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User Manual Nord Stage 2 EX 88 Nord Stage 2 EX HP76 Nord

1. Program Bank buttons Organ Piano Synth Init llli Organ Plot robe EDIDIT PW Program Page buttons Pending Load vede Aa A Son Moder 5 da ge Md Difesa Go nd oben hae CursormeDel NS mi Pot ES e onc Ead hh S NANG Mst Cle dec o eoe Me em External SYNC tard np Ee ORI IIT ACH Eat s Morph Assign 000 0003 0 Morph Destinations eee Clearing a Morph a KB Zones Clase setos ro NA AG eens 5 Common features Instrument amp Extern Controls On OM BUMONS adria apa A A aia KB Zone Select buttons o o o oooooooooooomo Creating SIE ar rh P D RUN KA ha Setting split points to change Zone ranges Layering instruments llli OCTAVE Shift ao utu i ENABLES Rb Note Range secondo doc em deg kem OR ERE ERE e Latch Ped amp KB Gate ide haaa GARE ESSERE Qutput ROUUNG case HK KG nman DP DAS NUNG BANAT Using an external keyboard Dual KB Using multiple keyboards AA Al aaa aa Master level 6 Organ Drawbars and buttons Selecting The Organ Model oooococococoooooo o The B3 Model B3 Drawbars 4 ose oo ni dana abot Vibrato amp ChoruS o oo oo Percussion 20 000 cece eee Iey cliCK Control te car
2. 49 Recording a Stage 2 EX performance to a MIDI Sequeticel ooo coe Sr xp ve trei ve 49 Program Change asrine ERE HAGDAN A Erud 49 Using the Stage 2 EX as a sound source with a SCQUGNCEN YN 50 MIBMIAPUEONN sonet NAAN BA ADA a 50 Messages a ds 50 Pares Bagana ana Bs bea aaa ed ued a A PNG ateo 51 A coke AR 51 MIDI Controller list 52 MIDI Implementation Chart 53 Appendix Connections Audio connections 54 H adpliones sta ti x ER IT 54 Audio Outputs 154 iir edd eee bo idad REI RR PS 54 Monton ID rice derer E YE nak 54 USB Connection 0 0 05 54 MIDI Connections 54 MID PIR Emo ette ar tb uet tee ei e 54 MISI XOU 3252 AA sod ed dou au ed ee Ae 54 Nord Music Stand 55 Connecting Pedals 55 The Organ Swellinput llle 55 Using a Rotor Speed pedal o oooooooooooo 55 Using a Latch pedal a 55 SUSTAIN pedal uostri AN NAB NAN PA ad 55 Nord triple Pedal 251231 BO KAGALAKAN DUAL AND baha Med 55 Il Appendix Factory Presets Factory Presets and OS 56 Internal memory 1 eee 56 Factory presets sos oe ee det eed eae de ee pP 56 Restoring the factory content s s s sasaaa 56 OS upgrades sadi deua alcala ac 56 Il Index o er 57 Introduction Thank you We d first lik
3. Range One All Dump Synth This allows you to do a MIDI System Exclusive dump of the current Synth settings in the focused Slot or of all the 300 synth sounds in the Synth memory Press the Store button to start the transmission Range Slot A B All Extern Menu Hold Shift and press Program 4 Extern to access the Extern menu where you can find settings and functions relating to the Extern section Use the Page 4 and buttons to navigate between the various menu items on the menu and use the Value Dial to change settings When you are done press Exit Shift to exit the menu Most items on the Extern menu have separate entries for Slot A and B Most settings from the Extern menu are saved with a Program The only exceptions are the Extern MIDI A B Channel if Extern MIDI Mode is set to Global and the Send on Load function which always is global Extern MIDI Mode The Extern MIDI Channel can be set in two different manners either globally or independently for each program When Global is selected the Extern MIDI A 8 B channels will be the same for all programs If program is selected the Extern MIDI A amp B channel setting will be saved with each Stage 2 EX program Range Global Program default Extern MIDI A B Channel This sets the Extern section s transmitting MIDI channels Range MIDI 1 16 MIDI 14 default for Slot A MIDI 15 is default for Slot B USB1 USB16 Extern MIDI
4. 3 Ce MIDI EXTERN PANIC SLOT B SHIFT C gt DUAL KB tweaked To switch edit focus to the other Slot press the correspond ing Slot button To get out of a dual slot situation hold the button of the slot that you wish to remain in focus and press the other one Copy settings from a slot Press and hold one of the Slot buttons and turn the Value Dial This action allows you to copy the settings from another Slot to the current Slot The display will indicate which Slot of the Stage 2 EX s entire program memory will be copied to the current Slot Mono Output Hold Shift and press the Slot A Mono Output button to set the outputs of the Stage 2 EX sound sources and effects to mono This is a global setting it will affect all the programs until it is deactivated or the Stage 2 EX is turned off Not all sound sources will be stereo just because the Mono Output is not active The organ is always mono source as are some of the pianos and the synthesizer s analog FM and digital waveforms Samples may be in stereo Routing a stereo sound source to a mono effect will produce a mono output Read more in the Effects chapter on mono and stereo effects Dual KB The Dual KB feature allow you to control Slot B with an external MIDI keyboard connected to the MIDI Input on the Stage 2 EX The Stage 2 EX keyboard will control Slot A and the external keyboard will control Slot B It is not pos
5. This setting toggles if a control pedal connected to the CTRL Pedal input should transmit Expression MIDI data CC 11 or not Range Yes Default No Extern MIDI A B Send Swell This setting toggles if a control pedal connected to the Swell Pedal input should transmit Foot Controller MIDI data CC 4 or not Range Yes Default No Extern MIDI A B Vel Curve Use this setting to adjust the velocity response curves that applies to the Extern section Range Soft Norm Hard Extern MIDI Send on Load This setting toggles if any settings for the Program Change Volume or MIDI CC messages in the Extern section should be automatically transmitted when a Program is selected or not Range Off Default On Extern MIDI Soft Thru Incoming MIDI that matches the Global or Slot A B channels can be re routed on the Extern channel to the MIDI OUT jack or the USB inter face if the Extern section is active on the current Program This setting determines if this re routing should apply or not Range Off Default On 46 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X 2 Nord Sound Manager o Nord Sound Manager File Edit View Help e 2 Info Organize Dual View Auto Select Piano Samp Lib Program Synth Bank All 399 sounds v Bank Loc a Name Bank A 01 1 Grand Imperial Bank A 01 2 Jimmie Smith B3 Bank A 01 3 Quartet Orch MW Bank A 01 4 SparkleTop Bank A 01 5 Lisa Sound Bank A 02 1 Black Upright Bank 0
6. User Manual Nord Stage 2 EX 88 Nord Stage 2 EX HP76 Nord Stage 2 EX Compact OS Version 2 x Part No 50444 Copyright Clavia DMI AB Print Edition B CAUTION ATTENTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE SHOCK ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ATTENTION POUR EVITER LES RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE AUCUN ENTRETIEN DE PIECES INTERIEURES PAR L USAGER CONFIER L ENTRETIEN AU PERSONNEL QUALIFE AVIS POUR EVITER LES RISQUES D INCIDENTE OU D ELECTROCUTION N EXPOSEZ PAS CET ARTICLE A LA PLUIE OU L HUMIDITET The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated voltage within the products en closure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons Le symbole clair avec le point de fl che l int rieur d un triangle quilat ral est utilis pour alerter l utilisateur de la presence l int rieur du coffret de voltage dangereux non isol d ampleur suffisante pour constituer un risque d l ctrocution The exclamation mark within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product Le point d
7. Organ Split 18 Oscillator Synthesizer 29 Oscillator Sync 30 Panic 16 Pedal Noise 28 Percussion 24 Phaser 38 Piano 27 Piano Init 18 Piano Model 27 Piano Select 27 Ping Pong 38 Program 25 Program Buttons 16 Program Change 49 PStick 21 Pulse 30 Release 34 Piano 28 Resonance 33 Reverb 39 RM 37 Rotary 39 58 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X Samples 32 Sawtooth 30 Shape 29 Shape Mod 30 Shift 16 Skip Sample Attack 32 Slot A B MIDI 47 Slot Buttons 15 Slot Detune 28 Slot effects 36 Sort Mode 18 Sostenuto 7 55 Sound Init 35 Sound Menu 43 Split Keyboard 19 Stop Mode 39 Store 16 Store As 16 String Resonance 28 String Resonance Level 43 Sustenuto 28 SustPed 21 Synth Init 18 System Menu 42 Transpose 15 Trem 37 Triangle 30 Triple Pedal 28 U Unison 35 Value Dial 17 Velocity 34 Vibe 38 Vibrato 35 Voices 34 Vox Model 25 W Waveform selector 30 Wavetable 32 Wa Wa 37 FCC Information U S A 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT This product when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual meets FCC requirements Modifications not expressly approved by Clavia may void your authority granted by the FCC to use the product 2 IMPORTANT When connecting this product to accessories and or another product use only high quality shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow
8. The illustration below shows the pitch interval of the drawbars when the key of C3 is played The intervals vary for the upper and lower manual on the original instrument but are identical on the Nord Stage 2 EX Vox Continental Upper 16 4 I I u IN il EH E E NU _ N HI H N E i 2 il H NE EH NM ON H NH im HN E E E NN E E il HN Ms Ms Ms Ms Ms M5 i Mo Mo Mo Mo MG MG Me gt aM LL Lb gt 7 7 8 8 8 Ms E Ms aM aM Ti iii amp Ka E oN AU AWN gt NG PAI UJ ll rom sed _ lt lt o o 4 2 nu Ny AN aM E 1 1 aM aM aM OR mm MM H H NM LB H NN E H NH E i MW MM NH EE E E E LB H Ms Ms Ms Ms Ms Mb il Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo MG Me 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 i H Me Me Vox Continental Lower The two drawbars on the right control the sum of all partials in the form of a filtered signal sounding soft and dark and an unfiltered signal sounding bright and intense A if these two drawbars are both fully pushed in the Vox organ will not produce any sound Vibrato CHAPTER 6 ORGAN 25 There are several types of vibrato and choruses available for the Vox model which is activated using the On button in the Vibrato section The V3 setting is the one that is modeled after the original instr
9. amp LP 12 Amplitude A Velocity range lt 3 Frequency gt Filter Frequency EnvAmt Frequencies above the Filter Frequency setting will be attenuated frequencies below will not be affected The LP12 12 dB octave slope leaves more harmonics than the 24dB variation This type of filter has been used in e g early Oberheim syn thesizers A 12 dB filter is also Known as a 2 pole filter The LP24 is the classic synth filter used in the Minimoog and Prophet 5 among others It cuts out frequencies rather drastically with a slope of 24 dB per octave A 24 dB filter is also known as a 4 pole filter e Both the LP Filters can use the resonance function to emphasize frequencies around the filter frequency cutoff frequency making the sound thinner High Pass HP Amplitude A Filter Frequency 3 Frequency If HP is used frequencies below the Filter Frequency setting will be at tenuated frequencies above the cutoff will not be affected Band Pass BP Amplitude A Filter Frequency 3 Frequency A bandpass filter allows frequencies close the Filter Frequency setting to pass while frequencies above and below the cutoff will be attenu ated e The Filter Resonance sets the width of the frequency range that will pass through the band pass filter Notch Amplitude A Filter Frequency Frequency A Notch filter is the opposite of the Band Pass
10. ing Shift and pressing the button The Shift activated functions are always printed below the corresponding button For example holding Shift and pressing the Program 3 button will allow you to access the MIDI Menu parameters In a few cases the shift functionality can be achieved without holding the Shift button but instead by double clicking a button This works primarily with Keyboard Zone selections and Effect source selections X Hold Shift and turn a knob to view the stored setting of a param eter in the display without changing the parameters value X Holding Shift and pressing a selector button with the exception of the Piano Type button will cycle through the settings in a counter clockwise fashion The Shift button also acts as an Exit button which can be used if you want to exit a menu or cancel a Store operation ORG PIANO SYNTH SOURCE Live Mode The special Live Mode can be described as program memories that automatically and always save everything If you activate the Live Mode all changes to panel settings you make will be continuously saved If you switch the power off or select another program the set tings are still stored in the Live memory location so when you power up next time or return to that Live memory all settings will be exactly as you left them Having 5 Live memory locations means that five inde pendent setups can be saved in this way If a Live memory is selected and y
11. 2 Parameter MIDI CC Organ Preset l 3 Synth LFO Rate 115 Compressor Enable 94 Organ Swell 4 Synth LFO Waveform 116 Reverb Amount 95 Organ Drawbar 1 9 LFO Master Clk 13 Reverb Size 96 Organ Drawbar 2 14 Synth Oscillator Mode 43 Reverb Enable 97 Organ Drawbar 3 15 Synth Waveform Select 44 0 127 Organ Drawbar 4 16 Synth Oscillator Shape 45 Slot Focus 68 Organ Drawbar 5 17 Synth Oscillator Shape Mod 46 Organ Drawbar 6 18 Synth Filter Frequency 48 Pedal Sustain 64 Organ Drawbar 7 19 Synth Filter Resonance 49 Pedal Latch 66 Organ Drawbar 8 20 Synth Filter Vel Env Mod 2 Pedal Soft 67 Organ Drawbar 9 21 Synth Filter LFO Mod 51 Organ Swell Pedal 4 Organ Percussion Enable 22 Synth Filter KBT Keyb track 52 Ctrl Pedal 11 Organ Model 23 Synth Filter Type 58 Rotor Speed Pedal 82 Organ Vibrato Type 24 Synth Amp Envelope Attack 54 KB Gate Pedal 114 Organ Vibrato Enable 20 Synth Amp Envelope Decay 55 Organ Percussion Harmonic 26 Synth Amp Envelope Mode 56 Master Level if Swell Type is E Organ Percussion Speed 27 Synth Amp Envelope Velocity 57 set to Volume in System Menu Organ Percussion Level 28 Organ Octave Shift 99 Effect 1 Type 60 Organ Level 100 Effect 1 Source 61 Organ Enable 101 Effect 1 Amount 62 Effect 1 Rate 63 Piano Type 8 Effect 1 Enable 69 Piano Model 29 Effect 1 Mst Clk 117 Piano Slot Detune D Effect 2 Type 70 Clav EQ 1 30 Effect 2 Source 11 Clav EQ 2 31 Effect 2 Amount 12 Clav Model Type 65 Effect 2 Rate igs Piano Dynamics 33 Effect 2 En
12. 3 X 0 127 O ye l 127 ON 1127 X O O O O 0 127 xxx O X X X X X X Recognized 1 16 1 16 Mode 3 X 0 127 O v 1 127 O v 1 127 X O O O O 0 127 xxx O X XXX x Oo CHAPTER 13 MIDI Remarks 53 54 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X Appendix Connections MIDI OUT MIDI IN SWELL USB PEDAL ROTOR LATCH PEDAL CONTROL SUSTAIN CH4 OUT CH3OUT CH20UT CH1 OUT HEADPHONES MONITOR INPUT PEDAL MIDI equipment sequencer MIDI keyboard etc Audio connections Headphones This is where you connect a Ya stereo connector from a pair of head phones Audio Outputs 1 4 The four audio outputs CH Out 1 4 are line level and unbalanced If you wish to connect the Nord Stage 2 EX in stereo to your audio equipment you should use CH1 and CH2 outputs Use audio cables with Ya connectors for connections to an amplifier or recording equip ment You can also route individual instruments to CH outputs 3 8 4 either in stereo or as two mono channels This is done in the System Menu read more on this on System Menu on page 42 General guide on audio connections e Make all the connections before you turn on the power to your amplifier e Turn on the power to your amplifier last e Turn off the power to your amplifier first A
13. CLAVINET D 2 GRAND lt gt HARPSI e EG INFO DYNAMICS When you download piano instruments with the Nord Sound Manager these will always automatically be placed into the cor responding type A program knows which piano instrument to use by referencing to the type and the model number If a program references to a piano instrument that isn t currently loaded the Type and Model LED will flash with the missing Model number If this happens you can either navigate to another instrument Model in the selected or any other type and select to use this piano instead or use the Nord Sound Manager utility to download an instrument into the empty Model location CHAPTER 7 PIANO Piano Select Type Use the Piano Type selector to choose which piano sound you want to use Type Description Grand Acoustic and electric grand pianos Upright Upright pianos E Piano 1 Electric Pianos tines E Piano 2 Electric Pianos reeds Clavinet Clavinets Harpsi Harpsichords The type of a piano has been set for you by a bloke named Hans at the Nord HQ You cannot move a piano from one type to another Info Hold Shift and press Type Info to display the name a brief description and version number of the currently selected piano Model Each Piano Type can contain several Piano Models depending on the contents of the internal memory Press repeatedly on the Model button to select the desired sound The number of the model
14. Dual Kb feature you can still use the Stage s keyboard for both slots if you wish If you want to control just one instrument on the Stage 2 EX with an external unit a better option is to use the Instrument MIDI This will be explained in the following section A Slot MIDI channel can control the same instrument as an Instru ment channel at the same time if you wish If this is not desirable set the Slot MIDI or Instrument channel to Off Global MIDI The third option for controlling the Stage 2 EX via MIDI would be to use the Global MIDI capabilities If the transmitting MIDI channel of an external device is the same as the Stage 2 EX Global MIDI channel the external device will control the Stage 2 EX in the same way as its own keyboard and panel controls does Global MIDI can be turned Off in the MIDI menu This will disable both transmission and reception of MIDI from the Global compo nent External Sync The Master Clock of the Stage 2 EX can be controlled by incoming MIDI clock messages This is an automatic behavior as soon as MIDI clock is received on the MIDI In or USB MIDI input the Master Clock will be synchronized to the incoming external clock When the Master Clock is locked to an incoming clock EXT will be displayed in the LCD if you press the MST CLK button together with the incoming tempo in BPM Extern Section and MIDI re routing When an external device transmits MIDI notes to the Stage 2 EX and the
15. Extern section is active incoming MIDI notes can be re routed to the MIDI Output of the Stage 2 EX on the MIDI channel that is set for the Extern section This allows you to control one external device from another external device The incoming notes have to be on the same MIDI channels as set in the Stage 2 EX for the Dual Kb the Slot A or Slot B MIDI channel setting or the Global MIDI channel setting The Extern menu setting Soft Thru must also be On CHAPTER 13 MIDI 49 Recording a Stage 2 EX perfor mance to a MIDI sequencer c aL wi aa WW 2 WES VES 3 5 PAA co i A A E mum E Los D E 3 E g E p y E Le Y fe o NTEN ES PAS oe mm E J Wu ote spe Go FS Here is how to record a Stage 2 EX performance just as you would play it from the unit with all the pedal actions morphing and other things to a MIDI sequencer This is probably best achieved by using the Global MIDI channel a oa o y mE Set the sequencer track to route back incoming MIDI on the Global Channel Set Local in the MIDI menu to Off on the Stage 2 EX Select the Program on the Stage 2 EX that you wish to use Start the recording on the sequencer The MIDI output on the Global channel will not care about any splits it will produce MIDI note numbers from the entire Stage keyboard The Panel or Global Transpose features will not influence the MIDI output on the Global Channel The transpose val
16. MIDI data All settings relating to MIDI functions are made in the MIDI Menu except for the Extern settings that are made in the Extern Menu Stage 2 EX MIDI IN MIDI OUT Global v v Slot A B V Extern v Instrument gt Global The Stage 2 EX Global MIDI is a transmitting and receiving part at the same time lt allows you to control every aspect of the instrument just as if you were playing on its own keyboard and it can transmit keyboard pedal and panel actions Any MIDI data that enters the Stage 2 EX on the Global MIDI channel or Global USB MIDI channel will play the instruments that are active on the program that is selected on the Stage 2 EX If your program includes layers and or splits those aspects will be acknowledged in the same way as if you used the keyboard itself when incoming MIDI plays the instruments in the program Global will transmit both keyboard and panel generated MIDI data If you turn a knob on the synth section or use the modulation wheel after touch any of the connected pedals or pitch stick these will generate MIDI data that is transmitted on the Global channel This makes the Global the preferred choice as the MIDI source from the Stage 2 EX to a computer when you for example want to record panel changes in a sequencer Global MIDI can be turned Off in the MIDI menu This will disable both transmission and reception of MIDI from the Global compo nent CHAPTER 13 MIDI 47 Slot A B
17. ad NAN KALA Bed ahah ti 9 diode E LETT 9 Edit a program 00 cece eee 9 Select a new piano SOUNC 0 ce eese 9 Turning the Memory Protection Off 10 Storing a PrograM o o 10 Live MOUe et AA EU PERSEO OUI 10 Activate an effect 10 Activate another instrument lille 11 The Slots 0 aa 11 Create a Split PREX E ae ee 11 Set the Piano to the Upper zone aa 11 Set the Synth to the Lower z0ne aaa 11 Load a Synth sound 12 Greate a LAYER ror LANANG KANG AG Srta SR ANA 12 The MOIph eee a zar 12 The Synthesizer ooo 13 Arpeggio clinic 13 Master Clock o oo oo oo o 14 Program Section Transpose On Set ooo 15 Slot Buttons A 8 B 15 Mono Output eee a dd 15 Dual KBr em seno nee a Rips Sadr nian EA E r NG 15 Shift Exit button eee 16 Live Mode 2 ociosa dias 16 Program Buttons o o 16 What is a program lisse 16 System Sound MIDI Extern 0 0 cc eee 16 FRANC aere arp ecd RR BANAAG hd eens Oa Ge be bakas S OP 16 Store Store As e eoe ees 16 Storing a PEOGFAITI s ci ore ae eRe no dedos Dha 17 Naming A program us eee eer A REP ME 17 GQategori8ss ya ic mar AA Value Dial rot text eR MIDI Indicator
18. are only mentioned to describe the types of sounds reproduced by Nord Stage 2 EX 5 6 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X Great sounds and maximum expressiveness are two essential features in the Nord Stage 2 EX 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 Let s have a look at some of the key features The Organ section Almost fifteen years have passed since we made our first digital model of a tonewheel organ The Stage 2 EX s dedicated organ section uses our third generation B3 Organ model as found in the acclaimed Nord C2 Combo Organ Considered by many the most accurate emulation of the B3 ever the Stage 2 EX s organ model is based on the analysis of the signals from each of the 91 spinning discs inside several original instruments and painstaking work on understanding exactly how all the components interact with each other The virtual circuitry reacts not only to the settings on the panel but also during the real time performance The Stage 2 EX will faithfully reproduce the important foldback and energy robbing characteristics the latter will produce the gentle compression effect that makes those lovely smears absolutely wonderful There are 3 tonewheel modes that allow you to switch from a clean factory spec d instrument to a worn and battered workhorse with some 40 years worth of touring We also created carefully mode
19. following options e O UP HI indicators lit the instrument will play in all the three zones 1 3 e O indicator lit the instrument will only play in zone 1 e O UP indicators lit the instrument will play in zones 1 and 2 e UP indicator lit the instrument will only play in zone 2 e UP HI indicators lit the instrument will play in zones 2 and 3 e Hl indicator lit the instrument will only play in zone 3 e No indicator lit the instrument will not be controlled at all from the internal keyboard but it can be controlled with incoming MIDI This alternative is only available when an instrument has been assigned an individual MIDI channel The panel controls are however active you can still change the instrument s parameters on the Stage 2 EX s panel Setting split points to change Zone ranges Adjust the splits for zone 2 and 3 in the following way e Hold Shift and press the Set Lo Split button repeatedly The green split indicator above the keyboard move between the available splits There are splits at C and F in each octave e The same procedure is used but with Set Hi Split button to set the splits for zone 3 X When using two zones the split is set with the Set Lo Split button Keyboard Zone splits are shared between Slot A and B Layering instruments When two or three instruments are assigned the same keyboard zones they re layered they play at the same time Combinations of layers and splits
