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Nord Piano
OS Version 1.x
Part No. 50312
Copyright Clavia DMI AB
Print Edition 1.3

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  • Page 1 User Manual Nord Piano OS Version 1.x Part No. 50312 Copyright Clavia DMI AB Print Edition 1.3...

  • Page 2: Additional Safety Information

    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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Nord Piano with a sequencer .

  • Page 4: Factory Programs

    .replace .data .in .the .Flash .memory .at .any .time . .This .means .that .you . with .Clavia . .These .trademarks .and .brand .names .are .only .mentioned .to . will .be .able .to .download .upgrades, .pianos .and .programs .to .your .Nord .

  • Page 5: String Resonance

     2aboUttheNordPiaNo | 5 2 About the Nord Piano The Piano String Resonance A .great .piano .sound .and .maximum .expressiveness .is .what .it .is .all . String .Resonance .is .the .acoustic .phenomenon .that .occurs .inside .an . about . .No .compromises, .just .a .good .selection .of .outstanding .piano .

  • Page 6: Knobs & Buttons

    6 |  N ordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X 3 Overview Program Piano Effects The .front .panel .of .the .Nord .Piano .has .three .main .areas, .Program, .Piano, .and .Effects . .We’ll .familiarize .ourselves .briefly .with .the .panel .here .and .de- scribe .the .functions .in .detail .in .the .following .chapters . On .the .left .upper .part .of .the .panel .are .the .Master .Level .knob .that .controls .the .entire .instrument’s .output .level .at .the .two .output .jacks .and .the .head- phone .output .

  • Page 7: Audio Connections

     4CoNNeCtioNs | 7 4 Connections PIANO PEDAL Audio connections USB Connection The .USB .connection .is .used .for .the .Nord .Piano .to .communicate .with .a . Headphones personal .computer .in .order .to .update .the .OS .or .to .add .or .replace .any . of .the .piano .sounds .
  • Page 8 8 |  N ordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X Triple Pedal Pedal Connection The .Nord .Triple .Pedal .has .the .functionality .of .three .pedals .in .one .unit . . The .Nord .Piano .has .one .input .for .the .Nord .Triple .Pedal . .If .this .pedal .is . The .right .pedal .is .the .sustain .pedal .

  • Page 9: Getting Started

     5GettiNGstarted | 9 5 Getting Started Let’s .take .a .few .minutes .to .get .familiar .with .the .Nord .Piano . .The .user .interface .is .designed .to .be .as .intuitive .as .possible, .and .to .perform .as .well .as .you . do .in .a .live .situation . .We .hope .that .you .soon .will .feel .confident .in .using .it, .and .by .following .this .short .chapter, .we .will .go .through .most .of .the .functions . . About the programs Memory Protection Complete .settings .of .every .function .on .the .panel .are .stored .in .the .

  • Page 10: Live Mode

    10 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X Press .the .Store .button .a .second .time .to .confirm .your .intention . Transpose The .edited .program .has .now .replaced .the .previous .one .in .the .location . you .specified . Press .and .hold .the .Transpose .button .and .use . ToMcancelMtheMstoringMprocedure,MpressManyMbuttonMexceptMforMtheM the .Up .and .Down .buttons .to .transpose .the .
  • Page 11  5GettiNGstarted | 11 Acoustics Kbd Touch settings Select .a .Grand .piano .by .pressing .the . The .Nord .Piano .is .equipped .with .three .ad- Piano .Type .selector . ditional .Kbd .Touch .settings . Press .the .Acoustics .button .to .turn .on . Some .of .the .piano .instruments .sampled .

  • Page 12: Master Level

    12 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X 6 Nord Piano Reference Master level Display This .control .sets .the .overall .output .level .of .the . The .LCD .will .show .the .active .program .number, .the .name .of .the .pro- Nord .Piano, .at .the .L/R .and .the .headphone .

  • Page 13: Piano Section

     6NordPiaNorefereNCe | 13 Live Mode Piano Type Use .the .Piano .Type .selector .to .choose .which .piano .sound .you .want .to . use . .Each .type .may .consist .of .several .models; .press .repeatedly .on .the . model .selector .to .cycle .through .the .models .within .a .selected .type . Type Description Grand...

  • Page 14: Mono Output

    14 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X Set .the .desired .transposition .by .pressing .the .Up .or .Down .buttons . Pedal Noise The .display .will .indicate .the .transposition .value . The .second .Acoustics .feature .is .the .Pedal .Noise . .By .activating .this, . you .will .recreate .the .mechanical .noise .that .happens .when .you .operate . The .Active .LED .will .be .lit .
  • Page 15  6NordPiaNorefereNCe | 15 Effect 1 Equalizer Effect .1 .offers .three .different .types .of .effects: . . The .Nord .Piano .has .a .3-band .EQ .with .treble, .bass .and .a .sweep-able . Tremolo, .Auto-Panning, .and .2 .types .of .Wah-Wah . midrange .(4 .kHz, .100 .Hz .and .200 .Hz .~ .8 .kHz) . .The .frequencies .can .be . boosted/attenuated .with .+/- .15 .dB .

