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User Manual

Nord Lead A1

Nord Lead A1R

OS Version 1.3x

Part

No.

50425

Clavia

DMI

Print Edition: F

Summary of Contents for Nord Lead A1

Page 1: ...User Manual Nord Lead A1 Nord Lead A1R OS Version 1 3x Part No 50425 Copyright Clavia DMI AB Print Edition F...

Page 2: ...flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated voltage within the products en closure that may be of sufficient magnitude t...

Page 3: ...ation 15 Randomize 15 Mutate Morph 15 Like 16 Program Likes 16 Performance Likes 16 Select a Like to Store 16 7 Panel Reference Master Level 17 MIDI LED 17 Morph 17 Program Value Dial 17 LED Display 1...

Page 4: ...Protect 30 A B C D Slot Output Routing 30 MIDI Menu 31 G Global MIDI Channel 31 A B B D Slot MIDI Channel 31 t Soft Thru MIDI Channel 31 1 Local Control 31 2 Control Change CC Mode 31 3 Program Chang...

Page 5: ...scillator section pre programmed modulation matrix and simplified ADR ASR envelopes Like button The Like function is a unique feature that is invalu able during the patch creation process Like up to 5...

Page 6: ...eel Alongside these choose from great sounding Ring Modulation Phaser Flanger or Drive per slot and in addition a separate Delay and Reverb for each slot 4 Voice Mode The Voice Mode Unison parameter c...

Page 7: ...tempo in two different ways by holding the button and turning the Program Dial or by tapping the button in the tempo you wish to use Knobs dials Knobs The knobs control the continuously variable param...

Page 8: ...rd Lead A1 to a personal com puter The computer can run the Nord Sound Manager application or be used if the Nord Lead A1 operating system needs to be updated USB MIDI The USB connection on the Nord L...

Page 9: ...ial to select the first setting 1 ON 2 Hold Shift and turn the Program Dial to select 1 OF exit the Menu by pressing Exit With the protection turned off we can now store our edited program 3 Hold Shif...

Page 10: ...hift there is a need for storing and loading complex scenarios This is done with the Performance Mode function In Performance Mode all slots and their active status are stored Selecting Performances 1...

Page 11: ...Slot LED will be lit When several slots are active the focused Slot LED will be flashing and the other active slots will have their LEDs lit A layer is created by pressing several Slot buttons at once...

Page 12: ...on and turning the Program Dial The Program is then loaded into the selected Slot not affecting the others The program focus for that Slot is stored in the Performance as an indication to where that s...

Page 13: ...d incoming MIDI CC11 messages will be the Morph source In addition to this if Wheel Mode in the System menu is set to Vibrato incoming MIDI CC11 will be the only Wheel Pedal Morph source Velocity This...

Page 14: ...e a Morph setup Hold Copy and press the Morph button that is to be copied to the virtual clipboard CPy will be shown in the display Hold Shift and Paste then press the destination Morph button Pst wil...

Page 15: ...in the System Menu is set to On you need to confirm your intentions by pressing Execute or by hitting Mutate or Randomize Sound two times Mutate Morph The Mutator and Randomize features in the Nord L...

Page 16: ...i Focus leaving the previously focused single Slot active and save this Slot in the Like memory The other Slots will retain any edits you made using Multi Focus Performance Likes Pressing Like when in...

Page 17: ...ter values are also displayed when appropriate Performance Mode Execute Pressing the Perf Mode button will toggle between Program and Performance Mode Programs are shown in the LED display as a two or...

Page 18: ...repeatedly on the Mst Clk button The tempo can be set from 30 to 300 BPM Four consecutive taps are needed to make a tempo change more taps can be used after those initial four The first tap will show...

Page 19: ...h new note you play Legato Legato is another monophonic mode The envelopes will not be re triggered if you play legato they will continue in their present phase Legato is when you play a key without r...

Page 20: ...elope it is polyphonic Waveform Description A gated envelope the Time control sets the gate time Decaying envelope the Time control sets the decay time Attack envelope the Time control sets the attack...

