Rename - nord Electro 3 User Manual


Partition Memory Indicator
The memory indicator at the bottom of the window indicates how
much memory is being used in the selected partition . The red area
shows the used memory, green indicates space that is available for
new sounds .
Right-Clicking
If you right-click on a sound, a context menu will provide the following
options:
Upload
This will upload the selected sound from the Nord Electro 3 to the
computer hard drive in a folder of your choice .
Download
This is only available if you right-click on an
empty location that does not contain a sound .
This allows you to choose a file on the hard
drive, to be downloaded to the location in the
Nord Electro 3 .
M When a Nord Electro 3 leaves the factory, every program location
is filled with programs. You need to use the Delete function to get
any empty locations, which are displayed without any characters
in their name.

Rename

This allows you to rename a Program . Characters supported are: a-z,
A-Z, 0-9 and a hyphen (-) and the name can contain up to 16 charac-
ters . Any other characters will not be displayed in the Electro Manager
lists .
M Pianos or samples cannot be renamed, this option will not be
available if you right-click on any of these items.
Delete
This will delete the selected sound(s) from the Nord Electro 3 memory .
File Formats
The Nord Electro 3 Manager creates and uses files with the following
extensions:
• .npno - These are the piano samples 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 .
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 .
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The Quick Tour
Let's get acquainted with some of the functions in the Nord Electro 3
Manager .
Transfer piano samples to the Electro 3
When the Nord Electro 3 leaves the factory, the Piano partition is filled
with piano sounds . In order to be able to download additional pianos,
you may have to delete some of the factory pianos . 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 from the Nord Electro 3
1
Connect the Nord Electro 3 to the computer and launch the Nord
Electro 3 Manager .
2
The Piano tab will open and the current content of the Piano parti-
tion in the Electro 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 will be deleted .
Download a new piano
1
Using drag and drop: Open the folder on the computer hard drive
where the new piano is located .
2
Make sure that the Electro Manager window and the folder are
visible on the screen .
3
Drag the new piano to the white area in the Electro Manager piano
list .
4
The Clean Deleted Space process will start to prepare the mem-
ory and then the new piano will be downloaded to the Electro . If
there isn't enough free space, a message will appear in the lower
left text area in the Nord Electro 3 Manager .
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The pianos are categorized and can only be added to the correct
bank; electric pianos can not be added to the grand bank, the
grand's cannot be dropped in the clavinet bank etc.
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