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1. 17 Memory Protect On Off 17 Output Routing L R 06 17 Output Routing Ext Rotary Spkr 17 lranspose iii rk rk rs 17 PING TUN ss ess eva BE ae eee 17 Sustain Pedal Polarity 17 Sustain Pedal Configuration 17 Rotor Ctrl Type liliis 17 Swell Pedal Type 08 17 Rotor Pedal Mode 05 18 Organ Trig Mode 005 18 Drawbar Speed 4 18 MIDI Menu 18 Swell Channel 0 0000 eee 18 Great Channel isses sss 18 Pedal Channel 000000 18 Local Control 0 0 eee eee 18 Control Change CC Mode 18 Program Change Mode 18 Send CC 18 Dump Orne siis pera wae nas add 18 Dump Alls zi su RR cana bo 18 Sound Menu 18 Treble Horn Speed 2 2 00 ee 18 Bass Rotor Speed 005 18 Treble Horn Acceleration 19 Bass Rotor Acceleration 19 Perc Fast Decay 19 Perc Slow Decay 04 19 Perc Norm Level 00000 0 19 Perc Soft Level 0 000000 19 Tonewheel Mode llus 19 Perc Drawbar 9 Cancel 19 Key Click Level 20005 19 Rotary Model 2 eg 19 Pipe Pedal Level 00005 19 Pipe Swell Level 19 7 MIDI functions About the MIDI implementation 20 Keyboard velocity 20 Progr
2. COM B O O R G A N User Manual Nord c2 OS Version 1 x Part No 50326 Copyright Clavia DMI AB 2010 Print Edition 1 4 CAUTION ATTENTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE SHOCK ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ATTENTION POUR EVITER LES RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE AUCUN ENTRETIEN DE PIECES INTERIEURES PAR L USAGER CONFIER L ENTRETIEN AU PERSONNEL QUALIFE AVIS POUR EVITER LES RISQUES D INCIDENTE OU D ELECTROCUTION N EXPOSEZ PAS CET ARTICLE A LA PLUIE OU L HUMIDITET The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated voltage within the products en closure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons Le symbole clair avec le point de fl che l int rieur d un triangle quilat ral est utilis pour alerter l utilisateur de la presence l int rieur du coffret de voltage dangereux non isol d ampleur suffisante pour constituer un risque d l ctrocution The exclamation mark within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product Le point d exclamation l int rieur d un
3. single triggered we mean that the percussion is only present when you hit the keys when no other note is sounding In other words if you play a note or a chord and then add on more notes without releasing the previously pressed keys there will be no percus sion effect in the new notes You have to release all keys to be able to play new notes with the percussion effect The percussion effect is available to the swell manual and is activate and deactivate by pressing the On button The Soft button toggles between Normal and Soft percussion level The Fast button toggles between Slow and Fast decay times The Third button toggles between using the 2nd or 3rd partial as the source for the percussion effect The percussion decay time can be fine tuned for Fast and Slow mode individually Please refer to The Sound Menu on page 17 for details O With the original instrument you could not use the percussion effect and 9th Drawbar simultaneously However with the Nord C2 you have a choice You can use the percussion and 9th Drawbar together or chose to mimic the original organ behavior by turning off the 9th Drawbar whenever the percussion is activated Read more on the Perc Drawbar 9 Cancel setting in the Sound menu on page 17 Vibrato m VIB CHORUS TREM The original vibrato and chorus scanner in a e tonewheel organ consists of a tapped delay line in combination with a rotating scanner For the Vibrato effect phase Shift is app
4. telles que des bougies allum es L appareil n est pas destin a tre utilis sous un climat tropical L appareil ne doit pas tre expos des gouttements d eau ou des claboussures et de plus qu aucun objet rempli de liquide tel que des vases ne doit tre plac sur l appareil Lorsque la prise du r sau d alimentation est utilis e comme dispositif de d connexion ce dispositif doit demeur ais ment accessible Table of contents 1 Introduction Thank you 4 Development goals 4 Features 4 About this user manual 4 2 Overview Organ performance area 5 Effect and Program area 5 Master level knob 00005 5 The keyboard ses erriten eee 5 About the KnobS 0000 0 5 About the buttons 000 5 Menu settingS 05 5 3 Connections Pedal connections 6 Swell Pedal input 6 Rotary Control input 6 Sustain Pedal input 6 MIDI amp USB Connections 6 USB Connection 00000 6 MIDI OUE che os cee a cae ee ed Dai 6 BONES 240g mici Se Bae ho gee Beane 6 Bass Pedal ik tras 7 Audio connections 7 Main stereo output Left amp Right Y Headphone output 7 Rotary Speaker 0 0 0 eee 7 4 Getting Started About the programs 8 Select a program 8 Edit
5. to a USB port Launch the Nord Sound Manager from the Program Files folder or the Start Menu PC or from the Applications folder Mac OSX During the start up procedure the Manager will automatically try and establish contact with the Nord C2 Combo Organ When the Editor finds a Nord C2 Combo Organ this will be indi cated at the lower right corner of the Manager window and the Program tab will open automatically 4 A list with all the current Programs in the memory will appear in the Nord Sound Manager window Read more about the functions in the Manager in the pdf manual that is available on the www nordkeyboards com website This finishes our little tour we hope that you now have the ini tial knowledge on how to operate most of the functions on the panel The following chapter is the reference section Master level knob This control sets the overall output level of the C2 at the line and the headphone out puts The setting of this control is not stored in a Program P MASTER LEVEL Shift button Many buttons have a second job whose function is printed below the button or knob You access these additional functions and parameters by holding down shift while pressing a button a RA E SAS AS Al Ste IES JD Ir Jj JD ieee The Nord C2 Combo Organ features four Organ Models one digitally modeled tonewheel B3 organ two digitally modeled transistor VX and Farf organs and a sampled baroqu
6. 6 6 6 z 7 y 8 8 8 8 We wa nh Fw a p O eee Vom o ow Bow o9 a c 5 L J SUB m 5TH 2ND PED GR LOW SLOW STOP LES j DID JD SW GR Fugara8 Rohrfl te8 Principal4 Spitzfl te 4 PLUCK RELEASE L Aue 35 ume rs O Nasat 3 Fl te 2 Vox Celeste Scharf Il Ill Oboe 8 Sub Fagot 16 Gedackt 8 Principal 8 mac 1c SW 16 GR Gamba8 Gedackt8 Octava4 The Nord C2 Combo Organ front panel consists of 2 areas easily iden tified by their gray and black background color Organ performance area The organ section features the controls for the four different organ models and this is where you make model specific adjustments Please refer to The Organ Area on page 11 Effect and Program area This section is where you set and adjust settings for the effects the reverb and speaker simulation This also includes the controls for stor ing and recalling sound settings into programs and also adjust system specific parameters Read more abut the effects on page 16 and the programs on page 15 Master level knob The master level knob controls the overall output level for all audio outputs including high level output and headphone output The master level knob s physical position is always the same as the output level The keyboard The Nord C2 Combo Organ keyboards have a high trigger action which closely mimics the feel and response time of a real organ About the knobs The knobs
7. Dual manuals with 2 x 61 waterfall keys featuring a high trigger point for the optimal organ keyboard feel and response time e Dedicated MIDI connector for use with any MIDI compatible foot pedalboard to play the bass registers e High level outputs featuring quarter inch as well as a 11 pin Leslie standard connectors allows you to connect directly to rotary speak ers When using the 11 pin connector the panel controls for rotation speed are transferred as well About this user manual This manual is arranged mainly as a reference manual In many cases you ll get tips on how to practically use functions The LED display is referred to as the Display Whenever there is a refer ence to the keyboard that reference also applies to incoming MIDI note messages EXT ROTARY SPEAKER HIGH LEVEL HEADPHONES LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT MONITOR BASS PEDAL MIDI IN MIDI OUT USB SUSTAIN ROTARY OUT IN PEDAL CONTROL SWELL PEDAL ORGAN MODEL SPEAKER MODEL TAP STORE s s TWIN TEMPO MASTER LEVEL PROGRAM 7 SHIFT PROG MENU v A PROG FARF BEDD gm E M L bd VALUE SYSTEM MIDI SOUND B3 VIB CHORUS TREM MODE LIVE1 O LIVE 2 Jc ROTARY amp SYNTH BASS SWELL PREVIEW g FLUTE4 STR4 IV N DRAWBAR PERC PRESETS p 3 C2 V3 C3 j gt E J OBOE8 a TRMP8 OBOES LU 2 v2 C1 V1 SWELL GREAT I I Jott ROTARY SPEAKER STOP MODE I l 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6
