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  • Page 1 User Manual OS Version 3.1x...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Trademarks: The Nord logo is a registred trademark of Clavia DMI AB. All other trade- marks mentioned in this publication are the properties of their respective holders.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents 1. Introduction ............5 Welcome ..................5 About the Owner’s Manual............6 Clavia on the Internet ............... 6 2. Overview ..............7 The Nord Stage front panel ............. 7 The Keyboard................8 About Knobs & Buttons............. 8 3.
  • Page 4 Table of contents Nord Stage v3.1x 7. The Effects ............49 About the effects ..............49 The Panel effects..............50 The Rotor section ..............55 8. Keyboard Zones and Dual Panel setups ..56 Keyboard Zones .................56 Octave Shift ................58 Dual Panel setups ..............58 9.
  • Page 5 Nord Stage v3.1x Table of contents 12. Factory Presets and OS .........71 Internal memory................ 71 Factory presets ................ 71 OS upgrades................71 13. Nord Stage Manager ........72 Overview..................72 The Quick Tour ................75 Nord Stage Manager reference..........79 Tabs .................... 84 14.
  • Page 6 Table of contents Nord Stage v3.1x...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Nord Stage was to create a flagship stage instrument encompassing the whole range of Clavia’s expertise. Building on the success of the Nord Electro, the Nord Stage incorporates the best emulations of traditional electromechanical/acoustic keyboard instruments on the market as well as a synthesizer section designed for maximum ease of use, yet offering wide sonic possibilities.

  • Page 8: About The Owner's Manual

    LAVIA ON THE NTERNET If you have access to the Internet, you’re very welcome to visit http://www.clavia.se. There you will find the latest information about Nord Stage and other Clavia products. You can also download new Nord Stage sounds and software upgrades, free of charge.

  • Page 9: Overview

    Nord Stage v3.1x 2. Overview: The Nord Stage front panel 2. O VERVIEW TAGE FRONT PANEL Extern Effects section Master Synth section Organ section Piano Program section section Level/Rotor section effect section HE PROGRAM SECTION The central Program section is where you select and store Programs, access System parameters, ac- tivate keyboard zones for splits and layers, and assign Morphing functions.

  • Page 10: The Keyboard

    2. Overview: The Keyboard Nord Stage v3.1x YNTH SECTION The Synth section has been designed for maximum ease of use in live situations, while keeping flex- ibility and sound control. It is based on standard subtractive synthesis, with a very flexible oscillator section that can produce all common analog-style waveforms, up to three-oscillator FM synthesis, and a bank of carefully designed wavetables for those unusual timbres.
  • Page 11 Nord Stage v3.1x 2. Overview: About Knobs & Buttons HE BUTTONS There are three types of buttons for editing sounds on the Nord Stage: ELECTOR BUTTONS Press the S button repeatedly to select between options printed next to ELECTOR the corresponding triangular LED (see figure). FF BUTTONS The O buttons have a LED next to them to indicate the status.

  • Page 12: Connections

    3. Connections: Nord Stage rear panel Nord Stage v3.1x 3. C ONNECTIONS TAGE REAR PANEL UDIO CONNECTIONS • Make all audio connections before turning on your power amplifier! • All signal cables used with the Nord Stage must be shielded. •...

  • Page 13: Connecting Pedals

    Nord Stage v3.1x 3. Connections: Connecting pedals ONNECTING PEDALS The Nord Stage has four pedal inputs: one C input (configurable to control various ONTROL EDAL Nord Stage parameters), one O input, one S input and one R RGAN WELL USTAIN EDAL OTOR input (for rotary speaker fast/slow selection).

  • Page 14: Getting Started

    4. Getting Started: About Instruments Nord Stage v3.1x 4. G ETTING TARTED BOUT NSTRUMENTS When “Instrument sections” or “Instruments” are referred to in the manual this is a collective refer- ence to the Organ, Piano and Synth instruments which can be all be active within a Program. BOUT ROGRAMS A Program in Nord Stage basically contains all settings (instruments and effects etc.) when the Pro-...

