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i Appendix: COnneCTiOnS
AUdiO COnneCTiOnS
General guide on audio connections: Before turning on your amplifier,
make all audio connections. Always turn on the amplifier last, and when
shutting down, always turn off your amplifier or active speakers first.
HeAdpHOneS
¼ inch stereo headphone jack.
LeFT And RiGHT OUT
¼ inch unbalanced line level outputs for amplifier or recording equip-
ment. The nord piano 3 is a stereo instrument with separate signal
paths for left and right audio channels.
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Using your Nord Piano 3 at a high volume can damage your
hearing.
MOniTOR in
1/8 inch jack for connecting devices such as smartphones, tablets or
computers to the nord piano 3, useful for playing and rehearsing to
pre-recorded music or a metronome.
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The Monitor In signal is only routed to the Headphones output.
Midi COnneCTiOnS
Midi in
The 5 pin Midi in connection is used for receiving Midi data sent from
external devices such as controller keyboards, sequencers or computers.
Midi OUT
The 5 pin Midi Out connection will send Midi data to devices such as
external sound modules or computers.
USB COnneCTiOn
The USB port is used for connecting the nord piano 3 to a computer.
The connection can be used for transferring Midi, for OS updates and
for connecting to applications such as the nord Sound Manager or
nord Sample editor. These applications, and the latest OS version can
always be found for download at www.nordkeyboards.com.
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MIDI over USB and standard 5 pin MIDI connectors are always
active at the same time. There is no need to choose between the
two options in a menu or similar.
pedAL COnneCTiOnS
SUSTAin pedAL
¼ inch connector for all common types of sustain pedals, including the
nord Triple pedal. Sustain pedal polarity can be detected automatically
or set manually in the System menu, see page 15.
Read more about the functionality of the Nord Triple Pedal on
page 9.
VOL/CTRL pedAL
¼ inch connector for an expression pedal of the continuous type, used
for controlling volume and/or effects. Most of the common expression
pedal makes and models are supported, and can be selected in the
System menu.
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Apart from connecting the appropriate pedal, also make sure that
the Piano and/or Sample Synth panel controls for Sustain and/or
Volume/Ctrl Ped are active for the pedal to function.
