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Nord Electro 4d
OS Version 1.x
Part No. 50384
Copyright Clavia DMI AB
Print Edition 1.1

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  • Page 1 User Manual Nord Electro 4d OS Version 1.x Part No. 50384 Copyright Clavia DMI AB Print Edition 1.1...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Trademarks: The Nord logo is a trademark of Clavia DMI AB. All other trademarks mentioned in this publication are the properties of their respective holders. Specifications and appearances are subject to change without notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    | 3 Nord Electro 4D Table of Contents Clav .EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 The Quick Tour .

  • Page 4: Thank You

    All .trademarks .and .brand .names .mentioned .in .this .manual .are .the . property .of .their .respective .owner’s .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 .Electro .4D .

  • Page 5: Knobs & Buttons

     chaptEr2ovErviEw | 5 2 Overview The .front .panel .of .the .Nord .Electro .4D .has .four .main .areas, .Organ, . Selector buttons Piano, .Program .and .Effects . .We’ll .familiarize .ourselves .briefly .with .the . Selector .buttons .are .used .to . panel .here .and .describe .the .functions .in .detail .in .the .following .chapters .

  • Page 6: Audio Connections

    6 |  N orDElEctro4DUsErMaNUalosv1.x 3 Connections CONTROL ROTOR SUSTAIN MIDI MIDI MONITOR RIGHT LEFT OUT PEDAL PEDAL PEDAL MONO HEADPHONES Audio connections MIDI Connections Headphones MIDI In This .is .where .you .connect .a .¼" .stereo .connector .from .a .pair .of .head- MIDI .connection .used .to .receive .MIDI .data .to .the .Nord .Electro .4D .from .

  • Page 7: Pedal Connections

     chaptEr3coNNEctioNs | 7 Sustain Pedal Pedal Connections ¼" .connector .for .a .switch .type .pedal . .When .a .connected .pedal .is . operated, .the .notes .you .play .will .be .sustained . CONTROL ROTOR SUSTAIN MIDI MIDI MONITOR RIGHT LEFT OUT Rotor Pedal PEDAL PEDAL...

  • Page 8: About The Programs

    8 |  N orDElEctro4DUsErMaNUalosv1.x 4 Getting Started Let’s .take .a .few .minutes .to .get .familiar .with .the .Electro .4D . .The .user .interface .is .designed .to .be .as .intuitive .as .possible, .and .to .perform .as .well .as .you . do .in .a .live .situation .

  • Page 9: Using The Organ

     chaptEr4GEttiNGstartED | 9 Use .the .Model .selector .buttons .to .select .one .of .the .samples .that .are . included .in .the .Electro .4D .from .the .factory . . The Rotary effect Press .the .Samp . The .rotary .effect .adds .some .great .sonic .drama .to .the .organs, .but .can . Env .button .

  • Page 10: Storing A Program

    10 | NorDElEctro4DUsErMaNUalosv1.x Storing a program Adding effects If .you .are .happy .with .a .change .to .a .program .that .you .have .made, .you . Select .the .program .number .1 .2 .which . should .probably .store .the .program . is .a .Grand .Piano .with .a .hint .of .reverb . . .Press .the .Store .button .

  • Page 11: Master .Level .Knob

     chaptEr5NorDElEctro4DrEfErENcE | 11 5 Nord Electro 4D Reference Master level knob This .control .sets .the .overall .output .level .of . Each .drawbar .represents .a .partial .with .a .fixed .harmonic .interval .relating . the .Electro .4D, .at .the .line .and .the .headphone .

  • Page 12: Rotary .Speed

    12 | NorDElEctro4DUsErMaNUalosv1.x Rotary Speed Percussion The .rotary .speaker .speed .is .controlled .with . The .Percussion .effect .adds . the .rotary .speed .buttons .or .with .an .external . extra .attack .to .the .B3 .sound .by . pedal .connected .to .the .rotor .pedal .input .on . having .a .single .envelope .gener- the .rear .panel .

  • Page 13: Additional .Midi .Keyboard

    . .That’s .one .reason .why .they .all . sound .and .feel .so .authentic . The .Piano .section .also .includes .the .ability .to .use .samples .from .the . Nord .Sample .Library, .like .the .Mellotron .or .Chamberlin .sounds .that .have . been .licensed .by .Clavia .

  • Page 14: Samp .Env

    14 | NorDElEctro4DUsErMaNUalosv1.x Samp Env Program section When .the .Samp .Lib .type .is .active, .the .Samp .Env .LEDs .and .button .can . be .used .to .set .a .desired .velocity .response .and .attack .and .release .time . The .Program .section . behavior .that .affects .the .playback .of .the .samples .

