User Manual - Nord Keyboards
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1. Refer to the Nord Sound Manager section for details on downloading and transferring sounds LONG RELEASE The first option of the ACOUSTICS section is LONG RELEASE which adds a slightly longer release to acoustic and electric pianos This can for instance be useful for acheiving a more legato char acter in your playing STRING RESONANCE For sounds that support this feature STRING RES can be activated When active notes that you play also affect other strings within the loaded piano sound making them resonate sympatheti cally with the played note just like with a real piano MONO In MONO mode all stereo sampled pianos will be played back in mono The mono versions of our plano sounds are specially designed to provide the player with optimal sound and playing experi ence even in mono KBD TOUCH How a piano sample responds to keyboard touch can be adjusted according to what fits your playing style or the context which you are performing in With higher KBD TOUCH settings less force is required to trigger high velocity levels and vice versa NORD PIANO LIBRARY SIZE COMPARISON CHART AA qa String resonance for middle region of the range Uo tv ly String resonance for entire range ivy SAMPLE SYNTH The Sample Synth is a powerful addition to the Nord Electro 5 s Organs and Piano sections The internal memory can hold up to 256 MB of samples The knob below the SAMPLE display is used to scroll through the available2. 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 CM Trademarks The Nord logo is a trademark of Clavia DMI AB All other trademarks mentioned in this publication are the properties of their respective holders C Specifications and appearances are subject to change without notice Copyright Clavia DMI AB US LISTED Intertek 1 INTRODUCTION THANK YOU NORD ELECTRO 5 USER MANUAL OS V1 X Thank you for purchasing the Nord Electro 5 Our goal when developing the Nord Electro line of instruments has always been to offer the best em ulations of traditional electromechanical keyboard instruments in a compact and lightweight package With the Nord Electro 5 we have taken this several steps further by not only upgrading the existing sections but also adding a sample synthesizer section and making the Nord Electro 5 bi tim bral a first for the Electro series There are also new ways in which sounds can be layered and organized making the Nord Electro 5 one of the most versatile and player friendly instruments on the market today DISCLAIMER All trademarks and brand names mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners and nat in any way affiliated or associated with Clavia AB The trademarks are only ment
3. 23 24 20 87 88 89 95 84 85 NORD ELECTRO 5 USER MANUAL OS V1 X Nord Electro 5 Parameter Sample Synth Attack Sample Synth Release Sample Synth Sample Sample Synth Dynamics Sample Synth Filter Velocity Effect 1 Enable Effect 1 Type Effect 1 Rate Effect 1 Part Select Effect 1 Ctrl Pedal Effect 2 Enable Effect 2 Type Effect 2 Rate Effect 2 Part Select Effect 2 Deep Mode Spkr Comp Type Spkr Comp Enable Spkr Comp Drive Spkr Comp Part Select Rotary Stop Mode Rotary Speed Rotor Pedal Delay Tempo Delay Ping Pong Delay Enable Delay Dry Wet Delay Feedback Delay Part Select Reverb Type Reverb Enable Reverb Dry Wet EQ Treble EQ Enable EQ Mid EQ Mid Frequency EQ Bass EQ Part Select Gain Level MIDI CC 33 34 35 36 37 69 60 63 71 13 80 61 62 72 14 81 86 111 112 19 82 90 92 93 94 103 104 105 96 97 102 113 115 116 117 116 119 2 NORD ELECTRO 5 USER MANUAL OS V1 X II INDEX A Acoustics 8 A D buttons 11 Audio connections 20 B B3 7 B3 Bass 8 B3 BASS 8 B3 Key Bounce 16 B3 Key Click 16 B3 Perc DB9 Mute 16 B3 Perc Decay Fast 16 B3 Perc Decay Slow 16 B3 Perc Volume Normal 16 B3 Perc Volume Soft 16 B3 Tonewheel Mode 16 Bundle Down 19 Bundle Up 19 C Channel Global 16 Channel Lower Receive 16 Channel Upper Receive 15 16 Channel Upper Split 16 Computer 20 Connections 20 Control Change Mode 16 Control Pedal 20 Contr
4. ACOUSTICS LONG RELEASE STRING RES MONO KBD TOUCH PANIC SAMPLE SYNTH SAMPLE DYNAMICS FILTER VEL ATTACK SUSTAIN M N Ng DECAY RELEASE N 9 10 NORD ELECTRO 5 USER MANUAL OS V1 X EFFECT 1 ASCOM PAN2 WAH RM L CRLPED PLOT UP OFF PART SELECT SPKR COMP 4 3 6 10 DRIVE COMP TWIN ROTARY COMP SMALL TEMPO TAP SET V PING PONG LO UP a OFF PART SELECT EFFECT 2 4 3 6 RATE FLANG CHOR1 PHAS2 CHOR2 PHAS1 VIBE lesa DEEP PART SELECT ROTARY SPEED STOP MODE FAST SLOW STOP EFFECTS The Effects section consists of four different insert effect units capable of processing the sounds of either Part Lower or Upper This section also includes an Equalizer which can be used to process either or both Parts and a global Reverb effect Each unit apart from the reverb has a PART SELECT control which can be set to LO Part Lower UP Part Upper or be inactivated which will bypass the effect In general the effects are applied in the order in which they appear on the panel but there are some exceptions For example the Pan effect of the Effect 1 section is placed after the Spkr Comp effects excluding the Rotary in order for it to be as usable as possible EFFECT 1 Effect 1 offers Tremolo Pan Wah and Ring Modulator effects The CTRL PED function lets you control any of these using a Control Pedal T
5. ORGAN PIANO SYNTH KB SPLIT y ORGAN PIANO SYNTH 2 DYNAMICS 2 Y 8 2 y 8 2 7 Y A Ps 3 1 N a 1 AR 1 a 1 PS o on FILTER VEL RATE DRIVE COMP DRY WET THIRD LIST VALUE fs So E 2 3 417 5 ON OFF TRANSPOSE PANA PAN ACOUSTICS salin PART MIX SH pa 56 TWIN 25 STAGE LONG RELEASE OCTAVE SHIFT cP OCTAVE SHIFT A 3 TREM2 WAH AC STAGE 5 STRING RES yi 9 TREM1 RM SMALL 1 Pi ROTARY SPEED STOP MODE HALL OFT pra fe Ka KOKO EASE RC o on a Be DATO E Q o MON E A O owen unper O 3 L crripeo L ping PONG LO UP LO UP PROGRAM LIVE1 LIVE2 LIVE3 SHIFT DA DC DD A N T ATO ATTI g Me on Ga ne DECAY RELEASE SYSTEM MIDI SOUND PART SELECT PART SELECT Above all the Nord Electro 5 is a player s instrument with accessible front panel controls for PROG MENU virtually all performance functions The front panel of the NES has five main areas Organ Piano Program Sample Synth and Ef fects each of which is discussed in detail in this manual LIST VALUE Most continuous parameters such as the master volume level are adjusted using standard knobs You will also find endless knobs These are used for browsing Programs scrolling in lists etc Some knobs serve double purposes depending on what mode you are in In these cases the alternate functions are written out separated by a such as in PROG MENU Endless knob sasa LB A parameter v