8. Program number at the bottom right of the display If you have activated any of the three menus the System MIDI or Sound menu the setting for each menu item is shown with the LED s Live If you press any of the two Live buttons all changes to panel settings you make will be continuously saved in the Live Buffer If you switch the power off or select another program the settings are still stored in the live memory so when you power up next time or return to the live memory all settings will be exactly as you left them If the live memory is selected and you decide you wish to store the settings permanently as a program you can do so using the stan dard methods see above You can also store programs into the live memory location in which case the program settings will replace the current live memory settings 16 NORD C2 COMBO ORGAN USER MANUAL OS V1 X Effect area Speaker Model This allows you to select the speaker amp and rotary emulations JC and Twin emulates two different kinds of am plifier and speaker cabinets The amount of over drive is controlled by the Drive Amount controls to the upper right on the panel 3 SPEAKER MODEL Jc amp Jrwin ROTARY Rotary simulates a rotary speaker including its built in amplifier The C2 has two models of rotary speakers you select these in the Sound Menu see page 18 for details Ihe Drive knob to the upper right on the panel sets the amount o
9. The harmonic intervals for the tonewheel organ are printed on the panel below the drawbars Es Es Es SUB3 FUND Jc 3RD 4TH 2 je T For basic drawbar operation please refer to The Drawbars on page 11 Each drawbars represents a partial with a fixed harmonic interval in relationship with the played note The illustration below shows the pitch interval among the nine drawbars when the key of C3 is played Note that the SUB3 drawbar actually lies a 5th above the fundamental harmonic However in most situations it is perceived as sounding below the basic harmonic Upper amp Lower H 1 2 m NH 4 m a 6 aM Hs SUB BERR REE oN OD Ui A WN EER REEE N ODO Uu BP WU N gt BERR REE E o WD Ui BP WN a BERR REE oN DU A WN BERR REE oN o Ui A WN gt BERR REE oN OQ Ui A U N a EHHENEEEN oN Qv Ui A W N BERR REE cO N DO UV A WN c ca J o n Iss w N z J w e iw A 2 un I a SE o I Percussion The Percussion effect adds extra attack to the sound by having a single envelope generator controlling either the 2nd or 3rd harmonic PERCUSSION N FAST ai SW PED GR PED lt IDL SWELL 16 SWELL 4 The envelope opens up for a short moment in the beginning of the sound when you press the key s The percussion is a single triggered non legato effect By
10. menu see MIDI menu on page 17 Program Change Usually you select a Program Change value for a track in the sequenc er track settings The 128 program locations send and respond to Program Change values 0 127 If you want to record a Program Change message activate recording in the sequencer and simply select the program on the Nord C2 Controllers When you record actions with knobs and buttons make sure that the sequencer echoes the changes back on the correct MIDI Channel or your changes won t have any effect Some notes about controllers and chasing Consider a situation where you record a Controller message e g a Drawbar opening in the middle of your sequencer song Then you re wind the sequencer to a position before the recorded Drawbar open ing The problem is that the Nord C2 s Drawbar will remain opened although it really should be as it was before you recorded the opening To solve this you could record a snapshot of all Controller settings of the Nord C2 Program at the beginning of your sequencer song See Sending MIDI Controller dumps below Program and CC dumps To dump a Program SysEx or MIDI Controller data via MIDI either to another Nord C2 or for recording the data into another MIDI device proceed as follows Sending program dumps Connect the MIDI OUT on the Nord C2 to the MIDI In on the receiving device e E Set up the receiving device to accept MIDI SysEx and MIDI Co
11. the corresponding drawbar value will continue to increment or decrement within its range until you release the button While holding a drawbar button you can press its sibling button to momentarily auto increment decrement in the opposite direction With the Farf and the Pipe models drawbar buttons functions as switches toggling each register on or off Drawbar Perc Preset Buttons DRAWBAR PERC PRESETS PREVIEW 2 gt E The preset buttons lets you change back and forth between different drawbar set ups instantly Changes that you make needs to be saved with the program or else they will be lost when you select a new pro gram Read more on how to save a program on page 15 If the Pipe organ is active the six preset buttons stores the set tings for both the swell and the great manuals X Ifthe B3 VX or the Farf models are active the presets contains individual settings for the upper and lower manuals Further to storing the drawbar settings the upper manual s percussion set tings are stored as well Preview By pressing and holding the Preview button and then one of the two Presets that are not currently active you can continue to play with the current setting while dialing in a new setting in the background When you are done tap the flashing Preset button to immediately activate the new setting Splitting the great manual By pressing the Great Man button you split the great lower manual in two sectio
12. the delay The feedback button selects number of repeats starting with 1 repeat no LEDs lit to many repeats both LEDs lit Press repeatedly on this button to set the feedback amount O By activating the Swell only function Shift Feedback the delay effect is limited to the swell manual EQ This is a 3 band equalizer with treble mid and bass controls The frequency ranges can be boosted attenuated with 15 dB The On button activates deactivates the effect Drive The Drive knob controls the amount of gain applied to the amps or Hotary Speaker effects respectively depending on the Speaker Model setting The On button activates deactivates the effect If no speaker model is activated the drive knob will introduce a generic overdrive to the sound Reverb The reverb simulates the natural sound reflections in various acoustic environments The On button Z A activates deactivates the effect rd STAGE ROOM d HALL T IE The Reverb amount knob sets the balance be tween the unprocessed and the processed signal By pressing the reverb button you can choose between five reverb types indicated by the three LEDs lit one or two at a time STAGE SOFT e Hall Soft A reverb with the response and character of a spacious hall with a long decay and a mellow character e Hall A Hall reverb with a slightly brighter character e Stage Soft A reverb with a medium decay time and mellow char acter e S
13. the selector is pressed When both LEDs are lit you have the maximum amount of feedback Turn the Amount and the Tempo knobs while playing This changes the amount and the time between the repeats 4 Turn on the Reverb with its On button Hold Shift and press repeatedly on the reverb selector This allows you to reverse through the reverb selections amp Holding Shift while pressing any selector except the Organ Model will cycle through the selections in a counter clockwise fashion 6 Turn off the effect If you now continue to press on the effect selector after the effect is turned off the effect setting will change even though the effect is not active X This method can be used to select a certain effect setting while playing without affecting the sound until you actually activate the effect 4 GETTING STARTED Activate an amplifier emulation Press the Speaker Model button to activate the Amp emulation The Speaker Model LED will be lit Press repeatedly on the selector to cycle through the various options The Drive knob at the upper right of the panel controls the drive for the amps and the rotary simulator Make sure that Drive is On and then turn the knob to get the desired amount of overdrive The Rotary effect The rotary effect adds some great sonic drama to the sound The Nord C2 rotary has three available speeds fast slow and stop Stop does not disengage the effect it only stops the rotati
14. triangle quilat ral est employ pour alerter l utilisateur de la pr sence d instructions importantes pour le fonctionnement et l entretien service dans le livret d instructions accompagnant l appareil IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Warning When using electric products basic precautions should always be followed including the following 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manu facturer 12 Use only with the cart stand
15. tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate nor mally or has been dropped Additional Safety Information No naked flame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on the apparatus Do not use the apparatus in tropical climates WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus The maims plug is used as the disconnect device and shall remain readily operable Trademarks The Nord logo is trademark of Clavia DMI AB AII other trademarks mentioned in this publication are the properties of their respective holders Specifications and appearances are subject to change without notice Copyright O Clavia DMI AB Il convient de ne pas placer sur l appareil de sources de flammes nues
16. 2 Omni O Mono Mode 3 Omni Off Poly Mode 4 Omni Off Mono O Yes X No Default Message Altered True Voice Note ON Note Off Key s Channel Song Pos Song Sel Tune Clock Commands Local on off All notes off Active Sense Reset True Voice Model Nord C2 OS v1 x Date 2009 05 25 Transmitted 1 16 1 16 Mode 3 X 0 127 Qu v T 126 us 127 X X X O OQ 0 127 X X KIO X X X XX X Recognized 1 16 1 16 Mode 3 X O 12 O y 1127 Ova 127 X X X O O 0 127 x XxXxX O X X X XX X R Appendix Nord Sound Manager The Nord Sound Manager is the application that allows you to organize the memory area in the Nord C2 It is also used to download programs to the Nord C2 or to upload these items called sounds from the Nord C2 memory to the computer hard drive The Nord Sound Manag er provides access to various methods to download the sounds to the unit and a function to backup and restore the entire Nord C2 memory System requirements The Nord Sound Manager is compatible with computers running Mac OSX 10 4 or later Windows XP and Windows Vista If you run the Nord Manager on a Windows computer you also need a Clavia USB Driver of version 2 14 or later installed The driver and instructions are avail able on the CDROM that accompanies the unit ss Nord Sound Manager lt The Classic B3 enum White and Pale BigOrchestra Ooo uoueoome hs a
17. B3 model to take the award winning realism one step further The key on and key off clicks have been improved together with the modelling of the level and mixes of the individual tonewheels Enjoy Features The Nord C2 Combo Organ features high quality digital emulations of three vintage organs a sampled baroque pipe organ a bunch of effects as well as several amp and speaker cabinet combinations in a single lightweight package The dual keyboards bass pedal input and high level outputs allows you to use the instrument in the exact same application and set up as with the vintage originals and several more By focusing on each individual component involved in the sound gener ating process you get not only a vintage sound experience but also spot on response and feel of playing the original instruments The Nord C2 Combo Organ has the following features e 1 model of a vintage Tonewheel organ e 2 models of vintage Vox and Farfisa transistor organs e 1 sampled baroque pipe organ e 3 Amplifier models featuring simulations of the gain characteristics of two popular combo amps as well as a rotary speaker cabinet e Selectable rotary speaker models e Overdrive offering a gentle to massive amount of tube style distor tion e Vintage sounding delay with tap tempo function and a possibility to limit its operation to the upper manual e 3 band EQ e 5 types of Reverberation Room Stage and Hall types with varia tions e
18. DAL MIDI OUT MIDI IN BASS PEDAL ele lore e O Pedal connections CONTROL SUSTAIN ROTOR SPEED PEDAL PEDAL PEDAL MIDIOUT MIDIIN USB MONITORIN RIGHT OUT LEFTOUT HEADPHONES 00000 mo 000 MONTOR The Nord C2 Combo Organ has three pedal inputs one for a sustain pedal one for a rotary speed controller and one for a swell pedal Swell Pedal input Used for controlling the swell level of the selected organ model When connecting an expression pedal to the Swell Pedal input you should use a stereo cable with a Tip Ring Sleeve connector Please note that the pedal must have a stereo output jack The resistance range of a control pedal should be 10 or 50 kOhm To simplify setup the most common pedal models Roland Yamaha Ernie Ball and Fatar are pre configured in the Nord C2 and you simply select the type of pedal which you want to use in the System menu Have a look at page 17 for further instructions Rotary Control input Used for controlling the rotary speaker s speed You can use any stan dard sustain pedal switch pedal or the Half Moon Switch accessory When using the Half Moon Switch accessory you have to configure this as the Control Pedal Type in the System menu Have a look at page 17 for further instructions ROTARY SPEAKER RIGHT LEFT HIGH LEVEL OUT OUT HEADPHONES OUT o QOO O Sustain Pedal input 14 connector for a switch typ
19. Pedal Type Different brands of control pedals have different specifications resistance offset and linearity To simplify setup and to optimize the response of the pedal for the Nord C2 the most common pedal makes are pre config ured and you simply select the type of pedal you connect Roland Yamaha and Fatar are linear control pedals with different scal ing and offset Ernie Ball pedals ErnieB are marketed as volume ped als with a logarithmic response but the response is rescaled internally in the Nord C2 to make them work nicely as control pedals They may need a Y cable stereo plug gt 2 mono plugs to work with the Nord C2 Range FA Fatar Er Ernie Ball YA Yamaha rO Roland default 18 NORD C2 COMBO ORGAN USER MANUAL OS V1 X Rotor Pedal Mode If you are using a sustain pedal connected to control Rotor Speed this allows you to set how this should operate Hold means that the Rotor Speed is fast for as long as the pedal is down and reverts back to slow stopped when the pedal is released or vice versa depending on the set pedal polarity Toggle means that the fast amp slow stopped rotor speed is cycled each time you activate the pedal like an on off switch pedal Range Hd Hold default tO Toggle Organ Trig Mode This allows you to change how the Nord C2 keyboard triggers the or gan sounds When High is selected you will trigger the organ sounds before the key reach
20. VEL ECT BASS NE 4TH 6TH 4 y em PERCUSSION SOFT ere Gel Octava2 Mixtur lll IV Trumpet 8 SWELL 16 SWELL 4 15dB uU S Send OF off 6 PROG CHANGE MODE 9 TONEWHEEL MODE uJ Vintage3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ROTOR CTRL TYPE 7 Halfmoon 8 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 s 6 6 d 4 OP Pedal Open 8 8 CL Pedal Close SWELL PEDAL TYPE FAST THIRD Press STORE to send B DUMP ONE Press STORE to dump S DUMP ALL Press STORE to dump H KEY CLICK LEVEL e y L o H High Rohrfl te 4 Qvinta 3 10 ROTOR PEDAL MODE MADE IN SWEDEN BY CLAVIA DMI AB SW PED GR PED H Hold About the buttons Buttons have different behaviour depending on their functionality Selector buttons Press the selector button repeatedly to select between options printed next to the corresponding LEDs Note that some options are selected by lighting several leds simultaneously On off buttons The on off buttons have a LED next to them to indicate the status of the function Shift button Some buttons have a secondary function available by holding shift while pressing the button The name of the secondary function is printed just below the button Menu settings To the right on the panel are the available menu settings printed for your convenience Read more on how to change these settings on page 17 5 6 NORD C2 COMBO ORGAN USER MANUAL OS V1 X 3 Connections SWELL PEDAL ROTARY CONTROL SUSTAIN PE
21. Wunderlich F Sw McDuff 1 Blissful 8 foots Jimmy G1 Slightly Evil Plenum 2 Vox Conty Pipers Stevie Wins 21 Psychedelico Basuenun oM D C 4 O eco mm er DO 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 DO DO 00 00 00 Program partition 125 126 used Connected Nord C2 v1 32 8 APPENDIX 23 Updates Please visit our website at http www nordkeyboards com to download any updates of the Nord Sound Manager These items will be available as free downloads in the Nord C2 download area The Nord Sound Manager USB arivers and further instructions on how to install and use these are available at the www nordkeyboards com website NORD C2 COMBO ORGAN USER MANUAL OS V1 X Index L S Audio connections 6 LED 15 Selector buttons 5 Left output 7 SendCC 18 Live 9 Shift 11 Local 18 Shift button 5 11 Local Control 18 Sound Menu 18 B3 Model 12 Speaker Comp 16 Bass 16 Speaker Model 16 Bass Pedal 7 M Stage 16 Bass Rotor 18 Stage Soft 16 Bass Rotor Acceleration 19 Master level 5 11 Stops 14 Bass Rotor Speed 18 Memory protect 8 Store 8 15 Memory Protect 8 17 Storing 8 Mid 16 Sustain Pedal 6 17 C ie Es Sustain Pedal Configuration 17 Caa E ME d Mi SES Sustain Pedal Polarity 17 Control Change Mode 18 MIDI Menu 18 euler none STO Coupee 4 ne i a Swell Pedal 6 ut 6 Swell Pedal Type 17 Monitor In 7 Synth Bass 14 System Menu 17 D Delay 16 O Drawbar Perc Preset Butto
