NORD MODULAR G2 V1.1
5. Basic functions: Introduction to the Nord Modular G2
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function with these drop-down selectors will force the Sound engine to recalculate and thus cause a brief
moment of silence. See
“Drop-down selectors” on page 31
.
D
D
D
D
IIIIS
S
S
SP
P
P
PL
L
L
LA
A
A
AY
Y
Y
Y
B
B
B
BO
O
O
OX
X
X
XE
E
E
ES
S
S
S
A
A
A
AN
N
N
ND
D
D
D
G
G
G
GR
R
R
RA
A
A
AP
P
P
PH
H
H
HS
S
S
S
Some modules feature one or more display boxes that display alphanumeric and/or graphical informa-
tion. Some oscillator modules, for example, display the frequency. The read-out of the oscillators is se-
lectable between Hz and semitones, by clicking on the corresponding scroll button. Graphical
information in modules can be envelope curves, wave shapes, frequency diagrams etc.
LED
LED
LED
LED
S
S
S
S
Some modules have LEDs to indicate functions. The rate of an LFO, the opening or closing of an Enve-
lope or the current step position in a sequencer module are some examples of where LEDs are used.
T
T
T
T
H
H
H
HE
E
E
E
P
P
P
P
A
A
A
AT
T
T
TC
C
C
CH
H
H
H
When you have connected a couple of modules together, you have created a Patch. A Patch can be saved
on the computer and/or stored in the internal memory of the synth. A Patch can produce one particular
sound, or several sounds at once, depending on how many sound sources you use in the Patch. A Patch
could be anything from a copy of an existing vintage synthesizer, to a completely unique synthesizer con-
figuration of your own design. A Patch can also contain up to 8 different complete parameter setups -
Variations (see
“Creating Patch parameter Variations” on page 47
).
S
S
S
S
L
L
L
LO
O
O
OT
T
T
TS
S
S
S
There are four
S
LOTS
labelled
A
,
B
,
C
and
D
, on the Nord Modular G2. You
can load one Patch at a time to each Slot. A Slot can be considered a temporary
RAM memory which can hold a Patch for playing and editing. You activate a
S
LOT
by pressing one of the
S
LOT
buttons on the Nord Modular G2 front panel.
The
LED
above the
S
LOT
button will be lit to indicate that the
S
LOT
is active
for playing and the LED below that the PAtch in the Slot is enabled for editing.
The
M
AIN
D
ISPLAY
shows the memory location and the name of the Patch as
well as Sound Category selected for the Patch.
P
P
P
P
L
L
L
LA
A
A
AY
Y
Y
YIIIIN
N
N
NG
G
G
G
M
M
M
MU
U
U
UL
L
L
LT
T
T
TIIIIT
T
T
TIIIIM
M
M
MB
B
B
BR
R
R
RA
A
A
AL
L
L
LL
L
L
LY
Y
Y
Y
The Slots can receive MIDI information on separate MIDI channels, making Nord Modular G2 up to
4 part multitimbral. If you want to use Nord Modular G2 multitimbrally, you first have to load the
Patches you want in each
S
LOT
. Hold down
S
HIFT
and press the
S
LOT
buttons you want to include in
the multitimbral configuration. Then, simultaneously press the
S
LOT
buttons for the Slots you want to
use. You can change the focused Slot by pressing the corresponding
S
LOT
button. To deactivate and re-
activate Slots in a multitimbral setup, hold
S
HIFT
and the desired
S
LOT
button(s). The
M
AIN
D
ISPLAY
shows the memory location and the name of the Patch as well as Sound Category for the focused Patch.
P
P
P
P
E
E
E
ER
R
R
RF
F
F
FO
O
O
OR
R
R
RM
M
M
MA
A
A
AN
N
N
NC
C
C
CE
E
E
ES
S
S
S
A multitimbral setup of Patches can also be saved as a Performance. Thanks to the flexible routing pos-
sibilities in the Nord Modular G2 system it’s possible to route audio and MIDI between Patches in a Per-
formance for really powerful configurations. (See
).
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