6. Radio King 0 83 400 used The main area of the Nord Sound Manager is the list view divided into tabs representing the three partitions Piano Samp Lib and Program With in each tab the content of the partition is listed At the top of the list view is a dropdown Bank selector and at the bottom a Partition Memory Indica tor showing how much of the space within each partition is being used il 11111 11111 ze Of A x x 5 Di y mam Sound Up Sound Down e E Bundle Up Bundle Down Backup Restore Info Organize Dual View Auto Select Rename Delete Substitute Relink Towards the top of the application interface is the Toolbar giving you quick access to the operations most commonly performed Sometimes a tool icon will be grayed out meaning it doesn t apply to the currently selected partition There is also a Top Menu containing all the functionality available from the toolbar and a few more advanced options DOWNLOAD AND TRANSFER Sound Upload 38U lord Sound 809 SOUNDS AND SAMPLES 07m pore de i i i nd Bundle Upload HU Sounds from both the Nord Piano Library and the Nord Sample Library AA eee Sadie emma op te Relink can freely be downloaded from www nordkeyboards com a E Samp L Backup 3B Hr The ever growing Nord Piano Library features a large variety of grand Bank All 83 progr Restore epi pianos and uprights as well as electric pianos clavinets and harpsi Bankat LociName Clean Delet
7. a particular installation If this equipment is found to be the source of interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the users authority to operate this equipment This equipment requires shielded interface cables in order to meet FCC class B Limit For Canada NOTICE This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 AVIS Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement Model Name Nord Electro 5D Nord Electro 5HP Type of Equipment Digital Organ and piano Responsible Party Clavia DMI AB Address P O BOX 4214 SE 102 65 St
8. each Preset DRWB SYNC DRWB LIVE DRWB LIVE AND DRWB SYNG The DRWB LIVE option can be used if you would like a particular Program to always use the actu al positions of the drawbars The DRWB SYNC command is used for instantly applying the current drawbar postitions to the active organ preset These options are only present on and relevant to the Nord Electro 5D models B3 Tone wheel organs use notched steel disks TONE WHEELS to produce sine waves generated as a wheel rotates at its designated speed close to a corresponding electromagnetical pick up The generated tone whose pitch depends on the number of notches of that particular disk is then transformed and amplified either through the use of a built in speaker system or through an external cabinet depending on the organ model The details of this construction and all other aspects of the original design including its imperfections are very closely simulated by the B3 model of the Nord Electro 5 The nine drawbars of the Nord Electro 5 correspond to the available registers on the original B3 model These are in turn named according to the approximate pipe lengths emulated by its tone wheels These pipe lengths 76 7 are printed at the bottom of the drawbar section The 8 drawbar is sometimes referred to as the fundamental being the root of the overtone series that form the basis for the drawbar selections and the B3 sound The Vibrato and Chorus effects
9. of the B3 model use a simulation of the original rotating scanner based design Both effects have three intensities to choose from V1 V3 and C1 C3 respectively gt 8 NORD ELECTRO 5 USER MANUAL OS V1 X SOFT FAST PERCUSSION THIRD ON v PERCUSSION The harmonic percussion feature is available in B3 mode When switched on an attack transient is added to the organ tone giving it a more percussive character The controls within this section let you choose between second or third harmonics slow or fast decay and soft or hard percus sion levels B3 BASS One of the features new to the Nord Electro series is the B3 BASS mode which will give you the traditional B3 Bass tone wheels 16 and 8 in the left hand and a full B3 in the right To enable this feature select Organ for both parts and enable KB Split In non split mode the B3 Bass setting will behave as a normal B3 The SOUND menu is home to some additional settings relevant to the various features of the B3 model See Sound on page 16 for details PIPE Another new addition is the PIPE organ model which uses physical modelling to produce a versa tile and carefully tuned principal pipe section Its pipe lengths match those of the B3 tone wheel markings also ranging from 76 to 7 VX The tonal controls for the VX transistor organ model range from 76 to IV including the funda mental and its octaves as well as various co
10. 2 String Res 9 String Resonance 9 Substitute 18 Sustain Pedal 16 20 System menu 16 Tabs 17 Third harmonic 8 Tone wheel 7 Tone wheel organ 7 Toolbar 17 Top Menu 17 Transistor organ 7 8 U USB Connection 20 USB MIDI 20 V Velocity 9 Vibrato Chorus 7 8 VX 8 W Windows 17 www nordkeyboards com 8 17 18 FCC Information U S A 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT This product when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual meets FCC requirements Modifications not expressly approved by Clavia may void your authority granted by the FCC to use the product 2 IMPORTANT When comnecting this product to accessories and or another product use only high quality shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA 3 Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in
11. DI chapter The OCTAVE SHIFT buttons transpose their respective Parts in octave intervals The number of octaves available for each Part to be transposed up or down depends on whether you are in KB SPLIT mode or not designed to always give you access to the entire playable range for both Parts The SUSTPED function will activate the sustain pedal for that Part while CTRLPED turns on or off the control pedal as volume functionality The TRANSPOSE function activated by a single press of the button will allow the keyboard to be transposed 6 semitones Pressing and holding the TRANSPOSE button while operating the VALUE dial adjusts the amount of transposition PROGRAM Program names along with Bank and Program numbers separated by a colon are shown in the display when in Program Mode The lower half of the display contains small icons reoresentative of the three available sound engines Current drawbar positions are shown for the Organ model while the names of the loaded sounds are displayed for the Piano and Sample Synth engines An asterisk will appear to the right of the program number if when changes are made to a Program Note that these changes will be lost upon changing to another Program unless a STORE opera tion is performed first 1 7 Jazzy Click B 2 14 Mellow Choir ee MIS m WU Mellow Upright Med V Female Oh A Program contains all the settings for all of the available parameters including sound engines and so
12. ING THE NORD ELECTRO 5 PA RIS PARTLOWER PART UPPER The Nord Electro 5 is a bi timbral instrument ORGAN PIANO SYNTH KB SPLIT V ORGAN PIANO SYNTH meaning that it allows you to play two separate 3 E 2 E x sounds simultaneously These sound sources ON AA ON are referred to as PART LOWER and PART UPPER OFF Cs OFF Cs For each Part you can choose from one of the TRANSPOSE V three sound engines EFE PART MIX SELECT OCTAVE SHIFT OCTAVE SHIFT y rattan im Ma ice e The Piano Engine e The Sample Synth SUSTPED CTRLPED 1 gt SUSTPED CTRLPED Switch between the three sound engines by using SELECT or optionally by double clicking the ON OFF button A single click will turn the respective Part on or off The two Parts can be blended in any way you choose by turning the PART MIX knob In KB SPLIT mode the keyboard is divided in two with Part Lower to the left and Part Upper to the right The split point can be adjusted by pressing the KB SPLIT button while turning the VALUE dial to select from six available split points C3 F3 C4 F4 C5 and F5 Green LEDs are provided across the keyboard to indicate which split point is active t is also possible to use KB SPLIT to allow PART UPPER to be addressed via an external controller or to send MIDI only from the upper half of the keyboard These features require that an Upper Split channel is defined in the MIDI menu You can read more about possible MIDI setups in the MI
