Clavia Nord C2 Dual Manual Combo Organ

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Regardless of which organ sound you need, this Nord combo has you covered with classic tone wheel, vox continental, farfisa and a 21-stop pipe organ.

Church on Sunday mornings, clubs on Saturday nights. The new Nord C2 Organ plays both places just right. Clavia has developed digitally modeled vintage organ models for over a decade, taking each new product version one step closer to perfection. With the introduction of the Nord C2, we raise the performance bar even a bit further with the addition of a baroque pipe organ section - this is the organ for others to compare against.

The C2 Combo Organ includes B3 tonewheel organ, a Vox* Continental and a Farfisa* and a beautiful baroque pipe organ. This makes the C2 an extremely versatile instrument, providing not only rock organ players a new palette of sounds, but also the perfect instrument to use in churches, concert and congregation halls or any other venue where a high quality pipe organ instrument is paramount.

The Pipe Organ

From the golden age of organ building we have carefully chosen a baroque organ with a devastatingly beautiful sound and wide range of expression for the C2 pipe organ part. Using cutting edge sampling technique, no efforts have been spared in producing the richest and most varied sound palette for the pipe organ player.

The 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, stops, to produce different timbres. The C2's setup of stops make up a… read more well-balanced blend of tonal qualities capable of expressing the most dramatic music 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, making them sound as well. 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 (accessory), or by attaching a 30-note classic digital organ pedal (optional).

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 Combo 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 Combo Organ 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 a bit 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 C2 provides two speeds, each with three variable depths.

Not Only About the Music

So, not only does the C2 Combo Organ provide an extremely well balanced set of pipes, stops and couplers, but has also kept the setup close to reality for the pipe organ player to easily find his way around. Controls are exactly where you will expect to find them, and in no time you 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

We have made digital models of tonewheel organs for more than a decade and the C2 Combo Organ is equipped with our third generation tonewheel model.

Not only have we analyzed the signals from each of the 91 spinning discs inside several original instruments, we have also paid years of attention to each and everyone of the intricate details that makes the characteristics of the actual sound in a vintage organ. How do the tonewheels 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? We know this, and we have made sure that the C2 tonewheel model responds in a manner with what we think is hands down the best performance organ on the market.

The virtual circuitry in our B3 model reacts not only to the settings on the panel but also during the real time performance. The C2 Combo Organ will faithfully reproduce the important foldback and energy robbing characteristics; the latter will produce the gentle compression effect that makes those lovely smears absolutely wonderful. There are 4 tonewheel modes that allows you to switch from a clean, factory spec'd instrument to a worn and battered workhorse with some 40 years worth of touring.

The Performance

The individual tonewheel levels are controlled with our 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, 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 say so.

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 a superior performance compared with any other hardware or software products, just as the originals. We have modeled the crucial key click and key release bursts from the mechanical busbar design with its close to 1200 switches. The actual keys themselves have a firm mechanical action to provide you with the rock solid feel of an original vintage instrument. You have direct access to every important function on the panel. We have a strong belief in 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 in the original instrument like the scanner that provides the vibrato and chorus with their deep impact on the sound, and the components and behavior of the percussion are of course present in the C2 Combo Organ. The vibrato and chorus with the rotating scanner and its analog circuitry are carefully modeled to be as alive as the tonewheels.

Everything in the percussion including the monophonic behavior, filter, distortion, and envelope characteristics has been carefully and faithfully replicated. You can adjust some of the percussion functions to be able to set the sound to suit your needs and we even give you the option to keep the 9th drawbar or not, when the percussion is turned on.

VOX & Farfisa

The C2 Combo Organ includes accurate models of the two most popular transistor organs of the 1960s, offering you that massive savage sound created by their 12-top oscillator frequency-divider designs. With the C2, you get the same dynamic behavior and unique response as in 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 tonewheel 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 light your fire.

3rd Set of Drawbars

A dual manual organ would not be complete without the ability to play bass notes on a pedal board. The C2 Combo Organ includes two additional bass register drawbars with selectable timbre from vintage tonewheels, 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 pedal board connected to the dedicated Bass Pedal MIDI input, or by splitting the lower manual.

Rotary

The C2's rotary speaker simulation features a true 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 (accessory).

The rotary simulation in the C2 is our best one yet. We mic'ed up several original cabinets with different sets of treble- and bass rotors and spent lots of time analyzing their audio responses. This painstaking effort gave us the means to be able to include a brand new rotary model in the C2 Combo Organ , which is available together with our previous rotary that so many users have said so many nice things about.

Even though our rotary simulations are nothing less than amazing, we 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 or the C2 panel buttons to control the rotary speed. The Leslie* interface on the C2 uses a high voltage output which 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 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 (L and R on 1/4" jacks) and a set of high level outputs (a 1/4" jack and a 11-pin Leslie* connector). This provides you with the flexibility to e.g. route the tonewheel to a rotary speaker and the pipe organ to a PA. It is also possible to use the tonewheel in a rotary and a PA with rotary simulation at the same time, or to route the transistor models to an amplifier.

