File Formats; The Quick Tour; Transfer Pianos To The Electro; Deleting A Piano - Clavia Nord Electro 3 User Manual

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File Formats

The .Nord .Sound .Manager .creates .and/or .uses .files .with .the .Electro .3, .
with .the .following .extensions:
• . .npno .- .These .are .the .piano .files .from .the .Nord .Piano .library .
• . .nsmp .- .These .are .the .sample .files .from .the .Nord .Sample .library .
• . .nepg .- .These .are .the .Program .files . .
• . .neop .- .These .are .the .Organ .Preset .files .
• . .neb .- .This .is .the .extension .used .for .the .Nord .Electro .3 .backup .files .
M M
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ofMtheMNordMPianoMLibraryMsounds.MEarlierM.npnoMversionsMareMnotM
supportedMbyMthisMunit.
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 .loca-
tion .if .an .evil .computer .crash .suddenly .decides .to .take .your .hard .drive .
for .ride .

The Quick Tour

Let's .get .acquainted .with .some .of .the .functions .in .the .Nord .Sound .
Manager .

Transfer pianos to the Electro

When .the .Nord .Electro .3 .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 .samples . .If .you .ever .want .to .
reload .any .deleted .pianos, .they .are .available .on .the .DVD .that .was .
included .with .the .Nord .Electro .3, .or .available .as .a .download .from .the .
www .nordkeyboards .com .web .site, .in .the .Libraries .area .

Deleting a piano

1
Connect .the .Nord .Electro .3 .to .the .computer .and .launch .the .Nord .
Sound .Manager .
2
The .Piano .tab .will .open .and .the .current .content .of .the .sample .
partition .in .the .Electro .3 .will .be .displayed .
3
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 .
4
You .will .be .asked .to .confirm .your .intentions .and .then .the .piano .in .
the .Electro .3 .will .be .deleted .

Download a new sound

1
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 .
sample .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 .Electro .
3 . .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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aMsoundMonManyMfreeMlocationMinMtheMbank.MIfMthisMfunctionMisMnotM
active,MtheMnewMsoundMwillMbeMautomaticallyMplacedMatMtheMfirstMfreeM
locationMinMtheMbank.MTheMvariousMlocationsMareMselectedMusingMtheM
TypeMselectorMonMtheMNordMElectroM3.
M M TheMpianosMareMcategorizedMandMcanMonlyMbeMaddedMtoMtheMcorrectM
bank;MelectricMpianosMcanMnotMbeMaddedMtoMtheMgrandMbank,MtheM
grand'sMcannotMbeMdroppedMinMtheMclavinetMbankMetc.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) .
5
Browse .to .the .folder .on .the .hard .drive .where .the .desired .sound .is .
located, .select .it .and .click .Open . .The .sample .will .now .be .added .
to .its .bank .
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orMindividualMprogramMthatMyouMwishMtoMadd.

Upload sounds from the Electro 3

1
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 .
samples:
3
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 .