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RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

RISQUE DE SHOCK ELECTRIQUE

NE PAS OUVRIR

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

ATTENTION:POUR EVITER LES RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE

PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE.

AUCUN ENTRETIEN DE PIECES INTERIEURES PAR L´USAGER.

CONFIER L´ENTRETIEN AU PERSONNEL QUALIFE.

AVIS: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES D´INCIDENTE OU D´ELECTROCUTION, N´EXPOSEZ PAS CET ARTICLE A LA PLUIE OU L´HUMIDITET.

The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated voltage within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

Le symbole éclair avec le point de flèche à l´intérieur d´un triangle équilatéral est utilisé pour alerter l´utilisateur de la presence à l´intérieur du coffret de ”voltage dangereux” non isolé d´ampleur

suffisante pour constituer un risque d`éléctrocution.

The exclamation mark within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

Le point d´exclamation à l´intérieur d´un triangle équilatéral est employé pour alerter l´utilisateur de la présence d´instructions importantes pour le fonctionnement et l´entretien (service) dans le livret d´instructions accompagnant l´appareil.

No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus;

Do not use the apparatus in tropical climates.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

The maims plug is used as the disconnect device and shall remain readily operable.

Il convient de ne pas placer sur l´appareil de sources de flammes nues, telles que des bougies allumées;

L´appareil n’est pas destiné á étre utilisé sous un climat tropical.

L´appareil ne doit pas étre exposé á des égouttements d´eau ou des éclaboussures et de plus qu´aucun objet rempli de liquide tel que des vases ne doit étre placé sur l´appareil.

Lorsque la prise du résau d’alimentation est utilisée comme dispositif de déconnexion, ce dispositif doit demeuré aisément accessible.

1 Introduction

Thank you!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Disclaimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

OS and internal memory. . . . . . . 4

Factory presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Restoring .the .factory .presets . . . . . . . . . 4

OS upgrades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2 Overview

Knobs & buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Selector .buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 On/Off .buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Shift .button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Drawbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3 Connections

Audio connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Left .Out .and .Right .Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Monitor .In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MIDI Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MIDI .Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MIDI .In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

USB Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Pedal Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Sustain .Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Rotor .Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Control .Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4 Getting Started

About the programs . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Selecting programs. . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Edit a program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Selecting pianos, samples. . . . . 8

Using the Organ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

The Rotary effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Memory Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Storing a program . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

The Live buffer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Octave Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Adding effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Activate .an .amplifier .emulation . . . . . . .10

5 Nord Electro 4D Reference

Master .level .knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Organ section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Organ .Model .button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 The .B3 .model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 The .VX .model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 The .Farf .model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Rotary .Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Vibrato/Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Preset/Drawbar/Split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Additional .MIDI .keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . .13 The .drawbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Piano section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Clavinet .sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Pick-up .type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Pick-up .Type .Description . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Clav .EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Samp .Env . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Piano .Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Mono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Program section . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Up/Down .buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Live .Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Instrument .selectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Octave .Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Effect .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Effect .2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Speaker/Comp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Delay ./ .Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Ping .Pong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Tempo .Tap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

6 The Menus

System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 1 .- .Memory .Protect .– .On, .Off . . . . . . . . .17 2 .- .Output .Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 3 .- .Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 4 .- .Fine .Tune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 5 .- .Sustain .Pedal .Polarity . . . . . . . . . . . .17 6 .- .Rotor .Pedal .Polarity . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 7 .- .Sustain .Pedal .Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 8 .- .Rotor .Pedal .Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 9 .- .Ctrl .Pedal .Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 10 .- .Ctrl .Pedal .Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 11 .- .Organ .Trig .Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

MIDI Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 1 .- .Local .Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 2 .- .MIDI .Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 3 .- .MIDI .Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 4 .- .Lower .Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 5 .- .Control .Change .(CC) .Mode . . . . . . .18 6 .- .Program .Change .Mode . . . . . . . . . .18 7 .- .MIDI .Split .Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 8 .- .Dump .One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 9 .- .Dump .All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 10 .- .Send .CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

