Clavia Nord wave 2 User manual

USER MANUAL

Nord Wave 2

English

OS version: 1.0x

Edition: E

Part number: 50502 Copyright Clavia DMI AB

Edition: E

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1. INTRODUCTION | 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1INTRODUCTION .......................................................................... 5

Thank you! ........................................................................................................5

Features .............................................................................................................5

Nord Online ......................................................................................................5

About the User Manual ..............................................................................5

Reading the manual in PDF Format ...................................................................5

Restoring the factory presets.............................................................................5

OS upgrades.....................................................................................................5

Free sounds ......................................................................................................5

Disclaimer..........................................................................................................5

2OVERVIEW......................................................................................... 6

Performance section ...................................................................................6

Program section ............................................................................................6

Synth ...................................................................................................................6

Layer Control...................................................................................................6

Effects section ................................................................................................7

3GETTING STARTED................................................................. 8

Hooking it up...................................................................................................8

Panel controls .................................................................................................8

Dials and knobs ................................................................................................8

Buttons .............................................................................................................8

The Shift button.................................................................................................8

Programs...........................................................................................................8

Select a program...............................................................................................8

Prog View..........................................................................................................9

List view .............................................................................................................9

Edit a program................................................................................................9

Select a different sample ...................................................................................9

Turn off Memory Protection......................................................................9

Store a program.............................................................................................9

Live Mode .......................................................................................................10

Layers................................................................................................................10

Using the Layer Enable button ....................................................................10

Using the Layer A-D buttons.......................................................................10

Create a split ...................................................................................................10

A basic analog sound ...............................................................................10

Activate effects.............................................................................................11

Group ................................................................................................................11

Morphs .............................................................................................................11

The Arpeggiator/Gate ...............................................................................12

4PANEL REFERENCE ............................................................13

Master Level ..................................................................................................13

Store ..................................................................................................................13

Storing and naming a program ........................................................................13

Store As .....................................................................................................13

Transpose........................................................................................................13

Prog view ........................................................................................................13

Mst Clk .............................................................................................................14

External Sync ..................................................................................................14

(KBS) Keyboard Sync......................................................................................14

Num Pad .........................................................................................................14

Program Level...............................................................................................14

Page buttons.................................................................................................14

Value dial..........................................................................................................14

List options......................................................................................................15

Numeric......................................................................................................15

Abc.............................................................................................................15

Category.....................................................................................................15

Live Mode .......................................................................................................15

Layer Init..........................................................................................................15

Layer Swap .....................................................................................................15

Program Buttons.........................................................................................15

What is a program?.........................................................................................15

System, Sound, MIDI Menus ...........................................................................15

Organize...........................................................................................................16

Enter the Organize view ..............................................................................16

Swap two programs ...................................................................................16

Move a program .........................................................................................16

MIDI LED indicator......................................................................................16

Monitor / Copy / Paste.............................................................................16

Morph................................................................................................................16

Impulse Morph ................................................................................................17

Vibrato...............................................................................................................17

Vibrato Rate and Depth ...................................................................................17

Voice Mode ....................................................................................................17

Glide................................................................................................................17

Arpeggiator/Gate.........................................................................................17

Arp (Arpeggiator) .............................................................................................18

Poly (Polyphonic Arpeggiator)..........................................................................18

Gate (Rhythmic Gate) ......................................................................................18

Direction..........................................................................................................18

Zig Zag .......................................................................................................18

Range / Env ....................................................................................................18

KB Sync .....................................................................................................18

Arpeggiator Tempo..........................................................................................18

Arpeggiator Master Clock................................................................................18

Pattern ..............................................................................................................18

Pattern Presets and Steps...............................................................................18

Pattern Edit ....................................................................................................18

LFO.....................................................................................................................19

Rate ................................................................................................................19

Destination ......................................................................................................19

LFO Master Clock (Mst Clk) ............................................................................19

LFO Waveform Selector...................................................................................19

Osc Mod Env.................................................................................................19

Oscillators .......................................................................................................20

Selector button................................................................................................20

Unison / Raw Samp / Skip Atk ........................................................................20

Osc Ctrl...........................................................................................................20

Analog.............................................................................................................20

Basic ..........................................................................................................20

Shape.........................................................................................................20

Shape Sine.................................................................................................20

Multi ...........................................................................................................21

Sync...........................................................................................................21

Bell .............................................................................................................21

Noise..........................................................................................................21

Wavetable .......................................................................................................21

FM...................................................................................................................21

Harmonic....................................................................................................21

Inharmonic..................................................................................................22

Sample............................................................................................................22

Sample Presets and Raw Samp .................................................................22

Skip Attack .................................................................................................22

Layer Control.................................................................................................22

LED Faders .....................................................................................................22

Pan.............................................................................................................22

Layer A-D buttons ...........................................................................................22

Using the Layer Enable button ....................................................................22

Using the Layer A-D buttons.......................................................................22

Lock................................................................................................................23

Group..............................................................................................................23

Solo.................................................................................................................23

Multi Edit ....................................................................................................23

KB Split...........................................................................................................23

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Split Menu.......................................................................................................23

Choosing a split position.............................................................................23

Split Width settings.....................................................................................23

Ampliﬁer Envelope ......................................................................................24

Attack..............................................................................................................24

Transient.....................................................................................................24

Decay..............................................................................................................24

Sustain............................................................................................................24