Page 21: ...AM Dual Osc or Noise and use the Osc Control knob to adjust the settings of the configura tion Panel Analog Waveforms Shape Mode Shape 0 Shape 5 Shape 10 Pulse Saw Triangle Sine Extended Analog Wavefo...

Page 22: ...llator Configurations Detune Detune is a configuration with two oscillators where oscillator 2 can be either slightly detuned or tuned in semi tone intervals If the Panel Extended Analog or Fixed Puls...

Page 23: ...plitude as soon as a key have been pressed Range 0 5 ms to 45 s Decay Decay is the time it takes for the envelope to drop down to zero after the at tack phase has been completed When Decay is turned f...

Page 24: ...odulation from the Modulation Envelope Keyboard Tracking KB Track Keyboard Track ing allows the filter frequency to track the pitch of the keyboard This is related to basic acoustics if you raise the...

Page 25: ...you get a tremolo effect higher settings will produce some quite drastic harmonic spectra Chorus A Chorus is achieved by taking an audio signal and mixing it with one or more delayed pitch modulated...

Page 26: ...er is stored in the Program Pan Use Pan Shift Level to position the sound in the stereo panorama The Pan LED will be lit as soon as a sound is panned to either side of the center Reverb The Reverb eff...

Page 27: ...on account of their perceived tempo which is why triplet quarter notes are found between the dotted eights and the swing eights when you select the Delay divisions External Sync The Master Clock will...

Page 28: ...t 7 Turn the LFO rate to select 2b 2 bars and turn up the Filter LFO Amount knob a bit close to the 12 o clock position If the LFO Amount doesn t seem to do anything try closing the Filter Frequency a...

Page 29: ...tion to backup and restore the entire Nord Lead A1 memory The Nord Sound Manager the Manager User Manual and USB drivers and instructions on how to install these are available at the www nordkeyboards...

Page 30: ...The most commonly used pedals are pre configured in the Nord Lead A1 select the type you use Range R5 Roland EV 5 default R7 Roland EV 7 Y7 Yamaha FC 7 K0 Korg EXP 2 XVP 10 Ft Fatar Studiologic VP 25...

Page 31: ...Lead A1 handles MIDI Program Change messages Range Sr send receive default r receive only S send only Off 4 Pitch Bend Mode Pitch Bend Mode specifies how the Nord Lead A1 handles the Pitch Bend stick...

Page 32: ...n the Nord Lead A1 you have individual control of the Slots for notes as well as for parameters This can for example be used as a multitimbral setup controlling 4 individual sound sources from a seque...

Page 33: ...he Global Channel or any of the Slot MIDI Channels MIDI Local If a sequencer is set to echo back incoming MIDI data this can cause double triggered notes if the Nord Lead A1 keyboard is used If this o...

Page 34: ...ope Decay Sustain 27 Mod Envelope Release 28 Mod Envelope Invert 38 Mod Envelope Velocity 29 Osc LFO Modulation Amount 68 Osc Mod Envelope Amount 69 Osc Control 31 Osc Waveform Selector 30 Osc Configu...

Page 35: ...Note ON Note Off O v 1 127 X O v 1 127 X After Key s Touch Channel X X X X Pitch Bender O O Control Change O O See MIDI CC on page 34 Program Change True O 0 98 O 0 98 Bank Sel CC00 CC32 System Exclus...

Page 36: ...random The Arpeggio rate can be synchronized to the Master Clock ADR ASR envelope velocity control on off inverse envelope on off Amplifier Section ADR ASR envelope velocity control on off gain contr...

Page 37: ...d Press Execute to Randomize Sound Ini Press Execute to Init Sound O Mutate Random Init process executed Copy and Paste related CP x Copy Slot where x is a b c or D PS x Pasting a copied Slot to a des...

Page 38: ...or 20 Like 26 Local 31 Low Pass 24 M Master Clock 27 Master Level 17 Memory Protect 30 MIDI Connections 8 Controller 34 LED 17 MIDI Channel 31 MIDI Menu 31 Mixed Configurations 23 Mod Env 20 Modulatio...

Page 39: ...the source of interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the...

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