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8. EFFEcts | 21

EFFEct 2

EFFECT 2

provides a selection of modulation effects,

including two types of Phaser, a Flanger, two cho-
rus types and a vibe effect. Each effect has its

rate

controlled by the Effect 2 knob.

PHasEr 1 & 2

the

PHASER

effect produces a characteristic

“sweep” effect, commonly used with electric piano
sounds. the digital models for the phasers of the
Nord Electro 6 are inspired by classic units such as
the Bi Phase and the small stone.

FlaNGEr

the

FLANGER

produces a dramatic comb filter

effect, giving the sound a “swooshy” and resonant quality.

cHorUs 1 & 2

the versatile

CHORUS

effect gives the impression of “widening”, or with

more extreme settings severely detuning, the sound – achieved by
blending a number of modulated copies of the audio signal. there are
two chorus types, the second being more bold in character.

vIBE

the

VIBE

effect draws its inspiration from a classic foot pedal effect and

produces a sound with both pitch-bending and phasing qualities. the
effect is created through a digital model of a staggered series of phasing
filters, unlike the usually aligned filters of a normal phasing effect.

dEEP

Engaging

DEEP

mode (shift + Effect 2 selector) increases the modulation

amount

for any Effect 2 selection.

dElaY

the

DELAY

unit produces echo/repeat effects. the

delay time is set by tapping the

TEMPO

button, or

by pressing down on it and

SET

the tempo using

the Program section dial.

the

FEEDBACK

button determines the number of

delay repeats, or taps. at the lowest setting (lEd
unlit) only the initial tap is heard, while the

and

settings give an increasingly long feedback tail.

the

DRY/WET

knob adjusts the balance between

the dry signal and the delay repeats.

PING PoNG

Press

PING PONG

(shift + tempo) to activate Ping

Pong mode. this causes delay repeats to alternate
between the left and right channels. If short delay times are used, these
repeats will be “asymmetrical” and produce delays that are more like
early reflections in reverb units.

tEMPo taP

Use

TAP

to set a delay time matching the tempo of a song. simply tap

the tempo button in the tempo you wish the delay to sync to a number
of times, and the delay time will be adjusted automatically.

sPKr/coMP

the

SPKR/COMP

unit combines sophisticated ampli-

fier and speaker cabinet simulations – including the
rotary speaker – with a useful compressor effect.

drIvE/coMP

When no amp Model or comp is selected the

DRIVE

knob provides a tube style overdrive effect or, if an
amp is selected, controls the amount of overdrive
for that amp model. If the drive lEd is lit, it indicates
that overdrive is active.

aMP ModEl

the three different amplifier/speaker simulations –
four if counting the rotary – are selected with the
selector button in the amp Model section:

amp Model

description

a simulation of a classic solid-state amplifier
and speaker cabinet.

SMALL

a simulation of the built-in tube amp and
speakers of a reed-based electric piano.

TWIN

a simulation of a classic twin speaker tube
amplifier and cabinet.

rotarY

the

ROTARY

effect accurately reproduces the sound of the rotating horn

and bass rotor, as well as the characteristics of the built-in amplifier of
the original rotary construction.

• as a nice shortcut, the rotary effect is automatically activated when

the rotary speed control (

SLOW/STOP

FAST

) to the left of the organ

section is operated – if the spkr/comp unit is turned off. the source
for the rotary effect will be set to the leftmost of the active sound
engines.

• switch between fast and slow rotor speeds by pressing the

SLOW/

STOP

FAST

button.

• to stop the rotors, press the

STOP MODE

button and set the speed

SLOW/STOP

(this does not deactivate the rotary speaker – it only

stops the rotors). When the slow/stop button is pressed again the ro-
tors will accelerate to the Fast speed setting. this functionality mimics
the behavior of an early, one speed rotary speaker.

• the rotor acceleration rate, the time it takes to go from slow to fast

and vice versa, can be adjusted on the sound menu, read more on
page 27. the

DRIVE

knob in the spkr/comp section controls the

amount of overdrive. this simulates the pre-amplifier overdrive of the
original rotary speakers.

a sustain pedal or a foot switch that is connected to the rotor pedal
input can control the rotor speed. on the Nord Electro 6

models, the

optional Nord Half Moon switch can be used for switching rotary speed
in an even more traditional fashion.

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