  • Page 15: Activating Instrument Sections

    If you want to restore any of the original factory programs later, you can download them at http://www.clavia.se and transfer them to your Nord Stage as MIDI SysEx files. To indicate that a Program has been edited (changed from the stored version), an asterisk is shown to the right of the...

  • Page 16: About Panela & B

    4. Getting Started: About Panel A & B Nord Stage v3.1x A & B BOUT ANEL All instruments in Nord Stage are two part multitimbral. This means that each instrument section can produce two sounds simultaneously, with completely independent settings. The key to this feature are the two Panels;...

  • Page 17: Setting Output Level For Instruments

    Nord Stage v3.1x 4. Getting Started: Setting output Level for instruments ETTING OUTPUT EVEL FOR INSTRUMENTS Each instrument has a L rotary encoder at the top of the panel. This adjusts the output level for EVEL the corresponding instrument section. The L encoders can be Morph controlled.

  • Page 18: The Program Section

    5. The Program section: Overview Nord Stage v3.1x 5. T ROGRAM SECTION VERVIEW The Program section comprises central functions such as Program handling, system pages etc. Sys- tem pages are covered in a separate chapter - see “System functions” on page OAD A PROGRAM You can load a program in several different ways.
  • Page 19 Nord Stage v3.1x 5. The Program section: Overview • While pressing S , turn the V until you see the program you want to load in the HIFT ALUE . Release the S button. The corresponding P will flash to show ISPLAY HIFT ROGRAM...
  • Page 20 5. The Program section: Overview Nord Stage v3.1x BUTTONS Pressing either of the L 1/2 buttons will activate a Live buffer - see “About the Live 1&2 Buffers” on page 19 for a description of this special memory feature. They are also used to load the Piano and Synt Inits.

  • Page 21: What Is A Program

    Nord Stage v3.1x 5. The Program section: What is a Program? HAT IS A ROGRAM A Program basically stores everything (except System functions which are mostly global). To under- stand the internal architecture in Nord Stage, keep the following in mind: •...

  • Page 22: Storing Programs

    5. The Program section: Storing Programs Nord Stage v3.1x TORING ROGRAMS Storing a Program will overwrite the existing Program in the selected memory location. Note! When Nord Stage is shipped from factory, Memory Protect is set to ‘On’. To be able to store Programs, you need to change this to “Off”.
  • Page 23 Nord Stage v3.1x 5. The Program section: Storing Programs AMING A ROGRAM To name a program, proceed as follows: 1. Hold down S and press the S ... button once. The S button indicator starts HIFT TORE TORE blinking, and the D will read “Set Name”.

  • Page 24: The Instruments

    6. The Instruments: Introduction Nord Stage v3.1x 6. T NSTRUMENTS NTRODUCTION The Nord Stage features 3 different Instruments; Organ, Piano and Synth. Each Instrument is two part multitimbral meaning that there are actually two independent sound engines for each Instrument. These “engines”...
  • Page 25 Nord Stage v3.1x 6. The Instruments: Common Features EVEL ENCODER The L rotary encoder allows you to adjust the volume for the instrument. EVEL Instrument level can be Morph controlled. KB Z ELECT BUTTONS The KB Z buttons allow you to assign the instrument to Keyboard ELECT Zones to create splits and layers.

