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A combo organ blending the modern and vintage sounds of a B3 tone wheel organ, a Vox Continental,
a Farfisa, and a baroque pipe organ.
The Nord C2 Combo Organ includes a B3 tone wheel organ, a Vox Continental, a Farfisa, and a beautiful
baroque pipe organ. This makes the C2 an extremely versatile electric organ, giving not only rock organ players a new palette
of sounds, but also making it the perfect instrument to use in churches, concert and congregation halls, or any other venue
where a professional pipe organ is critical.
The pipe organ
From the golden age of organ building, Nord has carefully chosen a baroque organ with a devastatingly beautiful sound and
wide range of expression for the C2 pipe organ portion. Using a cutting-edge sampling technique, no efforts have been spared
in producing the richest and most varied sound palette for the pipe organ player.
The Nord C2 pipe organ is built upon
two basic types of organ pipes; flue pipes and reed pipes. The flue pipes have a softer timbre and the reed pipes a more nasal
tone quality. For each keyboard division the player can choose from different sets of pipes and stops to produce different
timbres. The C2's setup of stops make up a well-balanced blend of tonal qualities capable of expressing the most dramatic
music in addition to conveying the subtlest of organ pieces.
Stops and couplers
In the pipe organ each manual has its own sound: the Great division being the part of the organ with the majestic sound, whereas
the Swell has a more mellow tonal quality. The Couplers are used to activate combinations of different stops from both manuals,
so that pressing keys on one manual also connects stops from the other manual or pedal. The Pedal division has three bass
stops, which the user can choose to play from the lower manual by attaching the Nord Pedal Keys 27 (optional accessory), or
by attaching a 30-note classic digital organ pedal (optional accessory).
Disposition
The disposition has the fundamental tonal character of a baroque organ. The total number of stops is 21; 9 stops for every
manual and 3 pedal stops (of which one is a combined Subbas 16 and Fagot 16). In addition to the three unison couplers usually
found in two manual organs, the C2 electric organ also features three octave couplers and a special coupler that adds the
Pedal to the leftmost note played on the Great manual.
Swell pedal and tremulant
One of the crucial ingredients for creating a vivid sound is the swell pedal. In the C2, this functions exactly as
in the real-life models, giving the player intimate control over volume and dynamics of the swell manual. Another indispensable
aid to make the pipe organ sound even more vibrant is the tremulant. This is a function that basically gives small and very
rapid variations in volume, thereby causing the sound to tremulate. The Nord C2 provides two speeds, each with three variable
depths.
It's not only about the music, it's also about the player
Not only does this Nord organ provide an extremely well balanced set of pipes, stops, and couplers, but it has also kept the
setup close to reality for the pipe organ player to find his way around easily. Controls are exactly where you would expect
to find them, and in no time players will discover that this portable and compact instrument does the whole work that the
organ in the town church has done, but is so much easier to carry along.
The B3 Model
Nord has made digital models of tonewheel organs for more than a decade and the C2 electronic organ is equipped with our third-generation
tone wheel model. Not only has Nord analyzed the signals from each of the 91 spinning discs inside several original instruments,
they have also paid years of attention to each and everyone of the intricate details that make the characteristics of the
actual sounds in a vintage organ. How do the tone wheels interact with each other? What does the crosstalk and leakage in
the original designs mean to the sound and what happens when you use the instrument to the limits of its ability? Nord researched
these questions and made sure that the C2 tonewheel model responds with the best sound of any performance organ.
The
virtual circuitry in our B3 model reacts not only to the settings on the panel, but also during real time performance. The
C2 Combo Organ will faithfully reproduce the important foldback and energy-robbing characteristics and will also produce the
gentle compression effect that makes those lovely smears so absolutely wonderful. There are 4 tonewheel modes that allow you
to switch from a clean, factory specified instrument to a worn and battered workhorse with some 40 years worth of touring.
It's
all about the performance
The individual tone wheel levels are controlled with digital drawbars that are just as fast and ergonomic to set up as their
physical counterparts. This modern design provides you with the ability to store your favorite settings and to be instantly
recalled and edited in real time during a performance. You also get the unique opportunity to dial in a new setting with the
digital drawbars while playing, without the change taking effect until you want it to.
Get your fingers on the waterfall-type
keyboard and you will not only hear but also feel the difference. An ultra fast trigger-to-sound response time in the C2 Combo
Organ offers superior performance compared with any other hardware or software products, just like the originals. Nord has
modeled the crucial key click and key release bursts from the mechanical busbar design with close to 1,200 switches. The actual
keys themselves have a firm mechanical action to provide you with the rock solid feel of an original vintage organ.
