User manual

Extern Parameters
The Parameter section comprises 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 rotary knob.
 The Parameter rotary 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 rotary encoder will send MIDI Vol-
ume 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 rotary encoder to send
Program Change messages (0-127), allowing you to select programs
in the external instrument. This function behaves slightly differently than
the other parameters. The Parameter rotary 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 rotary
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.
E The Stage 2 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 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 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 44.
MIDI CC
This feature makes it possible to transmit MIDI Control Change mes-
sages to control a parameter of your choice on the external instrument.
First you have to decide which Controller number the Parameter rotary
encoder should transmit, this is done in the Extern Menu:
1 Hold Shift and press the Extern button to access the Extern
menu.
2 Use the Page buttons to select the “Extern MIDI CC Number”
menu page.
3 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.
4 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 rotary en-
coder. The external instrument may have to be set to receive MIDI CC
messages 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 when
you load a program in Nord Stage 2. If you do not want these actions
to occur, make sure “Send On Load” is set to “Off” on the Extern
menu.
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