USER MANUAL Part No. 50300 Nord C1 Combo Organ OS V1.
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Nord C1 Combo Organ OS V1.0X INTRODUCTION ..................................... 4 Thank you!.............................................................................. Development goals ............................................................ Features .................................................................................. About this User Manual..................................................... 4 4 4 4 OVERVIEW ............................................. 5 The Front panel...........
Introduction User Manual Introduction FEATURES THANK YOU! The Nord C1 Combo Organ features high quality simulations of three vintage organs, a bunch of effect pedals as well as several amp and speaker cabinets combinations in a single lightweight package. We would first like to thank you for purchasing the Nord C1 Combo Organ! We hope you will find it to be everything you wished for and that you’ll have many hours of great fun with your new instrument.
Nord C1 Combo Organ OS V1.0X Overview Overview THE FRONT PANEL The Nord C1 Combo Organ front panel consists of 3 sections: Organ section The Organ Section features three different organ models, and this is where you select what model to play and make model specific adjustments. Please refer to “The Organ Section” on page 9. Effect section The Effect Section is where you set and adjust settings for delay, drive, EQ, unison, reverb and speaker simulation.
Connections User Manual Connections THE REAR PANEL AUDIO CONNECTIONS BASS PEDAL The Nord C1 Combo Organ has three types of audio connectors: To play the Nord C1 Combo Organ’s dedicated bass registers, connect MIDI OUT of your external controller (preferably a bass pedal board) to the BASS PEDAL connector. The bass registers will respond to all MIDI note messages received regardless of MIDI channel. Main stereo output The main stereo output consist of the LEFT OUT and RIGHT OUT connectors.
Nord C1 Combo Organ OS V1.0X Please refer to “Sustain Pedal Polarity” on page 15 or “Adjusting the pedal polarity” on page 18 for detailed instructions. Connections For use with external sound devices you can disable the Nord C1 Combo Organ from responding to sustain messages, but still send them via MIDI out. Please refer to “Playing an external sound source” on page 18 for setup instructions.
The Program Section User Manual The Program Section WHAT IS A PROGRAM? All sound related knob and button settings, including PRESETS can be stored into any of three storage areas; PROG, LIVE 1 and LIVE 2, selectable with the corresponding but- When a LIVE program is activated, you can select a stored program in the PROG area by navigating the PROG/MENU buttons, but the program will not be loaded until you press the PROG button. tons. With PROG activated, 126 program locations are available.
Nord C1 Combo Organ OS V1.0X The Organ Section The Organ Section The Nord C1 Combo Organ features simulations of three classic organ models; one tonewheel and two transistor (Electric-V and Electric-F). PRESET BUTTONS The Organ Section features three main areas for control: • The Drawbar section is where you set-up the basic organ sound structure. It is divided into three areas connected to the UPPER and LOWER manuals, plus the BASS PEDAL input.
The Organ Section User Manual THE TONEWHEEL MODEL This model is based on a digital simulation of the classic mechanical tone wheel organ. This simulation utilizes innovative and advanced methods to capture every nuance of the original sound, for example: • An extremely accurate digital model of the original chorus and vibrato scanner. • Modeling of the individual random contact bounces for each harmonic.
Nord C1 Combo Organ OS V1.0X Please note that the VIBRATO/CHORUS button for the LOWER manual also controls the effect for the bass registers. Key click control The Organ Section val of the 5 drawbars when the key of C3 is played. The intervals vary for the UPPER and LOWER manual. Upper The key click produced by the random contact bounces is actually an audio artifact. This particular artifact later became a desirable effect amongst musicians.
The Organ Section User Manual select instrument “voices” (actually different filter settings) in various footage (octave) ranges. button of the CHORUS/VIBRATO section is used for selecting vibrato mode according to the table below. The Drawbar buttons are used to turn 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. V1 Light mode, slow. V2 Light mode, fast. The table below shows the original registor name.
Nord C1 Combo Organ OS V1.0X The Effect Section The Effect Section The effect section consists of 7 models, routed as illustrated below. Tonewheel / Transistor Organ Delay Overdrive EQ The Overdrive, Amp and Rotary Speaker models are used one at a time, depending on the SPEAKER button setting. If present, the ON button activates/deactivates the effect. Note: all knobs and buttons will always be active and change state though the effect needs to be activated in order for the change to be audible.
The Effect Section User Manual Controlling the Rotary Speaker speed • UNISON 2 has a stereo setting with heavy intensity. • When no LED is lit the effect is bypassed. The rotary speaker speed is set with the buttons of the ROTARY SPEAKER section. REVERB You can also connect an external control to the ROTARY CONTROL input, such as a sustain pedal or the Half Moon Switch Accessory. The reverb simulates the natural sound reflections in various acoustic environments.
Nord C1 Combo Organ OS V1.0X System Functions System Functions 4 Fine Tune 27 - 53 ABOUT SYSTEM SETTINGS 5 System settings are global; they are not stored within a program, but applies to all programs all of the time. The system settings are divided into 3 menus: • System menu • MIDI menu • Sound menu CHANGING SYSTEM SETTINGS Sets the tuning from 427 Hz to 453Hz, in steps of 1 Hz. Default value is 40 (440Hz).
System Functions 1-16 E1 - E9 User Manual Note messages are sent on the corresponding MIDI channel using the fast trigger mode, with fixed velocity data (use this when recording MIDI events in sequencer for internal playback). MIDI IN is enabled. Note messages are sent on the corresponding MIDI channel using normal trigger mode, with velocity sensitive data (use this when controlling other sound sources). MIDI IN is disabled. default value: 2 2 Lower Channel Same as above, only for lower manual.
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How-tos User Manual How-tos ADJUSTING THE SWELL PEDAL SPAN This section contains detailed guides on how to quickly set-up your instrument to match various conditions. As expression pedals from different manufacturers have various span characteristics, you can select span preset in the System Menu. 1 Press SHIFT + SYSTEM to enter the System Menu CONNECTING A BASS PEDAL UNIT Connect a MIDI cable between MIDI OUT of your bass pedal unit and BASS PEDAL input.
Nord C1 Combo Organ OS V1.0X 5 Set program change mode Normally program change messages are sent via MIDI OUT on the channels specified by the UPPER, LOWER and BASS channel settings in the MIDI menu. This way your external device will receive program change messages and follow as you change programs. By setting the Program Change Mode to “Off” or “Receive” your external device will not follow as you change programs.
Index User Manual Index A Audio connections C P Chorus ........................................... 10 Connections .....................................6 Continuous Controller mode ........ 16 Pedal connections ............................6 Pedal Polarity ................................ 15 Pedal polarity, adjusting ............... 18 Percussion ..................................... 10 Percussion decay time .................. 16 Program Loading .........................................8 Storing .......