You'll
have direct access to every important function on the panel; Nord holds a strong belief that a performance is not only about
what you play, but also how you use an instrument.
Vibrato, chorus, and percussion
Other essential mechanical and electrical components found in the original instrument are present in the C2 combo organ, including
a scanner that provides the vibrato and chorus with deep impact on the sound, and the original components and behavior of
the percussion. The vibrato and chorus, along with the rotating scanner and its analog circuitry, are carefully modeled to
be as alive as the tone wheels.
Everything in the percussion, including the monophonic behavior, filter, distortion,
and envelope characteristics have been carefully and faithfully replicated. You can adjust some of the percussion functions
to set the sound to suit your needs and Nord even gives you the option to keep the 9th drawbar or not when the percussion
is turned on.
Vox and Farfisa
The Nord organ includes accurate models of the two most popular transistor organs of the 1960s, offering you that massive
sound created by their 12-top oscillator frequency-divider designs. With the C2, you get the same dynamic behavior and unique
response as the original instruments.
The Farfisa Compact Deluxe, considered by many to be the mother of transistor
organs, involves routing matrixes and complex filter combinations that offer a tailored sound with massive energy and high-end.
The Vox Continental's brute design brings you a more hollow tone, but still with a very intense character. As with the tone
wheel organ, both transistor organs have their own unique, irreplaceable personalities. Combine them with any of the C2 Combo
Organ's speaker simulations, add some distortion, adjust EQ, and they will definitely please your ear.
Third
set of drawbars
A dual-manual organ would not be complete without the ability to play bass notes on a pedalboard. The C2 Combo Organ includes
two additional bass register drawbars with selectable timbre from vintage tone wheels, pipe organ bass stops, or a synth bass
modeled after a famous vintage add-on unit. The bass can be controlled with any MIDI-equipped bass pedalboard connected to
the dedicated Bass Pedal MIDI input, or by splitting the lower manual.
Rotary
The C2's rotary speaker simulation features a life-like experience. It incorporates the acoustic variations that occur as
a physical rotating speaker spreads the sound around in a room, providing the full experience of moving the air around. The
rotary speed can be controlled with a foot switch, from the panel, or by using a half-moon switch (optional accessory).
The
rotary simulation in the C2 is Nord's best one yet. Nord miked several original cabinets with different sets of treble and
bass rotors and spent time analyzing their audio responses. This painstaking effort gave Nord the means to be able to include
a new rotary model in the C2 Combo Organ , which is available together with our previous rotary that so many users have enjoyed.
Even
though Nord rotary simulations are nothing less than amazing, they are however the first to acknowledge that the C2's best
friend in the pursuit of sonic excellence is an external rotary cabinet. Connect the C2 Combo Organ to a quality cabinet with
the standard 11-pin Leslie connector and use the Half Moon switch (optional accessory) or the C2 panel buttons to control
the rotary speed. The Leslie interface on the C2 uses a high-voltage output that is vital to experience the true soul of a
screaming, or for that matter, a whispering organ. This high-level output is also available on a 1/4" jack on the C2's back
panel.
Effects
The 3-band equalizer, along with three types of speaker simulations and a powerful overdrive, offers you total control of
your sound. Add a feedback-delay with tap-tempo functionality, and several types of reverberation, and you truly have an all-in-one
effect section with stunning sound right out of the box. This will tailor your sounds for any occasion.
Flexible
output routing
With so many organ types at your disposal, it is vital to be able to route these to appropriate amplifier and sound systems.
The C2 Combo Organ is equipped with a stereo output pair (left and right on 1/4" jacks) and a set of high-level outputs (a
1/4" jack and an 11-pin Leslie connector). This provides you with the flexibility to, for example, route the tone wheel to
a rotary speaker and the pipe organ to a PA. It is also possible to use the tone wheel in a rotary and a PA with rotary simulation
at the same time, or to route the transistor models to an amplifier.
Additional connections (optional accessories)
A good pedal is an essential tool for expressiveness with any organ, and the C2 is capable of using any good-quality expression
pedal. The rotary speed can be controlled from a foot switch or the half moon switch, and Nord have even added a sustain pedal
input.
The MIDI connectors allow you to use the Nord C2 to control other units or to use it together with a computer
or sequencer. Plug in your MP3 or CD player to the monitor input to be able to play along, rehearse, or jam with previously-recorded
music without the need of an external mixer or sound system. The signal that is present at this input will be monitored through
the C2's headphone output.
