User ManualTable of Contents1. Introduction7Welcome7About the Owner’s Manual7Reading the manual in Adobe Acrobat Reader7Clavia on the Internet82. Overview9The Nord Electro 2 front panel9The left panel section9The Organ section10The Instrument Select button10The Piano section10The Effects section10The Keyboard10Nord Electro 2 rear panel11Connections11Nord Electro 2 block diagram133. Getting started14Selecting Programs14Octave Shift14Transpose15Using a sustain pedal15Setting up the sustain pedal polarity15Setting up the sustain pedal configuration16Using a Rotor Speed switch pedal16Using a control (expression) pedal16Basic MIDI settings17About the dynamic ranges of the Pianos174. Editing Programs18What’s a Program?18Editing a Program18The knobs18The buttons18Selecting instrument (Organ or Piano)19Reverting to the original Program19Storing a Program19Copying Programs20Deleting Programs20Downloading Programs via MIDI205. Panel reference21The Organ section21The Drawbars22Drawbar presets22User Drawbar presets23Percussion23Vibrato24Manual24Swell control (from expression pedal)25Rotary Speaker25Key click control26Output routing (hard pan)26The Piano section27Type27Presence28Presence with the Mega Clavinet sound28Output routing (hard pan)29The Effects section30Modulations31Effects32Overdrive33Rotary Speaker33Output Level33Treble & Bass34The left panel section34Master Level34Navigator buttons34Display34Store34Program buttons34Octave Shift35The Shift button35System functions35MIDI Ch35Lower Ch36Local36Tune37Mem Lock37Transpose37Ped. Pol38Config38Key click control39Output routing (hard pan)39Dump40Panic406. Factory Presets and OS41Internal memory41Factory presets41Restoring the factory presets41Downloading Piano instruments via USB41OS upgrades417. MIDI functions42About the MIDI implementation42Note On/Off42Pitch Bend42Controllers42Keyboard Velocity42Program Change42MIDI Sysex (System Exclusive)43Using Nord Electro 2 with a sequencer43Connections43Local On/Off43MIDI channel43Program Change43Controllers43Some notes about Controllers and “Chasing”43Program and Controller dumps44Receive MIDI Sysex Dumps458. MIDI implementation46MIDI Controller list46MIDI Implementation Chart499. History50The story behind the Electro 2 instruments50What is an ‘electromechanical’ instrument?50How does an electromechanical pick-up work?50The Electro 2 organ section51The Electro 2 piano section56The Wurlitzer EP61The Hohner Clavinet63Book suggestions65Web suggestions65Music suggestions65Index67Size: 14.6 MBPages: 70Language: EnglishOpen manual