Specifications

THE BROWSER
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Selecting multiple files
It is possible to select multiple files in the Browser, by using standard [Shift] or
[Ctrl] (Win)/[Command] (Mac) selection techniques. This, however, does not
mean that the selected files can be loaded.
There are basically two instances where selecting several files in the Browser
file list is relevant:
D It is possible to load several samples simultaneously into the NN-
XT and NN19 sampler devices.
See the NN19 and NN-XT chapters in the “Operation Manual” pdf for de-
tails.
D You can select several files to add them to a Favorites list in one go
- see page 93.
! In cases where several selected files (e.g. patches or songs) cannot
be loaded, the OK button in the Browser is grayed out.
Cross-browsing patch
files
Cross-browsing patches is a powerful feature of the Patch Browser. It allows
you to browse for any type of patch (instrument or effect - see below), regard-
less of which device you opened the Browser from.
About instrument and effect patches
Patches are internally divided into two patch categories in the Browser; instru-
ment patches and effect patches (the Browser “knows” what type of patch it is).
This is because instrument patches and effect patches are fundamentally differ-
ent - instruments are played, and effects are used to process sound - and you
would logically browse for one or the other, but not both.
When browsing patches from an existing instrument device, the options on the
Show menu are:
• “XXX Patches” (where XXX is the device type you opened the Browser from,
e.g. NN-XT).
• “All Instruments” will show patches for any instrument device.
When browsing patches from an existing effect device, the options on the menu
are:
• “XXX Patches” (where XXX is the device type you opened the Browser from,
e.g. RV7000).
• “All Effects” will show patches for any effect device that uses patches, in-
cluding Combi patches.
Cross-browsing - an example:
1. You are playing a Subtractor device but feel that the sound isn’t
quite what you had in mind, so you open the Browser to check out
some other patches.
2. After browsing Subtractor patches for a while, you still haven’t
found the type of sound you wanted, so you click the “Show” pop-
up and select “All Instruments” from the menu.
Now you can select instrument patches for any device. You decide to
browse a folder containing Malström patches. You can use the Previous/
Next buttons to step through the files in the selected folder.
3. As soon as you select a Malström patch in the Browser, a Malström
device replaces the Subtractor in the background (the Browser is
still open).
The sequencer track which was previously connected to the Subtractor is
now connected to a Malström with the patch selected in the Browser
loaded.
D Note that the name of the sequencer track is not automatically
changed to reflect the new device.
This may or may not matter. If the track was named “Bass” (and it is a bass
sound you are looking for), this obviously works fine. But if the track was
named “Subtractor 1” and you end up with another device connected, it
might be better to rename the track to avoid confusion.
4. You can continue to browse patches and play your keyboard to au-
dition them.
Each time you select a patch type belonging to a different device, a corre-
sponding instrument device is created in the background, replacing the pre-
vious instrument.
5. When you have settled on a patch - for whatever instrument device
- click OK to confirm the selection and close the dialog.
Clicking Cancel will return to the same state as when opening the Browser.
D If you use cross-browsing for an effect patch it works in the same
way - selecting an effect patch of a different format will replace the
current effect in the background with a device of the selected for-
mat.