22. a program 8 Memory protect 8 Storing a program 8 The Live buffers 9 Adding effects 9 Activate an amplifier emulation 9 The Rotary effect 9 Selecting an organ model 9 Splitting the great lower manual 10 Using the Sound Manager 10 Installation of the USB driver 10 Sound Manager installation Windows 10 Sound Manager installation Mac OSX 10 Connecting the Manager and the C2 10 5 Nord C2 Reference Master level knob 00005 11 Shift DUON era a eria een 11 The Organ area 11 The Drawbars llle 11 Drawbar Perc Preset Buttons 11 PREVIOW on tosa Wa bb yd sua 11 Splitting the great manual 11 Selecting The Organ Model 11 The B3 Model 2 cee 12 The VX Model 0 000 cee eee 13 The Farf Model 000 eee 13 The Pipe Organ 14 The Synth Bass Model 14 Program area 15 What is aprogram 15 LoadingaProgram 15 Storing aProgram 0 15 Prog Menu Buttons 15 DIS IAW sr arg e oed p RR e Bane 15 NUT 15 Effect area 16 Speaker Model 00000 0 16 Rotary Speaker controlS 16 Delay s nerd aad wants eka ERE ER 16 DING arcere a Mid a dad LS 16 REVVED cuius ae 16 6 The Menus System Menu
23. able release time giving you more time to move your foot when using a foot pedal board It also has an adjust able pluck for a more pronounced attack Pluck and release time are adjusted with the Bass drawbars while holding down the Shift key The bass can also be played from the Great manual by pressing the Great Man button Please look at page 11 for detailed information level Pluck Level Release Time Drawbar level time Note On Note Off Program area PROG MENU PROGRAM v A PROG 9 LIVE1 LIVE2 O Je SYSTEM MIDI SOUND What is a program All sound related knob and button settings can be stored into any of three storage areas Prog Live 1 and Live 2 These can be selected with the corresponding buttons With Prog activated 126 program locations are available The current program location number is shown in the display A Changes that you make has to be stored in order not be lost when you select another program Live 1 and Live 2 contains one complete panel setting each Changes are saved automatically so when you load a stored program or even when you power off all settings will be exactly as you left them the next time you return to that live program Loading a Program When Prog is activated you can select a program location by pressing the Prog Menu buttons Programs will be loaded automatically When a Live program is activated you can select a stored program in the Pr
24. am change 045 20 MIDI Sysex System Exclusive 20 Nord C2 with a sequencer 20 Connections 208 20 Local OW Ol repa queas adem ees 20 MIDI Channel 000005 20 Program Chang 085 20 Controllers llle 20 Program and CC dumps 21 Sending program dumps 21 Sending MIDI Controller dumps 21 Receive MIDI SysEx dumps 21 MIDI Controller list isses 21 MIDI Implementation Chart 22 8 Appendix Nord Sound Manager 23 System requirements 23 Updates cue reel D end 23 9 Index Index so Dese irem xs be br GE RA 24 NORD C2 COMBO ORGAN USER MANUAL OS V1 X Introduction Thank you We would first like to thank you for purchasing the Nord C2 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 Development goals First some history at the time of designing the Nord C2 Combo Organ Clavia had already been developing digital tonewheel organ models for more than a decade The first model featured in the Nord Electro series of instruments was designed to fit comfortably in a multi electro mechanical instrument along side various piano implementations With focus given to fit several mechanical instruments into a single package you are always forced to make some compromises Though not surprised we were definitely
25. are of the potentiometer type This means that when you load a program the values of the parameters can be totally different from the knobs physical positions As soon as you begin turning a knob the parameter value will snap to the knob s physical position The exception to this is the master level knob Its physical position always reflects the output level of the Nord C2 TEMPO DRAWBAR PRESETS 2 3 29 O O a J JL 2 OVERVIEW POWER ON OFF 1 MEMORY PROTECT 1L ORGAN TRIG MODE 1 TREBLE HORN SPEED PIPE PEDAL LEVEL On Off i i DELAY FEEDBACK X3 a A 3 SWELL Normal n n Normal 12 DRAWBAR SPEED OUTPUT ROUTING L R m Normal Pipe O Low L Low Pb Pipe B3 2 BASS ROTOR SPEED 13 PIPE SWELL LEVEL PE Pipe Electric A al AMOUNT 3 OUTPUT ROUTING EXT ROTARY SPKR Fast S Slow 3 TREBLE HORN ACC AMOUNT L SWELL CHANNEL Off 1 16 2 GREAT CHANNEL Off 1 16 4 BASS ROTOR ACC PREVIEW STR8 FLUTE4 STR4 ul IV lav b REVERB E Electric JAG bE B3 Electric TRANSPOSE 3 PEDAL CHANNEL SH Short 6 semi off 1 16 B PERC SLOW DECAY FINE TUNE 4 LOCAL CONTROL 50 cent On Off SUSTAIN PEDAL POL S PERC FAST DECAY LO Long n Normal Eu A AP 0 AMOUNT v1 2 5 7 PERC NORM LEVEL E Ext Device HI High HALL HALL S CC MODE a8 Normal STAGE J STAGE ROOM SOFT ON CL Close SUSTAIN PEDAL 10 is Va 8 PERC SOFT LE
26. ary emulation Range A default b Pipe Pedal Level This allows you to adjust the level of the Pedal manual for the Pipe Organ Range High Normal default Low Pipe Swell Level This allows you to adjust the level of the Swell manual for the Pipe Organ Range High Normal default Low NORD C2 COMBO ORGAN USER MANUAL OS V1 X MIDI functions About the MIDI implementation The following MIDI messages can be transmitted and received from the Nord C2 Note On Off e Note On and Note Off messages are transmitted and received Controllers In the MIDI Menu See page xx you can select if the Nord C2 should transmit and or receive Control Change messages e Incoming MIDI Controller 7 controls the overall volume of the Nord C2 e Incoming MIDI Controller 10 controls the panning of the Nord C2 e f you have a control pedal connected to the Swell pedal input this is transmitted as Controller 4 Swell e f you have a pedal connected to the sustain pedal input this is transmitted as Controller 64 Sustain Pedal e f you have a pedal connected to the rotor pedal input this pedal is transmitted as Controller 90 e 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 the Con troller numbers see th
27. buttons Make a new preset setting in order to be able to quickly change from one to the other during a performance 9 10 NORD C2 COMBO ORGAN USER MANUAL OS V1 X 4 If you press and hold Preview and then a Drawbar Preset button you can set up a new sound while the previous settings are still active and then quickly activate the new settings by pressing the Drawbar Preset button again Splitting the great lower manual Select the B3 model and let us split the lower keyboard to try some Bass there Press the Pedal Great Man button to split the lower keyboard PEDAL GREAT MAN The bottom two octaves will now play the tone wheel bass sound gt Use the Pedal drawbars to set up the bass sound as you like it Press the Shift and the Organ Model Synth Bass button to select the synthbass The synth bass is automatically selected if the VX or the FARF models are active The Pipe organ has its own bass registers as well 4 Use the Shift and the Pedal drawbars to set the Pluck and Release parameters of the Synth bass sound Using the Sound Manager Installation of the USB driver Before the Nord C2 Combo Organ can communicate with a computer running a Windows operating system you need to install a Clavia USB driver To install the USB driver follow these instructions X Mac users may skip this paragraph Download the driver from the Nord C2 download area at www nordkeyboards com Unzip the downloaded arc
28. ces on and off The drawbars LEDs 5 8 are lit up for an activated voice and drawbars LEDs 1 4 are lit up for a deactivated voice The table below shows the original register name um Voice Panel Name Bass 16 BASS16 2 Strings 16 STR16 3 Flute 8 FLUTES 4 Oboe 8 OBOE8 o Trumpet 8 TRMP8 6 Strings 8 STR8 Flute 4 FLUTE4 8 Strings 4 STRA 9 A bright voice an octave 2 2 3 and a fifth above the fundamental The illustration below shows the pitch interval between each voice when the key of C3 is played Though some voices have the same pitch they differ in tonal character Upper amp Lower BASS16 STR16 FLUTE8 OBOE8 TRMP8 STR8 FLUTE4 STR4 22 3 H NM NM o HH o HH me mM NM H N N N N NM H NH NM H NH NH Ms NH NH E E E E He HM NM mM mM H NM ms NH NH Ms Ms Ms H Mic Mic Mic NH Mic Wc NH Meo Omar mam ms ms Ms ms ms ms ms mM mM C3 14 NORD C2 COMBO ORGAN USER MANUAL OS V1 X Vibrato The original instrument have two basic vibrato modes Light and Heavy with different rates for each mode There are several types of vibrato and choruses available for the FARF model in the C2 which are activated using the ON button in the Vibrato section O The V1 V2 and the VS settings are the ones that are modeled after the original instrument s The FARF models vibrato setting is common for both the swell and great manuals The Pi
