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NORD LEAD 4 USED AS MIDI KEYBOARD

Postby ingrinator » 20 Jun 2019, 23:19

Hello, I've got LOGIC PRO X, just got a NORD LEAD 4 and I'd like to use it as a midi keyboard that plays the midi sounds of logic without any audio from the NORD

I can not manage to have any sound out of it, is there anything I need to change on the NORD LEAD 4? cheers
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Re: NORD LEAD 4 USED AS MIDI KEYBOARD

Postby ingrinator » 20 Jun 2019, 23:21

please please need help! thank you!
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Re: NORD LEAD 4 USED AS MIDI KEYBOARD

Postby maxpiano » 21 Jun 2019, 07:03

See manual https://www.nordkeyboards.com/sites/def ... on%20H.pdf at page 46 "Sequencing: Global MIDI Channel": check or set Global Channel to 1, connect NL4 to the Mac via USB then set Logic X instruments channel strips to use that MIDI input (NL4's) on that Channel.

If you don't want any sound from NL4, set Local = OFF in the MIDI menu (manual page 44) or create an "empty" Program.
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Re: NORD LEAD 4 USED AS MIDI KEYBOARD

Postby fieldflower » 21 Jun 2019, 07:33

When I'm using boards just as midi key I usually simply turn down the volume knob to zero on the board.
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Re: NORD LEAD 4 USED AS MIDI KEYBOARD

Postby ingrinator » 21 Jun 2019, 10:32

OKAY I am so confused as I really do not know how to use the MIDI programm on the NORD LEAD 4, I see there is written MIDI in the programm section but I don't know how to access to the local off, when I press SHIFT I can go to a different menu but what's the manipulation to do? because I still have no sound even though in LOGIC it's set up as midi out 1
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Re: NORD LEAD 4 USED AS MIDI KEYBOARD

Postby ingrinator » 21 Jun 2019, 10:40

okay I've understood how to use the MIDI programm but still no sound even when I turn if off I don't understand
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Re: NORD LEAD 4 USED AS MIDI KEYBOARD

Postby ingrinator » 21 Jun 2019, 10:43

OKAY I'VE SUCCEEDED thank you all
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Re: NORD LEAD 4 USED AS MIDI KEYBOARD

Postby ingrinator » 21 Jun 2019, 10:47

is it normal that the OCTAVE SHIFT is off? I'm not able to switch octaves
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Re: NORD LEAD 4 USED AS MIDI KEYBOARD

Postby ingrinator » 21 Jun 2019, 11:49

all good I just had to keep shift on and keep the right octave button on and the LED changed color
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Re: NORD LEAD 4 USED AS MIDI KEYBOARD

Postby maxpiano » 21 Jun 2019, 12:39

You should read the NlL4 manual first... all of it... ;-)
(and try what you read while reading, you will learn a lot and stop wasting time by trial and error, same applies to Logic X),
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