Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] Nanopiano
REFERENCE MANUAL
by Connor Freff Cochran © 1997 Alesis Corporation
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WELCOME!
Back in 1979 my band's keyboard player and I went on a quest to find the Perfect Stage Piano. There was a shiny new Yamaha Grand in the recording studio where we were working, but for live performances we needed something (a) portable, and (b) affordable. We also wanted it to (c) sound great, since we loved the music we were making and wanted audiences to hear it at its best. [. . . ] The first is to buy a MIDI interface with multiple OUTs, and then run separate MIDI cables from this interface to all the different devices. This is called a "star" network and it is the preferable way to go, if you can afford it. NanoPiano Reference Manual 15
A daisy-chain is where the OUT/THRU jack on the NanoPiano comes into use. After connecting the controller's OUT to the NanoPiano's IN, you'd continue the chain by running a MIDI cable from the NanoPiano's OUT/THRU to the next instrument's IN jack, then another cable from that instrument's THRU to the next instrument's IN, and so on down the line until you were finished. Now when you play your controller, each device will respond to the MIDI data and "pass it on down" the line. PLEASE NOTE: As a general rule of thumb, daisy chains should be no longer than three instruments in a row. Any more than that and you risk accumulating data transmission errors that could cause stuck notes, unexpected program changes, and inaccurate control. In really big MIDI setups, you might find yourself combining a basic star network with selected short daisy-chains, usually of instruments which you either can't (or don't want to) edit with your computer. Which brings us to. . .
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LIMITED COMPUTER EDITING (The OUT Jack, Pt. 2)
The NanoPiano's 256 programs are stored on the circuitboard as EPROM data, and can't be changed. If you connect your computer's MIDI OUT to the NanoPiano's MIDI IN, and the NanoPiano's OUT to the computer's IN, then you can use a commercial librarian/editor program (such as Mark of the Unicorn's Unisyn) to edit the contents of the NanoPiano's edit buffer. This would allow you, for example, to change the samples in a program, pick a new LFO waveform, adjust its attack envelope, radically alter its effects settings, and so forth. Then you could save this new program in your computer and download it into the NanoPiano's edit buffer any time you wanted. What you can't do is permanently store this changed sound in the NanoPiano itself, because the unit has no battery-backed RAM. Whatever editing you did would vanish when you turned the unit's power off.
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Rackmounting
Your NanoPiano will sit happily on any flat surface, and thanks to its four rubber feet it won't slide around too much. But if you are interested in a more secure and permanent installation, then rackmounting is the way to go. On the underside of your unit you will find a mounting nut already built into the box. This nut is positioned so it will line up with the hole in most standard rack-mount adapters for onethird-rack sized products. Simply place the NanoPiano on the adapter tray, line up the mounting nut with the hole in the adapter, and screw the unit into place using the mounting screw that came with your NanoPiano at purchase. Your local music store can certainly supply you with an adapter that will work to mount your NanoPiano into a rack. Ask for a single-space rack shelf, rack tray, or universal rack adapter, and make sure it has pre-drilled holes in the bottom that match up with the NanoPiano's mounting nut.
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2: INSTANT FUN
Demo Sequence Playing It Yourself
Once you're set up, this section will show you the two quickest ways to explore the programs in your NanoPiano.
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Demo Sequence
Built into your NanoPiano is a musical demo -- Chopin's CSharp Minor Waltz. 2) Set the CHANNEL, CATEGORY, and PROGRAM knobs straight up, to the "twelve o'clock" position. [. . . ] MIDI IN: This 5-pin DIN jack receives incoming MIDI data from external sources and controllers.
The Programs and ROM Sounds
On the following pages you will find reference charts for all 256 NanoPiano programs, organized by category. The chart shows the MIDI bank select command and MIDI program number for each program, its number on the front panel PROGRAM knob, and its name. There is also a space for you to write in notes of your own regarding what you think of each sound, or any ideas you might have for using it.
