CLAVIA DMI AB CLAVIA NORD Stage 2 EX Compact [10/101] Eyboard

2. Overview: The Keyboard Nord Stage EX v6.x

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THE SYNTH SECTION

The Synth section has been designed for maximum ease of use in live situations, while keeping flex-

ibility and sound control. It is based on standard subtractive synthesis, with a very flexible oscillator

section that can produce all common analog-style waveforms, up to three-oscillator FM synthesis,

and a bank of carefully designed wavetables for those unusual timbres. The synth also sports a high-

quality resonant low-pass filter with selectable slope, two envelopes, a simple EQ, and a very pow-

erful Unison mode.

See “The Synth section” on page 34.

THE EXTERN SECTION

The Extern section controls an external MIDI instrument. You can use the PARAMETER knob to con-

trol various parameters on the external device. You can also assign the external instrument to any

Keyboard Zone, just like the built-in instruments! See “The Extern section” on page 63.

THE EFFECTS SECTION

Here you’ll find the numerous effects and modulations you can use to add that extra flavour to your

sounds. See “The Effects” on page 49.

THE KEYBOARD

The keyboard of the Nord Stage EX features 88/76 medium weighted keys or 73 semi-weighted wa-

terfall keys for optimal feel and response with piano instruments. For organ sounds there is also a fast

trigger response option which closely mimics the feel of a real organ.

The keyboard can be split into three Keyboard Zones to which any instrument section can be freely

assigned. Assigned Keyboard Zones are saved with a Program. See “Keyboard Zones and Dual Panel

setups” on page 56.

ABOUT KNOBS & BUTTONS

THE KNOBS

There are two types of knobs on the Nord Stage EX:

• Rotary Encoders that show the position with red LED indicators.

These always reflect the “true” value, and can also be controlled using the

Morph function (see “About Morph Assign” on page 60).

• Other knobs are of the potentiometer type. After you load a program, the cor-

responding parameter may not correspond to the actual position of the physical

knob. As soon as you begin turning a knob, the parameter value will ‘snap’ to

the knob’s physical position. The display will indicate the parameter value if the

corresponding section is active, with an exception for the Effect parameters.

These will be shown regardless of the Effect sections active status.