Release ...........................................................................................................25

Amp Vel...........................................................................................................25

Filter....................................................................................................................25

Filter selector button........................................................................................25

LP 24 & LP 12 ................................................................................................25

LP M ...............................................................................................................25

LP/HP .............................................................................................................25

High Pass - HP ...............................................................................................25

Band Pass - BP ..............................................................................................26

Filter Frequency...............................................................................................26

Filter Resonance..............................................................................................26

KB Track .........................................................................................................26

KB Track settings........................................................................................26

Drive................................................................................................................26

Env Amt ..........................................................................................................26

Velocity and Inv Env ....................................................................................27

Effects ...............................................................................................................27

Trem (Tremolo).................................................................................................27

Pan (Auto Pan) ................................................................................................27

RM (Ring Modulation) ......................................................................................27

Phas (Phaser) ..................................................................................................27

Chor (Chorus)..................................................................................................27

Ens (Ensemble)................................................................................................27

Vibe.................................................................................................................27

EQ (Equalizer)................................................................................................27

Drive................................................................................................................27

Delay..................................................................................................................28

Tap/Set............................................................................................................28

Feedback effects.............................................................................................28

Filters ..............................................................................................................28

Analog Mode...................................................................................................28

Master Clock...................................................................................................28

Reverb ..............................................................................................................28

5MIDI...........................................................................................................29

Using MIDI ......................................................................................................29

MIDI Settings...................................................................................................29

Global MIDI Channel........................................................................................29

Layer MIDI Channels .......................................................................................29

Sequencing: Global MIDI Channel......................................................29

Recording parameter changes.........................................................................29

Sequencing: Layer MIDI Channels .....................................................29

Control Layers from another keyboard.............................................30

Sending on Layer channels....................................................................30

Program Change operations.................................................................30

other Message types.................................................................................30

Control Change messages ..............................................................................30

Pedal Control Change .....................................................................................30

Volume ............................................................................................................30

Pan CC ...........................................................................................................30

MIDI Local .......................................................................................................30

MIDI Clock.......................................................................................................30

USB MIDI ........................................................................................................30

Panic ..............................................................................................................30

6MENUS.................................................................................................31

Soft buttons ....................................................................................................31

System Menu ................................................................................................31

1 - Memory Protect .........................................................................................31

2 - Sustain Pedal type .....................................................................................31

Type............................................................................................................31

3 - Ctrl Pedal...................................................................................................31

Type............................................................................................................31

Func (Function) ...........................................................................................31

Gain............................................................................................................31

4 - Version and model info...............................................................................31

Sound Menu..................................................................................................31

1 - Global Transpose .......................................................................................32

2 - Fine Tune ...................................................................................................32

3 - Vibrato .......................................................................................................32

Rate............................................................................................................32

Amnt (Amount)............................................................................................32

MIDI Menu ......................................................................................................32

1 - Local Control..............................................................................................32

2 - MIDI Global Channel ..................................................................................32

3 - MIDI Layer A / B / C / D Channel................................................................32

4 - CC / PC / PC-Sel / PBend Mode ...............................................................32

PC (Program Change).................................................................................32

PC-Sel (Program change select) .................................................................32

PBend (Pitch Bend) ....................................................................................32

5 - Transpose MIDI At......................................................................................32

6 - MIDI CC Dump...........................................................................................32

7NORD SOUND MANAGER ............................................ 33

About Nord Sound Manager.................................................................33

System requirements ................................................................................33

8NORD SAMPLE EDITOR 3............................................. 34

About Nord Sample Editor 3.................................................................34

System requirements ................................................................................34

IAPPENDIX: CONNECTIONS........................................... 35

Audio connections......................................................................................35

Headphones....................................................................................................35

Left & Right Out...............................................................................................35

Monitor In........................................................................................................35

MIDI connections ........................................................................................35

MIDI In.............................................................................................................35

MIDI Out..........................................................................................................35

USB connection...........................................................................................35

Pedal connections......................................................................................35

Sustain Pedal ..................................................................................................35

Control Pedal ..................................................................................................35

II APPENDIX: MIDI CONTROLLER LIST................ 36

III INDEX ....................................................................................................37

1. INTRODUCTION | 5

INTRODUCTION

THANK YOU!

Thank you for choosing the Nord Wave 2!

The Nord Wave 2 is a powerful 4-part performance synthesizer com-

bining Virtual Analog synthesis, Samples, FM and Wavetables with an

intuitive layer-focused interface.

With innovative performance features and hands-on controls, the Nord

Wave 2 offers outstanding sonic possibilites with advanced layering

and tweaking on the ﬂy.

FEATURES

The Nord Wave 2 has the following main features:

4-part Synthesizer with dedicated volume/pan faders

Sample, Virtual Analog, Wavetable and FM synthesis

48 voice polyphony

OLED Displays for Program and Oscillator sections

1 GB memory for Nord Sample Library 3.0

User replaceable samples

61-note semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch

Advanced Arpeggiator with Polyphonic and Gate modes

Advanced Morph features with Impulse Morph

Extensive Effects section

NORD ONLINE

On the website nordkeyboards.com you will ﬁnd:

»Information about the Nord Wave 2 and other Nord instruments

»Latest Operating Systems for download

»Free software: Nord Sound Manager, Nord Sample Editor 3 and

drivers

»Nord Sample Library sounds for free download

»Nord World: Nord releated news stories and videos

»User Manuals for download

»Tutorials can be found at nordkeyboards.com/tutorials

Follow Nord Keyboards on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

Feel free to tag your content with our ofﬁcial hashtag #iseenord.

