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SOFT RELEASE
SOFT RELEASE
gives acoustic and electric pianos a softer and less pronounced release. This can
be useful when a more legato character is desired.
PEDAL NOISE
The
PEDAL NOISE
feature (which requires the Nord Triple Pedal) recreates the mechanical noise
that occurs when operating the sustain pedal on an acoustic piano. The noise level dynamically
adjusts to the force with which you operate the sustain pedal. The sound level of the Pedal Noise
can be set in the sound menu, see page 15.
THe Nord TriPle Pedal
apart from Pedal Noise, the Nord Triple Pedal facilitates use of the following techiques and fea-
tures:
HALF PEDALING
The sustain pedal on the Nord Triple Pedal can be used with half pedaling techniques, meaning
that the (virtual) dampers of the piano can be held in positions that are not entirely lifted or low-
ered, resulting in a “half dampened” sound.
SOSTENUTO
By default the middle pedal operates as
Sostenuto
, meaning that notes held at the moment the
pedal is pressed down will be sustained, while succeeding notes will
not
. The middle pedal can
also be set to operate as a dedicated sustain or latch pedal for the sample synth. refer to the
Pedal menu section on page 15 for more information about these features.
SOFT PEDAL
To the left is the soft pedal, also known as the
Una Corda
. With this pedal pressed, all played
notes will be slightly lower in volume and also have a more subdued tone quality.
Nord PiaNo liBrarY siZe CoMParisoN CHarT
The Nord Piano library section at www.nordkeyboards.com contains a wide range of piano
sounds, freely available for download. Piano sounds appear in four different sizes, providing vary-
ing levels of key mapping density and string resonance support. The internal memory of the Nord
Piano 3 can hold up to
1 GB
worth of piano sounds.
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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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Refer to the Nord Sound Manager chapter, beginning on page 16 for details on how to
download and transfer piano samples.
lisT/orGaNiZe
To display a list view of the Piano sounds, or to change the order in which Piano sounds are
stored, use the
LIST/ORGANIZE
functions:
1
Press
SHIFT
while turning the
PIANO SELECT
dial to enter
LIST
mode and display a list view
of the Pianos. Turn the dial to navigate through the list.
2
Hold down
VALUE
to enter
ORGANIZE
mode and enable moving the selected Piano to a
different location. Two arrows indicate that turning the dial will move the Piano up or down
the list. Note that Piano sounds can only be moved within their respective category.
3
release the
VALUE
button to drop the selected Piano at the desired location. Navigate to
a different Piano in the list and repeat from step 2. Press
EXIT
to leave the
LIST/ORGANIZE
view.
