The Quick Tour
Let’s .get .acquainted .with .some .of .the .functions .in .the .Nord .Sound .
Manager .
Transfer pianos to the Electro 4D
When .the .Nord .Electro .4D .leaves .the .factory, .the .Piano .partition .is .
filled .with .sounds . .In .order .to .be .able .to .download .additional .pianos, .
you .may .have .to .delete .some .of .the .factory .pianos . .If .you .ever .want .
to .reload .any .deleted .pianos, .they .are .available .on .the .DVD .that .was .
included .with .the .Nord .Electro .4D, .or .available .as .a .download .from .the . .
www .nordkeyboards .com .web .site, .in .the .Libraries .area .
Deleting a piano
3
Connect .the .Nord .Electro .4D .to .the .computer .and .launch .the .
Nord .Sound .Manager .
4
The .Piano .tab .will .open .and .the .current .content .of .the .piano .parti-
tion .in .the .Nord .Electro .4D .will .be .displayed .
5
Select .a .piano .to .delete .and .press .the .Delete .icon .in .the .toolbar .
You .can .also .right-click .on .the .sound .and .choose .the .Delete .option .or .
use .the .backspace .or .delete .keys .on .the .computer .keyboard .
6
You .will .be .asked .to .confirm .your .intentions .and .then .the .piano .in .
the .Nord .Electro .4D .will .be .deleted .
Download a new sound
1
Using .drag .and .drop: .Open .the .folder .on .the .computer .hard .drive .
where .the .new .sound .is .located .
2
Make .sure .that .the .Sound .Manager .window .and .the .folder .are .
visible .on .the .screen .
3
Drag .the .new .sound .to .the .white .area .in .the .Sound .Manager .list . .
When .the .destination .location .will .turn .gray, .release .the .mouse .
button .
4
The .Clean .Deleted .Space .process .will .start .to .prepare .the .
memory .and .then .the .new .piano .will .be .downloaded .to .the .Nord .
Electro .4D . .If .there .isn’t .enough .free .space, .a .message .will .appear .
in .the .lower .left .text .area .in .the .Nord .Sound .Manager .
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1
Using .the .Toolbar .or .Menu .command: .Click .on .the .Sound .Down .
icon .in .the .toolbar . .The .same .command .is .also .available .in .the .File .
menu: .Sound .Download .(Ctrl-D) .
2
Browse .to .the .folder .on .the .hard .drive .where .the .desired .sound .is .
located, .select .it .and .click .Open . .The .sound .will .now .be .added .to .
its .bank .
Replace
You .can .also .use .the .Replace .functionality . .This .action .replaces .a .piano .
in .the .Nord .Electro .4D .with .one .that .you .want .use .from .the .DVD .or .one .
that .you .have .downloaded .from .the .www .nordkeyboards .com .website . .
Replacing .a .piano .with .another .will .automatically .update .all .the .Pro-
grams .that .used .the .previous .piano .to .use .the .new .piano .instead .
1
Open .the .Piano .tab . .The .current .content .of .the .piano .partition .in .
the .Nord .Electro .4D .will .be .displayed .
2
Select .a .piano .in .the .list .that .you .wish .to .replace .with .a .new .one .
and .click .the .Replace .icon .in .the .toolbar .
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The .Replace .dialog .informs .you .about .the .action .about .to .take .place . .
Click .Browse .to .locate .a .new .sound .on .the .computer .hard .drive . .The .
Bright .Grand .is .chosen .in .the .image .below . .
3
Press .Open .and .then .confirm .by .clicking .Replace .
The .replacing .action .will .begin .by .deleting .the .original .piano, .then .
cleaning .the .memory, .downloading .the .new .piano .and .finally .relinking .
all .the .programs .to .use .the .new .one .instead .
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