Storing A Program; The Live Buffer; Octave Shift; Adding Effects - Clavia Nord Electro 3 User Manual



Storing a program

If .you .are .happy .with .an .edit .that .you .have .
made, .you .should .probably .save .or .Store .the .
program .
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1
Press .Shift + System .and .use .the .Up/Down .buttons .to .select .
the .Memory Protect Option .– .this .is .the .very .first .option .in .the .
System .menu . .Set .the .memory .protection .to .Off .by .pressing .and .
holding .Shift .and .the .Up .or .Down .buttons . .Exit .the .System .menu .
by .pressing .the .Prog .A . / . S ystem .button .again . .
2
.Press .the .Store .button .
The .program .number .LEDs .starts .flashing .
3
Select .a .new .location .where .you .want .to .store .the .program .
Use .the .Up/Down .buttons .and .the .program .buttons .to .navigate .to .
a .new .program .location .if .you .do .not .want .to .overwrite .the .original .
program .
4
Press .the .Store .button .a .second .time .to .confirm .your .choice .
The .edited .program .has .now .replaced .the .previous .one .in .the .location .
you .specified .
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The Live buffer

The .special .Live buffer .can .be .described .
as .a ."live .program .memory" . .If .you .activate .
the .Live .button, .all .changes .to .the .panel .set-
tings .you .make .will .be .continuously .saved . .If .
you .switch .the .power .off, .or .select .another .
program, .the .settings .are .still .stored .in .the .
Live .memory, .so .when .you .power .up .next .
time .(or .return .to .the .Live .memory) .all .set-
tings .will .be .exactly .as .they .were .when .you .left .them .
If .the .Live .memory .is .selected .and .you .decide .you .wish .to .store .the .
settings .permanently .as .a .program .you .can .do .so .using .the .stan-
dard .methods .(see .above) . .You .can .also .store .programs .into .the .Live .
memory .location, .in .which .case .the .program .settings .will .replace .the .
current .Live .memory .settings .

Octave Shift

Press .either .of .the .Octave .Shift .buttons .to .
shift .the .pitch .up .or .down .in .whole .octaves .
within .the .instrument's .note .range . .Each .
instrument .has .a .finite .note .range, .read .more .
about .this .in ."Octave .Shift" .on .page .15 .

Adding effects

1
Select .a .program, .e .g . .number .1A .
which .is .a .Grand .Piano .with .a .hint .of .
reverb . .
2
Turn .on .Effect 2 .(the .On .LED .should .
be .lit) .and .press .repeatedly .on .the .
Effect .2 .selector .
The .effect .options .are .indicated .with .the .
selector .LEDs .and .changes .in .a .cyclical, .
clockwise .fashion .for .each .time .the .selec-
tor .is .pressed . .
Some .of .the .effects .have .three .options .that .
indicate .the .depth .of .the .effect . .Flang 1 .is .
the .shallowest .version, .Flang .2 .is .a .more .pronounced .effect .and .when .
both .Flang .1 .and .Flang .2 .LEDs .are .lit, .you .have .selected .the .most .
dramatic .tremolo .effect . .
3
Turn .the .effect rate .knob . .
This .changes .the .rate .of .the .active .effect .
4
Hold .Shift .and .press .repeatedly .on .the .effect .selector .
This .allows .you .to .reverse .through .the .effect .selections .
5
Turn .off .the .effect .
If .you .now .continue .to .press .on .the .effect .selector .after .the .effect .is .
turned .off, .the .effect .setting .will .change .even .though .the .effect .is .not .
active .
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Let's try the wah effect

1
Turn .on .Effect 1 .and .activate .the .A-Wa .
The .A-Wa .is .a .dynamic .Wah-wah .effect . .It .will .affect .the .sound .de-
pending .on .the .volume .of .the .signal . .
2
Play .a .few .notes .with .varying .velocity .while .turning .the .Effect 1 .
knob .
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Activate an amplifier emulation

1
Press .the .Speaker/Comp .button .to .activate .the .Amp .emulation .
The .Speaker/Comp .LED .will .be .lit .
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