  • Page 26: The Organ Section

    6. The Instruments: The Organ Section Nord Stage v3.1x RGAN ECTION The Organ section in the Stage features emulations of three classic organ models; a Hammond B3, a Vox Continental II (V-Type) and a Farfisa Compact DeLuxe (F-Type). You select which model to play using the O button.
  • Page 27 Nord Stage v3.1x 6. The Instruments: The Organ Section The drawbars of Nord Stage be- have similar to their mechanical counterparts, i.e. you “pull out” the drawbars by pressing the buttons and OWER RAWBAR “push them back in” by pressing the U buttons.
  • Page 28 6. The Instruments: The Organ Section Nord Stage v3.1x Like on the original B3, the Percussion is a single-triggered non-legato effect. By “single-triggered” we mean that the percussion is only present when you hit the keys when no other note is sounding. In other words, if you play a note or a chord and then add on more notes without releasing the previ- ously pressed keys, there will be no percussion effect in the new notes.
  • Page 29 Nord Stage v3.1x 6. The Instruments: The Organ Section ODEL ONTINENTAL The Vox Continental is probably the most famous of all the transistor-based combo organs that emerged in the early 60’s. Transistor technology made it possible to manufacture much more compact and portable organ instruments.
  • Page 30 6. The Instruments: The Organ Section Nord Stage v3.1x EGISTER SELECTORS The drawbars act as on/off SUB3 FUND 2ND 3-4-8TH Sine switches, or “Register selectors” when the F-Type model is se- lected. Instead of drawbars, the original Farfisa organs featured “rocker”-type switches to select instrument “voices”...
  • Page 31 Nord Stage v3.1x 6. The Instruments: The Organ Section IBRATO The F-Type Model has two basic vibrato modes; “Light” and “Heavy”, with different rates for each mode. Slow/Fast rate for the Light mode is set with the V1/V2 Selectors and C 1/C2 sets the rate for Heavy mode.

  • Page 32: The Piano Section

    Since all piano samples are stored in Flash memory you can easily add and/or replace the stored piano instruments with new ones, supplied free from Clavia. When you download Piano instruments, these will always automatically be loaded into the corre- sponding Category.
  • Page 33 Nord Stage v3.1x 6. The Instruments: The Piano section ELECTING PIANO INSTRUMENTS You use the S button to select an instrument category and then use the T button to select ELECTOR a specific instrument or variation within the selected category. Category Description GRAND...
  • Page 34 6. The Instruments: The Piano section Nord Stage v3.1x E.Piano Electric Piano Mark V Stage Piano 73, built in June 1984 and adjusted to ‘ideal’ timbre. The volume adjustment is set to ‘close’. The sound of the Mark V offers improved clarity in the upper range, better consistency of tone in the low range and increased sustain.
  • Page 35 In other words, Clavia's intention was that when you play a Electric Piano sound, for example, it should almost feel like you are playing a Electric Piano. However, If you want the piano sounds to respond more easily to keyboard velocity, you can set this in the following way.

