Nord User Forum

Hi

My new nord 88 piano should arrive tomorrow and i had a few questions that the music store could'nt really answer.

I brought the Nord mainly for the quality of piano sound, and at the moment i use a Yamaha M08 Synth. What i was wondering, is: i use garage band for its great sounding piano patches/sounds VIA MIDI! and i use the on board digital bell piano sound from the yamaha and over lay the two sounds together - so in garage band i record one track of PIANO MIDI and one track of AUDIO WAV as digibel (At the same time) and it sounds great. - Can i do the opposite with the NORD ie: Use the piano sound from the nord and record to garage band as AUDIO/WAV and use a Garage Band sound (MIDI) to play/layer with it?

I hope this makes sense.
Thank you

yew2533 wrote:Hi

My new nord 88 piano should arrive tomorrow and i had a few questions that the music store could'nt really answer.

I brought the Nord mainly for the quality of piano sound, and at the moment i use a Yamaha M08 Synth. What i was wondering, is: i use garage band for its great sounding piano patches/sounds VIA MIDI! and i use the on board digital bell piano sound from the yamaha and over lay the two sounds together - so in garage band i record one track of PIANO MIDI and one track of AUDIO WAV as digibel (At the same time) and it sounds great. - Can i do the opposite with the NORD ie: Use the piano sound from the nord and record to garage band as AUDIO/WAV and use a Garage Band sound (MIDI) to play/layer with it?

I hope this makes sense.
Thank you

Hello yew2533,
Welcome to the forums.
Yes.
Just remember to set the Nord Piano for a USB-MIDI channel.
This parameter has 32 possible settings:
1 thru 16 as normal 5 pin MIDI
USB1 thru USB16 as MIDI over USB

Also be sure to tell GB which USB MIDI to look for (Nord verses Yamaha)

Cheers, Hanon

Hanon_CTS wrote:

yew2533 wrote:Hi

My new nord 88 piano should arrive tomorrow and i had a few questions that the music store could'nt really answer.

I brought the Nord mainly for the quality of piano sound, and at the moment i use a Yamaha M08 Synth. What i was wondering, is: i use garage band for its great sounding piano patches/sounds VIA MIDI! and i use the on board digital bell piano sound from the yamaha and over lay the two sounds together - so in garage band i record one track of PIANO MIDI and one track of AUDIO WAV as digibel (At the same time) and it sounds great. - Can i do the opposite with the NORD ie: Use the piano sound from the nord and record to garage band as AUDIO/WAV and use a Garage Band sound (MIDI) to play/layer with it?

I hope this makes sense.
Thank you

Hello yew2533,
Welcome to the forums.
Yes.
Just remember to set the Nord Piano for a USB-MIDI channel.
This parameter has 32 possible settings:
1 thru 16 as normal 5 pin MIDI
USB1 thru USB16 as MIDI over USB

Also be sure to tell GB which USB MIDI to look for (Nord verses Yamaha)

Cheers, Hanon

Thanks so much ! not that it matters now as i have already purchased this piano ! cant wait. Its the first instrument i have purchased without playing it first!

I'm sure that you will be pleased.
I believe that it's the best stage piano for the money.
I hope that you will record something for us, I'd love to hear it.
Cheers, Hanon

Hanon_CTS wrote:I'm sure that you will be pleased.
I believe that it's the best stage piano for the money.
I hope that you will record something for us, I'd love to hear it.
Cheers, Hanon

yes yes definatley - i have a youtube channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/yew2533 where i upload piano covers and stuff just for fun, so it will definately be a new addition to show my subscribers. !

yew2533 wrote:

Hanon_CTS wrote:I'm sure that you will be pleased.
I believe that it's the best stage piano for the money.
I hope that you will record something for us, I'd love to hear it.
Cheers, Hanon

yes yes definatley - i have a youtube channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/yew2533 where i upload piano covers and stuff just for fun, so it will definately be a new addition to show my subscribers. !

Wow!
Great playing
You have a great ear, and great feel.
Cheers, Hanon

Hanon_CTS wrote:

yew2533 wrote:

Hanon_CTS wrote:I'm sure that you will be pleased.
I believe that it's the best stage piano for the money.
I hope that you will record something for us, I'd love to hear it.
Cheers, Hanon

yes yes definatley - i have a youtube channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/yew2533 where i upload piano covers and stuff just for fun, so it will definately be a new addition to show my subscribers. !

Wow!
Great playing
You have a great ear, and great feel.
Cheers, Hanon

Thanks Mate but will be sure to upload a song when i get my new piano !:)