nord Electro 5D 61 User manual

NORD ELECTRO 5 USER MANUAL OS V1.X | 1
User Manual
English
Nord Electro 5D 61
Nord Electro 5D 73
Nord Electro 5HP 73
OS Version: 1.x
Edition: D
Part No. 50434 Copyright Clavia DMI AB
Edition: D

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1. INTRODUCTION
THANK YOU!
Thank you for purchasing the Nord Electro 5. Our goal when developing the Nord Electro line of instruments has always been to offer the best em-
ulations of traditional electromechanical keyboard instruments in a compact and lightweight package. With the Nord Electro 5 we have taken this
several steps further by not only upgrading the existing sections but also adding a sample synthesizer section and making the Nord Electro 5 bi-tim-
bral – a first for the Electro series. There are also new ways in which sounds can be layered and organized making the Nord Electro 5 one of the
most versatile and player friendly instruments on the market today.
DISCLAIMER
All trademarks and brand names mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners and not in any way affiliated or associated with
Clavia AB. The trademarks are only mentioned as a reference to certain sonic qualities or actions reproduced by Nord Electro 5.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................ 3
Thank you! ........................................................................................................3
Disclaimer..........................................................................................................3
2. OVERVIEW....................................................................................... 4
3. USING THE NORD ELECTRO 5 .............................. 5
Parts ...................................................................................................................5
Program .............................................................................................................5
Storing and naming Programs...........................................................................6
Live Programs ...................................................................................................6
Storing sounds to and from Live Programs ...................................................6
Organ ..................................................................................................................7
Preset 1 and 2...................................................................................................7
DRWB Live and DRWB Sync.............................................................................7
B3 .....................................................................................................................7
Percussion....................................................................................................8
B3+Bass ......................................................................................................8
Pipe...................................................................................................................8
VX .....................................................................................................................8
Farf....................................................................................................................8
Piano....................................................................................................................8
Long Release ....................................................................................................8
String Resonance..............................................................................................9
Mono.................................................................................................................9
Kbd Touch.........................................................................................................9
Nord Piano Library size comparison chart..........................................................9
Sample Synth..................................................................................................9
Dynamics ..........................................................................................................9
Filter Vel.............................................................................................................9
Attack, Sustain and Decay/Release...................................................................9
Effects ...............................................................................................................10
Effect 1............................................................................................................10
Effect 2............................................................................................................10
Spkr/Comp .....................................................................................................10
The Rotary effect ........................................................................................10
Delay...............................................................................................................10
EQ...................................................................................................................11
Reverb ............................................................................................................11
Set List Mode ...............................................................................................11
Selecting Programs for a Song........................................................................11
Storing Songs and Set Lists ............................................................................12
Storing Program changes from Set List mode .................................................12
List View...........................................................................................................12
Programs and Set Lists ...................................................................................13
Piano...............................................................................................................13
Sample Synth..................................................................................................13
Organize..........................................................................................................13
4. MIDI.........................................................................................................14
Scenario 1: Nord Electro 5 as controller..........................................14
Scenario 2: Nord Electro 5 sending MIDI on Part Upper in
KB Split mode...............................................................................................14
Scenario 3: Nord Electro 5 receiving MIDI on Part Upper in
MIDI Upper Receive mode .....................................................................15
Scenario 4: Nord Electro 5 with a sequencer...............................15
5. MENUS ...............................................................................................16
System..............................................................................................................16
MIDI....................................................................................................................16
Sound................................................................................................................16
6. NORD SOUND MANAGER...........................................17
System Requirements .............................................................................17
Installation .......................................................................................................17
Overview..........................................................................................................17
Downloading Piano sounds .............................................................................18
Downloading Sample Synth samples...............................................................18
Deleting sounds and samples..........................................................................18
Substituting sounds and samples....................................................................18
Backing up and restoring your Nord Electro 5.............................19
Sound Up and Sound Down............................................................................19
Bundle Up and Bundle Down ..........................................................................19
Backup and Restore........................................................................................19
I APPENDIX: CONNECTIONS...........................................20
Audio Connections.....................................................................................20
Headphones ...................................................................................................20
Left and Right Out ...........................................................................................20
Monitor In........................................................................................................20
MIDI Connections........................................................................................20
MIDI In ............................................................................................................20
MIDI Out .........................................................................................................20
USB Connection..........................................................................................20
Pedal Connections .....................................................................................20
Sustain pedal ..................................................................................................20
Rotor Pedal .....................................................................................................20
Control Pedal ..................................................................................................20
II APPENDIX: MIDI CONTROLLER LIST................21
III INDEX ....................................................................................................22

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2. OVERVIEW
Above all, the Nord Electro 5 is a player’s instrument, with accessible front panel controls for
virtually all performance functions.