29. e MIDI implementation on the next page Keyboard velocity The Nord C2 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 also transmitted Program change In the MIDI Menu see page 17 you can select if the Nord C2 should send and or receive Program Change messages When you select a Program a Program Change message is transmit ted via MIDI If a Program Change message is received on the selected MIDI Channel the Nord C2 will change Program accordingly The 128 Program locations programs 1 126 Live 1 and Live 2 send and respond to MIDI Program Change values O 127 MIDI Sysex System Exclusive Individual Programs or all Programs can be transmitted and received as a System Exclusive dump Nord C2 with a sequencer Connections Connect the MIDI Out on the Nord C2 to the MIDI In on your sequencer Connect the MIDI Out from your sequencer to the MIDI In on the Nord C2 Local On Off Local Off may be used when you use a sequencer to record and play back from Nord C2 If the sequencer echoes back incoming MIDI data the Nord C2 may respond twice to every note and other message ac tion if e g the keyboard and the sequencer sends the same MIDI infor mation to the unit Local On Off is set on the MIDI menu see page 17 MIDI Channel The MIDI channel s that the Nord C2 uses are set up in the MIDI
30. e pedal When a connected pedal is oper ated the notes you play will be sustained You can use any standard sustain type pedal A polarity setting can be selected in the system menu Read more on this on page 17 Aconnected sustain pedal will not affect the Pipe organ model If you use external sound devices you can disable the Nord C2 Combo Organ from responding to sustain messages but still transmit them via MIDI out This is set in the System menu read more on page 17 MIDI amp USB Connections The settings of the MIDI transmission and reception behavior can be adjusted in the MIDI menu For more information about this please go to page 1 USB Connection The USB connection is used for the Nord C2 to communicate with a personal computer in order to update the OS or manage the programs The computer can e g be used to transfer the operating system if the unit needs to be updated and to make backups of the memory content Computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems need a driver for the USB connection to work The driver can be found at the www nordkeyboards com website MIDI Out Both manuals all knobs and buttons Shift Store and Master Level excluded pedal connector ports as well as the Bass Pedal input trans mits messages via MIDI Out MIDI IN MIDI connection used to receive MIDI messages to the Nord C2 from other equipment such as keyboards or computers Bass Pedal To play the Nord C2 Co
31. e pipe organ The Organ area features three main sections for control e The Drawbar section is where you set up the basic organ sound structure It is divided into three areas connected to the Swell and Great manuals plus the Bass Pedal registers e The Percussion area is where you control the percussion effect avail able to the B3 organ model only e The Vibrato Chorus area is where you select the chorus and or vibrato effect depending on the selected Organ Model The Drawbars PREVIEW The drawbars of Nord C2 Combo L EE Organ are represented by buttons and LED chain graphs instead of ordinary M mechanical drawbars This gives you a big advantage when you change preset or program the correct drawbar settings are recalled immediately and shown by the LEDs In other words no need for the regular trial and error method It s very easy to get the hang of changing the drawbar settings in a natural way with the Buttons E N 3 T w o M PU o N a w gt w N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8TH E Vox Celeste Scharf Il lll Oboe 8 The drawbars of Nord C2 Combo Or gan behave similar to their mechanical counterparts i e with the B3 and VX models you pull out and push in the drawbars using the drawbar buttons 5 Nord C2 Reference 5 NORD C2 REFERENCE 11 The buttons are special in the way that they auto increment decre ment the drawbar value when held If you hold a drawbar button
32. e rotary speaker simula tion s treble horn Range H High n Normal default L Low Bass Rotor Acceleration Sets the acceleration and retardation time of the rotary speaker simula tion s bass rotor Range H High n Normal default L Low Perc Fast Decay Sets the fast mode decay time of the B3 percussion effect Range L Long n Normal default S Short Perc Slow Decay Sets the slow mode decay time of the B3 percussion effect Range L Long n Normal default S Short Perc Norm Level Sets the level of the percussion effect in the normal setting Range H High n Normal default L Low Perc Soft Level Sets the level of the percussion effect in the soft setting Range H High n Normal default L Low Tonewheel Mode Sets the level of tonewheel crosstalk and cable leakage artifacts of the B3 organ model Range u3 Vintage 3 u2 Vintage2 u1 Vintage default CI Clean Perc Drawbar 9 Cancel If this is set to cancel the 9th drawbar will be muted when the percus sion is activated to mimic the behavior of an original organ Range C Cancel n Normal default Key Click Level This sets the amount of Key Click for B3 organ model Range High Normal default Low 6 THE MENUS 19 Rotary Model Sets the rotary model The A model is a recent addition modeled on a vintage 145 unit The b model is the original Clavia rot
33. es the end of its travel This mode closely mimics the way a vintage tonewheel organ or a pipe organ trigger its notes Range H High default L low High trigger point Low trigger point Drawbar Speed This sets the speed with which the drawbars will increase or decrease the values when the drawbar buttons are held down Range F Fast default S slow MIDI Menu Swell Channel This sets the MIDI Channel that the swell manual on the Nord C2 trans mits and responds to Range Off 1 16 default 1 Great Channel This sets the MIDI channel that the great manual on the Nord C2 trans mits and responds to Range Off 1 16 default 2 Pedal Channel This sets the MIDI channel that the Bass section of the Nord C2 organ transmits if the Great manual is split and responds to Range Off 1 16 default S Local Control This allows you to set if the Nord C2 keyboard and front panel controls should control internal Programs or only send note and controller mes sages via MIDI Local On is the normal mode In Local Off mode the front panel and keyboard action are transmitted via MIDI only and does not control the internal sound s directly If the E mode is active the keyboard of the C2 will transmit velocity Range On default Off E External Device O Local defaults back to mode On every time the Nord C2 is pow ered on Control Change CC Mode This setting specifies how the f
34. f overdrive of the rotary amplifier The speed of the rotating speaker is set with the rotary speed controls on the left side of the panel Press the Speaker Model button repeatedly to cycle through the avail able settings Rotary Speaker controls ROTARY SPEAKER STOP MODE I GR LOW The rotary speaker speed is set with the buttons in the Rotary Speaker section to the left side of th l e pane SLOW Fast You can also connect an external control to the Rotary control input on the back panel such as a sustain pedal pedal switch or the Half Moon Switch accessory SW 16 GR SW GR A sustain pedal can operate by momentarily changing the speed setting or by toggling between slow and fast or if the Stop mode is activated on the panel between stop and fast Please refer to the System Functions on page 15 for further informa tion DELAY FEEDBACK Delay The Nord C2 is equipped with a delay featuring echoes repeats with adjustable tempo and feedback settings The On button activates deactivates the effect 10 0 AMOUNT All knobs and buttons will always be active even though the effect needs to be activated in order for the change to be audible The tempo knob controls the delay time The tap tempo button allows you to set the delay time by tapping the button repeatedly in time The amount knob acts as a effect send control to set the amount of the dry signal that will be routed to
35. fier Any other form of use might result in damaged equipment It is possible to route the tonewheel organ to the High Level and 11 pin outputs and the other organs to the main outputs Other combinations are also possible Read more about this on page 17 3 CONNECTIONS 7 8 NORD C2 COMBO ORGAN USER MANUAL OS V1 X 4 Getting Started Let s take a few minutes to get familiar with the Nord C2 The user interface is designed to be as intuitive as possible and to perform as well as you do in a live situation We hope that you soon will feel confident using it and by following this short chapter we will go through most of the functions About the programs Complete sound settings are stored in the Program memory of the Nord C2 This memory area has 126 locations Every program can be edited and replaced as you wish A complete set of the factory pro grams are available on the www nordkeyboards com website Select a program Press the Up or Down button repeatedly until you ve selected the desired program number The program will be loaded immediately PROG MENU PROGRAM SYSTEM Jy VALUE Edit a program Editing a program is just as easy as grabbing a knob press some drawbar buttons to change a setting or press a button to select a different setting The knob s physical position isn t always as the stored setting in the program that is active but as soon as you start turning a knob the parameter w
