User Manual Nord Piano 2 HA88 Nord Piano 2 HP OS Version 1.1x Part No.
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| Nord Piano 2 User Manual 1 Introduction 6 Nord Piano 2 Reference Thank you! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 OS and internal memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Nord Sound Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Factory programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Restoring the factory content . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
| Nord Piano 2 User Manual OS v1.1X 1 Introduction Thank you! Factory programs We’d first like to thank you for purchasing the Nord Piano 2. Our goal when we developed the instrument was to create the best professional, very portable stage piano with an integrated sample synth on the market. We hope that you will have as much fun owning, playing and using the instrument, as we had developing it.
Chapter 2 About the Nord Piano 2 2 About the Nord Piano 2 The Instrument String Resonance To make a great tool we believe that you have to put all the focus on a few important things and that is exactly what we have tried to achieve with the Nord Piano 2.
| Nord Piano 2 User Manual OS v1.1X Pedal Noise with Triple Pedal The Nord Triple Pedal (available separately as an accessory to the Nord Piano 2 HP) offers an unprecedented functionality, with the addition of a 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.
Chapter 3 Panel Overview 3 Panel Overview Program Piano Sample Synth Effects The front panel of the Nord Piano 2 has four main areas, Program, Piano, Sample Synth, and Effects. We’ll familiarize ourselves briefly with the panel here and describe 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 headphone output. This control is not programmable.
| Nord Piano 2 User Manual OS v1.1X 4 Connections VOLUME PEDAL SUSTAIN PEDAL Audio Connections MIDI Connections Headphones MIDI In This is where you connect a ¼" stereo connector from a pair of headphones. MIDI connection used to receive MIDI data to the Nord Piano 2 from other equipment such as keyboards or computers. Left Out and Right Out MIDI Out The left and right line level outputs from the Nord Piano 2 are unbalanced.
Chapter 4 Connections Nord Triple Pedal Pedal Connections The Triple pedal has the functionality of three pedals in one unit and can be used to take advantage of the pedal noise features and half damping. Sustain Pedal Input The Nord Piano 2 has one input for a sustain pedal. This input can be used with a standard momentary pedal like a Nord Triple or single pedal, or a Roland DP-6, Yamaha FC-4 etc.
| Nord Piano 2 User Manual OS v1.1X 5 Getting Started Let’s take a few minutes to get familiar with the Nord Piano 2. 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 in this short chapter, we will go through most of the functions. About the programs Edit a program Complete settings of every function on the panel are stored in the Program memory of the Nord Piano 2.
Chapter 5 Getting Started The two banks (A & B) are duplicated when the Nord Piano 2 leaves the factory. This allows you to start storing sounds at once in one of these banks without having to worry that you overwrite something. Memory Protection If you are happy with an edit that you have made, you should probably Store the program. Before you can do this, we need to turn off the Memory Protect function. 1 2 3 Press Shift + Program 1/System to enter the System Menu.
| Nord Piano 2 User Manual OS v1.1X Split the keyboard 1 Locate a bass sample with the sample buttons, they are among the last samples in the sample memory. 2 Press the Kbd Split button to activate a keyboard split. If you double-tap on the Source button, the instrument that is routed to the effect will change. 4 Turn the Effect Rate knob. This changes the rate of the active effect. 5 Hold Shift and press repeatedly on the effect selector.
Chapter 5 Getting Started Acoustics Kbd Touch settings 1 Turn off the Sample Synth and select a Grand piano by pressing the Piano Type selector. The Nord Piano 2 is equipped with three additional Kbd Touch settings. 2 Press the Acoustics button to turn on the String Resonance functionality if it is not active already. 3 Play and hold a chord with your left hand, and while the sound decays, play some staccato notes with your right hand.
| Nord Piano 2 User Manual OS v1.1X 6 Nord Piano 2 Reference Master level This control sets the overall output level of the Nord Piano 2, at the L/R and the headphone outputs. MM This is not a programmable control. If you have entered any of the menus, the setting for each menu item is shown in the LCD. The LCD will also display values and settings when you change any of the functions on the panel. Press and hold Shift while turning a knob to display the value without changing it.
