Thank you!
We’d irst like to thank you for purchasing the Nord Piano. Our goal
when we developed the Nord Piano was to create the best profes-
sional, portable stage piano on the market. We hope that you will have
as much fun owning, playing and using the instrument, as we had
developing it.
About this manual
You are probably very eager to start using your new instrument, and
we sure don’t want to keep you from having fun. We will try to cover all
the essential aspects on how to use the Nord Piano in the very irst few
pages of this manual. After that follows the reference section where all
the functions are explained in detail.
OS and internal memory
The operating system, programs and pianos in the Nord Piano are
stored in a Flash memory. A Flash memory is a great thing, it retains the
data when the power is turned off. Another big advantage is that you
can replace data in the Flash memory at any time. This means that you
will be able to download upgrades, pianos and programs to your Nord
Piano from a computer. The Nord Piano features a USB port for quick
and easy download of new pianos.
Factory programs
The internal program memory of the Nord Piano consists of 120
programs, organized in 24 banks with 5 programs in each bank. There
are also ive Live buffer memories, which will continuously store any
changes as they are made, and remember these settings after the
power is turned off.
All of the 120 programs in the Nord Piano can be used to store your
own settings. To make sure you don’t accidentally overwrite programs
you want to keep, it’s a good idea to back up your sounds regularly on
a computer using the Nord Sound Manager application.
Restoring the factory presets
The factory programs and pianos are available as Nord Sound Man-
ager backup iles for download at the Nord web site at
www.nordkeyboards.com or on the included Nord Piano DVD.
OS upgrades
The latest OS version for Nord Piano is available for download at the
www.nordkeyboards.com website. Please visit our website from time
to time, to make sure you have the latest version in your unit.
Free sounds
Since the Nord Piano is designed as an “open system”, each and every
piano in the Nord Piano can be replaced by you. This is done using the
free Nord Sound Manager application.
The Nord Piano is compatible with the continuously expanding Nord
Piano Library. Many of these pianos are included on the DVD that
accompanies the Piano. When new sounds are available, you can
download these for free from the www.nordkeyboards,com website.
Yet another good reason to visit the website from time to time.
Disclaimer
Any trademarks and brand names mentioned in this manual are the
property of their respective owners and are not afiliated or associated
with Clavia. These trademarks and brand names are only mentioned to
describe the types of sounds reproduced by Nord Piano.
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