User Manual

NORD ELECTRO 2 V2.2x 3. Getting started: Using a control (expression) pedal
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USING A CONTROL (EXPRESSION) PEDAL
As indicated in the illustration on page 9, a regular resistive (range 10 kOhm to 50 kOhm) expression pedal
can be connected to the C
ONTROL PEDAL input, using a stereo (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) cable. The connected
pedal can be used to control either Organ Swell (the characteristic B3 volume control) or Wah-Wah mod-
ulation. Pedals like the Roland EV-5 and control/expression pedals from Proel works well with the Electro
2. Control pedals from Yamaha have different characteristics and are not suitable for use with the Electro
2. Nord Electro 2 will also send and receive Expression pedal messages via MIDI (CC# 11).
BASIC MIDI SETTINGS
If you are controlling the Nord Electro 2 from an external MIDI keyboard, the Nord Electro 2 must be set
to receive on the same MIDI channel that the external keyboard transmits on. Nord Electro 2 is monotim-
bral (or bitimbral when using the Organ section.See“Using an additional “Lower Manual” MIDI keyboard”
on page 22) which means it can only transmit and receive on one MIDI channel at a time.
1. Set the MIDI keyboard to transmit and receive on MIDI Channel 1. (This is the default setting when
Nord Electro 2 is shipped from factory).
2. Press the S
HIFT + PROGRAM 1 (MIDI CH) buttons.
The D
ISPLAY shows the currently selected MIDI
channel.
3. Scroll with the U
P/DOWN NAVIGATOR buttons to
select MIDI Channel 1 (if it isn’t already selected).
4. Press any button (except for the S
HIFT, STORE or
U
P/DOWN buttons) to exit.
For information on how to set up Nord Electro 2 for
use with an external sequencer, see “Using Nord Elec-
tro 2 with a sequencer” on page 42.