  • Page 36: The Synth Section

    6. The Instruments: The Synth section Nord Stage v3.1x YNTH SECTION ASICS The Synth section in Nord Stage was designed to be a versatile yet easy to use “stage” synthesizer to complement the other instrument sections. While being compact and easy to use, it is capable of all kinds of synthesized sounds, from piercing leads and fat basses to swirling pads and shimmering bells.
  • Page 37 Nord Stage v3.1x 6. The Instruments: The Synth section ROUP SCILLATOR ARCHITECTURE A lot of effort has been spent on creating a versatile and powerful oscillator section for the Nord Stage Synth. Based on a variable architecture, it provides three different synthesis techniques: Analog, FM (frequency modulation) and Digital wavetables.
  • Page 38 6. The Instruments: The Synth section Nord Stage v3.1x AVES IN THE NALOG CATEGORY The Analog category has ten waveforms to choose from, summarized in the chart below. Wave display Waveform Explanation Sawtooth A plain sawtooth oscillator Sawtooth detuned Two sawtooth oscillators with adjustable relative pitch (Timbre knob) and detune (Unison knob) Sawtooth synced A sawtooth oscillator with adjustable pitch offset,...
  • Page 39 Nord Stage v3.1x 6. The Instruments: The Synth section ULSE The pulse wave contains only odd numbered harmonics (3, 5, 7 etc.)at 50% pulse width (square wave). This waveform is special in that its harmonic content can be varied continuously, by adjusting the pulse width (PWM).
  • Page 40 6. The Instruments: The Synth section Nord Stage v3.1x OISE The noise waveform is a chaotic waveform, containing all frequencies at the same time. With the res- onant filter and the EQ, you can shape it to produce special effects, e.g. wind noises and whistling sounds.
  • Page 41 Nord Stage v3.1x 6. The Instruments: The Synth section Example 1: a sawtooth wave synced by a sync oscillator. The sawtooth wave is restarted every time the sync oscillator begins a new cycle. The resulting signal gets deep resonance in its harmonics. In the Nord Stage, oscillator sync is possible with sawtooth, pulse, triangle and cosine waveforms, each providing different spectral character.
  • Page 42 6. The Instruments: The Synth section Nord Stage v3.1x feedback MODULATOR feedback MODULATOR MODULATOR feedback CARRIER CARRIER CARRIER output output output The three different FM algorithms in the Nord Stage: one, two and three oscillator FM with feedback. The feedback is not active in all algorithms. The Timbre knob controls the FM and feedback amounts.
  • Page 43 Nord Stage v3.1x 6. The Instruments: The Synth section Wave disp. Algorithm Freq. relation 3 op 2:2:1 3 op 4:2:1 3 op 8:2:1 3 op with feedback 1:1:1 3 op with feedback 1:2:1 3 op with feedback 1:3:1 3 op with feedback 1:5:1 3 op with feedback 1:9:1...
  • Page 44 6. The Instruments: The Synth section Nord Stage v3.1x ELEASE ECAY When the attack phase is over, the envelope drops back to zero level. Use the R knob to ECAY set the time this should take. If you press S and turn the A knob so that the E indicator lights up, the Mod En-...
  • Page 45 Nord Stage v3.1x 6. The Instruments: The Synth section NVELOPE The final stage of a synth signal chain usually consists of an amplifier to control the sig- nal volume. By modulating the amplifier with an envelope, the sound is given its basic “shape”...
  • Page 46 6. The Instruments: The Synth section Nord Stage v3.1x The third Envelope mode, indicated by both LEDs, is similar to the first mode, except that the enve- lope quickly goes to zero when the key is release. ILTER ECTION The filter is, together with the oscillators, the most important sound-shaping tool in a synthesizer. The filter section in Nord Stage comprises a lowpass filter with either a 12dB or 24 dB slope, with selecta- ble keyboard tracking.
  • Page 47 Nord Stage v3.1x 6. The Instruments: The Synth section The 12 dB/octave slope leaves more harmonics than the 24dB variation discussed above. This type of filter has been used in various early Oberheim synthesizers and others. A 12 dB filter is also known as a 2-pole filter.
  • Page 48 6. The Instruments: The Synth section Nord Stage v3.1x REQUENCY ONTROL This knob governs the amount of modulation applied to the Filter Frequency. The Filter Frequency can be controlled by Velocity or the Mod Envelope. The F knob controls the modu- ONTROL lation Amount for both modes.
  • Page 49 Nord Stage v3.1x 6. The Instruments: The Synth section Press S and turn the G knob to select Auto Glide mode (the A LED is lit). This means HIFT LIDE that glide is active only when you play legato (you press a new key before you release the previous key).
  • Page 50 6. The Instruments: The Synth section Nord Stage v3.1x ELECTING YNTH SOUNDS The available memory slots are divided into three categories; Synth, Pad and Bass, with 99 memory slots in each category, a total of 297 sounds. Having categories helps you quickly find the type of sound you are looking for.

  • Page 51: The Effects

    Nord Stage v3.1x 7. The Effects: About the effects 7. T FFECTS BOUT THE EFFECTS The Effects available in Nord Stage can be divided into three main categories: • Panel Effects - these can affect one instrument (per Panel) at a time. Panel effects are the effects in the main Effects section and in the AmpSim/EQ section.

