Hello fellow Nord Fans! Well, part 3 is here! If you own a late model Nord, get to know your sound manager to get the most out of your instrument. Part 1: czcams.com/video/32UBN7Dj4Is/video.html Part 2: czcams.com/video/4Z3YT7T9XD0/video.html For those of you who want to watch the whole thing but don't have the time in a single sitting, I've created a convenient video index for you in the description. Thanks for watching!
Mark .This is a great tutorial and well presented and organized. I'm unclear as to how you manage the song area in the Sound manager..ie moving programs into selected slots.Am I missing anything - Ive been through the tutorials.Thanks
@@johnacolby Thanks for the question. So while you are viewing your song list, right-click on the song you want to assign programs to and click, "Relink" - there you'll get options to set programs for parts 1 through 5.
Usually for tutorials, I speed up the video because the person talks too slow, stutters, or gets off topic...but wow! Parts 1 through 3 were delivered smoothly and concisely! You're an excellent educator. I am fan. Thank you!
New Nord Electro 6d owner here. Gonna be a great challenge with my 1 Gb. Thank you for this great presentation! I watched a lot of your videos. They are all excellent and I appreciate them hugely. Now with the Sound Manager I know how to work it.
Excellent, I can't stop watching your tutorials even before I have my first Nord... just ordered an Electro 6 HP with the much appreciated help of your comparison videos. Thanks soo much, you do an incredible job !
Hello @Lou Steiner Thanks for the comment and congrats on your incoming Nord Electro 6 HP! The hardest part now is waiting for it to arrive right? As you've already seen, I have several videos here on CZcams for the Electro 6 and I also have the "full monty" of content available for your consideration (both free and paid) at my website (link in the description). If there are questions along the way, you know where to find us here and there is also the Nord User Forum too. I'll leave you with this video if you haven't already watched it to demonstrate the power of the Electro 6 along with a drum machine (Beat Buddy): czcams.com/video/hXM-sbnM54c/video.html
Thank you for this video, Mark; your instruction is so much better organized and easier to follow along with than the NORD tutorials. Very much appreciated!
I have owned a Nord Piano 2 since 2013, and I never understood the Nord Sound Manager or the nature of the UI on the piano itself until I saw your videos. The official Nord videos are so bad. Thank you so much for this! Appreciated!
@Torjus Thanks for your comment and compliment! So yes, thank you for clarifying all this in that the Nord Sound Manager is to manage the sounds but not so much edit them. All sound creation and tweaking needs to happen on the Nord keyboard itself. Side note, you can duplicate an existing program with the Nord Sound Manager application which is great if you're trying to copy a program and perhaps do a quick substitute of a piano or sample on the cloned one. But anything "sound related" and the specifics of all the parameters that make up that sound (synth parameters, effects, etc.) are done entirely on the keyboard itself. Thanks! 🎹
Excellent work, Marc! I also have an extensive IT background and I find your videos to be extremely informative and helpful. Nord Sound Manager really makes the tasks of managing, organizing, manipulating and backing up so easy. I appreciate your dedication and hard work. Thank you!
Hey Folks. When I mention bundles are transferable to "other Nord" keyboards, this can sound misleading. Yes, you can share bundles with other people who have a Stage 3 (if the bundle was created from a Stage 3). Also, you can move bundles between different sizes of the Stage 3 family (73, 76, 88). But there is no way to share bundles across two different family types of Nord. In other words, you cannot share a bundle between a Stage 3 and an Electro for example. In addition, you cannot share bundles across different versions within the same family (i.e. you cannot share a bundle between a Nord Stage 2 and a Nord Stage 3). You can read more here and sorry for the possible confusion on that point... www.norduserforum.com/nord-stage-forum-f3/transferring-programs-to-another-nord-t15007.html
Mark Thx for all your hard work and time. You have the best content on the net for Nord keyboards. As those before me have said you're incredibly knowledgable, organized and explain very well the different features of the keyboards. I will be signing up for your course just to make sure you get a little coin and me a little knowledge.
Very well done. I am new to Nord and Sound Manager and have been quickly brought up to speed with these videos. We are lucky to have such a resource. Thanks, Mark!
You sir are an excellent presenter and you know your stuff. I am a totally new Nord user and I'm learning. I've been around computer stuff for 30+ years and your explanations are very easy to understand. If I had a dollar for every time I explained the concept of folders and being able to find a file after you download it. At this point I'm planning on taking your paid course on the Stage 3. Again Thanks!
Hi Mike! Thanks so much for your complimentary observations! I'm with you: "If I had a dollar for every time I explained the concept of folders and files after download..." Too funny. Well, I appreciate you checking this out and a BIG THANKS for considering the course on the Nord Stage 3! 👍
Hello @Dan Kimora Thanks for your comment and kind words! When you want to take things to the next level, you can consider enrolling in either my free or paid courses for the Stage 3 where we go much deeper and there is a ton of content available not here on CZcams as well. There is also a private community where you can pose specific questions that get my priority attention. Enjoy your Nord Stage 3!
I create a 4 part song mode on my Electro 6 using Sound Manager. Here's how...create your 4 song parts, use Nord sound manager to organise them so that that the first part starts on a number with a 1, ie 11 or 21 or 31 etc. Then on on the Electro you can use the page button to toggle through the songs as it always moves on or back 4 programs. Plus before a gig I populate all 8 live slots with my standard programs. Hope this is useful.
@lofty1963 Tim, you have a terrific level of insight here, and thanks for sharing. I think you and I are on the same page. Check out my "Making set lists" video for the Electro 6 here: czcams.com/video/vZygjHhgMuE/video.htmlfeature=shared Then, check out how to save programs to live mode ahead of the gig here (NS3) : czcams.com/video/8iNp91TnQOA/video.htmlfeature=shared Maybe I should hire you to do these videos!! ❤👍
@@MyKeysToMusic thanks Mark, I maybe should have watched those first, I have basically just repeated you😀, thanks for all your work on here, it's much appreciated.🙏
I just ordered my new Nord Stage 3 compact...and I want to thank you for such a great series of tutorials on you tube!!! You really helped me to make a purchase decision!
Bob Robinson Music. *Congratulations!* and I love my Stage 3 Compact. Now the hard part is waiting for it to arrive! When and if you're ready, you can also consider the investment in the full course at www.MyKeysToMusic.com (Master The Nord Stage 3) as there is more and more exclusive content in that course these days. I'm also in the middle of updating the entire synth section to be compatible with the "newer versions" of the Nord Stage 3 synth. Let us know if there are questions along the way and thank you for your support and for watching!
Thank you for this and your other videos pertaining to Nord. You are thorough, efficient and concise - a rare combination found on these types of videos. I grasped close to 100% of the material and feel that I should pay you for your energy!
Thank you Keelan! Happy to do it and now that you mention it, I do have a donation site as well as a full-featured paid course for those reading this comment. The donation site can be found here: www.patreon.com/MyKeysToMusic and the Paid Course site can be found here: www.mykeystomusic.com/ . Thanks so much for stopping by and watching!
thank you very much marc! you really help to understand nord keyboard! I just bought the electro 6d but wasnt satisfied with the piano sound until i know i can replace it with the better files.. thank you very much marc! I hope goodness will come to you in your life :)
HI Joseph! Thank you so much for your comments and well wishes. Goodness has come to me in my life 🙏. With that said, yes, it's very handy (and powerful) to know that there is a way to pick and choose which piano samples (or synth samples for that matter) are important to you. The Nord Sound Manager makes this possible and I'm happy to know that people appreciate the insight this video and others we've done here on the channel have helped with that understanding. Continue to enjoy your Nord Electro 6D and thanks for watching! - Marc
@@MyKeysToMusic Thank you! Haven’t bought it yet. Needed the knowledge to upload pipe organ sounds from Synth Cloud onto a nord in Store. As an organist first and piano second, I’m probably going to go for the nord piano 5 because (1) I wasn’t overly phased by the organ engine in the Nord electro, (2) I can easily play organ on weighted keys but can’t really play piano on waterfall keys and (2) the sample library on the Nord piano 5 is an entire 1GB compared to 500MB on the Nord electro
@@Anthony.Oboist.Pianist You'll get more flexibility out of the organ on an Electro or Stage keyboard versus the piano simply because it has drawbars. However, I understand what you are saying about the Piano 5. FYI the Nord Stage 4 has weighted key options and also supports the triple sensor. I realize this is a different board in a different category but it would provide it all. It's also more to learn than the Electro 6 and Piano 5 - so there's that consideration too.
@@MyKeysToMusic Thank you. I think the organ engine is more suited to musicians who need an organ for a rock band. For church, it sounds overly electronic. However the pipe organ sounds from Synth Cloud are insanely realistic and represent all that I will ever need organ wise. I did consider the stage but it's way beyond my budget.
@@Anthony.Oboist.Pianist I get what you are saying. And yes, the pipe organ only considers the "full voice" of a pipe organ and misses the mark on the many colors of a true pipe organ, with the various stops having a LOT of color and timbre that isn't represented in the current organ engine. Oh, ya, and then there's the budget aspect too!
Coming from the guitar world of modeling ecosystem this is a bit different but starting to understand it thanks to this tutorial! I will say It seems that Nord should have either made the storage area larger so one doesn't have to remove sounds or samples in order to upload bundles giving the user a much easier experience or made it so the sounds or samples could migrate to the ones that are already in the unit.
@@funfreq9282 Excellent! And be sure to check out my latest Nord Sound Manager 9 video hot off the press: czcams.com/video/zIRLjrCv6zg/video.htmlfeature=shared This will demonstrate the latest features of the Nord Sound Manager. And for Max learning, consider enrolling in my free and paid courses found on my website www.MyKeysToMusic.com
Does the Nord Stage Manager allow you to view, save and edit programs stored in "Live" mode? Or do they need to be saved as programs in a blank bank and then saved to disk? I have a few programs I use regularly that I have saved to Live mode that I'd like to back-up.
Hello @Retrobox. So working with Live mode can only be done on the keyboard itself. To back up your live mode programs, you can do a "Store As" and copy them to an empty location in your regular program area. Once you do that, you'll have full access to them using the Nord Sound Manager software and you can back them up like you would any other program. Hope that helps!
@@MyKeysToMusic YOu're welcome ! I'm wondering about sthg. is there best pratices when it comes to midi mapping severals instruments (keyboards, samples, drums, analog recording ) when it comes to DAW like Ableton or others or is it always "one man's business" according to your own prefs" ? I mean in term of efficient organisation
@@NEXT-LesMondesSensibles-Serie It truley is "one man's business". I think you have to find the workflow that works best for you but you can certainly do a lot of research from experts out there to find out what resonates with you. A very famous movie composer who is also quite the synth expert is Hans Zimmer. He has a saying that goes like this. "The best DAW is the one you know" - and that really says a lot. In other words, learn to do something and get really good at it in your own way and make it work for you. After doing that, you'll have the best solution no matter which software you choose and you'll hopefully develop an efficient way to organize things that work for you. Side note and potentially not related to what we are talking about but it jumped into my mind just now: Nord keyboards are not really workstations, arrangers or multi-timbral instruments in the traditional sense. I think they are best suited to be played live and in the studio versus being used as a tethered sound source in conjunction with a DAW (although they do play nice most of the time). And luckily they do take MIDI sync clock input from external MIDI which is a nice plus when working with a DAW or other devices. So in that sense, they are somewhat compatible. But with the Stage 3 you are limited to 2 layers and the Wave 2 has 4 layers. Compare that to a true multi-timbral unit such as the Roland Integra-7 Synthesizer Module with 16 parts and 6000+ sounds. Of course, this is comparing apples to oranges but my point is that you'll have more built-in readiness with a unit like the Roland to work with a DAW versus a Nord keyboard. But then again, when it's time to record that perfect synth or perfect piano from the Nord, you can lay down a track from the red keyboard and be smiling all the way to the bank.
Hey man! Great tutorials. Very clear and helpful. Just got a Nord Grand and downloaded a some samples not included in the keyboard and can't seem to set a category for them. They show in as "undefined" in the manager and the keyboard "empty". Is it possible to set it ?
