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Sustped Off
Use this function to disable the sustain pedal functionality off for the
Synth or Piano section.
Piano
The Pianos in the Nord Piano 2 is or-
ganized into six types; each type can
contain several instrument models.
You can freely add new piano instru-
ments via USB using the Nord Sound
Manager utility.
Right out of the box, Nord Piano 2
features a fine collection of carefully
selected acoustic and electric pianos
and harpsichords. A lot of effort was
made to ensure that the response and
sound of the instruments matches
every nuance of the source instrument. Each piano have been multi-
sampled in a vast amount of velocity levels. That’s one reason why they
all sound and feel so authentic.
Level
Use the Level knob to set the volume of the selected piano sound. The
setting of this function is stored in the Programs.
Acoustics
The Acoustics features allow you to add
certain acoustic and mechanical components
to the sounds.
String Resonance
String Resonance is the acoustic phenomenon
that occurs when strings, or parts of strings, resonate at their funda-
mental or harmonic frequencies when other strings are played.
When this functionality is turned on, all notes you play will affect each
other to reproduce the wonderful acoustics that occurs inside an
acoustic grand or upright piano.
You will also hear all the strings resonate if you press the sustain pedal
and play some notes.
Press the String Resonance button repeatedly to toggle the String
Resonance on or off. The String Resonance LED will be lit when the
function is active.
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If a piano is selected that isn’t compatible with the Strings Reso-
nance feature, this function will be disabled. This applies to for ex-
ample the small (Sml) versions of the grand pianos and uprights.
Long Release
Activating Long Release will add a slightly longer release to an acoustic
or electric piano. This is equivalent to what happens when you adjust
the damper tension in an acoustic or an electromechanical instrument.
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If a piano is selected that isn’t compatible with the Long Release
feature, this function will be disabled. Long Release compatible
pianos are of version 5.3 or later.
Pedal Noise
The third Acoustics feature is the Pedal Noise. By activating this, you
will recreate the mechanical noise that happens when you operate the
sustain pedal on an acoustic or electric piano. This feature can only be
heard if the Nord Triple Pedal is attached (not included, sold separate-
ly). The Nord Triple Pedal is dynamic, you can control the level of the
noise by the force you use when you operate the sustain pedal.
Hold Shift, while pressing on the String Resonance button to turn this
feature on or off.
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If a piano is selected that isn’t compatible with the Pedal Noise
feature, this function will be disabled.
Piano Type
Use the Piano Type selector to choose which piano sound you want to
use. Each type may consist of several models; press repeatedly on the
model selector to cycle through the models within a selected type.
Type
Description
Grand
Acoustic & Electric grand pianos
Upright
Upright pianos
E Piano 1
Electric Pianos, tine based
E Piano 2
Electric Pianos, reed based
Clavinet
Clavinets
Harpsi
Harpsichords
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The type of a piano has been set by the resident Red Panda at the
Nord HQ. You cannot move a piano from one type to another.
Piano Model
Each Piano Type can contain several Piano Models, depending on the
content of the memory in the Nord Piano 2.
1
Press repeatedly on the Model buttons to select the desired
sound within the active Type.
The number of the model will be indicated in the LED display, and
the name of the model will be shown in the display’s second row.
2
Press Shift and the Type button to see the name and version
number of the active piano in the display.
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A Flashing hyphen in the Piano Model section indicates that the
piano sound that the current Program tried to use is not available
in the Flash memory. Select another program, another piano or
download the missing piano to the Nord Piano 2.
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In the unlikely event that the data of a sound in the Flash memory
is damaged, this will be indicated with a message in the LCD
when the Nord Piano 2 is powered up. The Type and Model
LEDs will flash for this particular sound if a program that uses it is
selected. Connect the unit to the Sound Manager to delete and
then reload the piano.
Clavinet Models
On an original Clavinet D6 you can select different pick-up combina-
tions by pressing a number of rocker switches. This functionality is
very faithfully reproduced in the Nord Piano 2, you get all the original
Clavinet D6 pickup selections by pressing the Model button when the
Clavinet is the selected Type.
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