ABOUT THE USER MANUAL

The manual is arranged mainly as a reference manual. In many cases

you’ll also get tips on how to practically use the different features in a

musical context.

READING THE MANUAL IN PDF FORMAT

This manual is available as a digital PDF ﬁle. It can be downloaded, free

of charge, from the Nord Wave 2 section on our website.

RESTORING THE FACTORY PRESETS

The factory programs and samples are available as individual Nord

Sound Manager backup ﬁles for download from our website. There is

also a complete backup of the entire instrument and its factory con-

tent, in case it needs to be restored to its original state.

OS UPGRADES

The latest OS (Operating System) version for the Nord Wave 2 is al-

ways available for download from our website. There is also an Update

History page on the website, which speciﬁes what has been updated

with each new version. Please visit our website from time to time, to

make sure you have the latest version in your unit.

FREE SOUNDS

Since the Nord Wave 2 is designed as an open system, all samples in

the Nord Wave 2 can be replaced. This is done using the Nord Sound

Manager application which is available as a free download from our

website.

The Nord Wave 2 is compatible with the continuously expanding Nord

Sample Library. When new sounds become available, these can be

download for free from the Sound Libraries section of our website.

The Nord Sample Editor 3 is an application for creating custom sample

instruments, playable on your Nord Wave 2 and is also available as a

free downloade from the Software section of www.nordkeyboards.

com.

DISCLAIMER

Any trademarks and brand names mentioned in this manual are the

property of their respective owners and are not afﬁliated or associated

with Clavia. These trademarks and brand names are only mentioned to

describe certain sound qualities reproduced by the Nord Wave 2.

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2 OVERVIEW

The Nord Wave 2 is designed to be a highly ﬂexible, musically expres-

sive and easy-to-use instrument. Let’s have a look at some of its key

features:

PERFORMANCE SECTION

The Pitch Stick is used to bend the notes, with different ranges for

each program if you like. There is no dead centre in the middle of the

throw which allows for a very natural vibrato effect. The effect on pitch

is exponential, meaning that the more the pitch stick is moved away

from the center position, the more drastic the effect.

The RANGE for the PStick can be set in semitone steps by pressing

Shift + Pstick and selecting a value from the displayed list.

The Modulation Wheel can be used for gradual vibrato, be direct as-

signed to the most common wheel destinations (Filter, LFO Amount,

Oscillator Control) using the WHEEL ASSIGN control, or act as a Morph

controller to change a wide range of parameters in real time.

The IMPULSE MORPH button can activate instant parameter changes in

real-time, making it possible to add anything from subtle to very dra-

matic changes to your performance.

With KB HOLD active, all played notes are held even after the keys are

let up. This can be deactivated per layer by pressing DISABLE (Shift +

KB Hold)

OCTAVE SHIFT allows for shifting a layer up or down, in one octave

steps. When the GLOBAL option is turned on (Shift + Octave Down), the

octave shift is performed on all layers in a program.

PROGRAM SECTION

A program on the Nord Wave 2 contains settings for all 4 layers includ-

ing effects. The Program section, with its large OLED display, is where

programs are navigated and stored, and various performance features

and settings menus are accessed.

There is an in-depth description of this section beginning on page

13.

SYNTH

Many panel sections are part of the “synth” feature set for each of the

layers. This includes the powerful Arpeggiator/Gate section, the LFO,

Oscillator, Envelope and Filter sections as well as the Morph features.

There are in-depth descriptions of all these sections beginning on page

17.

LAYER CONTROL

Layers are activated and controlled from the Layer Control section.

Four LED faders provide hands-on volume level control, and the Layer

A-D buttons are used for quickly turning layers On or Off. This is also

where keyboard splits are activated, and layers assigned to be part of

the Group, which lets them share panel features.

Read more about Layer Control, KB Split and Group, starting on page

22.

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2. OVERVIEW | 7

EFFECTS SECTION

A wide array of classic effects are at your ﬁngertips, within the compre-

hensive Effects section:

The Effects units provide essential modulation effects such as Tremolo,

Phaser, Chorus and Vibe, as well as a lush and characteristic Ensem-

ble effect, modeled after legendary stomp boxes and effects units.

A versatile EQ effect allows for both broad and detailed sound shaping,

in order to keep your performance in check or having a layer blend well

in a multi-layer program. The Drive unit can provide both subtle over-

drive for warming up a sound, or extreme distortion if desired.

The Delay effect can go anywhere from expressively vintage to modern

and atmospheric sounding - with its Analog mode and feedback ﬁlters.

The dedicated effects for the feedback loop open up a lot of possibili-

ties for evolving and complex sounds.

Finally, the lush Reverb – independently available per panel – provides

an array of small and large room simulations for instant atmosphere.

Many of the effect parameters can be morph controlled – that is

addressed by the modulation wheel, control pedal or after touch –

which opens up for all kinds of creative, real-time interaction.

This section is described in further detail beginning on page 27.

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3 GETTING STARTED

Let’s spend a few minutes getting acquainted with the most funda-

mental features of the Nord Wave 2. In this chapter the most common

scenarios and tasks will be described in a step-wise fashion, hopefully

serving as a good starting point for further programming and more

advanced set-ups as well.