On the road
Having three vintage organs and a baroque pipe organ in your studio is fun, but it's even better when you can easily carry
them with you to a gig. That is why Nord made the C2 Combo Organ so lightweight and portable. With the optional gig bag, you
can carry the massive power of these monster organs in one hand, weighing in at merely 34 pounds so you can save your energy
for your performance.
Nord C2 Combo Organ Features:
- A combination of a B3 tone wheel organ, a Vox Continental, a Farfisa, and a baroque pipe organ
- Pipe organ built upon flue pipes and reed pipes
- Pipe organ wherein each manual has its own sound: the Great division, the Swell, the Couplers, and the Pedal division
- A disposition with the fundamental tonal character of a baroque organ
- 21; 9 stops for every manual and 3 pedal stops
- Three unison couplers, three octave couplers, and a special coupler that adds the Pedal to the leftmost note played on
the Great manual
- Swell pedal and tremulant
- A well-balanced set of pipes, stops, and couplers
- Nord's third-generation tone wheel model
- 4 tonewheel modes
- Tone wheel levels controlled with digital drawbars
- Ability to store favorite settings and to instantly recall and edit in real time during a performance
- Waterfall-type keyboard
- Ultra fast trigger-to-sound response time
- Keys with a firm mechanical action
- Vibrato and chorus with a rotating scanner and analog circuitry
- Monophonic behavior, filter, distortion, and envelope characteristics
- Option to keep the 9th drawbar or not when the percussion is turned on
- Accurate models of the two most popular transistor organs of the 1960s (the Vox Continental and the Farfisa Compact Deluxe
- Two bass register drawbars with selectable timbre from vintage tone wheels, pipe organ bass stops, or a synth bass
- Bass that's controlled with any MIDI-equipped bass pedalboard that's connected to the dedicated Bass Pedal MIDI input,
or by splitting the lower manual
- Rotary speaker simulation
- 11-pin Leslie connector
- High-level output available on a 1/4" jack on the C2's back panel
- 3-band equalizer, three types of speaker simulations, and a powerful overdrive
- Equipped with a stereo output pair (left and right on 1/4" jacks)
- Flexibility to route the tone wheel to a rotary speaker and the pipe organ to a PA
- Flexibility to route the transistor models to an amplifier
- Lots of additional connections (optional accessories) including a foot switch, a half moon switch, a sustain pedal, MIDI,
MP3 or CD players
- Lightweight and portable
- Optional gig bag
Nord C2 Combo Organ Includes:
- owner's manual and power chord
Whether you play in church on Sunday mornings or clubs on Saturday nights, you'll want to
buy the Nord C2 Organ today.
Nord C2 Combo Organ Specifications:
- General:
- Master level control
- 126 program locations
- 2 live buffers
Organ Section:
- Classic tone wheel organ, Vox Continental, and Farfisa models with full polyphony pipe organ in baroque style
with 21 stops. Polyphony depends on the stops being used.
- Bass models (tonewheel, synthbass and pipe organ bass)
- 20 digitally-controlled drawbars
- 6 drawbar presets per program location
- Percussion controls
- Vibrato/chorus/tremulant control
Pipe organ stops and couplers:
Swell (Manual II):
- Fugara 8
- Rohrfloete 8
- Principal 4
- Spitzfloete 4
- Nasat 3
- Floete 2
- Vox Celeste
- Scharf II-III
- Oboe 8
Great (Manual I):
- Principal 8
- Gamba 8
- Gedackt 8
- Octava 4
- Rohrfloete 4
- Qvinta 3
- Octava 2
- Mixtur III-IV
- Trumpet 8
Pedal:
- Subbas 16
- Fagot 16
- Gedackt 8
Couplers:
- PED/GR. Low
- SW 16/GR
- SW/GR
- Swell 16
- Swell 4
- SW/PED
- GR/PED
Effect section:
- 3-band equalizer
- Overdrive
- 3 types of speaker simulations including rotary speaker with selectable speed (slow-stop-fast)
- Delay: with feedback and tap-tempo function
- Reverb: 5 algorithms
Keyboard:
- 2 x 61 medium-weighted waterfall keys
Connections:
- Stereo headphone output
- 2 line level audio outputs: left and right
- High-level outputs:
- 11-pin Leslie standard connector and 1/4" connector
- Monitor input
- Sustain pedal input
- Rotor control input
- Swell pedal input
- MIDI In
- MIDI Out
- Bass pedal MIDI In
- USB
- IEC320 C7 power connector
Dimensions: 38" x 6.4" x 17.5"
- Weight: 34 lb.
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