The front panel of the NE5 has five main areas: Organ, Piano, Program, Sample Synth and Ef-
fects, each of which is discussed in detail in this manual.
Most continuous parameters, such as the master volume level are adjusted using standard
knobs. You will also find endless knobs. These are used for browsing Programs, scrolling in lists
etc. Some knobs serve double purposes, depending on what mode you are in. In these cases
the alternate functions are written out separated by a ”/”, such as in PROG/MENU.
A parameter value can be different from the knob’s physical position when you load a Program.
As soon as you start turning the knob however, the value will snap to the knob’s physical posi-
tion. As adjustments are made, the value of the parameter will also be shown on the large OLED
display.
MPressing and holding the SHIFT button while turning any knob will cause that parameter’s
current value to be displayed without changing.
Buttons are used for turning functions on and off and switching between different settings. Many
buttons serve multiple purposes, in which case a second function will be described under the
button, and is accessed by pressing SHIFT.
The 5D models (61 and 73) contain real Drawbars for adjustment of organ settings. On the 5HP
models buttons and LEDs are used for these functions.
The LED lights on the panel will most commonly be either lit with a fixed light, when their asso-
ciated functions are active or non-lit when inactive. In some scenarios blinking LEDs are used.
For example, blinking Menu LEDs indicate that the associated menu is in focus, and the sound
source selectors for the two Parts will blink at a slow rate if the same sound source is selected for
both of them.
Endless knob
Standard knob
Digital drawbar
(5HP model)
Physical drawbar
(5D models)

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PARTS
The Nord Electro 5 is a bi-timbral instrument,
meaning that it allows you to play two separate
sounds simultaneously. These sound sources
are referred to as PART LOWER and PART UPPER.
For each Part you can choose from one of the
three sound engines:
• The Organ Model
• The Piano Engine
• The Sample Synth
Switch between the three sound engines by using SELECT, or optionally by double-clicking the
ON OFF button. A single click will turn the respective Part on or off. The two Parts can be blended
in any way you choose by turning the PART MIX knob. In KB SPLIT mode the keyboard is divided
in two, with Part Lower to the left and Part Upper to the right. The split point can be adjusted by
pressing the KB SPLIT button while turning the VALUE dial to select from six available split points:
C3, F3, C4, F4, C5 and F5. Green LEDs are provided across the keyboard to indicate which split
point is active.
MIt is also possible to use KB SPLIT to allow PART UPPER to be addressed via an external
controller, or to send MIDI only from the upper half of the keyboard. These features require
that an Upper Split channel is defined in the MIDI menu. You can read more about possible
MIDI setups in the MIDI chapter.
The OCTAVE SHIFT buttons transpose their respective Parts in octave intervals. The number of
octaves available for each Part to be transposed up or down depends on whether you are in KB
SPLIT mode or not, designed to always give you access to the entire playable range for both Parts.
The SUSTPED function will activate the sustain pedal for that Part, while CTRLPED turns on or off
the control pedal as volume functionality.
The TRANSPOSE function, activated by a single press of the button, will allow the keyboard to be
transposed +/- 6 semitones. Pressing and holding the TRANSPOSE button while operating the
VALUE dial adjusts the amount of transposition.
PROGRAM
A Program contains all the settings for all of the available parameters, including sound engines
and sound processing effects, for both Parts regardless of whether both Parts are active within
the Program. Output volume of each Program is controlled using the GAIN knob. This value is
also stored within the Program, allowing adjustment of relative volumes between Programs. The
Nord Electro 5 can store up to 400 user Programs organized in eight banks holding 50 Programs
each. To scroll through your Programs simply turn the PROG dial.
Program names, along with Bank and Program numbers (separated by a colon), are shown in the display when in Program Mode. The lower half
of the display contains small icons representative of the three available sound engines. Current drawbar positions are shown for the Organ model,
while the names of the loaded sounds are displayed for the Piano and Sample Synth engines. An asterisk will appear to the right of the program
number if/when changes are made to a Program. Note that these changes will be lost upon changing to another Program unless a STORE opera-
tion is performed first.
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STORING AND NAMING PROGRAMS
For saving changes made to an existing Program, press STORE to enter the STORE PROGRAM
TO screen. The display now shows you where the Program will be stored to. Optionally, you can
now use the PROG dial to choose a different location.
Press STORE again to go through with the operation. A pop-up text on the display confirms that
the store was successful.