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Acoustic Piano
BANK SELECT MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER PROGRAM NAME
0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1
000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 019 010 011 012 013 014 015
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
TrueStereo TrueStr8va TrueStr8vb Velo Piano DarkGrand1 DarkGrand2 DarkGrand3 DarkGrand4 Ballad Pno Spinet BriteGrnd1 BriteGrnd2 Titanium88 Wire Piano HousePiano Player Pno
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PROGRAM NAME
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TrueStereo TrueStr8va TrueStr8vb Velo Piano DarkGrand1 DarkGrand2 DarkGrand3 DarkGrand4 Ballad Pno Spinet BriteGrnd1 BriteGrnd2 Titanium88 Wire Piano HousePiano Player Pno 30 NanoPiano Reference Manual
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Piano & Strings
BANK SELECT MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER PROGRAM NAME
0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1
016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Pno&Strgs1 Pno&Strgs2 Pno&Strgs3 PianoMorph Pno&BrtStr BrtPno&Str Egrnd&Strg Pno&LoStrg OctPno&Str UprPno&Str PnoStFlang EgrnStFlng PnoStakStr SynPnoStrg Tap&String ShortyP&S
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PROGRAM NAME
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Pno&Strgs1 Pno&Strgs2 Pno&Strgs3 PianoMorph Pno&BrtStr BrtPno&Str Egrnd&Strg Pno&LoStrg OctPno&Str UprPno&Str PnoStFlang EgrnStFlng PnoStakStr SynPnoStrg Tap&String ShortyP&S 34 NanoPiano Reference Manual
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Piano Layer
BANK SELECT MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER PROGRAM NAME
0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1
032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Hollywood BalladKeys PianoClav1 PianoClav2 PianoVibes Perc Piano Fantapiano AlloyPiano Piano&Org1 Piano&Org2 Piano&Org3 Piano&Pipe PnoTriLayr PnoSqrLayr Hybridor Airiano
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PROGRAM NAME
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Hollywood BalladKeys PianoClav1 PianoClav2 PianoVibes Perc Piano Fantapiano AlloyPiano Piano&Org1 Piano&Org2 Piano&Org3 Piano&Pipe PnoTriLayr PnoSqrLayr Hybridor Airiano 38 NanoPiano Reference Manual
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Piano FX
BANK SELECT MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER PROGRAM NAME
0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1
048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Tori's Ice Nickel Pno Copper Pno Iron Pno TapKlavier TapTheBox DrkCavePno SpinetRoom Flangiano LezlyPiano 5th Piano Rave Knave Staggered Quickstep
Random Pno
Pianoscape
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PROGRAM NAME
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Tori's Ice Nickel Pno Copper Pno Iron Pno TapKlavier TapTheBox DrkCavePno SpinetRoom Flangiano LezlyPiano 5th Piano Rave Knave Staggered Quickstep
Random Pno
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E. Piano
BANK SELECT MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER PROGRAM NAME
0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1
064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Rock Roads Soft Roads Suitcase ClascWurly DirtyWurly Soft FM EP Eep Iano CrystlRoad Wave Piano NanoTines1 NanoTines2 WurlyRoadz SuperRoadz Whirl Lee No Quarter Crunchy EP
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PROGRAM NAME
NOTES
Rock Roads Soft Roads Suitcase ClascWurly DirtyWurly Soft FM EP Eep Iano CrystlRoad Wave Piano NanoTines1 NanoTines2 WurlyRoadz SuperRoadz Whirl Lee No Quarter Crunchy EP 46 NanoPiano Reference Manual
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EP Layer
BANK SELECT MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER PROGRAM NAME
0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1
080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090 091 092 093 094 095
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
EP&Strgs1 EP&Strgs2 EP & Vox 1 EP & Vox 2 EP & Vox 3 EP & Vox 4 WhirlStrng Whirl Vox Dyno 5 Vox EP & Organ EP & Saw EP & Pad DigiEP&Syn Roads&Syn Richman Dyna5Strgs
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PROGRAM NAME
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EP&Strgs1 EP&Strgs2 EP & Vox 1 EP & Vox 2 EP & Vox 3 EP & Vox 4 WhirlStrng Whirl Vox Dyno 5 Vox EP & Organ EP & Saw EP & Pad DigiEP&Syn Roads&Syn Richman Dyna5Strgs 50 NanoPiano Reference Manual
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Chromatic
BANK SELECT MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER PROGRAM NAME
0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1
096 097 098 099 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Real Clav Obligaclav Clavitube TrueHarpsi 8'4'Harpsi Harpsi&Pad Kool Vibes Tine Vibes DigitlVibe BriteMarim Woody Xylo Wood Sign Ingrid Metalwork Broken Toy FlangdMuse
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PROGRAM NAME
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Real Clav Obligaclav Clavitube TrueHarpsi 8'4'Harpsi Harpsi&Pad Kool Vibes Tine Vibes DigitlVibe BriteMarim Woody Xylo Wood Sign Ingrid Metalwork Broken Toy FlangdMuse 54 NanoPiano Reference Manual
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Organ
BANK SELECT MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER PROGRAM NAME
0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1
112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Moregistrs Warm Organ 2 Stops HiPercOrgn More Percs Harmonious B-Cussion Concussion Slow Pipes Positiv 4' Positv8'4' Principal+ Puff Pipes No Perc B PaintChips Surf Organ