13. ITOR IN 1 8 inch jack for connecting devices such as smartphones tablets or computers to the Nord Electro 5 allowing you to play and rehearse to pre recorded music This input is routed to the Headphones output MIDI CONNECTIONS MIDI IN The MIDI In connection is used for receiveing MIDI data sent from exter nal devices such as controller keyboards or computers MIDI OUT The MIDI Out connection will send MIDI data to devices such as exter nal sound modules or computers RIGHT LEFT MONITOR IN OUT OUT HEADPHONES Q USB CONNECTION The USB port is used for connecting your Nord Electro 5 to a computer The connection can be used for transferring MIDI for OS updates and for connecting to applications such as the Nord Sound Manager and Nord Sample Editor These applications and the latest OS version can always be found for download at www nordkeyboards com MIDI over USB and the standard MIDI connectors are always both active at the same time There is no need to select one of the two options in a menu or similar PEDAL CONNECTIONS SUSTAIN PEDAL Ya inch connector for all common types of sustain pedals Sustain pedal polarity can be set in the Systems menu see System on page 16 ROTOR PEDAL Ya inch connector for a switch type pedal sustain pedal or the optional half moon switch Rotary speed will change when either the pedal is pressed or the half moon switch is operated Depending on which pedal or co
14. ITUTING SOUNDS AND SAMPLES You also have the option to substitute a sound or sample for another which is useful if you want your Programs to stay intact but for example switch to a different sized piano or different version of a sampled instrument In this case select the sound or sample you want to substitute from the tab list and click the Substitute button A dialog will open asking you to locate the sound or sample you want to use instead Browse to the npno or nsmp file of your choice and click Substitute in the dialog window BACKING UP AND RESTORING YOUR NORD ELECTRO 5 Programs created on your Electro 5 can be backed up to your computer either individually as ne5p files or bundled together in the ne5pb format A Bundle will also include all the sounds and samples used for that selection of Programs SOUND UP AND SOUND DOWN 600 Program Upload Program Upload 1 This will upload one or more programs from the instrument If source is set to Bank the programs will be put in a folder with the same name as the source bank Source e Selection 6 programs O Bank Bank 1 50 programs Cancel To upload as indivudal files select the Programs pianos or samples you want from the list of their respective tabs and click Sound Up in the toolbar and a dialog will open You now have the choice to upload the selection you ve made or an entire bank Make your desicion and then browse to the folder where you want your sel
15. NG MIDI ON PART UPPER IN KB SPLIT MODE With this setup the upper part of the keyboard can be used to send MIDI to an external sound module or synthesizer Useful for cases where you want to play one of the Nord Electro 5 sound engines in the left hand but the sound of a different unit in your right The Part Upper sound engine can either be turned off entirely or be set to a sound that you want layered with the sound of the external unit MIDI messages for sustain and control pedal are only sent if their respective functions are activated for Part Upper Also Transpose and Octave Shift settings will affect the outgoing MIDI stream unlike with MIDI sent on the global channel Note that the Nord Electro 5 will not send any MIDI generated above the Split point on the global channel in this scenario This is to avoid the external unit receiving double Note On or other MIDI messages To enable this setup Channel Upper Split in the MIDI menu needs to be set to a discrete MIDI channel MIDI OUT MIDI IN Channel Upper Split 1 16 Channel 1 16 LULU Sending MIDI MIDI Connections Connect a 5 pin MIDI cable between the MIDI OUT of the Nord Electro 5 and the MIDI IN of the external module SCENARIO 3 NORD ELECTRO 5 RECEIVING MIDI ON PART UPPER IN MIDI UPPER RECEIVE MODE In this scenario the Nord Electro 5 is set up to receive MIDI on Part Upper using an external key board to play its corresponding sound engine Part Lower is play
16. Nnord electro 5 User Manual English Ne o Mm 210114080 DEN Nord Electro 5D 73 Nord Electro SBHP 73 OS Version 1 x Edition D Part No 50434 Copyright Clavia DMI AB Edition D 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 IN 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 a l int rieur du coffret de voltage dangereux non isol d ampleur suffisante pour constituer un risque d electrocution 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 a
17. To name your new Program 1 Select STORE AS and you will now see the STORE PROGRAM AS screen The cursor will highlight the first character of the name 2 Press hold the SHIFT button and an alphanumeric row of letters will show 3 Turn the VALUE knob until the desired character is highlighted 4 Release SHIFT and the cursor will jump to the next letter slot Optionally use the VALUE dial to select a different position within the name If needed use the DEL function to delete the selected character or INS to insert a blank space at the current cursor position Repeat the actions above until the new name is complete When finished press STORE again and the STORE PROGRAM TO screen will show Again use the PROG dial to if you want to select a different store location LIVE PROGRAMS For Live Programs the display is similar to that of regular Programs but will read Live 1 8 depending on which is selected To select a Live Program press any of the Live 1 3 buttons in the Program area PROGRAM LIVE 1 LIVE 2 LIVE 3 a ee ee a The Nord Electro 5 has three easy to access Live Programs differing from regular Programs in that edits you make are automatically stored Even when exiting a Live Program or powering off the machine your sounds will remain the way you left them without the need for storing STORING SOUNDS TO AND FROM LIVE PROGRAMS Sounds created in Live mode can be stored to a Program bank To do this first p
