Nord Stage EX v6.x
2. Overview: The Nord Stage EX front panel
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2. O
VERVIEW
T
HE
N
ORD
S
TAGE
EX
FRONT
PANEL
T
HE
PROGRAM
SECTION
The central Program section is where you select and store Programs, access System parameters, ac-
tivate keyboard zones for splits and layers, and assign Morphing functions. See
“The Program sec-
tion” on page 16
for details.
M
ASTER
LEVEL
/R
OTOR
SECTION
The leftmost front panel section contains a Master Level control and a rotary speaker simulator effect.
The
M
ASTER
L
EVEL
knob controls the overall output level for all four
C
H
O
UT
jacks and the
H
EAD
-
PHONES
output.
The Rotor effect section is logically placed close to the organ section (as rotary speaker effects are
most commonly used with organ sounds), but can be applied to any instrument section just like the
other effects. See
“The Rotor section” on page 55
T
HE
O
RGAN
SECTION
The Organ section in the Stage features emulations of three classic organ models; a Hammond B3, a
Vox Continental II (V-Type) and a Farfisa Compact DeLuxe (F-Type). See
“The Organ Section” on
page 24
.
T
HE
P
IANO
SECTION
The piano section in Nord Stage EX comprises various multi-sampled piano instruments. The Nord
Stage EX utilizes advanced multi-level sample playback, catching every nuance from soft to hard key
strokes. Nord Stage comes right out of the box with several classic piano instruments stored in a Flash
memory with a total capacity of 256 MB. The big advantage with Flash memory is that you can re-
place instruments with new ones and that no backup battery is required. The Stage also sports a USB
interface for quick and easy download of new piano sounds. See
“The Piano section” on page 30
.
Organ section
Piano
section
Program
section
Synth section
Extern
section
Effects section
Master
Level/Rotor
effect section
