Clavia NordStage2 EX 88, User Manual

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Extern section
Control of external MIDI instruments is an
integrated feature of the Nord Stage 2 EX.
You have all the essential external MIDI
control functions as accessible and easy to
use as the functions and parameters for the
built-in instruments. That’s what you get in
the Extern section.
The Extern behaves like the internal instru-
ments in most cases. It is enabled and
assigned to a keyboard zone in the same
way. It has a multi-purpose Parameter knob,
which is used to send MIDI Volume, Program
Change and Continuous Controller mes-
sages. Press the Parameter Select button to
select the Parameter to transmit.
Detailed settings for MIDI Channel, program
Change and Continuous Controllers, among
other things, are accessed through the
Extern Menu (read more about this on page
45). These settings can be part of the Pro-
grams, this makes it possible for the Stage 2
EX to send MIDI messages to your external
units when you change Programs.
Setting up
1
Connect a MIDI cable from the Nord Stage 2 EX’s MIDI Out to the
MIDI In on the external device.
2
Hold Shift and press the Extern button to access the Extern
menu.
3
Use The Page buttons to access the “Extern MIDI A/B Channel”
page.
4
Use the Value Dial to select the transmitting MIDI channel (1-16)
you would like to use. Use the Slot A and B buttons to access the
channel setting for each slot. Press the Exit (Shift) button to exit
the menu.
5
Set the external instrument to receive on the same MIDI channel.
Using the Extern section
Activating
Activate the Extern section in order to have Extern transmit MIDI from
your Nord Stage 2 EX. This is done by pressing the On button under
the Parameter rotary encoder, in the same fashion as you activate the
Stage 2 EX instruments.
Keyboard Zones
There are two Extern sections, one for each Slot A and B. Use the
keyboard zones to create splits and layers just like for the internal in-
struments. If the Extern section is assigned to only play in the LO Zone,
the external instrument will only respond to notes played in this zone.
In addition to the usual keyboard zones, there is an extra option
that doesn’t assign the Extern section to the internal keyboard at all.
However, all other External features are still active, such as the Pitch
Stick and the Parameter knob. This is useful when you want to control
external equipment with no need for MIDI keyboard messages. Hold
Shift and press the Extern On button. Note how the Zone LEDs are off
but the parameter LEDs lit up.
See the section about splits on page 20 for information on how to set up
and use keyboard zones.
Octave Shift
The Octave Shift buttons in the Extern section work exactly as for the
internal instruments. The shift range depends on the total note range of
the external instrument, and the range of the keyboard zone(s) that the
external instrument is currently assigned to.
Activating Pitch Stick/Sustain Pedal messages
Hold Shift and press one of the Pstick or Sustped buttons to set up
whether the unit should send pitch bend and/or sustain pedal mes-
sages via the Extern MIDI channel. The LEDs indicates if these func-
tions are activated.
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