11. NOrd WAVE MANAGEr
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Getting Started
Let’s begin with a brief description of the terminology used
in this chapter, followed by a typical workflow scenario to
give you an overview of the functions of the Nord Wave
Manager.
Project, sample memory
All the parts that are needed to assemble a sample wave-
form in the Nord Wave – references to audio files, samples,
mappings, start-, stop- and loop markers etc. - are orga-
nized in Projects.
All Project related settings is done on your computer, and
you can preview edits via the computer audio card. A Proj-
ect links to the actual audio files on the hard drive, if you
e.g. delete or edit an audio file that is included in a Project,
that Project will be affected.
You can save Project files on the hard drive, just like any
other computer file. When you are satisfied with a Proj-
ect, you can generate a Sample Instrument, which can be
downloaded to the Flash memory in the Nord Wave syn-
thesizer. You can also upload the Sample Instruments that
are in the Nord Wave to a Project, making it possible for
you to save an unlimited amount of Sample Instruments
on your hard drive.
WYDIWUH
What You do Is What You hear. Every function in the Nord
Wave Manager can be applied to a sample in real time. If
the sample is playing back through the computer audio
card, you can e.g. listen to how the loop changes if you
move the loop markers or if you adjust the crossfade set-
tings or the start point of the sample.
Working offline
Project or sample editing does not require a connected
Nord Wave synthesizer; you can create and edit Projects
using only the computer and then connect to the synth at
some other time in order to download the content of the
Project to the Nord Wave.
Sample, Zone
When an audio file is added to a Project, it can be used as
the source for one or several samples. A sample can be
assigned to a range on the keyboard; this range is called a
Zone. The sample parameters that determine the range of
its zone is the root Key and the Upper Key.
Sample Instruments, Program
A set of samples with zone settings is a Sample Instrument;
the maximum number of zones in a Sample Instrument is
99. The Sample Instrument (also known as SI in this manu-
al) can be selected in the Nord Wave OSC2 as a waveform
and this together with all the other functions in the Synth
area, becomes a Program. You can store up to 99 Sample
Instruments in the Nord Wave Flash memory.
Tip: Any kind of sample may be assigned to any zone,
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which means that a Sample Instrument can con-
sist of several different sounds, mapped across the
keyboard. You can e.g. create a drum type Sample
Instrument with one sound for each key, or create
multiple splits by assigning different samples to
different keyboard ranges – e.g. bass samples in the
lower register, followed by piano samples higher up
on the keyboard. The Nord Wave Manager has some
very useful functions that will assist you in the map-
ping process.
Sample editing, loop markers, crossfade
Setting a starting point for a sample to e.g. eliminate any
unwanted audio at the beginning, is a one-click function in
the Nord Wave Manager.
The Manager has some very powerful loop functions that
make creating perfect, seamless loops a breeze. The loop
makes it possible to use shorter samples that still can be
played for a duration that is longer than the sample itself.
The loop functions also includes a crossfade option that
can be monitored in real time, with various options for the
length, crossfade curves etc.
Generate, upload, download
When a Project is completed, you can generate a Sample
Instrument and automatically download the wave data to
the Flash memory in the Nord Wave. The real estate of the
Flash memory has the capacity of 180 MB and to keep track
on how much room you have left, there is an indicator in
the Nord Wave Manager that will help you to manage the
available space. Every sample in the Sample Instrument
will be encoded in the Nord Wave Manager before it is
downloaded to the Wave with Clavia’s lossless compression
algorithm that can reduce the size a sample to up to a third
of its original size.
Librarian
The Nord Wave Manager can also function as a Librarian
for the Program memory in the Nord Wave. You can move
Programs to new locations, you can save Programs to your
hard drive; make sure that the order in the Program memo-
ry is exactly how you want it to be and also be able to share
Programs and Sample Instrument with fellow Wave users.