  • Page 52: The Panel Effects

    7. The Effects: The Panel effects Nord Stage v3.1x ANEL EFFECTS CTIVATING ANEL EFFECTS To enable a panel effect, press the ON/OFF button at the bottom of the corresponding effect section. The LEDs above the button will indicate which instrument the effect is assigned to. Hold down S HIFT and press the S button to change the instrument assignment.
  • Page 53 Nord Stage v3.1x 7. The Effects: The Panel effects FFECT The Effect 1 section offers six different types of modulation. Use the S button ELECTOR to switch between the available modulation effects. The following effects are available: RM (R ING MODULATION Ring Modulation is a type of modulation where two signals are multiplied with each other.
  • Page 54 7. The Effects: The Panel effects Nord Stage v3.1x with Wah-Wah modulation and you’ll understand. Basically, the Wah-Wah modulation is a lowpass type of filter that can be swept across the frequency range. During the sweep, the filter’s characteris- tics also changes. The Wah effect is mono in/out. For the Wah-Wah1 modulation you control the “pedal position”...
  • Page 55 Nord Stage v3.1x 7. The Effects: The Panel effects EMPO You can also use Tap Tempo to set a delay time matching the tempo of a song. Simply tap the T button in the tempo you wish the delay to sync to a number of times, and the delay time will EMPO adjust automatically.
  • Page 56 7. The Effects: The Panel effects Nord Stage v3.1x MP MODEL You select a type of amplifier/speaker simulation using the S button in the Amp Model sec- ELECTOR tion. There are three types available, with different characteristiscs: Amp Model Description Amp 3 A simulation of a Roland Jazz Chorus speaker cabinet, powered by a tube amp.

  • Page 57: The Rotor Section

    Nord Stage v3.1x 7. The Effects: The Rotor section OTOR SECTION The Rotor effect (rotary speaker simulation) in Nord Stage accurately reproduc- es the sound of the rotating horn and bass rotor, as well as the characteristics of the built-in amplifier of the original Leslie units. The Rotor effect is mono in/ Stereo out.

  • Page 58: Keyboard Zones And Dual Panel Setups

    8. Keyboard Zones and Dual Panel setups: Keyboard Zones Nord Stage v3.1x 8. K EYBOARD ONES AND ANEL SETUPS EYBOARD ONES You can split the Nord Stage keyboard in up to three Keyboard Zones; Lower (LO), Upper (UP) and High (HI). You can then assign any of the Instrument sections to any (or all) of these zones. An in- strument can also be assigned to no keyboard zone at all, which is useful when you want to play it from an external keyboard or from a sequencer.
  • Page 59 Nord Stage v3.1x 8. Keyboard Zones and Dual Panel setups: Keyboard Zones 3. To assign the Organ instrument section to play on the lower Keyboard Zone only, hold down S and then press the KB Z HIFT ELECT button for the Organ section until only the LO KB Z indicator is lit.

  • Page 60: Octave Shift

    8. Keyboard Zones and Dual Panel setups: Octave Shift Nord Stage v3.1x CTAVE HIFT Each Instrument section and the Extern section have two O buttons, which can be used CTAVE HIFT to transpose the notes up or down in octave steps within the total note range of the instrument. Each instrument in Nord Stage has a finite note range: •...
  • Page 61 Nord Stage v3.1x 8. Keyboard Zones and Dual Panel setups: Dual Panel setups When you have both Panels active you have access to two of each Instrument section, and two Effect sections. Amongst other things, this allows you to play two sounds from each Instrument section si- multaneously, e.g.

  • Page 62: The Morph Assign Feature

    9. The Morph Assign feature: About Morph Assign Nord Stage v3.1x 9. T ORPH SSIGN FEATURE BOUT ORPH SSIGN The three main M buttons are located in the Program section. ORPH SSIGN The Morph function can be used to control single or multiple pa- rameters using the Wheel, a connected Control pedal or After- touch (see “About Aftertouch”...

  • Page 63: Morph Assignable Parameters

    Nord Stage v3.1x 9. The Morph Assign feature: Morph Assignable parameters 5. Hold down the W button in the Morph Assign section again while turning the Instrument HEEL knob that was set to minimum value in Step 2 up to maximum value. EVEL 6.

