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3. USING THE NORD ELECTRO 5 | 5

PARTS

The Nord Electro 5 is a bi-timbral instrument,

meaning that it allows you to play two separate

sounds simultaneously. These sound sources

are referred to as PART LOWER and PART UPPER.

For each Part you can choose from one of the

three sound engines:

• The Organ Model

pressing the KB SPLIT button while turning the VALUE dial to select from six available split points:

C3, F3, C4, F4, C5 and F5. Green LEDs are provided across the keyboard to indicate which split

point is active.

M It is also possible to use KB SPLIT to allow PART UPPER to be addressed via an external

controller, or to send MIDI only from the upper half of the keyboard. These features require

that an Upper Split channel is defined in the MIDI menu. You can read more about possible

MIDI setups in the MIDI chapter.

The OCTAVE SHIFT buttons transpose their respective Parts in octave intervals. The number of

octaves available for each Part to be transposed up or down depends on whether you are in KB

SPLIT mode or not, designed to always give you access to the entire playable range for both Parts.

A Program contains all the settings for all of the available parameters, including sound engines

and sound processing effects, for both Parts regardless of whether both Parts are active within

the Program. Output volume of each Program is controlled using the GAIN knob. This value is

also stored within the Program, allowing adjustment of relative volumes between Programs. The

Nord Electro 5 can store up to 400 user Programs organized in eight banks holding 50 Programs

each. To scroll through your Programs simply turn the PROG dial.

Program names, along with Bank and Program numbers (separated by a colon), are shown in the display when in Program Mode. The lower half

of the display contains small icons representative of the three available sound engines. Current drawbar positions are shown for the Organ model,

while the names of the loaded sounds are displayed for the Piano and Sample Synth engines. An asterisk will appear to the right of the program

number if/when changes are made to a Program. Note that these changes will be lost upon changing to another Program unless a STORE opera-