Factory Programs; About This Manual - Clavia Nord Piano User Manual

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Introduction
Thank you!
We'd .first .like .to .thank .you .for .purchasing .the .Nord .Piano . .Our .goal .
when .we .developed .the .Nord .Piano .was .to .create .the .best .profes-
sional, .portable .stage .piano .on .the .market . .We .hope .that .you .will .have .
as .much .fun .owning, .playing .and .using .the .instrument, .as .we .had .
developing .it .

About this manual

You .are .probably .very .eager .to .start .using .your .new .instrument, .and .
we .sure .don't .want .to .keep .you .from .having .fun . .We .will .try .to .cover .all .
the .essential .aspects .on .how .to .use .the .Nord .Piano .in .the .very .first .few .
pages .of .this .manual . .After .that .follows .the .reference .section .where .all .
the .functions .are .explained .in .detail .
OS and internal memory
The .operating .system, .programs .and .pianos .in .the .Nord .Piano .are .
stored .in .a .Flash .memory . .A .Flash .memory .is .a .great .thing, .it .retains .the .
data .when .the .power .is .turned .off . .Another .big .advantage .is .that .you .
can .replace .data .in .the .Flash .memory .at .any .time . .This .means .that .you .
will .be .able .to .download .upgrades, .pianos .and .programs .to .your .Nord .
Piano .from .a .computer . .The .Nord .Piano .features .a .USB .port .for .quick .
and .easy .download .of .new .pianos .

Factory programs

The .internal .program .memory .of .the .Nord .Piano .consists .of .120 .
programs, .organized .in .24 .banks .with .5 .programs .in .each .bank . .There .
are .also .five .Live .buffer .memories, .which .will .continuously .store .any .
changes .as .they .are .made, .and .remember .these .settings .after .the .
power .is .turned .off .
All .of .the .120 .programs .in .the .Nord .Piano .can .be .used .to .store .your .
own .settings . .To .make .sure .you .don't .accidentally .overwrite .programs .
you .want .to .keep, .it's .a .good .idea .to .back .up .your .sounds .regularly .on .
a .computer .using .the .Nord .Sound .Manager .application . .
Restoring the factory presets
The .factory .programs .and .pianos .are .available .as .Nord .Sound .Man-
ager .backup .files .for .download .at .the .Nord .web .site .at . .
www .nordkeyboards .com .or .on .the .included .Nord .Piano .DVD .
OS upgrades
The .latest .OS .version .for .Nord .Piano .is .available .for .download .at .the .
www .nordkeyboards .com .website . .Please .visit .our .website . .from .time .
to .time, .to .make .sure .you .have .the .latest .version .in .your .unit .
Free sounds
Since .the .Nord .Piano .is .designed .as .an ."open .system", .each .and .every .
piano .in .the .Nord .Piano .can .be .replaced .by .you . .This .is .done .using .the .
free .Nord .Sound .Manager .application . .
The .Nord .Piano .is .compatible .with .the .continuously .expanding .Nord .
Piano .Library . .Many .of .these .pianos .are .included .on .the .DVD .that .
accompanies .the .Piano . .When .new .sounds .are .available, .you .can .
download .these .for .free .from .the .www .nordkeyboards,com .website . .
Yet .another .good .reason .to .visit .the .website .from .time .to .time .
Disclaimer
Any .trademarks .and .brand .names .mentioned .in .this .manual .are .the .
property .of .their .respective .owners .and .are .not .affiliated .or .associated .
with .Clavia . .These .trademarks .and .brand .names .are .only .mentioned .to .
describe .the .types .of .sounds .reproduced .by .Nord .Piano .