@ffructos Glad you like the tutorials! So yes, while you are in the Nord Sound Manager application, right-click on a program and select "Rename," Once there, you'll have an opportunity to define the category. Also, you may want to get oriented a bit on how samples work with programs by first watching this video. It will help fill in the gaps I think: czcams.com/video/GdcerH9ycyQ/video.html
Hi Mark.Thanks for a great resource and videos! My question relates to using Nord Sound manager and the Nord Stage 3 and utilising the new White grand piano.If I want to keep only say- 2 Grand grand pianos e.g the Royal Grand 3D and the White grand as my go to pianos how do I substitute or relink ( not sure of the correct term?) say the White Grand in all programs that use Royal Grand as it is to me a better Grand piano sample.I know how to download White grand and delete others that i don't use but when i transfer it to the Grand Piano section it comes up as UNUSED in the Sound manager section.I have viewed videos on Sound manager 1-3 but still can't quite work this out.Any detailed instructions are most appreciated. Regards Mark C
Hi Mark! Thanks for your comment and question. Yes, I think what you are looking for is "substitute" for this. I went ahead and made a custom video just for this question: www.dropbox.com/s/qbvic0c0sgus1es/Substitute.mp4?dl=0 Please let us know if that did the trick. 💪 Marc
Export sound lists! Thank you! (I was pulling out my hair trying to find any hack to copy and paste/etc the program list with no luck. They have a button for everything else, why not that?)
Glad you found it helpful. In fact, I don't know if you saw the actual dedicated video for exporting sound lists yet or not: czcams.com/video/SgbdfirGzcs/video.html (much more detail on this one).
Hi there; thanks a million to Mark and My Keys to Music and to everyone else for such wonderful videos and instructions. I have noticed that most of the videos and instructions and comments (if not all) are geared towards the Stage 3. I am a brand new user of Nord who just purchased the first Nord Stage (mine is actually called Nord Stage 88 EX Revision B). I am wondering if anyone can direct me to any instructional videos or forums dedicated to this older version of Nord, knowing that the engineering concept is pretty much the same (unless I am wrong with this assumption). Other than the common and obvious functionality of the Nord Stage EX, I am trying to understand the concept of Panels and their usability in a live performance. Anyone's and everyone's help is deeply and sincerely appreciated. Cheers.
Hi Hany Jadaa. First, you may want to check out norduserforum.com/ whereby you will find a dedicated section specifically for any model of the Nord Stage. There may be other videos on CZcams for your model as well. If you want to understand panels better, I touch upon this briefly in this video here where I talk about splits and panels and how this all works together: czcams.com/video/VlzgEfmcrDE/video.html Thanks for watching!
@LikhithDorbala Hello Likhith! Thank you for your comment. So, for all the Nord I've had direct access to, generally speaking, the boards come 1/2 to 3/4 full when it comes to programs/patches. When it comes to the pianos that are loaded, you are generally at 90 to 95% full and the same when it comes to the synth samples, around 90 to 95% full. So, Nord provides more room for programs/patches but not a lot more room for additional samples or pianos. What people tend to do in this situation is to remove the unused samples and/or the pianos they no longer wish to use and exchange them for something else. Nord does tend to pick useful pianos and samples when they create their programs, but there is almost no room to experiment unless you are also going to remove something in exchange. For me personally, when I receive a new Nord keyboard, I first audition all the programs/patches and make note of the ones I think I'll never use. Then I open the Nord Sound Manager and review the installed pianos to remove the uprights and harpsichords (or perhaps I'll keep one upright). That will buy me enough room to experiment with other pianos. You can also change up the piano sizes - this will save you a LOT of room going from an extra large to a medium, for example (czcams.com/video/WqWa2M-e07Y/video.htmlfeature=shared). For the samples, I almost immediately remove any that are unused. Nord tends to install many samples that are not used which means that the samples are installed on the keyboard, but not currently assigned to a program/patch. Therefore, if you remove an unused sample, none of the current patches are affected whatsoever. I recommend besides getting familiar with the Nord Piano sizes (see my link above), I also recommend you get very familiar with the Nord Sound Manager where it can indicate which pianos/samples are used or not (like the video here where this comment is attached). Good luck! When ready, you may want to enroll in one of my paid or free courses available on my website: www.MyKeysToMusic.com I go over all these concepts in fairly good detail and I also have several lessons on how to load new programs/samples/pianos from the Nord website and third party sound packs, etc.
Great tutorial, very helpful. I have a question regarding saving and retrieving bundles, specifically either programs or songs. I don't plan on changing the pianos or samples, so it seems to me that I should just be able to save the programs without the samples, as they won't change. Is there a way NOT to store, or more importantly, retrieve samples when bringing in a bundle? I seems redundant otherwise. I hope that is clear.
Hi Pete! Great question here. My official answer is yes and no. 😉 The good news is that programs can either be uploaded to the computer from the instrument as either a "sound" or a "bundle". If you upload them as a bundle, the samples will be included (and it will take much longer to upload). If you upload them as a sound only, then the samples are not included and the upload time is near instant. The difference is available only when you first select the programs tab at the top of the sound manager, then select the programs you want to upload and then right-click and select either "Upload" or you select "Upload to Bundle". You can also select the programs and from the top buttons select "Sound Up" for programs only or "Bundle Upload" for both the programs and the samples. Again, these options are only available if you first click on the "Programs" tab first, then select your programs. Songs, on the other hand, can only be uploaded as a bundle. There is no option to just save the song settings without their included pianos/samples as far as I can see. Also, when importing a bundle from the computer to the keyboard (i.e. downloading a bundle), the Nord Sound Manager software first determines if the sample already exists. If the sample used in the bundle already exists in the Nord keyboard, then it doesn't bother importing it again. So in that sense, it's efficient. For some Nord keyboards, there is another nice feature of the Nord Sound Manager whereby it provides for cache storage of pianos and samples. You'll find that in the preferences of the Nord Sound Manager. Nord defines this as the following: "The file cache stores samples and pianos that have been sent between your computer and your Nord instrument. This greatly increases speed of Uploads and Backup operations." In other words, if you create a bundle that uses a particular grand piano, and you turn around and export another bundle that uses that same grand piano, you won't have to wait for the software to re-export/upload that piano all over again. That's why the cache area was created to make that transfer process time-consuming only the first time. So, all in all, it sounds like the only thing missing from our wish list perhaps is the ability to export only song settings without the inclusion of a given piano/sample. Programs give you the option of either with or without a piano/sample included. Hope that helps explain it a bit more - thanks for watching!
Hey Mark, thank You very much! its a very good tutorial. Do You think it´s possible to do a deep tutorial about the synth-section? Would be very nice.Thanks.
Hey Jazz73, Thanks for the recommendation. In fact, others have mentioned the exact same thing so I think there may be something to this suggestion. That would be a more challenging video series to make for sure because two things are involved: 1) General synthesis fundamentals 2) How all that works together specific to the Nord Stage 3/synth. I just added it to the possibilities list though - great idea! Thanks for watching!
When i get my stage 3 think i will substitute lg versions of royal grand and imperial and bambino upright so I can add amber upright and baby grand upright lg versions and still have some space left for the other dx sound and maybe a couple of french harpsichord sounds to fill it up
Hey David. That's not a bad idea. I took a slightly different path where I removed a lot of the uprights and exchanged the Italian Grand L for the XL as it's one of my favs and that's what is installed by default on the Nord Electro 5 so I fell in love with that one from that keyboard. The good news is that you have options like this and it's easy enough to change them up and experiment with that anytime.
David Outman Happy to help. There's always a great deal of excitement and anticipation ahead of the arrival of an instrument like this. I've been there!! Drop us a line when you order it/receive it. 😀
Hello OnceUponaTimeMusic good question. I think that in most cases you'll want to backup just the bundles of your favorites as you mentioned. For others they may have then entire keyboard configured to their liking and want to take a backup/snapshot of the entire thing if they even wanted to go back to that exact setting. Bundles are limited to 25 programs so a full backup can accomplish a full snapshot with a single button push. But the more I think about this and analyse my own usage over the years, I find myself doing exactly what you mentioned which is to store my favorites as bundles and organize them into folders. Thanks for the comment and your observation!
Hello Marc! Thanks again for this great tutorial series on the Nord Sound Manager. I have one question which I would really appreciate if you could help me out with. I have a Nord Lead 4 synthesizer which is not compatible with the Nord Sample editor, but it is with the Sound Manager. I was wondering if it is possible for me to create custom samples for the Lead 4? For example, would I be able to convert a oneshot WAV. format sound to a format the Nord Lead 4 would understand and put it in Sound Manager so I can download it into the Lead 4? Or is downloading custom made samples to the Lead 4 just not possible? Would really appreciate your help. Thanks!!
Hi Shan! Thanks for your comment and question. Unfortunately, it is not possible to use a recorded sound of any kind and directly import that into the Lead 4. You could however construct your own one-shot of sorts within the Lead 4. You may find examples of one-shots or you could consider putting out a request at www.norduserforum.com/ perhaps. Good luck with this!
Thank you for the tutorial. How would I be able to split 2 instruments from the same panel? For example bass on the left and guitar on the right side. Electro 6D. Someone mention that it can be done in the Nord Sound Manager. Thank you!
@ArtLevin Hello Gene! Unfortunately, once a single engine is used for a sound (regardless of whether or not a sound is split), it can't be used again (for the Nord Electro 6). You would need a Stage 3/4 or Wave 2 model to have multiple layers (one for each unique sound coming from the Synth engine for example). With the Electro 6, you can choose a single organ with a single piano and a single synth. All 3 can be either split or layered together. However, you cannot have both a bass sound (coming from the synth engine) and a lead guitar sound (also coming from the same engine) simultaneously. You would have to choose either the bass or the guitar sound. If someone said this can be done, they might be referring to the fact that you can make your own samples. In that way, you could combine two different sounds in a single sample whereby the right set of keys play a guitar sound and the left side play a bass sound. Making your own sample to do this is how many Electro owners get around this limitation. However, making our own samples is extra effort and requires a new set of skills. Also, working with samples has limitations in terms of sound quality, too, since you cannot make them velocity-sensitive beyond volume. Also, since that combined sample is happening on a single layer in the eyes of the Electro, both sounds would share whatever effects you add to them, which would most likely be another caveat/sacrifice. If you do want to learn how to make your own samples and apply them to your Nord keyboard, I make a free course available on how to do that here: www.MyKeysToMusic.com (Course: "Master the Nord Sample Editor") This concept is one reason people trade in an Electro for a Stage - they simply want multiple samples at the same time to be heard and assigned. WIth the Stage 3, you can do up to two synth/samples at the same time. The Stage 4 allows for three. The Wave 2 allows for four!! But the Wave 2 doesn't have a piano or organ engine - it's just a pure synth that can also play samples. Feel free to ask more questions if you have them... Also, congrats on your CZcams channel - Lawrence sounds good and it seems like he appreciates both jazz and classical 👍🏻
Very helpful video, thank you. Question: if I move programs around in terms of their order, will my saved songs that use any of those programs lose their link to them, or follow the new location of the shifted programs?
@morgansamuelnz Great question and you'll be pleased to know that when you move your programs around, the Song Mode index adjusts accordingly. In other words, if you decide to organize your programs (either using the board itself or via the Nord Sound Manager), Song Mode won't lose track of them. Song Mode will index your programs according to their current location no matter where you move them to. There must be an internal ID that it uses so that users can feel free to organize as they see fit without having to go back and readjust all their song mode listings.
@@MyKeysToMusic thank you so much for your prompt reply. That’s good news indeed - I didn’t want to start shuffling my programs around incase the links to those programs in song mode got broken, was hoping that there was some sort of unique ID that the programs had for this to be a thing, I shall get organising ! Love your videos mate, they’re all very helpful.
fantastic video. My question is how many sounds i can put together in the layer on the Nord Stage 3??? its just one sound from each part ? ( organ, piano,synth ) or more is possible ? normally im doing maximum 4 sounds in the layer because more make no sense because of polyphony.thx
Thanks for the compliment Konrad and for your question! It's possible to have a total of 6 sounds playing at one time with the Nord Stage3. You can layer three sound engines (one for organ, one for piano and one for synth/sampler) - and that's three sounds. But then you can invoke another "panel" at the same time, for another set of three sounds (piano, organ, synth). This makes for a total of six sounds playing at one time all layered to be sounded with any key on the keyboard. Now, when you do this, the sounds can sound a little "cluttered," and yes, you are likely going to run into polyphony problems - especially if you sustain pedal happy. But if done correctly, it's a nice and very powerful capability. You also have the option of splitting these six sounds in a variety of ways creating up to four distinct "zones" on the Nord Stage 3 keyboard. I recommend that you have a look at this particular section of a video I created which attempts to demonstrate all of this visually (the link will start you at 10 minutes, 44 seconds): czcams.com/video/VlzgEfmcrDE/video.htmlm44s. Thanks for watching!
