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If you select Generate and Download, the Sample Instrument will
also be downloaded to the Flash memory in the Nord Electro 3 .
Sample Instruments are added incrementally to the Flash memory, to
the first available free location .
All of the tabs – except the Manager tab – have an Instrument
area, up to the right in the Editor window. If Download is checked,
the Sample Instrument will automatically be downloaded to the
Nord Electro 3 when it is generated.
This concludes our guided tour; we hope you have enjoyed the
show so far. The rest of this chapter contains the Editor Refer-
ence section where all the functions in the Nord Sample Editor
will be explained in detail.
Menu Reference

File Menu

In the Nord Sample Editor, the usual
Windows XP and Mac OSX keyboard
commands are available . The drop-
down menus can be accessed by
pressing the Alt key and the under-
lined letter in the menu bar .
Most of the commands can also be
accessed by pressing the Ctrl (Com-
mand on the Mac) key together with
the letter shown next to the com-
mand name in the drop-down menus .
New Project [Ctrl+N]
Creates a new, empty Project window .
Open Project... [Ctrl+O]
Brings up the file selector and allows you to open a Project file from a
storage device on the computer . If another Project is already open you
will be prompted to save any unsaved changes before it is closed .
Save Project [Ctrl+S]
This command will save the current Project to a storage device on the
computer . A Project file has the extension .nwiproj .
Save Project As...
This command will prompt you for a file name and destination folder
before saving the Project to a storage device on the computer . This is
useful for renaming a Project file before saving it, leaving any original
Project intact on the storage device .
Close Project [Ctrl+W]
Closes the current Project . You will be prompted to save any unsaved
changes before it is closed .
Add Files... [Ctrl+F]
Brings up the Add Files dialog where you select the audio files to be
added to your project . Multiple files can be selected . The same func-
tionality is available in the Audio File/Assign tab by pressing the Add
button . The added audio files will appear in the Audio File/Assign tab,
in the Audio Files list .
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Audio data is not copied to the actual Project when you add a
file; a Project has only references to the audio files. Any changes
you make to an original audio file on the hard drive will affect your
project.
Add Folder... [Ctrl+D]
Brings up the Add Folder dialog where you can browse to and select
an entire folder to be added to your project . All supported audio files
within that folder will be added . The added audio files will appear in the
Audio File/Assign tab, in the Audio Files list .
The Nord Sample Editor can use audio files in the .wav format, up to a
24 bit, 44 .1 kHz resolution .
Exit [Ctrl+Q]
Closes the Nord Sample Editor . You will be prompted to save any
unsaved changes to an open Project .