Nord Stage EX v6.x
3. Connections: Connecting pedals
Page 11
C
ONNECTING
PEDALS
The Nord Stage EX has four pedal inputs: one
C
ONTROL
P
EDAL
input (configurable to control var-
ious Nord Stage EX parameters), one
O
RGAN
S
WELL
input, one
S
USTAIN
P
EDAL
input
and one
R
O
-
TOR
S
PEED
input (for rotary speaker fast/slow selection). You can select for each instrument whether
it should react to sustain or not (see
“Activating the Sustain Pedal/Pitch Stick for Instruments” on
page 22
). Connect the pedals as shown in the figure below:
When connecting an expression-type pedal to the
C
ONTROL
P
EDAL
or
O
RGAN
S
WELL
input, you
should use a stereo cable (Tip-Ring-Sleeve). Please note that the pedal must have a stereo output jack.
Pedals from various manufacturers have different characteristics. To simplify setup, the most com-
mon pedal models (Roland, Yamaha, Ernie Ball and Fatar) are preconfigured in the Nord Stage EX,
and you simply select the type of pedal in the System menu. See
“Ctrl Pedal Type” on page 67
for
more information about this setting.
T
HE
O
RGAN
S
WELL
INPUT
You can connect an expression pedal to the
O
RGAN
S
WELL
input to control organ swell. For the B3
organ, the characteristic swell volume/frequency response is faithfully reproduced. If you want to
control the entire Stage’s volume with a pedal, this can be set in the System Settings to apply to a
pedal connected to the Organ Swell input. See
“Swell Pedal Dest” on page 68
for more information
about this setting.
U
SING
A
R
OTOR
S
PEED
PEDAL
You can use a pedal connected to the
R
OTOR
S
PEED
input to switch between Slow and Fast rotor
speed for the Rotary Speaker effect. This pedal can work in hold or toggle mode, which is set in the
System Menu (see
page 66
).