20. for the delay Try 1 16 which will be half the note value or twice the speed of the arpeggio Turn up the Amount knob up to but not beyond 12 o clock to hear the delay taps together with the arpeggiated notes The arpeggio the LFO on the synth the delay and the 2 effects can be synchronized to the Master Clock in this fashion And there is more the Master Clock operates on both Slots simultane ously so you can control arpeggios LFOs and effects on both Slot A and B There are many subdivisions and combinations to try out do not forget to show yourself to your friends or family from time to time Some of the units have division settings that are larger than 1 1 that allows for sweeps that are longer that one bar And you can of course synchronize some functions while leaving others freewheeling if you like This completes our brief tour of the Stage 2 EX We hope that you now have the basic knowledge and the confidence to operate most of the functions on the front panel of your new instrument Program Section MST CLK MORPH ASSIGN CTRLPED TAP SET Y WHEEL ATOUCH CHAPTER 4 PROGRAM SECTION 22 3 e Ja E QU E TEMPO CLEAR MORPH Y A B He D SET LO SPLIT SET HI SPLIT PROGRAM PAGE 4 gt gagga FIS ORGAN INIT ORGAN SPLIT PIANO INIT SYNTH INIT STORE STORE AS PENDING SORTMODE LOAD ABC CAT MIDI PROGRAM LIVE MODE 1 92 lee TRANSPO
21. instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA 3 Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and 1f not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment is found to be the source of interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Unauthorized c
22. playability and expres siveness in the basic sound of every piano no matter what size you choose to install into your Nord Stage 2 EX or any other Nord Piano Library compatible unit Small Sml is the version that uses the least amount of space in the piano memory but still carry a big and powerful punch This version does not contain any String Resonance samples at all If a Sml piano is selected in the Nord Stage 2 EX the String Resonance feature will be disabled The Medium versions have pedal down String Resonance samples in the important middle region of the range but omit these in the lowest and the highest areas This gives you a good ratio of functionality and size The Large versions have the pedal down String Resonance samples all across the keyboard providing you with the fullest of sounds but also the largest size Some pianos are available in XL versions which means that they are fully mapped across the keyboard which increases the size a bit String Resonance otring resonance is the acoustic phenomenon which occurs inside every acoustic piano when strings or parts of strings resonate at their fundamental or harmonic frequencies when other strings are played When playing any of the medium or large v5 pianos in your Stage 2 EX with this functionality is turned on all notes you play will affect each other to reproduce the wonderful acoustics that occur inside an acous tic grand or upright piano String resona
23. sanag des eR ERR RE 42 Rotor Latch Pedal Type iliis 42 Rotor Latch Pedal Func a 42 Ctrl Pedal Types issus AA e der RR AB a LANA 43 Control Pedal Gall Na a er E Re 43 Control Pedal FUNC pestane n yursen dinaa ER hat Er 43 owell Pedal Types 5 ex ni PART PE aes 43 Swell Pedal Gad pse oe le ee eee 43 Swell Pedal Func 0 00s 43 Memory Protection 00 0 cece eee ees 43 Sound Menu 43 Organ Key Click Level B3 oooooooooooooooo 43 Organ Tonewheel Mode eee ee eee 43 Piano Pedal Noise Level 0 000 2c e eee aee 43 Piano String Res Level a 43 Synth Vibrato Rate renan iina Tn AR le eee 43 Synth Dly Vibrato Amount 00000 eee eee 43 FX Rotary Speaker Horn Speed 43 FX Rotary Speaker Horn Acc 000 0c ee eee 43 FX Rotary Speaker Rotor Speed 43 FX Rotary Speaker Rotor AcC 000 0c eee eee 43 FX Delay Mode 2 ree 44 MIDI Menu oom tir MEER ds 44 MIDI Control Local 24314 ede eR mend hn 44 MIDI Global Channel llle 44 MIDI Slot A B Channel liliis 44 MIDI Organ A B Channel lille 44 MIDI Piano A B Channel 0000 eee 44 MIDI Synth A B Channel liliis 44 MIDI Dual KB Channel 2 44 MIDI Ctrl Change Mode selle 44 MIDI Prog Change Mode aaa 44 send MIDI e ss ap a EE 44 Dump Pro
24. the key of C3 is played Note that the SUB3 drawbar actually is a 5th above the fundamental harmonic However in most situations it is perceived as sounding below the basic harmonic SUB SUB3 FUND 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 8TH C3 Vibrato amp Chorus The original vibrato and chorus scanner in a tonewheel organ consists of a modulated delay line in combination with a rotating scanner For the Vibrato effect phase shift is applied to the signal For the Chorus effect the phase modulated signal is added to the original signal Three different types of choruses C1 C3 and three different types of vibratos V1 V3 are available Select one of these types by pressing the Vibrato Chorus selector button The effect can be activated deacti vated for both Slots individually by pressing the Vibrato Chorus button for the Slot A and Slot B manuals ORGAN VIBRATO CHORUS PERCUSSION VOLUME DECAY EEES SOFT FAST e dal om HARMONIC THIRD C v2 C1 V1 BC Percussion The Percussion effect adds extra attack to the sound by having a single envelope generator controlling either the 2nd or 3rd harmonic The envelope opens up for a short moment in the beginning of the sound when you press the key s The percussion is a single triggered non legato
25. the piano STRING RESONANCE Ga e Set the Synth to the Lower zone 4 Hold Shift and press the Synth Zone Select button until the LO LED is lit and the oth ers are off This will activate the synth and assign it to the lower half of the keyboard ON OFF KB ZONE SELECT OCTAVE SHIFT eJ e X Hold Shift and press repeatealy on the Set Lo or Set Hi Split but tons to move the split points NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X Load a Synth sound AM PAGE l LEVEL 9 Qo ur Qui ABC SORT ON OFF KB ZONE SELECT EXIT Hold Shift and press the Load Synth button Let go of the buttons This allows you to select any of the 300 synth patches that are stored in the Synth memory area in the Nord Stage 2 EX Turn the smaller Dial under the LED display in the Synth section to select the sound you want The sound will immediately become active in the Synth Press Shift again to exit the Load Sound mode Create a Layer Let s add a third sound to the piano synth split we ve just created Activate Slot B by pressing the Slot B button This gives you access to another set of organ piano synth and effects eje e CD SORTMODE PENDING LOAD ABC CAT IANO INIT SYNTH INIT Al Hold Shift and press Bank D Synth Init This will activate the synthesizer and route all effects to the synth for Slot B Hold Shift and press the Load S
26. the tempo The display will show how many taps you have entered in case you get lost Hold Shift and press the Mst CIk button to open the Master Clock tempo setting where you set the tempo by turning the Value Dial Press Shift again to exit A set tempo will be saved in a Program You can also hold down the Tap Set button to open the Master Clock tempo setting When the Master Clock tempo is set you can select a subdivision of that tempo for the various functions that can be synchronized to the Master Clock Any changes you make to the Master Clock tempo will be followed by all the functions in the Stage 2 EX that are synchronized to it The subdivisions are described in greater detail in the sections that covers the units that can be synchronized the LFO the arpeggio and the effects External Sync The Master Clock on the Stage 2 EX can be controlled by incoming MIDI clock messages This is an automatic behavior As soon as the Stage 2 EX receives MIDI clock on the MIDI input or the USB MIDI input the Master Clock will be synchronized to the incoming external clock When the Master Clock is locked to an incoming clock EXT will be displayed in the LCD if you press the MST CLK button together with the incoming tempo in BPM Morph Assign The Morph is a very powerful tool which allows you to control several parameters at once with one source You can use a foot pedal to control the level balance between a piano and a sy
27. turning off the other instruments The settings that the activated instrument is initialized with come from the stored settings in the active program X Even if an instrument is not active in a Program all its settings are stil stored in the Program Organ Split The Organ Split Init creates a split keyboard setting that emulates a dual manual organ setup The lower part of the Stage 2 EX s keyboard will use Slot A and the upper part Slot B Program Page buttons The Program Page and buttons are used to select one of the 20 available program pages Every Page holds 5 programs every Program Bank holds 20 Pages Pressing a Page button will immediately load the program number on the new Page Pending Load If you want to navigate with the Bank and or Page buttons and the Value Dial and wait with the loading of a new program until you press a program button activate Pending Load hold Shift and press the Page button When this is active you can press the Bank and Program Page buttons and scroll with the value dial to browse and display the program names in the LCD without actually loading them The Program Button LEDs will flash to alert you that the program selection will not be activated until you confirm this by pressing a Program Button Sort Mode Hold Shift and press Page to select the Category sort mode hold Shift and press Page again to select the alphabetical sort mode These modes affect the present
28. want to keep them in a Program Create a Split Make sure that only Slot A is active Hold Shift and press the Bank C Piano Init button This activates the Piano and sets all the effects to be routed to the Piano as well Using an Init is a great way to quickly get a foundation when you want to create a program CHAPTER 3 GETTING STARTED 11 MSTCLK ff MORPH ASSIGN PKB ZONES TAP SET Y WHEEL ATOUCH CTRLPED 92 3 GEJ EJA YA eJ e TEMPO CLEAR MORPH SET LO SPLIT SET HI SPLIT PROGRAM BANK PROGRAM PAGE ele gt PENDING SORTMODE ORGAN INIT ORGAN SPLIT PIANO INIT SYNTH INIT ABC 9 CAT STORE s STORE AS PROGRAM MIDI 339 LIVE MODE Jejejeje SYSTEM SOUND MIDI EXTERN PANIC TRANSPOSE ON SET v SLOTA SLOT B GC GC gt MONO OUTPUT Press the 2 KBD Zones button located above the Value Dial This divides the keyboard into two zones with the split indicated with a green LED that lights up above the keyboard Pressing the 3 KBD button creates three zones with two split points each indicated by a green LED Set the Piano to the Upper zone Hold Shift and press the Piano Zone Select button repeatedly until the UP HI LED s are lit and the LO pL LED is off This assigns the Piano to the upper LEVEL zone of the keyboard Feel free to use the Octave Shift buttons if you want to Mr Posporo KB ZONE SELECT OCTAVE SHIFT transpose
29. 2 2 1 Carrier Modulators frequency ratios 4 2 1 Carrier Modulators frequency ratios 8 2 1 1 11 3 OP 1 1 1 FB Carrier Mod FB same frequencies 1 21 3 OP 1 2 1 FB Carrier Mod FB freq ratios 1 2 1 1 31 3 OP 1 3 1 FB Carrier Mod FB freq ratios 1 3 1 1 51 3 OP 1 5 1 FB Carrier Mod FB freq ratios 1 5 1 1 91 3 OP 1 9 1 FB Carrier Mod FB freq ratios 1 9 1 1 F2 3 OP 1 1 2 FB Carrier Mod FB freq ratios 1 1 2 2 F2 3 OP 2 1 1 FB Carrier Mod FB freq ratios 2 1 2 3 F2 3 OP 3 1 2 FB Carrier Mod FB freq ratios 3 1 2 5 F2 3 OP 5 1 2 FB Carrier Mod FB freq ratios 5 1 2 9 F2 3 OP 9 1 2 FB Carrier Mod FB freq ratios 9 1 2 Tip The one operator algorithm can be used to produce a perfect sine wave if the Shape knob is set to zero 31 32 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X Wavetables This category features 62 different digital waveforms with various tonal characteristics The waveforms have been carefully designed and selected to provide rich and interesting timbres with a great variety for those exquisite sounds that could not be produced with the other algorithms Advanced wavetable synthesis techniques have been used to reproduce the waveforms perfectly over the whole keyboard range Some waveforms have a number of peaks high up in the spectrum making them suitable for voice like sounds e g 3 7 8 12 while oth ers are combinations of sever
30. 2 2 Gospely MW Bank A 02 3 Grand Peggio MW Bank 02 4 Tom Sawyer AT Bank A 02 5 Feeling Flows Bank A 03 1 Grand Lady D Bank A 03 2 DiscoBass MW ARP Bank A 03 3 Clavinet A Bank 03 4 Split M Tron Bank A 03 5 VangelicBlade MW Bank 04 1 MkIDeep Bank A 04 2 Lord In Time Bank A 04 3 Eminent 310 Up4 Bank A 04 4 PianoBasvibes A e Rename Delete Category Grand Organ String EPianol Synth Upright Organ Arpeggio Synth Organ Grand Bass Clavinet Acoustic Lead EPianol Organ String Grand Replace e C C C C C C C Ch Ch C C C C C C C C DH 5 B B aa Relink Sound Up Sound Down Bundle Up Bundle Down Backup Info 1 sound selected Grand Imperial Using 4 sounds Restore Slot Bank Name Slot amp Grand Grand Lady D Stw D Med 5 3 L Slot A Samp Lib OrganFlute2 Lite Dvv4 Slot B Grand Grand Imperial Bdorf Lrg 5 3 Slot B Samp Lib Harmonica Dvv4 399 400 used Nord Stage 2 connected Nord Sound Manager The Nord Sound Manager is the application that allows you to organize the various memory areas the partitions of the Nord Stage 2 EX It is also used to download pianos or programs to the Nord Stage 2 EX or to upload any of these items called sounds from the Nord Stage 2 EX s internal memory to the computer hard drive The Nord Sound Manager provides access to various methods for downloading sounds to the unit and func tionality for backing up and res
31. 2 EX By activating Send On Load in the Extern Menu whenever this particular Stage 2 EX program is selected all of that data program change bank select and volume will automatically be transmitted from the Stage 2 EX to the external device In fact Nord provides an extra continuous controller message in the Extern menu Simply set the CC number and the desired value and it will be transmitted along with the rest For yet another layer of integrated control set up a Morph to control the Extern encoder via the mod wheel aftertouch or a control pedal By assigning the CC address of your choice to that encoder it is pos sible to generate MIDI data streams to the external device seamlessly from the Stage 2 EX And due to the flexibility of the Morph function the value range of those data streams can be limited to suit any need and also move in either a positive or negative direction Just like the other instrument sections the A B Extern slots are com pletely independent from one another and can be programmed to do different things on the same or different zones at the same time fyou use the Panel Transpose feature on the Stage 2 EX the MIDI output from the Extern section will be transposed Controlling the Stage 2 EX with an external keyboard or MIDI device OUT Mul There are several options available if you wish to use a second key board or other MIDI device to control one or more Stage 2 EX instru ments Let s h
32. A B Volume The Extern section can send MIDI Volume messages 0 127 allowing you to control the level of an external device Range Off Default 0 127 Extern MIDI A B Prog Change The Extern section can transmit MIDI program Change messages 0 127 allowing you to change programs on external devices Range Off Default 1 128 Extern MIDI A B Bank Sel cc oo This allows you to set a value for a MIDI Bank Select message on Control Change address 00 cc 00 Range Off 0 127 Extern MIDI A B Bank Sel cc 32 This allows you to set a value for a MIDI Bank Select message on Control Change address 32 cc 32 There are many different variations between instruments in how Banks are numbered and accessed v a MIDI Please consult your other unit s manual Range Off Default 0 127 Extern MIDI A B CC Number This decides which MIDI Controller number the Extern section should be transmitted when MIDI CC is activated Range MIDI CC 0 119 Default is 2 CHAPTER 11 MENUS 45 Extern MIDI A B CC Value This will transmit values for the selected MIDI CC number Range Off Default 1 127 Extern MIDI A B Send Wheel This setting toggles if the Modulation Wheel should transmit Mod Wheel MIDI data CC 1 or not Range Yes Default No Extern MIDI A B Send A Touch This setting toggles if After Touch should transmit Channel Touch MIDI data or not Range Yes Default No Extern MIDI A B Send CtrlPed
33. CD If the rate is set really high the dis play will indicate this as eight or sixteen notes of a halved or quartered tempo An example of this would be 84 8 which is equivalent to 168 BPM Press Shift and the Arpeggio On button to sync the arpeggio with Nord Stage 2 EX Master Clock When the Arpeggio is synchronized to the Master Clock the Rate knob will be used to set the arpeggio s subdivi sion of the tempo of the Master Clock The Subdivisions are described in meter 72 equals half notes at the clock tempo 14 equals quarter notes 1 8 are eight notes etc A T indicates a meter with triplet feel Read more on Master Clock and how the set the tempo on page 18 Sound Init To start with a clean slate when programming sounds you can use the Sound Init function This will initialize the synthesizer to a basic default setting This is done by holding Shift and pressing the Arpeggio Hold button 35 36 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X ROTARY RATE TEMPO SPEAKER QUE MST CLK EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 RM gt WA WA TREM gt A WA1 A PAN A WA2 9 FLANGE gt VIBE PHAS2 gt CHOR1 PHAS1 gt CHOR2 9 ORG PIANO SYNTH e o e or SOURCE ORG PIANO SYNTH e E E SOURCE Overview e bag eo EFFECTS x WCOMPRESSOR AMP SIM EQUALIZER E Irun SMALL 9 9 AMOUNT REVERB 10 FEEDBACK TAP TEMPO 9 PIN
34. DI page menu read more about this on page 44 Press Shift and the Dual KB button the Dual KB indicator lights up The internal keyboard will control Slot A and the external keyboard will control Slot B It is not possible to activate both Panels in this mode This function is ideal for live situations when you have a second keyboard in your rig that you mostly use to play its internal sounds but would in certain circumstances like to use to play the Nord Stage 2 EX second manual By activating Dual KB you can quickly switch between these modes without having to bother with MIDI menus Hav ing this function easily accessible on the front panel makes it simple to quickly enable and disable the mode effectively switching your external keyboard in and out of the Stage 2 EX s internal sound engines Another advantage with the Dual KB mode is that you can access the knobs and parameters for either panel from the Nord Stage 2 EX while the internal keyboard is always playing Slot A and the external keyboard controls Slot B For example you can keep on playing Slot A with one hand on the Stage 2 EX s keyboard while you simultaneously adjust the drawbars played with the second keyboard on Slot B The Dual KB setting is saved with a Program together with all other Slot settings This makes it easy to access any complicated keyboard setup with the push of a button ideal for live situations Using multiple keyboards Sometimes yo
35. FX String Bass Grand Synth Clav Harps Upright Arpeggio Lead Vocal E Plano1 Organ Wind Wurl E Piano 2 Pad User Fantasy Pluck None X Use the Cat Sort mode to display only the programs in a selected category Read more on how to do this on page 18 Value Dial The Value Dial to the right of the Display is used to select programs to enter system parameter values and to enter characters in program names MIDI Indicator The MIDI LED will indicate incoming MIDI messages at the MIDI Inputs or through the USB connector if the USB MIDI is active Short flashes indicates any kind of incoming MIDI data longer flashes indicates MIDI data that the Stage 2 EX actually uses the data has the correct MIDI channel etc 18 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X Program Bank buttons Select a desired Bank by pressing a Program Bank button A D Each Bank holds 20 Pages with 5 programs in each Page MST CLK MORPH ASSIGN TAP SET Y WHEEL ATOUCH CTRLPED ej UE eJ e Je TEMPO CLEAR MORPH SET LO SPLIT SET HI SPLIT 4 Ld PENDING SORTMODE LOAD ABC CAT 2 3 PROGRAM BANK Y A B ie D Ju ORGAN INIT ORGAN SPLIT PIANO INIT SYNTH INIT Organ Piano Synth Init These buttons can be used together with the Shift button to initial ize the current program The Inits provides a quick way to activate a single instrument on the Stage 2 EX and to route all effects to it while
36. G PONG ORG PIANO SYNTH E E OD SOURCE a amp DRIVE BASS ORG PIANO SYNTH E M c SOURCE The Slot effects The effects available on the Nord Stage 2 EX can be divided into three main categories Slot Effects these can affect one instrument per Slot at a time The Slot effects are located in the main Effects section and in the AmpSim EQ section All Slot effects have separate engines and settings for Slot A and B you have two sets of Slot effects available for each Program These effects can be synchronized to the Master Clock which can produce some very creative sounds Global Effects these affect all instruments routed to the main out puts CH1 8 CH2 The global effects are the Compressor and Reverb on the far right of the front panel The Rotary Speaker works in a slightly differently way compared to the Slot effects Read more about the Rotary on page 39 About mono stereo and effect routing Some of the effects are mono in mono out some are stereo in stereo out and others are mono in stereo out The channel configuration is stated in the related text for each individual effect Whenever this ap plies it will also be explained in the corresponding effect description Activating Slot effects ORG PIANO SYNTH To enable a Slot effect press the ON OFF button at the bottom of the corresponding effect section The LEDs above the button will indicate which E SOURCE instrum
37. Just make sure that a sequencer track with for example the Global MIDI channel or one of the instrument channels is selected instead The effect parameters the performance controls pedals Pitch Stick etc and the Morph will be transmitted on the Global MIDI channel and should be re routed in the sequencer to the individual Instrument channels Instrument MIDI will not be affected by any splits that you have set up on the Stage 2 EX The Octave Shift or Panel Transpose functionality for the instruments will not affect incoming MIDI data to the Instrument MIDI If you want to transpose the Stage 2 EX instruments do this on the sequencer tracks MIDI Input Only When an instrument is assigned to a MIDI channel this opens up a powerful feature the MIDI Input Only mode This allows you to activate an instrument on the Stage 2 EX without controlling it from the keyboard It will only be played from incoming MIDI but the Stage 2 EX panel remains active to allow you to change any settings to the instrument s sound Hold the Shift button and press repeatedly on the Zone Select button until all green zone LEDs go out but the instrument s other LEDs are still lit By combining these features and scenarios you can create very flexible setups You can have some Stage 2 EX instruments being controlled by incoming MIDI only and other being controlled by the Stage 2 EX itself There are no limitations to the channel settings in the MIDI men
38. MIDI Synth A B Channel This sets the receiving MIDI channel for the Synth section A B If a channel is selected here you can assign the corresponding instrument to no KB Zone at all that is make it active but available only through MIDI Range MIDI 1 16 USB1 USB16 Off Default off MIDI Dual KB Channel This sets the MIDI channel for receiving MIDI from an external keyboard when using Dual KB mode see page 15 Range MIDI 1 16 USB1 USB16 Default MIDI 16 MIDI Ctrl Change Mode This allows you to set if you want your Nord Stage 2 EX to transmit and or receive MIDI Controller Messages or not on the Global channel Range Off Send Receive Send amp Receive Default MIDI Prog Change Mode This settiing determines whether your Nord Stage 2 EX transmits and or receives MIDI program Change Messages on the Global channel This applies to the internal Programs in the Stage 2 EX not the program change messages that the Extern section can be set to transmit Range Off Send Receive Send amp Receive Default Send MIDI Ctrl You can perform a dump of all parameters as their MIDI Controllers for the selected Slot Hit Store to perform the transmission Range Slot A Slot B Dump Program This allows you to do a MIDI System Exclusive dump of the currently selected Program or of all the 400 Programs of the internal memory The Live buffers are not included Press the Store button to start the transmission