18. a range of options corresponding to the most common makes and models Possible settings are Ro land EV7 Yamaha FC7 KORG EXP2 KORG XVP10 Boss FV500L and Fatar SL 6 ROTARY CONTROL can be set to any of the three settings Open Closed and Half Moon depending on how you want your switch pedal to control the Rotary Effect and whether you are using a Half Moon Switch 7 ROTARY PEDAL can be set to either Toggle or Hold If a pedal is used to control the Rotor Speed Hold mode will give you Fast speed while the pedal is pressed down In Toggle mode stepping on the pedal will switch be tween Fast and Slow Stop Mode 8 ORGAN B3 TRIG gives you the option of Fast and Slow trigger modes In Fast mode notes will be triggered earlier when pressing down on a key This menu option is not pres ent on the Nord Electro 5 HP model 9 OUTPUT ROUTING MODE lets you choose either the default Stereo option or the PartL L PartU R setting In Stereo mode Part Lower and Part Upper will be routed to both outputs in stereo With PartL L PartU R activated Part Lower is routed to the Left output and Part Upper to the Right both being in mono MIDI 1 LOCAL CONTROL MODE can be set to either On or Off and will be On everytime the Nord Electro 5 is powered up This setting deter mines whether the keyboard and panel con trols are used to play back sounds and alter parameters directly or are sent only via MIDI 2 CHANNEL GLOBAL se
19. alue can be different from the knob s physical position when you load a Program As soon as you start turning the knob however the value will snap to the knob s physical posi tion As adjustments are made the value of the parameter will also be shown on the large OLED VA display Pressing and holding the SHIFT button while turning any knob will cause that parameter s Standard knob current value to be displayed without changing SHIFT Buttons are used for turning functions on and off and switching between different settings Many buttons serve multiple purposes in which case a second function will be described under the button and is accessed by pressing SHIFT The 5D models 61 and 73 contain real Drawbars for adjustment of organ settings On the 5HP models buttons and LEDs are used for these functions The LED lights on the panel will most commonly be either lit with a fixed light when their asso ciated functions are active or non lit when inactive In some scenarios blinking LEDs are used For example blinking Menu LEDs indicate that the associated menu is in focus and the sound source selectors for the two Parts will blink at a slow rate if the same sound source is selected for both of them Dw o N A UT SS oT lad la la la ki 1 2 3 4 5 6 E 0 OL 2mm Ti E Y MA ale JIL 00 Physical drawbar Digital drawbar 5D models 5HP model 3 USING THE NORD ELECTRO 5 3 US
20. ccompanying the product Le point d exclamation a l int rieur d un 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 spec
21. ection to be stored To download pianos samples or Programs to the Nord Electro 5 select the relevant tab and click the Sound Down button of the toolbar The source area within the following dialog gives you the option to browse for files or a folder containing files of the type you want In the destination area you decide whether to add the downloaded files to an existing bank or replace the entire content of the bank you choose BUNDLE UP AND BUNDLE DOWN To upload a Bundle make the selection of Programs you want to upload and click Bundle Up in the toolbar The following dialog gives you the choice of uploading either your selection or any of the Program banks Select one of the two options and then browse to the folder where the Bun dle should be stored In order to transfer a Bundle to the Nord Electro 5 select the Program tab and use the dropdown menu at the top of the tab view to select which bank you want to add the Bundle content to Press the Bundle Down button of the toolbar and a dialog will ask you to locate a Bunale ne5pb file Once you have selected a file the Nord Sound Manager will verify that it contains valid Programs and sounds You can then select whether to add the content of the Bundle to the bank you have selected or replace the content of a bank of your choice BACKUP AND RESTORE You can also make a full backup of your entire instrument including its Programs Set Lists and all pianos and samples To do this cl
22. ed Space Note chords A broad selection of these comes shipped with your instrument Bank 1 1 GrandSstri Format but you may eventually want to exchange some of these for new sounds a i ite Export Sound Lists or perhaps a different size of the same piano sound To see what sets the Bank 1 4 EP Strings Pa different Nord Piano Library sizes apart see table Nord Piano Library size Bank 1 5 LA Grand 0 comparison chart on page 9 17 18 NORD ELECTRO 5 USER MANUAL OS V1 X The Nord Sample Library is a broad collection of quality sampled sounds that cover most cate gories and instrument families from vintage to modern and acoustic to electric All our sounds and samples utilize the lossless compression algorithm implemented in the playback engines of the Nord Electro 5 making it possible to fit more sounds into the mem ory of the machine without compromising their quality DOWNLOADING PIANO SOUNDS To download a new Piano sound navigate to the Nord Piano Library section of www nordkey boards com Simply click on the download link of the instrument and size you want and the sound will be downloaded to your computer Make sure your Electro 5 is connected and that the Nord Sound Manager application is open Select the Piano tab within the application and then drag the downloaded npno file onto the list area The sound will automatically be transferred to your instrument veue Samp Lib Program Bank All 25 pia
23. ed with the keyboard of the Nord Electro 5 using one of the remaining sound engines In this setup Part Lower will utilize the entire keyboard of the Nord Electro 5 and Part Upper can only be addressed through MIDI sent to the Upper Split channel MIDI IN MIDI OUT Channel Upper Split 1 16 Channel 1 16 nord lead A1 ui gr Playing Part Lower Playing Part Upper MIDI Connections Connect a 5 pin MIDI cable between the MIDI IN of the Nord Electro 5 and the MIDI OUT of the external keyboard SCENARIO 4 NORD ELECTRO 5 WITH A SEQUENCER There are a few different ways in which you could set up the Nord Electro 5 together with a sequencer You could either simply use it as a controller keyboard see Scenario 1 to control software synths in a DAW setup or use the sequencer for recording of MIDI data in turn played back by the Nord Electro 5 The most common way of doing this would be to use the global MIDI channel both for sending MIDI from the Electro 5 and receiving it back from the sequencer That way the Nord Electro 5 will play back any sound the same whether controlled by the local keyboard or the sequencer To avoid double Note On messages which may cause sound defects make sure that Channel Lower Upper Rev are both set to Off USB USB Channel Global 1 16 Channel 1 16 MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI OUT Channel Global 1 16 Channel 1 16 USB MIDI Connections Connect a USB cable between the Nord Elect
