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Overview
The .front .panel .of .the .Nord .Electro .3 .has .four .main .areas, .Organ, .
Piano, .Program .and .Effects . .We'll .familiarize .ourselves .briefly .with .the .
panel .here .and .describe .the .functions .in .detail .in .the .following .chapters .
On .the .left .part .of .the .panel .is .the .Master .Level .knob, .the .organ .model .
selector .and .the .Rotary .Speed .section . .The .Master .level .controls .the .
entire .instruments .output .level .at .the .two .output .jacks .and .the .head-
phone .output . .This .control .is .not .programmable, .that .particular .func-
tionality .is .instead .available .in .the .effects .section .with .the .Gain .control . .
The .Organ .section .is .lit .and .active .when .the .Organ .selector .in .the .
Program .area .is .activated . .
Moving .towards .the .middle .of .the .panel, .the .Piano .section .behaves .just .
as .the .organ . .The .controls .are .lit .when .the .Piano .selector .is .active .
The .Program .section .contain .the .parameters .and .functions .that .are .
used .to .select .and .store .programs, .to .set .the .System, .MIDI .and .Sound .
functions .and .to .select .the .instrument .to .be .used .with .the .Organ .or .
Piano .selectors . .We'll .describe .the .functions .in .this .area .in .greater .detail .
starting .at .page .15 .
The .Effect .section .contains .the .functions .of .the .effects . .Please .refer .to .
page .16 .for .more .information .
The .functions .and .settings .of .the .System, .MIDI .and .Sound .menus .are .
conveniently .printed .to .the .right .on .the .panel . .
Knobs & buttons
Knobs
The .knobs .control .the .continuously .variable .pa-
rameters .in .the .Nord .Electro .3 .
M M
AMparameterMvalueMcanMbeMtotallyMdifferentMfromMtheMknob'sMphysicalM
positionMwhenMyouMloadMaMProgram.MAsMsoonMasMyouMstartMturningM
theMknob,MtheMvalueMwillM'snap'MtoMtheMknob'sMphysicalMposition.
Selector buttons
Selector .buttons .are .used .to .activate .one .setting .
in .an .array . .Selector .buttons .have .a .set .of .round .
or .triangular .LEDs .to .indicate .the .current .setting . .
Press .the .button .several .times .to .cycle .through .the .
possible .options . .
M
HoldingMShiftMandMpressingMaMselectorMbuttonM(withMtheMexceptionM
ofMtheMTypeMbutton)MwillMcycleMthroughMtheMsettingsMinMaMcounterM
clockwiseMfashion.
On/Off buttons
On/Off .buttons .are .used .for .activating .a .parameter .
or .a .group .of .parameters .such .as .effects .
Shift button
Some .buttons .have .a .secondary .function, .which .
will .be .available .if .you .hold .down .Shift .while .
pressing .the .button . .The .name .of .the .secondary .
function .is .printed .below .the .button . .Shift .is .also .
used .together .with .the .Up/Down .buttons .when .
you .want .to .change .a .setting .in .the .System, .MIDI .
or .Sound .menus . .
Drawbars
The .nine .drawbars .of .Nord .Elec-
tro 3 .are .represented .by .up/down .
buttons .and .LED .chain .graphs .
instead .of .ordinary .mechanical .
drawbars . .This .gives .you .a .big .
advantage; .when .you .change .
presets, .the .correct .drawbar .set-
tings .are .shown .immediately .by .
the .LEDs .
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