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Nord Stage 2 and Keytar-Controller Alesis Vortex Wireless 2

Postby loremariee » 01 Nov 2020, 11:32

Hello Nord users,

a few weeks ago, I bought the Keytar Alesis Vortex Wireless 2 for my Nord Stage 2 in order to be more flexible on stage and to move forward.
After everything was set up, it worked well. But when I wanted to demonstrate the Keytar at the band's next rehearsal, suddenly nothing worked anymore, although all settings were the same as before when it worked. There was no sound with the Keytar.

Unfortunately, I don't know why no more signal can get through.
I go to the Nord Stage's MIDI IN channel with the Keytar.
The MIDI indicator on the keyboard stops blinking.
With channel "external" I am on channel 16, also with MIDI KB slot B.
The cable has also been checked and is working. A connection to a PC is also no problem, it only works with the Nord Stage.

The instructions and the MIDI tutorial for the Nord Stage weren't helpful to me either.
Since it worked once, a setting on the north stage has to be different.

Maybe someone has had such a problem before and knows what the error could be or what settings for MIDI and external on the Nord Stage and which settings have to be made on the Keytar.

Thank you and
best regards,
Loremariee
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Re: Nord Stage 2 und Keytar-Controller Alesis Vortex Wireles

Postby maxpiano » 01 Nov 2020, 11:48

Hi loremariee, this forum language is English only, can you please translate your question?
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Re: Nord Stage 2 und Keytar-Controller Alesis Vortex Wireles

Postby Ivan Jochner » 01 Nov 2020, 12:57

Translation))

"Hello Nord users,

a few weeks ago I bought the Keytar Alesis Vortex Wireless 2 for my Nord Stage 2 in order to be more flexible on stage and to be able to move forward.
After everything was set up, it worked out fine. When I wanted to demonstrate the Keytar in the band's next rehearsal, suddenly nothing worked anymore, although all settings were the same as before when it worked.

Unfortunately, I don't know why no more signal can get through.
I go to the Nord Stage's MIDI IN channel with the Keytar.
The MIDI indicator on the keyboard no longer flashes.
With external I am on channel 16, also with MIDI KB slot B.
The cable has also been checked and works. A connection to a PC is also not a problem, it only works with the Nord Stage.

The instructions and the MIDI tutorial for the Nord Stage have not been helpful to me either.
Since it once worked, a setting on the Nord Stage has to be different.

Perhaps someone has had such a problem before and knows what the error could be, or what settings for MIDI and external on the Nord Stage and which settings have to be made on the Keytar.

Thank you and
best regards, loremariee"
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Re: Nord Stage 2 und Keytar-Controller Alesis Vortex Wireles

Postby FZiegler » 01 Nov 2020, 20:19

Hi,

most of your explanations are clear - some aren't really.

loremariee wrote:... After everything was set up, it worked well.
... suddenly nothing worked anymore, although all settings were the same as before when it worked. There was no sound with the Keytar.

Of course, you mean: No sound from the Stage 2, right?

The MIDI indicator on the keyboard stops blinking.

You mean, it was blinking and then stopped showing anything?

With channel "external" I am on channel 16, also with MIDI KB slot B.

The MIDI implementation of the Stage 2 is quite different from my Stage 3 - but you won't need the extern section at all on the Stage! Extern only handles MIDI out, not in. Either you set the MIDI Global channel, the MIDI Slot channel OR a MIDI Organ/Piano/Synth section channel to the same channel number as your keytar - depending on what you want to control externally inside you Stage. And some of those settings may be per-program - so if you change the program, the MIDI settings may change! Have a look into the manual!

Good luck!

A connection to a PC is also no problem, it only works with the Nord Stage.

???
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