39. Nord Stage 2 EX keyboard and front panel controls should control internal instruments and programs or only transmit MIDI Local On is the normal play mode In Local Off mode the front panel and keyboard actions are transmitted via MIDI only and do not control the internal sound s directly Range On Default Off Local always defaults back to Local On every time the Nord Stage 2 EX is powered on MIDI Global Channel This sets the transmitting and receiving MIDI channel for the Global Channel The Global Channel transmits all keyboard pedal and panel actions as MIDI signals It can also be used as a receiving channel with full control of the entire Stage 2 EX Range MIDI 1 16 USB1 USB16 Off Default USB 1 MIDI Slot A B Channel This sets the receiving MIDI channel for Slot A B Range MIDI 1 16 USB1 USB16 Off Default Off Slot A and B MIDI Organ A B Channel This sets the receiving MIDI channel for the Organ section A B If a channel is selected here you can assign the corresponding instrument to no KB Zone at all that is make it active but available only through MIDI Range MIDI 1 16 USB1 USB16 Off Default off MIDI Piano A B Channel This sets the receiving MIDI channel for the Piano section A B If a channel is selected here you can assign the corresponding instrument to no KB Zone at all that is make it active but available only through MIDI Range MIDI 1 16 USB1 USB16 Off Default off
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41. PAGE lt gt ORGAN INIT ORGAN SPLIT PIANO INI ps INIT STORE STO MIDI STORE AS PROGRAM LIVE MODE 91 Jr 3 ey a e e SYSTEM SOUND MIDI EXTERN PANIC X Press and hold either of the Program Page buttons to continu ously scroll through the Pages The Shift Button Many buttons on the Stage 2 EX have a secondary function which is printed immediately below the button These additional functions and or parameters are accessed by first pressing and hold ing Shift while pressing that respective button The Shift button is also used to Exit from a menu or to cancel an ongoing Store operation Sort Mode There are three Sort modes in the Stage 2 EX that are used if you change programs by turning the Value Dial The default mode is numer ical by turning the Value Dial the programs are accessed in a numeri cally sorted order Bank A Page 1 Program 1 to 5 Bank A Page 2 Program 1 to 5 etc Let s look at the alternate sort modes Press and hold Shift and then press the Program Page button This activates the alphabetical sort mode which will display the programs in an alphabetical order when you turn the Value Dial ea E PENDING SORTMODE LOAD ABC CAT To change the initial letter press the Pro gram Page buttons 4 Hold Shift and press the Program Page button again to select the Category sort mode programs will be displayed alpha betical
42. PSTICK SUSTPED ON KBGATE The Organ behaves a little differently in that there is actually only one engine but it supports two manuals with separate drawbar settings The Extern sections can be used to control external MIDI instruments or to transmit MIDI data to e g a sequencer The Slot A Extern can transmit on one MIDI channel the Slot B Extern on another Level encoders The Level encoders are located at the top on each section and allows you to adjust the volume for each instrument The instrument level can be controlled in real time with the Morph Read more on Morphing on page 18 The Extern s Level encoder is used to transmit MIDI data LEVEL On Off buttons The On Off buttons are reas suringly used to turn sections ON instruments on or to turn them D off When a section is on the cor responding LEDs in that section will be lit up and the green LEDs will indicate which zones on the Stage 2 EX s keyboard will control the instrument The alternative functions of selecting a zone with these buttons are not only accessed by holding the Shift button you can also double tap on them to assign an instru ment to a zone provided that the keyboard is split KB ZONE SELECT 5 Common features KB Zone Select buttons The KB Zone Select functionality of these buttons allow you to assign an instrument to Keyboard Zones Hold Shift and press the buttons to select one of the zone alternativ
43. Playing at a high volume level can result in hearing impairments such as permanent hearing loss Monitor In Use this input for routing a signal from a metronome smart phone computer or similar device to the Nord Stage 2 EX s headphone out put This allows you to e g rehearse to pre recorded music Signals connected to this input will not be processed with the Stage 2 EX s effects or appear at the line level output jacks 1 4 E eh QOOXOOQCOUOU PTET Ehh USB Connection The USB connection is used for the Nord Stage 2 EX to communi cate with a personal computer in order to update the OS or to add or replace any of the samples or piano sounds The computer can run the Nord Sound Manager application or be used to transfer the operating system if the unit needs to be updated The Nord Stage 2 EX can transmit and receive MIDI data via the USB interface Computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems need a driver for the USB connection to work The will be installed au tomatically if the computer is connected to the Internet when you connect the Nord Stage 2 EX to it A manual installer for the driver can be found on the enclosed Nord DVD or at the www nordkeyboards com website MIDI Connections MIDI In MIDI connection used to receive MIDI data to the Nord Stage 2 EX from other equipment such as keyboards or computers MIDI Out MIDI connection used
44. S V1 7X The illustration below shows the pitch interval between each voice when the key of C3 is played Though some voices have the same pitch they differ in tonal character BASS16 STR16 FLUTE8 OBOE8 TRMP8 STR8 FLUTE4 STR4 22 3 C3 Vibrato The original instrument has two basic vibrato modes Light and Heavy with different rates for each mode There are several types of vibrato and choruses available for the Farf model in the Stage 2 EX which are activated using the On button in the Vibrato section The V1 V2 and the V3 settings are the ones that are modeled after the original instrument s Note that the Farf vibrato is common for both Slots Swell Control Swell is a characteristic feature that you control from an continuous pedal Swell is not only a volume control for the B3 it also changes the character of the sound in a special way To use Swell control on the Nord Stage 2 EX simply plug in a standard expression pedal to the Organ Swell input on the rear panel see page 55 and configure the pedal on the System Menu see page 42 An expression pedal connected to the Organ Swell input will control Swell for all organ models If you have only one expression pedal it can be used both as a generic Control Pedal to control the Morph and as a Swell Pedal T
45. SE TEM ON SET V C_D 9 MONO OUTPUT The program section gives you access to performance functions such as recalling and storing of programs system menu pages etc The four menus and their settings are covered in a separate chapter starting on page 42 We ll explain the features in this chapter starting with the buttons in the program section s lower left corner Transpose On Set You can transpose the Nord Stage 2 EX in semitone steps with a range of 6 6 semitones Hold the Transpose button and set the transposition by turning the Value Dial Press the Transpose button again to de activate a transposition This feature is programmable it will be saved and recalled as part of a program Slot Buttons A B You have two independent Slots for each program A and B Each Slot contains independent instances and settings of the three instrument sections and effects Both Slots can be activated if you want to use two instruments of the same type at the same time like two Piano instruments or a Split Organ setup read more about this feature on page 18 You activate both Slots by simultaneously pressing both slot buttons You have access to six instrument sections and eight effects sections Effect 1 amp 2 Delay and AmpSim EQ x 2 when both slots are active One of the Slot buttons will flash to indicate edit focus that is which of the two Slot s settings that are currently shown and available to be c
46. Stage 2 EX leaves the factory meaning that you cannot save any changes to Programs or Synth Sounds Set this to Off if you wish to store your own Programs Menu settings and the five Live buffers are not protected by this setting Range On default Off CHAPTER 11 MENUS 43 Sound Menu Hold Shift and press Program 2 Sound to access the Sound menu settings Use the Page 4 and buttons to navigate between the vari ous menu items on the Sound menu The Value Dial is used to change settings When you are done press Exit Shift to exit the menu Organ Key Click Level B3 This sets the level of the Key Click for the B3 organ model Range Low Normal default High Organ Tonewheel Mode Sets the level of tonewheel crosstalk and cable leakage artifacts of the B3 organ model Range Clean Vintage1 default Vintage2 Piano Pedal Noise Level Sets the level of the Pedal Noise that can be turned on for selected planos if a Nord Triple Pedal is connected to the Stage 2 EX Range 6 dB 0 dB default Piano String Res Level Sets the level of the String Resonance feature that can be turned on for selected pianos acoustic Med Lrg and XL sizes Range 6 dB 0 dB default Synth Vibrato Rate This determines the rate of the Synth Vibrato Range 4 00 8 00 Hz Default 6 00 Hz Synth Dly Vibrato Amount This determines the amount of Synth Vibrato when any of the vibrato delay modes are used Range 0 50 c
47. The Slot MIDI setting is for receiving MIDI only and allows you to control an entire Slot with instruments that are active from external devices Slot A and Slot B can be set to individual MIDI channels in the Stage 2 EX MIDI Menu Extern The Extern is the part to use when you want to integrate external MIDI units in your performance The Extern chapter can be found on page 40 Look at the example on the following page Instrument MIDI Each of the six instruments in the Stage 2 EX Organ Slot A Organ Slot B Piano A Piano B Synth A and Synth B can be set to receive on individual MIDI channels This is done in the MIDI Menu This can be used to have individual control of instruments either from a other keyboards or by using the Stage 2 EX as big sound source in a se quencer computer environment Let s have a look at a four different scenarios NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X Playing Controlling outboard gear with the Extern section 5 7 ee AME eene mm BO ES gt BS a mz a i a a a ra rm a Eo D 5 b ri E It is best to consider the Extern A B sections as simply another pair of onboard instruments just like the Organ Piano Synth sections As signing zones layers enabling pitch stick and sustain pedal response etc are all done in exactly the same manner as with any of those other instrument sections It is also possible to store desired initial values of things such as Progra
48. able 74 Piano Acoustic 98 Effect 2 Mst Clk 118 Piano Octave Shift 105 Delay Destination 75 Piano Level 106 Delay Amount 76 Piano Enable 107 Delay Rate 77 Piano Pedal Noise 108 Delay Feedback 78 Delay Ping Pong on off 79 Synth Octave Shift 111 Delay Enable 80 Synth Level 112 Delay Mst Clk 119 Synth Enable 113 AmpSim Type 81 Synth Glide Rate 34 AmpSim Destination 90 Synth Arp On Off 109 AmpSim Drive 83 Synth Arp Mst Clk 12 AmpSim Bass EQ 84 Synth Arp Rate 102 AmpSim Mid amount EQ 85 Synth Arp Pattern 103 AmpSim Mid Range 6 Synth Arp Range 104 AmpSim Treble EQ 86 Synth Voice Mode 36 AmpSim Enable 87 Synth Unison 37 Rotor Destination 88 Synth Vibrato Mode 38 Rotor Drive 89 Synth Mod Envelope Attack 39 Rotor Speed 82 Synth Mod Envelope Decay 40 Rotor Stop 91 Synth Mod Envelope Mode 41 Rotor Enable 99 Synth Mod Envelope Velocity 42 Compressor Amount 93 MIDI Implementation Chart Function Basic Channel Default Channel Mode Note Number Velocity After Touch Pitch Bender Control Change Program Change True System Exclusive System Common System Realtime Aux Message Number Mode 1 Omni On Poly Mode 2 Omni O Mono Mode 3 Omni Off Poly Mode 4 Omni Off Mono O Yes X No Default Message Altered True Voice Note ON Note Off Key s Channel Song Pos Song Sel Tune Clock Commands Local on off All notes off Active Sense Reset True Voice Transmitted 1 16 1 16 Mode
49. access the System menu settings Use the Page 4 and buttons to navigate between the vari ous menu items on the System menu The Value Dial is used to change settings the Slot buttons to switch between A and B where applicable When you are done press Exit Shift to exit the menu Global Transpose This setting allows you to transpose the entire Nord Stage 2 EX in semitone steps Any setting you make here will be added to the panel transpose that may be saved with the programs Range 6 semitones default value is O Fine Tune Fine Tune can be used to fine tune the pitch of the Stage 2 EX in finer increments Range 50 Cents half a semitone Default value is O Output Routing The output routing of the instruments in the Nord Stage 2 EX can be determined in two different ways globally or independently for each program In Program mode the output selections will be stored in individual programs When Global is selected the output routings will be the same for all programs overriding the routings stored with each program Range Global Default Program Organ Audio A B Output This allows you to set which channel output pairs or mono output to use for the Organ section If the Output Routing see above is set to Program these settings will be saved with the program Range 1 amp 2 Default S amp 4 3 4 Piano Audio A B Output This allows you to set which chann
50. ah Wah modulation and you ll understand 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 changes The Wah effect is mono in mono out You control the pedal position of the Wah with the Rate Tempo knob and the wet dry mix with the Amount knob An expression pedal connected to the Control Pedal Input can be used to control the filter sweep by Morphing the Rate This allows you to control the Wah Wah effect with the pedal using the Morph function see page 19 A Wa 1 amp 2 Auto Wah Auto Wah 1 2 are variations of the Wah Wah effect described above The A Wa uses the signal s amplitude envelope follower to control the filter sweep range making the effect velocity sensitive The range of the Auto Wah 1 is controlled with the Rate Tempo knob and the wet dry mix with the Amount knob A Wa 2 works in the same way but produces a different character The A Wa effects are mono in mono out NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X Effect 2 The Effect 2 section offers six types of vintage style effects to add that special flavour to your sounds EFFECT 2 FLANGE lt VIBE PHAS2 CHOR1 PHAS1 4 gt CHOR2 Phaser 184 2 e The digital models for the phasers of the Stage 2 EX are inspired by models like the Bi Phase a classic ORO FIANO SYNTH unit that is heard all over some of the 70s most epic EN music and th
51. al overlapping spectra e g 5 6 18 19 Yet others are extremely bright with a fundamental that is softer than the many harmonics e g 21 23 26 27 Using these waveforms with the different filter settings you should be able to create a wide variety of timbres The Shape knob does not have any effect in the Digital Wavetable category Samples The Samp option allows you to use samples from the Nord Sample Library as an oscillator waveform and treat these with the other parts of the subtractive synthesizer architecture This provides the synthe sizer with a tremendous flexibility but it doesn t stop there You can even add your own samples to load into the Stage 2 EX with the Nord Sample Editor application The sample memory in the Stage 2 EX can hold up to 384 Megabytes of sample files in the Nord Sample Library format Each and every one of these samples can be replaced if you wish The sample memory is loaded with lots of sounds when the Nord Stage 2 EX left the Nord Factory there are many more samples to be found on the included DVD or on the www nordkeyboards com website The samples are selected with the waveform dial Skip Sample Attack When Samples are being used the Shape control can be used as a switch to active the Skip Sample Attack feature When this is turned on the sample playback will begin at a fixed alternative starting point which will bypass most if not all of the original attack portion of the sa
52. amount of panning are controlled with the Rate Tem po and Amount knobs The Pan effect is stereo in stereo out Static Pan control of an Instrument Manual control of over the panning of an instrument can be achieved with the A Pan effect Enable Effect 1 for the instrument you want to pan and select the A Pan effect type CHAPTER 9 EFFECTS 37 Set the Rate Tempo knob to zero Place the instrument anywhere in the stereo panorama with the Amount knob just like a pan control on a mixer Trem Tremolo Tremolo is a volume modulation that continuously varies the volume of the output signal Tremolo is commonly used especially for electric pianos The Tremolo effect is stereo in stereo out The Rate Tempo and Amount knobs to controls the Tremolo rate and depth Note that the output volume is at maximum level at zero Amount setting RM Ring modulation Hing Modulation is a type of modulation where two signals are mul tiplied with each other The result is an in harmonic bell like sound In the Nord Stage 2 EX the instrument signal is multiplied with an ad ditional sine wave You set the pitch of the sine wave with the Rate Tempo knob and the amount of ring modulation with the Amount knob This effect is mono in mono out Wa Wa The Wah Wah modulation is often used for instruments to get a characteristic sound also known as the Quack Wah Wah can be extremely useful on electric piano Try out the Clavinet sound with W
53. are possible A piano can be assigned on its own to the Upper Zone and continue and be layered with an organ up in the Hi Zone Another way to layer instruments is to activate both Slots simultane ously Octave Shift You can use the Octave Shift buttons to shift the pitch up or down in octaves within the instrument s note range KB ZONE SELECT OCTAVE SHIFT Je Note Range Each instrument in the Nord Stage 2 EX has a finite note range e The Organ extends one octave below and one octave above an 88 note keyboard range e he Piano extends one octave below the 88 key range but not above e he Synth extends one octave in either direction just like the Organ An instrument cannot be transposed so that non existing notes would end up in the current Keyboard Zone When an instrument is used over the whole keyboard you can only transpose a maximum of one octave up or down When you are using splits if a piano is assigned to a zone with a range of 2 octaves the Octave Shift buttons can be used to transpose the piano up or down As long as the 2 octave range are within the available 9 octaves The whole note range of any instrument within any set Zone range is always accessible KB Zone Down 2 octaves Up 1 octave Down 3 octaves Up 2 octaves In the illustration above a piano has been assigned to play in a KB Zone stretching from middle C4 to C6 Without Octav
54. areil de sources de flammes nues telles que des bougies allum es L appareil n est pas destin 4 tre utilis sous un climat tropical L appareil ne doit pas tre expos des gouttements d eau ou des claboussures et de plus qu aucun objet rempli de liquide tel que des vases ne doit tre plac sur l appareil Lorsque la prise du r sau d alimentation est utilis e comme dispositif de d connexion ce dispositif doit demeur ais ment accessible CM US LISTEO Intertek Nord Stage 2 User Manual 1 Introduction THANK YOU oa oar PSOE 5 AP ts pa dn dio ote ee 5 About the User Manual 5 Reading the manual in Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 Nord on the Internet 5 Restoring the factory presets 5 OS upgrades cose TERR Exp a 5 Free SOURS 524 3 Save Bind NN rar Rey a CR aee s eco PAGA 5 DISC ME s oe area eR wat ee OE SORS e rd da EU 5 2 About the Nord Stage 2 EX The Organ secti0M o 6 Piano Library V5 o ooo 6 Small Medium 4 Large eee eee 6 String Resonance 6 Nord Triple Pedal 7 Pedal Noise 7 The Synth Section 7 3 Getting Started Hook it UD aap E CO 8 PHOS ANS ouo c a s 8 oelecta progtatm iaa iaa dd Asia 8 The Shift Button c ra HERE 3 RR 8 Sont Moder iix d E Saale ed ns EE Rus URINE he en 9 TEeAnODS ua
55. articular Live Mode program all settings in that Live program will be exactly as they were when you left them If the Live Mode is selected and you decide you wish to store the settings permanently as a program instead you can do so using the standard methods see above You can also store programs into anyone of the five Live Mode memory locations in which case the program settings will replace that current Live Mode memory setting Press the Live Mode button again to exit the Live Mode and get back to the normal Programs Activate an effect Activate the reverb by pressing the Reverb button Adjust the Dry Wet balance with the knob above the reverb selector STAGE1 lt gt ROOM2 4 ROOM1 lt gt Activate the Delay by pressing the Delay source button once Dc 4 The indicator shows the instrument that is routed to the effect If the Piano source LED isn t lit press repeat edly on the delay source button until it is lit RATE TEMPO O 7 y AMOUNT The two Value Encoders in the ef fect section control the rate tempo and the amount of the effect in focus DELAY 456 3 t7 2 8 1 VA 8 2 10 FEEDBACK If you have more than one effect activated in a program you can shift the focus by pressing the Focus button between the encoders Focus will automatically be set when a new effect is activated X Hold Shift and press an effects source button repeatedly to quickly cy
56. asic sound for those fat classic synthesizer sounds Note that using Unison does not reduce the polyphony gt AMP ENV VELOCITY You adjust the number of extra oscillators and the de tune amount among the voices by pressing the unison selector A setting of 1 2 or 3 equals a classic dual oscillator de tuning effect with an increasing amount of de tune between the oscillators A setting of Multi 1 2 and 3 introduces a thicker multi voice de tuning which can create very powerful sounds Vibrato VIBRATO Vibrato modulates the pitch of the oscillator to produce AF DLY2 amp jw natural vibrato effects DLY1 en STORE SYNTH There are three basic methods you can use to control Synth Vibrato which is set using the Selector button in the Vibrato section If aftertouch A T is selected you can control the vibrato by pressing down held notes on the keyboard If DLY1 2 or 3 is selected the vibrato will influence the synth pitch with an increasing delay in doing so when a note is played The amount of the vibrato if it is delayed is set in the Sound Menu Read more about this on page 42 When WHL is selected you control the vibrato amount with the Mod Wheel CHAPTER 8 SYNTH Storing Synth Sounds To store a Synth Sound press Shift and the Store Synth button in the Vibrato section The waveform display starts blinking You can now use the waveform selector dial to navigate to a memory location wher
