About the MIDI implementation
The following MIDI messages can be transmitted and received from the
Nord Piano:
Note On/Off
• Note On and Note Off messages are transmitted and received.
Controllers
In the MIDI Menu (see page 16), you can select if the Nord Piano should
transmit and/or receive Control Change messages.
• If you have a Nord Triple Pedal connected to the pedal input, the
sustain pedal is transmitted as Controller 64.
• If you have a Nord Triple Pedal connected to the pedal input, the
sostenuto pedal is transmitted as Controller 66.
• If you have a Nord Triple Pedal connected to the pedal input, the soft
pedal is transmitted as Controller 67.
• Almost all other controls (knobs and buttons) on the front panel are
also transmitted (and received) as Control Change messages. This
can be used to record your actions on the front panel into a MIDI
sequencer. For a full list of which parameters correspond to the Con-
troller numbers, see the MIDI Controller list in this chapter.
The Nord Piano can transmit MIDI messages via the USB inter-
face, when the MIDI channels with the “USB” preix is chosen.
This is set in the MIDI menu, read more on page 16.
Keyboard velocity
The Nord Piano can transmit and receive keyboard velocity messages.
Release velocity is also transmitted.
Program change
In the MIDI Menu (see page 16), you can select if the Nord Piano should
send and/or receive Program Change messages.
When you select a Program, a Program Change message is transmit-
ted via MIDI. If a Program Change message is received on the selected
MIDI Channel, the Nord Piano will change Program accordingly.
The 120 Program locations send and respond to MIDI Program
Change values 0-119.
MIDI Sysex (System Exclusive)
Individual or all Programs can be transmitted and received as a System
Exclusive dump.
Nord Piano with a sequencer
Connections
1
Connect the MIDI Out on the Nord Piano to the MIDI In on your
sequencer, or use the USB MIDI capabilities.
2
Connect the MIDI Out from your sequencer to the MIDI In on the
Nord Piano (or use the USB capabilities).
Local On/Off
Local Off may be used when you use a sequencer to record and play
back from Nord Piano. If the sequencer echoes back incoming MIDI
data, the Nord Piano may respond twice to every note and other mes-
sage/action if e.g. the keyboard and the sequencer sends the same
MIDI information to the unit. Local On/Off is set on the MIDI menu, see
page 16.
MIDI Channel
The MIDI channel that the Nord Piano uses are set up in the MIDI menu
- see page 16.
Program Change
Usually you select a Program Change value for a track in the sequenc-
er track settings. The 120 program locations send and respond to
Program Change values 0-119.
If you want to record a Program Change message, initiate recording in
the sequencer and simply select the program on the Nord Piano.
Controllers
When you record actions with knobs and buttons, make sure that the
sequencer “echoes” the changes back on the correct MIDI Channel, or
your changes won’t have any effect.
About controllers & “chasing”
Consider a situation where you record a Controller message, e.g. a
change in the wet/dry mix of the reverb, in the middle of your sequenc-
er song. Then you “rewind” the sequencer to a position before the
recorded reverb change. The problem is that the Nord Piano’s reverb
mix will remain unchanged, although it really should be as it was before
you recorded the opening.
To solve this, you could record a “snapshot” of all Controller settings of
the Nord Piano Program at the beginning of your sequencer song. See
“Sending MIDI Controller dumps” below.
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