24. functionality of the Nord Electro 5 together with other equip ment Each scenario requires that appropriate settings are made in the MIDI Menu and or the KB Split section The tables will show you what parameters needs to be adjusted in each case Also the Nord Electro 5 can both send and receive an extensive set of MIDI Controller messages For a detailed list of these see page 21 MIDI Menu settings Parameter Local Control Mode Channel Global Channel Lower Rev Channel Upper Rev Channel Upper Split KB Split settings Parameter KB Split KB Split Point MIDI Menu settings Parameter Local Control Mode Channel Global Channel Lower Rev Channel Upper Rev Channel Upper Split KB Split settings Parameter KB Split KB Split Point Setting On or Off 1 16 1 16 or Off 1 16 or Off 1 16 or Off Off Setting Setting On 1 16 or Off 1 16 or Off 1 16 or Off 1 16 Setting SCENARIO 1 NORD ELECTRO 5 AS CONTROLLER The Nord Electro 5 can be used as a controller keyboard in cases where you want to play the sounds of an external sound module or synthesizer Local Control Mode can be set to On or Off depending on if you want to use the Nord Electro 5 as part of a layered sound or not MIDI OUT MIDI IN Channel Global 1 16 Channel 1 16 COCA MIDI Connections Connect a 5 pin MIDI cable between the MIDI OUT of the Nord Electro 5 and the MIDI IN of the external module SCENARIO 2 NORD ELECTRO 5 SENDI
25. ick the Backup button of the toolbar Select a location for your backup file and optionally change its name By default it will be named Backup YYYY MM DD ne5b Click Save to begin the backup process which may take a little while to complete To restore your Nord Electro 5 from a backup file click Restore in the toolbar Browse to the backup ne5b file that you want to restore from and click Open A dialog will appear asking you to confirm the restore operation Within this dialog you can also click on the Show Details button to see the exact content and settings of the backup Click Restore to go through with the restore operation 5 NORD SOUND MANAGER KD i rere Sound Up kb Bundle Up of Sound Down 2 Bundle Down 19 20 NORD ELECTRO 5 USER MANUAL OS V1 X APPENDIX CONNECTIONS CONTROL PEDAL ROTOR MIDI PEDAL USB IN SUSTAIN PEDAL AUDIO CONNECTIONS General guide on audio connections Before you turn on your amplifier make all audio connections Always turn on your amplifier last and when shutting down always turn off your amplifier or active speakers first HEADPHONES Ya inch stereo headphone jack LEFT AND RIGHT OUT Unbalanced line level outputs for amplifier or recording equipment The Nord Electro 5 is a stereo instrument with separate signal paths for left and right audio channels Using your Nord Electro 5 at a high volume can damage your hearing MON
26. ified by the manu facturer 12 Use only with the cart stand 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 Il convient de ne pas placer sur l appareil de sources de flammes nues telles que des bougies allum es L appareil n est pas destin tre utilis sous un climat tropical L appareil ne doit pas tre expos des gouttements d eau ou des
27. ion is activated just as with the original instrument but could also be set to Off 7 B3 PERC DECAY FAST sets the Fast decay time of the B3 percussion to Short Medium or Long Medium is default 8 B3 PERC DECAY SLOW sets the Slow decay time of the B3 percussion to Short Medium or Long Medium is default 9 B3 PERC VOLUME NORMAL sets the normal percussion volume to Low Medium or High Medium is default 10 B3 PERC VOLUME SOFT sets the soft percussion volume to Low Medium or High Medium is default 11 ROTARY SPEAKER TYPE can be set to 122 or 122Close the latter being a close miked version of the same speaker emulation 122 Is default 12 ROTARY BALANCE sets the balance be tween the bass rotor and treble horn 70 30 60 40 50 50 40 60 and 30 70 Default is 50 50 13 ROTARY HORN SPEED could be set to Low Normal or High Default is set to Medium 14 ROTARY HORN ACC sets the acceleration and retardation of the rotary bass horn to Low Normal or High Default is set to Normal 15 ROTARY ROTOR SPEED sets the speed of the rotary bass horn to Low Normal or High Default is set to Normal 16 ROTARY ROTOR ACC sets the acceleration and retardation of the rotary treble horn to Low Normal or High Default is set to Normal 5 NORD SOUND MANAGER 6 NORD SOUND MANAGER The Nord Sound Manager is your tool of choice for transferring sounds to and from the Nord Electro 5 organizing your Programs Set Li
28. ioned as a reference to certain sonic qualities or actions reproduced by Nord Electro 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS L INTRODUC TON cren 3 PIRO Lira 3 Bie CA A ANE AAE ATE 3 2r OVERVIEW rer 4 d SING THE NORD EEO TRO 5 oa 5 sai AA A 5 Hir CA PA A 5 Storing and naming PITA pasan ind AA NAGA 6 LW POIS AA 6 Storing sounds to and from Live Programs nananana 6 SSA 7 A cacasacceeeduedsnoseataeek 7 DRWB Live and DARWIN eii 7 O AA 7 se PPPoE E E PES AA AA 8 CE ARR RE 8 pin 8 NERI O ERRATI O RA rr 8 A pss Petras ste tose ccs aes eso cvs aes doe cos AA 8 e AA 8 ds ss e Rai 8 SNO RESONANCO libia 9 ll 9 O 9 Nord Plano Library size comparison CHAM 1vs c0isiecesatasivectobsionesacadiueataisiocesatadienas 9 Sample SYNth i 9 Edil 9 Wide 9 Attack Sustain and Decay Release a 9 JA pete cee eee ee cee 10 BA 9 Re PETE E RR RE 10 cilea 10 PP e o O A AA 10 TIERO0R dealer 10 Pila 10 Eo eo UE CEE lancia 11 REVENO acencceoade IAS 11 Sad tarot ee 11 Selecting Programs for a SOMO ti 11 Storing Songs and Set WSS PRO dsc 12 Storing Program changes from Set List mode u s 12 E A 12 Programs and Set Ls 13 Pia 13 ss PELE e Le AA AA o o EE EE 13 10 ZI RR IC 13 4 MIDI 14 Scenario 1 Nord Electro 5 as controller 14 Scenario 2 Nord Electro 5 sending MIDI on Part Upper in o ln 14 Scenario 3 Nord Electro 5 receiving MIDI on Part Upper in MIDI Upper Receive MODE 15 Scenario 4 Nord Electro 5
29. mbinations of harmonics Additionally there is a drawbar for adjusting the sound character between a softer and a brighter less filtered mode represented by the sine and sawtooth waveforms 16 8 4 2 Il lil IV CANAS The VX organ has three Vibrato modes to choose from V1 V3 each increasing its rate and inten sity FARF The FARF model is based on another easy to recognize transistor organ and has its drawbars labeled after the original Bass 16 2 2 3 tabs In Farf mode the drawbars are configured as on off switches in order to match the original design BASS16 STR16 FLUTE8 OBOE8 TRMP8 STR8 FLUTE4 STR4 2 2 3 The Vibrato Chorus options for the Farf model consist of four different settings V1 V2 and C2 C8 In this case all positions represent variations on the original Vibrato model PIANO The Piano engine has a six part type selector each type containing a range of individual pianos and keyboard instruments accessible with the selector below the numeric MODEL display The Program area display will always show you the name of the currently loaded Piano sound From www nordkeyboards com you can download any number of piano sounds you like in ad dition to the ones that come pre installed Nord Piano Library sounds come in four different sizes letting you choose which range of features you want for each piano sound see table below The internal memory of the Nord Electro 5 can hold up to 1 GB worth of piano sounds