57. ate knob will be used to set the arpeggio s subdivison of the tempo of the Master Clock The Subdivisions are described in meter 72 equals half notes at the clock tempo equals quarter notes 1 8 are eight notes etc Read more about this feature on page 18 Velocity e er gt AMP ENV VELOCITY Amp Env Velocity When the Amp Env Velocity LED is lit the level of the synth sound will be controlled by the velocity you use when you play on the keyboard gt MOD ENV VELOCITY Mod Env Velocity When the Mod Env Velocity LED is lit you will control the amplitude of the Modulation Envelope by the velocity you use when you play on the keyboard Play harder and the Mod Env will affect the parameter s more Voices section In this section you set various voice modes for the synthesizer You can choose between monophonic and poly phonic playing and control glide between notes You will also find the powerful Unison mode UNISON VOICE MODE MULTI MONO 26 IE LEGATO 1 D ENV AMP ENV VELOCITY gt MO VELOCITY Voice Mode Mono In Mono mode you can only play one note at a time just like on a tradi tional monophonic synthesizer If you play one key and then a second key without releasing the first key the last note will sound If you now release the last key the first one will be re triggered and start sound ing again If you play a new key before releasing the previously played key legato th
58. atible with the Long Release feature this function will be disabled Release compatible pianos are of v5 3 or later Pedal Noise The Pedal Noise is the second Acoustics feature available if you have connected the Nord Triple Pedal to the Stage 2 EX not included sold separately By activating this the mechanical noise that happens when you operate the sustain pedal on an acoustic or electric piano will be recreated The Nord Triple Pedal is dynamic you can control the level of the noise by the force you use when you operate the sustain pedal fa piano is selected that isn t compatible with the Pedal Noise feature this function will be disabled Nord Triple Pedal The Stage 2 EX is compatible with an extra accessory the Nord Triple Pedal which is comprised of three pedals in one unit not included sold separately This pedal brings additional features to the functionality and sound of the Nord Stage 2 EX fa piano is selected that isn t compatible with the Pedal Noise feature this function will be disabled Half pedaling The sustain pedal on the Nord Triple Pedal can be used with half pedal ing techniques This is achieved by pressing the pedal half way down when certain pianos are used Sostenuto The middle Nord Triple Pedal is the Sostenuto Latch pedal By using this you can sustain selected notes while other notes remain unaf fected Only the notes that are held down when the pedal is operated will sustai
59. ation of programs when you turn the Value Dial The Cat Sort will display the programs in a category To change the Category press either Page button There is a list of categories on the previous page 17 The Abc Sort will display the programs alphabetically based on their names To change the initial letter press either Program Page button The Program Bank and Program buttons are not affected by the sort mode If you e g use the Abc Sort to dial up a program named Betty 1 and this is located in Bank 2 Page 20 Program 3 pressing the Program 4 button on the panel will call up the Bank 2 Page 20 Program number 4 no matter what that program name is Cursor Del Ins During a Store As procedure the Program Page buttons are used to move the position of the cursor in a Program name the actual charac ter in the position can be set by the Value Dial Hold Shift and pressing Del or Ins will delete or insert a character in the program s name at the position of the cursor Mst Clk The Master Clock allows you to synchronize several components in ths Nord Stage 2 EX the Arpeg gio the synth LFO the Delay and Effects 1 and 2 Not only can you make these run in sync you can also select different subdivisions or speeds for these units to create some great rhythmic effects MST CLK MORPH ASSIGN TAP SET Y WHEEL ATOUCH CTRLPED e EJE TEMPO CLEAR MORPH Tap the Mst Clk button four times to set
60. ators e Use the Waveform dial to select the FM algorithm e The Shape parameter is used for setting the amount of modulation and or feedback from none to maximum There are three main FM algorithms in the Nord Stage 2 EX one two and three oscillator FM with feedback The feedback is not active in all algorithms The Shape knob controls the FM and feedback amounts When you turn the knob all modulations are increased simultaneously The number of harmonics and their intensity increase proportionally to the FM amount As usual the Shape parameter can be modulated by the Modulation Envelope or the LFO and it can be Morph controlled by any combination of wheel aftertouch and pedal CHAPTER 8 SYNTH Each algorithm comes with a number of pre configured frequency ratios Depending on what kind of sound you want choose from the different combinations available and you have many interesting FM sounds at your disposal When a new algorithm is selected the Main display shows for a short duration the algorithm together with infor mation on the frequency relations between the operators and whether feedback is used The display shows the modulator s frequency relation to the carrier If an operator uses feedback it is indicated by a dot next to the digit In the chart below all available algorithms together with the notation used in the display are listed FM Algorithms LED LCD Description FB feedback oin 1 OP FB Carrier onl
61. ave a look at the Dual Kb feature first Dual Kb With this function it is possible to use an external keyboard to control the Slot B instrument sections exclusively Activate Dual Kb on the Stage 2 EX panel by holding Shift and press the Slot B button Set the Stage 2 EX s Dual Kb MIDI channel to the MIDI channel of the transmitting MIDI device this is done in the Stage 2 EX MIDI menu the default setting is MIDI channel 16 Activate one or more instrument sections on Slot B of the Stage 2 EX A The On Off setting of the Dual Kb feature will be stored for each program When Dual Kb mode is active the Stage 2 EX s keyboard will play Slot A instruments regardless of which Slot is focused on the panel and Slot B will be played from the external MIDI device Any control lers pedals etc that you operate on the Stage 2 EX will not affect the instruments on Slot B With Dual Kb mode it is easily possible to add a different keyboard action to your rig Perhaps you have a hammer action Stage 2 EX but want waterfall keys for organ playing or you have a semi weighted Stage 2 EX but want a weighted action for piano playing Ifthe Stage 2 EX is transposed using the Panel Transpose the incoming MIDI on the Dual Kb channel will also be transposed Slot MIDI control A second option to control parts of the Stage 2 EX from a external de vice would be to use the Slot MIDI capabilities While this functionality is similar to the
62. ay the keyboard When all LEDs are off the default response curve is active A Dyn setting of 1 makes it a bit easier to reach the maximum a setting of 2 even easier and the third setting is the lightest response curve Acoustics The Acoustics features allow you to add certain acoustic and mechanical components to the piano sounds ACOUSTICS LONG RELEASE STRING RES 9 String Resonance String Resonance is the acoustic phenomenon that occurs when strings or parts of strings resonate at their fundamental or harmonic frequencies when other strings are played When this functionality is turned on all notes you play will affect each other to reproduce the wonderful acoustics that occurs inside an acoustic grand or upright piano You will also hear all the strings resonate if you press the sustain pedal and play some notes fa piano is selected that isn t compatible with the String Reso nance feature this function will be disabled This applies to e g the small Sml versions of the grand pianos and uprights or the electric planos Long Release Activating Long Release will add a slightly longer release to an acoustic or electric piano This is equivalent to what happens when you adjust the damper tension in an acoustic or an electromechanical instrument The added release is individual for every note and responds dynami cally to the force with which you play fa piano is selected that isn t comp
63. cle through the sources Activate another instrument With the piano still active press the On Off button located below the Synth Value Encoder This will turn on the synthesizer and its sound will be layered on top of the piano All the synthesizer parameters on the panel can be adjusted if you want to edit the sound An in depth description of these parameters can be found in the reference chapter starting at page 29 X To view a parameter setting without changing it hold the Shift but ton and turn the parameter s knob The setting in the program will be presented in the display The Slots The Slot A and Slot B buttons below the Program buttons gives you instant access to two complete setups of the features on the Stage 2 EX s panel You can have one complete Organ Piano Synth Extern Ef fects setup on Slot A and another complete setup on Slot B This allows you to switch in a seamless fashion between two different sounds or to create huge programs with organs two different pianos two different synthesizers in layer or split keyboard setups Let s do a split and then expand this with an additional layer combination amp Ifyou press and hold a Slot button you can copy the settings of any other Slot in the memory by turning the Value Dial until you find the sound you wish to copy Release the Slot button and the settings of the selected source will be copied to the edit buffer Do not forget to save the new settings if you
64. d old workhorse Organ Preset I amp Il You can store two organ presets settings within a single program and also separately for Slot A and Slot B for each organ model This provides a quick way of changing between two organ sound variations without having to change programs or slots OL Je PRESET Il e e e je You change between Presets 4 Il by pressing the Preset ll button A preset stores the drawbar settings and the Vibrato Percussion on off settings The Vox Model The original Vox organ is probably the most famous of all the transis tor based combo organs that emerged in the early 60 s Transistor technology made it possible to manufacture compact and portable organ instruments Compared to the mighty sound of tonewheel based organs transistor organs generally sounded reedier and weaker but this one had a distinctive sound character which together with the portability and cool design inverse colored keyboard and chrome Z frame stand made the instrument massively popular at the time The sound is timeless and recreated faithfully by the Nord Stage 2 EX Vox Drawbars The labels used for the Vox drawbars are printed on the row directly above the drawbar LEDs For basic drawbar operation please refer to Drawbars and buttons on page 23 The seven drawbars to the left control the level of each partial Each partial has a fixed harmonic interval relating to the played note
65. d to further adjust the characteristics of the filter Increasing the Resonance will emphasize frequencies around the cutoff frequency making the sound thinner Further raising the Resonance will make the sound resonant to a point where the filter starts to self oscillate and produce a ringing pitch Exactly where in the frequency spectrum this ringing q occurs depends on the Frequency value Y 10 10 VEL MOD ENV 10 RESONANCE FREQ MOD 1 456 2 8 1 VA E 0 10 LFO FREQ MOD 2 ie Freq Mod 1 LFO The filter frequency can be controlled by the low frequency oscillator the LFO The Freq Mod 1 knob sets the amount of modulation Freq Mod 2 This knob governs the amount of the second modulation source to the Filter Frequency Set the knob to a position after 12 o clock the Mod Envelope will modulate the Filter Frequency Set the knob to a position before 12 o clock to control the Filter Frequency by the velocity of the keys you play The Envelopes The envelopes are used to shape the sound over the period of time from when you first play a key to after it has been released Level Time lt gt lt gt lt gt Attack Decay Release time time time gt Key Down Key Up Mod Envelope The Modulation Envelope is a three stage envelope used to modulate the tone color over the duration of a note e g create a bright attack by modulating the filter in the NY start of the no
66. delay repeats The Delay is stereo in stereo out SOURCE There are two different delay modes the analog mode and the normal digital mode The analog mode will change the pitch on any sounding repeats if you adjust the Rate Tempo knob something that the normal mode does not do This is a user selectable option and is set in the Sound menu see page 43 Ping Pong Hold Shift and press the tap tempo button to activate the Ping Pong mode This will make the delay repeats alternate between the left and right channels If short delay times are used these repeats will be asymmetrical and produce delays that are more like early reflections in reverb units Tap Tempo You can use Tap Tempo to set a delay time matching the tempo of a song Simply tap the Tap Tempo button in the tempo you wish the delay to sync to a number of times and the delay time will be adjusted automatically As long as the Tap Tempo LED is lit the tempo is calculated wait until it goes dark to tap in another tempo Tapping will never result in a pitch change of current repeats Amp Sim Equalizer This effect combines a three band equalizer with a sophisticated amplifier and speaker cma GWIN NG Y cabinet simulation No real amplifier or CU m de speaker is perfect or behaves the same s They all differ in their frequency response and respond differently to e g transients high gain and load This characteristic response and sou
67. e 2 EX instruments Keyboard Zones There are two Extern sections one for each Slot A and B Use the keyboard zones to create splits and layers just like for the internal in struments If the Extern section is assigned to only play in the LO Zone the external instrument will only respond to notes played in this zone In addition to the usual keyboard zones there is an extra option that doesn t assign the Extern section to the internal keyboard at all However all other External features are still active such as the Pitch Stick and the Parameter knob This is useful when you want to control external equipment with no need for MIDI keyboard messages Hold Shift and press the Extern On button Note how the Zone LEDs are off but the parameter LEDs lit up See the section about splits on page 20 for information on how to set up and use keyboard zones Octave Shift The Octave Shift buttons in the Extern section work exactly as for the internal instruments The shift range depends on the total note range of the external instrument and the range of the keyboard zone s that the external instrument is currently assigned to Activating Pitch Stick Sustain Pedal messages Hold Shift and press one of the Pstick or Sustped buttons to set up whether the unit should send pitch bend and or sustain pedal mes sages via the Extern MIDI channel The LEDs indicates if these func tions are activated Extern Parameters The Parameter section comp
68. e Shift the actual note range that will be played will be the same as the set zone The dotted lines show which note range will be played in the set zone when using Octave Shift In this example you can transpose the piano up or down two octaves to play any two octave note range from the KB zone CHAPTER 5 COMMON FEATURES 21 PStick amp SustPed OT TOT T These settings are used to control whether ON c J or not an instrument or the Extern section KBEGOWEISEUECT should respond to a connected Sustain OCTAVE SHIFT Pedal and or to the Pitch Stick 3 3 Hold Shift and press the left Octave button PSTICK paie o in the corresponding instrument section SUSTPED ON KBGATE to activate the sustain pedal for an instru ment The Sustped LED is lit when this is turned on Press again to activate Pitch Stick reception and a third time to have both functionalities A fourth press will turn them both off as indicated by the LEDs The bend range is fixed to 2 semitones X In most of the factory programs the organ has neither sustain nor pitch stick activated the piano has sustain but not pitch stick active and the synth has usually both activated But there may be exceptions to this Change this as you like do not forget to store any changes that you wish to keep Latch Ped amp KB Gate The Latch Pedal feature allows you to latch arpeggios in the synth sustain chords or individual notes on selected inst
69. e ek eS tee i ca ene Seo Ea EU 32 Low Pass EP 24S EP 12 a ba at xw 32 High Pass lt HB e 33 Band Pass BP uri td bA hm 33 NOEM m AA eae eee de Ed 33 Filter Frequency 0 00 cece 33 AA AA AA 33 RESONANGCE d 6 maha pan paa ha ERU ULANG and 33 Freq Mod ARO Lau oer aee mark Reo tare 33 Freg Mod Zar aiite ceo bon Rede E I del DRE 33 The Envelopes 00005 33 Mod Envelope retos pa inde ee RES la ADI KUAN a x 33 Amp Envelope i e ede ar LAG KAG 34 The LFO ARA HAH 34 A Ds kk DDR ER NANANA CERO 34 Voices section 34 Voice Mode Mono 2 34 Voice Mode Legato cee eee 35 EA A AN yore Uo arte 35 USOR rs po oa 35 Vibrato ia ea veg uoa ii 35 Storing Synth SoundS 2 0 eee 35 Arpeggiator 22 433 cede iee peso kell 35 Effects OVEIVIEW 35 oes si a be le ished home aoe 36 About mono stereo and effect routing 36 The Slot effects 36 Activating Slot effects 0 00 0 aaa 36 Making settings for Slot effects 36 INS FOCUS DUttOn x aeuo eR OE RR EROR 37 iuge Wc 37 Effect 3 AN 37 A Pan Auto PaM nsii ad ED EN REISEN KA 37 Trem Tremolo sse 37 RM Ring modulation lille 37 WWA A 37 A Wa18 2 Auto Wah om 37 Effect ir EN CR NR 38 Phaser Te PS casi e ea 38 E AA SI 38 MD A EE 38 NOUS MA as a AA 38 Delay apa P A EDD OU 38 A
70. e fierce Small Stone unit SOURCE The phaser effect produces a characteristic sweep effect commonly used with electric piano sounds The rate of the phase shift is controlled with the Rate Tempo knob and the phase shift amount with the Amount knob This effect is mono in mono out Flanger The flanger produces a dramatic comb filter effect The flanging rate is set with the Rate Tempo knob and the amount with the Amount knob The Flanger effect is mono in mono out Vibe The Vibe effect is an effect that draws its inspiration from a desirable foot pedal The effect is created through a digital model of a staggered series of phasing filters unlike the usually aligned filters of a normal phasing effect The Vibe effect is mono in mono out Chorus 1 amp 2 The Chorus effect simulates having several slightly de tuned copies of the audio signal mixed with each other The de tuning of the copies is set with the Rate Tempo knob and the amount with the Amount knob This effect is stereo in stereo out Delay The Delay effect produces echo repeat effects The Delay time is set with the Rate Tempo knob 20 750 ms The delay time and corresponding tempo and rhythmic subdivision will be shown briefly in the display 10 when the Rate Tempo knob is turned The Amount a knob adjusts the balance between the dry signal and the delay repeats TAP TEMPO en PING PONG ORG PIANO SYNTH The Feedback knob controls the number of
71. e filter section 4 Turn the Oscillator selector dial beneath Osc LED display to audition the other waveforms that are in the sawtooth category Make sure that dtn is se lected this is a dual sawtooth 6 Turn the Oscillator Shape dial to detune the two waveforms in semitone steps The Shape and the Freq dials in the Synthesizer section have the LEDs surrounding them which indicates that they can be Morphed X The Shape parameter have different duties depending on the waveform selected It controls for example the pulse width on some of the pulse waveforms on some other waveforms it has no effect at all Press the Oscillator button until Samp is selected This is the sample playback feature Select which sample by turning the Oscillator dial This is the method to use if you have added samples from the Nord Sample Library or samples that you have made yourself with the Sample Editor Those samples are first selected in the oscillator Then you can use the other synth parameters to sculpt the sound with the filter envelopes etc X You can store individual synthesizer sounds by pressing Shift and the Vibrato button There are 300 memory locations for synth sounds CHAPTER 3 GETTING STARTED 13 Arpeggio clinic Are you ready for some action Let s try the Synth arpeggio Make sure that only the Synth section is turned on Set the attack times to O the decays to 250 ms select a sawto
72. e in one The Nord Triple Pedal has the functionality of three pedals in one unit 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 This pedal can also introduce the pedal noise functionality and it can be used with half pedaling techniques by pressing it down for parts of its travel on certain pianos 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 Sostenuto Latch pedal By using this pedal you can sustain selected notes while other notes remain unaffected Only the notes that are held down when the pedal is operated will sustain Other notes that you play while keeping the pedal down will sound as if no pedal was operated at all Activate this feature for the individual instruments by holding Shift and press the right Octave button until the Latch Ped On LED is lit 55 56 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X Appendix Factory Presets Factory Presets and OS Internal memory The Operating System Programs Pianos and Samples in the Nord Stage 2 EX are stored in a Flash memory A Flash memory keeps the data also when the power is turned off Another big advantage is that you can replace data in the Flash memory at any time This means that you will be able to download OS
73. e new note will replace the previous one at the current Envelope stage of the previously pressed key The new note will not re trigger the envelopes f you use samples and mono the envelopes will be re triggered even if you play legato To activate Mono mode press the selector button until the Mono LED lights up Voice Mode Legato In Legato mode you can only play one note at a time just as if the Mono mode is active If Legato is tuned on glide is active only when you play legato You have to press a new key before you release the previous key to get the Glide If you release the last played key before playing a new key non legato the new note s Envelopes will be re triggered Glide When the Glide knob is set to anything other than zero glide is acti vated the Glide function makes the pitch glide from one note to the next when playing this is sometimes called portamento It operates in legato and mono mode only The glide characteristics can be de scribed as constant rate which means that the greater the distance between two subsequent notes the longer the glide time Turn the Glide knob clockwise to increase the glide rate Unison The Stage 2 EX synthesizer oscillator has a couple of hidden oscillators The number of extra oscillators varies with the algorithms but is usually between two and four When you activate Unison these slightly de tuned voices are gradually added to the b
74. e only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate nor mally or has been dropped Additional Safety Information No naked flame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on the apparatus Do not use the apparatus in tropical climates WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus The maims plug is used as the disconnect device and shall remain readily operable Trademarks The Nord logo is a trademark of Clavia DMI AB All other trademarks mentioned in this publication are the properties of their respective holders C Specifications and appearances are subject to change without notice Copyright O Clavia DMI AB Il convient de ne pas placer sur l app
75. e subdivisions are not identical for the different synchronize able features The delay have some meters that can create a nice swing or triplet feel like for example 1 4S swing 1 4T triplet feel 1 4D dotted notes The LFO and Effects 1 and 2 have a few slow subdivisions 4 1 2 1 etc to make sweeps that stretches across entire bars if needed Effect type selection when an Effect is off When an effect is off you can still check which effect type is selected by pressing the corresponding Effect Selector button once The Selector LED will briefly show the current effect type If you press the Selector button repeatedly you change the Effect type without turning on the effect In this way you can make sure that the right effect type is selected before it is turned on This feature is available for Effects 1 amp 2 the Amp simulation model and the Reverb You can also adjust the effect settings even if the actual effect is turned off The values of the parameters will be shown in the display Effect 1 The Effect 1 section offers six different types of modulation effects Use the Selector button to switch between the available modulation effects The following effects are available EFFECT 1 9 A Pan Auto Pan The A Pan is an automatic panning modulation that TG OFF smoothly pans the signal between the Left and Right SOURCE outputs in the stereo panorama ORG PIANO SYNTH The rate and the
