4 Getting Started - nord Electro 4 HP User Manual

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Getting Started
Let's .take .a .few .minutes .to .get .familiar .with .the .Electro .4 .HP/SW . .The .user .interface .is .designed .to .be .as .intuitive .as .possible, .and .to .perform .as .well .
as .you .do .in .a .live .situation . .We .hope .that .you .soon .will .feel .confident .in .using .it, .and .by .following .this .short .chapter, .we .will .go .through .most .of .the .
functions . .
About the programs
Sound .and .effect .settings .are .stored .in .the .Program .memory .of .the .
Nord .Electro .4 .HP/SW . .The .Electro .4 .HP/SW .organizes .the .memory .
in .32 .pages .with .4 .programs .in .each .page, .making .this .a .total .of .128 .
programs . .
Every .program .can .be .changed .and .replaced .as .you .wish . .A .complete .
set .of .the .factory .programs .are .available .on .the .Nord .DVD .that .accom-
panies .the .unit .and .on .our .website . .This .allows .you .to .get .back .to .the .
factory .settings, .should .you .wish .to .do .so, .using .the .Sound .Manager . .
The .chapter .about .the .Nord .Sound .Manager .begins .with .a .separate .
tour, .on .page .20 .
Selecting programs
Use .the .Up/Down .buttons .to .the .left .of .the .LED .display .to .select .the .
page .and .the .program .buttons .1 .~ .4 .to .select .the .programs .within .
each .page . .The .page .and .program .number .will .be .displayed .in .the .
LED . .
When .the .Electro .4 .HP/SW .leaves .the .factory, .the .first .16 .or .so .pages .
are .organized .to .make .it .easier .for .you .to .quickly .check .out .sounds .
from .specific .instrument .groups . .The .1st .programs .in .each .page .are .
acoustic .pianos, .the .2nd .programs .are .electric .pianos, .the .3rd .program .
are .organs .and .the .4th .programs .are .sample .based .instruments . .
1
Press .the .Program .1 .button .to .listen .to .a .piano .program, .1 .1 . .
2
Press .the .Up .button .to .get .
to .the .next .piano .program, .
2 .1 . .Keep .pressing .the .Up .
button .until .you .are .ready .
for .the .next .instrument .
group . .
3
Press .and .hold .the .Down .
button .to .get .back .to .1 .1, .
and .then .the .Program .
2 .button .to .listen .to .the .
electric .piano .on .the .1 .2 .
location . .
4
Press .the .Up .button .to .get .to .the .next .electric .piano .
You .can .of .course .organize .the .programs .in .any .order .you .want . .Such .
a .process .can .be .done .quite .easily .by .using .the .drag .and .drop .features .
in .the .Nord .Sound .Manager .
Edit a program
Editing .a .program .is .just .as .easy .as .grabbing .a .knob .and .change .a .set-
ting, .or .press .a .button .to .select .a .different .setting . .The .knob's .physical .
position .isn't .always .as .the .stored .setting .in .the .program .that .is .active, .
but .as .soon .as .you .start .turning .a .knob, .the .parameter .will .snap .to .the .
knob's .position .
When .you .have .edited .a .program, .a .dot .will .appear .in .the .lower .right .
display .corner .next .to .the .program .number . .
This .will .alert .you .to .the .fact .that .the .program .
has .been .edited .but .not .yet .saved . .If .you .select .
a .new .program .without .saving, .any .edits .you .
have .made .will .be .lost .and .the .program .will .have .its .original .settings .
the .next .time .you .select .it .
Selecting pianos, samples
1
Select .a .program .where .the .Piano .instrument .is .active . .The .LEDs .
on .the .piano .section .and .the .Selector .LED .for .the .piano .will .be .lit . .
2
Press .repeatedly .
on .the .Piano .Type .
selector .to .cycle .
through .the .types .
3
Press .the .Model .
buttons .to .select .
the .various .piano .
models .within .the .
selected .type . .
4
Press .the .Type .
selector .again .until .
the .Samp .Lib .is .ac-
tivated .