Congrats Konrad! There's nothing like the anticipation for the arrival of a new Nord. Well, there is one thing better than waiting for it actually. That is; unboxing it, plugging it in, putting on the headphones and letting the best of your creative imagination come alive... Well done!
My Keys To Music I'm playing and programming keyboards for 27 years now. i had many keys before like Kurzweil ,Yamaha,Roland etc... a week ago i saw by CZcams demo of the new Yamaha Montage 88. i switched off after 1 min. listening...i had myself Yamaha Motif XF 8...and I'll tell you something. I don't need keyboard with 3 500 sounds, sequencer and colored displays with color changing possibilities....;) I'm very hard with keyboards and it's must be very something special that i say is good. I need pure live performance keyboard and i think that all that flagship Yamahas ,Rolands etc. ...are light years away from Nord stage 3 with sound quality. i think it's gonna be fantastic!;)
Great videos Marc! Question, I have a brand new Stage 3, how can I assign a sound from the Sample Library to the first button in Song Mode? I can save from other areas but not the Sample list.
Hello @Duane Hughes! Congrats on your new Stage 3! You can't save individual samples to the first part in song mode exactly. Samples are part of a larger group called a program. A program consists of two panels (A and B). Then in each panel, you have a choice of organ, piano and synth/sample. So, you have to first make a program that includes the sample you want to use, then you can assign that program to the first song part (button) in a given song in Song Mode. I recommend you watch this video next: czcams.com/video/VdNzg1SPWKs/video.html which will help you get to know the architecture. Then, after that, watch this video to help you learn how to isolate a sample starting from scratch using the synth engine: czcams.com/video/tEzCHdu-2Ak/video.html Additionally, I have information on a pro course option for you in the description under the video. On my website I also have a couple of free courses you might find very handy at this point. One on synth fundamental and one on how to make your own samples. Good luck and welcome to the Nord club!
Hi Marc! Thanks for the dedicated videos! I've been watching this tutorial, and I got a problem. I currently own two nord keyboards, The nord electro 6D and the stage 3. I'm trying to backup my data on the electro and move the data into the stage 3. The samples from the sample synth tap were sucessfully transfered into my stage, BUT my programs won't move. When I choose several programs and try to export the programs as a bundle, the format of the files say ~~ nord electro 6 files. Is the bundle extracted from the electro 6D compatible with the Stage 3? Can I extract the program bundle and move it into the nord stage 3? Or is it impossible since they have different sound platforms(electro has 1 layer, stage has 2)?? If it is possible, how can I transfer the data? Thanks for your help!
Hello @오제희 Sorry for the delay in this response. The programs between a Stage and an Electro are not compatible whatsoever. The samples can be moved between the keyboards and then reassigned to a program using the Nord Sound Manager or on the keyboard itself. There is no "quick and easy" way to accomplish this migration between the keyboards, however. You'll have to program all this manually, I'm afraid. You do have the option to "open" a bundle on your computer so that you can look inside and even extract samples from it. I have a video demonstrating that here: czcams.com/video/tIm41aQ7IDo/video.html Good luck and let us know if you have more questions along the way...
Hey Rodrigo! Unfortunately, it doesn't appear possible to do that. I verified that with a thread from the Nord Forums: www.norduserforum.com/nord-stage-forum-f3/transferring-programs-to-another-nord-t15007.html
Is there a different version of Sound Manager depending which Nord Keyboard you have? I have a Nord Electro 6 HP 73 and Sounder Manager only displays three areas. Piano, Sample Lib and Program. It does not show a Synth and Song areas? It Version 7.66 which I think is still the latest available.
Hello @Luke B - So there is only one version of the Nord Sound Manager that supports all the latest Nord keyboards. However, it will change behavior depending on the Nord keyboard it's connected to. For example, when you're connected to a Nord Electro, you don't get "synth Presets" as an option, but if you connect it to a Nord Stage 3, you will see "Synth Presets" as the Stage 3 supports these files. So, yes, what you are experiencing is normal as the NE6 doesn't have synth presets or a song list. Hope that helps!
I have NE5D. Using the sound manager moving a program swaps location with other program creating a mess. I know you can use empty slots to move to then shuffle around but it seems awkward and cumbersome. But, on the keyboard itself I can just hit shift- organize and move the program (or sample) up and it doesn't "swap" locations, it just bumps everything down one peg. So I find it easier to reorder on the keyboard itself. Being that after adding programs or samples, it tends to smoosh them all together it's pretty much a hassle to find a clavinet you make say at the bottom of the list and move it up to your clavinet section up in the list, this moving whatever was there to the very bottom. It's hard to believe there isn't an "insert" feature for programs and samples. Am I missing something here? Also the setlist is pretty much easier and faster to do straight from the keyboard it seems. Any thoughts, is playing number puzzle game the only way to organize?
Hello @JJWalker. Thanks for your comment and your accurate observations about the Nord Sound Manager app versus the functionality on the keyboard. A couple of points on how I work around this particular issue of the "swap versus the insert." 1) I always select the "organize" button in the Nord Sound Manager to get started. Then, like you mentioned, I make a bunch of empty space in the areas I'm working with to help avoid the cumbersome swap that happens. 2) Using the "Dual View" option can really help when moving programs from one end of the list to the other as you can have the left view show the top of the list and the right view show the bottom (for example). 3) I use the "duplicate" option when I want to make new programs from scratch. I also have a NE5 and I do tend to use the "Set List" option for gigs. But then again, if you organize your programs ahead of time, you essentially get the same thing that way. Incidently, the Nord Electro 6 has no such set list option so you are forced to use the regular program list as your set list. I made an entire video on that concept in fact: czcams.com/video/vZygjHhgMuE/video.html Thanks for watching and for your comment! 🎼
@@MyKeysToMusic That's pretty much what I've done but dragging the laptop to my keyboard is work. I'm an old school guitar player. I'll stick to organize mode on the board itself for simple "hey what's that Farfisa doing in my B3 list" I do know about the NE6 no setlist deal... bummer. NE5 is plenty for me. I could not get the duplicate to work.. is it a copy paste function?
@@Blueguitar007 Thanks for sharing how you are doing things. To get the duplicate to work, you have to right-click the program directly in the Nord Sound Manager and you should get the option to "duplicate".
Great videos thanks. In the sample lib section it showes loads of samples unused. I assume this means the samples are in memory but not used by any synth patch (or program). Why would Nord need to fill the memory like this? Is it just to give you options for your own programming? If I have understood this correctly wouldn't these samples be able to be deleted from memory without affecting any of the synth programs...this would give you room to load either new samples or your own sample creations?
Hi Ian. Thanks for your questions. Regarding unused samples, you are correct - they are stored in memory but not used by any synth program. I don't know the exact reasons Nord chooses to load samples that are not in use by a program except perhaps for the reasons you also mentioned which is to provide options for your own programming and to make those samples available on the keyboard from the get go without having to take the extra effort and download them from the Nord website and upload them to the keyboard? And yes, you can delete any sample at any time using the Nord Sound Manager. Deleting a sample that is unused by a program will have no negative effect on any existing program. Deleting a sample that is in use by a program means that when you select that program on your Nord, it won't have a sample selected to sound and it will say "Sample not found" under the synth section. Removing unused samples will provide room for add'l samples available from the Nord website as well as provide room to put your own home-made sample creations. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Wow, awesome tutorials. I'm soon to get a Nord D6, I'm tech savvy I know the importance of backing up how ever would you suggest backing up the keyboard or just downloading the factory backup as I will be exploring they keyboard, I'm party blind and know I will get lost a few times as I explore and learn my around they keyboard setting and sounds. This may sound a rather silly question but coming from a computer perspective I always back up before tinkering.
Hello @SmallGrayBox - Thanks for your question! So, as you already mentioned, the factory backup is readily available for download and with it, you can restore back to factory settings at any time. However, I would get in the habit of making a full backup[ of your keyboard from time to time which may also eventually include the custom programs you create along the way. You can store these backup snapshots as often as you like, and some people who have hundreds of programs they've created start to make backups by type/category so that they have a set specific to a type of gig they are doing or with a particular band they play with perhaps. On the Nord Electro 6, there is no dedicated set list option, so people are using the main program list as a way to create a set list: czcams.com/video/vZygjHhgMuE/video.html Once you have your set list established, you can then make a full backup. Hope that helps clarify things!
@@MyKeysToMusic Thanks, So i can have whole different setups for the entire keyboard (bit like tuning a cars ECU in a way) a different set up and bulk download it to the keyboard. I love the idea of it doing incremental backups too. I also DJ and use Rekordbox but the odd thing with that is it makes multiple zip file back ups which can get confusing. So that's a need feature Nord has. Its great to know I can get a factory restart up from Nord's site so at least I can't mess anything up if I get lost in the menus. I love the elecro 6 because its nearly all tactile with draw bars, knobs and buttons. So I'm really excited and can't wait until mine arrives. Great tutorial and I'll be sure to be coming back to the last video for sure if I get stuck or lost in the software. 👍
@@SmallGrayBox Excellent and the hardest part now is waiting for it to arrive. 🤣 I also have a complete course for the Electro 6 on my website (link in the description) called "Master the Nord Electro 6." It will walk you through the entire instrument from A to Z - especially good if you are new to the world of electronic keyboards.
Hi, I have a question: Say for example, I play in church and worship would consists of 5-6 songs. I was wondering is there a way to switch the relevant patches(piano patch, synth patch etc) for each song through a click-of-a-button. Is there any app or software that could provide allow me to do so. Like clicking next on a Mac for example, then the NS3 changes the patches of Song No.1 to Song No.2 Thanks for the in-depth tutorial!
Hi David! My apologies for this late reply. I wanted to take the extra step and answer your question in the form of a video because I think many might have the same question as well. Stay tuned - it should be complete in a day or two and I'll put the link here in this comment. Thanks for watching! Marc
David, I created a video inspired by your question. czcams.com/video/tcBsWyUl1Ao/video.html There may be other software that also easily allows you to switch programs and build set lists. "Main Stage 3" for MacOS appears to do this but it may be a bit tricky to set up. Thanks again for watching! - Marc
Hey I have a question about bundles for my stage 3. I can't seem to find an answer or explanation for it wondering if you can help with a call or email?
Hi Marc! If I want a purchase a bundle from someone with the same keyboard, does it get saved under programs or under banks? Also, if it is large like 20MB, do you have to erase something under programs?
Hi Mike, So a bundle will include the program and any "sound" in association with that program - so I guess the answer is "both" to your first question. It's likely that if you have a factory restored Nord keyboard and you want to add more "bundles" from a third party, you'll have to make room in either the piano area or the synth/sample area to accommodate that. But it really depends. If a bundle only contains programs in association with the organ, for example, all you need is open slots for the program (because there are no storage requirements for the organ engine). On the other hand, if you attempt to install a bundle that has programs that include a bunch of samples you don't already have on your Nord as well as a bunch of pianos you didn't already happen to have loaded, then you're possibly going to need room for all that (as well as a slot for the program itself). The good news is that it won't take you long to delete sounds/programs you are not interested in to make room for stuff that you are interested in (as demonstrated in the Sound Manager videos). Thanks again for your question and for watching!
Just learning....great videos. But when I click "dual view", on my laptop, the screen isn't split 50/50....more like 75/25, so I can't see everything on the right side of the split. How do I fix this? Thanks very much....v
Hello @Vicki aubrey thanks for watching... Hmm - try adjusting your laptop resolution or use an external monitor that can show more pixels left to right. It sounds like the laptop screen doesn't have enough room to show both columns at 50%. When this happens (on Windows), it takes away from the right side first. So, I think it's just because your screen isn't showing enough pixels (resolution). Adjust the size if you can.
Great tutorial...quick question. Am I able to download a sample from online....map that to a key zone...and then combine that zone with a piano or an organ sound on another zone?
Hi Walt - apologies for the delayed response on this! The short answer is yes you can do that. If you could be a little more specific, I can likely tell you exactly how. Thanks for your question and for watching!
Thomas - I think this is a particularly good idea actually. The keyboards come complete with programs and samples likely to allow the first-time user or person doing a demo in a music store the ability to hear a wide-range of sounds and to provide an impression that there is a "lot under the hood" (which there is). However, there may not be a strong reason to leave it chock-full in some cases. Removing what you don't need, helps in finding what you do. 👍
Hello Jeshua! The Organ settings are stored in the "Program" section of the Nord Sound manager, but you don't see them called out with any kind of specifics. There are no samples associated with the organ engine either so, that's why it doesn't have its own section. FYI the effects settings are also stored in the program section. If you want to see the details of the organ settings, you can consider having a look at this program created specifically to "read" your program files (after they are exported from the Nord Sound Manager) so that you can reference all the details. If you have a Nord Stage 2 or 3, this could be an interesting option for you to explore: czcams.com/video/1vgHlBPLeH0/video.html
@@MyKeysToMusic Thanks a lot. Since its configurations including the Effects are very endearing......... A video explaining the ways to edit the organ area with Nord Sound Manager, on the NS3, would be nice.
