .
If .you .want .to .record .a .Program .Change .message, .activate .recording .in .
the .sequencer .and .simply .select .the .program .on .the .Nord .Electro .3 .
Controllers
When .you .record .actions .with .knobs .and .buttons, .make .sure .that .the .
sequencer ."echoes" .the .changes .back .on .the .correct .MIDI .Channel, .or .
your .changes .won't .have .any .effect .
About controllers and "chasing"
Consider .a .situation .where .you .record .a .Controller .message, .e .g . .a .
Drawbar .opening, .in .the .middle .of .your .sequencer .song . .Then .you .
"rewind" .the .sequencer .to .a .position .before .the .recorded .Drawbar .
opening . .The .problem .is .that .the .Nord .Electro .3's .Drawbar .will .remain .
opened, .although .it .really .should .be .as .it .was .before .you .recorded .the .
opening . .
To .solve .this, .you .could .record .a ."snapshot" .of .all .Controller .settings .of .
the .Nord .Electro .3 .Program .at .the .beginning .of .your .sequencer .song . .
See ."Sending .MIDI .Controller .dumps" .below .