B3 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 1 .- .Tonewheel .Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 2 .- .Key .Click .Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 3 .- .Key .Bounce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 4 .- .Perc. .Fast .Decay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 5 .- .Perc. .Slow .Decay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 6 .- .Perc. .Norm .Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 7 .- .Perc. .Soft .Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 8 .- .Perc .Drawbar .9 .Cancel . . . . . . . . . . .19

Rotary Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 1- .Rotary .Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 2 .- .Balance .Bass/Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 3 .- .Treble .Horn .Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 4 .- .Bass .Rotor .Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 5 .- .Treble .Horn .Acceleration . . . . . . . . .19 6 .- .Bass .Rotor .Acceleration . . . . . . . . . .19

7 Nord Sound Manager

System .requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

USB .Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Sound .Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

The .Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

The .Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Partition .Memory .Indicator . . . . . . . . . . .21

Right-Clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

File .Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

The Quick Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Transfer .pianos .to .the .Electro .4D . . . . . 22 Deleting .a .piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Download .a .new .sound . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Replace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Relink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Download .Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Upload .sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Program .Bundles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Upload .a .Program .Bundle . . . . . . . . . . .24 Downloading .a .Bundle . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Organize .the .program .partition . . . . . . 25 Search .Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Auto .Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Sound Manager reference . . . . 26 Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 File .Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Edit .Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 View .Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Piano .– .Samp .Lib .- .Program .- .Synth . . 29 Search .Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Loc .- .Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Ver .– .Version .Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Footer .Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Partition .Memory .Indicator . . . . . . . . . . 30 Cancel .Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Progress .Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Message/Text .Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Updates .and .sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

8 MIDI functions

About .the .MIDI .implementation . . . . . . .31 Keyboard .velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Program .change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 MIDI .Sysex .(System .Exclusive) . . . . . . . .31

With a sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Local .On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 MIDI .Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Program .Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 About .controllers .and .“chasing” . . . . . .31

Program and CC dumps. . . . . . . 32 Sending .program .dumps . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sending .MIDI .Controller .dumps . . . . . . 32 Receive .MIDI .SysEx .dumps . . . . . . . . . 32 MIDI .Controller .list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 MIDI .Implementation .Chart . . . . . . . . . 33

9 Index

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

4  |  Nord Electro 4D User Manual OS v1.x

1 Introduction

Thank you!

We’d .first .like .to .thank .you .for .purchasing .the .Nord .Electro .4D. .Our . goal .when .we .developed .the .Nord .Electro .instruments .was .to .create . the .best .emulations .of .traditional .electromechanical .keyboard .instruments .on .the .market, .and .to .make .these .instruments .compact .and . lightweight. .With .the .Electro .4D .we .have .taken .our .commitment .a .step . further .by .adding .physical .drawbars, .upgrading .the .organ .and .the . piano .and .the .effects .sections .and .also .by .the .ability .to .use .sampled . instruments .from .the .Nord .Sample .Library . . .

This .allows .us .to .for .example .include .some .of .the .fabulous .Mellotron . sounds .in .the .factory .sound .bank. .Each .and .every .piano .and .sample . in .the .Nord .Electro .4D .can .be .replaced .by .you, .using .the .free .Nord .

Sound .Manager .application. .New .pianos .and .other .sounds .are .found . on .the .enclosed .Nord .DVD .and .on .the .www..nordkeyboards..com .web . site. .

No .compromises, .just .a .good .selection .of .outstanding, .classic .keyboard .sounds .with .true .feel, .from .a .natural .keyboard .response .to .the . authentic .sound .quality .– .that .is .what .we .have .been .pursuing .during . the .development. .To .make .a .great .tool .you .have .to .put .all .the .focus .on . a .few .things .and .that .is .exactly .what .we .tried .to .achieve. .We .hope .that . you .will .have .as .much .fun .owning .and .using .the .instrument, .as .we .had . developing .it..

The .physical .drawbars .and .the .improved .B3 .engine .on .the .Electro .4D . are .the .icing .of .a .splendid .cake. .We .sincerely .hope .that .you .two .will . have .a .lot .of .fun .together!

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 .Electro .4D .in .the .very .first .few . pages .of .this .manual. .After .that .follows .the .reference .section .where .all . the .functions .are .explained .in .detail. .