@@jeshuacaceres4199 Well, I would love to help out with this, but the Nord Sound Manager doesn't allow for "sound design" or editing like this. It's merely a way to rename, reorganize and swap sounds. You have to perform all editing on the keyboard itself when it comes to tweaking things like the organ drawbars and other settings like the rotary speaker and organ effects. I recommend you watch a few of my videos where we focus on the Organ and dial in a few songs such as this: czcams.com/video/K6FlcfBT29U/video.html and this: czcams.com/video/UD75MVVnRKQ/video.html
@@jeshuacaceres4199 There is no separate name for the organs. However, you can rename the programs which include settings for the organs. So just as a reminder, a program contains settings for the Organ, Piano, Synth, the Extern area, along with a few other things like transposition and output settings. So, the Organ options you select are stored within the program. The Nord Sound Manager allows you to change the program name, the program category, and its position in the program list. It also allows you to redefine which piano from the piano engine and which sample from the synth engine is associated with the program. You can also define which song uses which program. You also have the ability to swap samples/pianos across various sections depending on the context of what you are working within the Nord Sound Manager. But that's about it.
Hey Mark! I have an electro 5D and when I try to upload pad sounds to the samp Lib, sound manager seems to not recognize them, where can I get some help with this? I appreciate your work, thanks!
Hi Kesley. You may be using the incorrect version of the sample with your Electro 5D. There are two formats; one for the Nord Electro 5 and prior (version 2) and a newer version series for the Nord Stage 3 and higher (version 3). You can see some of the details here: www.nordkeyboards.com/sound-libraries Start by making sure you are only working with samples from the Nord Sample Library 2.0. Good luck and report back if you can.
Help! I’m a new (sort of) stage 3 owner.... Starts up as A:11 Royal Grand 3D... No matter what I do I can’t get it to display A:01 And....A ton of sounds that I was using are now missing. I’ve updated, restarted, and downloaded multiple times
Hi Terelldavis. A:11 is the very first program you come to. Zeros are not used anywhere on the number system for the Nord programs. So, you won't find A:01 anywhere. In fact, only numbers; 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are used as the foundation for the program numbers system in the Nord. (Not to be confused with "Synth Presets" or the sample listing in the synth engine which use a traditional numbering system starting with 1.) *So, the programs are numbered like this below:* (The letters represent the "bank" and the numbers represent the number/location within the bank). A:11, A:12, A:13, A:14, A:15 A:21, A:22, A:23, A:24, A:25 A:31, A:32, A:33, A:34, A:35 A:41, A:42, A:43, A:44, A:45 A:51, A:52, A:53, A:54, A:55 B:11, B:12, B:13, B:14, B:15 B:21, B:22, B:23, B:24, B:25 B:31, B:32, B:33, B:34, B:35 B:41, B:42, B:43, B:44, B:45 B:51, B:52, B:53, B:54, B:55 C:11, C:12, C:13, C:14, C:15 C:21, C:22, C:23, C:24, C:25 C:31, C:32, C:33, C:34, C:35 C:41, C:42, C:43, C:44, C:45 C:51, C:52, C:53, C:54, C:55 Etc. Now as far as missing sounds, that will be harder to troubleshoot from this end. If you're at a point where you don't have your own backup and want to start over, you could consider reverting to a factory default install found on the Nord Website. Of course, you'd lose whatever sounds you have in place today. But you'd likely be back on firm ground with everything if you did that. Good luck - wish I could help with a definite answer as to what it going on.
I was downloading a sound from sound manager to nord stage 3. And my laptop turn off because of low battery… is this bad for the instrument? it doesn’t seem to have any problem.. it seems that its just stopped the process.. im just wondering if this effect bad the nord stage memory or something.. thanks in advance for your time.
Hello @morfopoulos Sorry for the delay on this response! It's always best not to disconnect anything while working with the Nord Sound Manager or while updating the Nord OS. However, the Nord Sound Manager is less of an issue when it comes to disconnecting abruptly. Updating the OS on the other hand is a more critical process and you don't want to disconnect during an OS update if at all possible. Thanks for your question and for watching...
@@MyKeysToMusic i very much thank you for your videos that learning us things.. and i also thank you for your time answering me.. you are the best i really appreciate your free giving knowledge
Hi Marc, Is it normal when i'm sampling a midi plug in on my keyboard Nord Electro 6, the quality is not the same than the original ? Is it because of the conversion of NSMP3 ? Thank you :)
Hi Coral Pink. Thanks for your question. There are a lot of factors at play here. There is the overall gain/input during the recording. There is how much of a sample you decided to use (start and endpoints). There's the factor of how close to the original sample are you mapping your keys? In other words, if you use a single recorded sound on C4 and no other samples, the further you get away from C4, the more degraded the sound will be. Have you checked out my video on sampling a steel drum yet? You may gain some knowledge on the process if you haven't' already seen it: czcams.com/video/dn1oAc0VOtE/video.html. Technically speaking, you should be able to get fairly close if not spot on to the original. Make sure you don't have the filter setting on with your Nord Electro while playing the sample and be sure to adjust your envelope too on the Nord. These will influence the sample along the way of course. Good luck and report back if you can.
@@MyKeysToMusic Hi Marc, Thx for your answer ! It's working ! :) I wanted to know if there was another synth sampler like the Nord electro ? Thanks again :)
@@coralpink2419 - So glad you got it working! About your question. Are you asking if there is another keyboard in the marketplace where you can sample sounds, load them up and play them back on the keyboard? If that's the case, there are a variety of keyboards that can play homemade samples such as the Korg MS1 micro sampler Sampling Keyboard, Prophet X from Sequential, and the Roland FA Series, just to name a few.
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What is happening to the program that are missing a sound (that we have deleted) on the keyboard itself? Are they unavailable or are they still accessible and played without the missing sounds?
Hello @Rémy EA So if you are missing a sound/sample that you deleted, then the keyboard will report it as missing. To be more specific, if you delete a piano sample, when you go to that program on your keyboard it will say "Piano Not Found" and if you were to play the keyboard with the piano engine on, you will hear nothing from it. The same holds true for synth engine. When you delete a sample that was assigned to a program and you go to that program on your keyboard, it will say: "Sample Not Found" and you won't hear anything out of that panel for the synth engine. Also, note that you can always put the sample back and relink it to the original program without having to start everything from scratch. Hope that helps clarify things.
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@@MyKeysToMusic Perfectly clear. Thanks a lot. I started playing with Sound Manager linked to my brand new 6D. This is a very handy software after having watched your video. Thank you for that. The only drawback is that you realized how low is you storage capacity 🤣
@ I get what you are saying here! Yes, we would like more storage space. Then again, they like to load it full from the factory so perhaps they figured most people will live with whatever is originally installed. Enjoy your new Nord Electro 6! This is one of my favorite Electro 6 videos I've done FYI: czcams.com/video/UD75MVVnRKQ/video.html
Hi David. Thanks for your question. Well, this is actually a very good question because it offers a chance to explore a few different options. Option 1 is to backup your entire keyboard using the standard backup feature. This will of course back up "everything" stored on the keyboard including all piano samples, the samples from the sample library, organ settings, and general system settings. This kind of backup is more to know that everything on your keyboard in whatever state it is in, is backed up. This is not necessarily the best method to back up a few of your own creations on the fly. For that read on. Your individual creations are all stored in an area called a program. The program determines all the settings you have invoked for the Organ, Piano and Synth (in the case of the Nord Stage 3) as well as their associated samples such as which piano sample is selected and which synth sample is selected (if any). Based on this information, the part you really want to backup is the program. So, option 2 is to simply "Upload" a program (or several programs) to your computer via the Sound Manager. This will preserve all the settings you have edited to make your sounds come alive and by doing it from the perspective of the program, it will capture anything having to do with how you've influenced the organ, piano, and synth as well as things like the keyboard split points invoked and all the effects used for that program. However, it does not attempt to backup the actual samples used for the program, it merely backs up the name of which one was used. Option 3 is to backup your programs to a "Bundle." This does something similar to option 2 except that it takes multiple programs and presents them in a single file as a bundle. It also (and here's something really important) takes the extra step to copy the Piano Sample/Synth Sample used for a given program and also put it in that file. So, bundles are MUCH LARGER files because they include not only the program settings but they also include the actual samples used for that program as well. This bundle option is probably the way to go that will guarantee your creation is preserved in the exact state you saved it in no matter what happens because it includes the associated piano/synth samples used at the time you saved it. Tip: If you create set lists (Electro) or songs (Stage 3) and back those up as a bundle, it will preserve the the names of your songs, the programs used in those songs (organ, piano, and synth settings) as well as any samples associate associated with the programs. Hopefully, this is all making sense. For further clarification, you can watch my video on the Nord Sound manager Part 2 found here: czcams.com/video/4Z3YT7T9XD0/video.html (if you haven't already watched it). In that video, I attempt to explain how files work in the Nord ecosystem and these concepts above are explained in pretty good detail. Also, if you create your own samples using the Nord Sample Editor, those creations should be stored separately at the time you create them. Then later, if you use your own samples in the keyboard itself, you can back those up using the bundle technique with option 3 above. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Hello fellow Nord Fans! Well, part 3 is here! If you own a late model Nord, get to know your sound manager to get the most out of your instrument. Part 1: czcams.com/video/32UBN7Dj4Is/video.html Part 2: czcams.com/video/4Z3YT7T9XD0/video.html For those of you who want to watch the whole thing but don't have the time in a single sitting, I've created a convenient video index for you in the description. Thanks for watching!
Very, very helpful, excellent information right to the point!
Mark .This is a great tutorial and well presented and organized. I'm unclear as to how you manage the song area in the Sound manager..ie moving programs into selected slots.Am I missing anything - Ive been through the tutorials.Thanks
@@johnacolby Thanks for the question. So while you are viewing your song list, right-click on the song you want to assign programs to and click, "Relink" - there you'll get options to set programs for parts 1 through 5.
Usually for tutorials, I speed up the video because the person talks too slow, stutters, or gets off topic...but wow! Parts 1 through 3 were delivered smoothly and concisely! You're an excellent educator. I am fan. Thank you!
This is a huge compliment… Thank You!
New Nord Electro 6d owner here. Gonna be a great challenge with my 1 Gb.
Thank you for this great presentation! I watched a lot of your videos. They are all excellent and I appreciate them hugely. Now with the Sound Manager I know how to work it.
How is it that I watch a long, multi-part CZcams tutorial and yet have no questions remaining at the end? Wow!! Excellent work on all of your series.
Thank you very much @bloemundude - appreciate the comment. Continue to enjoy your Nord keyboard... 🎹
Excellent, I can't stop watching your tutorials even before I have my first Nord... just ordered an Electro 6 HP with the much appreciated help of your comparison videos. Thanks soo much, you do an incredible job !
Hello @Lou Steiner Thanks for the comment and congrats on your incoming Nord Electro 6 HP! The hardest part now is waiting for it to arrive right? As you've already seen, I have several videos here on CZcams for the Electro 6 and I also have the "full monty" of content available for your consideration (both free and paid) at my website (link in the description). If there are questions along the way, you know where to find us here and there is also the Nord User Forum too. I'll leave you with this video if you haven't already watched it to demonstrate the power of the Electro 6 along with a drum machine (Beat Buddy): czcams.com/video/hXM-sbnM54c/video.html
Thank you for this video, Mark; your instruction is so much better organized and easier to follow along with than the NORD tutorials. Very much appreciated!
That is about the best compliment of the month! Thanks Neil!!
I have owned a Nord Piano 2 since 2013, and I never understood the Nord Sound Manager or the nature of the UI on the piano itself until I saw your videos. The official Nord videos are so bad. Thank you so much for this! Appreciated!
@Torjus Thanks for your comment and compliment! So yes, thank you for clarifying all this in that the Nord Sound Manager is to manage the sounds but not so much edit them. All sound creation and tweaking needs to happen on the Nord keyboard itself. Side note, you can duplicate an existing program with the Nord Sound Manager application which is great if you're trying to copy a program and perhaps do a quick substitute of a piano or sample on the cloned one. But anything "sound related" and the specifics of all the parameters that make up that sound (synth parameters, effects, etc.) are done entirely on the keyboard itself. Thanks! 🎹
I'm 10 minutes into this video and it's truly fantastic! Plus it's 40 minutes long! 👍
Thank you! I appreciate all the positive feedback and glad you are enjoying the videos! 😌
Really helped me understanding my Nord, Blessings!!!!
