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20 | NORD GRAND USER MANUAL OS V1.5X
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MIDI
MIDI FUNCTIONS
The Nord Grand can be used as a master keyboard to control other
hardware units or software sound sources, and it is also possible to
control the Nord Grand from a separate keyboard or MIDI device.
MIDI CHANNEL
The MIDI channel is used both for transmitting and receiving MIDI infor-
mation, at the same time. It allows for external control over every aspect
of the Nord Grand – much like playing its own keyboard – and is used
for sending keyboard, pedal and panel actions to another MIDI device or
sequencer.
MIDI messages are transmitted and received on both the USB and
MIDI In/Out connections simultaneously.
RECORDING A NORD GRAND PERFORMANCE
TO A MIDI SEQUENCER OR DAW
Here is how to record a Nord Grand performance including any pedal
actions and parameter adjustments to a DAW or MIDI sequencer.
1 Set the DAW or sequencer to use the Nord Grand USB MIDI driver,
if connected through USB, or the appropriate MIDI interface if
connected through the 5-pin MIDI connectors.
2 Set the DAW or sequencer track to route back incoming MIDI on
the MIDI channel set on the Nord Grand.
3 Set Local in the System menu to Off on the Nord Grand.
4 Select the Program on the Nord Grand that you wish to use.
5 Start the recording on the sequencer.
M If a Transpose value is set, either by the panel Transpose function
or the Global Transpose setting in the System menu, its effect on
MIDI depends on the “Transpose MIDI at” setting – see page 23.
MIDI MESSAGES
The following MIDI messages can be transmitted and received by the
Nord Grand:
NOTE ON/OFF
• Note On and Note Off messages including velocity are transmitted
and received.
CONTROLLERS
• From the System menu it can be determined whether the Nord Grand
should transmit and/or receive Control Change messages. See
• If a Control/Expression pedal is connected to the Control Pedal Input,
this is transmitted and received as Controller 11 (Expression).
• If a sustain pedal is connected to the Sustain Pedal Input, this is trans-
mitted and received as Controller 64 (Sustain Pedal).
• Almost all other controls (knobs and buttons) on the front panel are
also transmitted and received as Control Change messages. This can
be used for recording front panel actions into a MIDI sequencer. For a
full list of MIDI Control Change messages, refer to page 25.
PROGRAM CHANGE
Loading a program, Live program, Piano or Sample will send a Program
Change message on the global MIDI channel, each content type iden-
tified by its Bank MSB value. Conversely, incoming Program Change
messages will select the corresponding content on the Nord Grand. The
message consists of three parts, as defined in the table below:
Program Piano Sample Live
Bank MSB (CC# 0) 0 3 4 6
Bank LSB (CC# 32) 0-15 0-5 0-X 0-1
Program Change 0-24 0-X 0-49 0-3
X = the amount of relevant values depends on the number of pianos/
samples in memory.
M A Program Change message that reaches the Nord Grand
unaccompanied by Bank Select messages will take effect in the
currently selected Program or Live bank.
In the System Menu, you can select if the Nord Grand should send and/
or receive Program Change messages on the Global channel. See page
23 for further details.
LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF
If Local Control is set to Off, the keyboard and panel on the Nord Grand
are “disconnected” from its sound engines. Use the Off setting when
the instrument is set up in a MIDI loop, for instance when using it in
conjunction with a DAW or seqencer. Local Control On/Off is set in the
System menu, which is described on page 22.
PANIC
If hanging notes are experienced when using the Nord
Grand in a MIDI setup, or if all sound needs to be termi-
nated for other reasons, use the PANIC (Shift + Program
5) function. This will execute an internal “All Notes Off”
message, and reset incoming CC messages.
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