Pending store operations can be aborted by pressing EXIT. The text ”Store aborted!” verifies that
no changes were saved.
To name your new Program:
1. Select STORE AS... and you will now see the STORE PROGRAM AS screen. The cursor will
highlight the first character of the name
2. Press-hold the SHIFT button and an alphanumeric row of letters will show
3. Turn the VALUE knob until the desired character is highlighted
4. Release SHIFT and the cursor will jump to the next letter slot. Optionally use the VALUE dial to
select a different position within the name
If needed, use the DEL function to delete the selected character or INS to insert a blank space at
the current cursor position.
Repeat the actions above until the new name is complete. When finished, press STORE again and
the STORE PROGRAM TO screen will show. Again, use the PROG dial to if you want to select a
different store location.
LIVE PROGRAMS
The Nord Electro 5 has three easy-to-access Live Programs, differing from regular Programs in
that edits you make are automatically stored. Even when exiting a Live Program, or powering off
the machine your sounds will remain the way you left them, without the need for storing.
STORING SOUNDS TO AND FROM LIVE PROGRAMS
Sounds created in Live mode can be stored to a Program bank. To do this, first press STORE, or
optionally STORE AS... and then the Program button. From here you can save the Live sound over
an existing Program, or select an unused location using the PROG dial.
Similarily, you can also copy a Program from a Program bank to a Live Program. This is done
from Program mode by pressing STORE and then selecting one of the three LIVE Programs. Con-
firm the action with a second click on the STORE button.
For Live Programs, the display is similar to that of regular Programs, but will read Live 1-3,
depending on which is selected. To select a Live Program, press any
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ORGAN
The Organ model faithfully reproduces the tonal characteristics of both tone wheel and transistor
organs, with a vibrant Principal Pipe organ simulation added to complete the sonic palette. Alter-
ing the sound within the Organ section is primarily done through the use of DRAWBARS, whose
settings are stored together with your Program.
PRESET 1 AND 2
For each Program the Organ model can hold two different drawbar settings in its memory, graph-
ically visible in the display, selected by pressing PRESET 1 or PRESET 2 respectively. Additionally,
Vibrato/Chorus and Percussion can be turned on or off with each Preset.
DRWB LIVE AND DRWB SYNC
The DRWB LIVE option can be used if you would like a particular Program to always use the actu-
al positions of the drawbars. The DRWB SYNC command is used for instantly applying the current
drawbar postitions to the active organ preset.
MThese options are only present on and relevant to the Nord Electro 5D models.
B3
Tone wheel organs use notched steel disks - TONE WHEELS - to produce sine waves, generated
as a wheel rotates at its designated speed close to a corresponding electromagnetical pick-up.
The generated tone, whose pitch depends on the number of notches of that particular disk, is
then transformed and amplified, either through the use of a built-in speaker system or through
an external cabinet depending on the organ model. The details of this construction and all other
aspects of the original design - including its imperfections - are very closely simulated by the B3
model of the Nord Electro 5.
The nine drawbars of the Nord Electro 5 correspond to the available registers on the original B3
model. These are in turn named according to the approximate pipe lengths emulated by its tone
wheels. These ”pipe lengths”, 16’ – 1’ are printed at the bottom of the drawbar section. The 8’
drawbar is sometimes referred to as the fundamental, being the root of the overtone series that
form the basis for the drawbar selections and the B3 sound.
The Vibrato and Chorus effects of the B3 model use a simulation of the original rotating scanner
based design. Both effects have three intensities to choose from, V1-V3 and C1-C3 respectively.

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PERCUSSION
The harmonic percussion feature is available in B3 mode. When switched on, an attack transient
is added to the organ tone giving it a more percussive character. The controls within this section
let you choose between second or third harmonics, slow or fast decay and soft or hard percus-
sion levels.
B3+BASS
One of the features new to the Nord Electro series is the B3+BASS mode, which will give you the
traditional B3 Bass tone wheels - 16’ and 8’ - in the left hand and a full B3 in the right. To enable
this feature, select Organ for both parts and enable KB Split. In non-split mode the B3+Bass
setting will behave as a normal B3.
MThe SOUND menu is home to some additional settings, relevant to the various features of
the B3 model. See “Sound” on page 16 for details.
PIPE
Another new addition is the PIPE organ model which uses physical modelling to produce a versa-
tile and carefully tuned principal pipe section. Its pipe lengths match those of the B3 tone wheel
markings, also ranging from 16’ to 1’.