Glad to hear it Alfredo! Thanks for watching!
Excellent work, Marc! I also have an extensive IT background and I find your videos to be extremely informative and helpful. Nord Sound Manager really makes the tasks of managing, organizing, manipulating and backing up so easy. I appreciate your dedication and hard work. Thank you!
Thanks John! Yes, the Sound Manager really makes the difference and a nice feature for Nord products. Thanks for watching!
Another fantastic video Marc. Well organised, clearly presented with comprehensive coverage of the topic. Thanks again for helping everyone with this!
Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed it Paul!
Hey Folks. When I mention bundles are transferable to "other Nord" keyboards, this can sound misleading. Yes, you can share bundles with other people who have a Stage 3 (if the bundle was created from a Stage 3). Also, you can move bundles between different sizes of the Stage 3 family (73, 76, 88). But there is no way to share bundles across two different family types of Nord. In other words, you cannot share a bundle between a Stage 3 and an Electro for example. In addition, you cannot share bundles across different versions within the same family (i.e. you cannot share a bundle between a Nord Stage 2 and a Nord Stage 3). You can read more here and sorry for the possible confusion on that point... www.norduserforum.com/nord-stage-forum-f3/transferring-programs-to-another-nord-t15007.html
Mark
Thx for all your hard work and time. You have the best content on the net for Nord keyboards. As those before me have said you're incredibly knowledgable, organized and explain very well the different features of the keyboards. I will be signing up for your course just to make sure you get a little coin and me a little knowledge.
Hi @Joe flowers thanks so much your feedback and for signing up to the course! It's great to have you as a student!🎓 🎹
What a fabulous synthetic and generous toturial! Thank you
Thanks for watching - glad it helped!
Very well done. I am new to Nord and Sound Manager and have been quickly brought up to speed with these videos. We are lucky to have such a resource. Thanks, Mark!
Thanks Marty! Appreciate the comments and so happy to know these vids have helped.
Great tutorial!! Thanks from a newbie on Nord.
Glad you like it Wim!
Fantastic tutorial. Thank you.
Thank you Joshua for your comment and for watching!
You sir are an excellent presenter and you know your stuff. I am a totally new Nord user and I'm learning. I've been around computer stuff for 30+ years and your explanations are very easy to understand. If I had a dollar for every time I explained the concept of folders and being able to find a file after you download it. At this point I'm planning on taking your paid course on the Stage 3. Again Thanks!
Hi Mike! Thanks so much for your complimentary observations! I'm with you: "If I had a dollar for every time I explained the concept of folders and files after download..." Too funny. Well, I appreciate you checking this out and a BIG THANKS for considering the course on the Nord Stage 3! 👍
So helpful! I’m a new Nord Stage 3 owner and have found your videos complete and concise. Thank you!
Hello @Dan Kimora Thanks for your comment and kind words! When you want to take things to the next level, you can consider enrolling in either my free or paid courses for the Stage 3 where we go much deeper and there is a ton of content available not here on CZcams as well. There is also a private community where you can pose specific questions that get my priority attention. Enjoy your Nord Stage 3!
I create a 4 part song mode on my Electro 6 using Sound Manager.
Here's how...create your 4 song parts, use Nord sound manager to organise them so that that the first part starts on a number with a 1, ie 11 or 21 or 31 etc. Then on on the Electro you can use the page button to toggle through the songs as it always moves on or back 4 programs. Plus before a gig I populate all 8 live slots with my standard programs. Hope this is useful.
@lofty1963 Tim, you have a terrific level of insight here, and thanks for sharing. I think you and I are on the same page. Check out my "Making set lists" video for the Electro 6 here: czcams.com/video/vZygjHhgMuE/video.htmlfeature=shared
Then, check out how to save programs to live mode ahead of the gig here (NS3) : czcams.com/video/8iNp91TnQOA/video.htmlfeature=shared
Maybe I should hire you to do these videos!! ❤👍
@@MyKeysToMusic thanks Mark, I maybe should have watched those first, I have basically just repeated you😀, thanks for all your work on here, it's much appreciated.🙏
@@lofty1963 Happy to help! (Great minds think alike)
Very clear and concise, Thank you for helping the rest of us.
Hi Jerry. Thanks so much for your comment here. Glad this is helping! Thanks for watching...
Thank you so much!! Wonderful and helpful video!
Glad you liked it Valentine - thanks for your comment and for watching!
Excellent video, thanks so much!
Glad you like it @ykatz0181
I just ordered my new Nord Stage 3 compact...and I want to thank you for such a great series of tutorials on you tube!!!
You really helped me to make a purchase decision!
Bob Robinson Music. *Congratulations!* and I love my Stage 3 Compact. Now the hard part is waiting for it to arrive! When and if you're ready, you can also consider the investment in the full course at www.MyKeysToMusic.com (Master The Nord Stage 3) as there is more and more exclusive content in that course these days. I'm also in the middle of updating the entire synth section to be compatible with the "newer versions" of the Nord Stage 3 synth. Let us know if there are questions along the way and thank you for your support and for watching!
Quality content and perfect flow of knowledge. Many thanks!
Hi pco2004! Appreciate the compliments - thanks for watching...
Thank you for this and your other videos pertaining to Nord. You are thorough, efficient and concise - a rare combination found on these types of videos. I grasped close to 100% of the material and feel that I should pay you for your energy!
Thank you Keelan! Happy to do it and now that you mention it, I do have a donation site as well as a full-featured paid course for those reading this comment. The donation site can be found here: www.patreon.com/MyKeysToMusic and the Paid Course site can be found here: www.mykeystomusic.com/ . Thanks so much for stopping by and watching!
thank you very much marc! you really help to understand nord keyboard! I just bought the electro 6d but wasnt satisfied with the piano sound until i know i can replace it with the better files.. thank you very much marc! I hope goodness will come to you in your life :)
HI Joseph! Thank you so much for your comments and well wishes. Goodness has come to me in my life 🙏. With that said, yes, it's very handy (and powerful) to know that there is a way to pick and choose which piano samples (or synth samples for that matter) are important to you. The Nord Sound Manager makes this possible and I'm happy to know that people appreciate the insight this video and others we've done here on the channel have helped with that understanding. Continue to enjoy your Nord Electro 6D and thanks for watching! - Marc
Thanks so much! Definitely the best tutorial around on the Nord Sound Manager
Really appreciate the comment here, Anytony. Thanks for stopping by. Have fun with your Nord keyboard!
@@MyKeysToMusic Thank you! Haven’t bought it yet. Needed the knowledge to upload pipe organ sounds from Synth Cloud onto a nord in Store.
As an organist first and piano second, I’m probably going to go for the nord piano 5 because (1) I wasn’t overly phased by the organ engine in the Nord electro, (2) I can easily play organ on weighted keys but can’t really play piano on waterfall keys and (2) the sample library on the Nord piano 5 is an entire 1GB compared to 500MB on the Nord electro
@@Anthony.Oboist.Pianist You'll get more flexibility out of the organ on an Electro or Stage keyboard versus the piano simply because it has drawbars. However, I understand what you are saying about the Piano 5. FYI the Nord Stage 4 has weighted key options and also supports the triple sensor. I realize this is a different board in a different category but it would provide it all. It's also more to learn than the Electro 6 and Piano 5 - so there's that consideration too.
@@MyKeysToMusic Thank you. I think the organ engine is more suited to musicians who need an organ for a rock band. For church, it sounds overly electronic. However the pipe organ sounds from Synth Cloud are insanely realistic and represent all that I will ever need organ wise.
I did consider the stage but it's way beyond my budget.
@@Anthony.Oboist.Pianist I get what you are saying. And yes, the pipe organ only considers the "full voice" of a pipe organ and misses the mark on the many colors of a true pipe organ, with the various stops having a LOT of color and timbre that isn't represented in the current organ engine. Oh, ya, and then there's the budget aspect too!
Great work, really great!
@tastenspieler5078 Thank you and thanks for stopping by! For full Nord courses, be sure to check out my website...
Thanks for your content 😮❤
@lysanderschwiebert2252 Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment Lysander!
Coming from the guitar world of modeling ecosystem this is a bit different but starting to understand it thanks to this tutorial! I will say It seems that Nord should have either made the storage area larger so one doesn't have to remove sounds or samples in order to upload bundles giving the user a much easier experience or made it so the sounds or samples could migrate to the ones that are already in the unit.
@funfreq9282 I completely agree with this (we need more storage)! Thanks for your observations. This opinion and understanding is shared by many.
@@MyKeysToMusic I will be referring to this tutorial as there is a lot to unpack! Again thanks for the info it was greatly helpful!
@@funfreq9282 Excellent! And be sure to check out my latest Nord Sound Manager 9 video hot off the press: czcams.com/video/zIRLjrCv6zg/video.htmlfeature=shared This will demonstrate the latest features of the Nord Sound Manager. And for Max learning, consider enrolling in my free and paid courses found on my website www.MyKeysToMusic.com
Thank you very much sir ! God bless you
Happy to help Vaan Pi! Take care and thanks for watching...
Great tutorial - thanks!
Thank you Chloe Cooke!
Thanks Great tutorial , very helpfull. Merci beaucoup !!!
You are welcome!
Hallo Mark, great video! Thank you for your quality work! Your videos are enlightening and very well explained!
Thank you Enzo for your comment and thoughts. It is really appreciated and thanks for watching!
Thank you for your clean instructions
Thank you for your comment Marie 😊
Thanks so much. A goldmine- now I finally have useful perspective. Really great concise thorough and professional! You helped me immensely.
Glad it was helpful Isaac!
Thanks for this great video!!!!
Thanks for watching Erich! Enjoy your Nord keyboard 🎹
Hi Marc! Again, great work! As far your tutorials are Nord lifesavers and help me master my instrument.
Happy to help Marek! Thanks for your feedback here.
I watched all 3, thanks! #liked #subscribed
Glad you liked it @David Carroll Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Thank you so much !!
You're welcome - thanks for watching!
Loooooove your content! It helped me so so so much! Thank you Marc!!!!
Glad to hear it! - enjoy your new baby!
Does the Nord Stage Manager allow you to view, save and edit programs stored in "Live" mode? Or do they need to be saved as programs in a blank bank and then saved to disk? I have a few programs I use regularly that I have saved to Live mode that I'd like to back-up.
Hello @Retrobox. So working with Live mode can only be done on the keyboard itself. To back up your live mode programs, you can do a "Store As" and copy them to an empty location in your regular program area. Once you do that, you'll have full access to them using the Nord Sound Manager software and you can back them up like you would any other program. Hope that helps!
Damn, your lessons are awesome man . Thanks a lot .
Thank you very much!
@@MyKeysToMusic YOu're welcome ! I'm wondering about sthg. is there best pratices when it comes to midi mapping severals instruments (keyboards, samples, drums, analog recording ) when it comes to DAW like Ableton or others or is it always "one man's business" according to your own prefs" ? I mean in term of efficient organisation
@@NEXT-LesMondesSensibles-Serie It truley is "one man's business". I think you have to find the workflow that works best for you but you can certainly do a lot of research from experts out there to find out what resonates with you. A very famous movie composer who is also quite the synth expert is Hans Zimmer. He has a saying that goes like this. "The best DAW is the one you know" - and that really says a lot. In other words, learn to do something and get really good at it in your own way and make it work for you. After doing that, you'll have the best solution no matter which software you choose and you'll hopefully develop an efficient way to organize things that work for you.
Side note and potentially not related to what we are talking about but it jumped into my mind just now: Nord keyboards are not really workstations, arrangers or multi-timbral instruments in the traditional sense. I think they are best suited to be played live and in the studio versus being used as a tethered sound source in conjunction with a DAW (although they do play nice most of the time). And luckily they do take MIDI sync clock input from external MIDI which is a nice plus when working with a DAW or other devices. So in that sense, they are somewhat compatible. But with the Stage 3 you are limited to 2 layers and the Wave 2 has 4 layers. Compare that to a true multi-timbral unit such as the Roland Integra-7 Synthesizer Module with 16 parts and 6000+ sounds. Of course, this is comparing apples to oranges but my point is that you'll have more built-in readiness with a unit like the Roland to work with a DAW versus a Nord keyboard. But then again, when it's time to record that perfect synth or perfect piano from the Nord, you can lay down a track from the red keyboard and be smiling all the way to the bank.
