User manual
NORD LEAD 2X V1.0x 3. Basic operation: Using a sustain pedal
Page 19
1. Hold down the S
HIFT
button and press the button labelled Tune.
2. Use the U
P
/D
OWN
buttons to the left of the D
ISPLAY
, to change the value. ‘00’ is normal 440Hz
tuning. Lower pitches are indicated by a dot to the right of the number and values higher than nor-
mal pitch are indicated without a dot. The values are in cents (hundreds of a semitone).
3. Press the S
HIFT
button again.
U
UU
U
S
SS
SI
II
IN
NN
NG
GG
G
A
AA
A
S
SS
SU
UU
US
SS
ST
TT
TA
AA
AI
II
IN
NN
N
P
PP
PE
EE
ED
DD
DA
AA
AL
LL
L
A foot switch connected to the Sustain Pedal input works as a sustain pedal on a piano. Set it up the sus-
tain pedal polarity like this:
1. Hold down the S
HIFT
button, and press the “S
YSTEM
” button until the two first digits in the D
IS
-
PLAY
reads ‘SP’.
2. Use the U
P
/D
OWN
buttons to switch the rightmost digit between ‘0’ (Sustain Pedal – open when
depressed) and “1” (Sustain pedal – closed when depressed).
3. Press the S
HIFT
button again.
Nord Lead 2X will also recognize Sustain Pedal MIDI messages as MIDI Controller #64.
U
UU
U
S
SS
SI
II
IN
NN
NG
GG
G
A
AA
A
C
CC
CO
OO
ON
NN
NT
TT
TR
RR
RO
OO
OL
LL
L
(
( (
(
E
EE
EX
XX
XP
PP
PR
RR
RE
EE
ES
SS
SS
SS
SI
II
IO
OO
ON
NN
N
)
) )
)
P
PP
PE
EE
ED
DD
DA
AA
AL
LL
L
As indicated in the illustration on page 9, a regular expression pedal can be connected to the Control Ped-
al input, using a stereo cable. The connected pedal will either duplicate the M
ODULATION
W
HEEL
func-
tionality or independently control one of a number of parameters. You can select different Control Pedal
functions for each of the four Slots. Set it up as follows:
1. Hold down the S
HIFT
button, and press the “S
PECIAL
” button repeatedly until the leftmost charac-
ter in the D
ISPLAY
shows ‘E’ (for “Expression Pedal”).
2. Select a Slot for which you want to set the pedal function by pressing one of the buttons A to D.
...and press the button labelled Tune (the LED above the button lights up).
Hold down the Shift button...