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4 | NORD ELECTRO 5 USER MANUAL OS V1.X

2. OVERVIEW

Above all, the Nord Electro 5 is a player’s instrument, with accessible front panel controls for

virtually all performance functions.

The front panel of the NE5 has ﬁve main areas: Organ, Piano, Program, Sample Synth and Ef-

fects, each of which is discussed in detail in this manual.

Most continuous parameters, such as the master volume level are adjusted using standard

knobs. You will also ﬁnd endless knobs. These are used for browsing Programs, scrolling in lists

etc. Some knobs serve double purposes, depending on what mode you are in. In these cases

the alternate functions are written out separated by a ”/”, such as in PROG/MENU.

A parameter value can be different from the knob’s physical position when you load a Program.

As soon as you start turning the knob however, the value will snap to the knob’s physical posi-

tion. As adjustments are made, the value of the parameter will also be shown on the large OLED

display.

M Pressing and holding the SHIFT button while turning any knob will cause that parameter’s

current value to be displayed without changing.

Buttons are used for turning functions on and off and switching between different settings. Many

buttons serve multiple purposes, in which case a second function will be described under the

button, and is accessed by pressing SHIFT.

The 5D models (61 and 73) contain real Drawbars for adjustment of organ settings. On the 5HP

models buttons and LEDs are used for these functions.

The LED lights on the panel will most commonly be either lit with a ﬁxed light, when their asso-

ciated functions are active or non-lit when inactive. In some scenarios blinking LEDs are used.

For example, blinking Menu LEDs indicate that the associated menu is in focus, and the sound

source selectors for the two Parts will blink at a slow rate if the same sound source is selected for

both of them.

Endless knob

Standard knob

Digital drawbar

(5HP model)

Physical drawbar

(5D models)