Clavia lead 2x User Manuals

User Guide (English)

User Guide

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
8
2. Connections
9
- Inputs and outputs
  9
- Connecting pedals
  10
3. Basic operation
11
- Demo play function
  11
- Basic MIDI Settings for the Nord Rack 2X
  11
  - The Trig button
    13
- Selecting Programs
  13
- Selecting Percussion Kits
  14
- Using the Slots to switch Programs
  15
- Layering
  15
  - Activating
    15
  - Deactivating
    15
  - Polyphony
    16
  - Changing Programs in the layer
    16
- Splitting the Keyboard
  16
  - Setting the Split Point
    17
  - Combining Split and Layer
    17
- Performances
  17
- Monophonic and polyphonic operation
  18
- Stereo/Mono
  19
- Pitch Stick and Modulation Wheel
  19
  - Pitch Stick
    19
  - Modulation Wheel
    19
- Master Tune
  20
- Using a sustain pedal
  20
- Using a control (expression) pedal
  20
- The “Panic” button
  22
4. Editing Programs
23
5. Programming Velocity Sensitivity
25
6. Percussion Kits
29
7. Performances
33
8. Panel Reference
38
- Oscillator 1
  38
  - Waveform selector
    38
- Oscillator 2
  40
  - Waveform selector
    40
  - Semitones
    42
  - Fine Tune
    42
  - KBD Track
    42
- Settings for both Oscillators
  42
  - FM Amount
    42
  - Ring Mod
    43
  - Sync
    44
  - Pulse Width
    45
  - Mix
    45
- Amplifier
  45
  - Attack
    46
  - Decay
    46
  - Sustain
    47
  - Release
    47
  - ADSR Envelope behavior
    47
  - Gain
    48
- Filter
  48
  - Filter Type
    49
  - Frequency
    50
  - Resonance
    51
  - Envelope Amount
    52
  - Velocity
    52
  - KBD Track
    52
  - Distortion
    53
  - Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release
    53
- LFO 1
  53
  - Waveform
    54
  - Rate
    54
  - Destination
    54
  - Amount
    55
- LFO 2/Arpeggiator
  55
  - Arp switch
    55
- LFO 2: Arpeggiator Mode
  55
  - Rate
    55
  - Arpeggio Mode
    55
  - Arp range
    56
  - Arpeggio Hold
    56
  - About the Echo function
    56
- LFO 2: LFO Mode
  57
  - Rate
    57
  - Destination
    57
  - Amt
    57
- Modulation Envelope
  58
  - Attack
    58
  - Decay
    58
  - Amount
    58
  - Destination
    58
- Mod Wheel Destination
  60
  - Morph
    60
  - LFO 1
    60
  - Osc 2
    60
  - FM
    60
  - Filter
    60
- Poly, Legato, Mono
  60
  - Poly
    61
  - Legato
    61
  - Mono
    61
- Unison
  61
- Portamento
  61
  - Portamento (Time)
    61
  - Auto
    62
- Oct Shift
  62
  - Slot Octave Shift
    62
  - Keyboard Octave Shift
    62
9. Shift functions
63
10. MIDI
75
- About the MIDI implementation
  75
  - Notes
    75
  - Pitch Bend
    75
  - Controllers
    75
  - Aftertouch
    75
  - Program Change
    76
  - Bank Select
    77
  - System Exclusive
    77
- Using Nord Lead 2X with a sequencer
  77
  - Connections
    77
  - Local On/Off
    77
  - MIDI Channels
    77
  - Program Change
    78
  - Controllers
    78
  - Some notes about Controllers and “Chasing”
    79
- MIDI SysEx bulk dump
  79
11. Synthesis basics
80
- Introduction
  80
- The “building blocks”
  80
  - Oscillator
    80
  - Filter
    80
  - Amplifier
    80
  - Envelopes
    81
  - LFOs
    81
- Connections
  81
- The oscillators and waveforms
  81
  - Pitch
    81
  - Waveform
    82
- The filter
  86
  - Filter types
    87
  - Roll-off
    88
  - Cutoff frequency
    89
  - Resonance
    90
- The Amplifier
  91
- Envelopes
  91
  - ADSR-Envelope
    91
  - AD-Envelope
    94
- LFOs
  94
12. Factory presets
95
- Program Banks 0-3
  95
- Program Banks 4-7
  96
- Program Banks 8-9
  97
- Percussion Kits
  97
- Performance Banks 0-1
  98
- Performance Banks 2-3
  99
- About the organ sounds
  100
  - Drawbar Organ Essentials
    100
- About the Prophet 5 sound recreations
  102
- Nord Lead 2 RAM factory programs
  103
13. MIDI implementation
104
- MIDI Controller list
  104
- System Exclusive implementation
  106
  - General Message format
    106
  - Patch Dumps
    106
  - Percussion Kit Patch Dump
    108
  - Patch Dump Request
    109
  - Performance Dump
    109
  - Performance Dump Request
    110
  - All Controllers Request
    111
  - Patch and Performance Data Formats
    111
- MIDI Implementation Chart
  114
Index
116

Size:

3.4 MB
Pages:

118
Language:

English