User manual

About the MIDI implementation
The following MIDI messages can be transmitted and received from
Nord Stage 2:
Note On/Off
• Note On and Note Off messages are transmitted and received.
Pitch Bend
• Pitch Bend messages are transmitted and received by Nord Stage 2.
Controllers
On the MIDI Menu (see page 44), you can select if the Nord Stage 2
should transmit and/or receive Control Change messages.
• If you have an Control/Expression pedal connected to the Organ
Swell Input, this is transmitted and received as Controller 4.
• If you have an Control/Expression pedal connected to the Control
Pedal Input, this is transmitted and received as Controller 11 (Expres-
sion). By using the Morph function you can control most of Nord
Stage 2’s parameters with a Control pedal.
• If you have a sustain pedal connected to the Sustain Pedal Input, this
is transmitted and received as Controller 64 (Sustain Pedal).
• If you have a sustain pedal connected to the Rotor Speed Input, this
is transmitted and received as Controller 90.
• 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
sequencer. For a full list of which parameters correspond to which
Controller number, look at page 90.
Keyboard Velocity
Nord Stage 2 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 transmitted, but
ignored on MIDI In.
Aftertouch
The Nord Stage 2 keyboard can transmit Aftertouch messages (some-
times called channel pressure). The player can apply more pressure 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 should send and/
or receive program Change messages that affects its internal pro-
grams.
Nord Stage 2 with a sequencer
You have two connection options if you want to use the Nord Stage 2
with a sequencer. Use the traditional MIDI connectors if your sequencer
(or computer) has the standard MIDI ports, or use the USB connector if
your computer is not equipped with a MIDI Interface.
If you use a computer running Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, 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.
The driver can also be installed from the DVD that accompanied the
unit or downloaded from the www.nordkeyboards.com website.
M Computers running Mac OSX have a native USB support for Nord
units.
If you want to record your performance on the Stage 2 and then play
it back, you probably do not have to change any settings at all. Just
make sure that the Panel A and Panel B MIDI channels are set to
transmit and receive on the standard MIDI connectors (MIDI channels
1 – 16) or the USB MIDI channels (USB1 – USB16).
If you want to make use of the Stage’s multitimbral capabilities, here
are a few hints:
• Turn off the MIDI channels for Panel A and B.
• Set the individual instruments to separate MIDI channels (Organ A,
Organ B, Piano A, Piano B, Synth A and Synth B).
• Activate the MIDI Input Only mode for each section by holding Shift
and pressing the KB Zone Select buttons until all green LEDs are off
but all other instrument LEDs are on.
• Select a MIDI channel for the Extern section and activate the Extern.
This will be the source for the MIDI data transmitted to the sequenc-
er/computer.
• Set the MIDI channels on the sequencer tracks to match the Stage
2 instrument you want to use. If your sequencer do not support MIDI
Channel re-routing, change the Extern MIDI Channel to match the
channels set to the Stage 2 instruments as you want to add more
parts.
Local On/Off
Local Off may be used to “disconnect” the keyboard on the Stage
2 from the sound engines. Turn Local Off if you experience “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 in a MIDI setup, all you
need to do is hold down the Shift button and press the Panic button in
the Piano section. This will execute an internal All Notes Off, and reset
certain parameters to their default values.
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MIDI
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