Disclaimer

All .trademarks .and .brand .names .mentioned .in .this .manual .are .the . property .of .their .respective .owner’s .and .are .not .affiliated .or .associated . with .Clavia. .These .trademarks .and .brand .names .are .only .mentioned .to . describe .the .types .of .sounds .reproduced .by .Nord .Electro .4D..

OS and internal memory

The .operating .system, .programs .and .pianos .and .samples .in .Nord . Electro .4D .are .stored .in .a .Flash .memory. .A .Flash .memory .keeps .the . data .also .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 .OS .upgrades, .pianos .and .samples .and . programs .to .your .Nord .Electro .4D .from .a .computer. .The .Nord .Electro . 4D .features .a .USB .port .for .quick .and .easy .download .of .new .piano . and/or .instrument .samples..

Factory presets

The .internal .sound .memory .of .Nord .Electro .4D .consists .of .128 . programs. .In .addition .there .is .the .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 .128 .factory .Programs .of .Nord .Electro .4D .can .be .replaced. . 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 .are .available .as .Nord .Sound .Manager .backup . files .for .download .at .the .Nord .web .site .at .www..nordkeyboards..com .or . on .the .included .Nord .DVD..

OS upgrades

The .latest .OS .version .for .Nord .Electro .4D .series .is .available .for .download .at .the .www..nordkeyboards..com .website..

The .front .panel .of .the .Nord .Electro .4D .has .four .main .areas, .Organ, . Piano, .Program .and .Effects. .We’ll .familiarize .ourselves .briefly .with .the . panel .here .and .describe .the .functions .in .detail .in .the .following .chapters..

On .the .left .part .of .the .panel .is .the .Master .Level .knob, .the .organ .model . selector .and .the .Rotary .Speed .section. .The .Master .level .controls .the . entire .instruments .output .level .at .the .two .output .jacks .and .the .headphone .output. .This .control .is .not .programmable, .that .particular .functionality .is .instead .available .in .the .effects .section .with .the .Gain .control. .

The .Organ .section .is .lit .and .active .when .the .Organ .selector .in .the .

Program .area .is .activated. .

Moving .towards .the .middle .of .the .panel, .the .Piano .section .behaves .just . as .the .organ. .The .controls .are .lit .when .the .Piano .selector .is .active..

The .Program .section .contain .the .parameters .and .functions .that .are . used .to .select .and .store .programs, .to .set .the .System, .MIDI, .B3 .and . Rotary .menu .settings .and .to .select .the .instrument .to .be .used .with .the . Organ .or .Piano .selectors. .We’ll .describe .the .functions .in .this .area .in . greater .detail .starting .at .page .14..

The .Effect .section .contains .the .functions .of .the .effects. .Please .refer .to . page .15 .for .more .information..

The .functions .and .settings .of .the .System, .MIDI, .B3 .and .Rotary .menus . are .conveniently .printed .to .the .right .on .the .panel. .

Selector buttons

Selector .buttons .are .used .to . activate .one .setting .in .an .array. .

Selector .buttons .have .a .set . of .round .or .triangular .LEDs .to . indicate .the .current .setting. .

Press .the .button .several .times . to .cycle .through .the .possible . options. .

Holding Shift and pressing a selector button (with the exception of the Type button) will cycle through the settings in a counter clockwise fashion.

On/Off buttons

On/Off .buttons .are .used .for .activating .a .parameter .or .a .group .of .parameters .such .as .effects..

Shift button

Some .buttons .have .a .secondary .function, .which . will .be .available .if .you .hold .down .Shift .while . pressing .the .button. .The .name .of .the .secondary . function .is .printed .below .the .button. .Shift .is .also . used .together .with .the .Up/Down .buttons .when . you .want .to .change .a .setting .in .the .System, . MIDI .or .Sound .menus. .

Knobs & buttons

Knobs

The .knobs .control .the .continuously .variable . parameters .in .the .Nord .Electro .4D..

MM A parameter value can be totally different from the knob’s physical position when you load a Program. As soon as you start turning the knob, the value will ‘snap’ to the knob’s physical position.

