Nord Lead A1 Midi Operation; Sequencing: Slot Midi Channels; Global Midi Channel - Clavia Nord Lead A1 User Manual

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Nord Lead A1 MIDI operation

The Nord Lead A1 is designed to be very flexible in a MIDI setup.
You can use it as a keyboard to control its internal sounds and other
hardware or software sound sources. It can also be used as a set of
individual sound engines to be played/controlled by external MIDI units
such as a sequencer.
There are two fundamental methods of operation when using the Nord
Lead A1 in a MIDI setup. You can use the Global MIDI Channel or
individual Slot MIDI Channels. These methods differs a little bit in their
flexibility and in what you can achieve.
Lead A1
Global MIDI
Slot MIDI
Keys you play on a Nord Lead A1 keyboard, and any tweaks that you
do on the Lead A1 panel will generate MIDI messages on the Global
Channel.
A Slot MIDI Channel is only receiving MIDI messages.
M Whenever the text in this manual refers to a "keyboard", the mean-
ing in the description is also relevant for a external MIDI controller.
MIDI Settings
MIDI Channel selections, settings on how the Lead A1 should handle
Program Change, Pitch Bend, Control Change messages and other
MIDI related settings are made in the MIDI Menu.

Global MIDI Channel

By using the Global MIDI Channel, all MIDI notes and Control Change
messages can be transmitted and/or received on a single MIDI chan-
nel.
MIDI that enters the Nord Lead A1 on the Global MIDI channel will play
all the Slots that are active. If a Performance includes layers and/or
splits, or actions with the Morph controls, those aspects will be repro-
duced in the same way as if you played on the keyboard itself.
Slot MIDI Channels
By using the individual Slot MIDI Channels in the Nord Lead A1, you
have individual control of the Slots, for notes as well as for parameters.
This can for example be used as a multitimbral setup, controlling 4
individual sound sources from a sequencer.
E A Slot does not have to be active in a Performance, it will always
respond to incoming MIDI on its MIDI Channel. This makes it pos-
sible to control selected Slots from the keyboard, and other Slots
from other external sources.
MIDI
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
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Sequencing: Global MIDI Channel
Connect the Nord Lead USB connection (or the 5-pin MIDI In and Out)
to a computer/MIDI interface/sequencer. Set the sequencer track to all
Channels or MIDI Channel 1, which is the default Global MIDI channel
in the Nord Lead A1.
Play on the keyboard and record the performance. Any controllers
that you use – Morphs, pedals etc. – will also be transmitted as MIDI
messages.
Recording parameter changes
There are more parameters available in the Nord Lead A1 Slots than
there are available MIDI Control Change numbers. This means that
the Slot buttons on the panel will be used to set the transmitting and
receiving Slot focus of panel generated CC messages. This allows you
to record and receive parameter changes on the Global MIDI Channel.
If you want to make parameter changes on more than one Nord Lead
A1 Slot at the same time, the Slot MIDI Channel approach will be more
suitable.

Sequencing: Slot MIDI Channels

Program or record the notes to tracks in the sequencer, tracks that are
set to the Slot MIDI Channels. Keyboard and panel actions from the
Nord Lead A1 will be transmitted on the Global MIDI Channel. Local
Slot A & B
may be turned Off, to avoid double triggered sounds.
Overdub tracks to record any parameter changes by making these on
the Nord Lead A1 panel, or from other MIDI devices set to control the
Nord Lead A1.
Continue with the next track, set to another Slot's MIDI Channel.
Slot C & D
Slot C & D