HOOKING IT UP

1 Connect the Nord Wave 2 power cord to the unit and a mains

power supply, connect the sustain pedal and a set of headphones

or a sound system.

2 Make sure to turn on the Nord Wave 2 ﬁrst, before the sound sys-

tem. Please be careful with the output volume.

For more information on all the connections on the Wave 2, have a look

in the Connections section on page 35.

PANEL CONTROLS

DIALS AND KNOBS

The dials on the Nord Wave 2 are knobs without any

ﬁxed start and stop positions, used for navigating

parameters and settings in a step-wise fashion. The

VALUE dial is one such example. In this manual, dials

are sometimes also referred to as encoders.

Potentiometer-type knobs are used for many parameters on the Nord

Wave 2. When a program is loaded the physical positions of these

knobs will in most cases not correspond to the actual parameter values.

As soon as a knob is turned however, its associated parameter value will

“snap” to the knob’s position.

Knobs that can serve as a Morph destination are

equipped with green Morph LEDs. These are locat-

ed at the bottom left of the knob, and will light up

if a Morph is targeting that parameter. Read more

about Morphs on page 16.

LED faders are used for controlling the volume level

of each of the 4 layers. When a program is loaded

the LEDs will show the stored volume levels, even

though the positions of the faders themselves may

be different. The faders are also used for controlling

the Pan setting for each layer.

Hold the MONITOR button – found in

the Program section – and turn a knob to view

the stored setting of a parameter in the display

without changing it.

BUTTONS

Selector buttons are used to select one setting in an

array. They have a set of round or triangular LEDs to

indicate its current setting. Press the button several

times to cycle through the possible options.

ON buttons are used for activating a function or a

group of functions such as effects and have a LED

close to them to indicate the on/off status and some-

times also the source or zone.

THE SHIFT BUTTON

Many panel controls on the Nord Wave 2 have a sec-

ondary function, which is printed immediately below it.

These additional functions are accessed by pressing and

holding SHIFT while operating the control.

The Shift button is also used to EXIT a menu or to cancel

an ongoing Store operation.

PROGRAMS

The Program area is located at the left side of the panel and has an

OLED display in the middle. Complete settings of every parameter in

all 4 layers are stored in the program memory of the Nord Wave 2, with

enough room for 400 programs.

Programs are organized into 16 banks, labeled A-P. All programs can be

edited and replaced freely as desired.

MA complete set of the factory programs is available on the www.

nordkeyboards.com web site. This means that the program memo-

ry can always be restored to its original state.

SELECT A PROGRAM

1 Programs are selected by pressing any of the ﬁve PROGRAM but-

tons, located below the display. The PAGE 3/4buttons are used

to navigate program pages – a page being a group of 5 programs.

A Program bank on the Nord Wave 2 can contain up to 25 pro-

grams divided into 5 program pages.

Some of the factory programs are labeled with Whl or AT. This

indicates that the Mod Wheel or Aftertouch has an active part in the

sound and invites you to use these performance features.

2 Programs can also be navigated by simply turning the VALUE dial.

3. GETTING STARTED | 9

PROG VIEW

There are three distinct display modes for the main display. By default

the display shows only the program name and number, in large print.

Let’s have a look at the other two modes:

1 Press PROG VIEW (Shift+Transpose) once. The display now also

shows the Category name for the selected program. Use the VALUE

dial to select other programs within that category.

2 Press the PAGE 3or 4button and note that these buttons are

now used for navigating between different categories. This makes it

easy to quickly browse or audition programs within a speciﬁc cate-

gory. Note that the 5 Program buttons are inactive in this mode.

3 Press PROG VIEW (Shift+Transpose) again. In this display mode

the program name and number is shown in smaller print, and the

oscillator setting for each active layer is displayed in the lower half

of the display.

LIST VIEW

Any dial that has LIST written below it - such as the Value dial - can be

used to access a useful list view.

1 Press SHIFT and turn the VALUE dial to enter a list view of all the

Programs.

2 Browse to any program, using the VALUE dial. All 16 program

banks can be accessed when in List mode.

3 Try out the Abc and Cat (Category) sort modes by pressing the

corresponding soft buttons (Program 4 and 5). Note that either of

these buttons can be pressed down to access a list of all alphanu-

meric characters or categories, respectively.

4 Press SHIFT again to EXIT the List view.

List view for the Oscillator Waveform dials function in a similar way.

EDIT A PROGRAM

Editing a program is as easy as turning a knob or pressing a button, to

change an existing setting. Let’s give it a quick try:

1 Dial up Bank A, Program 24 or another program that uses a single

sample.

SELECT A DIFFERENT SAMPLE

2 Turn the CATEGORY dial in the Oscillator section to browse sample

categories. Select the Strings Ensemble category and load a sam-

ple using the WAVEFORM dial.

3 Try selecting a sample from the LIST view, accessed by pressing

SHIFT and turning the WAVEFORM dial. Use Shift again to EXIT the

list view.

Note that changing any parameter on the Nord Wave 2 panel causes

an “E” to appear next to the current program number in the display.

This indicates that the program has been edited but not yet saved

into memory. If a new program is selected prior to performing a Store

operation any edits will be lost and the program will have its original

settings the next time it is loaded.

