6 | NORD PIANO 3 USER MANUAL OS V1.X
THE PROGRAM SECTION
ABOUT PROGRAMS
A Program on the Nord Piano 3 contains complete settings for the Piano and Sample Synth sections as well as complete settings for all effects.
Settings for keyboard split, transposition and mono on/off are also stored in a Program.
When a Program is selected, its name along with the Bank letter (A-D) and Program number separated by a colon are shown in the display. The
lower half of the display contains icons representing the Piano and Sample Synth sound engines. The names of the active piano and/or sample are
displayed to the right of the icons. An asterisk will appear to the right of the program number if edits have been made to a Program. Note that these
edits will be lost upon changing to another Program unless a STORE operation is performed first.
3. USING THE NORD PIANO 3
There are four Program banks: A, B, C and D. Each bank contains fifty Programs for a total of two hundred available
memory locations. Within each bank Programs are organized in groups of five, corresponding to the five Program but-
tons that make up the lower part of the Program area. Programs are navigated and loaded by turning the PROG dial, or
by pressing any of the five Program buttons.
The Nord Piano 3 factory bank is organized so that similar Programs are generally grouped under the same
Program button (1-5). For example, all non-split and non-layered grand piano based Programs are accessed with
Program button 1. Press-hold any Program button and turn the PROG/MENU dial, to quickly navigate all Programs
tied to that particular button position.
The MIDI LED will flash when MIDI messages are received by the Nord Piano 3.
MEMORY PROTECTION
When the Nord Piano 3 is shipped, its memory is protected to avoid any accidental overwriting of the factory Pro-
grams. This also prevents any inadvertent use of the Organize functions. To unlock the memory, enter the SYSTEM
menu and set “Memory Protection” to off. If necessary, see the “Menus” chapter on page 15 for further instructions.
KEYBOARD SPLIT
With KBD SPLIT the keyboard can be divided into two parts. The SYNT/PNO option places the Sample Synth sound in
the left part, and Piano in the right. PNO/SYNT gives the opposite setup. Press SET SPLIT repeatedly to select from the
seven available split points: C3, F3, C4, F4, C5, F5 and C6. Green LEDs are provided along the keyboard to indicate
which split point is active. The split point can also be set by press-holding SET SPLIT while turning the PROG/MENU
dial.
TRANSPOSE
The TRANSPOSE function, activated by a single press of the button, allows the keyboard to be transposed +/- 6 semi-
tones on a per-Program basis. Press-hold the TRANSPOSE button and turn the PROG/MENU dial to set the Transpose
value.
M Note that there is also a “Global Transpose” option in the System menu. The Global Transpose value is applied
regardless of which Program is selected, and will be added to any Transpose setting made for each individual
Program.
MONO
The MONO function causes all sounds for the active Program to be output in mono and affects both the Piano and Sam-
ple Synth as well as any applied effects. The output signal of both the Left and Right outputs will in this case be identical.
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