The Focus button
If you have more than
one effect activated in
the Effects section (e .g .
Effect 1 and Effect 2),
the Focus button is used
to select which effect’s
settings (Rate/Tempo and Amount) you currently “see” and can edit .
Pressing the Focus button will alternate focus between the currently
activated effects . The LED beside the corresponding Effect 1/Effect 2/
Delay section is lit to indicate the effect in focus .
Mst Clk
Hold Shift and press the Focus button when an appropriate effect is
selected, to synchronize the effect to the Master Clock . This changes
the behavior of the Rate/Tempo knob, from the normal setting of a rate
to setting a subdivision of the Master Clock’s tempo instead .
The subdivisions are not identical for the different synchronize-able
features . The delay have some meters that can create a nice “swing” or
triplet feel, like for example 1/4S (swing), 1/4T (triplet feel), 1/4D (dotted
notes) . The LFO and Effects 1 and 2 have a few “slow” subdivisions
(4/1, 2/1 etc .) to make sweeps that stretches across entire bars if
needed .
Effect type selection when an Effect is off
When an effect is off, you can still check which effect type is selected
by pressing the corresponding Effect Selector button once . The
Selector LED will briefly show the current effect type . If you press the
Selector button repeatedly, you change the Effect type without turning
on the effect . In this way, you can make sure that the right effect type is
selected before it is turned on .
This feature is available for Effects 1 & 2, the Amp simulation model
and the Reverb .
You can also adjust the effect settings even if the actual effect is turned
off . The values of the parameters will be shown in the display .
Effect 1
The Effect 1 section offers six different types of
modulation effects . Use the Selector button to switch
between the available modulation effects . The following
effects are available:
A-Pan (Auto Pan)
The A-Pan is an automatic panning modulation that
smoothly pans the signal between the Left and Right
outputs in the stereo panorama .
The rate and the amount of panning are controlled with the Rate/Tem-
po and Amount knobs . The Pan effect is stereo in/stereo out .
Static Pan control of an Instrument
Manual control of over the panning of an instrument can be achieved
with the A-Pan effect:
1
Enable Effect 1 for the instrument you want to pan, and select the
A-Pan effect type .
2
Set the Rate/Tempo knob to zero . Place the instrument anywhere
in the stereo panorama with the Amount knob, just like a pan
control on a mixer .
Trem (Tremolo)
Tremolo is a volume modulation that continuously varies the volume
of the output signal . Tremolo is commonly used, especially for electric
pianos . The Tremolo effect is stereo in/stereo out .
The Rate/Tempo and Amount knobs to controls the Tremolo rate
and depth . Note that the output volume is at maximum level at zero
Amount setting .
RM (Ring modulation)
Ring Modulation is a type of modulation where two signals are multi-
plied with each other . The result is an in-harmonic “bell like” sound . In
the Nord Stage 2 the instrument signal is multiplied with an additional
sine wave .
You set the pitch of the sine wave with the Rate/Tempo knob and the
amount of ring modulation with the Amount knob . This effect is mono
in/mono out .
Wa-Wa
The Wah-Wah modulation is often used for instruments to get a
characteristic sound, also known as the “Quack” . Wah-Wah can be
extremely useful on electric piano . Try out the Clavinet sound with Wah-
Wah modulation and you’ll understand . The Wah-Wah modulation is
a lowpass type of filter that can be swept across the frequency range .
During the sweep, the filter’s characteristics also changes . The Wah
effect is mono in/mono out .
You control the “pedal position” of the Wah with the Rate/Tempo knob
and the wet/dry mix with the Amount knob .
An expression pedal connected to the Control Pedal Input can be used
to control the filter sweep by Morphing the Rate . This allows you to
control the Wah-Wah effect with the pedal, using the Morph function -
see page 19 .
A-Wha 1 & 2 (Auto-Wah)
Auto-Wah 1-2 are variations of the Wah-Wah effect described above .
The A-Wha uses the signal’s amplitude (envelope follower) to control
the filter sweep range, making the effect “velocity sensitive” . The range
of the Auto-Wah 1 is controlled with the Rate/Tempo knob and the
wet/dry mix with the Amount knob .
A-Wha 2 works in the same way, but produces a different character .
The A-Wah effects are mono in/mono out .
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