About the MIDI implementation
The following MIDI messages can be transmitted and received from the
Nord Piano 2 HP:
Note On/Off
• Note On and Note Off messages are transmitted and received .
Controllers
In the MIDI Menu (see page 19), you can select if the Nord Piano 2 HP
should transmit and/or receive Control Change messages .
• If you have a Nord Triple Pedal connected to the sustain pedal input,
the sustain pedal is transmitted as Controller 64 .
• If you have a Nord Triple Pedal connected to the sustain pedal input,
the sostenuto pedal is transmitted as Controller 66 .
• If you have a Nord Triple Pedal connected to the sustain pedal input,
the soft pedal is transmitted as Controller 67 .
• Almost all other controls (knobs and buttons) on the front panel are
also transmitted (and received) as Control Change messages . This
can be used to record your actions on the front panel into a MIDI
sequencer . For a full list of which parameters correspond to the Con-
troller numbers, see the MIDI Controller list in this chapter .
The Nord Piano 2 HP can transmit MIDI messages via the USB
interface, when the MIDI channels with the “USB” prefix is chosen.
This is set in the MIDI menu, read more on page 19.
Keyboard velocity
The Nord Piano 2 HP can transmit and receive keyboard velocity mes-
sages . Release velocity is also transmitted but ignored on reception .
Program change
In the MIDI Menu (see page 19), you can select if the Nord Piano 2 HP
should transmit and/or receive Program Change messages .
When you select a Page and a Program, a Program Change message
is transmitted via MIDI . If a Program Change message is received on
the selected MIDI Channel, the Nord Piano 2 HP will change Program
accordingly . If you change the Bank, a Bank Select message (CC32,
value 0 or 1 for Bank A and B) will be transmitted .
The 120 Program locations within each bank transmit and respond
to MIDI Program Change values 0-119 . The Live Mode programs use
MIDI Program Change 120-124 .
MIDI Sysex (System Exclusive)
Individual or all Programs can be transmitted and received as a System
Exclusive dump .
Nord Piano 2 HP with a sequencer
Connections
1
Connect the MIDI Out on the Nord Piano 2 HP to the MIDI In on
your sequencer, or use the USB MIDI capabilities .
2
Connect the MIDI Out from your sequencer to the MIDI In on the
Nord Piano 2 HP (or use the USB capabilities) .
Local On/Off
Local Off may be used when you use a sequencer to record and play
back from Nord Piano 2 HP . If the sequencer echoes back incoming
MIDI data, the Nord Piano 2 HP may respond twice to every note and
other message/action . Local On/Off is set on the MIDI menu, see page
16 .
MIDI Channel
The MIDI channel that the Nord Piano 2 HP uses is selected in the MIDI
menu - see page 19 .
Program Change
Usually you select a Program Change value for a track in the sequencer
track settings . The 120 program locations for each Bank transmit and
respond to Program Change values 0-119 .
If you want to record a Program Change message, initiate recording in
the sequencer and simply select the program on the Nord Piano 2 HP .
Controllers
When you record actions with knobs and buttons, make sure that the
sequencer “echoes” the changes back on the correct MIDI Channel, or
your changes won’t have any effect .
About controllers & “chasing”
Consider a situation where you record a Controller message, e .g . a
change in the wet/dry mix of the reverb, in the middle of your se-
quencer song . Then you “rewind” the sequencer to a position before
the recorded reverb change . The problem is that the Nord Piano 2 HP’s
reverb mix will remain unchanged, although it really should be as it was
before you recorded the opening .
To solve this, you could record a “snapshot” of all Controller settings
of the Nord Piano 2 HP Program at the beginning of your sequencer
song . See “Sending MIDI Controller dumps” below .
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