30. nos Bank Loc Name Size Ver Note Grand 1 Italian Grand Faz XL 5 3 182 1MB 5 30 Grand 2 Studio Grand 2 YaC7 Lrg 5 3 68 9 MB 5 30 Grand 3 Bright Grand YaS4 Med 5 3 72 6 MB 5 30 yD Lrg 5 3 78 6 MB 5 30 80Amped Med5 3 62 9MB 5 30 Upright 1 Grand Upright YaU3 Lrg 5 4 85 6 MB 5 40 Upright 2 Black Upright Petrof Med 5 3 51 6 MB 5 30 Upright 3 Queen Upright Bdorf Med 5 3 51 6 MB 5 30 DOWNLOADING SAMPLE SYNTH SAMPLES New samples for the Sample Synth are downloaded from the Nord Sample Library section of www nordkeyboards com Most of the sounds are downloaded as bundles and come in a zip archive containing individual nsmp files Once downloaded decompress the archive and drag the samples you want onto the list area of the Samp Lib tab DELETING SOUNDS AND SAMPLES Delete Are you sure you want to delete Electric Grand 1 CP80 5 3 This piano is in use If you proceed the 1 programs using this piano will be incomplete Tip If you want to replace a piano with another and relink the programs using the old piano to use the new piano please use the Substitute command from the toolbar No Yes If the content of the Piano or Samp Lib partitions are approaching their limits you may have to delete sounds or samples from the instrument Within their respective tab select the Piano sound or Samp Lib sample you want to delete and click the Delete icon in the toolbar A dialog will appear asking you to confirm the delete SUBST
31. ntrol you are using the appropriate Rotary Control Type and Rotary Pedal Mode can be selected in the System menu CONTROL PEDAL Ya inch connector for an expression pedal of the continuous type used for controlling volume and or effects Most of the common expression pedal makes and models are supported and can be selected in the System menu Il APPENDIX MIDI CONTROLLER LIST Nord Electro 5 Parameter Sustain Control Pedal Expression Part Lower Sound Engine Select Part Upper Sound Engine Select Part Lower Enable Part Upper Enable Part Mix Level Ctrl Pedal Enable Part Lower Ctrl Pedal Enable Part Upper KB Split Mode KB Split Point Transpose Enable Transpose Value Octave Shift Part Lower Octave Shift Part Upper Sustain Pedal Enable Part Lower Sustain Pedal Enable Part Upper Program Set List Live mode toggle Set List Slot Select Piano Type Piano Model Piano Variation Piano KBD Touch Piano Acoustic Piano Mono Mode Organ Preset Select Organ Model Organ Drawbar 1 Organ Drawbar 2 Organ Drawbar 3 Organ Drawbar 4 Organ Drawbar 5 Organ Drawbar 6 Organ Drawbar 7 Organ Drawbar 8 Organ Drawbar 9 Organ Drawbar Live Organ Percussion Enable Organ Percussion Speed Organ Percussion Level Organ Percussion Harmonic Organ Vibrato Type Organ Vibrato Enable MIDI CC 64 11 39 40 41 42 13 58 59 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 48 49 12 44 45 46 98 83 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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33. ol Pedal Type 16 Copy to Live 6 D Del 12 Delete 18 Download 8 17 Drawbars 7 DRWB Live 7 DRWB Sync 7 E Exit 13 External keyboard 15 F Farf 8 Fast 8 Fine Tune 16 G Global Transpose 16 H Headphones 20 Ins 12 Installation 17 Internal memory 8 K KBD Touch 9 KB Split 8 14 L List View 12 Local Control Mode 16 Long Release 8 M Max OSX 17 Memory Indicator 17 Memory Protect 16 Menus 16 MIDI 14 MIDI Connections 20 MIDI Controller List MIDI CC 21 MIDI In 20 MIDI Menu 16 MIDI Out 20 MIDI Upper Receive 15 Model Display 8 Monitor In 20 Mono 9 N Ne5pb file format 19 Ne5p file format 19 Nord Piano Library 17 Nord Sample Library 18 Nord Sound Manager 17 Npno file format 18 Nsmp file format 18 O Organ 7 Organ B3 Trig 16 Organize 13 OS Update 20 Output Routing Mode 16 Outputs 20 P Partitions 17 Pedal connections 20 Percussion 8 Piano 8 Piano sizes 8 Piano String Res 16 Pipe 8 Pipe lengths 8 Preset 1 and2 7 Principal Pipe organ 7 Program Change Mode 16 R Rotary Balance 16 Rotary Control 16 Rotary Horn Acc 16 Rotary Horn Speed 16 Rotary Pedal 16 Rotary Rotor Acc 16 Rotary Rotor Speed 16 Rotary Speaker Type 16 Rotating scanner 7 Rotor Pedal 20 S Samples 18 Samp Lib 17 Second harmonic 8 Set List 11 Shift 12 Soft 8 Song 11 Sound Down 19 Sound menu 16 Sound Up 19 Store 6 Store As 6 12 Store To 12 Storing Set Lists 1
34. ower and Part Upper Besides adjusting the DRY WET mix control you can also switch between Room Stage and Hall reverb algorithms of which the latter two also have Soft versions giving the reverb a less bright character SET LIST MODE PROGRAM To enter Set List mode press the Set List button A green LED will indicate that this mode is active and the display will show the currently selected Set List the name of the Song as well as the name of the active Program By default the Nord Electro 5 contains ten exam ple Songs showing how you could group Programs based on genre These can of course be replaced or renamed as you like T ORGANIZE 1 Super Trouper STORE AS SETLIST On the Nord Electro 5 Set Lists can be used to group Programs in a manner that fits songs within a particular set concert genre or any other context Each Set List can contain a number of entries in this manual referred to as Songs which each makes up to four different Programs instantly accessible from the A D buttons within the Program area SELECTING PROGRAMS FOR A SONG When in Set List mode pressing down on either of the A D buttons will temporarily enter Pro gram mode allowing you to select the Program you wish to use for that particular slot using the PROG dial Set List Li Program Part Lower Part Upper The diagram shows how Set Lists Songs and Programs relate to each other Note that all Pro grams are stored only as
35. references within the Set Lists This means that any change made to a Program will affect how it sounds in all Songs and Set Lists where it is being used 11 12 NORD ELECTRO 5 USER MANUAL OS V1 X STORING SONGS AND SET LISTS PROGRAM V LIST VIEW EXIT Su per Dou ear STORE AS defghijkimnopqrstuvwx PartL Del PartU Ins T PROG MENU SETLIST ORGANIZE LIST VALUE PART LOWER PART UPPER ORGAN PIANO SYNTH KB SPLIT V ORGAN PIANO SYNTH a TRANSPOSE v PART MIX Set List entries are stored in much the same way in which you would store a Program When you have made the selection of Programs you want to use within a particular Song follow the steps below 1 Select STORE AS and you will now see the STORE AS screen The cursor will highlight the first character of the name 2 Press hold the SHIFT button and an alphanumeric row of letters will show 3 Turn the PROG MENU knob until the desired character is highlighted 4 Release SHIFT and the cursor will jump to the next letter slot Optionally use the VALUE dial to select a different position within the name Optionally use the DEL function to delete the selected character or INS to insert a blank space at the current cursor position Repeat the actions above until the name of your Song is complete When finished press STORE again and the STORE TO screen will show Turn the PROG dial for selecting a different store loca tion To save change
36. ress STORE or optionally STORE AS and then the Program button From here you can save the Live sound over an existing Program or select an unused location using the PROG dial Similarily you can also copy a Program from a Program bank to a Live Program This is done from Program mode by pressing STORE and then selecting one of the three LIVE Programs Con firm the action with a second click on the STORE button 3 USING THE NORD ELECTRO 5 ORGAN PERCUSSION MASTER LEVEL ODE SOFT PRESET1 PRESET2 FAST THIRD VA i DB SYNC DRWBLIVE ORGAN te PIPE VX B3 BASS FARF Y 2i ll Ill FLUTES 0 10 3 3 TRMP8 STR8 si 79 09 a N N w n ORGAN MODEL PIPE el E Jar ATER AY 1 E Mm Mo 6 I i T o ROTARY SPEED B3 BASS B3 STOP MODE FAST SLOW STOP The Organ model faithfully reproduces the tonal characteristics of both tone wheel and transistor organs with a vibrant Principal Pipe organ simulation added to complete the sonic palette Alter ing the sound within the Organ section is primarily done through the use of DRAWBARS whose settings are stored together with your Program PRESET 1 AND 2 A _ PRESET2 For each Program the Organ model can hold two different drawbar settings in its memory graph ically visible in the display selected by pressing PRESET 1 or PRESET 2 respectively Additionally Vibrato Chorus and Percussion can be turned on or off with
