User manual
20 | Nord Stage 2 USer MaNUal oS v1.X
The Nord Stage 2 instruments, effects and the Extern section share a
few common features and characteristics.
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
Stage 2, at the line level and the head-
phone outputs.
M This is not a programmable control.
Instrument & Extern Controls
The Nord Stage 2 features 3 different
instruments; Organ, Piano and Synthe-
sizer. Each instrument is multi-timbral
with two parts which means that there
are actually two sound engines for each
Instrument. These “engines” are inter-
nally connected to the Slots, one for Slot
A and another for Slot B.
M 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.
On/Off buttons
The On/Off buttons are reassuringly used to turn sections/instruments
on, or to turn them off. When a section is on, the corresponding LEDs
in that section will be lit up and the green LEDs will indicate which
zones on the Stage 2’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 instrument to a zone (provided that the keyboard is split).
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 alternatives.
Creating a split
It is very easy to create a split where different instruments are assigned
to different keyboard zones. Proceed as follows:
1 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.
2 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.
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Reference: Common features