The Toolbar
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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, .the .Samp .
Lib .tab .allows .you .to .access .the .sample .partition .and .the .Program .tab .
allows .you .to .organize .the .programs . .The .individual .pianos, .samples .
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 .dark .area .
shows .the .used .memory, .the .bright .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 .Man-
ager .list, .to .be .instantly .accessible .on .the .Nord .
Electro .4HP .
Upload
This .will .upload .the .selected .sound .from .the .
Nord .Electro .4HP .to .the .computer .hard .drive .
to .a .folder .of .your .choice .
Upload To Bundle (Programs)
This .will .upload .the .selected .program(s) .and .any .piano .and/or .sample .
that .this .program .uses, .to .a .Program .Bundle .file .on .the .hard .drive . .
Bundles .are .explained .in .greater .detail .on .page .23 . .
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 .Electro .4HP .
Replace (Pianos & Samples)
This .feature .makes .it .possible .to .replace .a .piano .or .a .sample .in .the .unit .
with .another .piano .or .sample .from .your .hard .drive . .The .process .will .
update .all .the .programs .that .used .the .former .piano/sample, .to .use .the .
new .one .after .the .replacement .has .been .carried .out . .
Relink (Programs)
Use .the .Relink .feature .if .you .want .one .or .several .selected .programs .to .
use .another .piano .or .sample .instead .of .the .current .sound . .The .sound .
in .question .have .to .be .present .in .the .memory .of .the .Nord .unit . .Relink-
ing .can .also .be .used .if .a .piano .or .sample .is .absent .in .the .Nord .unit, .to .
repair .the .programs .that .are .missing .a .component .
Rename
This .allows .you .to .
rename, .and .assign .a .
category .to .a .Program . .
Characters .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 .Electro .4HP .
memory .
File Formats
The .Nord .Sound .Manager .creates .and/or .uses .files .with .the .Nord .
Electro .4HP, .with .the .following .extensions:
• . .npno .- .These .are .the .piano .files .from .the .Nord .Piano .Library . .
• . .nsmp .- .These .are .the .sample .files .from .the .Nord .Sample .Library .
• . .ne4p .- .These .are .the .Electro .4HP .Program .files . .
• . .ne4pb .- .The .Electro .4 .Program .Bundle .files .
• . .ne4b .- .This .is .the .extension .used .for .the .Nord .Electro .4HP .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 .ride .
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