  • Page 15: Instrument .Selectors

     chaptEr5NorDElEctro4DrEfErENcE | 15 If .the .Live .memory .is .selected .and .you .decide .you .wish .to .store .the . PressMandMholdMShiftMandMpressMtheMEffectMselectorMtoMcycleMthroughM settings .permanently .as .a .program .you .can .do .so .using .the .stan- theMeffectsMinMaMcounterMclockwiseMfashion.M dard .methods .(see .above) . .You .can .also .store .programs .into .the .Live . memory .location, .in .which .case .the .program .settings .will .replace .the .

  • Page 16: Reverb

    16 | NorDElEctro4DUsErMaNUalosv1.x Reverb The .Reverb .section .simulates .the .natural .sound .reflections .in .various . acoustic .environments . .You .can .choose .between .five .reverb .types .with . various .lengths .and .densities, .indicated .by .the .three .LEDs .that .light .up . one .or .two .at .a .time .

  • Page 17: System Menu

     chaptEr6thEMENUs | 17 6 The Menus Any .settings .that .you .change .in .the .System, .MIDI, .B3 .or .Rotary .menu .will .take .immediate .effect .on .a .global .basis, .and .will .be .stored .until .you . change .them .the .next .time . .Enter .the .menus .by .pressing .and .holding .Shift .and .the .System, .MIDI, .B3 .or .Rotary .button .(Prog .1, .Prog .2, .Prog .3 .or . Prog .4) .

  • Page 18: Ctrl .Pedal .Mode

    18 | NorDElEctro4DUsErMaNUalosv1.x 10 - Ctrl Pedal Mode 4 - Lower Channel A .connected .control .pedal .can .be .used .to .control .several .things . .It .can . This .sets .the .MIDI .channel .that .the .Lower .Manual .of .the .Nord .Elec- be .used .as .a .solitary .organ .swell .pedal .(swell .is .a .combination .of .vol- tro 4D .organ .section .responds .to .when .the .organ .split .and .the .MIDI .

  • Page 19: Tonewheel .Mode

     chaptEr6thEMENUs | 19 B3 Menu Rotary Menu 1 - Tonewheel Mode 1- Rotary Model Sets .the .level .of .tonewheel .crosstalk .and .cable .leakage .artifacts .of .the . There .is .one .rotary .model .available, .with .two .separate .microphone . B3 .organ .model . positions .

  • Page 20: System .Requirements

    The .Nord .Sound .Manager .is .compatible .with .computers .running .Mac .OSX .10 .4 .or .later, .Windows .XP, .Windows .7 .and .Windows .Vista . .If .you .run .the . Nord .Sound .Manager .on .a .Windows .computer, .you .also .need .a .Clavia .USB .Driver .of .version .3 .0 .or .later .installed .

  • Page 21: The .Toolbar

     chaptEr7NorDsoUNDMaNaGEr | 21 The Toolbar Replace (Pianos & Samples) This .feature .makes .it .possible .to .replace .a .piano .or .a .sample .in .the .unit . with .another .piano .or .sample .from .your .hard .drive . .The .process .will . update .all .the .programs .that .used .the .former .piano/sample, .to .use .the .

  • Page 22: The Quick Tour

    22 | NorDElEctro4DUsErMaNUalosv1.x Using .the .Toolbar .or .Menu .command: .Click .on .the .Sound .Down . icon .in .the .toolbar . .The .same .command .is .also .available .in .the .File . The Quick Tour menu: .Sound .Download .(Ctrl-D) . Let’s .get .acquainted .with .some .of .the .functions .in .the .Nord .Sound . Browse .to .the .folder .on .the .hard .drive .where .the .desired .sound .is .

  • Page 23: Relink

    Open .the .Program .tab .and .right-click .a .program .in .the .list . . Upload sounds from the Nord Electro 4D Select .the .Relink .Samp .Lib .option .in .the .context .menu . .The .menu . will .expand .to .show .the .sample .that .is .linked .to .this .program . .

  • Page 24: Upload .A .Program .Bundle

    24 | NorDElEctro4DUsErMaNUalosv1.x After .the .Manager .has .verified .the .files .in .the .Bundle, .the .Program . Upload a Program Bundle Bundle .Download .dialog .will .appear . . Open .the .Program .Tab .and .select .one, .or .several .programs . .Use . ClickMonMShowMDetailsMifMyouMwantMtoMseeMwhatMprograms,MpianosM Ctrl-click .to .make .non-consecutive .selections .like .this .one: .