  • Page 64: About Setting Morph Parameter Ranges

    9. The Morph Assign feature: About setting Morph parameter ranges Nord Stage v3.1x BOUT SETTING ORPH PARAMETER RANGES In the previous example we controlled the full range of two Instrument L knobs with Morph. EVEL But you can also set relative ranges for parameters. For example, you could assign one parameter to be controlled fully (min/max), and another parameter knob to be controlled from 12 o’clock position to 3 o’clock position.

  • Page 65: The Extern Section

    BOUT THE XTERN SECTION When developing Nord Stage, Clavia aimed to make external control an integrat- ed feature of the instrument, where all the essential external MIDI control func- tions would be as accessible and easy to use as the functions and parameters for the built-in instruments.

  • Page 66: The Parameter Section

    10. The Extern section: The Parameter section Nord Stage v3.1x In addition to the usual Keyboard Zones, there is an extra option that doesn’t assign the Extern section to the internal keyboard at all. However, all other External features are still active, such as the Pitch Stick and the P knob.
  • Page 67 Nord Stage v3.1x 10. The Extern section: The Parameter section MIDI CC This allows you send MIDI Control Change messages to control a parameter of your choice on the external instrument. You first have to decide which Controller number the P rotary en- ARAMETER coder should send value changes for.

  • Page 68: System Functions

    11. System functions: System menu Nord Stage v3.1x 11. S YSTEM FUNCTIONS System functions are divided into four menus; System, Sound, MIDI and Extern. Press S and the HIFT corresponding button in the Program section to access the menu. To leave a menu at any time, press the E ) button briefly.
  • Page 69 Nord Stage v3.1x 11. System functions: System menu Synth Audio A/B This allows you to set which channel output pairs (or “1 & 2” (Default), ”3 & 4”, Output mono output) to use for the Synth A and B sec- ”3”...

  • Page 70: Sound Menu

    11. System functions: Sound Menu Nord Stage v3.1x Swell Pedal This setting configures the Swell Pedal. See “Ctrl Roland (Default), Yamaha, Type Pedal Type” above for details. Ernie B, Fatar Swell Pedal This setting configures the Swell Pedal destination. Organ (Default), All Dest Set this to Organ if only the Organ section should be controlled or to All if the volume of all sections should...
  • Page 71 Nord Stage v3.1x 11. System functions: MIDI menu The following items can be found on the MIDI menu: Function Description Range/Values MIDI Control Here you set whether the Nord Stage keyboard and On (Default), Off Local front panel controls should control internal Programs or only send MIDI.

  • Page 72: Extern Menu

    11. System functions: Extern menu Nord Stage v3.1x XTERN MENU Press S to access the Extern menu, where you can find settings and functions relating HIFT XTERN to the Extern section - see “The Extern section” on page You use the P -/+ buttons to navigate between the various menu items on the menu.

  • Page 73: Factory Presets And Os

    Programs please refer to “Sending Program dumps” on page ESTORING THE FACTORY PRESETS The factory Programs will be available as a MIDI SysEx file for download at the Clavia web site at http://www.clavia.se. Please refer to “Receive MIDI SysEx Dumps” on page 89 for information on how to restore the factory presets.

  • Page 74: Nord Stage Manager

    The Nord Stage Manager version 3.x and later requires that the Nord Stage has OS version 3.1x or later. If you run the Nord Stage Manager on a Windows computer, you also need a Clavia USB Driver of version 2.x or later installed.
  • Page 75 Nord Stage v3.1x 13. Nord Stage Manager: Overview Important: The actions that take place in the Nord Stage Manager will affect the memories in the Nord Stage. The Manager is on-line with a connected Stage at all times; any changes that you per- form in the Manager will immediately be executed in the Nord Stage.
  • Page 76 13. Nord Stage Manager: Overview Nord Stage v3.1x IGHT CLICKING If you right-click on a sound, a context menu will provide the following options: PLOAD This will upload the selected sound from the Nord Stage to the computer hard drive in a folder of your choice.

