Knobs & buttons
Knobs
The knobs control the continuously variable
parameters in the Nord Piano 2.
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A parameter value can be totally different
from the knob’s physical position when
you load a Program. As soon as you start
turning the knob, the value will ‘snap’ to the
knob’s physical position.
Selector buttons
Selector buttons are used to select one setting in an array. Selector
buttons have a set of round or triangular LEDs to indicate the current
setting. Press the button several times to cycle through the possible
options.
Holding Shift and pressing a selector
button (with the exception of the Type
button shown here) will cycle through the
settings in a counter clockwise fashion.
On/Off and Source buttons
On/Off buttons are used for activating a parameter or a group of
parameters such as effects. The Effect’s On/Off buttons acts as source
selectors, hold Shift and press repeatedly to select piano or synth.
You can also double-tap on a source button to
make the source selection.
Shift button
Some buttons have a secondary function, which will be available if you
hold down Shift while pressing the button. The
name of the secondary function is printed below
the button. Shift is also used together with the
Up/Down buttons when you want to change a
setting in the System, MIDI or Sound menus.
If you press and hold Shift while turning a
knob, the parameter value will be presented in the display, without
being changed.
Shift is also used to Exit a Store procedure if you change your mind or
to exit from a select menu when you are finished with those settings.
3
Panel Overview
The front panel of the Nord Piano 2 has four main areas, Program, Piano, Sample Synth, and Effects. We’ll familiarize ourselves briefly with the panel
here and describe the functions in detail in the following chapters.
On the left upper part of the panel are the Master Level knob that controls the entire instrument’s output level at the two output jacks and the head-
phone output. This control is not programmable.
The Program Bank section contain the display and the functions that are used to select and store the programs, to set the System, Sound, MIDI and
Pedal functions. We’ll describe this area in greater detail starting at page 14.
Moving towards the middle of the panel, to the left of the display is the instrument section where you select the actual piano and/or synth sounds.
The Effect section contains the functions of the effects. Please refer to page 18 and onwards for more information.
Program
Piano
Effects
Sample Synth
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