User Manual

5. Panel reference: The Effects section NORD ELECTRO 2 V2.2x
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TREMOLO
Tremolo modulation is basically an automatic volume control that continuously varies the output signal
volume. Tremolo is a commonly used modulation, especially on the Wurlitzer electric pianos.
Use the R
ATE and AMOUNT knobs to control the Tremolo rate and depth. Note that the output volume
is at maximum level at zero A
MOUNT setting.
W
AH-WAH 1&2
The Wah-Wah modulation is often used for electric guitars to get that characteristic “talking guitar”
sound. Wah-Wah can also be extremely useful on electric piano sounds. Try out the Clavinet sound with
Wah-Wah modulation and you’ll understand. Basically, the Wah-Wah modulation is a lowpass type of
filter that can be swept across the frequency range. During the sweep, the filter’s characteristics also chang-
es.
For the Wah-Wah1 modulation you control the “pedal position” with the R
ATE knob and the total fre-
quency sweep range with the A
MOUNT knob. For the Wah-Wah2 modulation you control the LFO rate
with the R
ATE knob and the total frequency sweep range with the AMOUNT knob.
Note: If you use an expression pedal connected to the C
ONTROL PEDAL INPUT you can control the
filter sweep and thus the Wah-Wah1 effect from the pedal. Also note that if you’re already using
an expression pedal for Organ Swell control (see “Swell control (from expression pedal)” on
page 23), the Wah-Wah function takes precedence and automatically disables the Swell control.
A
UTO-WAH
Auto-Wah is a variation of the Wah-Wah modulation described above. The difference is that here you con-
trol the filter sweep range, and thus the Wah-Wah effect, from the signal’s amplitude envelope. For the
Auto-Wah modulation you control the attack time with the R
ATE knob and the sensitivity with the
A
MOUNT knob.
The filled curve indicates maximum AMOUNT value and the dashed curves
indicate lower AMOUNT values. At zero AMOUNT value the output level
is constantly at maximum level (the straight dashed line).