10 | Nord PiaNo 5 User MaNUal os v1.1x
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PiaNo
laYer a aNd B BUTToNs
The Nord Piano 5 has two independent Piano layers. They are turned
ON
or
OFF
using the
LAYER A
and
B
buttons.
if one layer is active, pressing the other layer button toggles to that
layer.
CoMBiNiNG laYer a aNd B
Two Piano sounds can be combined by holding down the button for the
active
layer and pressing once on the other layer button. The layer
that is
focused
for editing
is indicated by a blinking led.
To turn
off
one of two active layers, hold down the button
corresponding to the layer
that should stay active
and press once on
the other layer button.
To turn off
both
layers, press once on both layer buttons
simultaneously.
KB sPliT
When none of the two KB split
LO
and
UP
leds are lit, the Piano sound
of the active layer is assigned to the entire keyboard.
each Piano layer can be assigned to either the lower (
LO
) or upper (
UP
)
side of the split point, by pressing the Piano
KB SPLIT
button.
read more about KB split options on page 15.
laYer iNiT
Press
LAYER INIT
(shift+KB split) to initialize the Nord Piano 5 so that
only the currently focused Piano layer is active. The layer init operation
also initializes each effect so that the active Piano layer is set as its
source
level
The
LEVEL
dial controls the volume level of the Piano sound for the
currently focused
layer.
Press
SHIFT
and turn the
LEVEL
dial to change the level of all sounds
that are layered with the focused layer, including sample synth layers.
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When a Volume Pedal is present the Level dial reflects the current
volume level as the pedal is operated. When the pedal is inactive,
the dial returns to showing the set “max” level.
oCTave UP/doWN
Use
OCTAVE UP
(shift + layer B) to transpose the Piano section up
by one octave (+12 semitones) and
OCTAVE DOWN
(shift + layer a) to
transpose down by one octave (-12 semitones). When assigned to the
entire keyboard it can be transposed one octave up or down. When a
split is active the available transpose values will vary, but always provide
access to the entire range of the Piano.
sUsTaiN aNd volUMe
SUSTAIN
(shift+layer detune) activates any attached sustain pedal,
such as the Nord Triple Pedal, for the focused Piano layer. read more
on how to configure an attached pedal in the Menus chapter, on page
23.
VOL PED
(shift+Touch) assigns an attached control pedal as volume
control for the focused Piano layer.
aBoUT THe PiaNo soUNds
The Pianos in the Nord Piano 5 are organized into six
types
(categories)
each type can contain several instrument
models
. New piano sounds
can be downloaded from the
www.nordkeyboards.com
website and
added to the Nord Piano 5 by using the Nord sound Manager.
right out of the box, the Nord Piano 5 features a fine collection of
carefully selected acoustic and electric pianos, digital piano sounds and
piano layers.
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When you download piano instruments with the Nord Sound
Manager, these will always automatically be placed into their
corresponding category.
a program “knows” which piano to use by referencing to the category
and the model number. if a program references a piano that is not
currently downloaded onto the Nord Piano 5, the display will read
“Piano not found”. if this happens; either navigate to another instrument
model from the same or another category (using the Piano select dial)
and select to use this piano instead, or use the Nord sound Manager
application to download the missing instrument to the Piano 5.
