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aBoUT Piano SiZE
nord Piano Library sounds come in up to four different sizes. Below is
an overview of how they differ in functionality:
Sml
Med
Lrg
XL
Stereo sampled
3
3
3
3
Detailed velocity mapping
3
3
3
3
String resonance
for middle range
3
String resonance
for entire range
3
3
Fully mapped keyboard
3
Small
(Sml) piano files use the least amount of space in the piano mem-
ory as they do not contain any pedal-down String Resonance samples
at all.
The
Medium
(Med) versions include pedal-down String Resonance
samples for the important middle region of the range.
The
Large
(Lrg) versions have the pedal-down String Resonance sam-
ples all across the keyboard.
Many pianos are also available in an
Extra Large
(XL) version. These are
“fully mapped” across the keyboard, meaning that each key on the nord
now matches its exact equivalent on the original instrument. This natu-
rally imposes a substantial increase in size.
Piano SELECT
TYPE anD MoDEL
Use the
PIANO SELECT
dial to choose which piano sound you want to
use. These are the six types into which all piano sounds are placed:
TYPE
DESCRiPTion
Grand
acoustic and electric grand pianos
Upright
Upright pianos
Electric
Electric Pianos (tine and reed based)
Clav/Hps
Clavinets and Harpsichords
Digital
Digital piano sounds
Layer
Layered piano sounds
M
Pianos can not be moved from one type to another.
The triangular Piano Select LEDs indicate the
type
of the currently se-
lected piano model. The
name
of the selected model is shown in the
bottom area of the Program area display, indicated by a keyboard icon.
aBoUT THE CLaVinET
on the original Clavinet D6, different pick-up combinations were select-
ed by pressing a number of rocker switches. This functionality is faithfully
simulated by the nord Stage 3, which means that all original Clavinet D6
pickup selections are available.
PiCK-UP TYPE DESCRiPTion
Clav Model A:
only the “neck” pick-up; a warmer, less bright sound.
Clav Model B:
only the “bridge” pick-up; a bright sound.
Clav Model C:
Both pick-ups on and in phase; a very full sound.
Clav Model D:
Both pick-ups 180 degrees out of phase; the fundamen-
tal is almost cancelled out and the sound becomes thin.
LiST ViEW
Pressing
SHIFT
and turning the
PIANO SELECT
dial activates the
LIST
view for piano sounds.
The list top row displays the current
type
name (“Grand” in this case),
the number of models of that type (9), and the index of the currently
selected model (3).
KBD ToUCH
Pianos from the nord Piano Libary typically have a
very wide dynamic range, and their dynamic response
can be adjusted according to what fits your personal
style or the context of your performance.
The default
KBD TOUCH
setting (all LEDs being off)
facilitates playing softly yet expressively. With each
increment of the Kbd Touch setting (
1
,
2
and
3
) less effort is required to
play loudly.
Piano inFo
Pressing
SHIFT
+
PIANO INFO
will display some additional info about the
currently selected model, such as its version number and its exact size.
STRinG RES / SoFT RELEaSE /
PEDaL noiSE
SoFT RELEaSE
activating
SOFT RELEASE
will add a slightly longer and
less pronounced release to the piano sound. This
is equivalent to what happens when you adjust the
damper tension in an acoustic or an electromechan-
ical instrument. The added release is individual for
every note and responds dynamically to the force with
which you play.
The list itself shows the currently selected model,
indicated by a rectangle, as well as the preceding
and following models.