  • Page 77: The Quick Tour

    CD/DVD that was included with the Nord Stage, or available as a download from the www.clavia.se web site, in the Nord Stage download area. ELETING A PIANO FROM THE TAGE 1.
  • Page 78 13. Nord Stage Manager: The Quick Tour Nord Stage v3.1x OWNLOAD A NEW PIANO 1. Using drag and drop: Open the folder on the computer hard drive where the new piano is located. 2. Make sure that the Stage Manager window and the folder are visible on the screen. 3.
  • Page 79 Nord Stage v3.1x 13. Nord Stage Manager: The Quick Tour PLOAD ONE OR SEVERAL SOUNDS FROM THE TAGE TO THE HARD DRIVE 1. Select the desired partition that holds the sounds that you wish to store on the computer hard drive.
  • Page 80 13. Nord Stage Manager: The Quick Tour Nord Stage v3.1x You can also select All at the bottom of the bank list drop down. This will upload the entire content of the partition to the computer hard drive. If the Create Subfolders option is checked, a folder structure - partition/bank/sounds - will automat- ically be created in the destination folder.

  • Page 81: Nord Stage Manager Reference

    Nord Stage v3.1x 13. Nord Stage Manager: Nord Stage Manager reference TAGE ANAGER REFERENCE OOLBAR OUND Use this function to upload one or several sounds from the Nord Stage to the computer hard drive. OUND Use this function to download one or several sounds from the computer hard drive to the next avail- able location in the selected partition.
  • Page 82 13. Nord Stage Manager: Nord Stage Manager reference Nord Stage v3.1x This function will download an entire bank of piano samples, programs or synth patches from the computer hard drive to the Nord Stage. The default destination will be the currently active bank, but you may choose another partition and bank if you wish.
  • Page 83 Nord Stage v3.1x 13. Nord Stage Manager: Nord Stage Manager reference ENUS In the Nord Stage Manager, the usual Windows and Mac OSX keyboard commands can be used. The menus can be accessed by pressing the Alt key and the underlined letter in the menu bar. Most of the commands can also be accessed by pressing the Ctrl (on the Mac - Command) key to- gether with the letter shown next to the command name in the menus.
  • Page 84 13. Nord Stage Manager: Nord Stage Manager reference Nord Stage v3.1x ACKUP This will make a backup of all the Piano samples, Programs and the Synth patches in the Nord Stage. The file that is created on the hard drive will have the extension .nsb. Backing up the entire memory content in this manner will take some time, depending on the sizes of the samples.
  • Page 85 Nord Stage v3.1x 13. Nord Stage Manager: Nord Stage Manager reference ELETE Allows you to delete a selected item(s) from the Nord Stage memory. You will be asked to confirm your intentions. ELECT Select all items in a bank. NVERT ELECTION This will deselect the original selection and then select all the other items in the list.

  • Page 86: Tabs

    13. Nord Stage Manager: Tabs Nord Stage v3.1x IANO ROGRAM YNTH Use the tabs to select the desired partition. Type Ctrl+Tab on the computer keyboard to cycle between the three tabs. The drop down menu is used to select the desired bank within a partition. The content of the partition will be presented in the list.
  • Page 87 Nord Stage Manager. The OS version of the Stage will also be presented here. PDATES AND PIANO SAMPLES Please visit our website at http://www.clavia.se to download any updates of the Nord Stage Manager and sounds that have been released for the Nord Stage. These items will be available as free down- loads in the Nord Stage download area.

  • Page 88: Midi Functions

    14. MIDI functions: About the MIDI implementation Nord Stage v3.1x 14. MIDI FUNCTIONS MIDI BOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION The following MIDI messages can be transmitted and received from Nord Stage: • Note On and Note Off messages are transmitted and received. ITCH •...

  • Page 89: Using Nord Stage With A Sequencer

    Nord Stage v3.1x 14. MIDI functions: Using Nord Stage with a sequencer ROGRAM HANGE On the MIDI Menu (see page 68), you can select if the Nord Stage should send and/or receive Pro- gram Change messages. When you select a Program, a Program Change message is transmitted via MIDI on the active Panel MIDI Channel.

