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Sound Download (Ctrl +D)
Use this function to download one or several sounds from the com-
puter hard drive to the next available location in the selected partition .
Bank Upload (Ctrl +Shift+U)
This allows you to upload an entire bank or partition (pianos, samples,
programs or organ presets) to a folder on the computer hard drive . Se-
lect the desired source (partition and bank) and the destination folder .
If you select All, all the banks in the partition will be uploaded . The hier-
archical folder structure of the chosen partition - partition/bank/sounds
- will be automatically created in the destination folder .
Bank Download (Ctrl +Shift+D)
Use this function to download an entire bank (or all banks) from the
hard drive to the Nord Electro 3 .
Please note that you need to match the format of the source and the
destination, it is e .g . not possible to download a set of pianos to any of
the sample banks .
M The content of the source folder will replace the selected bank in
the Nord Electro 3.
Backup (Ctrl +B)
This will make a backup of all the Pianos, Samples, Programs, Organ
Presets and Menu settings (System, MIDI & Sound menus) in the Nord
Electro 3 .
The file that is created on the hard drive will have the extension .neb .
Backing up the entire memory content in this manner will take some
time, depending on the sizes of the samples .
Backing up from the Nord Electro 3 Manager is done in an incre-
mental manner. Unless you change the name or the location of the
back up file, only the samples and/or programs/patches that have
been changed since the previous backup will be saved.
Restore (Ctrl +R)
To restore a previously saved backup file to the Stage, select this op-
tion and browse to a backup file on the hard drive (file extension .neb)
and click Open .
E The restore function will begin after you have clicked Open and
confirmed your intentions in the dialogue. All the content of a
connected Nord Electro 3 will then be irrevocably replaced by the
content of the backup file.
Clean Deleted Space
This function will clean up the space where any previously deleted
pianos, samples, or programs have been . This is done in order to make
this deleted memory space available to new additions .
M Cleaning is automatically done if you download a new piano,
program or synth patch to the Nord Electro 3, but this menu com-
mand makes it possible to manually start the cleaning process.
Format
This is a radical function; it will format the entire partition that is in
focus . All the sound in the partition will be deleted . You will be asked to
confirm your intentions .
Exit (Ctrl +Q)
Exits the Nord Electro 3 Manager application .
Edit
Rename (Ctrl +N)
Allows you to rename a program or
organ preset . 16 characters can be
used, and the supported characters
are: a-z, AZ, 0-9 and the hyphen (-) . Any other characters will not be
displayed in the Electro 3 Manager lists .
M Pianos or samples cannot be renamed so this function is not
available if you have selected these items.
Delete
Allows you to delete a selected item(s) from the Nord Electro 3
memory . You will be asked to confirm your intentions .
Select All (Ctrl +A)
Select all items in a bank/partition .
Invert Selection
This will deselect the original selection and then select all the other
items in the list .
View
Free Locations (Ctrl +F)
When this option is checked, the lists will show all the available loca-
tions in the selected partition/bank and not only the occupied ones .
This will for instance make it easier to drag a file to a specific free
location in the middle of the list . If this is unchecked, only the occupied
locations will be shown .
Help
About
Brings up the About box with a information regarding the version of the
Nord Electro 3 Manager .
Tabs
Piano – Samp Lib - Program – Organ Presets
Use the tabs to select the desired partition . Type Ctrl+Tab on the com-
puter keyboard to cycle between the four tabs . The drop down menu is
used to select the desired bank within the Piano or Organ Preset parti-
tions . The content of the partition will be presented in the list .