Additional Connections

A swell pedal is an essential tool for expressiveness with any organ and the C2 is of course capable of using any good quality expression pedal. The rotary speed can be controlled from a foot switch or the half moon switch, and we 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 the C2 Combo Organ is 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 15,5 kg (34 lb) you will save energy for your performance.

Pipe Organ

The Nord C2 is equipped with a beautiful baroque pipe organ. It has a total of 21 stops distributed across the Swell (9 stops) manual, the Great (9 stops) manual and the bass section (3 stops).

2rd Generation B3 Modeling

The B3 modeling in the C2 has reached new heights of excellence. The individual levels of the 91 modeled tonewheels and their impact on the output of each other when used together have been carefully tweaked. The C2 also includes a dirty tonewheel leakage model that hisses and spits in idle mode.

Enhanced Click

The essential key clicks and key release bursts have been modeled using brand new techniques. The click level can be adjusted and the key-release component has been specifically modeled to maximize the authenticity of the tonewheel organ sound.

Keyboard Action

The keyboard has a firm action to provide you with the rock solid feel of an original tonewheel instrument. An ultra fast response time comes with that.

Monitor Output

Just plug in your mp3 or CD player to the C2 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.

Flexible Output Routing

The C2 treats the main left and right outputs as one group, separated from the Leslie 11-pin and High Level outputs. This provides total flexibility in the routing of the organ models.

Drawbar Preview

This function allows you to dial in a new sound while still playing without any changes being heard. When you are ready, the new setting can be instantly activated.

Easy-to-Use Manager

The Nord Sound Manager is an easy-to-use tool that allows you to arrange and make backups of the programs.

These operations are done by simple drag and drop operations or from toolbar- or menu activated actions in the application. This application is available for free to Nord C2 owners, and is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OSX.

Portable

The C2 Combo Organ is lightweight and portable, yet sturdy enough to cope with the rigors of the touring life. The total weight of this massive power box is only 15,5 kg (34 lb).

* Yamaha, Steinway, Wurlitzer, Hohner, Clavinet, Farfisa and Vox are trademarks of their respective owners and are not affiliated or associated with Clavia. These trademarks are mentioned here as a reference to a sound only. Leslie is mentioned to describe a connector standard.

Power Supply: AC Power Cord (Included) read less

General
- Master Level Control
- 126 Program Locations
- 2 Live Buffers

Organ Section
- Classic Tonewheel Organ, Vox Continental- and Farfisa-models with full polyphony
- Pipe Organ, 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, L&R
- High Level Outputs:
- 11-pin Leslie* Standard Connector
- Quarter Inch 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

Included Accessories:
- Owner's Manual
- Power cord

Dimensions: 966 mm (38.0 in.), 163 mm (6.4 in.), 445 mm (17.5 in.)

Weight: 15,5 kg (34 lbs.)

* Yamaha, Steinway, Wurlitzer, Hohner, Clavinet, Farfisa and Vox are trademarks of their respective owners and are not affiliated or associated with Clavia. These trademarks are mentioned here as a reference to a sound only. Leslie is mentioned to describe a connector standard.

Power Supply: AC Power Cord (Included)

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Web: https://www.nordkeyboards.com/support
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Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (5 ratings)
Submitted February 9, 2010 by a customer from comcast.net

"Big church organ sound on a small church budget."

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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I am sure we will keep this at least as long as we are in our current building. We eventually plan to build a new church, and at that time will probably look into getting something like the Roland C-330, which costs about three times what the Nord costs. Even then we will probably keep the Nord and use it in our choir room. Overall our congregation is very pleased with it and so happy to have an organ once again. It finally sounds like "church" again.

Sound
We got the Nord C2 for our church. We came from a building with a multi-million dollar pipe organ and have been using a piano ever since we got into our new building. WE really missed the pipe organ but didn't want a cheezy "synthesized" organ. I have to say the sound on the Nord is very impressive. You can actually hear the air going through the pipes! We have a member of our choir who is a real organ purist, and even he said that the Nord sounded better than he thought it would. Now, I must admit it doesn't sound as good as our old organ, but for the price it can't be beat. It is also in tune, which we could never really say about our old organ.

Features
The Nord offers tons of ways to customize the sound which is really great. The option to add a pedalboard is also very nice, although we haven't added one yet. Two manuals is a definate plus and the feel is just like a real pipe organ. Portability is also very nice. Now our organist can take… read more it home with him to practice, certainly not an option with a real pipe organ.

Ease of Use
With lots of features comes a bit of a learning curve, but for the most part it is pretty intuitive and easy to figure out.

Quality
Everything works well and as advertised. This is definately not a toy.

Value
Definately worth every penny. The sound is so close to a real pipe organ that I don't think we'll every spend the millions to get a pipe organ again. Not only that, we don't need a trust fund to maintain it!

Manufacturer Support
Haven't had to use the support yet.

The Wow Factor
For a rock band it looks great. For a church, the bright red color leaves a little something to be desired. We are planning to build a wooden case to "hide" it a little better.

Musical Background:
active musician/worship leader

Musical Style:
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