Nord Stage EX v6.x
14. MIDI functions: Using Nord Stage EX with a sequencer
Page 87
P
ROGRAM
C
HANGE
On the MIDI Menu (see
page 68
), you can select if the Nord Stage should send and/or receive Pro-
gram Change messages.
When you select a Program, a Program Change message is transmitted via MIDI on the active Panel
MIDI Channel. If a Program Change message is received on any of the Panel A/B MIDI Channels,
Nord Stage EX will change Program accordingly.
Note! A program change on either of the two Panel MIDI Channels will affect both Panels.
The 126 Program locations send and respond to MIDI Program Change values 0-125. Live buffers 1-
2 correspond to MIDI Program Change 126-127.
MIDI S
YS
E
X
(S
YSTEM
E
XCLUSIVE
)
Single Programs/Synth sounds or all Programs/all sounds can be transmitted and received as a Sys-
tem Exclusive dump (see
“Sending Program dumps” on page 88
).
U
SING
N
ORD
S
TAGE
EX
WITH
A
SEQUENCER
C
ONNECTIONS
1. Connect the MIDI Out on the Nord Stage EX to the MIDI In on your sequencer.
2. Connect the MIDI Out from your sequencer to the MIDI In on the Nord Stage EX.
Make sure that the Nord Stage is configured to respond to Program Change and Control Change
MIDI messages (see the
“MIDI menu” on page 68
).
L
OCAL
O
N
/O
FF
Local Off should be used when you use a sequencer to record and play back from Nord Stage EX.
Since the sequencer echoes back incoming MIDI data, Nord Stage EX will respond normally to your
playing and knob tweaking via the MIDI “loop”. If you use Local On with a sequencer setup as de-
scribed above, this would cause “double-triggered” notes when you play; both from the keyboard in-
ternally and via the MIDI “loop”. Therefore, always use Local Off when used in this way together
with a sequencer.
Local On/Off is set on the
“MIDI menu” on page 68
.
MIDI
CHANNEL
Each Panel can respond its own MIDI channel. This is convenient when you want to play split and
layered sounds. If you want to control each instrument separately, you can assign an individual MIDI
channel to each of the six instruments of the Nord Stage. The MIDI channels are set up on the MIDI
menu - see
“MIDI menu” on page 68
.
P
ROGRAM
C
HANGE
Usually you select a Program Change value for a track in the sequencer track settings. The 126 Pro-
gram locations send and respond to Program Change values 0-125., while Live buffers 1-2 corre-
spond to Program Change 126-127. Make sure the Program Change is sent on either of the Panel A/
B MIDI channels.