7. Basic MIDI functions: Using Nord Electro with a sequencer
NORD ELECTRO V1.0x
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1. Connect the MIDI Out on the Nord Electro to the MIDI In on your sequencer.
2. Connect the MIDI Out from your sequencer to the MIDI In on the Nord Electro.
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If your sequencer “echoes” all received MIDI signals via its MIDI output(s), the Nord Electro should be
set to Local Off. This is important because otherwise you will get “double-notes”; from the internal key-
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1. Set up Nord Electro so that it transmits/receives on the desired MIDI channel. See
for details on how to set up the MIDI channel.
2. Select the desired Program.
3. If needed, set the sequencer up to record and play back on the desired MIDI Channel.
4. Activate recording and play the Nord Electro.
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To record a Program Change message, activate recording in the sequencer and simply select a new Bank
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When you record knob movements and button presses, make sure that the sequencer “echoes” the chang-
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Consider a situation where you record a Controller message, e.g. a Drawbar opening, in the middle of
your sequencer song. Then you “rewind” the sequencer to a position before the recorded Drawbar open-
ing. The problem is that the Nord Electro’s Drawbar will remain opened, although it really should be as
it was before you recorded the opening. To solve such problems, several sequencers include a function
called “Controller Chasing”, which keeps track of Controller changes and tries to adjust the settings on
the instrument according to the current position in the sequencer song.
