Knobs & buttons
Knobs
The knobs control the continuously variable
parameters in the Nord Piano.
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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 turn-
ing 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) will cycle through the settings in a
counter clockwise fashion.
On/Off buttons
On/Off buttons are used for activating a param-
eter or a group of parameters such as effects.
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.
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Overview
The front panel of the Nord Piano has three main areas, Program, Piano, and Effects. We’ll familiarize ourselves briely with the panel here and de-
scribe 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 12.
Moving towards the middle of the panel, to the left of the display is the Piano section where you select the actual piano sounds.
The Effect section contains the functions of the effects. Please refer to page 14 and onwards for more information.
Program
Piano
Effects
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