Very helpfull , thanks !
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching! 🎹
Thanks so much for this!
You're welcome Brighton Vocal Lessons. Thanks for your appreciation!
As always, this is very well done - most excellent
Thanks Thomas! Always nice to have you visit here and for your support...
Hey man! Great tutorials. Very clear and helpful. Just got a Nord Grand and downloaded a some samples not included in the keyboard and can't seem to set a category for them. They show in as "undefined" in the manager and the keyboard "empty".
Is it possible to set it ?
@ffructos Glad you like the tutorials! So yes, while you are in the Nord Sound Manager application, right-click on a program and select "Rename," Once there, you'll have an opportunity to define the category. Also, you may want to get oriented a bit on how samples work with programs by first watching this video. It will help fill in the gaps I think: czcams.com/video/GdcerH9ycyQ/video.html
Very informative, great job. Thanks!
Thank you Obwanz for the support and thanks for watching!
Hi Mark.Thanks for a great resource and videos! My question relates to using Nord Sound manager and the Nord Stage 3 and utilising the new White grand piano.If I want to keep only say- 2 Grand grand pianos e.g the Royal Grand 3D and the White grand as my go to pianos how do I substitute or relink ( not sure of the correct term?) say the White Grand in all programs that use Royal Grand as it is to me a better Grand piano sample.I know how to download White grand and delete others that i don't use but when i transfer it to the Grand Piano section it comes up as UNUSED in the Sound manager section.I have viewed videos on Sound manager 1-3 but still can't quite work this out.Any detailed instructions are most appreciated.
Regards
Mark C
Hi Mark! Thanks for your comment and question. Yes, I think what you are looking for is "substitute" for this. I went ahead and made a custom video just for this question: www.dropbox.com/s/qbvic0c0sgus1es/Substitute.mp4?dl=0
Please let us know if that did the trick. 💪
Marc
Export sound lists! Thank you! (I was pulling out my hair trying to find any hack to copy and paste/etc the program list with no luck. They have a button for everything else, why not that?)
Glad you found it helpful. In fact, I don't know if you saw the actual dedicated video for exporting sound lists yet or not: czcams.com/video/SgbdfirGzcs/video.html (much more detail on this one).
Hi there; thanks a million to Mark and My Keys to Music and to everyone else for such wonderful videos and instructions. I have noticed that most of the videos and instructions and comments (if not all) are geared towards the Stage 3. I am a brand new user of Nord who just purchased the first Nord Stage (mine is actually called Nord Stage 88 EX Revision B). I am wondering if anyone can direct me to any instructional videos or forums dedicated to this older version of Nord, knowing that the engineering concept is pretty much the same (unless I am wrong with this assumption). Other than the common and obvious functionality of the Nord Stage EX, I am trying to understand the concept of Panels and their usability in a live performance. Anyone's and everyone's help is deeply and sincerely appreciated. Cheers.
Hi Hany Jadaa. First, you may want to check out norduserforum.com/ whereby you will find a dedicated section specifically for any model of the Nord Stage. There may be other videos on CZcams for your model as well. If you want to understand panels better, I touch upon this briefly in this video here where I talk about splits and panels and how this all works together: czcams.com/video/VlzgEfmcrDE/video.html Thanks for watching!
Hello Mark, really helps your contribution to decide on the nord, I wanna know how many empty programs are available for the user?
@LikhithDorbala Hello Likhith! Thank you for your comment. So, for all the Nord I've had direct access to, generally speaking, the boards come 1/2 to 3/4 full when it comes to programs/patches. When it comes to the pianos that are loaded, you are generally at 90 to 95% full and the same when it comes to the synth samples, around 90 to 95% full. So, Nord provides more room for programs/patches but not a lot more room for additional samples or pianos. What people tend to do in this situation is to remove the unused samples and/or the pianos they no longer wish to use and exchange them for something else. Nord does tend to pick useful pianos and samples when they create their programs, but there is almost no room to experiment unless you are also going to remove something in exchange.
For me personally, when I receive a new Nord keyboard, I first audition all the programs/patches and make note of the ones I think I'll never use. Then I open the Nord Sound Manager and review the installed pianos to remove the uprights and harpsichords (or perhaps I'll keep one upright). That will buy me enough room to experiment with other pianos. You can also change up the piano sizes - this will save you a LOT of room going from an extra large to a medium, for example (czcams.com/video/WqWa2M-e07Y/video.htmlfeature=shared). For the samples, I almost immediately remove any that are unused. Nord tends to install many samples that are not used which means that the samples are installed on the keyboard, but not currently assigned to a program/patch. Therefore, if you remove an unused sample, none of the current patches are affected whatsoever.
I recommend besides getting familiar with the Nord Piano sizes (see my link above), I also recommend you get very familiar with the Nord Sound Manager where it can indicate which pianos/samples are used or not (like the video here where this comment is attached). Good luck! When ready, you may want to enroll in one of my paid or free courses available on my website: www.MyKeysToMusic.com I go over all these concepts in fairly good detail and I also have several lessons on how to load new programs/samples/pianos from the Nord website and third party sound packs, etc.
Thanks a lot for your detailed explanation. Really appreciate!@@MyKeysToMusic
@@LikhithDorbala Happy to help!
Great tutorial, very helpful. I have a question regarding saving and retrieving bundles, specifically either programs or songs. I don't plan on changing the pianos or samples, so it seems to me that I should just be able to save the programs without the samples, as they won't change. Is there a way NOT to store, or more importantly, retrieve samples when bringing in a bundle? I seems redundant otherwise. I hope that is clear.
Hi Pete! Great question here. My official answer is yes and no. 😉 The good news is that programs can either be uploaded to the computer from the instrument as either a "sound" or a "bundle". If you upload them as a bundle, the samples will be included (and it will take much longer to upload). If you upload them as a sound only, then the samples are not included and the upload time is near instant. The difference is available only when you first select the programs tab at the top of the sound manager, then select the programs you want to upload and then right-click and select either "Upload" or you select "Upload to Bundle". You can also select the programs and from the top buttons select "Sound Up" for programs only or "Bundle Upload" for both the programs and the samples. Again, these options are only available if you first click on the "Programs" tab first, then select your programs.
Songs, on the other hand, can only be uploaded as a bundle. There is no option to just save the song settings without their included pianos/samples as far as I can see.
Also, when importing a bundle from the computer to the keyboard (i.e. downloading a bundle), the Nord Sound Manager software first determines if the sample already exists. If the sample used in the bundle already exists in the Nord keyboard, then it doesn't bother importing it again. So in that sense, it's efficient.
For some Nord keyboards, there is another nice feature of the Nord Sound Manager whereby it provides for cache storage of pianos and samples. You'll find that in the preferences of the Nord Sound Manager. Nord defines this as the following: "The file cache stores samples and pianos that have been sent between your computer and your Nord instrument. This greatly increases speed of Uploads and Backup operations." In other words, if you create a bundle that uses a particular grand piano, and you turn around and export another bundle that uses that same grand piano, you won't have to wait for the software to re-export/upload that piano all over again. That's why the cache area was created to make that transfer process time-consuming only the first time.
So, all in all, it sounds like the only thing missing from our wish list perhaps is the ability to export only song settings without the inclusion of a given piano/sample. Programs give you the option of either with or without a piano/sample included.
Hope that helps explain it a bit more - thanks for watching!
Hey Mark, thank You very much! its a very good tutorial. Do You think it´s possible to do a deep tutorial about the synth-section? Would be very nice.Thanks.
Hey Jazz73, Thanks for the recommendation. In fact, others have mentioned the exact same thing so I think there may be something to this suggestion. That would be a more challenging video series to make for sure because two things are involved: 1) General synthesis fundamentals 2) How all that works together specific to the Nord Stage 3/synth. I just added it to the possibilities list though - great idea! Thanks for watching!
When i get my stage 3 think i will substitute lg versions of royal grand and imperial and bambino upright so I can add amber upright and baby grand upright lg versions and still have some space left for the other dx sound and maybe a couple of french harpsichord sounds to fill it up
Hey David. That's not a bad idea. I took a slightly different path where I removed a lot of the uprights and exchanged the Italian Grand L for the XL as it's one of my favs and that's what is installed by default on the Nord Electro 5 so I fell in love with that one from that keyboard. The good news is that you have options like this and it's easy enough to change them up and experiment with that anytime.
@@MyKeysToMusic your video really gets you thinking even before I get the Nord Stage 3 great job
David Outman Happy to help. There's always a great deal of excitement and anticipation ahead of the arrival of an instrument like this. I've been there!! Drop us a line when you order it/receive it. 😀
Why would you backup the whole device as opposed to just saving bundles of your favorites/own creations?
Hello OnceUponaTimeMusic good question. I think that in most cases you'll want to backup just the bundles of your favorites as you mentioned. For others they may have then entire keyboard configured to their liking and want to take a backup/snapshot of the entire thing if they even wanted to go back to that exact setting. Bundles are limited to 25 programs so a full backup can accomplish a full snapshot with a single button push. But the more I think about this and analyse my own usage over the years, I find myself doing exactly what you mentioned which is to store my favorites as bundles and organize them into folders. Thanks for the comment and your observation!
Hello Marc! Thanks again for this great tutorial series on the Nord Sound Manager. I have one question which I would really appreciate if you could help me out with. I have a Nord Lead 4 synthesizer which is not compatible with the Nord Sample editor, but it is with the Sound Manager. I was wondering if it is possible for me to create custom samples for the Lead 4? For example, would I be able to convert a oneshot WAV. format sound to a format the Nord Lead 4 would understand and put it in Sound Manager so I can download it into the Lead 4? Or is downloading custom made samples to the Lead 4 just not possible? Would really appreciate your help. Thanks!!
Hi Shan! Thanks for your comment and question. Unfortunately, it is not possible to use a recorded sound of any kind and directly import that into the Lead 4. You could however construct your own one-shot of sorts within the Lead 4. You may find examples of one-shots or you could consider putting out a request at www.norduserforum.com/ perhaps. Good luck with this!
Thank you for the tutorial. How would I be able to split 2 instruments from the same panel? For example bass on the left and guitar on the right side. Electro 6D. Someone mention that it can be done in the Nord Sound Manager. Thank you!
@ArtLevin Hello Gene! Unfortunately, once a single engine is used for a sound (regardless of whether or not a sound is split), it can't be used again (for the Nord Electro 6). You would need a Stage 3/4 or Wave 2 model to have multiple layers (one for each unique sound coming from the Synth engine for example). With the Electro 6, you can choose a single organ with a single piano and a single synth. All 3 can be either split or layered together. However, you cannot have both a bass sound (coming from the synth engine) and a lead guitar sound (also coming from the same engine) simultaneously. You would have to choose either the bass or the guitar sound.
If someone said this can be done, they might be referring to the fact that you can make your own samples. In that way, you could combine two different sounds in a single sample whereby the right set of keys play a guitar sound and the left side play a bass sound. Making your own sample to do this is how many Electro owners get around this limitation. However, making our own samples is extra effort and requires a new set of skills. Also, working with samples has limitations in terms of sound quality, too, since you cannot make them velocity-sensitive beyond volume. Also, since that combined sample is happening on a single layer in the eyes of the Electro, both sounds would share whatever effects you add to them, which would most likely be another caveat/sacrifice.
If you do want to learn how to make your own samples and apply them to your Nord keyboard, I make a free course available on how to do that here: www.MyKeysToMusic.com (Course: "Master the Nord Sample Editor")
This concept is one reason people trade in an Electro for a Stage - they simply want multiple samples at the same time to be heard and assigned. WIth the Stage 3, you can do up to two synth/samples at the same time. The Stage 4 allows for three. The Wave 2 allows for four!! But the Wave 2 doesn't have a piano or organ engine - it's just a pure synth that can also play samples.
Feel free to ask more questions if you have them...
Also, congrats on your CZcams channel - Lawrence sounds good and it seems like he appreciates both jazz and classical 👍🏻
Very helpful video, thank you.
Question: if I move programs around in terms of their order, will my saved songs that use any of those programs lose their link to them, or follow the new location of the shifted programs?
@morgansamuelnz Great question and you'll be pleased to know that when you move your programs around, the Song Mode index adjusts accordingly. In other words, if you decide to organize your programs (either using the board itself or via the Nord Sound Manager), Song Mode won't lose track of them. Song Mode will index your programs according to their current location no matter where you move them to. There must be an internal ID that it uses so that users can feel free to organize as they see fit without having to go back and readjust all their song mode listings.
