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7. EFFECTS | 17
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EFFECTS
ACTIVATING EFFECTS
To enable an effect, press its ON/OFF button. The LEDs above the button
indicate which sound engine the effect is assigned to; PIANO or SYNTH.
Press SOURCE (Shift + On/Off) to change the sound engine assignment.
The effect source can also be changed by “double-clicking” the
Source button.
EFFECTS 1
The EFFECTS 1 unit offers six differ-
ent types of modulation effects. Use
its Selector button to switch be-
tween the available settings, and the
RATE knob to set the rate (speed) of
the selected effect.
TREM (TREMOLO)
TREM (Tremolo) provides a volume
modulation that continuously varies
the volume of the output signal.
Tremolo is a very common effect to use with electric pianos.
There are three intensities, TREM 1, 2 and 3 (1+2) to choose from.
PAN (AUTO PAN)
PAN is an automatic panning modulation that smoothly moves the signal
between the left and right sides of the stereo panorama.
There are three different intesities, PAN 1, 2 and 3 (1+2) to choose from.
WAH
The WAH (Wah-Wah) effect gives the sound a characteristic, “Quack”-
like character and can be extremely useful on electric pianos and Clav-
inets. The Wah-Wah modulation is a lowpass type of filter that can be
swept across the frequency range using the Effects 1 RATE knob. During
the sweep, the filter’s characteristics also changes.
The Wah effect uses the signal’s amplitude to control the filter sweep
range, making the effect “velocity sensitive” (technically referred to as an
“envelope follower”).
This effect can also be used as a traditional Pedal Wah with an
expression pedal connected to the Vol/Ctrl Ped jack, if the CTRL
PED mode for Effects 1 is engaged.
RM (RING MODULATION)
Ring Modulation (RM) is a type of modulation where two signals are mul-
tiplied with each other, resulting in an in-harmonic “bell like” sound. On
the Nord Grand the instrument signal is multiplied with a sine wave.
The Ring Modulation amount is fixed, and its rate is controlled by the
Effect 1s knob.
CTRL PED
All effects in the Effects 1 section can be controlled by a pedal connect-
ed to the Ctrl Ped input jack, achieved by pressing CTRL PED (Shift +
Effects 1 selector). For the Tremolo and Pan effects, the pedal controls
the effect amount – something which cannot be done from the panel.
For Wah and RM, the pedal mirrors the Effects 1 RATE knob which in
case of the Wah makes it behave as a traditional Pedal Wah, and with
the RM effect provides pedal control of the modulation rate.
EFFECTS 2
EFFECTS 2 provides a selection of
modulation effects, including two
types of Phaser, a Flanger, two Cho-
rus types and a Vibe effect. Each
effect has its rate controlled by the
Effects 2 RATE knob.
PHASER 1 & 2
The PHASER effect produces a char-
acteristic “sweep” effect, commonly
used with electric piano sounds.
The digital models for the phasers of the Nord Grand are inspired by
classic units such as the Bi Phase and the Small Stone.
FLANGER
The FLANGER produces a dramatic comb filter effect, giving the sound a
“swooshy” and resonant quality.
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