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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 .

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 . 

Press the Program 1 button to listen to a piano program, 1 .1 . 

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 . 

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 . 

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

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 . 

Press repeatedly 
on the Piano Type 
selector to cycle 
through the types .

Press the Model 
buttons to select 
the various piano 
models within the 
selected type . 

Press the Type 
selector again until 
the Samp Lib is ac-
tivated .

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 . 

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Summary of Contents for Nord Electro 4 SW

Page 1: ...User Manual Nord Electro 4 HP Nord Electro 4 SW OS Version 1 1x Part No 50385 Copyright Clavia DMI AB Print Edition F...

Page 2: ...flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated voltage within the products en closure that may be of sufficient magnitude t...

Page 3: ...EQ 15 Effect 1 15 Effect 2 16 Speaker Comp 16 Delay Reverb 16 Feedback 16 Ping Pong 16 Tempo Tap 16 Gain 16 6 The Menus System Menu 17 1 Memory Protect On Off 17 2 Output Routing 17 3 Transpose 17 4 F...

Page 4: ...Electro 4 HP SW in the very first few pages of this manual After that follows the reference section where all the functions are explained in detail Disclaimer All trademarks and brand names mentioned...

Page 5: ...re conveniently printed to the right on the panel The menus are de scribed in the Menu chapter that begins on page 17 Knobs buttons Knobs The knobs control the continuously variable pa rameters in the...

Page 6: ...ear at the Electro 4 HP SW s left and right output jacks MIDI Connections MIDI Out MIDI connection used for sending keyboard and panel generated MIDI data from the Nord Electro 4 HP SW to other equipm...

Page 7: ...nnected to the sustain pedal input to control sustain for piano sounds and rotary speed selection for organ sounds page 17 Control Pedal stereo connector for a pedal of the potentiometer type also kno...

Page 8: ...he 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 progra...

Page 9: ...manual key The Rotary effect The rotary effect adds some great sonic drama to the organs but can of course be used with any other sound as well The Electro 4 HP SW rotary has three available speeds fa...

Page 10: ...range Each instrument has a finite note range read more about this on page 15 This means that upper keys may become silent if you transpose upwards Adding effects 1 Select the program number 1 1 whic...

Page 11: ...eel Mode on page 19 These will dramatically change the sound of the B3 model from squeaky clean to a battered old work horse The VX model The original instrument is probably the most famous of all the...

Page 12: ...e Split function is active The Percussion is a single triggered non legato effect It is only present when you hit the keys when no other note is sounding In other words if you play a note or a chord a...

Page 13: ...lly simulated in the Nord Electro 4 HP SW which means that you get all the possible original Clavinet D6 sound varia tions plus an additional four by selecting different pick up and filter combination...

Page 14: ...Rotary menus The 128 programs in the Electro 4 HP SW are organized in 32 pages with 4 programs in each page Up Down buttons The Up Down buttons to the left of the display have several functions in th...

Page 15: ...instrument not being used as the active in the program This allows you to quickly change from for example a piano performance with some effects turned on to an organ performance with another set of e...

Page 16: ...natural sound reflections in various acoustic environments You can choose between five reverb types with various lengths and densities indicated by the three LEDs that light up one or two at a time Th...

Page 17: ...t to use it for sustain with piano sounds and as a Rotor Speed switch with organ sounds In this case select rt rotor toggle with the Up Down buttons If you re using two separate sustain pedals one in...

Page 18: ...e on the DIN connectors or the USB MIDI functionality Range P DIN MIDI ports U USB MIDI default 3 MIDI Channel This sets the MIDI Channel that the Nord Electro 4 HP SW transmits and responds to Range...

Page 19: ...ll be muted when the percus sion is activated to mimic the behavior of an original organ Range C Cancel nO Normal default Rotary Menu 1 Rotary Model There is one rotary model available with two separa...

Page 20: ...The Nord Sound Manager is compatible with computers running Mac OSX 10 4 or later Windows XP Windows 7 and Windows Vista If you run the Nord Sound Manager on a Windows computer you also need a Clavia...

Page 21: ...a sequencer Connections 1 Connect the MIDI Out on the Nord Electro 4 HP SW to the MIDI In on your sequencer 2 Connect the MIDI Out from your sequencer to the MIDI In on the Nord Electro 4 HP SW Local...

Page 22: ...ssion on the transmitting device If the dump contained all Programs All it will replace all programs cur rently stored in the Nord Electro 4 HP SW If the dump contained only a single program it will b...

Page 23: ...ey s Touch Channel X X X X Pitch Bender X X Control Change O O Program Change True O 0 127 O 0 127 System Exclusive O O System Song Pos Common Song Sel Tune X X X X X X System Clock Realtime Commands...

Page 24: ...onitor In 6 Mono 13 O Octave Shift 10 15 Organ Model 11 Organ section 11 Organ Trig 18 Output Routing 17 P Perc Drawbar 9 Cancel 19 Perc Norm Level 19 Perc Slow Decay 19 Perc Soft Level 19 Percussion...

Page 25: ...he source of interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the f...

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