NORD MODULAR G2 V1.1
5. Basic functions: General module parameter types
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G
G
G
G
E
E
E
EN
N
N
NE
E
E
ER
R
R
RA
A
A
AL
L
L
L
M
M
M
MO
O
O
OD
D
D
DU
U
U
UL
L
L
LE
E
E
E
P
P
P
PA
A
A
AR
R
R
RA
A
A
AM
M
M
ME
E
E
ET
T
T
TE
E
E
ER
R
R
R
T
T
T
TY
Y
Y
YP
P
P
PE
E
E
ES
S
S
S
B
B
B
B
U
U
U
UT
T
T
TT
T
T
TO
O
O
ON
N
N
NS
S
S
S
A button can only have two states (on or off). An example of a button is the On/Off button of
the Oscillator modules. The ‘On’ position is indicated by a colored button.
R
R
R
R
A
A
A
AD
D
D
DIIIIO
O
O
O
B
B
B
B
U
U
U
UT
T
T
TT
T
T
TO
O
O
ON
N
N
NS
S
S
S
Radio buttons basically are a row of Button selectors. If you click on one of
the buttons, the previously active button will automatically be deactivated.
An example of radio buttons are the waveform buttons of the OscillatorA
module. The selected alternative is indicated by a colored button
A
A
A
A
R
R
R
RR
R
R
RO
O
O
OW
W
W
W
B
B
B
BU
U
U
UT
T
T
TT
T
T
TO
O
O
ON
N
N
NS
S
S
S
By clicking on an arrow button you increment or decrement a parameter val-
ue by one step at a time. If you click and hold an arrow button the value is
auto incremented/decremented. An example of an arrow button is the Anal-
ysis buttons of the Vocoder module.
K
K
K
K
N
N
N
NO
O
O
OB
B
B
BS
S
S
S
A knob is the type of circular knob found on almost every module in the Nord Modular
G2 system. For example the Pitch modulation, Semitone and Fine tune knobs of the Os-
cillatorA module. If a knob has a green triangle above it, you can click the triangle to reset
the knob to the default 12 o’clock position.
S
S
S
S
L
L
L
LIIIID
D
D
DE
E
E
ER
R
R
RS
S
S
S
A slider basically has the same functionality as a knob - only a different ap-
pearance. Sliders can be found on some Sequencer modules, for example.
D
D
D
D
R
R
R
RO
O
O
OP
P
P
P
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D
D
D
DO
O
O
OW
W
W
WN
N
N
N
S
S
S
SE
E
E
EL
L
L
LE
E
E
EC
C
C
CT
T
T
TO
O
O
OR
R
R
RS
S
S
S
Drop-down selectors are distinguished by a vertical rectangular button with a small black
triangle on it. When you click and hold this type of selector, a drop-down list with various
alternatives is shown. Some drop-down selectors also feature a graph to display the current
selection (a waveform, for example) is shown. The advantage of using drop-down selectors
compared to radio button selectors in a module is that the module
replaces
the function
rather than switches between functions. This makes modules with drop-down selectors of-
ten use less Patch Load than radio button modules. However, when you change these types of drop-down
parameters, it will force the Sound engine to recalculate the Patches in all active Slots and thus cause a
brief moment of silence. Also, note that drop-down selectors cannot be assigned to a
K
NOB
, Morph
group or MIDI Controller. Modules with drop-down selectors can only have one selection for all Varia-
tions in a Patch.
S
S
S
S
C
C
C
CR
R
R
RO
O
O
OL
L
L
LL
L
L
L
B
B
B
BU
U
U
UT
T
T
TT
T
T
TO
O
O
ON
N
N
NS
S
S
S
Scroll buttons can have two or more states. When you click on a scroll button you activate the
“next function in line”. When you click again the following function is activated and so on. An
example of a scroll button is the Attack/Decay Shape button of the ADSR Envelope module.