76. e to thank you for purchasing the Nord Stage 2 EX Our goal when developing the Nord Stage 2 was to create a flagship stage instrument encompassing the whole range of our company s accumu lated expertise Building on the success of the original Nord Stage the Nord Stage 2 incorporates the best emulations of electromechanical and acoustic keyboard instruments on the market as well as a syn thesizer section designed for maximum ease of use yet offering wide sonic possibilities With Nord Stage 2 EX the instrument also benefits from an expanded Piano memory The Nord Stage 2 EX features outstanding classic keyboard sounds with true feel from natural keyboard response to authentic sound A medium weighted hammer action 88 note keyboard 76 key por table hammer action keyboard or a 73 note semi weighted waterfall keyboard makes this instrument the biggest in the Nord range yet it weighs only 18 5 12 4 9 7 kilos which is an achievement in itself Features The Nord Stage 2 EX has the following main features e Organ section with faithful reproductions of three classic organ mod els B3 Vox and Farf Farfisa e Piano section with acoustic grand and upright pianos tine based electric pianos Wurlitzer electric pianos Digital FM pianos Clavinet and Electric Grand The memory capacity for the Piano section in the Stage 2 EX is approximately 1 Gigabyte e Synth section with sample playback FM analog style and digital waveforms in a subt
77. e you would like to store your sound To name a Synth Sound you can use the Page buttons to move the cursor and the Value Dial to select character just as for Programs read more about this on page 16 To confirm your intentions to store the sound press the Store Synth button again Press Shift to cancel an ongoing Store operation Arpeggiator ARPEGGIATOR If you play a chord and hold the As A keys the notes in the chord will y Ng be played back repeatedly by the souno MST CLK mb O arpeggiator one after the other The BANGE parameters govern direction range and speed The arpeggiator can be used with Up Down Up Down or Random directions in several octave ranges The tempo of the arpeg giated notes is set by the Rate control or by synchronizing the arpeggio to the Master Clock of the Nord Stage 2 EX Press the Hold button if you want the arpeggio to continue even if you lift your fingers from the keys The arpeggio is activated with the On button The Arpeggio selec tor sets the direction If no LED is lit the arpeggio will play in the Up fashion The other directions are Down DN Up and Down U D and Random RND Press Shift and the arpeggio selector to set the octave range When no LED is lit the range is one octave Press Shift and the selector to reach the settings for 2 3 and 4 octaves The Rate knob sets the rate which will be displayed as quarter note beats per minute BPM in the L
78. effect By single triggered we mean that the percussion is only present when you hit the keys when no other note is sounding In other words if you play a note or a chord and then add on more notes without releasing the previously pressed keys there will be no percus sion effect in the new notes You have to release all keys to be able to play new notes with the percussion effect The Volume Soft button toggles between Normal and Soft percussion level The Decay Fast button toggles between Slow and Fast decay times level level time Key s Down Key s Up time Key s Down Key s Up Percussion Soft Percussion Normal The Harmonic Third button toggles between using the 2nd or 3rd partial as the source for the percussion effect A The percussion can be used on Slot A or on Slot B provided that both slots are not active at the same time in a layer or split key board configuration If you use a layer or a split then percussion will only be available on Slot B Key click control The key click produced by the random contact bounces is an impor tant audio artifact in the B3 model This quickly became a desirable effect amongst musicians You can adjust the click level in the Sound menu read more about this on page 43 X Do not forget to try out the three tonewheel modes that are also available in the Sound menu These will dramatically change the sound of the B3 model from a squeaky clean unit to a battere
79. el output pairs or mono output to use for the Piano A and B sections Use the Slot A amp B buttons to ac cess the settings for each Slot If the Output Routing see above is set to Program these settings will be saved with the program Range 1 amp 2 Default S amp 4 3 4 Synth Audio A B Output This allows you to set which channel output pairs or mono output to use for the Synth A and B section Use the Slot A amp B buttons to ac cess the settings for each Slot If the Output Routing see above is set to Program these settings will be saved with the program Range 1 amp 2 Default 3 amp 4 3 4 Organ Keyboard Trig Point This setting allows you to change how the Nord Stage 2 EX keyboard triggers Organ sounds When High is selected you will trigger organ sounds before the key is fully depressed This mode closely mimics the way a original tonewheel organ works Range High Low Default Sustain Pedal Type This allows you to select the type of a connected sustain pedal in case the functionality of the pedal is reversed when the pedal is up sustain is on and vice versa The Auto setting can automatically determine the pedal type Range Open Closed Triple Nord Triple Pedal Auto Default Sustain Pedal Func If you have only one pedal connected at the Sustain Pedal input and you want to use it as both a Sustain Pedal and a Rotor Speed Pedal this se
80. ell input to control organ swell For the B3 organ the characteristic swell volume frequency response is faithfully reproduced If you want to control the entire Stage 2 EX s volume with a pedal this can be set in the System Settings to apply to a pedal connected to the Organ Swell input Using a Rotor Speed pedal You can use a pedal connected to the Rotor Latch input to switch be tween slow stopped and fast rotor speed for the Rotary Speaker effect This is the default setting for this input Such a pedal can work in hold or toggle mode which is set in the System Menu Using a Latch pedal You can also use a momentary pedal connected to the Rotor Latch input to operate as a latching pedal for selected instruments This func tionality can be activated for the instruments and the latch operation needs to be selected in the System Menu APPENDIX CONNECTIONS Sustain pedal The Nord Stage 2 EX has one input for a sustain pedal This input can be used with a standard momentary pedal like the included Nord pedal Stage 2 EX 88 and Stage 2 EX HP76 a Roland DP 6 Yamaha FC 4 etc Nord Triple Pedal The Nord Stage 2 EX is compatible with the Nord Triple Pedal sold separately If this pedal is connected you need to select this in the Nord Stage 2 EX System Menu read more about this on page 42 SUSTAIN Connect the 14 stereo connector from the Nord Triple Pedal to the Sustain Pedal connector on the Nord Stage 2 EX Thre
81. ent Default value is 25 cent FX Rotary Speaker Horn Speed This determines the speed of the rotary speaker treble horn Range Low Normal default High FX Rotary Speaker Horn Acc This determines the acceleration and retardation time of the rotary speaker treble horn Range Low Normal default High FX Rotary Speaker Rotor Speed This determines the speed of the rotary speaker woofer rotor Range Low Normal default High FX Rotary Speaker Rotor Acc This determines the acceleration and retardation time of the rotary speaker woofer rotor Range Low Normal default High 44 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X FX Delay Mode This sets if the delay should change the pitch on sounding repeats in the fashion of an analog delay if the Rate Tempo knob is adjusted or not When set to Normal the pitch does not change if the Rate Tempo is changed Range Analog Default Normal MIDI Menu Hold Shift and press Program 3 MIDI to access the MIDI menu set tings Use the Page 4 and b buttons to navigate between the various menu items on the MIDI menu The Value Dial is used to change set tings the Slot buttons to switch between A and B where applicable When you are done press Exit Shift to exit the menu X An asterisk will appear in the display to alert you that a selected MIDI channel for a section is already being used by another sec tion MIDI Control Local MIDI Local control determines if the
82. ent s or the Extern s Value Dial to assign an instrument to one or more zones LEVEL 10 Our Ou OD 0D sc jJ 2 3 SETLO SPLIT SET HI SPLIT KB ZONE SELECT OCTAVE SHIFT r QUE UE QU gt pstick LATCH PED RTMODE z gt PENDING SORTMODE SUSTPED ON KBGATE When a split is active hold Shift and repeatedly press an instrument s or the Extrern s KB Zone Select button to assign the instrument to one or several zones The three Zone LEDs beneath the instrument s Level Rotary will indicate the assignment Hold Shift and press KB2 or KB3 to move the boundaries of the lower upper and high zones The split points are indicated by green LEDs above the keyboard Both Slots use the same KB Zone configuration instrument as signments are individual Read more on creating splits on page 20 19 20 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X The Nord Stage 2 EX instruments effects and the Extern section share a few common features and characteristics Instrument Extern Controls The Nord Stage 2 EX features 3 different instruments Organ Piano and Synthesizer Each instrument is multi timbral with two parts which means that there are actu ally two sound engines for each Instrument These engines are internally connected to the Slots one for Slot A and another for Slot on De B KB ZONE SELECT OCTAVE SHIFT eJ amp LATCH PED LEVEL Lo Our Ou
83. ent the effect is assigned to Hold down Shift and press the Source button to change the instrument assignment You can also step through the instrument assignments by double clicking the Source button This is convenient when you only have one hand free and cannot reach the Shift button Making settings for Slot effects Use the Rate Tempo and Amount knobs in the main Effects section Effect 1 Effect 2 Delay to make settings for the individual effects The parameters these two knobs controls depend on the selected effect these are described for the corresponding effects below The Rate Tempo and Amount knobs can also be Morph controlled see page 19 The Focus button If you have more than YY YI one effect activated in YO A the Effects section e g s 4 Effect 1 and Effect 2 the Focus button is used to select which effect s settings Rate Tempo and Amount you currently see and can edit Pressing the Focus button will alternate focus between the currently activated effects The LED beside the corresponding Effect 1 Effect 2 Delay section is lit to indicate the effect in focus AMOUNT RATE TEMPO 3 gt MST CLK Mst Clk Hold Shift and press the Focus button when an appropriate effect is selected to synchronize the effect to the Master Clock This changes the behavior of the Rate Tempo knob from the normal setting of a rate to setting a subdivision of the Master Clock s tempo instead Th
84. er Frequency Amplitude Osc Harmonics MA ital Harmonic number 0 20 30 40 Frequency 4 Amplitude E Oscillator at higher frequency synchronized X When using Oscillator Sync it can be very useful to have the Shape amount s modulated from any of the Morph assign sources or by the Modulation Envelope This will generate a signal with continuously varied harmonic content Frequency Modulation The basic principle behind frequency modulation FM synthesis is to have one oscillator the modulator modulating the frequency of another the carrier The carrier can in turn modulate the frequency of yet another oscillator etc There are several different algorithms in the FM category ranging from one up to three oscillators operators modulat ing each other in series with or without feedback on the first operator in the chain Modulator API Shape FM amount Af Amplitude May Amplitude Harmonic number Carrier 123456789 Frequency The image above shows a 2 Operator FM Synthesis setup and the resulting waveform using a fairly high FM amount setting The resulting waveform is far more rich in harmonics than the original Sine waveform and drastic changes in tonal character are provided by altering the amount of modulation There are several FM algorithms available set ups with various number of oscillators feedback and frequency ratio settings between the oscil l
85. es Creating a split It is very easy to create a split where different instruments are assigned to different keyboard zones Proceed as follows Activate two instruments by pressing the KB Zone Select buttons in each corresponding section which makes the KB Zone LEDs Lo Up Hi light up Press the KB Zones 2 button located above the Value Dial This splits the keyboard into two parts an upper and a lower zone The split point is indicated by a green LED above the correspond ing key on the keyboard Assign one of the active instruments to play on the lower Key board Zone by holding Shift and then press the KB Zone Select button in the instrument s section until only the LO KB Zone indicator is lit Assign the other instrument to the upper half of the keyboard Hold Shift and pressing the KB Zone Select button for the other instruments section until both the UP HI KB Zone indicators are lit The lower half of the keyboard will play one instrument and the upper half will play the other You can also step through the different Keyboard Zone assignments by double clicking the KB Zone Select button This is a convenient method when you can only use one hand and cannot reach the Shift button Activate all three Keyboard Zones by pressing the KB Zones 3 button This splits the keyboard into three zones Press the Shift KB Zone Select button or double click the KB Zone Select button for an Instru ment section to step through the
86. exclamation l int rieur d un triangle quilat ral est employ pour alerter l utilisateur de la pr sence d instructions importantes pour le fonctionnement et l entretien service dans le livret d instructions accompagnant l appareil IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Warning When using electric products basic precautions should always be followed including the following 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manu facturer 12 Us
87. external units Make sure that the Slot A and Slot B MIDI channels are not the same as the Extern MIDI channel The specific setting for the internal Stage 2 EX Program Change in the MIDI Menu can also be turned off If the external instrument organizes programs in Banks there is an op tion to send Bank Change messages on the Extern Menu page see page 45 CHAPTER 10 EXTERN SECTION 41 MIDI CC This feature makes it possible to transmit MIDI Control Change mes sages to control a parameter of your choice on the external instru ment First you have to decide which Controller number the Parameter encoder should transmit this is done in the Extern Menu Hold Shift and press the Extern button to access the Extern menu Use the Page buttons to select the Extern MIDI CC Number menu page Use the Value Dial to select a MIDI CC Number 0 119 You may want to check the manual for the external instrument to see which parameters are assigned to which CC numbers Press the Exit Shift button to exit Activate the MIDI CC button in the Parameter Select section to control the selected external parameter using the Extern s Parameter encoder The external instrument may have to be set to receive MIDI CC mes sages for this to work as expected Send On Load If the Send On Load feature is activated in the Extern Menu Program Change Volume and MIDI CC messages are transmitted via MIDI whenever you load a program If you d
88. filter it passes most of the frequencies unaltered but attenuates those in a specific range e The Filter Resonance sets the width of the frequency range that will be attenuated with the Notch filter Filter Frequency Amplitude Filter Frequency Frequency The Filter Frequency is used for setting the cutoff frequency point where in the frequency range the filter begins to process frequencies This parameter can be Morph controlled The Image above illustrates three different Filter Frequency settings using a low pass filter The area to the left up to the downward slope indicates the frequencies that passes through the filter The area to the right of the slope are those frequencies that are reduced Move the slope to the left and the sound gets duller The humps at the top indicates a resonance setting Ok enough science CHAPTER 8 SYNTH KB Track The reason for having a Keyboard Track switch is related to basic acoustics If you raise the pitch of a waveform the harmonics naturally raise in frequency If the cutoff frequency is constant the sound will be perceived as getting muddier the higher up the Keyboard you play To avoid this effect use KB Track With KB Track turned off the filter frequency setting is constant re gardless of where on the keyboard you play When Keyboard Track is activated the filter frequency setting will be higher for higher notes Resonance The Resonance parameter is use
89. for a pedal this isn t directly supported Range Roland EV 5 default Roland EV 7 Yamaha FC 7 Korg EXP 2 amp XVP 10 Fatar 8 Studiologic VP 25 Control Pedal Gain 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 Range 1 10 Control Pedal Func This setting determines the functionality of a pedal that is attached to the Control Pedal input The three settings are Ctrl use this to use the pedal with the Morph functionality Ctrl Swell combines Morph control and Organ Swell and Ctrl Volume combines Morph control and the main volume of the Stage 2 EX Range Ctrl Default Ctrl Swell Ctrl Volume Swell Pedal Type This setting configure the Swell Pedal See Ctrl Pedal Type above for details Range Roland EV 5 default Roland EV 7 Yamaha FC 7 Korg EXP 2 8 XVP 10 Fatar 8 Studiologic VP 25 Swell Pedal Gain 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 Range 1 10 Swell Pedal Func This setting configure the Swell Pedal destination Set this to Swell if you want this pedal to act as a Swell pedal for the organ or to Volume if it should control the volume of all the Stage 2 EX instruments Range Swell Default Volume Memory Protection This is set to On when Nord
90. for sending keyboard and panel generated MIDI data from the Nord Stage 2 EX to other equipment such as sound modules or computers Nord Music Stand The rear panels of the Nord Stage 2 EX 88 and HP76 have two brack ets where the Nord Music Stand optional accessory can be mounted Connecting Pedals The Nord Stage 2 EX has four pedal inputs one Control Pedal input assignable to control various Nord Stage 2 EX parameters one Organ Swell input one Sustain Pedal input and one Rotor Latch input For each instrument you can select whether it should react to sustain or not Connect the pedals as shown in the illustration below When connecting an expression type pedal to the Control Pedal or Organ Swell input you should use a stereo cable Tip Ring Sleeve Please note that the pedal must have a stereo output jack Pedals from various manufacturers have different characteristics To simplify setup the most common pedal models Roland Yamaha Korg and Fatar are pre configured in the Nord Stage 2 EX you simply select the type of pedal in the System menu see page 43 SWELL PEDAL ROTOR SPEED MIDIOUT MIDIIN B PEDAL CONTROL SUSTAIN PEDAL PEDAL The Organ Swell input You can connect an expression pedal to the Organ Sw
91. ge synthesizer to supplement the other in strument sections While being compact and easy to use It is capable of all kinds of synthesized sounds from piercing leads and fat basses to swirling pads and shimmering bells You have hands on control of all parameters something we consider an essential feature for a stage instrument The subtractive synthesis design features faithful models of analog style waveforms and is also capable of FM frequency modulation Wavetable synthesis as well as using samples as oscillator sound sources The samples can come from the huge Nord Sample Library or you can create these yourself and bring any sound to the Nord Stage 2 EX synthesizer with the Nord Sample Editor application In subtractive synthesis you start with a bright waveform with lots of overtones and then shape the color of the sound with a filter that sub dues some of the harmonics By modulating the filter cut off frequency while the note is playing dynamic timbres are created The Nord Stage 2 EX synthesizer also provides other means to generate dynamic and rich sounds such as pulse width modulation oscillator sync and dynamic control over FM amount There are two envelopes and one LFO for real time sound shaping There is one Synth section for each Slot and they share 18 voices which are dynamically allocated between the slots Using the Slots you Can play two different sounds simultaneously layered or in splits If you for exa
92. ght 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 4 KB Gate on page 21 Pedal Noise When the sustain pedal is operated on an acoustic grand or upright plano 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 halfwa
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94. hanges or modification to this system can void the users authority to operate this equipment This equipment requires shielded interface cables in order to meet FCC class B Limit For Canada NOTICE This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 AVIS Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement Model Name Nord Stage 2 EX 88 Nord Stage 2 EX HP76 Nord Stage 2 EX Compact Type of Equipment Digital Piano Responsible Party Clavia DMI AB Address P O BOX 4214 SE 102 65 Stockholm Sweden Telephone 46 8 442 73 60
95. he Store LED will begin to flash on and off and the display will ask you for the location to where you want to store the program amp If you want to store the edited version in the same location re placing the original simply press Store again If not use the Bank Page and or Program buttons to select a new location A The program which resides in the selected location will become active on the keyboard to allow you to play it and verify that you will not be overwriting something which is important to you 4 When you have found a suitable location for your program press Store again to store your edited program Press Shift Exit once to abort an ongoing Store process if you change your mind Read more about Store and Store As renaming a program and assign ing it to a category in the Program chapter on page 17 Live Mode STORE AS LIVE MODE TRANSPOSE ON SET v er DUAL KB MONO OUTPUT Nord s Live Mode feature provides you with five temporary program buffers any one of which will automatically save program edits for you on the fly without having to perform a Store operation If you press the Live Mode button to turn Live Mode on all chang es to the panel settings you make will be continuously stored If you switch the power off or select another program the set tings you made are still stored in the 5 Live Mode programs so when you power up next time or return to that p
96. he factory are duplicates of the programs in the A bank This means that you can immediately start to save any edits you do in either the A or D bank without risking to overwrite any of the factory programs until you have decided which ones you want to keep A complete set of the factory programs are available on our website www norakeyboards com This means that you can always return to the state of the program memory when the unit was new Select a program Programs are selected by pressing the five Program buttons located below the display An alternate method is to turn the Value Dial located to the right of the display The Pages are accessed by pressing the Program Page 4 buttons repeatedly located above the Value Dial Some of the programs are labeled with MW or AT This indicates that the Mod Wheel or AfterTouch has an active part in the sound and invites you to use these performance features The Banks are accessed with the Bank buttons A B C and D above the display A new program is immediately activated when you press a Bank Page or Program button If you want to navigate with the Bank and or Page buttons and wait with the loading of a new program until you press a program button this can be acheived by activat ing the Pending Load setting Shift Program Page 4 button ROTOR SPEED MST CLK TAP SET Y WH MIRPH ASSIGN e qg g aa FIT um or PENDING SORTMODE LOAD ABC CAT PROGRAM