TURN OFF MEMORY PROTECTION

When the Nord Wave 2 is shipped from factory its memory is protected

to prevent accidental overwriting of original programs. Memory protec-

tion can be turned off by toggling a setting located in the System menu.

1 Hold SHIFT and press the SYSTEM (Program 1) button below the

display.

2 Memory Protect is the ﬁrst setting of the System menu. If the dis-

play shows a different setting, use the Page3button to navigate to

the Memory Protect setting.

3 Change this setting to Off by turning the VALUE dial.

4 Press EXIT (Shift button) to exit the System menu.

MThis setting, like all other System settings, will be permanently

stored until it is changed again.

Read more about menu settings, starting on page 31.

STORE A PROGRAM

1 Press the STORE button to the left of the display once, to begin the

process of storing the current program.

2 The STORE LED will begin to ﬂash and the display will ask for the

location to which the program should be stored.

3 If you want to store the edited version to the current location,

replacing the original, simply press STORE again. If not, use the dial

and/or PAGE 3/4buttons to select a different location.

The program in the selected location becomes active on the

keyboard, allowing it to be auditioned before it is replaced by the

program being stored.

4 When you have found a suitable location for your program, press

STORE again to conﬁrm the store operation.

MPress Shift/Exit once to abort an ongoing Store process if you

change your mind.

Read more about Store and how to name a program in the Program

chapter, on page 13.

Program Bass

A:24 Ac Guitar Finger

A:25 Mini M Bass 4

A:31 Gate Filter Whl

A:32 Pacific Pad Whl

CatAbc

Num

STORE PROGRAM TO

A:32

Pacific Pad Whl

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LIVE MODE

The ﬁve LIVE programs differ from other programs in that all edits made

to them are instantly stored - without the need for a manual Store opera-

tion.

1 Press LIVE MODE and use the ﬁve PROGRAM buttons to navigate

the ﬁve Live programs.

2 Make an edit, such as activating one of the effects sections, to one

of the programs.

3 Select a different Live program and then return to the one that was

edited. Note that the edit was automatically stored.

If Live Mode is active and you decide to store the settings permanently

as a program in one of the Program banks, you can do so using the

standard Store methods (see above).

You can also store programs into any of the ﬁve Live Mode memory

locations, in which case the program settings will replace that current

Live Mode memory setting.

Press the Live Mode button again to exit Live Mode and return to the

Program banks.

L AYERS

There are 4 independent layers for each program. This allows for easy

back-and-forth switching between different sounds, or for complex

programs where up to four different sounds - synth or sample based -

can be layered or split.

USING THE LAYER ENABLE BUTTON

With the LAYER ENABLE 6button kept pressed down,

layers can be toggled On or Off by pressing their A-D

buttons. Note that a single active layer can not be

turned off (there is always at least one active layer).

USING THE LAYER A-D BUTTONS

Layers can also be turned On or Off directly be pressing their A-D

buttons without using the Layer Enable modiﬁer:

• Press the button for an active layer to focus that layer for editing.

Which layer is focused is indicated by a blinking LED.

• Pressing the button for a single non-active layer turns that layer on

and deactivates all others.

• To activate more than one layer at once, press the desired Layer

buttons simultaneously.

CREATE A SPLIT

The Nord Wave 2 has 3 split points, for up to 4 zones, with 8 possible

split locations (F2, C3, F3, C4, F4, C5, F5, C6). Here is how the four

layers relate to the split points:

• Layer A is always left of split points 1, 2, 3

• Layer B is always right of split point 1 and left of 2, 3

• Layer C is always right of split points 1,2 and left of 3

• Layer D is always right of split point 1, 2, 3

Here is to set up a split using two layers:

1 Make sure that only Layer A is active.

2 To activate Split mode, press the KB SPLIT button located at the

bottom of the Layer Control area. By default split point 2 is now

active.

3 To adjust the position of the split point, press Shift and the KB Split

button to access the SPLIT MENU.

4 There are two settings for each split point; Note and Width. Make

sure the Note row is selected by pressing the Program 2 button,

corresponding to the 6/5 symbol in the display until the cursor is

on the lower row. Set the 2split point to C4 using the dial.

5 Make sure that the other two split points (1and 3) are set to “Off”.

This can be done by selecting the Width row and setting the 1 and

3 values to Off using the dial.

6 Activate Layer C by pressing down LAYER ENABLE and then the

Layer Cbutton.

The keyboard is now divided into two zones, with A to the left and C to

the right. The split point is indicated with a green LED above the key-

board. The 2LED above the KB SPLIT button will also be lit, indicating

both that KB Split is turned on, and that only the split point 2 is active.

A BASIC ANALOG SOUND

Let’s have a look at how to set up a sound using one of the classic

ANALOG waveforms.

1 Make sure that only one of the layers is activate.

2 In order to start off from a “blank slate”, let’s initialize the layer to

its default settings by pressing LAYER INIT (Shift + Live Mode) and

then Ok using the display soft button.

3 Make sure the selector in the Oscillator section is set to ANALOG.

Turn the CATEGORY dial until the Shape category is selected.

4 Select the Triangle waveform by turning the WAVEFORM dial.

5 Turn the OSC CTRL knob and note that this changes the shape of

the waveform; in this case from a triangle wave to a sawtooth wave

at max position. Leave it at any position that you like!

6 Press the UNISON button to choose one of the three Unison

modes. The sound is now enriched by a number of additional

oscillators, slightly detuned from the original.