  • Page 25: Organize .The .Program .Partition

     chaptEr7NorDsoUNDMaNaGEr | 25 Organize the program partition Restore By .using .drag .and .drop, .you .can .organize .the .content .of .the .Program . When .you .want .to .restore .the .entire .content .of .the .Nord .Electro .4D, . partition .with .its .128 .programs . click .on .the .Restore .icon .in .the .Toolbar .and .select .a .backup .file .that .

  • Page 26: Sound Manager Reference

    26 | NorDElEctro4DUsErMaNUalosv1.x Rename Sound Manager reference This .allows .you .to .rename . a .Program .and .assign .a . Category .to .it . .16 .char- Toolbar acters .can .be .used, .and . the .supported .characters . are: .a-z, .AZ, .0-9 .and .the . hyphen .(-) .
  • Page 27  chaptEr7NorDsoUNDMaNaGEr | 27 FlashingMLEDsMinMtheMPianoMTypeMandMModelMsectionMindicatesMthatM Backup theMpianoMthatMtheMcurrentMProgramMtriedMtoMuseMisMnotMavailableMinM This .will .make .a .backup .of .all .the .pianos, .programs, .Live .programs . theMFlashMmemory.MSelectManotherMprogramMorMdownloadMtheMmiss- and .the .menu .settings .in .the .Nord .Electro .4D . .The .file .that .is .created . ingMpianoMtoMtheMNordMElectroM4D. on .the .hard .drive .will .have .the .extension . .ne4db . .Backing .up .the .entire . memory .content .in .this .manner .will .take .some .time, .depending .on .the .

  • Page 28: Menus

    28 | NorDElEctro4DUsErMaNUalosv1.x time, .depending .on .the .sizes .of .the .pianos .and .samples .in .the .unit . Menus BackingMupMfromMtheMNordMSoundMManagerMisMdoneMinManMincre- mentalMmanner.MUnlessMyouMchangeMtheMnameMorMtheMlocationMofM In .the .Nord .Sound .Manager, .the .usual .Windows .and .Mac .OSX .key- theMbackupMfile,MonlyMtheMpianosMand/orMprogramsMthatMhaveMbeenM board .commands .can .be .used . .The .menus .can .be .accessed .by .press- changedMsinceMtheMpreviousMbackupMwillMbeMsaved.

  • Page 29: View .Menu

     chaptEr7NorDsoUNDMaNaGEr | 29 Select All (Ctrl+A) Find Ctrl+F Select .all .items .in .a .bank/partition . This .is .a .shortcut .to .the .Search .Box . .By .entering .one .or .several .charac- ters .in .the .Search .Box, .you .can .filter .out .the .content .that .is .presented . Invert Selection in .the .lists .

  • Page 30: Note

    30 | NorDElEctro4DUsErMaNUalosv1.x Note This .area .may .contain .error .information .about .broken, .corrupted .or . rejected .files, .in .the .unlikely .event .that .something .has .happened .with .a . particular .piano, .program .or .sample .in .the .Nord .Electro .4D .memory . Footer Area The .footer .area .is .located .at .the .bottom .of .the .Nord .Sound .Manager .

  • Page 31: About .The .Midi .Implementation

    | 31 8 MIDI functions About the MIDI implementation Nord Electro 4D with a sequencer The .following .MIDI .messages .can .be .transmitted .and .received .from .the . Nord .Electro .4D: Connections Note On/Off Connect .the .MIDI .Out .on .the .Nord .Electro .4D .to .the .MIDI .In .on .

  • Page 32: Mono

    32 | NorDElEctro4DUsErMaNUalosv1.x Nord Electro parameter MIDI CC Program and Controller dumps Drawbars .- .Preset .2/Upper Drawbar .1 . To .dump .a .Program .SysEx, .or .MIDI .Controller .data .via .MIDI, .either .to . Drawbar .2 another .Nord .Electro .4D .or .for .recording .the .data .into .another .MIDI . Drawbar .3 device, .proceed .as .follows: Drawbar .4...

  • Page 33: Midi .Implementation .Chart

     chaptEr8MiDifUNctioNs | 33 MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel 1 .- .16 1 .- .16 Default Channel 1 .- .16 1 .- .16 Mode . Default Mode .3 Mode .3 Message Altered 0-127 0-127 Note True .Voice Number .

  • Page 34: Index

    34 | NorDElEctro4DUsErMaNUalosv1.x 9 Index Append . 24 Key .Bounce . 19 Rel . 14 Auto-Panning . 15 Key .Click .Level . 19 Relink . 21 A-Wa . 15 Rename . 26 Replace . 22 Restore . 27 Reverb . 16 LED .

  • Page 35: Declaration Of Conformity

    This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Clavia may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/ or another product use only high quality shielded cables.

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