36. hive Connect the USB cable between the Nord C2 Combo Organ and the computer and power up the unit The Found New Hardware wizard should appear accompanied by its reassuring alert sound Let the wizard search for the USB driver and install it or point the wizard to the folder where the driver is Sound Manager installation Windows PC Download the Windows version of Nord Sound Manager from the www nordkeyboards com website Run the Install Nord Sound Manager v5 xx exe and follow the instructions in the setup program The Nord Sound Manager will be installed in the Program Files folder on the hard disk During the installation you will have the option to select an alternative location for the application Confirm every window in the installation procedure by clicking on the Next button The installation may be aborted at any time by clicking on Cancel When the installation is complete click the Close button to return to the Windows desktop Sound Manager installation Mac OSX Download the Mac OSX version of Nord Sound Manager from the www nordkeyboards com website Open the image file dmg and drag the Nord Sound Manager v5 xx app to the Applications folder amp When new versions of the Nord Sound Manager are released they will be available as a free download at www nordkeyboards com Connecting the Manager and the C2 Make sure that the Nord C2 Combo Organ is powered up and connected to the computer
37. ill snap to the knob s position When you have edited a program a dot will appear in the lower right display corner next to the program number This will alert you to the fact that the program has been edited but not yet saved If you select a new program without saving any edits you have made will be lost and the program will have its original settings the next time you select it Memory protect There is a Memory Protect function that is set to On when the Nord C2 leaves the Nord Factory This has to be turned Off in the System Menu before you can save a program Press Shift System and use the Up Down buttons to select the Memory Protect Option this is the very first option in the System menu S Change the setting of the memory protection to Off by pressing and holding Shift and the Up or Down buttons co Exit the System menu by pressing the Prog System button again e The setting of the memory protection will be remembered even if the Nord C2 is turned off Storing a program If you are happy with an edit that you have made you should probably Store the program Press the Store button The program number LEDs starts flashing Select a new location where you want to store the program Use the Up Down buttons to navigate to a new program location if you do not want to overwrite the original program Press the Store button a second time to confirm your choice The edited program has now replaced the previo
38. lied to the signal For the Chorus effect the phase modulated signal is added to the original signal c2 v3 C3 v2 C1 V1 SWELL GREAT Three different types of choruses C1 C3 and three different types of vibratos V1 V3 are available Select one of these types by pressing the Mode button The effect can be activated deactivated for both manuals individually by pressing the Vibrato Chorus button for the swell and great drawbars Please note that the Vibrato Chorus button for the great manual also controls this effect for the tonewheel Bass registers Key click control The key click produced by the random contact bounces is an impor tant audio artifact This quickly became a desirable effect amongst musicians You can adjust the click level in the Sound menu amp Do not forget to try out the four tonewheel modes that are avail able in the Sound menu These will dramatically change the sound of the B3 model from squeaky clean to a battered old work horse The VX Model The original Vox organ is probably the most famous of all the transistor based combo organs that emerged in the early 60 s Transis tor technology made it possible to manufacture much more compact and portable organ instruments Compared to the mighty sound of tonewheel based organs transistor organs generally sounded reedier and weaker but this one had a distinctive sound character which together with the portability and cool design inver
39. mbo Organ s dedicated bass registers connect the MIDI Out from 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 their MIDI channel Audio connections Monitor In Use this to connect and monitor a signal from an mp3 or a CD player at the Nord C2 s headphone output This allows you to e g rehearse with the C2 to pre recorded music Signals connected to this input will not be processed with the Nord C2 s effects or appear at the left and right output jacks Main stereo output Left amp Right The left and right line level outputs from the Nord C2 are unbalanced Use the 4 connectors to connect the Nord C2 to an amplifier or recording equipment General guide on audio connections e Make all the connections before you turn on the power to your amplifier e urn on the power to your amplifier last e urn off the power to your amplifier first Headphone output This is where you connect a 1 4 stereo connector from a pair of head phones A Playing at a high volume level can result in hearing impairments such as permanent hearing loss Rotary Speaker The rotary speaker high level outputs consist of a 14 and a 11 pin Leslie M standard connector The high level out are 14V RMS high level unbalanced and are only intended to be used directly connected to a rotary speaker cabinet with built in ampli
40. n troller data co Press Shift MIDI and select the Dump One or Dump All menu item using the Up Down buttons If needed set the receiving MIDI device to recording mode amp Press the Store button to send the dump to the MIDI Out of Nord C2 The display will stop flashing once the dump has been sent Sending MIDI Controller dumps Set up as in steps 1 and 2 in the preceding description Press Shift MIDI and select the Send CC menu item using the Up Down buttons Press the Store button to send the dump to the MIDI Out of Nord C2 The Display will stop flashing once the dump has been sent This will send a snapshot of the current active panel settings as CC values Receive MIDI SysEx dumps Here is how to receive a MIDI SysEx Dump Connect the MIDI Out on the transmitting device to the MIDI IN on the Nord C2 Initiate the transmission on the transmitting device If the dump contained all Programs All it will replace all programs currently stored in the Nord C2 If the dump contained only a single program it will be temporarily placed in the currently selected program memory location A dot will appear to in the lower right corner to indi cate an unsaved edit You will then have to store the program manually to a memory location using the Store function see Storing Programs on page 15 7 MIDI FUNCTIONS MIDI Controller list This is a list of the MIDI Controller numbers u
41. ng speakers Make sure that the Speaker Model is activated and select the Rotary by pressing the effect selector The drive knob now controls the overdrive of the rotary amplifier ROTARY SPEAKER STOP MODE I GR LOW Press the Slow Stop and Fast buttons in the Rotary Speed section to the left on the panel to cycle between the Fast and Slow speeds of the rotary ISiOW east STOP The rotors will soeed up and slow down producing a nice swirly effect SW 16 GR SW GR Press the Stop mode button to activate this one speed mode The Stop Mode LED will be lit Press repeatedly on the Slow Stop button to cycle between Fast and Stop The rotary will now emulate the functionality of an early one speed original rotary speaker that had only the fast and the stopped rotary speed options X f you connect a foot switch to the rotor pedal input you can control the rotary speed with this pedal The Speaker Models cannot be used when the Pipe organ selected Selecting an organ model Press repeatedly on the Organ Model selector to cycle through the four types the B3 Vox Farfisa emulations and the sampled Pipe organ ORGAN MODEL The settings for the organ sounds are made jb using the digital drawbars The Farfisa and the Plpe organ uses these in a switch mode with only two settings for each vx PIPE B3 SYNTH BASS Make a setting with the drawbars and then press one of the Drawbar Preset
