Nord Lead 2x Piano Sound?

JOhn_b · Joined: Nov 28, 2007 Posts: 5 Location: worksop

hey on which of the archive sections can i find a good piano sound pleaseee?

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thanks alot x

Wout Blommers · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:02 am Post subject:

JOhn_b

You've been here already?

http://nm-archives.electro-music.com/020_NordLead2/024_Cat_Sven_Saur/PianoOrgan/

Wout

JOhn_b · Joined: Nov 28, 2007 Posts: 5 Location: worksop

ugh no i hadnt sorry im a right idiot lol which is in your opinion the best? and i just have to buy a midi 2 usb cable to get this on my nord right?

Wout Blommers · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:01 pm Post subject:

JOhn_b · Joined: Nov 28, 2007 Posts: 5 Location: worksop

Wout Blommers · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:54 am Post subject:

If you are able to send sysex to the synth all will work. But how are you sending sysex from your computer system?

Wout

JOhn_b · Joined: Nov 28, 2007 Posts: 5 Location: worksop

Wout Blommers · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:02 am Post subject:

Sysex (System Exclusive) is a kind of file which makes the parameters of a particular synth up- and downloadable. The Sysex of the NL2 is different of the Sysex of the NL3. You'll need a program or tool on your computer, which enables you to work with the Sysex, like Nord Generator, see http://nm-archives.electro-music.com/020_NordLead2/023_Miscellaneous/NordGenerator_Editor/ and a Midi port, which is sending the Midi to your synth. The same goes for any sequencer, I believe... There are other tools, like Midi-Ox and SendSysex, but NordGen has the NL2 interface in its lay out, very handy. NordGen makes it possible to use the hard disk as an archive.

Wout

privileged · Joined: Sep 25, 2007 Posts: 15 Location: tokyo

wow!

This thread is fantastic, just what I was looking for.

Thanks for all the kind help WB.

Can you or anyone else help me a bit more?

I downloaded the sysex file I want, as well as Nord Generator.

Now what. I hooked my USB to my Tascam Us-122 (piece of shit but i was hoping it'd get the job done) and the Tascam to the Nord via MIDI.

I don't really know if that will work or what do to. If I try "Open file," Nord Gen wants .ngf. "Sysex send" did not appear to do anything. How do I get the syx file onto my Nord?

I have 2 other unrelated questions if anyone can be so kind.

1 why are the Nord forums so stupid? Not here, but if I got the official ones i gotta enter my serial # which is annoying cuz I had a bunch of questions BEFORE I bought the thing and 2 cuz that was a week ago and they still didn't activate me! What the hell it ain't national security!

2 many times when I hit HARD the sound breaks up or gets distorted. Pressing the "Velocity" button tends to make it so it's like I'm hitting HARD all the time -- sound is always loud/distorted. What I'm usually after is the opposite -- like I'm hitting soft all the time, smooth clear sound. Any easy way to do that?

Thanks for reading!

Wout Blommers · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:29 pm Post subject:

blue hell · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:45 pm Post subject:

Wout Blommers · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject: Subject description: Hmmm...

About these 'official' forums...
Concerning Clavia NordLead, NordUSA has an amount of traffic of 22 posts in two-and-a-half year, the french forum about 42 in total of all Clavia gear in one year, where electro-music.com has just over 170 post about the NL in one-and-a-half year. Official or not (Clavia knows very well we exist Smile

, most change to be answered is here...

BTW Yahoo lists are almost dead.

Anybody knows other lists cq forums about the subject?

Wout

Wout Blommers · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject:

About NordGen!
Drag & Drop also works with complete Midi banks. All Programs will be loaded as single files. If connected right concerning Midi, using the arrows on your computer keyboard and Enter will load the Programs into your synth to play them.

Wout

privileged · Joined: Sep 25, 2007 Posts: 15 Location: tokyo

Thank you for that excellent explanation and picture -- I can load sounds! Can't wait to check out a bunch more from the link earlier on this thread...

Thanks!

Wout Blommers · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:38 pm Post subject:

privileged,

(We forgot the welcome in our answer in this thread!)

To upload sound to your computer, don't forget to activate the upload feature at [Sysex > Receive]. Also read about the 'bug' (NordGen creates 'banks', so it adds all received Programs together at the location of one file) and how to save just single files on the computer.