37. return from List View simply press EXIT and you will be back to your previous Program or Set List screen PROGRAM V LIST VIEW EXIT 19 Analog Strings ELKA Rhapsodie Strings 2 PROG MENU Godwin Symphony Viola 1 STORE AS Lambda Strings 1 SETLIST DuoStrings Vib en Pizzicato ORGANIZE LIST VALUE ORGANIZE PROGRAM V LIST VIEW EXIT aD C 1 06 Basic Rock B3 PROG MENU 1 07 Fusion Comp STORE AS 1 08 Italian Grand ili 1 09 Clean mkV 1 10 Brandenburg T ORGANIZE LIST VALUE With the ORGANIZE function Programs and Songs can easily be moved to another position within the same or a different Bank The Organize command can be used to take you directly to List View s organize mode from a Program or Song in a Set List or be accessed the same way when already in List View Use the LIST dial to move the current selection indicated by two arrows up or down the list 3 USING THE NORD ELECTRO 5 13 PIANO EP1 EP2 UPRIGHT CLAV GRAND HARPSI SAMPLE SYNTH SAMPLE When browsing the sample list press down on SHIFT and LIST VIEW to see additional in formation about the current sample including its size and author 14 NORD ELECTRO 5 USER MANUAL OS V1 X 4 MIDI The Nord Electro 5 is designed to be as flexible as possible in regards to how it can be used together with external controllers sequencers and sound modules This section illustrates the most common setups for using the MIDI
38. ro 5 and your computer or a 5 pin MIDI cable between the MIDI OUT of the Nord Electro 5 and the MIDI IN of your MIDI interface 4 MIDI MIDI Menu settings HA Local Control Mode pama ones KB Split settings MU KB Split Point MIDI Upper Rev 15 16 NORD ELECTRO 5 USER MANUAL OS V1 X 9 MENUS Global system and MIDI settings as well as global settings for the Piano B3 and Rotary sections are accessed respec tively through the SYSTEM MIDI and SOUND menu buttons Menu items are scrolled by using the MENU dial and values changed by turning the same dial while pressing SHIFT Any changes made will automatically be stored until PROGRAM LIVE 1 SYSTEM MIDI changed again except for MIDI Local Control On Off which will return to its default Local On setting everytime the Nord Electro 5 is powered on SYSTEM 1 MEMORY PROTECT s set to On by default when the NE5 leaves the factory to prevent any accidental overwriting of original Programs Set to Off when you want to store Programs of your own 2 GLOBAL TRANSPOSE is O by default but could be set to anywhere between 6 to 6 semitones 3 FINE TUNE s set to O cent 440Hz but could be set to 50 cent 1 semitone 4 SUSTAIN PEDAL is set to Auto by default but could also be set to Closed and Open depending on the polarity of your pedal The pedal type will automatically be determined when in Auto mode 5 CONTROL PEDAL TYPE gives you
39. ry using the pedal together with the Wah for some realistic Wah Wah playing or with a Pan effect to gain some real time control of the stereo imaging EFFECT 2 Effect 2 gives you a selection of modulation effects including two types of Phaser Flanger two Chorus types and a new Vibe effect This effects section also has an additional DEEP mode available which will give all effects a more pronounced character SPKR COMP The Spkr Comp section contains four different amplifier and cabinet models Small JC Twin and Rotary There is also a Drive tube distortion and a Comp compressor effect the lat ter being usable for controlling the dynamic range of a sound The knob controls the DRIVE amount either of the tube distortion or the selected amp model or the compression amount when in COMP mode THE ROTARY EFFECT The Rotary speaker effect of the Nord Electro 5 is modeled after a Leslie 122 and can be controlled in a number of different manners The ROTARY SPEED switch of the Organ sec tion toggles between FAST and SLOW rotation speeds and in STOP MODE between fast or stopped rotors Rotary Speed can also be controlled by attaching a pedal switch sustain pedal or the optional Nord Half Moon switch to the Rotor Pedal jack When both Part Lower and Part Upper are set to Organ and Rotary is selected the Spkr Comp effect is global Within the Rotary section of the SOUND menu you can make some more advanced adjustments to the beha
40. s made to an existing Song simply press STORE to enter the STORE TO screen STORING PROGRAM CHANGES FROM SET LIST MODE You also have the option to store an edited Program from within Set List mode Simply press down on the A D button corresponding to the Program you want to store and from there pro cede as usual when storing a Program see Storing and naming Programs on page 6 LIST VIEW PROGRAM V LIST VIEW EXIT co PROGRAM 1 06 Basic Rock B3 PROG MENU 1 07 Fusion Comp STORE AS 1 08 Italian Grand SETLIST 1 09 Clean mkV 1 10 Brandenburg T ORGANIZE LIST VALUE On the Nord Electro 5 a new List View mode enables easy browsing and navigation of Pro grams Set Lists Piano sounds and Sample Synth samples PROGRAMS AND SET LISTS To scroll through your Programs or Set List entries turn the LIST dial while pressing down on the LIST VIEW button PIANO Use the LIST VIEW control within the Piano section while pressing down on LIST VIEW in the Program Area to see a list of your piano sounds Turn the LIST dial to scroll up or down the list The sounds can also be stepped through by using the six part type selector and model controls of the Piano section SAMPLE SYNTH To see a list of all available samples press down on LIST VIEW in the Program area while turning the LIST VIEW knob of the Sample Synth section The top part of the display will show the numeric list location of the selected sample To
41. samples In places 99 159 within the list samples are displayed using the numbering AO F9 New samples can be downloaded from www nordkeyboards com or you could create your own samples using the Nord Sample Editor also available from our website See the Nord Sound Manager section for details on downloading and transferring sounds DYNAMICS With the DYNAMICS function it is possible to select four different modes of velocity response If this funcion is deactivated samples will always play back at full velocity When active the three different settings will give you increasing degrees of dynamic range FILTER VEL With FILTER VEL a low pass filter is applied to the Sample Synth which reacts to the velocity with which a note is played Generally this gives the sound a more dampened quality with low input velocities and a brighter character with higher velocity ATTACK SUSTAIN AND DECAY RELEASE Another useful feature of the Sample Synth is the envelope section With the ATTACK knob you set the time it takes for the sample to reach its full level whereas DECAY RELEASE will let you adjust how quickly the sample fades after having been triggered At 12 o clock the sample is in SUSTAIN mode meaning that a looped sample will sound as long as the key is pressed Set tings past 12 o clock determine how long the sample sounds after the key has been released 3 USING THE NORD ELECTRO 5 PIANO EP1 EP2 UPRIGHT CLAV GRAND HARPSI
