Nord User Forum

Hi

Checked the manual about setting up Nord Pad for ND2. I don't get how to get the pad setting right.

I use it as a "hand trigger" setting, but I don't get any sound or midi when hitting the pads. The Cat cable is connected. I get sound and midi when using the "Trig/Tap" button on ND2.
According to the menu I should change the setting with Shift + Inp Thres and Inp Sens are the trick.

Any recommended settings here?

Thanks!

Hi Eric, welcome to the forum!

Lowering the threshold and raising the sensitivity normally helps. If the threshold is too high, it won't respond to your hands tapping the pads. Therefore I would just start by lowering the threshold quite a bit and raising the sensitivity.

Then check the cable: it should be easier to trigger the Nord drum with a stick than with your hands, do the channel lights light up when you hit the pads with a stick? If not, perhaps the cable is bad or unsuitable, or one of the ports is dirty or broken (which I doubt), inspect the ports, try another Cat6 cable..

If you do see the lights blinking I would expect the ND2 to output MIDI notes, did you check this with MIDI monitor software? If you don't hear anything when you do see the lights blinking, it could be that Local is off in the MIDI settings, turn Local On.

Optimizing the sensitivity, threshold and dynamics response curve setting to your playing style may take some time, I find the manual quite helpful on pages 25 and 26. Just one remark: you may experience spontaneous triggering with too low threshold settings, and cross talk between pads with too high sensitivity settings. It's also worthwhile to experiment with the various dynamic response curves, some will make it easier to reach higher velocities, others quite the opposite.

Hope this helps,
Albert