Drawbars

The .nine .drawbars .on .the .Nord . Electro 4D .allow .you .to .sculpt . the .organ .sound .in .real .time. .

Their .positions .will .be .stored .in . the .programs, .for .immediate . access. .

Audio connections

Headphones

This .is .where .you .connect .a .¼» .stereo .connector .from .a .pair .of .headphones..

MIDI Connections

MIDI In

MIDI .connection .used .to .receive .MIDI .data .to .the .Nord .Electro .4D .from . other .equipment .such .as .keyboards .or .computers..

Left Out and Right Out

The .left .and .right .line .level .outputs .from .the .Nord .Electro .4D .are .unbalanced. .Use .¼» .connectors .to .connect .the .Nord .Electro .4D .to .an .amplifier .or .recording .equipment..

The .Nord .Electro .4D .is .a .stereo .instrument, .with .separate .signal .paths . for .the .left .and .right .audio .channels. .To .properly .experience .the .Electro . 4D, .use .both .outputs .in .a .stereo .operation..

The .System .functions .allow .you .to .separate .the .pianos/samples .and . the .organ .sounds .in .the .left .and .right .outputs. .Read .more .about .this . functionality .on .page .17. .

General .guide .on .audio .connections: .

•.Make .all .the .connections .before .you .turn .on .the .power .to .your .amplifier.. .

•.Turn .on .the .power .to .your .amplifier .last.. .

•.Turn .off .the .power .to .your .amplifier .first..

EE Playing at a high volume level can result in hearing impairments such as permanent hearing loss.

Monitor In

Use .this .to .connect .and .monitor .a .signal .from .an .mp3 .or .a .CD .player . at .the .Nord .Electro .4D’s .headphone .output. .This .allows .you .to .e..g. . rehearse .with .the .Electro .4D .to .pre-recorded .music..

MM Signals connected to this input will not be processed with the Electro 4D’s effects or appear at the Electro 4D’s left and right output jacks.

MIDI Out

MIDI .connection .used .for .sending .keyboard .and .panel .generated .MIDI . data .from .the .Nord .Electro .4D .to .other .equipment .such .as .sound . modules .or .computers..

USB Connection

The .USB .connection .is .used .for .the .Nord .Electro .4D .to .communicate .with .a .personal .computer .in .order .to .update .the .OS .or .to .add .or . replace .any .of .the .piano .and/or .sampled .sounds. .The .computer .can . run .the .Nord .Sound .Manager .application, .or .be .used .to .transfer .the . operating .system .if .the .unit .needs .to .be .updated..

The .Nord .Electro .4D .can .also .transmit .and .receive .MIDI .data .via .the . USB .interface, .read .more .about .this .in .the .MIDI .chapter..

MM Computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems need a driver for the USB connection to work. The driver can be found on the enclosed Nord DVD, or at the www.nordkeyboards.com website.

Pedal Connections

The .Nord .Electro .4D .has .three .pedal .inputs; .a .sustain .pedal, .a .pedal .to . control .the .rotor .speed .and .a .control .pedal .(an .expression .type .pedal), . which .can .be .used .to .control .various .parameters..

Sustain Pedal

¼» .connector .for .a .switch .type .pedal. .When .a .connected .pedal .is . operated, .the .notes .you .play .will .be .sustained..

Rotor Pedal

¼» .connector .for .a .switch .type .pedal. .When .a .connected .pedal .is . operated, .the .rotary .speed .will .change. .

MM Two types of pedal polarities can be used with these inputs; you select the one that applies to each pedal, in the System menu which is described on page 17.

It is possible to use only one pedal connected to the sustain pedal input to control sustain for piano sounds and rotary speed selection for organ sounds (see page 17 for details on how to configure this).

Control Pedal

¼» .stereo .connector .for .a .pedal .of .the .potentiometer .type .(also .known . as .expression .pedals). .A .connected .pedal .can .be .used .as .a .swell .pedal . for .the .organs, .a .volume .pedal .for .pianos .and .samples .and .also .as .a . controller .for .two .of .the .effects: .the .P-wah .and .the .ring .modulator .(RM)..

