The Quick Tour - Clavia Nord Piano User Manual

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The Quick Tour

Let's .get .acquainted .with .some .of .the .functions .in .the .Nord .Sound .
Manager .
Transfer pianos to the Piano
When .the .Nord .Piano .leaves .the .factory, .the .Piano .partition .is .filled .with .
sounds . .In .order .to .be .able .to .download .additional .pianos, .you .may .
have .to .delete .some .of .the .factory .pianos . .If .you .ever .want .to .reload .
any .deleted .pianos, .they .are .available .on .the .DVD .that .was .included .
with .the .Nord .Piano, .or .available .as .a .download .from .the . .
www .nordkeyboards .com .web .site, .in .the .Libraries .area .
Deleting a piano
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Connect .the .Nord .Piano .to .the .computer .and .launch .the .Nord .
Sound .Manager .
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The .Piano .tab .will .open .and .the .current .content .of .the .piano .parti-
tion .in .the .Nord .Piano .will .be .displayed .
5
Select .a .piano .to .delete .and .press .the .Delete .icon .in .the .toolbar .
You .can .also .right-click .on .the .sound .and .choose .the .Delete .option .or .
use .the .backspace .or .delete .keys .on .the .computer .keyboard .
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You .will .be .asked .to .confirm .your .intentions .and .then .the .piano .in .
the .Nord .Piano .will .be .deleted .
Download a new sound
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Using .drag .and .drop: .Open .the .folder .on .the .computer .hard .drive .
where .the .new .sound .is .located .
2
Make .sure .that .the .Sound .Manager .window .and .the .folder .are .
visible .on .the .screen .
3
Drag .the .new .sound .to .the .white .area .in .the .Sound .Manager .list . .
When .the .destination .location .will .turn .gray, .release .the .mouse .
button .
4
The .Clean .Deleted .Space .process .will .start .to .prepare .the .
memory .and .then .the .new .piano .will .be .downloaded .to .the .Nord .
Piano . .If .there .isn't .enough .free .space, .a .message .will .appear .in .
the .lower .left .text .area .in .the .Nord .Sound .Manager .
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Using .the .Toolbar .or .Menu .command: .Click .on .the .Sound .Down .
icon .in .the .toolbar . .The .same .command .is .also .available .in .the .File .
menu: .Sound .Download .(Ctrl-D) .
2
Browse .to .the .folder .on .the .hard .drive .where .the .desired .sound .is .
located, .select .it .and .click .Open . .The .sound .will .now .be .added .to .
its .bank .
Download Queue
You .can .add .several .sounds, .one .by .one, .using .the .drop .method, .or .
with .the .Toolbar .or .Menu .commands . .These .sounds .will .be .put .in .the .
download .queue . .The .memory .will .be .cleaned .if .needed .and .the .files .
will .be .downloaded .to .the .unit .in .the .order .they .were .added .
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Select .the .desired .partition .that .holds .the .type .of .sounds .that .you .
wish .to .load .
2
Drag .a .sound .from .the .computer .hard .drive .to .the .white .area .in .
the .Sound .Manager .list .
3
Drag .another .sound .to .the .white .area .in .the .Sound .Manager .list .
Files .that .are .placed .in .the .queue .will .be .displayed .in .bold .
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If .you .wish .to .cancel .an .ongoing .queue, .you .can .either .delete .all .
files .that .are .queued .or .press .the .Cancel .button . .During .the .Clean .
process .the .Cancel .option .is .not .available .
Files .waiting .in .the .queue .can .be .deleted .from .the .queue .if .you .change .
your .mind . .Right-click .on .the .queued .sound .or .use .the .Toolbar .or .
Menu .Delete .command .
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Upload sounds from the Nord Piano
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Select .the .desired .partition .that .holds .the .sounds .that .you .wish .to .
store .on .the .computer .hard .drive .
2
Select .the .bank .and .the .sound . .Shift-click .will .allow .you .to .select .
several .consecutive .sounds; .Ctrl-click .will .allow .you .to .select .
nonconsecutive .sounds . .Here .we .have .selected .a .few .of .the .
programs:
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Click .on .the .Sound .Up .tool .or .right-click .on .the .selected .sound(s) .
and .select .Upload . .The .dialogue .will .prompt .you .to .browse .to .the .
desired .destination .folder .on .the .hard .drive . .The .upload .process .
may .take .a .few .moments .depending .on .the .size .of .the .sounds .
Upload a complete partition
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Make .sure .that .the .desired .partition .(and .bank) .is .focused .in .
the .Nord .Sound .Manager . .You .will .also .have .the .opportunity .to .
change .the .source .bank .in .an .upcoming .dialogue .