42. sts and sounds backing up your instrument and more The application is avail able in both Windows and Mac OSX versions This chapter will describe the most common operations within the Nord Sound Manager for a complete guide to the application please refer to the Nord Sound Man ager manual available for download from www nordkeyboards com SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The Nord Sound Manager and Nord Sample Editor is compatible with computers running Mac OS 10 4 or later Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 INSTALLATION The first step is to download Nord Sound Manager from www nordkey boards com This way you can also be sure that you are using the latest avallable version of the application Windows Double click on the Nord Sound Manager v6 XX Setup exe file and follow the instructions After the installation completes you will find the application within your Start menu Max OSX Double click on the Nord Sound Manager v6 XX dmg file and drag the Nord Sound Manager application from the virtual hard drive into your Applications folder OVERVIEW Piano Samp Lib ce Bank All 83 programs Q Clear Bank Loc Name Ver Note Bank 1 1 Grand Strings 0 Bank 1 2 Cozy mkl 0 Bank 1 3 Walking Wheels 0 Bank 1 4 EP Strings 0 Bank 1 5 LA Grand 0 Bank 1 6 Perc Rock B3 0 Bank 1 7 Fusion Comp 0 Bank 1 8 Italian Grand 0 Bank 1 9 Clean mkV 0 Bank 1 10 Brandenburg 0 Bank 1 11 Romantic Upright 0 Bank 1 12
43. ts the channel the Nord Electro 5 transmits and responds to Could be set to 1 16 or Off Default is 1 3 CHANNEL LOWER RECEIVE determines the MIDI channel which Part Lower responds to Can be set to 7 76 or Off Default is Off 4 CHANNEL UPPER RECEIVE sets the MIDI channel which Part Upper responds to Can also be set to 7 76 or Off Default is Off 5 CHANNEL UPPER SPLIT sets the MIDI chan nel used in MIDI Upper Split mode Can be set to 1 16 or Off Default is Off 6 CONTROL CHANGE MODE determines how the Nord Electro 5 handles MIDI CC Control Change messages Possible settings are Off Send Receive or Send Receive 7 PROGRAM CHANGE MODE affects how the Nord Electro 5 handles Program Change MIDI messages Possible settings are Off Send Receive or Send Receive SOUND 1 PIANO STRING RES determines the sound level of the Piano String Resonance Range is from 6dB to 6dB Default value is OdB 2 B3 TONEWHEEL MODE sets the amount of tonewheel crosstalk and cable leakage for the B3 Model between Clean Vintage 1 Vintage 2 or Vintage 3 Vintage 1 is default 3 B3 KEY CLICK sets the amount of key click for the B3 Model to Low Normal High or Higher Normal is default 4 B3 KEY BOUNCE turns the key bounce On or Off When On the key off click is boosted if the key is released quickly LIVE 2 LIVE 3 a e ee Nas SOUND 6 B3 PERC DB9 MUTE will in On mode mute the 9th drawbar when percuss
44. und processing effects for both Parts regardless of whether both Parts are active within the Program Output volume of each Program is controlled using the GAIN knob This value is also stored within the Program allowing adjustment of relative volumes between Programs The Nord Electro 5 can store up to 400 user Programs organized in eight banks holding 50 Programs each To scroll through your Programs simply turn the PROG dial 5 6 STORE PROGRAM TO Overwrite 2 14 Mellow Choir Program stored p 4 Feminine ste PROGRAM V LIST VIEW EXIT Nas PROG MENU STORE PROGRAM AS Mellow Choir CDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTU seus Kr ORGANIZE STORE AS PartL Del PartU Ins LIST VALUE PART LOWER ORGAN PIANO SYNTH PART UPPER KB SPLIT ORGAN PIANO SYNTH om Paas DER o SELECT TRANSPOSE PART MIX Live 1 LULU Italian Grand XL A StringOrchestra NORD ELECTRO 5 USER MANUAL OS V1 X STORING AND NAMING PROGRAMS For saving changes made to an existing Program press STORE to enter the STORE PROGRAM TO screen The display now shows you where the Program will be stored to Optionally you can now use the PROG dial to choose a different location Press STORE again to go through with the operation A pop up text on the display confirms that the store was successful Pending store operations can be aborted by pressing EXIT The text Store aborted verifies that no changes were saved
45. viour of the Rotary speaker See Sound on page 16 for details DELAY The stereo Delay effect features controls for adjusting the DRY WET signal mix a selection of four different FEEDBACK intensity levels and a TEMPO button TAP the Tempo button repeatedly to enter a tempo which will show up briefly as a BPM value on the display Delay tempo can also be SET by pressing down on the Tempo button while turning the VALUE dial When Feedback is deactivated only the initial delay tap will sound When active the lowest setting gives you a small number of repeats while the highest gives you a very long feedback tail Use the Dry Wet mix control to find the right balance between the unprocessed and processed signals There is also an optional PING PONG mode in which the delay repeats are alternated between the left and right channels 3 USING THE NORD ELECTRO 5 EQ REVERB The EQ is a purposeful and efficient 3 band equalizer with fixed BASS and TREBLE bands plus a mid range section which is sweepable using the FREQ knob The bass frequency is set to 100 Hz and the treble at 4 kHz while the user adjustable mid frequency range lies between 200 Hz and 8 kHz Each band can be boosted or attenuated by 15 dB The EQ can be used in LO UP or LO UP configurations EQUALIZER 10 15dB 15dB 15dB 15dB GAIN TREBLE PART SEL REVERB The Reverb is a global room simulator effect which processes the summed stereo signal of Part L
46. with a sequencer 15 Di MENU SE 16 A e PO O II 16 ME anni 16 o A 16 6 NORD SOUND MANAGER 17 System Requirements 1 111mm 17 ME O A e RITA 17 Cieli 17 Downloading Piano SOUMES scx c cisiesesdsaivtecsnboisteesaaintecaetaieisseiniedsenginisseraeareteatss 18 Downloading Sample Synth Samples 18 Deleting sounds and samp aa 18 Substituting sounds and Samples miii 18 Backing up and restoring your Nord Electro 5 19 Sound Up and Sound DOWN PR 0 O 19 Bundle Up and Bundle DOWN iio 19 Backup and ASS usas aaa 19 APPENDIX CONNECTIONS inn 20 Audio A lalla 20 Headphones serisinin A 20 Ls A A i E 20 lai 20 ID Coeli 20 Noli ian 20 Lolli 20 USA PP e In 20 Fedal ONG GANA ANAN AN ANA 20 Es PAA A 20 os AA PAPAG AA GRAD PAPAG RAP PRRD 20 a RA AA AA 20 APPENDIX MIDI CONTROLLER LIST 01 HT INDEX 22 3 4 NORD ELECTRO 5 USER MANUAL OS V1 X 2 OVERVIEW HEADPHONES LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT MONITOR JUSTAIN NDI IN DI OUT ROTI CONTROL POWER ON OFF IN PEDAL Al PEDAL LIST VIEW EXIT PROGRAM STORE SYNTH EFFECTS MASTER LEVEL VIBRATO CHORUS PERCUSSION EQUALIZER ae GAIN SOFT 1K 496 i al 2K n 5 Y 5 3 gt STORE AS 500 aK x PROG MENU SAMPLE 1 200 e gt 10 0 10 Y SETLIST Th 200 8K 1508 a 1508 1548 El o 10 eo FREQ GAIN TRE PART SEL LEVEL EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 SPKR COMP DELAY REVERB 4956 Te PART LOWER PART UPPER 3 7
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