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PROGRAM NAME
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Moregistrs Warm Organ 2 Stops HiPercOrgn More Percs Harmonious B-Cussion Concussion Slow Pipes Positiv 4' Positv8'4' Principal+ Puff Pipes No Perc B PaintChips Surf Organ 58 NanoPiano Reference Manual
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Bass
BANK SELECT MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER PROGRAM NAME
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
FatUpright Box Bass Fingered Pixx FlangrBass Fretless 1 Fretless 2 Octaver 1 Octaver 2 Acid Bass PedalDrone Pressure Y Bass Power Bass Bondo Bass BassHarmnc
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PROGRAM NAME
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FatUpright Box Bass Fingered Pixx FlangrBass Fretless 1 Fretless 2 Octaver 1 Octaver 2 Acid Bass PedalDrone Pressure Y Bass Power Bass Bondo Bass BassHarmnc 62 NanoPiano Reference Manual
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String
BANK SELECT MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER PROGRAM NAME
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
RichString MarcatoEns Arco Bows StrPadDecy BrtStrgPad LushStrngs StringMood Film Score OctaString HugeString Big String FifthsAura String&Pad OB Strings HyerString Eurostring
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PROGRAM NAME
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RichString MarcatoEns Arco Bows StrPadDecy BrtStrgPad LushStrngs StringMood Film Score OctaString HugeString Big String FifthsAura String&Pad OB Strings HyerString Eurostring
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Synth Pad
BANK SELECT 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PROGRAM NAME
032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047
Light Vox
OohDecyPad
Vox In Box Coed Oohs Night Vox SoftMorphi FilterWave VCO Swell LightForce ExpndngPad VibratoPad Transcndnt Syn Flange Bali Hai WarmStrPad PowrStrPad
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PROGRAM NAME
NOTES
Light Vox
OohDecyPad
Vox In Box Coed Oohs Night Vox SoftMorphi FilterWave VCO Swell LightForce ExpndngPad VibratoPad Transcndnt Syn Flange Bali Hai WarmStrPad PowrStrPad NanoPiano Reference Manual 69
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Lead
BANK SELECT MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER PROGRAM NAME
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Lucky Lead Tri Lead Pulse Lead SynTrumpet VoltagePad 70sAmbient Analead Funk Lead Slippery Dualalead MiniLeader Hi Buzz Analogos SynClvLead Bigee Sawz Sawtooth 5
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PROGRAM NAME
NOTES
Lucky Lead Tri Lead Pulse Lead SynTrumpet VoltagePad 70sAmbient Analead Funk Lead Slippery Dualalead MiniLeader Hi Buzz Analogos SynClvLead Bigee Sawz Sawtooth 5 NanoPiano Reference Manual 73
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Split
BANK SELECT MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER PROGRAM NAME
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Jazz Duo Ballad Duo DrkPnoSplt Chorusplit BrtPnoSplt EgrndSplit EP Split 1 EP Split 2 WurlySplit FM Split Bass&Vibes Bass&Organ Uprite&Str Uprite&Vox SynthSplit Saw Man
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PROGRAM NAME
NOTES
Jazz Duo Ballad Duo DrkPnoSplt Chorusplit BrtPnoSplt EgrndSplit EP Split 1 EP Split 2 WurlySplit FM Split Bass&Vibes Bass&Organ Uprite&Str Uprite&Vox SynthSplit Saw Man NanoPiano Reference Manual 77
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Effect
BANK SELECT MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER PROGRAM NAME
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090 091 092 093 094 095
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
TremCloud MandoPiano PnoGrvyard Monolith Dang Bells Circulate Telemetry T-Minus 1 T-Minus 2 MonstrMash Creeps Power Up HighGlissz Tire Iron StereoTomb Metronome
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TremCloud MandoPiano PnoGrvyard Monolith Dang Bells Circulate Telemetry T-Minus 1 T-Minus 2 MonstrMash Creeps Power Up HighGlissz Tire Iron StereoTomb Metronome NanoPiano Reference Manual 81
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Piano & Pad
BANK SELECT 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PROGRAM NAME
096 097 098 099 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111
SftPno&Pad LA Studio PnoPad5ths BrtPno&Pad Egrand&Pad Pno&HiPad
Pno&OrgPad Pno&SynPad
PnoFlutPad
Pno&LowPad Pno&SawPad PnoTremPad
Cinema EP Wurly&Pad DigiEP&Pad FMPno&Pad
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PROGRAM NAME
NOTES
SftPno&Pad LA Studio PnoPad5ths BrtPno&Pad Egrand&Pad Pno&HiPad Pno&OrgPad Pno&SynPad PnoFlutPad Pno&LowPad Pno&SawPad PnoTremPad Cinema EP Wurly&Pad DigiEP&Pad FMPno&Pad NanoPiano Reference Manual 85
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Piano & Vox
BANK SELECT MIDI PROGRAM KNOB NUMBER PROGRAM NAME
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Pianooohs PnoVox Pad LiteVoxPno Pno&FlVox1 Pno&FlVox2 Vox In Pno Uprite&Vox EgrandVox1 EgrandVox2 EgrandVox3 PnoVoxFlng EP Vox Pad
DarkEP&Vox
Wurly&Vox EP&Vox5ths DarkLounge
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PROGRAM NAME
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Pianooohs PnoVox Pad LiteVoxPno Pno&FlVox1 Pno&FlVox2 Vox In Pno Uprite&Vox EgrandVox1 EgrandVox2 EgrandVox3 PnoVoxFlng EP Vox Pad
DarkEP&Vox
Wurly&Vox EP&Vox5ths DarkLounge NanoPiano Reference Manual 89
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Sound ROM
This is a list of the sample families that are built in to the NanoPiano's 8 megabytes of sound ROM. [. . . ]