42. ns 11 On off buttons 5 T Drawbars 11 Drawbar Speed 18 Organ area 11 Organ model 9 Tempo knob 16 Tonewheel crosstalk 19 ee Organ section 15 Tonewheel Mode 19 E Organ Trig 18 Transpose 17 bump Une T5 Organ Trig Mode 18 Tebe ae Output Routing 17 Table Horm 48 Ext Rotary Spkr 17 Treble Horn Acceleration 19 E Treble Horn Speed 18 Edit 8 Tremulant 14 Effect area 16 Efiects 9 16 Pedal Channel 18 ERE 8 Perc Drawbar 9 Cancel 19 U Perc Fast Decay 19 USB Connection 6 Perc Norm Level 19 E Perc Slow Decay 19 Padhodel B Perc Soft Level 19 y Feedback 16 Percussion 12 Fine Tune 17 Pipe Organ 14 Vibrato B3 12 Preview 11 Vibrato Farf 14 Prog Menu 15 Vibrato VX 13 Program 8 15 VX Model 13 G Program Change 18 Great Channel 18 Program Change Mode 18 Program memory 8 H Hall 16 R Hall Soft 16 Reverb 16 Headphone 7 Right output 7 Room 16 Rotary 16 Rotary Control 6 Rotary Speaker 7 16 Implementation Chart 22 Rotor Ctrl Type 17 Rotor Pedal 17 Rotor Pedal Mode 18 K Key Click Level 19
43. ns at the C3 key The lower two octaves of the great manual is now connected to the Bass drawbars Selecting The Organ Model You select which model to play using the Organ Model button Only FARF one model can be used at a time ORGAN MODEL Jae d SYNTH BASS B3 12 NORD C2 COMBO ORGAN USER MANUAL OS V1 X When the B3 model is activated the Bass Drawbars control the B3 bass registers When the B3 model is activated you can activate the Synth Bass model by pressing Shift Organ Model button When the VX or Farf models is activated the Bass Drawbars control the synth bass model When the Pipe model is activated the Bass Drawbars control the pipe organ bass stops The B3 Model This model is based on a digital simulation of the classic mechani cal tonewheel organ This simulation utilizes innovative and advanced methods to capture every nuance of the original sound for example e An extremely accurate digital model of the original chorus and vibrato scanner e Modeling of the individual random contact bounces for each har monic e Modeling of the unique frequency characteristics of the built in pre amplifier which forms the body of the sound e Simulation of the energy robbing on the tone wheels that results in the typical compressed sound e Authentic tuning of the tonewheels according to the original design e Extremely fast keyboard response e Full polyphony The Drawbars
44. og area by navigating the Prog Menu buttons but the program will not be loaded until you press the Prog button Storing a Program To store a program to any of the 126 program locations Press the Store button once and the current Program number will start to flash O Ifthe LED shows PRO you must turn off memory protection in the system menu Please refer to System Functions on page 17 Select the desired location with the Up Down Buttons and press Store again to confirm your intentions to store the current settings to the selected location The LED will briefly indicate STO to confirm that the program has been stored Press any button if you wish to abort the store procedure The Program section is also where you enter the System MIDI and Sound menus Read more about these functions on page 17 Prog Menu Buttons The Prog Menu Buttons to the left of the display have several functions in the Nord C2 Press repeatedly to select one of the 126 Programs the number of the Program will be presented in the LED If you have activated any of the three menus the System MIDI or Sound menu these buttons are then used to select a function and to gether with the Shift button to change the value of a selected function Read more about the menus on page 17 5 NORD C2 REFERENCE 15 Display The LED display will show the active Program number If you edit the settings of a Program a dot will appear next to the
45. partials in the form of a filtered signal sounding soft and dark and an unfiltered signal sounding bright and intense A if these drawbars are both fully oushed in the organ will pro duce no sound Vibrato There are several types of vibrato and choruses available for the VX model which is activated using the Swell Great buttons in the Vibrato section The V3 setting is the one that is modeled after the original instrument The VX models vibrato setting is common for both the swell and great manual 5 NORD C2 REFERENCE 13 The Farf Model This typical buzzy sound of this vintage instrument is one of the most distinct and easily recognizable organ sounds ever created yet it is actually possible to get quite a wide range of sounds out of the instru ment Note that the voices aren t supposed to replicate the instruments they are named after but rather to describe the basic tonal characteris tic of the voice Flute soft Oboe reedy Trumpet brassy The Register selectors The labels used for the Farf drawbars are printed on the upper row above the drawbar LEDs 0 03 TRMP8 STR8 2 ll The drawbars act as on off switches or register selectors when the Farf model is selected Instead of drawbars the original instrument featured rocker type switches select instrument voices actually different filter settings in various footage octave ranges The drawbars buttons are used to turn voi
46. pe Organ The pipe organ model is a sampled classic organ with a set of pipes that is of the baroque variety The drawbars on the C2 acts as stops and the different stops are labeled below the lower drawbar buttons A stop can be on or off similar to the register selectors in the FARF model c Vox Celeste Scharf II Ill E Fugara8 Rohrfl te8 Principal4 Spitzfl te4 Nasat3 Fl te 2 Oboe 8 The two manuals have 9 different stops each Their names are printed on the panel below the drawbar buttons The pedals have 3 stops the Fagot 16 can be added to the Sub stop by pressing the drawbar down button a second time When the pipe organ is selected the speaker models the sustain pedal and the drive function will be inactive Tremulant When the pipe organ is selected the vibrato chorus function acts like the tremulant of the original instrument This functionality is achieved by varying the actual wind supply to the pipes on a pipe organ The tremulants in the C2 can be activated individually for the swell and the great manuals and you select which one to use by pressing the Vibrato Mode button The tremulant has two rates V and C with three depths each 1 2 amp 3 amp Press and hold Shift to cycle through the tremulant settings in a counter clockwise fashion The bass stops are not affected by the tremulant The Couplers When the pipe organ is used the controls on the panel for the Rota
47. ront panel s knobs and buttons are han dled in the MIDI communication with MIDI Control Change messages You can select if the panel controls and functions should either send or receive or both or if Control Change messages should be ignored Range Sr send amp receive default r receive only S send only Off Program Change Mode Specifies how the Nord C2 should handle MIDI Program Change mes sages Range Sr send amp receive default r receive only S send only Off Send CC You can perform a dump of all the active Program s parameters as MIDI Control Change messages Press the Store button to perform the dump Dump One This allows you to perform a MIDI SysEx dump of the currently selected Program Press the Store button to perform the dump Dump All This allows you to perform a MIDI SysEx dump of all the Programs in the Nord C2 Press the Store button to perform the dump In the MIDI chapter on page xx is a description on how the Nord C2 receives a Sys Ex dump Sound Menu Treble Horn Speed Sets the speed setting in the fast and slow speed modes of the rotary speaker simulation s treble horn Range H High n Normal default L Low Bass Rotor Speed Sets the speed setting in the fast and slow speed modes of the rotary speaker simulation s bass rotor Range H High n Normal default L Low Treble Horn Acceleration Sets the acceleration and retardation time of th
48. ry simulation and the Percussion controls are used to activate the pipe organs couplers instead A coupler allows the stops of one division or manual to be played from another manual This can be used to create huge sounds combinations of stops across the manuals and also to use the pedal stops in combination with the two manual s stops Coupler Description PED GR LOW This couples the lowest key played on the great manual to the bass stop The affected range ends at F3 This is a great way to move some serious air even if you do not have a set of pedals SW 16 GR This couples the stops on the swell manual to be played on the great manual The stops are also transposed one octave down SW GR This couples the stops on the swell manual to be played on the great manual without any transposi tion SWELL 16 This doubles the stops on the swell manual with the doubling transposed one octave down SWELL 4 This doubles the stops on the swell manual with the doubling transposed one octave up SW PED This couples the swell manual stops to the pedals GR PED This couples the great manual stops to the pedals The Synth Bass Model The synth bass model is available when the B3 VX or Farf models are activated For the tonewheel model you can alternate between the original tonewheel bass registers or the synth bass model by pressing Shift Organ Model Buttons The main feature of the synth bass model is a monophonic bass synthesizer with adjust