VX
The tonal controls for the VX transistor organ model range from 16’ to IV, including the funda-
mental and its octaves, as well as various combinations of harmonics. Additionally, there is a
drawbar for adjusting the sound character between a softer and a brighter (less filtered) mode
represented by the sine and sawtooth waveforms.
The VX organ has three Vibrato modes to choose from - V1-V3 - each increasing its rate and inten-
sity.
FARF
The FARF model is based on another easy-to-recognize transistor organ and has its drawbars
labeled after the original Bass 16 – 2 2/3 tabs. In Farf mode the drawbars are configured as on/
off switches in order to match the original design.
The Vibrato/Chorus options for the Farf model consist of four different settings, V1-V2 and C2-
C3. In this case all positions represent variations on the original Vibrato model.
PIANO
The Piano engine has a six-part type selector, each type containing a range of individual pianos
and keyboard instruments, accessible with the selector below the numeric MODEL display. The
Program area display will always show you the name of the currently loaded Piano sound.
From www.nordkeyboards.com you can download any number of piano sounds you like - in ad-
dition to the ones that come pre-installed. Nord Piano Library sounds come in four different sizes,
letting you choose which range of features you want for each piano sound (see table below). The
internal memory of the Nord Electro 5 can hold up to 1 GB worth of piano sounds.
MRefer to the Nord Sound Manager section for details on downloading and transferring
sounds.
LONG RELEASE
The first option of the ACOUSTICS section is LONG RELEASE, which adds a slightly longer release
to acoustic and electric pianos. This can for instance be useful for acheiving a more legato char-
acter in your playing.

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STRING RESONANCE
For sounds that support this feature STRING RES can be activated. When active, notes that you
play also affect other ”strings” within the loaded piano sound, making them resonate sympatheti-
cally with the played note, just like with a real piano.
MONO
In MONO mode all stereo sampled pianos will be played back in mono. The mono versions of our
piano sounds are specially designed to provide the player with optimal sound and playing experi-
ence, even in mono.
KBD TOUCH
How a piano sample responds to keyboard touch can be adjusted according to what fits your
playing style, or the context which you are performing in. With higher KBD TOUCH settings, less
force is required to trigger high velocity levels and vice versa.
NORD PIANO LIBRARY SIZE COMPARISON CHART
S M L XL
Stereo sampled 3 3 3 3
Detailed velocity mapping 3 3 3 3
String resonance for middle region of the range 3
String resonance for entire range 3 3
Fully mapped keyboard 3
SAMPLE SYNTH
The Sample Synth is a powerful addition to the Nord Electro 5’s Organs and Piano sections. The
internal memory can hold up to 256 MB of samples.The knob below the SAMPLE display is used
to scroll through the available samples. In places 99-159 within the list, samples are displayed
using the numbering A0-F9.
New samples can be downloaded from www.nordkeyboards.com or you could create your own
samples using the Nord Sample Editor, also available from our website.
MSee the Nord Sound Manager section for details on downloading and transferring sounds.
DYNAMICS
With the DYNAMICS function it is possible to select four different modes of velocity response. If
this funcion is deactivated, samples will always play back at full velocity. When active, the three
different settings will give you increasing degrees of dynamic range.
FILTER VEL
With FILTER VEL a low pass filter is applied to the Sample Synth, which reacts to the velocity with
which a note is played. Generally, this gives the sound a more dampened quality with low input
velocities and a brighter character with higher velocity.
ATTACK, SUSTAIN AND DECAY/RELEASE
Another useful feature of the Sample Synth is the envelope section. With the ATTACK knob you
set the time it takes for the sample to reach its full level, whereas DECAY/RELEASE will let you
adjust how quickly the sample fades after having been triggered. At 12 o’clock the sample is in
SUSTAIN mode - meaning that a (looped) sample will sound as long as the key is pressed. Set-
tings past 12 o’clock determine how long the sample sounds after the key has been released.
PERCUSSION
The harmonic percussion feature is available in B3 mode. When switched on, an attack transient
is added to the organ tone giving it a more percussive character. The controls within this section
let you choose between second or third harmonics, slow or fast decay and soft or hard percus-
sion levels.
B3+BASS
One of the features new to the Nord Electro series is the B3+BASS mode, which will give you the
traditional B3 Bass tone wheels - 16’ and 8’ - in the left hand and a full B3 in the right. To enable
this feature, select Organ for both parts and enable KB Split. In non-split mode the B3+Bass
setting will behave as a normal B3.
MThe SOUND menu is home to some additional settings, relevant to the various features of
the B3 model. See “Sound” on page 16 for details.
PIPE
Another new addition is the PIPE organ model which uses physical modelling to produce a versa-
tile and carefully tuned principal pipe section. Its pipe lengths match those of the B3 tone wheel
markings, also ranging from 16’ to 1’.