When .connecting .an .expression .pedal .to .the .Control .Pedal .input, .you . should .use .a .stereo .cable .with .a .Tip-Ring-Sleeve .connector. .Please . note .that .the .pedal .must .have .a .stereo .output .jack. .The .resistance . range .of .a .control .pedal .should .be .10 .or .50 .kOhm. .To .simplify .setup, . the .most .common .pedal .models .(Roland, .Yamaha, .Korg .and .Fatar) .are . pre-configured .in .the .Nord .Electro .4D, .and .you .simply .select .the .type . of .pedal .which .you .want .to .use .in .the .System .menu, .see .page .17. .

About the programs

Sound .and .effect .settings .are .stored .in .the .Program .memory .of .the . Nord .Electro .4D. .The .Electro .4D .organizes .the .memory .in .32 .pages . with .4 .programs .in .each .page, .making .this .a .total .of .128 .programs. .

Every .program .can .be .changed .and .replaced .as .you .wish. .A .complete . set .of .the .factory .programs .are .available .on .the .Nord .DVD .that .accompanies .the .unit .and .on .our .website. .This .allows .you .to .get .back .to .the . factory .settings, .should .you .wish .to .do .so, .using .the .Sound .Manager. .

The .chapter .about .the .Nord .Sound .Manager .begins .with .a .separate . tour, .on .page .22..

Selecting programs

Use .the .Up/Down .buttons .to .the .left .of .the .LED .display .to .select .the . page .and .the .program .buttons .1 .~ .4 .to .select .the .programs .within . each .page. .The .page .and .program .number .will .be .displayed .in .the . LED. .

When .the .Electro .4D .leaves .the .factory, .the .first .16 .or .so .pages .are . organized .to .make .it .easier .for .you .to .quickly .check .out .sounds .from . specific .instrument .groups. .The .1st .programs .in .each .page .are .organs, . the .2nd .programs .are .acoustic .pianos, .the .3rd .program .are .electric . pianos .and .the .4th .programs .are .sample .based .instruments. .

1 Press .the .Program .1 .button .to .listen .to .a .B3 .organ .program, .1..1. .

2 Press .the .Up .button .to .get . to .the .next .organ .program, . 2..1. .Keep .pressing .the .Up . button .until .you .are .ready . for .the .next .instrument . group. .

3 Press .and .hold .the .Down . button .to .get .back .to .1..1, . and .then .the .Program .

2 .button .to .listen .to .the . acoustic .grand .on .the .1..2 . location. .

4 Press .the .Up .button .to .get .to .the .next .acoustic .piano..

You .can .of .course .organize .the .programs .in .any .order .you .want. .Such . a .process .can .be .done .quite .easily .by .using .the .drag .and .drop .features . in .the .Nord .Sound .Manager..

Edit a program

Editing .a .program .is .just .as .easy .as .grabbing .a .knob .and .change .a .setting, .or .press .a .button .to .select .a .different .setting. .The .knob’s .physical . position .isn’t .always .as .the .stored .setting .in .the .program .that .is .active, . but .as .soon .as .you .start .turning .a .knob, .the .parameter .will .snap .to .the . knob’s .position..

When .you .have .edited .a .program, .a .dot .will .appear .in .the .lower .right . display .corner .next .to .the .program .number. .

This .will .alert .you .to .the .fact .that .the .program . has .been .edited .but .not .yet .saved. .If .you .select . a .new .program .without .saving, .any .edits .you . have .made .will .be .lost .and .the .program .will .have .its .original .settings . the .next .time .you .select .it..

Selecting pianos, samples

1Select .a .program .where .the .Piano .instrument .is .active. .The .LEDs . on .the .piano .section .and .the .Selector .LED .for .the .piano .will .be .lit. .

2 Press .repeatedly . on .the .Piano .Type . selector .to .cycle . through .the .types..

3 Press .the .Model . buttons .to .select . the .various .piano . models .within .the . selected .type. .

4 Press .the .Type . selector .again .

until .the .Samp .Lib .is . activated..

Use .the .Model .selector .buttons .to .select .one .of .the .samples .that .are . included .in .the .Electro .4D .from .the .factory. .