97. his is transmitted and received as Controller 64 Sustain Pedal e Almost all other controls knobs and buttons on the front panel are also transmitted and received as Control Change messages This can be used to record your actions on the front panel into a MIDI sequenc er For a full list of which parameters correspond to which Controller number look at page 52 Keyboard Velocity The Nord Stage 2 EX can transmit and receive Keyboard Velocity messages Organ sounds will always be played back at nominal level regardless of incoming MIDI Velocity data Release velocity is transmit ted but ignored on MIDI In Aftertouch The Nord Stage 2 EX keyboard can transmit Aftertouch messages sometimes called channel pressure The player can apply more pres sure on a key while it is down and this will generate a signal that can be used to control parameters Program Change In the MIDI Menu you can select if the Nord Stage 2 EX should send and or receive program Change messages on the Global channel that affects its internal programs Program Change messages with the value 0 99 selects the programs in the active bank Program Change mes sages 100 104 selects the 5 Live memories Bank Select The 4 Program Banks of the Stage 2 EX can be remotely selected via MIDI by transmitting a Bank Select Message that looks like this CC 0 value O CC 32 value O 1 2 or 3 for banks A B C and D The Bank Select should immediately be followed b
98. his is selected in the System Menu see page 43 Rotary Speaker The Rotary Speaker controls are logically placed next to the Organ sec tion The Rotary Speaker and its settings are described in detail in the Effects Reference on page 39 Piano The Piano sounds The Pianos in the Nord Stage 2 EX are organized into six types Each type can contain several instrument models You can freely add new piano instruments via USB using the Nord Sound Manager Right out of the box the Nord Stage 2 EX features a fine collection of carefully selected acoustic and electric pianos and harpsichords A lot of effort was PIANO SLOT DETUNE r CLAV EQ HI 4 BRILL 3 TREB 2 MED 1 made to ensure that the response and LEVEL d sound of the instruments matches O10 Our On mis i ON jJ ACOUSTICS every nuance of the real article Each OFF LONG RELEASE KB ZONE SELECT OCTAVE SHIFT ea LATCH PED piano instrument has been multi sam MORES pled in a vast amount of velocity levels That s one reason why they all sound and feel so authentic PSTICK SUSTPED ON KBGATE PIANO SELECT TYPE MODEL DYN EPIANO1 gt EPIANO2 UPRIGHT Since all pianos are stored in the Flash memory you can easily add and or replace any stored piano instruments with new ones supplied free from Nord The size of the available memory for the piano samples is approximately 1 Gigabyte gt
99. lled emulations of two of the most famous transistor organs from the 1960 s the Vox Continental and the Farfisa Compact Alongside the organ s themselves the Stage 2 EX features a rotary speaker simulation derived from the Nord C2 Incorpo rating the acoustic variations that occur as a physical rotating spreads the sound around in a room they bring the Stage 2 EX s organs to life with remarkable realism In terms of control Draw buttons and LED bar graphs have replaced the original mechanical drawbars This gives you the advantage of always having the correct drawbar settings after changing preset Piano Library v5 The Nord Stage 2 EX is compatible with version 5 of the Nord Piano Library We have spent a lot of time and effort in creating our best piano sounds ever to match the features available in the Nord Stage 2 EX The piano sounds are included on the DVD and are organized in cat egories and in some cases available in various sizes for the acoustic grand pianos and uprights New sounds will be available free of charge on the www nordkeyboards com website 2 About the Nord Stage 2 EX Small Medium amp Large The acoustic grand pianos and uprights are available in several sizes X Large large medium and small The large medium and small sizes share the same amount of velocity layers and the same number of zones that are mapped across the keyboard This means that you can rely on a consistent quality in regards to the
100. ls all digitally modeled a tonewheel B3 organ and two transistor organs Vox and Farfisa The Organ section features three main areas e The Drawbar section where you set up the basic organ sound e The Percussion area is where you control the percussion effect avail able to the B3 organ model only e The Vibrato Chorus area is where you select the chorus and or vibrato effect depending on the selected organ model Drawbars and buttons The drawbars on the Nord Stage 2 EX are represented by buttons and LED chain graphs instead of ordinary mechanical drawbars This gives you a big advantage when you change preset or program the correct drawbar settings are recalled immediately and shown by the LEDs It s very easy to get the hang of changing the drawbar settings in a natural way with the buttons The drawbars behave similar to their mechanical counterparts On the B3 and Vox models you pull out and push in the drawbars using the drawbar buttons The buttons are special in the way that they auto increment decrement the drawbar value when they are held down If you hold a drawbar button the corresponding drawbar setting will continue to increment or decrement within its range until you release the button X The drawbars can be Morph controlled if you want to make dra matic changes with for example the Wheel or a control pedal While holding a drawbar button you can press its sibling button to momentarily au
101. ly within the selected category A program can be assigned to a category when it is saved or by using the Nord Sound Manager applications Read more on categories on page 17 To change the Category press the Program Page buttons 6 Hold Shift and press the Program Page button a third time to revert to the numerical presentation The sort modes will only affect how the programs are accessed by turning the Value Dial Pressing Bank Page and Program buttons will select programs in the numerical fashion The Knobs There are two types of knobs on the Nord Stage 2 EX The Value Encoders are surround ed by LED indicators these provide a visual indication of that setting s current value These parameters can be controlled using the Morph LEVEL function The potentiometer type knobs shown to the right are used for example in the Synth and Effect sections As you scroll through programs the physical posi tions of these knobs will not necessarily correctly re flect the active parameter values but as soon as one of these knobs is turned that respective parameter s value will immediately snap to the knob s position Hold Shift and turn a knob to view the stored setting of a parameter in the display without changing it The Buttons VIBRATO DLY3 d DLY2 Rd DLY1 AT WHL e STORE SYNTH CHAPTER 3 GETTING STARTED Selector buttons are used to select one setting in an array They have a se
102. m Change Bank Select or Volume for the Extern A B slots Additionally the Extern section provides a rotary encoder which is as signable to the MIDI CC of your choice You can optionally choose to have data stored either on a global or per program basis Select a Stage 2 EX program from which you wish to play external sounds Set the Extern A section and the external device to the same MIDI channel gt Make sure that the Extern channel is not the same channel as the Stage 2 EX Global channel If it is set Global to another channel Activate the Extern Section and assign it to the desired zone s FH E Play in that zone on the Stage 2 EX and you should hear your external device There may be settings options on your external MIDI units that affect how they react to incoming MIDI data please check the documentation you have for your other units Set Octave Shift Sust Ped and P Stick as needed 5 O Press the Extern Parameter Select repeatedly until the Prog Change LED is lit Turn the Extern encoder knob until it has se lected the external device program which you wish to use If Bank Select data is needed to access that selection these data will need to be manually entered into the Extern Menu Press the Extern Parameter Select repeatedly until the Volume LED is lit Turn the Extern encoder knob to adjust the volume of the external MIDI unit by transmitting MIDI CC 7 Store your new program to your Stage
103. mp Sim Equalizer 38 Amemodel ei a ace 38 DAVE s x it ae wt Die Na BANG GLAND ios 38 EQ SOCUOM is EC READS RA CMS ma INA 39 Global Effects 39 4 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X COImpressOl cesta ee WAS Qdoba dae ERI NA RENE 39 PROVEN Deg ves dosi d e Mace ee tied Ma ECCE AUR ES qas 39 Rotary Speaker i suu 39 About the Rotary effect s signal routing 39 Rotary parameter o o oooooococooooo eee 39 10 Extern Section Extern section 0 0 40 DOING UP xe xor RECEN Ae ie OR EUN 40 Using the Extern section 40 AGING tig o a fe od ede RR Red EUR den 40 Keyboard Zones x sed as Ree ove er E e cea 40 Octave Shift isis ad Nba NG 40 Activating Pitch Stick Sustain Pedal messages 40 Extern ParameterS o o o 41 VOIUIMES c ed ad NANA he 41 Prog Change mada dE REGE AETA NS ER eq EP RR E 41 MI OG ck etek E tacente ne EAE teed a ceo d 41 Send OD Kore er ah A 41 Extern Section and MIDI re routing 41 11 Menus System Men oo 42 Global Transpose ee 42 Iesse tsa We et Mee a os co ca NG e rd 42 Qutput ROUTING sin sk a ae 42 Organ Audio A B Output llli 42 Piano Audio A B Output llle 42 Synth Audio A B Output sis Rem xg 42 Organ Keyboard Trig Point liliis 42 Sustain Pedal Type s ssa ses Ap EAR USA RR RUE UR ERN 42 oustain Pedal F nc
104. mple Load Sound When you save a Stage 2 EX program the current synth settings are of course stored together with all other panel settings but you can also select and store synth sounds separately from programs In this way you can build up a library of your favorite synth sounds to access whenever you need them Selecting synth sounds There are 300 available memory loactions for synth sounds patches Press Shift and the waveform button then turn the waveform selec tor dial to scroll through the available synth sounds The name of the sound will appear in the LCD display and the sound will immediately become active in the Stage 2 EX Filter Section The Filter is one of the most important components to create the overall timbre of the sound The harmonic content that the oscillators produce can be shaped with the filter and the filter itself can be modulated with various functions The Nord Stage 2 EX features a selection of classical synthe FILTER TYPE HP 5 norcH LP24 G LP12 Jar e O 10 RESONANCE FREQ MOD 1 KB TRACK Ng 256 7 8 2 Y 9 0 10 YY LFO sizer filters A vu e 6 5 5 The Filters share the same filter param NG eters Filter Frequency controls the cutoff VEL MODENV frequency and the Resonance controls the filter resonance Filter button Press repeatedly on the Filter button to select the desired filter type The available filter types are Low Pass LP 24
105. mple layer the Synth sections of both slots you can create really complex and evolving sounds U D 3 ay ar ng abi d 20 18 Y FRED osc gt LOAD SOUND O SHAPE MOD CHAPTER 8 SYNTH SYNTH ARPEGGIATOR UNISON VIBRATO VOICE MODE MULTI DLY3 DLY2 amp ki DLY1 2 8 i VA a LEGATO aj 10 2 MOD ENV OD amp AMP ENV STORE SYNTH RANGE VELOCITY VELOCITY FILTER TYPE HP norcH LP24 LP12 e FREQ MOD 1 KB TRACK NG 5 6 10 RESONANCE 5 Y 10 10 10 VEL MOD ENV RELEASE Oscillator A lot of effort has been spent on creating a versatile and powerful oscillator section for the Stage 2 EX synthesizer Based on a vari able architecture it provides four different oscillator techniques Analog FM frequency modulation digital wavetables and sample playback For each technique there are a number of predefined algorithms with a main parameter mapped to the Shape knob SHAPE MOD ie A d 5 5 e 1 NG 10 4 LFO MODENV E SHAPE SKIP SAMP ATK For example the analog category provides you with various waveforms with or without hard sync In each case the Shape knob can controls one essential parameter such as pulse width or sync oscillator frequency This Shape parameter can be modulated by the LFO or the Modulation Envelope to create dynamic sounds The Shape can also be controlled by the Morph Assign feature The sonic po
106. n Other notes that you play while keeping the pedal down will have no sustain at all This requires that the Latch Ped feature is set to On hold Shift and press the right Octave button until the Latch Ped On LED is lit Soft Pedal The left pedal on the Nord Triple Pedal is the soft pedal also known as the Una Corda When you press this all the notes you play will be slightly lower in volume and also have a slightly more subdued tone quality Slot Detune Clav EQ Clav EQ An original Clavinet is equipped with 4 additional rocker switches which controls the onboard EQ These settings are available on the Nord Stage 2 EX SUM Use the Slot Detune Clav EQ button to set your MED preferred combination of the original Brilliant Treble Bur and Medium Soft filter buttons PIANO SLOT DETUNE ro CLAV EQ HI BRILL The Med Soft setting are access by holding Shift and pressing the Slot Detune Clav EQ button Slot Detune If you activate both Slots A and B in a layer configuration these set tings can be used to de tune the Slots The de tuning will only affect the piano sounds ON RATE gt MST CLK TT ON OFF KB ZONE SELECT d gt SAMP OCTAVE SHIFT EM LATCH PED PSTICK SUSTPED ON KBGATE 0 RATE VAN 3 WI NEL QUE SHAPE N SKIP 10 SAMP ATK MST CLK RELEASE Basics The Synth section of the Nord Stage 2 EX was designed to be a versatile yet easy to use sta
107. n the spectrum Saw the Shape control shifts the phase of two super imposed sawtooth waves up to a maximum 180 degrees shift which creates a perceived one octave shift Pulse the Shape sets the width of the pulse dtn A dual de tuneable Two oscillators with adjustable relative waveform pitch Shape knob range is 12 semitones Snc A synched wave An oscillator with adjustable pitch off form set hard synced by a second oscillator When you change waveform the name of the currently selected wave form is shown briefly in the LCD Triangle The triangle waveform has only odd numbered and not very strong harmonics Amplitude Amplitude Time Harmonic number 10 20 30 40 Frequency Sawtooth The sawtooth wave contains all harmonics and is the richest of the available waveforms It is suitable for all sorts of sounds Amplitude Amplitude Time Harmonic number 10 20 30 40 Frequency Pulse The pulse wave contains only odd numbered harmonics 3 5 7 etc at 50 pulse width Square wave This waveform is special in that its harmonic content can be varied continuously by adjusting the pulse width The examples below have 50 10 and 5 pulse width a Amplitude Amplitude Time gt li RS SEP REESE TE Harmonic number 10 20 30 40 Frequency Amplitude Amplitude Time i Harmonic number 10 20 30 40 Frequency Amplitude Amplitude me d TNT Harmo
108. nce is also very noticeable when you use the sustain pedal with the String Resonance feature enabled again on medium and large acoustic pianos only With the sustain pedal held down any notes you play will have a beautiful and familiar sound quality to them enhanced by the un dampened strings resonating in sympathy with the notes you are playing Another thing that the String Resonance produces is a crescendo effect If you play the same key repeatealy with the same force the sound will change This is originally caused by the hammers hitting the vibrating string in various phases and creates a nice gentle fluctuation in volume and timbre in the Nord Stage 2 EX 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 A If you have purchased a Nord Triple Pedal you need to select this pedal type in the System Menu Hold Shift and press the System Program 1 button beneath the LCD to enter the System Menu settings Press the Program Page button above the Value Dial until you reach the Sustain Pedal Type setting 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 ri
109. nd character of various amplifiers and speaker cabinets is often a desired effect that gives an organic quality to a too clean and perfect sound AMP SIM EQUALIZER 0 DRIVE BASS ORG PIANO SYNTH The special behavior of an amplifier speaker combination when pushed to its limit over ON CDS drive has been exploited by musicians for E decades The Ampsim models faithfully repro duces the overdrive response of different amplifier cabinet combina tions giving you that authentic sound When no Amp Model is selected the Ampsim EQ section provides a neutral EQ and overdrive The Amp sim s and distortion when the drive is tuned up are mono in mono out If you just use the EQ you will get a stereo stereo configura tion Amp model The three different amplifier speaker simulations are selected with the Selector button in the Amp Model section Amp Model Description JC A simulation of a Roland Jazz Chorus speaker cabinet powered by a tube amp Small A simulation of a Wurlitzer 200A internal speaker powered by a tube amp Twin A simulation of a Fender Twin tube ampli fier and speaker cabinet Drive The Drive knob controls the amount of overdrive for the Amp sim sec tion If the Drive LED is on it indicates that overdrive is active EQ section This is a 3 band equalizer which features bass sweep able midrange and treble controls The bass frequency is 100 Hz the treble frequency is 4 kHz and the mid
110. nel will immediately cause an asterisk to appear next to the current program number in the display This is provided for you as an indication that the program has been edited changed but not yet saved into memory If you select a new program prior to performing a Store operation your edits will be lost and that program will have its original settings the next time you select it 9 10 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X Turning the Memory Protection Off When the Nord Stage 2 EX is shipped from factory the memory protect is turned on to prevent you from accidentally overwriting any of the original programs This memory protect feature can be turned off by toggling a setting located in the System menu PENDING SORTMODE OAD ABC CAT STORE AS PROGRAM LIVE MODE 91 Ne SYSTEM TRANSPOSE ON SET Y SLOT A CD C_D MONO OUTPUT SOUND DUAL KB Hold Shift and press the Program 1 System button below the display Look in the display and scroll through the System Menu functions with the Program Page 4 buttons until you see the Memory Protect setting Change this setting to Off by turning the Value Dial Press Shift to exit the System menu Read more on the Menu settings starting at System Menu on page 42 Storing a Program Press the Store button to the left of the LCD once to initiate the process of storing the edited program STORE AS T
111. ng let s try the Master Clock feature to synchronize the arpeggio and to bring in an effect as well Hold Shift and press the Arpeggiator button to lock the arpeggio to the Master Clock the Mst Clk LED lights up Don t worry if the music stops we ll have it back on again soon Keep those keys or sustain pedal down Hold Shift and press the Mst Clk button to dial in a tempo with the Value Dial The display will indicate the BPM Set this to 120 BPM for this exercise Press Shift again to Exit MST CLK TAP SET Y MORPH ASSI WHEEL amp Tap four times on the Mst Clk button to set the tempo on the fly Turn the Arpeggio rate knob to select the meter subdivision or note values that the arpeggio should play look in the LCD while turning the knob Notice how 1 4 are half the speed of 1 8 T after a numerical value indicates triplets Set the subdivision to 1 8 4 Turn on the delay and make sure that the Synth is the source to the delay by pressing the source button repeatedly until the Synth LED lights up If you carefully adjust the delay time you could match it to fit the rhythm of the arpeggio but there is another way Let s synchronize the delay to the same clock as the arpeggio Hold Shift and press the Focus Mst CIk button between the effect dials the Mst CIk LED lights up RATE TEMPO AMOUNT 9 MST CLK f 6 Turn the effect Rate Tempo dial and look in the LCD to select the subdivison
112. nic number 0 20 30 40 Frequency 1 The Shape knob controls the pulse width of the pulse wave from 5096 square wave to 196 if the ShP wave is selected You can modulate the Shape using Morph see page 19 with the LFO or the Mod Envelope This waveform is suitable for many type of sounds and has a more hollow character than the Sawtooth wave Noise There are two samples available of white and pink noise in the Sample selection in the factory sound bank of the Nord Stage 2 EX Oscillator Sync waveforms The Saw Pulse and Triangle waveforms can be synchronized if the Snc option is selected Oscillator Synchronization means that you use the signal from one oscillator to restart another oscillator Nord Stage 2 EX has a hidden sync oscillator for the waveforms with this option Oscillator sync is very useful for generating lead lines with classic hard sync sounds When sync is applied the basic pitch of the oscillator is locked to that of the sync oscillator When you vary the relative pitch of the synchronized oscillator with the Shape knob this will be perceived as a change in timbre with a frequency spectrum with deep resonance in the oscillators harmonics Amplitude Amplitude Harmonic number 10 20 30 40 Frequency Oscillator non synched Amplitude Time gt Sync oscillator Amplitude Osc Harmonics EIN Oscillator synchronized 10 20 30 40 Amplitude Harmonic numb
113. nth sound use the wheel to do a major change in the drawbar settings of a B3 sound and increase the amount of a selected effect by aftertouch all at the same time MORPH ASSIGN ATOUCH CTRLPED The three Morph Assign buttons represent the three Morph Sources and are located above the Program Bank buttons WHEEL DEDE D CLEAR MORPH You activate a Morph by holding one of the Morph Assign buttons and at the same time operate a parameter knob in the desired direction It is important to note that you should en sure that the parameter s you wish to include in your morph are stored at the desired starting value s before starting this procedure The setting of the parameter in the program is the first setting shown on the left dial here and then you turn the knob to the second setting which will be the maximum setting that can be set with the Morph source If you double tap on a Morph Assign button the Morph as sign mode will latch and you can take your time to adjust one or several parameters to the desired effect Press the button again to exit the latched mode One Morph Source can control several parameters at the same time Morphs can also influence parameters in both positive and negative directions 3 Morphs operate across the two Slots Morph Destinations You can use the Morph to control all the settings of the rotary encod ers the knobs that show parameter values with LEDs
114. o not want these actions to oc cur make sure Send On Load is set to Off on the Extern menu Extern Section and MIDI re routing When an external device transmits MIDI notes to the Stage 2 EX and the Extern section is active incoming MIDI notes can be re routed to the MIDI Output of the Stage 2 EX on the MIDI channel that is set for the Extern section This allows you to control one external device from another external device The incoming notes must be on the same MIDI channels as set in the Stage 2 EX for the Dual Kb the Slot A or Slot B MIDI channel setting or the Global MIDI channel setting X The Extern menu setting Soft Thru must in these cases be set to On ya 42 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X 1 Menus Any settings that you change in the System Sound MIDI or Extern 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 holding Shift and pressing the System Sound MIDI or Extern button Program but tons 1 to 4 Select a function with the Page 4 and buttons and change the setting with the Value Dial Exit the menus by pressing the Shift Exit button There is one menu setting that doesn t get automatically stored when you power off the Stage 2 EX the MIDI Local On Off setting This always reverts to Local On every time the Nord Stage 2 EX is powered up System Menu Hold Shift and press Program 1 System to