@@MyKeysToMusic thank you so much for your prompt reply. That’s good news indeed - I didn’t want to start shuffling my programs around incase the links to those programs in song mode got broken, was hoping that there was some sort of unique ID that the programs had for this to be a thing, I shall get organising ! Love your videos mate, they’re all very helpful.
Thanks! @@morgansamuelnz Good luck organizing your board!
fantastic video. My question is how many sounds i can put together in the layer on the Nord Stage 3??? its just one sound from each part ? ( organ, piano,synth ) or more is possible ? normally im doing maximum 4 sounds in the layer because more make no sense because of polyphony.thx
Thanks for the compliment Konrad and for your question! It's possible to have a total of 6 sounds playing at one time with the Nord Stage3. You can layer three sound engines (one for organ, one for piano and one for synth/sampler) - and that's three sounds. But then you can invoke another "panel" at the same time, for another set of three sounds (piano, organ, synth). This makes for a total of six sounds playing at one time all layered to be sounded with any key on the keyboard. Now, when you do this, the sounds can sound a little "cluttered," and yes, you are likely going to run into polyphony problems - especially if you sustain pedal happy. But if done correctly, it's a nice and very powerful capability.
You also have the option of splitting these six sounds in a variety of ways creating up to four distinct "zones" on the Nord Stage 3 keyboard. I recommend that you have a look at this particular section of a video I created which attempts to demonstrate all of this visually (the link will start you at 10 minutes, 44 seconds): czcams.com/video/VlzgEfmcrDE/video.htmlm44s. Thanks for watching!
My Keys To Music thank you so much my friend ! I will get nord stage 3 next week! I'm very excited !;)
Congrats Konrad! There's nothing like the anticipation for the arrival of a new Nord. Well, there is one thing better than waiting for it actually. That is; unboxing it, plugging it in, putting on the headphones and letting the best of your creative imagination come alive... Well done!
My Keys To Music I'm playing and programming keyboards for 27 years now. i had many keys before like Kurzweil ,Yamaha,Roland etc... a week ago i saw by CZcams demo of the new Yamaha Montage 88. i switched off after 1 min. listening...i had myself Yamaha Motif XF 8...and I'll tell you something. I don't need keyboard with 3 500 sounds, sequencer and colored displays with color changing possibilities....;) I'm very hard with keyboards and it's must be very something special that i say is good. I need pure live performance keyboard and i think that all that flagship Yamahas ,Rolands etc. ...are light years away from Nord stage 3 with sound quality. i think it's gonna be fantastic!;)
I believe this perspective fits the exact profile of a typical Nord owner. Thanks for stating it in the way that you did.
Great videos Marc! Question, I have a brand new Stage 3, how can I assign a sound from the Sample Library to the first button in Song Mode? I can save from other areas but not the Sample list.
Hello @Duane Hughes! Congrats on your new Stage 3! You can't save individual samples to the first part in song mode exactly. Samples are part of a larger group called a program. A program consists of two panels (A and B). Then in each panel, you have a choice of organ, piano and synth/sample. So, you have to first make a program that includes the sample you want to use, then you can assign that program to the first song part (button) in a given song in Song Mode.
I recommend you watch this video next: czcams.com/video/VdNzg1SPWKs/video.html which will help you get to know the architecture. Then, after that, watch this video to help you learn how to isolate a sample starting from scratch using the synth engine: czcams.com/video/tEzCHdu-2Ak/video.html
Additionally, I have information on a pro course option for you in the description under the video. On my website I also have a couple of free courses you might find very handy at this point. One on synth fundamental and one on how to make your own samples. Good luck and welcome to the Nord club!
@@MyKeysToMusic Marc, Thank you for that answer and for pointing me to the videos specific to my needs, they are so helpful!! Have a great day
@@duanehughes6721 A pleaure to help. Best of luck!
Hi Marc!
Thanks for the dedicated videos!
I've been watching this tutorial, and I got a problem.
I currently own two nord keyboards,
The nord electro 6D and the stage 3.
I'm trying to backup my data on the electro and move the data into the stage 3.
The samples from the sample synth tap were sucessfully transfered into my stage, BUT my programs won't move.
When I choose several programs and try to export the programs as a bundle,
the format of the files say
~~ nord electro 6 files.
Is the bundle extracted from the electro 6D compatible with the Stage 3?
Can I extract the program bundle and move it into the nord stage 3?
Or is it impossible since they have different sound platforms(electro has 1 layer, stage has 2)??
If it is possible, how can I transfer the data?
Thanks for your help!
Hello @오제희 Sorry for the delay in this response. The programs between a Stage and an Electro are not compatible whatsoever. The samples can be moved between the keyboards and then reassigned to a program using the Nord Sound Manager or on the keyboard itself. There is no "quick and easy" way to accomplish this migration between the keyboards, however. You'll have to program all this manually, I'm afraid.
You do have the option to "open" a bundle on your computer so that you can look inside and even extract samples from it. I have a video demonstrating that here: czcams.com/video/tIm41aQ7IDo/video.html
Good luck and let us know if you have more questions along the way...
Hey, great video! Do you know if it’s possible to load my old Nord Stage 2 programs on a Stage 3? Thanks!
Hey Rodrigo! Unfortunately, it doesn't appear possible to do that. I verified that with a thread from the Nord Forums: www.norduserforum.com/nord-stage-forum-f3/transferring-programs-to-another-nord-t15007.html
Is there a different version of Sound Manager depending which Nord Keyboard you have?
I have a Nord Electro 6 HP 73 and Sounder Manager only displays three areas. Piano, Sample Lib and Program. It does not show a Synth and Song areas?
It Version 7.66 which I think is still the latest available.
Hello @Luke B - So there is only one version of the Nord Sound Manager that supports all the latest Nord keyboards. However, it will change behavior depending on the Nord keyboard it's connected to. For example, when you're connected to a Nord Electro, you don't get "synth Presets" as an option, but if you connect it to a Nord Stage 3, you will see "Synth Presets" as the Stage 3 supports these files. So, yes, what you are experiencing is normal as the NE6 doesn't have synth presets or a song list. Hope that helps!
@@MyKeysToMusic Thank you for you reply.
Yes that is what I was thinking as well. Cheers.
@@lukeb5584 Cheers!
I have NE5D. Using the sound manager moving a program swaps location with other program creating a mess. I know you can use empty slots to move to then shuffle around but it seems awkward and cumbersome. But, on the keyboard itself I can just hit shift- organize and move the program (or sample) up and it doesn't "swap" locations, it just bumps everything down one peg.
So I find it easier to reorder on the keyboard itself.
Being that after adding programs or samples, it tends to smoosh them all together it's pretty much a hassle to find a clavinet you make say at the bottom of the list and move it up to your clavinet section up in the list, this moving whatever was there to the very bottom. It's hard to believe there isn't an "insert" feature for programs and samples. Am I missing something here?
Also the setlist is pretty much easier and faster to do straight from the keyboard it seems.
Any thoughts, is playing number puzzle game the only way to organize?
Hello @JJWalker. Thanks for your comment and your accurate observations about the Nord Sound Manager app versus the functionality on the keyboard. A couple of points on how I work around this particular issue of the "swap versus the insert."
1) I always select the "organize" button in the Nord Sound Manager to get started. Then, like you mentioned, I make a bunch of empty space in the areas I'm working with to help avoid the cumbersome swap that happens.
2) Using the "Dual View" option can really help when moving programs from one end of the list to the other as you can have the left view show the top of the list and the right view show the bottom (for example).
3) I use the "duplicate" option when I want to make new programs from scratch.
I also have a NE5 and I do tend to use the "Set List" option for gigs. But then again, if you organize your programs ahead of time, you essentially get the same thing that way. Incidently, the Nord Electro 6 has no such set list option so you are forced to use the regular program list as your set list. I made an entire video on that concept in fact: czcams.com/video/vZygjHhgMuE/video.html
Thanks for watching and for your comment! 🎼
@@MyKeysToMusic That's pretty much what I've done but dragging the laptop to my keyboard is work. I'm an old school guitar player.
I'll stick to organize mode on the board itself for simple "hey what's that Farfisa doing in my B3 list"
I do know about the NE6 no setlist deal... bummer. NE5 is plenty for me.
I could not get the duplicate to work.. is it a copy paste function?
@@Blueguitar007 Thanks for sharing how you are doing things. To get the duplicate to work, you have to right-click the program directly in the Nord Sound Manager and you should get the option to "duplicate".
Great videos thanks. In the sample lib section it showes loads of samples unused. I assume this means the samples are in memory but not used by any synth patch (or program). Why would Nord need to fill the memory like this? Is it just to give you options for your own programming? If I have understood this correctly wouldn't these samples be able to be deleted from memory without affecting any of the synth programs...this would give you room to load either new samples or your own sample creations?
Hi Ian. Thanks for your questions. Regarding unused samples, you are correct - they are stored in memory but not used by any synth program. I don't know the exact reasons Nord chooses to load samples that are not in use by a program except perhaps for the reasons you also mentioned which is to provide options for your own programming and to make those samples available on the keyboard from the get go without having to take the extra effort and download them from the Nord website and upload them to the keyboard? And yes, you can delete any sample at any time using the Nord Sound Manager. Deleting a sample that is unused by a program will have no negative effect on any existing program. Deleting a sample that is in use by a program means that when you select that program on your Nord, it won't have a sample selected to sound and it will say "Sample not found" under the synth section.
Removing unused samples will provide room for add'l samples available from the Nord website as well as provide room to put your own home-made sample creations. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Wow, awesome tutorials. I'm soon to get a Nord D6, I'm tech savvy I know the importance of backing up how ever would you suggest backing up the keyboard or just downloading the factory backup as I will be exploring they keyboard, I'm party blind and know I will get lost a few times as I explore and learn my around they keyboard setting and sounds. This may sound a rather silly question but coming from a computer perspective I always back up before tinkering.
Hello @SmallGrayBox - Thanks for your question! So, as you already mentioned, the factory backup is readily available for download and with it, you can restore back to factory settings at any time. However, I would get in the habit of making a full backup[ of your keyboard from time to time which may also eventually include the custom programs you create along the way. You can store these backup snapshots as often as you like, and some people who have hundreds of programs they've created start to make backups by type/category so that they have a set specific to a type of gig they are doing or with a particular band they play with perhaps.
On the Nord Electro 6, there is no dedicated set list option, so people are using the main program list as a way to create a set list: czcams.com/video/vZygjHhgMuE/video.html Once you have your set list established, you can then make a full backup. Hope that helps clarify things!
@@MyKeysToMusic Thanks, So i can have whole different setups for the entire keyboard (bit like tuning a cars ECU in a way) a different set up and bulk download it to the keyboard. I love the idea of it doing incremental backups too. I also DJ and use Rekordbox but the odd thing with that is it makes multiple zip file back ups which can get confusing. So that's a need feature Nord has.
Its great to know I can get a factory restart up from Nord's site so at least I can't mess anything up if I get lost in the menus. I love the elecro 6 because its nearly all tactile with draw bars, knobs and buttons. So I'm really excited and can't wait until mine arrives. Great tutorial and I'll be sure to be coming back to the last video for sure if I get stuck or lost in the software. 👍
@@SmallGrayBox Excellent and the hardest part now is waiting for it to arrive. 🤣 I also have a complete course for the Electro 6 on my website (link in the description) called "Master the Nord Electro 6." It will walk you through the entire instrument from A to Z - especially good if you are new to the world of electronic keyboards.
Hi, I have a question:
Say for example, I play in church and worship would consists of 5-6 songs. I was wondering is there a way to switch the relevant patches(piano patch, synth patch etc) for each song through a click-of-a-button. Is there any app or software that could provide allow me to do so. Like clicking next on a Mac for example, then the NS3 changes the patches of Song No.1 to Song No.2
Thanks for the in-depth tutorial!
Hi David! My apologies for this late reply. I wanted to take the extra step and answer your question in the form of a video because I think many might have the same question as well. Stay tuned - it should be complete in a day or two and I'll put the link here in this comment. Thanks for watching! Marc
David, I created a video inspired by your question. czcams.com/video/tcBsWyUl1Ao/video.html There may be other software that also easily allows you to switch programs and build set lists. "Main Stage 3" for MacOS appears to do this but it may be a bit tricky to set up. Thanks again for watching! - Marc
Hey I have a question about bundles for my stage 3. I can't seem to find an answer or explanation for it wondering if you can help with a call or email?
Hello @Branson Palanio - I have since worked with you off-line with this. Thanks.
Sent, thankyou!