5 Press .the .Samp .

Env .button . repeatedly..

This .will .cycle .through . the .four .options .for . the .sample’s .attack . and .velocity .settings..

6 Press .and .hold . Shift .and .the . Samp .Env .button..

This .allows .you .to . select .one .of .the .four .

available .release .time .settings..

MM This button doubles as the Clavinet EQ selector, when the Clavinet type is active.

Using the Organ

1 Press .the .Organ .instrument .selector .above .the .program .1 .- .4 .

buttons. .

This .activates .the .Organ .section..

2Press .the .Organ .Model .selector .on .the .left .side .of .the .panel, . below .the .master .level .knob, .repeatedly .to .cycle .through .the .three . organs .– .the .B3, .Vox .and .Farfisa .emulations. .

The .settings .for .the .three .organ .instruments . are .made .using .the .drawbars. .The .Farfisa .uses . these .in .a .switching .mode, .with .only .two .settings .(on .or .off) .for .each..

3 Press .the .Drawbar .button .and .make . a .setting .with .the .drawbars .to .change . the .sound. .When .the .physical .position .of .the .drawbars .matches .the . programmed .setting .in .the .program, . the .drawbar .LED .will .be .lit. .

4 Press .and .hold .Shift .and .the .Drawbar/Split .button..

This .activates .the .organ .split .mode. .The .keyboard .will .be .split .at .C4. .

The .lower .half .will .use .the .Lo .setting; .the .upper .half .will .use .the .Up . setting..

If you press and hold both the Shift and the Preset/Split buttons for a couple of seconds, the Split LED will begin to flash and you can press a key on the keyboard to set a new split point as long as these buttons are held down. The key you press will be the first upper manual key.

The Rotary effect

The .rotary .effect .adds .some .great .sonic .drama .to .the .organs, .but .can . of .course .be .used .with .any .other .sound .as .well. .The .Electro .4D .rotary . has .three .available .speeds: .fast, .slow .and .stop. .Stop .does .not . disengage .the .effect; .it .only .stops .the .rotating .speakers. .

1 Make .sure .that .the .Speaker/Comp .effect .is .

activated .and .select .the .Rotary .by .pressing .

the .effect .selector .until .both .the .upper .

LEDs .are .lit..

The .drive .knob .now .controls .the .overdrive .of .the . rotary .amplifier..

2 Press .the .Slow/Stop .button .in .the .Rotary . Speed .section .to .the .left .on .the .panel, .to . cycle .between .the .Fast .and .Slow .speeds . of .the .rotary. .

The .rotors .will .speed .up .and .slow .down, . producing .a .nice .swirly .effect .without .the .negative .side .effects .that .e..g. .alcohol .intake .might . induce..

3 Press .the .Stop .mode .button .to .activate .this .one-speed .mode..

The .Stop .Mode .LED .will .be .lit..

4Press .repeatedly .on .the .Slow/Stop .button .to .cycle .between .Fast . and .Stop..

The .rotary .will .now .emulate .the .functionality .of .an .early, .one .speed . original .rotary .speaker .that .had .only .the .fast .and .the .stopped .rotary . speed .options..

If you connect a foot switch to the rotor pedal input, you can control the rotary speed with this pedal.

Memory Protection

When .the .Nord .Electro .4D .is .shipped .from .factory, .the .memory .protect . is .turned .on .to .prevent .you .(or .your .cat) .from .accidentally .overwriting . any .of .the .original .programs. .Before .you .can .store .any .of .your .own . programs, .this .memory .protect .feature .has .to .be .turned .off .by .toggling . a .setting .located .in .the .System .menu..

1Hold .Shift .and .press .the .Program .1 .button .to .enter .the .System . Menu..

2The .very .first .item .in .the .System .Menu .is .the .Memory .Protection. .

Use .the .Down .button .to .get .to .the .first .item .if .this .isn’t .already . active. .

3Hold .Shift .and .press .the .Down .button .to .switch .from .the .On . setting .to .the .Of .setting. .

4Press .shift .to .exit .the .system .menu. .The .memory .protection .will . now .remain .in .the .Off .setting .until .you .change .it .again..

