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13. Nord Sound Manager: Overview
S I
ELECT IN NSTRUMENT
This will select the chosen sound in the Manager list, to be instantly accessible on the Nord Stage.
U
PLOAD
This will upload the selected sound from the Nord Stage to the computer hard drive in a folder of your
choice.
D
OWNLOAD
This is only available if you right-click on an empty location that does not contain a sound. This al-
lows you to choose a file on the hard drive, to be downloaded to the location in the Nord Stage EX.
Note: When a Nord Stage EX leaves the factory, every program or synth location is filled with patch-
es. You need to use the Delete function to get any empty locations, which are displayed without any
characters in their name.
R
ENAME
This allows you to rename a Program or a Synth patch. Characters supported are: a-z, A-Z, 0-9 and
a hyphen (-) and the name can contain up to 16 characters. Any other characters will not be displayed
in the Sound Manager lists or in the Stage display.
• Pianos cannot be renamed, this option will not be available if you right-click on a Piano.
D
ELETE
This will delete the selected sound(s) from the Nord Stage EX memory.
F F
ILE ORMATS
The Nord Sound Manager v5.x creates and uses files with the following extensions:
• .npno - These are the piano samples.
• .nspg - These are the Program files. The file name will also be the name of the Program that is
shown in the Nord Stage EX display.
• .nss - This is the extension for the Synth patches. The file name will also be the name of the Synth
patch that is shown in the Nord Stage display.
• .nsb - This is the extension used for the Nord Stage backup files.
Just as any other computer file on your hard drive, these files may be renamed, emailed, copied,
moved, lost or even stored in a safe location if an evil computer crash suddenly decides to take your
hard drive for ride.
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