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Menus
In .the .Nord .Sound .Manager, .the .usual .Windows .and .Mac .OSX .key-
board .commands .can .be .used . .The .menus .can .be .accessed .by .press-
ing .the .Alt .key .and .the .underlined .letter .in .the .menu .bar . .
Most .of .the .commands .can .also .be .accessed .by .pressing .the .Ctrl .(on .
the .Mac .- .Command) .key .together .with .the .letter .shown .next .to .the .
command .name .in .the .menus .
File
Sound Upload (Ctrl+U)
Use .this .function .to .upload .one .or .
several .sounds .from .the .Nord .Piano .
memory .to .a .folder .on .the .computer .
hard .drive .
Sound Download (Ctrl+D)
Use .this .function .to .download .one .or .several .sounds .from .the .com-
puter .hard .drive .to .the .next .available .location .in .the .selected .partition .
Bank Upload (Ctrl+Shift+U)
This .allows .you .to .upload .an .entire .bank .or .partition .(pianos .or .
programs) .to .a .folder .on .the .computer .hard .drive . .Select .the .desired .
source .(partition .and .bank) .and .the .destination .folder .
If .you .select .All, .all .the .banks .in .the .partition .will .be .uploaded . .The .hier-
archical .folder .structure .of .the .chosen .partition .- .partition/bank/sounds .
- .will .be .automatically .created .in .the .destination .folder .
Bank Download (Ctrl+Shift+D)
Use .this .function .to .download .an .entire .bank .(or .all .banks) .from .the .
hard .drive .to .the .Nord .Piano .
Please .note .that .you .need .to .match .the .format .of .the .source .and .the .
destination, .it .is .e .g . .not .possible .to .download .a .set .of .programs .to .any .
of .the .piano .banks .
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Backup (Ctrl+B)
This .will .make .a .backup .of .all .the .pianos, .programs, .the .Live .programs .
and .the .menu .settings .in .the .Nord .Piano .
The .file .that .is .created .on .the .hard .drive .will .have .the .extension . .npb . .
Backing .up .the .entire .memory .content .in .this .manner .will .take .some .
time, .depending .on .the .sizes .of .the .pianos .
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Restore (Ctrl+R)
To .restore .a .previously .saved .backup .file .to .the .Nord .Piano, .select .this .
option .and .browse .to .a .backup .file .on .the .hard .drive .(file .extension .
.npb) .and .click .Open .
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Clean Deleted Space
This .function .will .clean .up .the .space .where .any .previously .deleted .pia-
nos .or .programs .have .been . .This .is .done .in .order .to .make .this .deleted .
memory .space .available .to .new .additions .
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Format
This .is .a .radical .function; .it .will .format .the .entire .partition .that .is .in .
focus . .All .the .sounds .in .the .partition .will .be .deleted . .You .will .be .asked .
to .confirm .your .intentions .
Exit (Ctrl+Q)
Exits .the .Nord .Sound .Manager .application .
Edit
Rename (Ctrl+N)
This .allows .you .to .rename .a .Program . .
16 .characters .can .be .used, .the .sup-
ported .characters .are: .a-z, .A-Z, .0-9 .
and .the .hyphen .(-) . .Any .other .charac-
ters .will .not .be .displayed .in .the .Sound .Manager .lists .
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Delete
Allows .you .to .delete .a .selected .item(s) .from .the .Nord .Piano .memory . .
You .will .be .asked .to .confirm .your .intentions .
Select All (Ctrl+A)
Select .all .items .in .a .bank/partition .
Invert Selection
This .will .deselect .the .original .selection .and .then .select .all .the .other .
items .in .the .list .
View
Organize (Ctrl+O)
When .this .option .is .checked, .the .lists .
will .show .all .the .available .locations .in .
the .selected .partition/bank .and .not .only .
the .occupied .ones . .This .will .for .instance .
make .it .easier .to .drag .a .file .to .a .specific .free .location .in .the .middle .of .
the .list . .If .this .is .unchecked, .only .the .occupied .locations .will .be .shown .
Dual View (Ctrl+L)
When .this .option .is .checked, .the .window .will .be .divided .in .two .lists . .
The .two .lists .makes .it .easy .to .move .programs .from .one .location .to .
another . .You .can .make .the .lists .show .separate .banks .with .the .drop-
downs . .Rearranging .programs .is .simply .a .matter .of .drag .and .drop . .
Drag .a .program .from .one .bank/list .to .another .bank/list .in .either .direc-
tion . .
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Auto Select (Ctrl+K)
When .this .function .is .active, .pianos .or .programs .will .be .automatically .
selected .in .the .Nord .Piano .when .you .browse .through .the .sounds .in .the .
Manager .list, .with .the .computer .keyboard .arrow .keys .