  • Page 90: Program, Controller And Synth Sound Dumps

    14. MIDI functions: Program, Controller and Synth Sound dumps Nord Stage v3.1x If you want to record a Program Change message, activate recording in the sequencer and simply load the program once on the Nord Stage. ONTROLLERS When you record knob movements and button presses, make sure that the sequencer “echoes” the changes back on the correct MIDI Channel, or your changes won’t have any effect.

  • Page 91: Panic

    Nord Stage v3.1x 14. MIDI functions: Panic MIDI C ENDING ONTROLLER DUMPS 1. Set up as in steps 1 and 2 in the preceding description. 2. P + MIDI and select the ‘Send MIDI Ctrl” menu item using the P -/+ buttons.

  • Page 92: Midi Implementation

    15. MIDI implementation: MIDI Controller list Nord Stage v3.1x 15. MIDI IMPLEMENTATION MIDI C ONTROLLER LIST The following is a list of the MIDI Controller numbers used for all K and B on the front NOBS UTTONS panel: Nord Stage Parameter MIDI Controller # Organ Preset II Organ Swell...
  • Page 93 Nord Stage v3.1x 15. MIDI implementation: MIDI Controller list Nord Stage Parameter MIDI Controller # Synth Oscillator Mode Synth Oscillator Wave Synth Oscillator Timbre Synth Oscillator Timbre Amount Synth Oscillator TimbreVelocity Synth Filter Frequency Synth Filter Resonance Synth Filter Amount Synth Filter Velocity Synth Filter KBT (Keyboard tracking) Synth Filter Type...
  • Page 94 15. MIDI implementation: MIDI Controller list Nord Stage v3.1x Nord Stage Parameter MIDI Controller # AmpSim Enable Rotor Destination Rotor Drive Rotor Speed Rotor Stop Rotor Enable Compressor Amount Compressor Enable Reverb Amount Reverb Size Reverb Enable Organ Enable Sustain Pedal Organ Octave Shift Organ Level Organ Enable...

  • Page 95: Midi Implementation Chart

    Nord Stage v3.1x 15. MIDI implementation: MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI I MPLEMENTATION HART Model: Clavia Nord Stage Eighty Eight/Seventy Six/Compact OS v3.x Date: 2008-06-10 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks MIDI Channels 1 – 16 1 – 16 Individual channels for Panel A and B.

  • Page 96: Midi Implementation Chart

    15. MIDI implementation: MIDI Implementation Chart Nord Stage v3.1x Page 94...

  • Page 97: Index

    Nord Stage v3.1x Index Index Decay/Release Amp Envelope Mod Envelope Display Drawbars (B-3) Numerics Drawbars (V-type organ) 2nd, 3rd (Organ Percussion) Dual KB Dual Panel setups Dump (Program source) Dump Program Source Aftertouch Amp Envelope Attack Amp Envelope (Synth) Editing Programs Ampsim/EQ Effects section Attack...
  • Page 98 Index Nord Stage v3.1x local on/off Program Change Glide (Synth) recording in sequencer Global Effects Program dump Compressor send all MIDI controllers Reverb Sysex dump of single Programs Sysex reception of Program and Program Banks MIDI Page Instruments Mod Envelope Activating Attack Internal memory...
  • Page 99 Nord Stage v3.1x Index Register selectors (V-type) Release Page +/- buttons Amp Envelope Panel A & B Mod Envelope About Release velocity Edit focus Resonance (Filter) Panel Effects Reverb Activating RM Effect Ampsim/EQ Roland control pedals 51, 52, 53, Effect 1 Roland Jazz Chorus Effect 2 Rotor Effect...
  • Page 100 Index Nord Stage v3.1x Synth Vibrato Amount Rate System menu Tap Tempo (Delay Effect) Timbre control (Synth) Transpose Tremolo (modulation) Unison (Synth) USB (for downloading Piano instruments) V1-V3 (Organ Vibrato) Value Dial Velocity Sensitivity (Piano) Dynamics (Piano) Vibrato (F-Type organ) Vibrato (organ) Vibrato (Synth) V-Type Organ (Vox Continental)

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