115. o the location indicated by the word sentence Nord on the Internet If you have access to the Internet you re very welcome to visit www nordkeyboards com There you will find the latest information about the Nord Stage 2 EX and other Nord products You can also download new Nord Stage 2 EX sounds and software upgrades free of charge Restoring the factory presets The factory programs samples and pianos are available as Nord Sound Manager backup files for download at the Nord web site at www norakeyboards com or on the included Nord DVD OS upgrades The latest OS version for Nord Stage 2 EX is available for download at the www nordkeyboards com website Please visit our website from time to time to make sure you have the latest version in your unit Free sounds Since the Nord Stage 2 EX is designed as an open system each and every plano and sample in the Nord Stage 2 EX can be replaced by you This is done using the Nord Sound Manager application The Nord Stage 2 EX is compatible with the continuously expanding Nord Piano Library and the Nord Sample Library These sounds are included on the DVD that accompanies the Stage 2 EX When new sounds become available you can download these for free from the www nordkeyboards com website Disclaimer Any trademarks and brand names mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners and are not affiliated or associated with Clavia These trademarks and brand names
116. oth waveform and open up the filter a little bit This will produce a percussive sound Add some Mod Env control of the Filter Freq if you want to in crease the pleasure Press the Arpeggiator On Off button play a chord on the keyboard and turn the Arpeggiator Rate knob This will play the notes you hold down one after the other in a repeating fashion Keep holding the keys and press the Arpeggiator Direction Range button to select a different direction When no direction LED is lit the direc tion is Up from the lowest key and up to the highest and then it starts over again The other di rections are down up and down and random Hold Shift and press the Arpeggiator button repeatedly to select a range When none of the range LEDs are lit the range is exactly the keys you hold down A setting of 2 extends the range by transposing the arpeggio one octave up and plays this octave after the initial octave 3 adds yet another octave and 4 adds four octaves to the keys you play Press the Arpeggio Hold button if you want to lift your fingers off the keys and have the arpeggio continue to play There are some programs in the Factory setup that utilizes the arpeggio with the synthesizer on its own or together with the other instruments in the Stage 2 EX just watch for an ARP in a program s name or the Arpeggio category 14 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X Master Clock Now that we have an arpeggio goi
117. ou decide you wish to store the settings permanently as a program you can do so using the standard methods see below You can also store Programs into the Live memory locations in which case the program settings will replace the current Live memory set tings Note that when you store a program into either of the Live mem ory locations the stored settings will be transferred to Live memory any changes you make will be stored continuously and you will not be able to revert back to the exact settings as they were when stored Program Buttons The 5 Program Buttons give you immediate access to all the 5 pro grams in a selected Program Page STORE STORE AS PROGRAM GC NG NENE LIVE MODE 9 1 gt What is a program A program basically stores everything except System functions which are mostly global To understand the internal architecture in Nord Stage 2 EX keep the following in mind e For each Slot settings for all three Instruments the four Effects and the Extern section are independent except the choice of organ model which is always shared between the two slots e A program stores the settings for both Slot A and B it contains in dependent settings for six instruments eight effects and two Extern setups e A program also stores all settings from the Extern menu except the Extern A amp B MIDI channels and the Send on Load setting read more on this in the Extern Menu chap
118. ound 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 7 8 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X 3 Getting Started Let s spend a few minutes to get acquainted with your new Nord Stage 2 EX In order to make you feel confident in using the Stage 2 EX this chap ter is written as a guided tour We will show you the fundamental aspects of the unit in as few steps as possible We know you d rather play than read Hook it up Connect the Nord Stage 2 EX power cord to the unit and a mains power supply connect the sustain pedal and a set of headphones or a sound system Make sure to turn on the Stage 2 EX first before the sound sys tem Please be careful with the output volume For more information on all the connections on the Stage 2 EX look in the Connections chapter on page 54 Programs The Program area is the part of the panel that is located in the center of the panel with the display in the middle Complete settings of every parameter on the panel are stored in the program memory of the Nord Stage 2 EX with enough room for 400 programs This is organized into 4 banks each bank contains 20 pages of 5 pro grams each all of which can be edited and replaced as you wish A The 100 programs in the D bank when the unit is shipped from t
119. ractive synthesis architecture e Comprehensive effects section e A medium weighted hammer action 88 note keyboard with after touch a portable hammer action 76 note keyboard with aftertouch or a 73 note semi weighted waterfall keyboard with aftertouch e An Extern section for controlling external MIDI instruments e A powerful Morph feature for applying multiple parameter changes to a sound with controllers e Splits and layers are easily set up by assigning instruments to Key board Zones But that s not all There are two independent Slots A and B each containing a full setup of the Stage 2 instruments This means that you have access to six instrument sections and two independent effect sections Amongst other things this allows for dual manual B3 organ emulation and easy setup of all kinds of instrument layering and splits CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION About the User Manual The manual is arranged mainly as a reference manual In many cases you ll get tips on how to practically use the functions alone and also together with other functions Reading the manual in Adobe Acrobat Reader This manual is also available in the digital PDF file format It can be downloaded free of charge from the Nord web site at www nordkeyboards com With Adobe Acrobat Reader it is possible to use special navigation features like hyper links This means that you can click with the mouse on a word or sentence and automatically get t
120. range frequency can be set between 200 Hz to 8 kHz The boost cut range is 15 dB Global Effects If activated the Compressor and Reverb effects will process all signals routed to the CH 1 CH 2 and headphone outputs but do not affect any signals routed to the CH 3 CH 4 outputs Both these ef fects are stereo in stereo out COMPRESSOR ACTIVE 456 TM s 10 AMOUNT Compressor The Compressor will even out the dynamics of what you play making low level sounds louder and high STAGE1 4 gt STAGE2 level sounds more quiet This produces a tight ROOM2 HALL1 punchy sound and makes the overall level easier Mad an to control in a live mix situation The Compressor 9 is activated with the On button The Amount knob controls the amount of compression applied TD Reverb The Reverb section simulates the natural sound reflections in various acoustic environments There are six reverb types with various lengths and densities indicated by the LEDs in the selector The Hall reverbs have the response and character of a spacious hall with a fairly long decay The Stage reverbs have a medium decay time and the Rooms are more of an ambience with a rather short decay time The 1 versions have a more mellow character while the 2 versions are brighter The Dry Wet knob sets the balance between the unprocessed and the processed signal Rotary Speaker The Rotary Speaker effect accurately reprod
121. re that the B3 model is active and pull out the first three drawbars on the left Sub Sub3 and Fund by pressing the correspond ing lower drawbar buttons 8 8 FUND eje ele If you need to push in a drawbar use the upper drawbar button Press and hold the Wheel button in the Morph Assign group above the display MST CLK MORPH ASSIGN TAP SET Y WHEEL ATOUCH CTRLPED J eJ E CLEAR MORPH 4 Pull out the four right most drawbars all the way The indicators will show single LEDs 5TH 6TH 8TH to indicate how much e E the Morph will affect NEY MAJA the parameter Let go of the Morph Wheel button Play a few notes or chords while moving the modulation wheel As the wheel moves the drawbars are pulled out and the sound changes accordingly X One Morph source Wheel Control Pedal or Aftertouch can con trol several parameters at once 2 A Morph source can increase one parameter s value while decreasing the value of another at the same time This makes it possible for example to crossfade between instruments Read more about the Morph functionality on page 19 The Synthesizer Let s have a look at some of the features in the Stage 2 EX Synthesizer Hold Shift and press the Bank D Synth Init but ton above the display Press the Oscillator but ton until the sawtooth waveform is selected Play some keys and adjust the Freq dial in th
122. rises the three buttons in the Parameter Select section and the Parameter rotary encoder at the top Simply put you select a parameter and vary the value of the selected parameter with the Parameter encoder The Parameter encoder can also be Morph controlled read more on page 18 This allows you to change MIDI parameters during a performance The following parameters can be set using the Parameter Select but tons Volume If Volume is activated the Parameter encoder will send MIDI Volume CC7 messages 0 127 This allows you to control the level of the external device The external instrument may have to be set to receive MIDI CC messages for this to work as expected Prog Change The Prog Change option allows the Parameter encoder to send Pro gram Change messages 0 127 allowing you to select programs in the external instrument This function behaves slightly differently than the other parameters The Parameter encoder will in this mode send a Program Change message for each individual rotary encoder LED To access all 127 messages simply continue to turn the encoder multiple times it will continue to send messages across the whole range The external instrument may have to be set to receive MIDI Program Change messages for this to work as expected A The Stage 2 EX itself can transmit MIDI Program Change when you select a Bank Page and Program If this occurs on the same MIDI channel it can lead to unwanted results on the
123. ruments by operating a pedal without affecting other instruments or the functionality of the sustain pedal The Latch is activated for the individual instruments by holding Shift and pressing the right Octave Latch Ped button the On LED lights up This behaves like the sostenuto functionality on a grand piano only the keys that are pressed down when the pedal is activated will sustain If you use a Nord Triple Pedal the center pedal on that unit will be the designated latch pedal A standard sustain pedal connected to the Ro tor Latch input can also be used If you use the Rotor Latch input you need to change a setting in the System Menu read more about this on Rotor Latch Pedal Func on page 42 The KBGATE feature allows you to disable an instrument from being triggered by the keyboard for as long as the latch pedal is operated X Both these features can be used simultaneously when both LEDs are lit Output Routing The Nord Stage 2 EX has four audio outputs Each instrument can be freely assigned to output 142 default or 384 in stereo or to output 3 or 4 in mono The output routings can be set for each program or globally for all programs The Global setting is the default setting In global mode the routing settings stored with the program are over ridden by the global settings See the System Menu chapter on page 42 for more information about the output routings Dual Slot setups Press both Slot A and Slot B but
124. sible to activate both Slots to be played by the Stage 2 EX s keyboard in this mode This feature is ideal for live situations when you have a second key board in your rig and would in certain circumstances like to use the keyboard to play the Nord Stage 2 EX as a second manual 15 16 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X By activating Dual KB you can quickly switch between these modes without having to bother with MIDI menus Having this function easily accessible on the front panel makes it simple to quickly enable and dis able the mode effectively switching your external keyboard in and out of the Stage 2 EX s internal sound engines Another advantage with the Dual KB mode is that you can access the knobs and parameters for either panel from the Nord Stage 2 EX while the internal keyboard is always playing Slot A and the external keyboard controls Slot B For example you can keep on playing Slot A with one hand on the Stage s keyboard while you simultaneously adjust the drawbars played with the second keyboard on Slot B The Dual KB setting is saved with a Program together with all other Slot settings This makes it easy to access any complicated keyboard setup with the push of a button ideal for live situations The MIDI Channel for the Dual KB feature is set in the MIDI Menu on the Stage 2 EX Read more on this on page 44 Shift Exit button Many buttons have secondary functions that you can access by hold
125. t of round or triangular LEDs to indicate the current setting Press the button several times to cycle through the possible options The On Off buttons are used for activating a function or a group of functions such as effects and have a LED close to them to indicate the on off status and sometimes also the source or zone The on off buttons of the Effect s shown here also have a selector functionality Press once to turn the Effect on and press immedi ately again to select the next source Edit a program Editing a program is as easy grabbing a knob or pressing a button to change an existing setting go ahead and give it a quick try Dial up bank A page 1 program 1 the Imperial Grand Piano program for this exercise The controls for the Piano instrument are located immediately to the left of the Program Display area on the panel Notice that the Grand type is the current type in the program Select a new piano sound Press repeatedly on the Piano Type selector to browse the 6 types Each piano type can hold several models Press repeatedly on the Piano Model button located beneath the Model LED and play on the keys to listen to the different sounds This will cycle through the models that are available in the selected piano type PIANO SELECT TYPE MODEL DYN NQ4 gt EPIANO2 gt CLAVINET gt HARPSI D1 er er a INFO DYNAMICS 3 Note that changing any parameter on your Stage 2 EX s pa
126. te The Mod Envelope has three stages ATTACK Attack a Y 10 DECAY Attack sets the time it should take for the envelope to reach maximum level after you have pressed a key Turn the Attack knob clockwise to increase Attack time 2 1 VA 8 10 RELEASE 33 34 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X Decay When the attack phase is over and the key is still held down the enve lope drops back to zero level Use the Decay knob to set the time this should take If the Decay time is set to the maximum the envelope will remain on a sustained level until the key is released Release When the key is released the envelope enters the release stage The release time is set with the release knob Amp Envelope The final stage of a synth signal chain usually consists of an amplifier to control the volume By modulating the amplifier with an envelope the sound is given its basic shape over time In fact the volume shape is one of the most important factors to how we identify the sound By setting up a proper volume envelope you can make a sound soft hard plucked static etc The Amp Envelope has the same three stages as the Mod Envelope RELEASE Attack The Attack knob is used to adjust how long it should take for the sound to reach from zero to full amplitude after a key has been pressed With long Attack settings the sound will gradually fade in Decay When the a
127. tential is further enhanced by the fact that the oscillator section actually contains a number of extra oscillators for each voice which are brought in by the Unison parameter see page 35 You can add several virtual oscillators per voice without losing polyphony This allows for some really thick sounds Shape The Shape control is used to shape the sound in various ways de pending on waveform and algorithm see below Shape can be modu lated by the Mod Envelope or the LFO and Morph controlled allowing the real time use of the wheel aftertouch or pedal to control the sound For the Wavetable selection the Shape knob has no functionality 30 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X Shape Mod This knob governs the amount of modulation applied to the Shape parameter The Shape parameter can be modulated by the LFO or the Mod Envelope Waveform selector button The Waveform selector button is used to cycle through the different algorithms and categories Turn the Waveform selector dial beneath the LED display to choose the specific waveform or algorithm that you wish to use Analog style waveforms The Analog waveforms Triangle Sawtooth and Pulse each have four variations that can be selected with the selector dial summarized in the table Display Waveform Explanation Standard Triangle A plain waveform Sawtooth or Pulse ShP A shapeable Tri the Shape control emphasizes the waveform available harmonics i
128. ter on page 45 and the output routings for each instrument read more on this on page 42 e The Global effects Compressor Reverb and the Rotary effect affect both Panels and the settings for these are stored with the program e Splits layers Keyboard Zones and Morph assignments are also part of a Program System Sound MIDI Extern The Program buttons are also used to enter the 4 menus if you press any of the first four while holding the Shift button The settings in the menus are described in the Menu chapter that begins on page 42 Panic Hold Shift and press the 5th Program Button to execute an internal All Notes Off message and reset of some of the performance parameters This can be used if notes gets stuck and sounds all the time during a MIDI or live performance Store Store As The Store button is used when you want to store an edited program when you want to rename a program or when you want to change a program s category Storing a program will overwrite the existing pro gram in the selected memory location When the Nord Stage 2 EX is shipped from factory Memory Protect is set to On To be able to store Programs you need to change this to Off read more on how to do this on page 10 The Memory Protect function does not affect the Live Mode memories Storing a Program To store a program without changing its name or category proceed as follows Press the Store button once The Store but
129. the Rotary speed and the organ drawbars Apart from the number of assignable parameters there is no limit to how many parameters you can control simultaneously using Morph The following parameters can be controlled by the Morph sources e The Level setting for all Instruments e he Shape setting in the Synth oscillator section e The filter Frequency setting in the Synth filter section e he Drawbars in the Organ section e The Effect Rate Tempo setting for the individual effects e The Effect Amount setting for the individual effects e The Parameter setting in the Extern section read more on page 40 e he Rotary Speed only with the Wheel option This enables you to set Rotor Speed continuously instead of just alternating between two fixed speeds CHAPTER 4 PROGRAM SECTION Clearing a Morph Hold Shift and press a Morph Assign button to clear all Morphs for this source on the Slot in focus To clear a particular assignment hold the Morph Assign button and operate the control to remove the gap between the programmed setting and the Morph setting KB Zones The Nord Stage 2 EX keyboard can be split in up to three keyboard zones Lower LO Upper UP and High HI Any of the Instrument sections can then be assigned to any or all of these zones The KB Zones buttons split the Stage 2 EX s keyboard into two or three zones After you have activated a split use the On Off KB Zone Select buttons beneath each instrum
130. to a keyboard zone in the same way It has a multi purpose Parameter knob which is used to send MIDI Volume Program Change and Continuous Controller mes sages Press the Parameter Select button to select the Parameter to transmit SUSTPED PARAMETER VOLUME PROG CHANGE MIDI CC 9 Detailed settings for MIDI Channel program Change and Continuous Controllers among other things are accessed through the Extern Menu read more about this on page 45 These settings can be part of the Pro grams this makes it possible for the Stage 2 EX to send MIDI messages to your external units when you change Programs Setting up Connect a MIDI cable from the Nord Stage 2 EX s MIDI Out to the MIDI In on the external device Hold Shift and press the Extern button to access the Extern menu amp Use The Page buttons to access the Extern MIDI A B Channel page amp Use the Value Dial to select the transmitting MIDI channel 1 16 you would like to use Use the Slot A and B buttons to access the channel setting for each slot Press the Exit Shift button to exit the menu e Set the external instrument to receive on the same MIDI channel Section Using the Extern section Activating Activate the Extern section in order to have Extern transmit MIDI from your Nord Stage 2 EX This is done by pressing the On button under the Parameter rotary encoder in the same fashion as you activate the Stag
131. to increment decrement in the opposite direction With the Farf model drawbar buttons act as switches toggling each register on or off Selecting The Organ Model You select which model to use with the Organ Model button Only one model can be used at a time in a Program The B3 Model The B3 model is based on a digital model of the classic electro mechanical tonewheel organ This simulation utilizes innovative and advanced methods to capture every nuance of the original sound here are some examples e An extremely accurate digital model of the original chorus and vibrato scanner e Modeling of the individual random contact bounces for each har monic e Modeling of the unique frequency characteristics of the built in pre amplifier which forms the body of the sound e Simulation of the energy robbing on the tone wheels that results in the typical compressed sound e Authentic tuning of the tonewheels according to the original design e Extremely fast keyboard response e Full polyphony 24 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X B3 Drawbars The harmonic intervals for the tonewheel organ are printed on the panel below the drawbars For basic drawbar operation please refer to Drawbars and Buttons on the previous page Each drawbar represents a partial with a fixed harmonic interval in relationship with the played note The illustration below shows the pitch interval among the nine drawbars when
