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22 | NORD STAGE 3 USER MANUAL OS V2.5X
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 TYPE button for selecting the desired type, or category, of piano
sound. 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
Use the PIANO SELECT dial to choose a piano sound within the selected
Type.
M Depending on the manufacturing date there may be no dedicated
Type button on the panel. In that case the Piano Select dial is used
for accessing piano sounds of all types.
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 Piano 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 cur-
rently selected model (4).
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.
SOFT RELEASE / STRING RES /
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.
Piano Grand 4/9
3 Grand Lady D Lrg
4 Italian Grand Lrg
5 Velvet Grand Lrg
6 Silver Grand Lrg
CatAbc
Num
The list itself shows the currently selected model,
indicated by a rectangle, as well as the preceding
and following models.
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