KEYBOARD SPLIT

Off

21 3

Width

Note

Off

-- --

3. GETTING STARTED | 11

Let’s adjust the Ampliﬁer Envelope (AMP ENV) to create a pad-like

sound:

7 Turn the ATTACK knob clockwise and notice that the attack or onset

of every played note becomes slower. The precise value for the

Attack time is shown in the display when the knob is turned. Leave

it around 3-400 ms.

8 Adjust the RELEASE time in the same fashion, to create a tail of

sound when keys are released. Feel free to experiment with the

DECAY and SUSTAIN parameters as well, in order to ﬁne tune the

shape of the sound.

As a ﬁnal step, let’s turn to the Filter section for some adjustments:

9 Make sure the FILTER TYPE selector is set to LP12 and turn the

Filter FREQ knob counter-clockwise. Notice how the sound is

gradually subdued. Repeat this with all Filter Type settings, paying

attention to how they each have a different effect on how the sound

is shaped.

The Filter Envelope, at the top of the Filter section, can be used to

shape the Filter cut-off frequency over time, in the same way the

Amp Env shapes the volume level. The amount of shaping that the

Filter Envelope contributes is adjusted with the ENV AMT knob.

MRead more about the Filter Types, and other settings in the Filter

section, beginning on page 25.

ACTIVATE EFFECTS

1 Activate the REVERB by pressing the Reverb ON button.

2 Adjust the DRY/WET balance with the knob at the top of the Reverb

unit.

3 Try out the different Reverb types by pressing the Reverb selector

button repeatedly.

4 Activate the EFFECTS unit by pressing its ON button.

5 Set it to ENS (Ensemble) by pressing the Effects selector button

repeatedly. Set the Amount knob to its max position to hear the full

Ensemble effect. The Rate knob determines the speed of the effect

– set this to a position that you like!

MThe other effects (EQ/Drive and Delay) are activated and adjusted

in the same way.

GROUP

Layers can be grouped together – having them share desired settings

for various panel sections. This makes it possible to control the settings

and sound of multiple layers from any of the grouped layers.

Let’s use the sound from the previous example, layer it with a second

sound, and group some panel sections:

1 Use the same program as in the previous example, or create a pad

sound on one layer using that example.

2 Activate another layer by pressing LAYER ENABLE and one of the

Layer A-Dbuttons.

3 Make sure the new layer is initialized by pressing LAYER INIT (Shift

+ Live Mode) and Ok using the display soft button.

4 Set the new layer to SAMPLES in the Oscillator section and select

the Mellotron Flute sound from the Mellotron category, using the

CATEGORY and WAVEFORM dials.

5 Now assign both layers to the GROUP by pressing Shift + the Layer

buttons for the two active layers.

6 Focus the ﬁrst layer for editing by pressing its Layer button and

press Shift+Reverb to assign the Reverb to the GROUP. The Reverb

will now be present on the Mellotron Flute layer too. Repeat this

with the Ensemble effect.

7 Try removing the Mellotron Flute layer from the group by again

pressing Shift and the corresponding Layer button. Note that the

two effects (Ensemble and Reverb) are still active, but turning these

off or adjusting them will now not affect the ﬁrst layer.

MORPHS

Keyboard velocity, the modulation wheel, a connected control pedal or

the keyboard aftertouch can be used to continuosly alter one or several

parameters while playing. This is achieved by using morphs. In short,

this is done by selecting a a source (the physical controller) a destination

parameter and the parameter range included in the morph.

1 We will now morph the Reverb Dry/Wet with the wheel, so start by

making sure that the REVERB unit is turned On.

2 Choose a Reverb type, and then set the Reverb Amount to 0.

3 Press and hold the WHEEL button in the Morph Assign group, to

the right of the Program area display.

4 Turn the Reverb DRY/WET knob to the desired position, perhaps

around half way. Note that the display shows the starting point

(“From:”) for the morph and the end point (“To:”), which is deter-

mined by how far you turn the knob.

5 Let go of the Morph WHEEL button. Play a few notes or chords

while moving the modulation wheel.

Note that the green LED below the Reverb Dry/Wet knob is now lit,

indiciating that a morph has been assigned to it.

The IMPULSE MORPH, controlled using its button at the far left of the

panel, is another morph source which instantly can change one or more

parameter values. It is set up as the example above, except that the

button is used both when assigning the morph and for performing the

parameter changes.

One Morph source (Velocity, Wheel, Control Pedal, Aftertouch or

Impulse Morph) can control several parameters at once.

A Morph source can increase one parameter’s value while decreas-

ing the value of another at the same time. This makes it possible,

for example, to crossfade between instruments.

Read more about the Morph functionality on page 16.

12 | NORD WAVE 2 USER MANUAL OS V1.0X

THE ARPEGGIATOR/GATE

As a ﬁnal exercise, let’s create a sound using the arpeggiator.

1 Make sure that only one Layer is active and perform a LAYER INIT

(Shift+Live Mode). Set the Amp Env ATTACK time to 0, DECAY to

around 3 and SUSTAIN to 0, select a sawtooth waveform from the

ANALOG oscillator types and open up the ﬁlter a little bit. This will

produce a percussive sound.

2 Press RUN for the Arpeggiator/Gate section, play a chord on the

keyboard and turn the TEMPO knob. This will play the notes that are

held down, one after the other in a repeating fashion.