VX
The tonal controls for the VX transistor organ model range from 16’ to IV, including the funda-
mental and its octaves, as well as various combinations of harmonics. Additionally, there is a
drawbar for adjusting the sound character between a softer and a brighter (less filtered) mode
represented by the sine and sawtooth waveforms.
The VX organ has three Vibrato modes to choose from - V1-V3 - each increasing its rate and inten-
sity.
FARF
The FARF model is based on another easy-to-recognize transistor organ and has its drawbars
labeled after the original Bass 16 – 2 2/3 tabs. In Farf mode the drawbars are configured as on/
off switches in order to match the original design.
The Vibrato/Chorus options for the Farf model consist of four different settings, V1-V2 and C2-
C3. In this case all positions represent variations on the original Vibrato model.
PIANO
The Piano engine has a six-part type selector, each type containing a range of individual pianos
and keyboard instruments, accessible with the selector below the numeric MODEL display. The
Program area display will always show you the name of the currently loaded Piano sound.
From www.nordkeyboards.com you can download any number of piano sounds you like - in ad-
dition to the ones that come pre-installed. Nord Piano Library sounds come in four different sizes,
letting you choose which range of features you want for each piano sound (see table below). The
internal memory of the Nord Electro 5 can hold up to 1 GB worth of piano sounds.
MRefer to the Nord Sound Manager section for details on downloading and transferring
sounds.
LONG RELEASE
The first option of the ACOUSTICS section is LONG RELEASE, which adds a slightly longer release
to acoustic and electric pianos. This can for instance be useful for acheiving a more legato char-
acter in your playing.

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EFFECTS
The Effects section consists of four different insert effect units capable of processing the
sounds of either Part Lower or Upper. This section also includes an Equalizer, which can be
used to process either or both Parts, and a global Reverb effect. Each unit, apart from the
reverb has a PART SELECT control which can be set to LO (Part Lower), UP (Part Upper) or be
inactivated which will bypass the effect.
MIn general the effects are applied in the order in which they appear on the panel, but
there are some exceptions. For example, the Pan effect of the Effect 1 section is placed
after the Spkr/Comp effects (excluding the Rotary), in order for it to be as usable as
possible.
EFFECT 1
Effect 1 offers Tremolo, Pan, Wah and Ring Modulator effects. The CTRL PED function lets
you control any of these using a Control Pedal. Try using the pedal together with the Wah,
for some realistic Wah Wah playing or with a Pan effect to gain some real time control of the
stereo imaging.
EFFECT 2
Effect 2 gives you a selection of modulation effects, including two types of Phaser, Flanger,
two Chorus types and a new Vibe effect. This effects section also has an additional DEEP
mode available, which will give all effects a more pronounced character.
SPKR/COMP
The Spkr/Comp section contains four different amplifier and cabinet models: Small, JC, Twin
and Rotary. There is also a Drive (tube distortion) and a Comp (compressor) effect, the lat-
ter being usable for controlling the dynamic range of a sound. The knob controls the DRIVE
amount, either of the tube distortion or the selected amp model, or the compression amount
when in COMP mode.
THE ROTARY EFFECT
The Rotary speaker effect of the Nord Electro 5 is modeled after a Leslie 122 and can be
controlled in a number of different manners. The ROTARY SPEED switch of the Organ sec-
tion toggles between FAST and SLOW rotation speeds, and in STOP MODE between fast or
stopped rotors. Rotary Speed can also be controlled by attaching a pedal switch, sustain
pedal or the optional Nord Half Moon switch to the Rotor Pedal jack.
When both Part Lower and Part Upper are set to Organ, and Rotary is selected, the Spkr/
Comp effect is global.
MWithin the Rotary section of the SOUND menu you can make some more advanced
adjustments to the behaviour of the Rotary speaker. See “Sound” on page 16 for
details.
DELAY
The stereo Delay effect features controls for adjusting the DRY/WET signal mix, a selection of
four different FEEDBACK intensity levels and a TEMPO button.
TAP the Tempo button repeatedly to enter a tempo, which will show up briefly as a BPM
value on the display. Delay tempo can also be SET by pressing down on the Tempo button
while turning the VALUE dial.
When Feedback is deactivated, only the initial delay tap will sound. When active, the lowest
setting gives you a small number of repeats while the highest gives you a very long feedback
tail. Use the Dry/Wet mix control to find the right balance between the unprocessed and
processed signals.
There is also an optional PING PONG mode in which the delay repeats are alternated between
the left and right channels.