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For sounds that support this feature
STRING RES
can be activated. When active, notes that you
play also affect other ”strings” within the loaded piano sound, making them resonate sympatheti-
cally with the played note, just like with a real piano.
MoNo
In
MONO
mode all stereo sampled pianos will be played back in mono. the mono versions of our
piano sounds are specially designed to provide the player with optimal sound and playing experi-
ence, even in mono.
KBd toUcH
How a piano sample responds to keyboard touch can be adjusted according to what fits your
playing style, or the context which you are performing in. With higher
KBD TOUCH
settings, less
force is required to trigger high velocity levels and vice versa.
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stereo sampled
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detailed velocity mapping
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String resonance
for middle region of the range
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String resonance
for entire range
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Fully mapped keyboard
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saMPlE sYNtH
the sample synth is a powerful addition to the Nord Electro 5’s organs and Piano sections. the
internal memory can hold up to 256 MB of samples.the knob below the
SAMPLE
display is used
to scroll through the available samples. In places 99-159 within the list, samples are displayed
using the numbering a0-F9.
New samples can be downloaded from www.nordkeyboards.com or you could create your own
samples using the Nord sample Editor, also available from our website.
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See the Nord Sound Manager section for details on downloading and transferring sounds.
dYNaMIcs
With the
DYNAMICS
function it is possible to select four different modes of velocity response. If
this funcion is deactivated, samples will always play back at full velocity. When active, the three
different settings will give you increasing degrees of dynamic range.
FIltEr vEl
With
FILTER VEL
a low pass filter is applied to the sample synth, which reacts to the velocity with
which a note is played. Generally, this gives the sound a more dampened quality with low input
velocities and a brighter character with higher velocity.
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another useful feature of the sample synth is the envelope section. With the
ATTACK
knob you
set the time it takes for the sample to reach its full level, whereas
DECAY/RELEASE
will let you
adjust how quickly the sample fades after having been triggered. at 12 o’clock the sample is in
SUSTAIN
mode - meaning that a (looped) sample will sound as long as the key is pressed. set-
tings past 12 o’clock determine how long the sample sounds after the key has been released.
PERCUSSION
the harmonic percussion feature is available in B3 mode. When switched on, an attack transient
is added to the organ tone giving it a more percussive character. the controls within this section
let you choose between
second
or
third
harmonics,
slow
or
fast
decay and
soft
or
hard
percus-
sion levels.
B3+BASS
one of the features new to the Nord Electro series is the
B3+BASS
mode, which will give you the
traditional B3 Bass tone wheels - 16’ and 8’ - in the left hand and a full B3 in the right. to enable
this feature, select organ for both parts and enable KB split. In non-split mode the B3+Bass
setting will behave as a normal B3.
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The SOUND menu is home to some additional settings, relevant to the various features of
the B3 model. See “Sound” on page 16 for details.
PIPE
another new addition is the
PIPE
organ model which uses physical modelling to produce a versa-
tile and carefully tuned principal pipe section. Its pipe lengths match those of the B3 tone wheel
markings, also ranging from
16’ to 1’.
vX
the tonal controls for the
VX
transistor organ model range from
16’ to IV
, including the funda-
mental and its octaves, as well as various combinations of harmonics. additionally, there is a
drawbar for adjusting the sound character between a softer and a brighter (less filtered) mode
represented by the sine and sawtooth waveforms.
the vX organ has three vibrato modes to choose from - v1-v3 - each increasing its rate and inten-
sity.
FarF
the
FARF
model is based on another easy-to-recognize transistor organ and has its drawbars
labeled after the original
Bass 16 – 2 2/3
tabs. In Farf mode the drawbars are configured as on/
off switches in order to match the original design.
the vibrato/chorus options for the Farf model consist of four different settings, v1-v2 and c2-
c3. In this case all positions represent variations on the original vibrato model.
PIaNo
the Piano engine has a
six-part type selector
, each type containing a range of individual pianos
and keyboard instruments, accessible with the selector below the numeric
MODEL
display. the
Program area display will always show you the name of the currently loaded Piano sound.
From www.nordkeyboards.com you can download any number of piano sounds you like - in ad-
dition to the ones that come pre-installed. Nord Piano library sounds come in four different sizes,
letting you choose which range of features you want for each piano sound (see table below). the
internal memory of the Nord Electro 5 can hold up to 1 GB worth of piano sounds.
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Refer to the Nord Sound Manager section for details on downloading and transferring
sounds.
loNG rElEasE
the first option of the
ACOUSTICS
section is
LONG RELEASE
, which adds a slightly longer release
to acoustic and electric pianos. this can for instance be useful for acheiving a more legato char-
acter in your playing.
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