4 | NORD STAGE 3 USER MANUAL OS V1.X
Song Mode.....................................................................................................28
Song Edit ........................................................................................................28
Storing a song.................................................................................................28
Storing edited programs..................................................................................28
Panel buttons A & B ..................................................................................28
Monitor/Copy Panel/Paste...............................................................................29
Mono Out........................................................................................................29
Dual KB...........................................................................................................29
Shift / Exit button.........................................................................................29
Live Mode .......................................................................................................29
Prog Init...........................................................................................................29
Program Buttons.........................................................................................30
What is a program?.........................................................................................30
System, Sound, MIDI, Extern, KB Zones .........................................................30
Program dial .................................................................................................30
MIDI LED indicator......................................................................................30
Page buttons.................................................................................................30
Prog Level .......................................................................................................30
7SYNTH...................................................................................................31
About the Synth Section .........................................................................31
On/Off, Level and Zone Select.........................................................................31
Octave Shift.....................................................................................................31
Pstick and Sustped .........................................................................................31
Oscillators .....................................................................................................32
Osc Ctrl...........................................................................................................32
Modulation ......................................................................................................32
Selector button................................................................................................32
Classic waveforms...........................................................................................32
Sine............................................................................................................32
Triangle.......................................................................................................32
Sawtooth....................................................................................................32
Square, Pulse 33, Pulse 10.........................................................................32
ESaw..........................................................................................................32
ESquare......................................................................................................33
Wave...............................................................................................................33
F-Wave............................................................................................................33
S-Wave ...........................................................................................................33
Samples..........................................................................................................33
Categories and Sample Presets..................................................................33
Fast Attack......................................................................................................33
Oscillator configurations ..........................................................................33
Single oscillator configurations.........................................................................33
Basic ..........................................................................................................33
Pitch...........................................................................................................33
Shape.........................................................................................................33
Dual oscillator configurations ...........................................................................33
Sync...........................................................................................................34
Detune........................................................................................................34
Mix Sine, Triangle, Saw and Square ............................................................34
Mix Bell.......................................................................................................34
Mix Noise....................................................................................................34
Mix Noise 2.................................................................................................34
Dual FM......................................................................................................34
Triple FM.....................................................................................................34
Ring Mod....................................................................................................34
Synth Presets................................................................................................34
Selecting Synth presets...................................................................................34
List view .....................................................................................................34
Storing Synth presets ......................................................................................35
Filter Section .................................................................................................35
Filter selector button........................................................................................35
LP 24 & LP 12 ................................................................................................35
LP M ...............................................................................................................35
LP/HP .............................................................................................................36
High Pass - HP ...............................................................................................36
Band Pass - BP ..............................................................................................36
Filter Frequency ..............................................................................................36
Filter Resonance .............................................................................................36
KB Track .........................................................................................................36
KB Track settings........................................................................................36
Drive................................................................................................................37
LFO Amt..........................................................................................................37
Vel / Mod Env..................................................................................................37
The Envelopes ..............................................................................................37
Mod Envelope ...............................................................................................37
Attack.........................................................................................................37
Decay.........................................................................................................37
Release ......................................................................................................37
Velocity.......................................................................................................37
Amp Envelope ................................................................................................38
Attack.........................................................................................................38
Decay.........................................................................................................38
Release ......................................................................................................38
Velocity.......................................................................................................38
LFO ...................................................................................................................38
Mst Clk............................................................................................................38
LFO Waveforms...............................................................................................38
Voice section ................................................................................................39
Mono Voice mode ...........................................................................................39
Legato Voice mode .........................................................................................39
Glide................................................................................................................39
Unison ............................................................................................................39
Sound Init ...................................................................................................39
Arpeggiator ...................................................................................................40
Arp Run and Keyboard Sync (KBS) .................................................................40
Arpeggiator Direction.......................................................................................40
Arpeggiator Range ..........................................................................................40
Arpeggiator Rate .............................................................................................40
Arpeggiator Master Clock................................................................................40
KB Hold............................................................................................................40
Vibrato .............................................................................................................40
8EXTERN SECTION...................................................................41
Extern section ..............................................................................................41
Setting up........................................................................................................41
Using the Extern section..........................................................................41
Activating ........................................................................................................41
Keyboard Zones..............................................................................................41
Non-keyboard Extern setup........................................................................41
Octave Shift.....................................................................................................41
Pitch Stick / Sustain Pedal messages..............................................................41
Extern Parameters......................................................................................42
Program .........................................................................................................42
Send On Load.................................................................................................42
Extern Section and MIDI Soft Thru...................................................................42
Other Extern Menu settings ........................................................................42
9EFFECTS............................................................................................ 43
Overview..........................................................................................................43
Activating an effect .........................................................................................43
Effect type selection when an effect is off....................................................43
A-Pan (Auto Pan).............................................................................................43
Static Pan control over a sound ..................................................................43
Trem (Tremolo).................................................................................................44
RM (Ring Modulation) ......................................................................................44
A-Wa 1 & 2 (Auto-Wah) ..................................................................................44
Effect 2 ............................................................................................................44
Phaser 1 & 2 ...................................................................................................44
Flanger ............................................................................................................44
Vibe.................................................................................................................44
Chorus 1 & 2...................................................................................................44
Delay .................................................................................................................44
Tap Tempo ......................................................................................................44
Filters ..............................................................................................................45
Analog Mode...................................................................................................45
Master Clock...................................................................................................45
Amp Sim / EQ ..............................................................................................45
Drive................................................................................................................45
LP 24 Filter......................................................................................................45
HP 24 Filter .....................................................................................................45