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Storing a program

If .you .are .happy .with .a .change .to .a .program .that .you .have .made, .you . should .probably .store .the .program..

1 .Press .the .Store .button..

The .program .number .in .the .LED .starts .flashing..

2 Select .a .new .location .where .you .want .to .store .the .program. .

Use .the .Up/Down .buttons . and .the .program .buttons .to . navigate .to .a .new .program . location .if .you .do .not .want .to . overwrite .the .original .program..

3 Press .the .Store .button .a . second .time .to .confirm . your .choice..

The .edited .program .has .now . replaced .the .previous .one .in . the .location .you .specified..

MM To cancel the procedure, press the Shift button

before you press Store the second time.

MM With Memory Protect set to Off, a double tap on the Store button will store a Program in its original location.

Adding effects

1 Select .the .program .number .1..2 .which .

is .a .Grand .Piano .with .a .hint .of .reverb. .

2 Turn .on .Effect .2 .(the .On .LED .should .

be .lit) .and .press .repeatedly .on .the .

Effect .2 .selector..

The .effect .options .are .indicated .with .the . selector .LEDs .and .changes .in .a .cyclical, . clockwise .fashion .for .each .time .the .selector .is .pressed. .

Some .of .the .effects .have .three .options .that . indicate .the .depth .of .the .effect. .Flang 1 .is .

the .shallowest .version, .Flang .2 .is .a .more .

pronounced .effect .and .when .both .the .Flang .1 .and .Flang .2 .LEDs .are .lit, . you .have .selected .the .most .dramatic .flanger .effect. .

3 Turn .the .effect .rate .knob. .

This .changes .the .rate .of .the .active .effect..

4 Hold .Shift .and .press .repeatedly .on .the .effect .selector..

This .allows .you .to .reverse .through .the .effect .selections..

5 Turn .off .the .effect..

If .you .now .continue .to .press .on .the .effect .selector .after .the .effect .is . turned .off, .the .effect .setting .will .change .even .though .the .effect .is .not . active..

The Live buffer

The .special .Live .buffers .can .be .described .as .a .“live .program .memory”. .

If .you .activate .the .Live .button, .all .changes .to .the .panel .settings .you . make .will .be .continuously .saved .in .the .active .Live .program .(1-4). .If .you . switch .the .power .off, .or .select .another .program, .the .settings .are .still . stored .in .the .Live .memory, .so .when .you .power .up .next .time .(or .return . to .the .Live .memory) .all .settings .will .be .exactly .as .they .were .when .you . left .them..

If .the .Live .memory .is .selected .and .you .decide .you .wish .to .store .the . settings .permanently .as .a .program .you .can .do .so .using .the .standard .methods .(see .above). .You .can .also .store .programs .into .the .Live . memory .location, .in .which .case .the .program .settings .will .replace .the . current .Live .memory .settings..

Octave Shift.

Press .either .of .the .Octave .Shift .buttons .to .shift .the .pitch .up .or .down .in . whole .octaves .within .the .instrument’s . note .range. .Each .instrument .has .a . finite .note .range, .read .more .about .this . in .“Octave .Shift” .on .page .15..

Activate an amplifier emulation

1 Press .the .Speaker/Comp .button .to .activate .the .Amp .emulation..

The .Speaker/Comp .LED .will .be .lit..

2 Press .repeatedly .on .the .selector .to .cycle .through .the .various .options..

The .knob .controls .the .drive .for .the .three .amps .and .the .rotary .simulator, . and .the .amount .when .the .compressor .is .selected..

The Delay.

1 Activate .the .delay/reverb..

2 Hold .Shift .and .press .the .reverb .selector .

button. .The .Delay .LED .lights .up..

3 Tap .the .desired .tempo .on .the .Tempo .Tap .

button..

4 You .can .also .set .the .delay .time .by .holding .the .Tempo .Tap .button .and .adjust .the . tempo .with .the .Up/Down .buttons..

5Adjust .the .number .of .repeats .(Dly1, .Dly2 .

etc..) .by .pressing .the .selector .button .repeatedly..