Studying the settings in NordGen tells a lot about programming the Lead. Setting the mouse on a virtual knob shows the value of the parameter.

You have been at http://nm-archives.electro-music.com/020_NordLead2/ already? I will publish some more zips in a new thread, 'cause I can't reach the archive just right now... Sad

Glad to be at help. Spread the word about electro-music.com, even in Tokyo Smile

(Tell your local dealer)

Wout

m0joe · Joined: May 08, 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Los Angeles

This is a great site, I'm glad I found it. I am using SysEx to 'speak' with my Nord Lead 2X from my Mac but can't seem to get the files from the nm-archives site to upload.

I am able to download programs and performances from my Nord to SysEx then easily click on them an reupload them to my Nord in a different Bank (did that as a troubleshooting exercise). I can't seem to get a single one of the nm files to upload though. The only difference I can tell from the content file is that the MIDI channel is on 16 (0F in hex) instead of 1 (00) like the Native Nord ROM files. Although, that doesn't seem to make a difference when uploading those back onto my synth-I changed the MIDI channel and the Native Nord files uploaded regardless of what the MIDI channel setting was.

Any help? I too would like to get a nice piano sound without having to open Logic.

Thanks in advance!!!
-Joe

Wout Blommers · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:03 pm Post subject:

m0joe

You download by 'clicking on them'. Aren't you using the [Shifty+Dump one] combination on the synth?
What tool do you use on the Mac to handle the SysEx?

Wout

m0joe · Joined: May 08, 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Los Angeles

I'm using an M-Audio Fast Track Pro USB Interface with my Mac.

Shift + Dump One is what I use to transfer a file from my Nord to SysEx. But to get a file from my computer to my Nord is what I am having problems with. I seem to be able to do it if the .sys file orignated on my Nord (taken using shift+dump one) but not the .sys files from the nm-archives site.

Should the Nord be in a particular mode to accept sysex files? Does the MIDI channel matter?

Thanks.

Wout Blommers · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject:

The SysEx is uploaded in a buffer in the synth, which means it works sort of global and not Midi channel dependent, so if it works with the downloaded ones, why not with the archive files?

Are you clicking the files directly on the internet page or fron the computer?
Maybe you have to upload from the internet page to the computer first?

Wout

m0joe · Joined: May 08, 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Los Angeles

Here is a video demonstration of what I am doing. Thanks a lot for your time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIhU5ihRPIw

Wout Blommers · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 5:42 am Post subject:

I don't see you're doing something wrong in the video...

Can you send the two Programs (Untiteled and the downloaded Analog Clav) to me? Just as they are now on your computer.

BTW is this with all the archive Programs?

Wout

m0joe · Joined: May 08, 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Los Angeles

The "Untitled" file is the one from my Nord.

I downloaded a few different archive files and could not get any of them to work.

The byte contents of the files look exactly like the Nord file except for the Device ID (Global MIDI Channel).

Untitled.syx

Description:

Download (listen)

Filename:

Untitled.syx

Filesize:

139 Bytes

Downloaded:

244 Time(s)

ANALOG CLAV 001.syx

Description:

Download (listen)

Filename:

ANALOG CLAV 001.syx

Filesize:

139 Bytes

Downloaded:

245 Time(s)

Wout Blommers · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 10:18 am Post subject:

At the moment I have to make some diner to the family, but this evening I'm gonna try things out...

The funny thing is you are the first NL2X user with this trouble. It could be nobody ever uploaded the archive yet, but that's a little to strange Smile

No NordLead2X user reported this trouble before (besides our ranting boy, of course Wink

Really! Is there somebody who had success uploading?

Wout

Wout Blommers · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject:

So, I connected the NordLead again and tried everything I could and maybe I have a solution.

To the NordLead2 all works fine, also the Program you downloaded from the synth to the computer (untitled) and they were all upload able!!!

What you could try...
On the active Slot (blinking led) press [Shift+2xMidi CH] to go into Midi Global. Set this to G.16 (using up&down) and press [Shift] again.
Try to upload the file...

Try also to upload a $03 = 00 file like 'untitled'...

I'll be waiting Smile

Wout

m0joe · Joined: May 08, 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Los Angeles

THAT WORKED!!!!! Switching the Global MIDI Channel worked!!

Thank you so very much!!