132. ton and the currently selected program button indicator starts blinking and the display will read Store to X X X the current Bank Page and program number and the program name Next step is to select a Bank Page Program location to store the edited program to Use the Bank Page and the Program buttons to select a location or browse by turning the Value Dial You can also store a Program to one of the 5 Live memories The settings in the programs that you browse will become active which allows you to verify by playing on the Stage 2 EX that it is safe to over write a program gt To cancel an ongoing Store operation press Exit Shift When you have found a location for your new Program press Store again to confirm your intentions The display confirms with a Program Stored message for a short duration Naming a program Naming a program and or changing a program s category is done with the Store As procedure Hold Shift and press the Store As button once The Store button indicator starts flashing and the upper row in display will read Name the current category to the right and the current name on the lower row Turn the Value Dial to change the category Press the Page button to move the cursor to the first character in the name Use one of the following methods to name your program e You can move the cursor position left or right by using the Program Page buttons e When the c
133. tons Both Slot LEDs light up and both Slots become active One of the Slots is in focus its panel settings are currently shown and can be edited The Slot in focus is indicated by a flashing Slot LED Press the other Slot s button to shift the focus To disable one of the slots hold the Slot button for the slot you want to keep active and press briefly the Slot button you want to disable 22 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X amp To copy any other Slot s settings to the currently active Slot press and hold that Slot button and turn the value dial to the desired alternative Slot When you release the Slot button the copy op eration is performed When you have both Panels active you have access to two of each Instrument section and two Effect sections Amongst other things this allows you to play two sounds from each Instrument section simultane ously e g a Clavinet and a Electric Piano or two Synths For the Organ section things work slightly differently Instead of two completely separate organ sections you have one organ engine with two manuals that can be set to different drawbar settings like on an original B3 or a dual manual Farfisa or Vox Using an external keyboard Dual KB If you would like to use an external keyboard to control Slot B set it up as follows Select a MIDI channel to transmit on the external keyboard and select the same MIDI channel as the Dual KB channel in the Nord Stage 2 EX MI
134. toring the entire Nord Stage 2 EX memory 1 sound selected The Nord Sound Manager and the user manual for the application can be found on the DVD that was delivered with the instrument or on the www nordkeyboards com website in the Download area System requirements The Nord Sound Manager is compatible with computers running Mac OSX 10 4 or later Windows XP Windows 7 Windows 8 and Windows Vista If you run the Nord Sound Manager on a Windows computer you also need a Clavia USB Driver of version 3 0 or later installed 3 MIDI Using MIDI The Stage 2 EX is designed to be as flexible as possible when you use it with its MIDI capabilities You can use it as a master keyboard to control other hardware or software sound sources or as a set of individual sound engines to be played controlled by outboard gear such as a sequencer If you like you can even do both these things at the same time There are four major parts in the Stage 2 EX s MIDI functionality Global Slot Extern and Instrument Each of these are independently assign able to any of the thirty two avallable MIDI channels sixteen channels on the standard MIDI port and sixteen more MIDI channels accessed via USB MIDI You can also choose to disable MIDI by selecting Off instead of a channel number These channels are set in the MIDI and Extern menus see page 44 Global and Extern are used to transmit MIDI data to other units while Slot and Instrument only receive
135. ttack phase is over the envelope drops back to zero level Use the Decay knob to set the time this should take If the Decay time is set to the maximum the envelope will remain on a sustained level until the key is released Release When the key is released the envelope enters the release stage The release time is set with the release knob The LFO The LFO is a Low Frequency Oscillator producing waveforms with the following characteristics e The LFO is capable of producing waveforms with a very low frequency e FOs are not used for generating audible frequen cies Instead the output from the LFO is used for modulating that is controlling other functions like for example the Shape parameter on the Stage 2 EX oscillator or the filter frequency MST CLK The rate of the LFO is set with the Rate knob The range is from 0 03 10525 Hz The Waveform Selector button determines the waveform that is gener ated by the LFO Waveform Description mL Square no LED lit Use for abrupt modulation changes suit able for trills distinct tremolos etc NSE Sawtooth Use for ramp type modulations N Triangle Suitable for natural vibrato effects and also used for classic pulse width modulation S H Sample 8 Hold Creates an smooth random modulation MST CLK Press Shift and the LFO waveform button to sync the rate of the LFO to the Stage 2 EX s Master clock When the LFO is synchronized to the Master Clock the R
136. tting provides you with three alternatives Sustain only Sustain and Rotor Hold fast rotor speed only when the pedal is down and Sustain and Rotor Toogle toggles between fast and slow each time the pedal is used Range Sustain Default Sus RotrHld Sus RotrT gl Rotor Latch Pedal Type This allows you to change the type polarity of a switch pedal connect ed to control Rotor Latch input in case the functionality of a connected pedal is reversed The Auto setting can automatically determine the pedal type Range Open Closed Auto Default Rotor Latch Pedal Func This allows you to change the functionality of a switch pedal connected to the Rotor Latch input on the Stage 2 EX Such a pedal can be used to control the rotor speed or act as a latch sostenuto pedal Rotor Hold means that the Rotor Speed is fast for as long as the pedal is down and reverts back to slow when the pedal is released Rotor Toggle means that the fast slow rotor speed is switched with each pedal depression like an on off switch pedal Range Latch Rotor Hold default Rotor Toggle Ctrl Pedal Type The Stage 2 EX accepts many of the most commonly available control pedals the Ctrl Pedal input Select a setting here that matches the pedal that you use X Ifyou operate a connected pedal while this option is active a percentage will be displayed from O to 100 to indicate the range of the connected pedal This can be used to find a suitable setting
137. u it is quite possible to have more than one receptor react to the same MIDI channel which may or may not be what you want If you for example want to control one instrument on the Stage 2 EX on MIDI channel 4 it would be a good idea to make sure that no other part Global Slot or Instrument MIDI channel of the Stage 2 EX is set to use that MIDI channel unless you have a special reason for wanting to do that You will also be able to have situations if MIDI Local is set to Off where instruments are seemingly active on the Stage 2 EX panel but you can t edit or play with these Just make sure that the sequencer re routes the keyboard and panel information to the correct MIDI channels that these instruments respond to Messages The following MIDI messages can be transmitted and received from Nord Stage 2 EX Note On Off e Note On and Note Off messages are transmitted and received Pitch Bend e Pitch Bend messages are transmitted and received Controllers On the MIDI Menu see page 44 you can select if the Nord Stage 2 EX should transmit and or receive Control Change messages e f you have a Control Expression pedal connected to the Organ Swell Input this is transmitted and received as Controller 4 e f you have a Control Expression pedal connected to the Control Pedal Input this is transmitted and received as Controller 11 Expres SION e f you have a sustain pedal connected to the Sustain Pedal Input t
138. u may want to control the Nord Stage 2 EX from more than two keyboards For example you may want to have two external keyboards for Organ A and B while keeping the internal keyboard for the piano sounds Thanks to the flexible MIDI configuration of the Nord Stage 2 EX this is no problem at all Read more in the MIDI chapter Master level The Master Level control is located in the upper left area of the panel This control sets the overall output level of the Nord VA Stage 2 EX at the line level and the head A phone outputs MASTER LEVEL This is not a programmable control Organ ORGAN MODEL VIBRATO CHORUS D FARF C2 V3 C3 v2 C1 V1 CHAPTER 6 ORGAN 23 PERCUSSION VOLUME SOFT e e DECAY FAST HARMONIC THIRD 9 LEVEL Lo Our Ou sl CI KB ZONE SELECT OCTAVE SHIFT DK D LATCH PED STR16 8 PSTICK SUSTPED ON KBGATE A a BOW Nr Bs FUND I I I I I I I I S Don nau e URN da S sm ies w PRESET Il ol OBOE8 2 ono vn UT FSF We KN Re N 9 MC FLUTE4 IV N N Qu W TRMP8 ll BEBENG a GO un TY a M nm mM NM BM BM NM B B o nN E UT BW NUR mM NM BM NM bb B B E DOOM BW A mM NM BM BM bb B B E E MM BW NR mm a A a BW NA 3RD A vi an T 00 TI Ga JE jejej e EJ je jeje c The Nord Stage 2 EX features three organ mode
139. uces the sound of the rotating horn and bass rotor as well as the characteristics of the built in amplifier of 1 Y the original rotary units The Rotary effect is mono Jus in Stereo out e o o a RED ROTARY SPEAKER e The Rotary effect is activated or de activated for SOURCE a selected instrument in the same way as the Slot STOP MODE Effects by pressing the Source button e You switch between fast and slow rotor soeeds STOP FAST by pressing the Slow Stop button QUE e To stop the rotors press the Stop Mode button to activate the Stop Mode and then the Slow Stop button this does not deactivate the Rotary Speaker it only stops the rotors When you press the Slow Stop button again the rotors will accelerate to the Fast speed setting This functionality mimics the behavior of an early one speed rotary speaker CHAPTER 9 EFFECTS 39 e The rotor acceleration rate the time it takes to go from slow to fast and vice versa can be adjusted on the Sound menu read more on page 43 e The Rotary speed can be continuously controlled with a Morph source This makes it possible to set the rotary at speeds other than just fast slow and stopped The Drive knob controls the amount of overdrive This simulates the pre amplifier overdrive of the original rotary speakers A sustain pedal or a foot switch that is connected to the Rotor Speed pedal input can control the rotor speed read more on page 55 About the Rotar
140. ue is instead added to the notes that appear at the MIDI input Program Change Incoming Program Change messages on the Global MIDI channel will change the programs on the Stage 2 EX if the MIDI Prog Mode param eter in the MIDI Menu is set to Receive or Send Receive This param eter also governs if Program Change messages should be transmitted when you select a Program on the Stage 2 EX s panel f you want to transmit program change messages to external units use the Extern section 50 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X Using the Stage 2 EX as a sound source with a sequencer The key to this functionality is to set each of the six Instrument MIDI channels and the Global channel to individual MIDI channels in the MIDI menu Enter the MIDI Menu and set individual MIDI channels to all the instruments and the Global Channel You can mix MIDI and USB MIDI channels as you wish Set MIDI Local to Off this is done in the MIDI Menu 2 9 Make the sequencer tracks route back MIDI on the six different channels that the instruments are set to e Use the sequencer tracks to select which instrument to perform record with When Local is Off and the sequencer routes back the MIDI you may find yourself in situations where the buttons and knobs seems to be inactive or stuck on the Stage 2 EX itself This is nor mal behavior if the sequencer sends MIDI data on a MIDI channel that the Stage 2 EX does not recognize
141. ument The VX models vibrato setting is common for both the swell and great manual The Farf Model The typical buzzy sound of this vintage instrument is one of the most distinct and easily recognizable organ sounds ever created yet it is actually possible to get quite a wide range of sounds out of the instru ment Note that the voices aren t supposed to replicate the instruments they are named after but rather to describe the basic tonal characteris tic of the voice Flute soft Oboe reedy Trumpet brassy etc Farf Registers The labels used for the Farf drawbars registers are printed on the up per row above the drawbar LEDs The drawbars act as on off switches or register selectors when the Farf model is selected Instead of drawbars the original instrument featured switches to select instrument voices actually different filter settings in various footage octave ranges The drawbar buttons are used to turn the voices on and off The drawbar LEDs 5 8 are lit up for an activated voice and drawbar LEDs 1 4 are lit up for a deactivated voice The table below shows the original register name Register Selector O O N Oa oa A C nm Voice Bass 16 Strings 16 Flute 8 Oboe 8 Trumpet 8 Strings 8 Flute 4 Strings 4 A bright voice an octave and a fifth above the fundamental Panel Name BASS16 STR16 FLUTES OBOE8 TRMP8 STR8 FLUTE4 STR4 22 3 26 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL O
142. upgrades and Programs to your Nord Stage 2 EX from a computer or sequencer without needing to replace or add any new hardware Nord Stage 2 EX also features a USB port for quick and easy download of new Pianos and Samples The total capacity of the Stage 2 s Flash memory is 1 Gigabyte for the Pianos and 384 Megabytes for the Samples The internal program memory of the Nord Stage 2 EX consists of 4 Program Banks each holding 20 Pages with 5 Programs each This gives you a total of 400 Programs There are 5 separate Live programs which will continuously store any changes as they are made and remember these settings after the power is shut off Furthermore the Synth is capable of storing 300 synthesizer sounds The content of Program Bank A is duplicated in Bank D This allows you to store any edits you make in either Bank A or D without risking to overwrite anything that you might want to keep Factory presets Every factory Program in the Nord Stage 2 EX can be replaced To make sure you don t accidentally overwrite Programs you want to keep it s a good idea to back up your sounds regularly on a computer This is done with the Nord Sound Manager Restoring the factory content The Nord Stage 2 EX factory setup is available as a Sound Manager backup file downloadable from the www nordkeyboards com web site OS upgrades The latest OS version for Nord Stage 2 EX is available for download at www nordkeyboards com Since the operating s
143. ursor is at the position where you want to enter change a character you can use the Value Dial to scroll through all available characters a z A Z 0 9 space and a hyphen e By holding down Shift and pressing the Ins Page button you enter a blank space at the cursor position e By holding down Shift and pressing the Del Page 4 button you erase the character at the cursor position e Alternatively you can press and hold down the KB Zones 2 or 3 button This will bring up the characters in the display with the focus on the character the cursor was last on Use the Value Dial to select a character at the current cursor position When you release the KB Zone button the cursor automatically moves to the next position Press Store again and then use the same methods as outlined in Storing a Program above to store your name with the program A To cancel an ongoing Store operation press Exit Shift X Naming Programs and setting categories can also be done with the Nord Sound Manager CHAPTER 4 PROGRAM SECTION 17 Categories Every program can be assigned to a category as described in the previous section This can help you find e g all the programs in the Organ category if you look for a specific organ sound The category is shown in the upper row of the display like in the example of a program in the Grand category There are 21 different categories to choose from Categories Acoustic
144. will be indicated in the LED display and the name of the model will be shown in the sec ond row of the display A Inthe unlikely event that some data of a sound in the Flash memo ry is damaged this will be indicated with a message in the LCD when the Nord Stage 2 EX is powered up The Type and Model LEDs will flash for this particular sound if a program that uses it is selected Press Shift Exit to continue playing To remedy the error connect the unit to the Sound Manager to delete and then reload the piano Clavinet On the original Clavinet D6 you selected different pick up combina tions by pressing a number of rocker switches This functionality is faithfully simulated by the Nord Stage 2 EX which means that you get all the original Clavinet D6 pickup selections by pressing the Model but ton when the Clavinet is the selected Type 27 28 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X 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 funda mental is almost cancelled out and the sound becomes thin Dynamics Hold Shift and press the Model button to select the dynamics response This allows you to select different response curves which makes the instrument more reactive to the velocity with which you pl
145. y with feedback 11 2 OP 1 1 Carrier Modulator same frequency 21 2 OP 2 1 Carrier Modulator frequency ratio 2 1 31 2 OP 3 1 Carrier Modulator frequency ratio 3 1 41 2 OP 4 1 Carrier Modulator frequency ratio 4 1 5 1 2 OP 5 1 Carrier Modulator frequency ratio 5 1 61 2 OP 6 1 Carrier Modulator frequency ratio 6 1 71 2 OP 7 1 Carrier Modulator frequency ratio 7 1 81 2 OP 8 1 Carrier Modulator frequency ratio 8 1 91 2 OP 9 1 Carrier Modulator frequency ratio 9 1 1 1 2 OP 1 1 FB Carrier Mod FB same frequency 2 1 2 OP 2 1 FB Carrier Mod FB frequency ratio 2 1 3 1 2 OP 3 1 FB Carrier Mod FB frequency ratio 3 1 4 1 2 OP 4 1 FB Carrier Mod FB frequency ratio 4 1 5 1 2 OP 5 1 FB Carrier Modulator frequency ratio 5 1 6 1 2 OP 6 1 FB Carrier Mod FB frequency ratio 6 1 7 1 2 OP 7 1 FB Carrier Mod FB frequency ratio 7 1 8 1 2 OP 8 1 FB Carrier Mod FB frequency ratio 8 1 9 1 2 OP 9 1 FB Carrier Mod FB frequency ratio 9 1 9 1 2 OP 9 1 FB Carrier Mod FB frequency ratio 9 1 111 3 OP 1 1 1 Carrier Mod FB same frequencies 211 3 OP 2 1 1 311 3 OP3 1 1 511 3 OP 5 1 1 911 3 OP 9 1 1 221 3 OP 2 2 1 421 3 OP 4 2 1 821 3 OP 8 2 1 Carrier Modulators frequency ratios 2 1 1 Carrier Modulators frequency ratios 3 1 1 Carrier Modulators frequency ratios 5 1 1 Carrier Modulators frequency ratios 9 1 1 Carrier Modulators frequency ratios
146. y a Program Change message value 0 99 Local On Off Local Off can be used to disconnect the keyboard and the panel on the Stage 2 EX from the sound engines Turn Local Off if you experi ence double triggered notes when you play both from the keyboard internally and via the MIDI loop Local On Off is set in the MIDI menu which is described on page 44 Panic If notes should hang using the Nord Stage 2 EX in a MIDI setup all you need to do is hold down the Shift button and press the Panic Program 5 button This will execute an internal All Notes Off and reset incoming CC messages USB MIDI If you use a computer running Windows XP Vista Windows 7 or Windows 8 you need to install the Nord v3 x USB driver to achieve the MIDI via USB functionality This driver is available through Windows Update by just connecting the computer to the Internet and attach the Nord Stage 2 EX The driver can also be installed from the DVD that accompanied the unit or downloaded from the www nordkeyboards com website Computers running Mac OSX have a native USB support for Nord units No driver installation is necessary CHAPTER 13 MIDI 51 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X MIDI Controller list Nord Stage 2 Parameter MIDI CC Nord Stage 2 Parameter MIDI CC Nord Stage
147. y 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 s
148. y effect s signal routing The Rotary effect is placed after the panel effects in the internal signal path It also sums audio signals if both Slot A and B are active This means that if you are using a split organ setup for example both man uals will be affected by the Rotary effect just like on the real thing The Rotary Drive parameter is dependent on the processed instrument s Level setting If the instrument being processed by the Rotary is set to a very low level the amount of available drive will be significantly reduced Again this is very much like it works with the real articles when you increase the organ level e g by using a swell pedal the amount of distortion from the Rotary effect increases Rotary parameter There is a parameter in the Sound Menu that sets the acceleration and deceleration rate of the rotary speakers Read more about on this on page 43 40 NORD STAGE 2 EX USER MANUAL OS V1 7X 0 Extern Extern section Control of external MIDI instruments is an integrated feature of the Nord Stage 2 EX You have all the essential external MIDI control functions as accessible and easy to use as the functions and parameters for the built in instruments That s what you get in the Extern section EXTERN PARAMETER Lo Gu On a KB ZONE SELECT OCTAVE SHIFT Je PSTICK The Extern behaves like the internal instru ments in most cases It is enabled and assigned
149. ynth button and use the Osc Dial select a sound that could be appropriate to layer on top of the piano synth split Activate both Slots 4 Press and hold Slot B and press Slot A to create the layer with both Slots controlled by the keyboard Slot A will be the split program and Slot B will be layered on top The flashing slot LED indicates which slot is currently active for editing on the panel Press the other slot button if you want to shift this focus to the other slot Any combination of instruments splits and layers is possible with one exception you can use only one organ model for both Slots A and B B3 Vox or Farf although you are still able to use separate and distinct settings for that one organ model on the different slots to create e g a traditional dual manual organ setup X The Extern section can also be part of a split or layer scenario e g if you wish to control an external unit from just one zone Turn off a Slot combination by holding the slot button you wish to keep and press the other slot button The Morph By setting up a Morph you can use a physical controller like the Wheel an attached control pedal or the aftertouch on the keyboard to adjust one or several parameters while you are playing Let s try this out We will Morph the drawbars with BASS16 STRI6 FLUTES the wheel so start by holding Shift gt while pressing Bank B the Organ Init button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Make su
150. ystem can be updated to include new and or improved functionality please visit our web site from time to time to check if a new OS is available Index Acoustics 28 Amp Envelope 34 Amp model 38 Amp Sim 38 A Pan 37 Arpeggiator 35 Attack 34 A Wha 37 B3 Model 23 B3 Vibrato 24 Band Pass 33 Categories 17 Chorus 38 ClavEQ 28 Clavinet 27 Compressor 39 Cursor 18 Decay 34 Del 18 Delay 38 Direction Arpeggio 35 Drawbars 23 Drive 38 Dual KB 15 22 Dual Slot 21 Dynamics Piano 28 Effects 26 35 Equalizer 38 Exit 16 External Sync 18 49 Extern Menu 45 Extern section 40 Index Farfisa Model 25 Filter 32 Frequency 33 Flanger 38 FM Algorithms 31 Focus button 37 Freq Mod 1 33 Freq Mod 2 33 Frequency Modulation 31 G Glide 35 Global MIDI 47 H Half pedalling 55 Headphones 54 High Pass 33 Info Piano 27 Ins 18 Instrument MIDI 47 K KB Gate 21 KB Track 33 KB Zone Select 20 Latch Ped 21 Legato mode 35 Level encoders 20 LFO 34 Live Mode 16 Load Sound 32 Low Pass 32 Ill INDEX 57 M Master level 56 MIDI Controller list 52 MIDI Implementation Chart 53 MIDI In 54 MIDI Indicator 17 MIDI Input Only 50 MIDI Out 54 Mod Envelope 33 Monitor In 54 Mono mode 34 Mono Output 15 Morph Assign 19 Morph Clearing 19 Morph Destinations 19 Mst Clk 18 37 Noise 30 Notch 33 Octave range Arpeggio 35 Octave Shift 21 On Off buttons 20 Organ Init 18 Organ Model 23 Organ Preset 24

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