  • Page 16: System Menu

    16 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X 7 The Menus Any .settings .that .you .change .in .the .System, .MIDI .,Sound .or .Pedal .menus .will .take .immediate .effect .on .a .global .basis, .and .the .settings .will .be .stored . until .you .change .them .the .next .time . .Enter .the .menus .by .pressing .and .holding .Shift .and .the .System, .MIDI, .Sound .or .Pedal .button .(program .but- tons .1 .to .4) .

  • Page 17: Sound Menu

     7theMeNUs | 17 Dump All This .allows .you .to .perform .a .MIDI .SysEx .dump .of .all .the .Programs .in . the .Nord .Piano . .Press .the .Store .button .to .perform .the .transmission . In .the .MIDI .chapter .on .page .26 .is .a .description .on .how .the .Nord .Piano . receives .a .Sys .Ex .dump .

  • Page 18: Nord Sound Manager

    The .Nord .Sound .Manager .is .compatible .with .computers .running .Mac .OSX .10 .4 .or .later, .Windows .XP, .Windows .7 .and .Windows .Vista . .If .you .run .the . Nord .Sound .Manager .on .a .Windows .computer, .you .also .need .a .Clavia .USB .Driver .of .version .3 .0 .or .later .installed .

  • Page 19: Right-Clicking

     8NordsoUNdMaNaGer | 19 The Toolbar Right-Clicking If .you .right-click .on .a .sound, .a .context .menu .will .provide .the .following . options: Select in Instrument The .Toolbar .gives .you .direct .access .to .some .of .the .more .frequently . This .will .select .the .chosen .sound .in .the .Manager .list, .to .be .instantly . used .functions .in .the .Nord .Sound .Manager .

  • Page 20: The Quick Tour

    FilesMalreadyMinMtheMunitMcanMbeMmovedMorMdeletedMduringMtheMpro- cessingMofMtheMqueue. Download a new sound Upload sounds from the Nord Piano Select .the .desired .partition .that .holds .the .sounds .that .you .wish .to . store .on .the .computer .hard .drive . Select .the .bank .and .the .sound . .Shift-click .will .allow .you .to .select .

  • Page 21: Search Box

    If .the .Create .Subfolders .option .is .checked, .a .folder .structure .- .partition/ bank/sounds .- .will .automatically .be .created .in .the .destination .folder . Download sounds to the Nord Piano When .Auto .Select .is .turned .on .and .you .scroll .through .the .Pianos .or .

  • Page 22: Sound Manager Reference

    22 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X Bank Up Sound Manager reference This .function .will .upload .an .entire .bank .of .pianos .or .programs .to .the . computer .hard .drive . .The .default .source .will .be .the .currently .active . bank, .but .you .may .choose .another .partition .and .bank .if .you .wish . . Toolbar Click .on .the .Choose .Folder .button .to .select .the .destination .on .the .hard .
  • Page 23  8NordsoUNdMaNaGer | 23 Clean Deleted Space Menus This .function .will .clean .up .the .space .where .any .previously .deleted .pia- nos .or .programs .have .been . .This .is .done .in .order .to .make .this .deleted . memory .space .available .to .new .additions . In .the .Nord .Sound .Manager, .the .usual .Windows .and .Mac .OSX .key- board .commands .can .be .used .
  • Page 24 24 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X Help Footer Area About Brings .up .the .About .box .with .a .information .regard- ing .the .version .of .the .Nord .Sound .Manager . .You .will .also .see .a .list .of . compatible .instruments .and .OS .versions . The .footer .area .is .located .at .the .bottom .of .the .Nord .Sound .Manager . window .

  • Page 25: About The Midi Implementation

    | 25 9 MIDI About the MIDI implementation Nord Piano with a sequencer The .following .MIDI .messages .can .be .transmitted .and .received .from .the . Connections Nord .Piano: Connect .the .MIDI .Out .on .the .Nord .Piano .to .the .MIDI .In .on .your .

  • Page 26: Program & Controller Dumps

    26 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X MIDI Nord Piano Parameter Program & Controller dumps Controller Piano .Type To .dump .a .Program .SysEx, .or .MIDI .Controller .data .via .MIDI, .either .to . Piano .Model another .Nord .Piano .or .for .recording .the .data .into .another .MIDI .device, .

  • Page 27: Midi Implementation Chart

     9Midi | 27 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 28 28 | NordPiaNoUserMaNUalosv1.X 10 Index Acoustics . 14 Left .Out . 7 Up/Down .buttons . 12 Auto-Panning . 15 Live . 10 Upload . 20 A-Wa . 15 Live .Mode . 13 Loc . 23 Local . 16 Local .Control . 16 Wah-Wah .

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