Installation
USB Driver
M Mac OSX users may skip this section.
The USB driver can be installed automatically if the computer is con-
nected to the internet when the Nord unit is connected to it. You can
then allow Windows to search for the driver. Here is how to make a
manual driver installation:
1 If you use a Windows computer (XP, Vista or W7), locate the Cla-
via USB Driver v3.x Setup on the DVD that accompanies the unit
and double click on this file.
2 Follow the instructions on the screen.
3 After the files have been installed, the driver will be activated when
you connect the Nord unit. Do this by connecting a USB cable
between the Nord instrument and your computer.
4 When the Nord unit is connected to the computer, the driver will
be automatically activated and a confirmation will appear in the
notification area in the Windows task bar.
Sound Manager
1 Windows users: Open the Nord Sound Manager folder on the
DVD, launch the “Nord Sound Manager v6.x Setup” and follow the
instructions. The Nord Sound Manager can be accessed from the
start menu when the installation procedure is finished.
2 Mac OSX users: Open the Nord Sound Manager folder on the
DVD, double-click on the “Nord Sound Manager 6.x.dmg” and
then drag the Nord Sound Manager application from the virtual
hard drive to your “Applications” folder.
E The files mentioned for the driver and application installations can
also be downloaded from the www.nordkeyboards.com web site.
Please visit our web site from time to time to check for any Sound
Manager updates.
Overview
You can manage the contents of the Piano, the Sample. the Program
and the Synth partitions. These are accessed from the tabs.
If no Nord Electro 4 HP/SW is connected to the computer, pages,
icons and memory locations will be grayed out.
E The actions that take place in the Nord Sound Manager will affect
the memory in the Nord Electro 4 HP/SW. The Manager is on-line
with a connected Nord Electro 4 HP/SW at all times; any changes
that you perform in the Manager will immediately be executed in
the Nord Electro 4 HP/SW. If you for example delete a piano or
a Program from the list in the Nord Sound Manager, that same
sound will also be deleted from the Nord Electro 4 HP/SW’s
memory.
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Nord Sound Manager
The Nord Sound Manager is the application that allows you to organize the various memory areas, the partitions in the Nord Electro 4 HP/SW. It is
also used to download pianos or programs to the Nord Electro 4 HP/SW or to upload any of these items - called sounds - from the Nord Electro 4
HP/SW memory to the computer hard drive. The Nord Sound Manager provides access to various methods to download the sounds to the unit and
a function to backup and restore the entire Nord Electro 4 HP/SW memory.
System requirements
The Nord Sound Manager is compatible with computers running Mac OSX 10.4 or later, Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. If you run the
Nord Sound Manager on a Windows computer, you also need a Clavia USB Driver of version 3.0 or later installed.
M Nord Electro 4 HP/SW OS Updates, USB drivers and instructions on how to install these are available at the www.nordkeyboards.com web site
and on the DVD that accompanies this unit.
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