Nord Triple Pedal; Pedal Noise; The Synth Section - Clavia NordStage2 EX 88 User Manual

Nord Triple Pedal

The Nord Stage 2 EX is compatible with the accessory Nord Triple
Pedal (not included, sold separately) which offers an unprecedented
functionality. The Piano Pedal adds dynamic control of the mechanical
noise during operation, and the ability for you as a player to use half
pedaling and "release and catch again" techniques.
E If you have purchased a Nord Triple Pedal, you need to select this
pedal type in the System Menu.
1
Hold Shift and press the System/Program 1 button beneath the
LCD to enter the System Menu settings.
2
Press the Program Page 4 button above the Value Dial until you
reach the Sustain Pedal Type setting.
3
Turn the Value Dial to select "Triple". Press Shift to exit the menu
and attach the Tripe Pedal to the Nord Stage 2 EX.
The right pedal is the sustain pedal. If you operate this, all the notes that
you play will sustain until the pedal is released again.
The left pedal is the soft pedal, also known as the Una Corda. When
you press this pedal, all the notes you play will be slightly lower in vol-
ume and also have a slightly more subdued tone quality.
The middle pedal is the Latch/Sostenuto. In order for this functionality
to be used, it has to be activated in the instruments. Read more about
this in the section "Latch Ped & KB Gate" on page 21.

Pedal Noise

When the sustain pedal is operated on an acoustic grand or upright
piano, many different sounds are produced by the mechanical com-
ponents of that instrument's pedal mechanism. Your Nord Stage 2 EX
reproduces many of these natural sounds. When the sustain pedal is
pressed down, lifting the dampers from the strings, a beautiful sizzle
can be heard.
When the pedal is released, the dampers are returned to the strings,
which creates a different, muted type of sound. The Nord's sustain
pedal is dynamic, allowing you to experiment with varying forces both
for pressing the pedal down and also releasing it. If you allow your
foot to "slip" off the edge of the pedal, it will spring back with full force,
creating an obvious sound.
The "floor sound" is heard when the pedal reaches the bottom of its
travel. You can experience this in isolation if you press down the pedal
completely, then lift it less than halfway back up and then press down
again.
If you lift the pedal and immediately press it down again, a very rich
sound will be heard. Another big sound is The Stomp, which requires
you to start with your foot above the actual pedal, in order to be able to
reach the high velocity that is required to get this sound.
Chapter 2 aboUt the Nord Stage 2 eX

The Synth Section

The Stage 2' EXs powerful synthesizer engine was built from the DNA
of the Nord Wave. Capable of classic analogue synthesis, three opera-
tor FM synthesis, Wavetable synthesis and, crucially, compatibility with
the Nord Sample Library.
The Nord Sample Library not only gives Stage 2 EX owners access
to the huge free library of world-class sounds, including the famous vin-
tage Mellotron and Chamberlin samples. Thanks to the included Nord
Sample Editor for Mac and PC, user-created samples can be loaded
into the instrument, opening up a whole new creative world of sound.
The Synth engine itself features classic analogue synthesis with dual
saw, hard sync and pulse wave modulation, three-operator FM synthe-
sis with 32 different modulation frequencies, Wavetable synthesis with
62 waveforms and Sample based synthesis. A new great sounding
multimode filter features 12 and 24 dB low pass, high pass, band pass
and notch filters. And with an Amp envelope, Modulation envelope, an
LFO, and Unison control, the Stage 2 EX's synth capabilities are hugely
powerful, delivering amazing on-stage sound.
The Synth section also features a new Arpeggiator which can be
synchronized to either external clock or the Stage 2 EX's Master Clock
for perfect timing with several elements of the Stage 2 EX, including its
effects and the synth LFO.
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