User manual

Use the Model selector buttons to select one of the samples that are
included in the Electro 4D from the factory.
5 Press the Samp
Env button
repeatedly.
This will cycle through
the four options for
the sample’s attack
and velocity settings.
6 Press and hold
Shift and the
Samp Env but-
ton.
This allows you to
select one of the four
available release time settings.
M This button doubles as the Clavinet EQ selector, when the Clavinet
type is active.
Using the Organ
1 Press the Organ instrument selector above the program 1 - 4
buttons.
This activates the Organ section.
2 Press the Organ Model selector on the left side of the panel,
below the master level knob, repeatedly to cycle through the three
organs – the B3, Vox and Farfisa emulations.
The settings for the three organ instruments
are made using the drawbars. The Farfisa uses
these in a switching mode, with only two set-
tings (on or off) for each.
3 Press the Drawbar button and make
a setting with the drawbars to change
the sound. When the physical posi-
tion of the drawbars matches the
programmed setting in the program,
the drawbar LED will be lit.
4 Press and hold Shift and the Drawbar/Split button.
This activates the organ split mode. The keyboard will be split at C4.
The lower half will use the Lo setting; the upper half will use the Up
setting.
 If you press and hold both the Shift and the Preset/Split buttons
for a couple of seconds, the Split LED will begin to flash and you
can press a key on the keyboard to set a new split point as long
as these buttons are held down. The key you press will be the first
upper manual key.
The Rotary effect
The rotary effect adds some great sonic drama to the organs, but can
of course be used with any other sound as well. The Electro 4D rotary
has three available speeds: fast, slow and stop. Stop does not
disengage the effect; it only stops the rotating speakers.
1 Make sure that the Speaker/Comp effect is
activated and select the Rotary by pressing
the effect selector until both the upper
LEDs are lit.
The drive knob now controls the overdrive of the
rotary amplifier.
2 Press the Slow/Stop button in the Rotary
Speed section to the left on the panel, to
cycle between the Fast and Slow speeds
of the rotary.
The rotors will speed up and slow down,
producing a nice swirly effect without the nega-
tive side effects that e.g. alcohol intake might
induce.
3 Press the Stop mode button to activate this one-speed mode.
The Stop Mode LED will be lit.
4 Press repeatedly on the Slow/Stop button to cycle between Fast
and Stop.
The rotary will now emulate the functionality of an early, one speed
original rotary speaker that had only the fast and the stopped rotary
speed options.
 If you connect a foot switch to the rotor pedal input, you can
control the rotary speed with this pedal.
Memory Protection
When the Nord Electro 4D is shipped from factory, the memory protect
is turned on to prevent you (or your cat) from accidentally overwriting
any of the original programs. Before you can store any of your own
programs, this memory protect feature has to be turned off by toggling
a setting located in the System menu.
1 Hold Shift and press the Program 1 button to enter the System
Menu.
2 The very first item in the System Menu is the Memory Protection.
Use the Down button to get to the first item if this isn’t already
active.
3 Hold Shift and press the Down button to switch from the On
setting to the Of setting.
4 Press Program 1 again to exit the system menu. The memory
protection will now remain in the Off setting until you change it.
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