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The Toolbar
The .Toolbar .gives .you .direct .access .to .some .of .the .more .frequently .
used .functions .in .the .Nord .Sound .Manager . .Clicking .on .an .icon .will .
activate .one .of .these .functions, .and .a .dialogue .will .often .appear .asking .
for .confirmation .or .further .instructions .from .you .
The Tabs
Select .the .partition .that .you .wish .to .work .in .with .the .Tabs . .The .Piano .
tab .allows .you .to .change .the .content .of .the .piano .partition .and .the .
Program .tab .allows .you .to .organize .the .programs . .The .individual .
pianos .or .programs .will .be .referred .to .as .“sounds” .in .this .manual .and .in .
the .application .itself .
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The .lists .can .be .ordered .according .to .location, .name, .size, .version .and .
date, .in .ascending .and .descending .order . .Just .click .on .a .headline .to .
select .a .preferred .view .
Partition Memory Indicator
The .memory .indicator .at .the .bottom .of .the .window .indicates .how .
much .memory .is .being .used .in .the .selected .partition . .The .red .area .
shows .the .used .memory, .green .indicates .space .that .is .available .for .
new .sounds .
Right-Clicking
If .you .right-click .on .a .sound, .a .context .menu .will .provide .the .following .
options:
Select in Instrument
This .will .select .the .chosen .sound .in .the .Manager .list, .to .be .instantly .
accessible .on .the .Nord .Piano . .
Upload
This .will .upload .the .selected .sound .from .the .Nord .Piano .to .the .com-
puter .hard .drive .to .a .folder .of .your .choice .
Download
This .is .only .available .if .you .right-click .on .
an .empty .location .that .does .not .contain .a .
sound . .This .allows .you .to .choose .a .file .on .
the .hard .drive, .to .be .downloaded .to .the .
location .in .the .Nord .Piano .
Rename
This .allows .you .to .rename, .and .assign .a .category .to .a .Program . .Char-
acters .supported .are: .a-z, .A-Z, .0-9 .and .a .hyphen .(-) .and .the .name .can .
contain .up .to .16 .characters . .Any .other .characters .will .not .be .displayed .
in .the .Sound .Manager .lists .
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Delete
This .will .delete .the .selected .sound(s) .from .the .Nord .Piano .memory .
File Formats
The .Nord .Sound .Manager .creates .and/or .uses .files .with .the .Nord .
Piano, .with .the .following .extensions:
• . .npno .- .These .are .the .piano .files .from .the .Nord .Piano .library . .
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• . .nppg .- .These .are .the .Program .files . .
• . .npb .- .This .is .the .extension .used .for .the .Nord .Piano .backup .files .
Just .as .any .other .computer .file .on .your .hard .drive, .these .files .may .be .
renamed, .emailed, .copied, .moved, .lost .or .even .stored .in .a .safe .loca-
tion .if .an .evil .computer .crash .suddenly .decides .to .take .your .hard .drive .
for .a .ride .