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If the Free Locations option is active in the View menu, you can
drop a sound on any free location in the bank. If this function is
not active, the new sound will be automatically placed at the first
free location in the bank. The various locations are selected using
the Type selector on the Nord Electro 3.
1
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) .
2
Browse to the folder on the hard drive where the desired sound is
located, select it and click Open . The piano will now be added to
its bank .
These methods can also be used with any sample, individual
programs or organ preset that you wish to add.
Upload one or several sounds from the Nord
Electro 3 to the hard drive
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
Pianos:
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 .
Upload a complete partition or bank of sounds
from the Electro 3 to the hard drive
1
Make sure that the desired partition (bank) is focused in the Nord
Electro 3 Manager . You will also have the opportunity to change
the source bank in an upcoming dialogue .
2
Click on the Bank Up tool, or select the File/Bank Upload menu
command (Ctrl-Shift-U) . Verify that the source bank is correct and
browse to the desired destination folder on the computer hard
drive .
You can also select All at the bottom of the Piano bank list drop down .
This will upload the entire content of the partition to the computer hard
drive .
If the Create Subfolders option is checked, a folder structure - partition/
bank/sounds - will automatically be created in the destination folder .
Download a complete bank of sounds from the
hard drive to the Electro 3
1
Click on the Bank Down tool, or select the File/Bank Download
menu command (Ctrl-Shift-D) .
2
Verify that the destination bank is correct and browse to the
desired source folder on the computer hard drive .
M When you click on Download a dialogue appears to inform you
that the content of the destination bank in the Nord Electro 3 will
be replaced with that of the source file.
If you select All in the destination bank drop down, you can replace all
the sounds in a partition with those on a folder structure on the hard
drive . If Search Subfolders is active, you can browse to the top folder
of a structure as the parent of the source files .
Organize the program partition
By using drag and drop, you can organize the content of the Program
partition with its 128 programs .
1
Make sure that Free Locations is activated in the View menu .
2
Select and drag a program from the destination location to the
desired location . If you drop a sound on a free location, the sound
will be moved from the source location . If you drop on a location
that is occupied, the two sounds will trade places .