This finishes our little tour; we hope that you now have the initial knowledge on how to operate most of the functions on the panel. There is another Quick Tour in the Sound Manager chapter.

Master level knob.

This .control .sets .the .overall .output .level .of . the .Electro .4D, .at .the .line .and .the .headphone . outputs. .This .is .not .a .programmable .control. .If . you .want .to .set .an .output .level .for .a .particular . program, .this .can .be .achieved .with .the .Gain . control..

Organ section

The .Organ .section .in .the .Nord .Electro .4D .features .emulations .of .three . classic .organ .models; .a .B3, .a .Vox .Continental .II .(Vx .model) .and .a . Farfisa .Compact .DeLuxe .(Farf .model)..

Organ Model button

You .select .which .organ .model .to .use, .with .the .

Organ .Model .button..

The B3 model

This .model .is .a .digital .simulation .of .the .classic .

mechanical .tone .wheel .organ. .This .simulation .utilizes .innovative .and . advanced .methods .to .capture .every .nuance .of .the .original .sound, .for . example:

•.An .extremely .accurate .digital .model .of .the .original .chorus .and .vibrato . scanner..

•.Modeling .of .the .individual .random .contact .bounces .for .each .harmonic..

•.Modeling .of .the .unique .frequency .characteristics .of .the .built-in .pre- amplifier .which .forms .the .“body” .of .the .sound..

•.Simulation .of .the .energy .robbing .in .the .tone .wheel .architecture .that . creates .the .typical .“compressed” .sound..

•.Authentic .tuning .of .the .tone .wheels .according .to .the .original .design..

•.Extremely .fast .keyboard .response. .

•.Full .polyphony. .

Each .drawbar .represents .a .partial .with .a .fixed .harmonic .interval .relating . to .the .played .note. .Note .that .the .5 .1/3 .drawbar .is .a .5th .above .the . fundamental .harmonic .although, .in .most .situations .it .is .perceived .as . sounding .below .the .fundamental .harmonic..

Do not forget to try out the four tonewheel modes that are available in the B3 menu, see page 19. These will dramatically change the sound of the B3 model from squeaky clean to a battered, old work horse.

The VX model

The .original .instrument .is .probably .the .most .famous .of .all .the .tran- sistor-based .combo .organs .that .emerged .in .the .early .60’s. .Transistor . technology .made .it .possible .to .manufacture .much .more .compact .and . portable .organ .instruments. .Compared .to .the .mighty .sound .of .tonewheel .organs, .transistor .organs .generally .sounded .reedier .and .weaker, . but .this .one .had .a .distinctive, .timeless .sound .and .is .recreated .faithfully . in .the .Nord .Electro .4D..

The .labels .used .for .the .VX .model .drawbars .are .printed .on .the .row . directly .above .the .drawbars. .The .drawbars .on .the .Electro .4D’s .VX . emulation .control .the .level .of .each .available .partial, .in .the .same .fashion . as .on .a .dual .manual .original .Continental. .The .upper .manual .uses .the . 16, .8, .4, .II .and .III .registers .and .the .lower .manual .uses .the .8, .4, .2 .and .IV . registers. .Each .register .represents .a .fixed .harmonic .interval, .or .groups . of .intervals .(the .II, .III .and .IV) .in .a .relationship .to .the .played .note. .

The .two .rightmost .drawbars .control .the .sum .of .all .partials .in .the .form . of .a .filtered, .soft .and .dark .sounding .signal .(the .sine .icon), .and .an .unfiltered .signal .with .a .bright .and .intense .sound .(the .triangular .icon). .

MM If these drawbars are both fully set to the lowest level, the organ will produce no sound.

The Farf model

This .typical .“buzzy” .sound .of .this .vintage .instrument .is .one .of .the .most . distinct .and .easily .recognizable .organ .sounds .ever .created, .yet .it .is .actually .possible .to .get .quite .a .wide .range .of .sounds .out .of .the .instrument. .

The .labels .used .for .the .Farf .model .drawbars .are .printed .on .the .upper . row .above .the .drawbars. .

The .drawbars .act .as .on/off .switches, .or .“Register .selectors” .when .the .

Farf .model .is .selected. .