10 | nord Lead a1 USer ManUaL v1.3x
Creating a Split
When the Split function is ON, the lower part of the keyboard plays on
Slots A and B and the upper part on Slots C and D.
1
Hold Slot A and press Slot C to activate both these slots.
2
Hold Shift and press Split. This splits the keyboard in two halves.
Slots A and B will be to the left, Slots C and D to the right.
Setting the Split point
Hold Shift and press and hold the Split button. A note number will be
indicated in the display. While still holding the buttons, play a key on the
keyboard, this key will be the lowest key of the upper range.
Copy and Paste between Slots
Settings from one Slot can be copied to a virtual clipboard and then
be pasted to another Slot. This can be useful if a program needs to be
moved from the lower part (A and B) to the upper part (C and D).
1
Hold Copy and press the source Slot button.
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" and a letter that indicates which Slot you have copied will be
shown in the display.
2
Hold Shift + Paste, and press the Slot button where you want
your settings to be copied to. "
shown in the display.
The content of the virtual clipboard will remain until you copy another
setting or parameter, or turn off the Nord Lead A1. This makes it pos-
sible to paste the same data to several destinations.
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If you want to keep the new settings you have created by copying,
make sure to save the program or performance.
Working with Performances
To handle layers, splits on/off, split points and keyboard octave shift,
there is a need for storing and loading complex scenarios. This is done
with the Performance Mode function.
In Performance Mode, all slots and their active status are stored.
Selecting Performances
1
Press the Perf Mode button to select the Performance Mode.
2
Turning the Program Dial will
scroll through the 200 perfor-
mances, "
A
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1
" to "
you will notice, some of the
performances are made with
several Slots on top of each other, others are in split configura-
tions with different sounds to either side of the keyboard.
Editing a Performance
To replace one of the programs in a performance, hold the Slot button
with the program you wish to replace and turn the Program Dial.
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Storing a Performance
Storing a performance uses the same procedure as storing programs,
see page 9.
Storing Programs as a Performance
If you have made layers or splits in Program Mode, you can transfer
this to a Performance during the Store process.
1
Hold Shift and press Store.
The display starts flashing.
2
Press Perf Mode to activate Performance Mode.
3
Select the desired Performance location and press Shift + Store a
second time.
Setting up a Morph
The Morph is a powerful method to control one or several parameters
in real-time, with the Modulation Wheel or Keyboard Velocity. A Morph
is very easy to set up.
1
Hold one of the Morph buttons, let's use the Wheel in this
example.
2
While holding the Wheel
Morph button, turn a
parameter knob, like the
Filter Freq.
3
Release the Morph
Wheel button. The
Modulation Wheel can
now be used to control the filter frequency.
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The range that the Morph (Modulation Wheel) controls will be the
range that was set when you turned the Filter Freq knob.
Read more about Morphing on page 13.