3 Press the direction selector button to select a different direction.

When no direction LED is lit, the direction is Up, from the lowest

key and up to the highest and then it starts over again. The other

directions are DN (down), UP/DN (up and down) and RD (random).

4 Turn the Range knob to adjust the range of the arpeggio. When

Range is set to 2, the arpeggiator will repeat the held notes in the

octave above the original - and so forth up to the maximum range

of 4 octaves.

Values between whole octaves are possible as well.

5 Press the mode selector button and set it to POLY. Set the RANGE

to 0. Note that the arpeggiator now simply repeats any chord that

you hold. Try a larger range - the arpeggiator now plays inversion of

the held chord, according to the direction that is selected.

6 Finally, select the GATE mode. Note that notes now are not repeat-

ed – instead the volume level of the sound is rhytmically gated

according to the selected Rate. Adjust the Amp Env SUSTAIN

parameter to ensure that your sound does not die out.

7 Adjust the ENV (Envelope) knob (same as the Range knob) and

notice how the Gate becomes softer at 0 setting and very hard at

the maximum Env amount.

MASTER CLOCK

Set up an arpeggio according to the previous section, and let’s try the

Master Clock feature to synchronize the arpeggio and bring in a syn-

chronized effect as well.

1 Hold SHIFT and turn the Arpeggiator TEMPO knob to lock the

arpeggio to the Master Clock, the MST CLK LED lights up.

2 Press down on the Mst Clk TAP/SET button in the Program area

to dial in a tempo with the VALUE Dial. The display will indicate the

BPM. Set this to 130 BPM for this exercise. Release the button to

exit..

Tap four times on the Mst Clk button to set the tempo on the ﬂy.

3 Turn the Arpeggio RATE knob to select the meter subdivision (or

note values) that the arpeggio should play. The setting is shown

in the Program area display as the knob is being turned. Notice

how 1/4 is half the “speed “ of 1/8. A “T” after a numerical value

indicates triplets. Set the subdivision to 1/8.

4 Turn on the DELAY effect, hold SHIFT and turn the Delay TEMPO

knob to activate Master Clock for the Delay. The MST CLK LED

lights up.

5 Turn the Delay TEMPO knob and again refer to the Program area

display to monitor the setting.

6 Try 1/16, which will be half the note value or twice the “speed” of

the arpeggio. Turn the DRY/WET knob up to around 12 o’clock to

hear the delay taps together with the arpeggiated notes.

The Arpeggio/Gate, the LFO, the Delay and the Effect rate can be syn-

chronized to the Master Clock in this fashion.

What’s more, the Master Clock operates on all layers simultaneously

so you can control arpeggios, LFOs and effects on all active layers in a

program.

Some of the synchronizable units have division settings that are larger

than 1/1 that allows for sweeps that are longer that one bar. And you

can of course synchronize some functions, while leaving others free-run-

ning if you like.

4. PANEL REFERENCE | 13

4 PANEL REFERENCE

MASTER LEVEL

The MASTER LEVEL knob controls the overall amplitude

for the audio outputs - the line level outputs and the

headphone output. The knob’s physical position indi-

cates the output level and is not stored with a Program.

If you need to adjust the output level in individual

programs, use the Program Level knob above the display. The

setting of that control is stored with programs.

STORE

The STORE button is used for storing an edited program

to a location in the program banks. Storing a program

will overwrite the existing data in the selected memory

location.

MWhen the Nord Wave 2 is shipped from factory its memory is

protected, in order to avoid accidental overwriting of programs. To

be able to store Programs, The Memory Protect parameter needs

to be set to “Off” in the System menu. Read more on how to do

this on page 31. The Memory Protect function does not affect

the ﬁve Live Mode programs or operations performed through the

Nord Sound Manager.

STORING AND NAMING A PROGRAM

Here is how to store a program without changing its name:

1 Press the STORE button once. The Store button will start blinking,

and the display will show the name of the program and its location.

2 To select a different store location use the dial and/or PAGE 3/4

buttons. A program can also be stored to one of the ﬁve Live

program locations. This is done by pressing the LIVE MODE button

and then selecting the desired Live program button. The program

at the selected store location can always be auditioned by playing

the keyboard.

MTo cancel an ongoing Store operation, press EXIT.

3 When a suitable location has been selected, press STORE again to

conﬁrm the operation.

STORE AS

1 To store and name your program, press STORE AS (Shift + Store).

2 Hold down the ABC soft button to bring up a row of alphanumeric

characters and use the dial to select a character for the current po-

sition. Letting go of the ABC button moves the cursor to the next

position. The dial or PAGE 3/4buttons can be used to move the

cursor freely. The Ins soft button is used for inserting a blank space

at the current position and the Del soft button is used for deleting

the currently selected character.

3 To assign a category to your program, press down on the Cat soft

button and select any of the categories from the list. Using catego-

ries makes it easer to quickly locate your programs later on.

4 Pressing STORE will now bring up the Store Program To screen.

Use the dial and/or PAGE 3/4and Program buttons to select a

location.

5 When a suitable location has been found, press STORE again.

Naming programs can also be done using the Nord Sound Man-

ager.

TRANSPOSE

The Nord Wave 2 can be transposed in semitone steps

on a per-program basis, with a range of +6/-6 semi-

tones. Hold the Transpose button and set the trans-

position by turning the Value Dial. Press the Transpose

button again to de-activate a transposition.

