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MENUs
any settings that are made in the
System
and
Sound
menus will take
immediate effect, and will be stored until they are changed again.
M
The MIDI Local On/Off setting is an exception and will always revert
to Local On when the Nord Electro 6 is powered up.
Enter a menu by holding
SHIFT
and pressing
SYSTEM
or
SOUND
, (Pro-
gram buttons 1 and 2). Menus are navigated with the
PAGE
3
and
4
buttons and settings are changed with the
PROGRAM
dial. soft buttons
are used to access additional settings, where applicable.
Exit a menu by
pressing
EXIT
(shift).
sYstEM MENU
1 - MEMorY ProtEct
the memory protection setting is
On
when a Nord Electro 6 leaves the
factory, preventing accidental overwriting of programs. setting this to
Off
enables store operations. Menu settings and live programs are not
affected by this setting.
Range: On (default), Off
2 - NUMPad ProGraM sElEct
Program selection can be set up to work in two distinct ways. By
default, the standard “page based” mode is used, but selection can also
be done by using “numeric pad” input. WIth NumPad Program select
turned
On
, the Program 1-4 buttons are used for numeric input, giving
access to all 16 programs (11-44) within the current bank. In this mode,
the Page buttons function as Bank buttons. With NumPad Program
select turned
Off
the 1-4 Program buttons correspond to the four pro-
grams within the current page.
Range: Off (default), On
3 - sEaMlEss ProGraM load
this setting determins how transitions are handled when changing pro-
grams. When set to
On
, sustaining notes and effects tails will be pre-
served when changing programs. With the
Off
setting, all ongoing sound
is terminated when changing programs.
Range: Off, On (Default)
4 - GloBal traNsPosE
this setting allows for transposing the entire Nord Electro 6 in semitone
steps. this setting will be
added
to any on-panel transpose value stored
with a program.
Range: +/- 6 semitones (default value is “none”)
5 - FINE tUNE
Fine tune can be used to fine tune the pitch of the Nord Electro 6 in finer
increments.
Range: +/- 50 Cents (+/- half a semitone). Default value is “0”
6 - oUtPUt roUtING ModE
In
Stereo
mode, all sounds are sent to both audio outputs. When set
to
Main:L Organ:R
, Piano and sample synth sounds are set to the left
output and organ sounds to the right.
Range: Stereo (Default), Main:L Organ:R
7 - sUstaIN PEdal
tYPE
this allows you to select the type of pedal connected to the
SUSTAIN
PEDAL
jack, in case the functionality of the pedal is reversed (when the
pedal is up, sustain is on and vice versa). the auto setting can automati-
cally determine the pedal type.
Range: Open, Closed, Auto (Default)
FUNc (FUNctIoN)
a connected sustain pedal can be used for controlling both sustain and
rotary speed. the three possible settings are; sustain only, s
rotor Hold (fast rotor speed when the pedal is
down
) and s
rotor toogle (toggles between fast and slow with each pedal press).
Range: Sustain (Default), Sus+Rotor Hold, Sus+Rotor Toggle
8 - rotor PEdal
tYPE
this allows for changing the type/polarity of a switch pedal connected to
the
ROTOR PEDAL
input, to reverse its functionality. on the Nord Electro
6D
models, this can also be set to
Half Moon Switch
. the auto setting
can automatically determine the pedal type.
Range: Open, Closed, Half Moon Switch (on D models), Auto
(Default)
FUNc (FUNctIoN)
this allows for changing the functionality of a connected rotor pedal.
With
Rotor Hold
the rotor speed is
fast
as long as the pedal is down,
going back to
slow
when the pedal is released.
Rotor Toggle
means that
the fast/slow rotor speed is switched with each pedal depression.
Range: Rotor Hold (default), Rotor Toggle
9 - coNtrol PEdal
tYPE
the Nord Electro 6 accepts many of the most commonly available con-
trol pedals through its
CONTROL PEDAL
input. select a setting here that
matches the pedal being used.
If a connected pedal is operated while in this menu, a percentage
indicating the range of the connected pedal is displayed.
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