The Stage Keyboard Made in Sweden by Clavia DMI AB Box 4214, SE-102 65 Stockholm, Sweden Phone: +46 8 442 73 60, Fax: +46 8 644 26 50, [email protected], www.clavia.se Distribution in the USA by Armadillo Enterprises 15251 Roosevelt Blvd #206, Clearwater FL 33760, Phone: (727) 519-9669, Fax: (727) 519-9703 [email protected], www.armadilloent.com The return of the Real Stage Keyboard Clavia´s goal when developing the Nord Remember that great organ sound in Electro 2 was to create the best emulations Procol Harum’s ”A Whiter Shade of Pale”, of traditional electromechanical keyboard or the wonderful electric piano in Super- instruments on the market, and to make tramp’s ”The Logical Song”, or the Clavinet the instrument compact and lightweight. sound in Stevie Wonder’s ”Superstition”? Nothing else. No brass banks or orchestral The list could go on forever. sounds. No compromises. Just outstanding electromechanical keyboard sounds with These types of keyboards inspired gene- true feel, from instant keyboard response to rations of musicians and continue to gain authentic sound. new admirers every day. Now, a selection of these classic electric keyboards have To make a great tool you have to put all something in common. the focus on a few things, and that’s what we did with the Electro 2. Think about it – the best tool isn’t a Swiss army knife. There are a number of unique electric keyboard instruments that have always been a vital component in music over the years. Instruments that have a distinct sound and a soul of their own. Lightweight. Less than 10 kg /20 lbs. Effects The Nord Electro Effects section holds a The Effects section also features a tube number of great vintage-style effects and type Overdrive distortion which is great for useful modulations. beefing up your organ and piano sounds. The Rotary Speaker simulation is simply The Phaser, Flanger and Chorus effects outstanding. You must hear it to believe it! are modeled after the great analog stomp Another nice bonus is that you can use boxes that were popular in the seventies. the Rotary Speaker also with your piano Remember those swirling phasers and sounds if you like! flangers that were all over the records back in those days? They're all here – very Finally we also included a treble & bass faithfully simulated. Equalizer which lets you fine adjust the tone to your taste. All settings of the Among the modulations you'll find the Effects section can be saved separately traditional Tremolo and Auto pan as well with each individual Program for maximum as a number of very inspiring Wah-Wah flexibility. modulations. Try out the Clavinet D6 sound with the Auto-Wah and get funky! Last but not least we implemented a Ringmodulator – a modulation that was frequently used by great electric piano players in the seventies. Organ Free samples The organ of the Electro 2 is based on a The Electro 2 sports a USB interface for digital simulation of the mechanical tone quick and easy download of new piano wheels of the B-3 organ. It offers innova- samples. An additional set with exclusive tive solutions to mimic the typical B-3 electric piano samples are available on sound. For example, a complex digital the supplied CD-R and for download at model of the original chorus and vibrato www.clavia.se – free of charge! scanner, modeling of the individual ran- dom contact bounces for each partial and modeling of the frequency characteristics of the built-in pre-amp which forms the Models "body " of the B-3 sound. The Nord Electro 2 is available in three different models: The Electro 2 also faithfully simulates the energy stealth on the tone wheels that Nord Electro 2 SixtyOne™ is the five resluts in the typical "compressed" sound octave version designed mainly for organ you get when you play many notes simul- players and for those who appreciate a taneously. smaller keyboard for the studio. The "virtual tone wheels" of the Electro 2 The ideal model for all piano players and have been tuned exactly according to the for those who needs one extra octave to original B-3 design and as icing on the cover their playing style is the six octave cake we implemented an unprecedented Nord Electro 2 SeventyThree.™ digital rotary speaker simulation. Is your studio a bit crowded? Then the rack mountable Nord Electro Rack 2™ Piano is the perfect choice. You will get all the legendary sounds and features of the The piano section comprises five carefully bigger models except the keyboard in multi-sampled electric piano instruments: just 4 rack units. Rhodes Mk I Stage Piano, Rhodes Mk I Suitcase Piano, Wurlitzer 200A, the cus- tom modified Clavia Electric Grand Model G and the Mega Clavinet D6. The Mega Accessories Clavinet D6 sound offers all the filter and Ever dreamt of a back pack soft case for pick-up variations of the original Clavinet D6. your B-3 or Wurly? No, shouldn’t think so. In other words you have access to no less In sharp contrast the compact and light- than 60 + 4 different Clavinet D6 sounds in weight Electro 2 is a breeze to carry to the Electro 2! the gigs using our specially designed soft case with back pack straps. We also included an acoustic Malmsjoe Grand Piano – in stereo. The Electro 2 has a unique multi-sample playback, catching all nuances throughout the whole dynamic range.Thanks to the innovative multi-sample playback engine we can also model the characteristic key release sounds of the piano instruments to make them even more authentic. Specifications ORGAN SECTION Polyphony Full polyphony 9 electric drawbars with memory functionality The drawbars of Electro 2 are represen- ted by up/down buttons and LED bar graphs instead of the ordinary mechanical drawbars. This gives you a big advantage: when you change presets, the correct drawbar settings are shown immediately by the LEDs. It's very easy to get the hang of handling the drawbar settings in a natural way with the buttons. Drawbar settings presets 9 drawbar presets in ROM and 9 user configurable drawbar settings. Effects Swell (the characteristic B-3 volume pedal function). Percussion (2nd, 3rd, normal/soft,fast/slow). Chorus/Vibrato (C1, C2, C3/V1, V2, V3). Keyboard Split custom modified Clavia Electric Grand Wah-Wah (2 types), Auto panning and Makes it possible to play an organ sound Model G. We also included an acoustic Ring modulation. with two different drawbar settings (Lower Malmsjoe Grand Piano - in stereo! and Upper manuals) on the internal key- Keyboard board. Effects 61-key (5 octaves) or 73-key (6 octaves). Presence (or Filter and Pickup selectors Velocity sensitive semi-weighted ”water- Dual manuals - MIDI Split for the Clavinet D6 sound). fall” (square front) keyboard. Art direction and design by Polygon. Photography Per Mäkitalo. Nord Electro 2 is designed to support an extra MIDI keyboard in addition to its own. Connections This makes it possible to play the Nord GLOBAL FEATURES 2 Audio outputs, 1 Headphone output, 1 Electro 2 as a 2-manual (Lower/Upper Control pedal input, 1 Sustain pedal manuals) organ with different drawbar Memory input, 1 Rotary Speaker speed switch settings for each manual. 48 user memory locations (6 Banks of 8 pedal input, MIDI In, MIDI Out. USB Programs each) in which you can store interface for fast and easy download of complete setups, including instrument new piano sounds. PIANO SECTION settings (organ/piano) and effects settings. Weight Instruments Effects 7.8 kg/17 lbs (Nord Electro 2 SixtyOne™), 5 multi-sampled electric piano instruments Tube type Overdrive, Rotary Speaker 9.4 kg/20 lbs (Nord Electro 2 Seventy- * Rhodes, Wurlitzer and Clavinet are trademarks of their in Flash memory: Rhodes Mk I Stage simulation (slow, fast, stop), Equalizer, Three™). respective owners and are not affiliated or associated with Clavia. These trademarks are mentioned only to describe Piano, Rhodes Mk I Suitcase Piano, Chorus (2 types), Flanger (2 types), the types of sounds reproduced by Nord Electro 2. Wurlitzer 200A, Clavinet D6 and the our Phaser (2 types), Tremolo, Auto Wah,.