Transpose settings are saved and recalled as part of a program, and

always affect all layers in a program.

To set up a transpose that affects all programs, use the Global

Transpose parameter in the System Menu.

PROG VIEW

There are three distinct modes for how programs are shown in the main

display. Use the PROG VIEW (Program View, Shift+Transpose) function to

switch between these modes.

The default view shows the Program name and number in large print,

with the bottom half of the display reserved for parameter hints. The

Nord Wave 2 reverts to this view when it is powered on.

Pressing Prog View once activates the “category view”. In this mode the

category for the selected program is displayed, and the VALUE dial is

used for navigating programs in that category. The PAGE buttons are in

this mode used for switching between different categories.

MNote that the 1-5 Program buttons are inactive in category view.

Pressing Prog View again activates the “layer view”. Here, the oscillator

selection for each active layer is shown in the bottom half of the display,

with the Program name and number displayed in small print in the upper

half.

14 | NORD WAVE 2 USER MANUAL OS V1.0X

MST CLK

The Master Clock allows you to synchronize the

Arpeggiator/Gate, the LFO, the Delay and Effects Rate

in the Nord Wave 2. Not only can these be made to run

in sync with each other; different subdivisions can be

set for all synced components, allowing for some great

rhythmic effects.

Tap the MST CLK button a minimum of four times to set a tempo,

expressed in BPM (beats per minute). Keep tapping the button to further

reﬁne the tempo setting if needed.

Hold down the Mst Clk button to bring up the Master Clock tempo and

settings page. Use the VALUE dial to set the tempo. The set tempo will

be stored with the program, after a Store operation is performed.

When the Master Clock tempo is set, you can select a subdivision of

that tempo for the various functions that can be synchronized to the

Master Clock. Any changes you make to the Master Clock tempo will be

followed by all the functions in the Wave 2 that are synchronized to it.

EXTERNAL SYNC

The Master Clock on the Wave 2 can be controlled by incoming MIDI

clock messages. This is an automatic behavior: As soon as the Wave 2

receives MIDI clock on the MIDI input or the USB MIDI input, the Master

Clock will be synchronized to the incoming external clock.

When the Master Clock is locked to an incoming clock, “MIDI” will be

shown in the display if MST CLK is pressed, together with the incoming

tempo in BPM.

(KBS) KEYBOARD SYNC

Keyboard Sync for the Master Clock is activated by turning on KB SYNC

(Shift+Range/Env) in the Arp/Gate section. This way you can control

exactly which layers in a program reset the clock, and which do not.

This is especially useful when a split is conﬁgured and only one side of

the split should affect the Master Clock.

On the Master Clock display page, the Keyboard Sync behavior can

be selected by pressing the KBS soft button. Note that this is a global

parameter, which affects all programs.

Hard: When set to Hard the Clock is always reset after lifting all keys

and then playing the keyboard again.

Soft: When set to Soft the Master Clock is only reset if waiting longer

than one quarter note (in relation to the current tempo) to play the key-

board, after all keys have been lifted.

NUM PAD

There are two distinct options for how programs and banks are navi-

gated: The default page based mode and the NUM PAD (Numeric Pad)

mode, activated by pressing Shift+Mst Clk.

In Numeric Pad mode the Program 1-5 buttons are used for entering

any program number (11-55) within the current bank, rather than directly

switching between the 5 programs on a page.

As an example, to select program 12 within the current bank, ﬁrst press

Program button 1 (to select page 1) and then Program button 2 (to

select program 2 within that page). Here are some additional points:

• In Numeric Pad mode the PAGE buttons switch between banks.

• The Value dial can be used for switching programs incrementally, just

as in page based mode.

• A “num” symbol in the top right corner of the display indicates that

Numeric Pad navigation is active.

PROGRAM LEVEL

The PROGRAM LEVEL knob determines the overall

sound level of a program, and is stored with the pro-

gram unlike the Master Level control. Use this control

to maintain equal levels between programs, without

needing to adjust all 4 layer faders.

PAGE BUTTONS

Program pages are navigated by pressing the

PAGE 3/4buttons. Each bank holds 5 pages,

with 5 programs in each page. These buttons

can also be used for jumping between cate-

gories when browsing programs in category

mode, and for navigating menu settings within the System, Sound and

MIDI menus.

Press BANK 3/4 (Shift + Page buttons) to switch between program

banks.

VALUE DIAL

The VALUE dial to the left of the Display is used to select

programs, to set menu parameter values and to enter

characters in program names. Pressing SHIFT while

turning the dial activates the LIST view, which will display

all programs in a list:

Bell

Inharm D Pitch 1

Bell

Bowed Vibra

SMP

num

Broken Bell Pad

E:1-

In this example, the Program 1 button has been pressed. The dash (-)

indicates that another digit can be entered, to select program E11-15.

4. PANEL REFERENCE | 15

LIST OPTIONS

The Program list can be navigated either numerically by pressing Num

(Program 2 button), alphanumerically – Abc (Program 3 button) or by

category – Cat (Program 4 button).

NUMERIC

In numeric mode programs are displayed by their order in the Program

banks. The dial and the PAGE buttons can be used for navigating the list.

ABC

In Abc (alphanumeric) mode programs are instead ordered by name. By

pressing down on the Abc soft button, as indicated by the “6“symbol,

a speciﬁc letter or number can be jumped to by selecting it with the dial.

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