49. se colored keyboard and chrome Z frame stand made the instrument massively popular at the time The sound is timeless and recreated faithfully in Nord C2 Combo Organ The Drawbars The labels used for the VX drawbars are printed on the row directly above the drawbar LEDs 0 103 TRMP8 STR8 k I For basic drawbar operation please refer to The Drawbars on page qu The seven left most drawbars control the level of each partial Each partial has a fixed harmonic interval relating to the played note The illustration below shows the pitch interval of the drawbars when the key of C3 is played The intervals vary for the upper and lower manual on the original instrument but are identical on the Nord C2 Upper 16 8 4 I II ANN B BH HM BH Mm E E EE Mm EE NM Mm EE mM 2 EE NM H Ms NM H HM E H Ms M H HM NM H Mc NM H HM NM H HM NM H Ms Ms H HM Ms 6 E 6 a lt 6 EK E 6 NH E M HH E M BH m Mr ms Ms Ms ms Ms Ms ms Ms Ms 16 8 4 2 IV ANN B Eo HM E Mm E EE E Mm EE NM Mm EE mM Mm EE mM H Ms NM H NM M H Ms M E EE E H Mc E H NM NM H Mo NM H HM Ms H HM Ms o NM Ms Mc Mc Ms mc Mc Mc E E M E E M E E NM ms Ms Ms ms Ms Ms ms Ms Ms Lower The two right most drawbars control the sum of all
50. sed for all knobs and buttons on the front panel and the pedals When a function is available for both the Swell Bass and or Great manuals on their respective MIDI channels this is indicated with an asterisk Nord C2 Parameter MIDI Controller Organ Model Selector 9 Synth Bass On Off 110 Speaker Sel 81 Delay Tempo ff Delay Feedback 78 Delay Swell Only 75 Delay Amount 76 Delay On Off 80 EQ Treble 113 EQ Mid 116 EQ Bass 114 EQ On Off 115 Drive Amount 111 Drive On Off 112 Reverb Amount 102 Reverb Selection 96 Reverb On Off 97 Vib Chorus Trem Mode 84 Vib On Off SW GR 85 Drawbar Perc Presets 3 Ped Great Man 117 Rotary Speaker Control 82 0 Slow 64 Stop 127 Fast Ped GR Low coupler 103 SW 16 GR SW GR 104 Drawbars Sep for Swell Bass and Great MIDI CH Drawbar 1 16 Drawbar 2 17 Drawbar 3 18 Drawbar 4 19 Drawbar 5 20 Drawbar 6 21 Drawbar 7 22 Drawbar 8 23 Drawbar 9 24 Perc On Off 87 Perc Soft 28 Perc Fast 27 Perc Third 95 Swell 16 amp 4 coupler 105 Swell Ped amp Gr Ped coupler 106 Sustain Pedal 64 Swell Pedal 4 Rotary Control 82 same as panel 21 22 NORD C2 COMBO ORGAN USER MANUAL OS V1 X MIDI Implementation Chart Function Basic Channel Default Channel Mode Note Number Velocity After Touch Pitch Bender Control Change Program Change True System Exclusive System Common System Realtime Aux Message Number Mode 1 Omni On Poly Mode
51. tage A medium decay reverb with slightly brighter character e Room Room ambience with a rather short decay time 6 The Menus 6 THE MENUS 17 Any settings that you change in the System MIDI or Sound menu will take immediate effect on a global basis and will be stored until you change them the next time Enter the menus by pressing and holding Shift and the System MIDI or Sound button Prog Live 1 or Live 2 Select a function with the Up Down buttons and change the setting by pressing and holding Shift and the Up or Down button Exit the menus by pressing a second time on the Prog Live 1 or Live 2 button O The only exception to this is the MIDI Local On Off setting which always reverts to Local On every time the Nord C2 is powered up System Menu Memory Protect On Off This is set to On when the Nord C2 leaves the factory meaning that you cannot save any changes to the programs Set this to Off when you wish to store your own programs The System MIDI or Sound menu settings and the Live memory are not protected by this setting Range On default off Output Routing L R If you want to process your sound using external effects or separate amplifier systems it can be convenient to route organs to separate outputs of the Nord C2 This setting determines which organs should be routed to the main left amp right outputs Range P Pipe organ Pb Pipe organ and the B3 model PE Pipe organ and
52. the VX and Farf models A All models A if the High Level or 11 pin output is not connected all organs will be routed to the L amp R outputs Output Routing Ext Rotary Spkr This setting determines which organs should be routed to the 11 pin and High Level outputs Range b3 B3 model E The VX and Farf models bE The BG the VX and the Farf models A if the High Level or 11 pin output is not connected all organs will be routed to the L amp R outputs Transpose Transpose allows you transpose the pitch of the Nord C2 up or down in semitone steps Range 6 semitones default 0 Fine Tune This allows you to fine tune the pitch of the Nord C2 Range 50 cent default 0 Sustain Pedal Polarity This allows you to change the polarity of a connected sustain pedal in case the functionality of your pedal is reversed i e when the pedal is up sustain is on and vice versa Range OP Open CL Close default Sustain Pedal Configuration Controls weather the selected organ model should respond to sustain pedal messages or not When a pedal is connected to the sustain pedal input sustain pedal messages are always send via MIDI Out regardless of this setting Range On default Off The pipe organ is never affected by a sustain pedal Rotor Ctrl Type Specifies the type of controller connected to the Rotary Control input Range HA Halfmoon OP Open CL Closed default Swell
53. thrilled when the Electro started to appear in different magazine s tonewheel clone tests and shoot outs It was included for its fabulous sound that some found to be better than far more expensive hardcore clone units However due to its single manual and additional piano samples it was generally included out of contest With the Nord C2 s predecessor the C1 Combo Organ we wanted to design an instrument without having to find the right blend of things like plano vs organ keyboard action or multi effects suited for a wide array of sounds We wanted to focus on the things needed for killer organ sounds and those things only Some areas we knew were up for improvement prior to the start of the project others were found along the way What really paid off was focusing on each of the components involved in the sound generating process rather than just the sounding outcome After spending thou sands of man hours leaving no detail untouched no matter how small and seemingly insignificant we believe we have not only reproduced the perfect tonewheel sound but also the proper response and feel of playing the original instrument Taking the next step after developing the Nord C1 was looking at the classical organ sounds We sourced a beautiful baroque organ and sampled it with the same painstaking effort and focus on quality as we do when we create our other instruments And we could not resist the possibility to further tweak the
54. us one in the location you specified To cancel the procedure press the Shift button before you press Store the second time O With Memory Protect set to Off a double tap on the Store button will store a Program in its original location The Live buffers The special Live buf fers can be described as a live program memory If you acti vate the Live button all changes to the panel settings you make will be continuously saved If you switch the power off or select another program the settings are still stored in a Live memory so when you power up next time or return to a Live memory all settings will be exactly as they were when you left them The dot that appears when a Program is changed is not applicable when a Live buffers is active PROG LIVE 1 LIVE 2 JED JC SYSTEM MIDI SOUND If a Live memory is selected and you decide you wish to store the settings permanently as a program you can do so using the stan dard methods see above You can also store programs into the Live memory location in which case the program settings will replace the current Live memory settings Adding effects Select a program and play some notes on the keyboard while yOU DELAY FEEDBACK 0 10 AMOUNT turn on the Delay the On LED should be lit and then press repeatedly on the Feedback selector The feedback options are indicated with the selector LEDs and chang es in a cyclical fashion for each time

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