Chapter 6 Nord Piano 2 Reference Programs 1 - 5 EE The piano and sampled sounds have a finite range. It is therefore possible to set the Transpose and/or the Global Transpose to values that will make keys at the top of the Nord Piano 2 keyboard silent. Transpose Clear Use the Program buttons to select the individual programs in a bank or in the Live Mode. Hold Shift and press program buttons 1 to 4, to enter the menus. Read more about the menu settings on page 19.
| Nord Piano 2 User Manual OS v1.1X Sustped Off Pedal Noise Use this function to disable the sustain pedal functionality off for the Synth or Piano section. The third Acoustics feature is the Pedal Noise. By activating this, you will recreate the mechanical noise that happens when you operate the sustain pedal on an acoustic or electric piano. This feature can only be heard if the Nord Triple Pedal is attached (not included, sold separately).
Chapter 6 Nord Piano 2 Reference Clavinet Pick-up Type Description Clav Model A: Only the “neck” pick-up; a warmer, less bright sound. Clav Model B: Only the “bridge” pick-up; a bright sound. Clav Model C: Both pick-ups on and in phase; a very full sound. Clav Model D: Both pick-ups 180 degrees out of phase; the fundamental is almost cancelled out and the sound becomes thin. When the Release knob is turned fully counter-clockwise, the sound will play back without any additional release.
| Nord Piano 2 User Manual OS v1.1X Effect 1 Tempo Tap/Set Effect 1 offers three different types of effects: Tremolo, Auto-Panning, and 2 types of Wah-Wah. Tap the Tempo button to set a delay time. Pressing and holding the Tap/Set button allows you to set a delay time using the Up/Down buttons to the left of the Display. The tremolo and the auto-panning have 3 selectable depths. Pan1 is less dramatic than Pan2, and Pan 3 (both Pan LEDs lit) is the most dramatic.
Chapter 7 The Menus 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 buttons 1 to 4). Select a function with the Up/Down buttons and change the setting by pressing and holding Shift and the Up or Down button.
| Nord Piano 2 User Manual OS v1.1X Dump Program One, All Volume Pedal Gain This allows you to perform a MIDI Sys Ex dump of the currently selected Program or of all the programs in the Nord Piano 2. Press the Store button to perform the transmission. This setting allows you to add some gain to the output of the pedal. This can be used if an attached pedal does not reach the maximum level or setting. In the MIDI chapter on page 23 is a description on how the Nord Piano 2 receives a Sys Ex dump.
Chapter 8 Nord Sound Manager 8 Nord Sound Manager The Nord Sound Manager is the application that allows you to organize the various memory areas, the partitions in the Nord Piano 2. It is also used to download pianos, samples or programs to the Nord Piano 2 or to upload any of these items - called sounds - from the instrument’s memory to the computer hard drive.
| Nord Piano 2 User Manual OS v1.1X 9 MIDI About the MIDI implementation Nord Piano 2 with a sequencer The following MIDI messages can be transmitted and received from the Nord Piano 2: Connections 1 Connect the MIDI Out on the Nord Piano 2 to the MIDI In on your sequencer, or use the USB MIDI capabilities. 2 Connect the MIDI Out from your sequencer to the MIDI In on the Nord Piano 2 (or use the USB capabilities). Note On/Off • Note On and Note Off messages are transmitted and received.
Chapter 9 MIDI MIDI Controller Program & Controller dumps Nord Piano 2 Parameter Kbd Split 14 To dump a Program Sys Ex, or MIDI Controller data via MIDI, either to another Nord Piano 2 or for recording the data into another MIDI device, proceed as follows: Transpose 15 Kbd Touch 33 Sustped Off 34 Sending program dumps Piano Level 106 Piano Type 12 1 Piano Model 44 Piano On/Off 46 Clav Model 45 Acoustic Model String Resonance/Release 79 2 Connect the MIDI Out on the Nord Piano 2 to
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Chapter 10 Index 10 Index Index P Pedal Menu 20 Pedal Noise 16 Phaser 18 Piano 16 Piano Type 16 Press 17 Program 14 Program Change 19 Program memory 10 A Acoustics 16 Auto-Panning 18 A-Wa 18 C Chorus 18 Clavinet 17 Compressor 18 Control Change 19 R Reverb 18 S D Sample Octave Shift 17 Sample Synth 17 Attack 17 Level 17 Release 17 Send CC 19 Shift 15 Shift button 7 Sostenuto 9 Sound Menu 20 Store 11, 14 Store As 14 String Resonance 16 String Resonance Level 20 Sustped Off 16 System Menu 19 Delay 18
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