Specifications
4. Getting Started: About Panel A & B NORD STAGE Eighty Eight V1.1x
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ABOUT PANEL A & B
All instruments in Nord Stage are two part multitimbral. This means that each instrument section can pro-
duce two sounds simultaneously, with completely independent settings. The key to this feature are the two
Panels; A and B.
The two P
ANEL
buttons A and B selects which Panel is currently active (or edit active - see below). Each
Panel controls three instrument sections and four Panel effects. The intended functionality of having two
Panels with their own settings is not to alternate between two sound setups within a selected Program (al-
though you can).
The “proper” way to use Panels is rather to have both Panels activated, giving you access to two simulta-
neous instrument sounds in each instrument section, e.g. a Rhodes and a Clavinet, two Synths etc. In dual
panel mode you are basically layering two sets of the Nord Stage panel.
• You activate both panels by holding down one of the P
ANEL A/B buttons and then pressing the other.
• To exit “Dual Panel” mode, hold down one of the P
ANEL
A/B buttons and then press the other.
A
BOUT
P
ANEL
EDIT
FOCUS
Both Panels activated. One of the
PANEL
button LEDs will blink to indicate which Panel is currently has edit focus.
If both Panels are activated, the settings on the front panel always reflects settings for one of the Panels (A
or B) at a time.
• Any tweaking of parameters will only affect the currently “edit active” Panel, which is indicated by a
blinking P
ANEL
button.
• Pressing the other P
ANEL
button will then instantly switch edit focus to the other Panel and allow you
to edit the settings.
• Each Panel contains independent settings for three instruments (Organ/Piano/Synth), as well as the set-
tings of the four Panel effects (Effect 1/2, Delay and AmpSim/EQ).
• Thus, within a single Program you can use up to six instruments and eight independent effects.
SETTING OUTPUT LEVEL FOR INSTRUMENTS
Each instrument has a L
EVEL
rotary encoder at the top. This adjusts the output level for the corresponding
instrument section. The L
EVEL
encoders can be Morph controlled.