Hi Marc! If I want a purchase a bundle from someone with the same keyboard, does it get saved under programs or under banks? Also, if it is large like 20MB, do you have to erase something under programs?
Hi Mike, So a bundle will include the program and any "sound" in association with that program - so I guess the answer is "both" to your first question. It's likely that if you have a factory restored Nord keyboard and you want to add more "bundles" from a third party, you'll have to make room in either the piano area or the synth/sample area to accommodate that. But it really depends. If a bundle only contains programs in association with the organ, for example, all you need is open slots for the program (because there are no storage requirements for the organ engine). On the other hand, if you attempt to install a bundle that has programs that include a bunch of samples you don't already have on your Nord as well as a bunch of pianos you didn't already happen to have loaded, then you're possibly going to need room for all that (as well as a slot for the program itself).
The good news is that it won't take you long to delete sounds/programs you are not interested in to make room for stuff that you are interested in (as demonstrated in the Sound Manager videos). Thanks again for your question and for watching!
Just learning....great videos. But when I click "dual view", on my laptop, the screen isn't split 50/50....more like 75/25, so I can't see everything on the right side of the split. How do I fix this? Thanks very much....v
Hello @Vicki aubrey thanks for watching... Hmm - try adjusting your laptop resolution or use an external monitor that can show more pixels left to right. It sounds like the laptop screen doesn't have enough room to show both columns at 50%. When this happens (on Windows), it takes away from the right side first. So, I think it's just because your screen isn't showing enough pixels (resolution). Adjust the size if you can.
Great tutorial...quick question. Am I able to download a sample from online....map that to a key zone...and then combine that zone with a piano or an organ sound on another zone?
Hi Walt - apologies for the delayed response on this! The short answer is yes you can do that. If you could be a little more specific, I can likely tell you exactly how. Thanks for your question and for watching!
My Keys To Music thank u! Will reach out again!
I deleted about 2/3 of the samples and programs so that I can find the ones I use more easily.
Thomas - I think this is a particularly good idea actually. The keyboards come complete with programs and samples likely to allow the first-time user or person doing a demo in a music store the ability to hear a wide-range of sounds and to provide an impression that there is a "lot under the hood" (which there is). However, there may not be a strong reason to leave it chock-full in some cases. Removing what you don't need, helps in finding what you do. 👍
Why is the Organ not in the main areas of the Nord Sound Manager?
Hello Jeshua! The Organ settings are stored in the "Program" section of the Nord Sound manager, but you don't see them called out with any kind of specifics. There are no samples associated with the organ engine either so, that's why it doesn't have its own section. FYI the effects settings are also stored in the program section.
If you want to see the details of the organ settings, you can consider having a look at this program created specifically to "read" your program files (after they are exported from the Nord Sound Manager) so that you can reference all the details. If you have a Nord Stage 2 or 3, this could be an interesting option for you to explore: czcams.com/video/1vgHlBPLeH0/video.html
@@MyKeysToMusic Thanks a lot. Since its configurations including the Effects are very endearing......... A video explaining the ways to edit the organ area with Nord Sound Manager, on the NS3, would be nice.
@@jeshuacaceres4199 Well, I would love to help out with this, but the Nord Sound Manager doesn't allow for "sound design" or editing like this. It's merely a way to rename, reorganize and swap sounds. You have to perform all editing on the keyboard itself when it comes to tweaking things like the organ drawbars and other settings like the rotary speaker and organ effects. I recommend you watch a few of my videos where we focus on the Organ and dial in a few songs such as this: czcams.com/video/K6FlcfBT29U/video.html and this: czcams.com/video/UD75MVVnRKQ/video.html
@@MyKeysToMusic Thank You very much. In the same way, can I organize or rename Organs in the Program area?
@@jeshuacaceres4199 There is no separate name for the organs. However, you can rename the programs which include settings for the organs. So just as a reminder, a program contains settings for the Organ, Piano, Synth, the Extern area, along with a few other things like transposition and output settings. So, the Organ options you select are stored within the program. The Nord Sound Manager allows you to change the program name, the program category, and its position in the program list. It also allows you to redefine which piano from the piano engine and which sample from the synth engine is associated with the program. You can also define which song uses which program. You also have the ability to swap samples/pianos across various sections depending on the context of what you are working within the Nord Sound Manager. But that's about it.
Hey Mark! I have an electro 5D and when I try to upload pad sounds to the samp Lib, sound manager seems to not recognize them, where can I get some help with this? I appreciate your work, thanks!
Hi Kesley. You may be using the incorrect version of the sample with your Electro 5D. There are two formats; one for the Nord Electro 5 and prior (version 2) and a newer version series for the Nord Stage 3 and higher (version 3). You can see some of the details here: www.nordkeyboards.com/sound-libraries Start by making sure you are only working with samples from the Nord Sample Library 2.0. Good luck and report back if you can.
@@MyKeysToMusic Thanks for replying Mark! I am sending you an email if that's ok.
@@bassini23 Sure thing.
@@MyKeysToMusic Sent! Thanks!
Help!
I’m a new (sort of) stage 3 owner....
Starts up as A:11 Royal Grand 3D...
No matter what I do I can’t get it to display
A:01
And....A ton of sounds that I was using are now missing. I’ve updated, restarted, and downloaded multiple times
Hi Terelldavis. A:11 is the very first program you come to. Zeros are not used anywhere on the number system for the Nord programs. So, you won't find A:01 anywhere.
In fact, only numbers; 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are used as the foundation for the program numbers system in the Nord. (Not to be confused with "Synth Presets" or the sample listing in the synth engine which use a traditional numbering system starting with 1.)
*So, the programs are numbered like this below:*
(The letters represent the "bank" and the numbers represent the number/location within the bank).
A:11, A:12, A:13, A:14, A:15
A:21, A:22, A:23, A:24, A:25
A:31, A:32, A:33, A:34, A:35
A:41, A:42, A:43, A:44, A:45
A:51, A:52, A:53, A:54, A:55
B:11, B:12, B:13, B:14, B:15
B:21, B:22, B:23, B:24, B:25
B:31, B:32, B:33, B:34, B:35
B:41, B:42, B:43, B:44, B:45
B:51, B:52, B:53, B:54, B:55
C:11, C:12, C:13, C:14, C:15
C:21, C:22, C:23, C:24, C:25
C:31, C:32, C:33, C:34, C:35
C:41, C:42, C:43, C:44, C:45
C:51, C:52, C:53, C:54, C:55
Etc.
Now as far as missing sounds, that will be harder to troubleshoot from this end. If you're at a point where you don't have your own backup and want to start over, you could consider reverting to a factory default install found on the Nord Website. Of course, you'd lose whatever sounds you have in place today. But you'd likely be back on firm ground with everything if you did that.
Good luck - wish I could help with a definite answer as to what it going on.
I was downloading a sound from sound manager to nord stage 3. And my laptop turn off because of low battery… is this bad for the instrument? it doesn’t seem to have any problem.. it seems that its just stopped the process.. im just wondering if this effect bad the nord stage memory or something.. thanks in advance for your time.
Hello @morfopoulos Sorry for the delay on this response! It's always best not to disconnect anything while working with the Nord Sound Manager or while updating the Nord OS. However, the Nord Sound Manager is less of an issue when it comes to disconnecting abruptly. Updating the OS on the other hand is a more critical process and you don't want to disconnect during an OS update if at all possible. Thanks for your question and for watching...
@@MyKeysToMusic i very much thank you for your videos that learning us things.. and i also thank you for your time answering me.. you are the best i really appreciate your free giving knowledge
@morfopoulos Happy to help!
Hi Marc,
Is it normal when i'm sampling a midi plug in on my keyboard Nord Electro 6, the quality is not the same than the original ?
Is it because of the conversion of NSMP3 ?
Thank you :)
Hi Coral Pink. Thanks for your question. There are a lot of factors at play here. There is the overall gain/input during the recording. There is how much of a sample you decided to use (start and endpoints). There's the factor of how close to the original sample are you mapping your keys? In other words, if you use a single recorded sound on C4 and no other samples, the further you get away from C4, the more degraded the sound will be. Have you checked out my video on sampling a steel drum yet? You may gain some knowledge on the process if you haven't' already seen it: czcams.com/video/dn1oAc0VOtE/video.html. Technically speaking, you should be able to get fairly close if not spot on to the original. Make sure you don't have the filter setting on with your Nord Electro while playing the sample and be sure to adjust your envelope too on the Nord. These will influence the sample along the way of course. Good luck and report back if you can.
@@MyKeysToMusic Hi Marc,
Thx for your answer ! It's working ! :)
I wanted to know if there was another synth sampler like the Nord electro ?
Thanks again :)
@@coralpink2419 - So glad you got it working! About your question. Are you asking if there is another keyboard in the marketplace where you can sample sounds, load them up and play them back on the keyboard? If that's the case, there are a variety of keyboards that can play homemade samples such as the Korg MS1 micro sampler Sampling Keyboard, Prophet X from Sequential, and the Roland FA Series, just to name a few.
What is happening to the program that are missing a sound (that we have deleted) on the keyboard itself? Are they unavailable or are they still accessible and played without the missing sounds?
Hello @Rémy EA So if you are missing a sound/sample that you deleted, then the keyboard will report it as missing. To be more specific, if you delete a piano sample, when you go to that program on your keyboard it will say "Piano Not Found" and if you were to play the keyboard with the piano engine on, you will hear nothing from it. The same holds true for synth engine. When you delete a sample that was assigned to a program and you go to that program on your keyboard, it will say: "Sample Not Found" and you won't hear anything out of that panel for the synth engine.
Also, note that you can always put the sample back and relink it to the original program without having to start everything from scratch. Hope that helps clarify things.
@@MyKeysToMusic Perfectly clear. Thanks a lot. I started playing with Sound Manager linked to my brand new 6D. This is a very handy software after having watched your video. Thank you for that. The only drawback is that you realized how low is you storage capacity 🤣
@ I get what you are saying here! Yes, we would like more storage space. Then again, they like to load it full from the factory so perhaps they figured most people will live with whatever is originally installed. Enjoy your new Nord Electro 6! This is one of my favorite Electro 6 videos I've done FYI: czcams.com/video/UD75MVVnRKQ/video.html
how do you backup your own creations
new samples, pianos, settings etc
Hi David. Thanks for your question. Well, this is actually a very good question because it offers a chance to explore a few different options. Option 1 is to backup your entire keyboard using the standard backup feature. This will of course back up "everything" stored on the keyboard including all piano samples, the samples from the sample library, organ settings, and general system settings. This kind of backup is more to know that everything on your keyboard in whatever state it is in, is backed up. This is not necessarily the best method to back up a few of your own creations on the fly. For that read on.
Your individual creations are all stored in an area called a program. The program determines all the settings you have invoked for the Organ, Piano and Synth (in the case of the Nord Stage 3) as well as their associated samples such as which piano sample is selected and which synth sample is selected (if any). Based on this information, the part you really want to backup is the program.
So, option 2 is to simply "Upload" a program (or several programs) to your computer via the Sound Manager. This will preserve all the settings you have edited to make your sounds come alive and by doing it from the perspective of the program, it will capture anything having to do with how you've influenced the organ, piano, and synth as well as things like the keyboard split points invoked and all the effects used for that program. However, it does not attempt to backup the actual samples used for the program, it merely backs up the name of which one was used.
Option 3 is to backup your programs to a "Bundle." This does something similar to option 2 except that it takes multiple programs and presents them in a single file as a bundle. It also (and here's something really important) takes the extra step to copy the Piano Sample/Synth Sample used for a given program and also put it in that file. So, bundles are MUCH LARGER files because they include not only the program settings but they also include the actual samples used for that program as well. This bundle option is probably the way to go that will guarantee your creation is preserved in the exact state you saved it in no matter what happens because it includes the associated piano/synth samples used at the time you saved it.
Tip: If you create set lists (Electro) or songs (Stage 3) and back those up as a bundle, it will preserve the the names of your songs, the programs used in those songs (organ, piano, and synth settings) as well as any samples associate associated with the programs.
Hopefully, this is all making sense. For further clarification, you can watch my video on the Nord Sound manager Part 2 found here: czcams.com/video/4Z3YT7T9XD0/video.html (if you haven't already watched it). In that video, I attempt to explain how files work in the Nord ecosystem and these concepts above are explained in pretty good detail.
Also, if you create your own samples using the Nord Sample Editor, those creations should be stored separately at the time you create them. Then later, if you use your own samples in the keyboard itself, you can back those up using the bundle technique with option 3 above.
Good luck and thanks for watching!