User manual CLAVIA NORD WAVE OS VERSION 2.X

[. . . ] 50303 Print Edition: 2. 0 Copyright Clavia DMI AB 2009 CAUTION AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPE N RISQUE DE SHOCK ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. ATTENTION :POUR EVITER LES RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE. AVIS : POUR EVITER LES RISQUES D´INCIDENTE OU D´ELECTROCUTION, N´EXPOSEZ PAS CET ARTICLE A LA PLUIE OU L´HUMIDITET. The lightning ash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated voltage within the products enclosure that may be of suf cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. Le symbole éclair avec le point de èche à l´intérieur d´un triangle équilatéral est utilisé pour alerter l´utilisateur de la presence à l´intérieur du coffret de "voltage dangereux" non isolé d´ampleur suf sante pour constituer un risque d`éléctrocution. The exclamation mark within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. Le point d´exclamation à l´intérieur d´un triangle équilatéral est employé pour alerter l´utilisateur de la présence d´instructions importantes pour le fonctionnement et l´entretien (service) dans le livret d´instructions accompagnant l´appareil. Instructions pertaining to a risk of re, electric shock or injury to persons. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Warning - When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read all the instructions and observe the graphic symbols above before using the product. [. . . ] a restore process cannot be cancelled . Search Box Enter a phrase to quickly present any samples or programs that contains the characters . Press Clear to clear the filtering and show all entries again . Progress Bars The two progress bars indicate the progress of an ongoing process . The upper bar shows the progression of the individual processes, and the lower indicates the status of the entire task . Loc - Location The banks are organized in locations; the number of locations varies for the different bank types . Message/Text Area The left part of the text area will present any confirmations or error messages from the Nord Sound Manager . The right part will indicate of a Nord Wave is connected to the computer and in communication with the Nord Sound Manager . The OS version of the connected Wave will also be displayed here . Name The name of the item . Updates and samples Category Shows the assigned category for the Programs . Please visit our website at http://www . nordkeyboards . com to download any updates of the Nord Sound Manager and sounds that have been released for the Nord Wave . These items will be available as free downloads in the Nord Wave download area . Size Shows the file size of the samples . This unit is not shown in the program list . Ver ­ Version Number This indicates the version number of the actual sample or program format . Info This area may contain error information about broken, corrupted or rejected files, if e . g . something has happened with a particular sample in the Wave . 38 | NordWaveUserMaNUalosv2. x 8 Nord Sample Editor Project, sample memory All the parts that are needed to assemble a sample waveform in the Nord Wave ­ references to audio files, samples, mappings, start-, stopand loop markers etc . All Project related settings is done on your computer, and you can preview edits via the computer audio card . A Project links to the actual audio files on the hard drive, if you e . g . delete or edit an audio file that is included in a Project, that Project will be affected . You can save Project files on the hard drive, just like any other computer file . When you are satisfied with a Project, you can generate a Sample Instrument, which can be downloaded to the Flash memory in the Nord Wave . What is the Nord Sample Editor? The Nord Sample Editor is the application that allows you to edit, create and load collections of samples to and from the sample memory area of a Sample Library compatible Nord instrument . The Nord Sample Editor will assist you in your editing efforts; it contains powerful tools for various actions that can be applied to a sample . These tools will for instance help you in setting a start point of a sample, creating a loop and other tasks that are essential in making the samples ready for use in the Nord Wave . The Editor also has functions for automatic mapping of samples across the keyboard and much more . Non-destructive editing Any editing that takes place in the Nord Sample Editor software is completely non-destructive . The audio files on your hard disk will not be altered in any way even though the Nord Sample Editor will e . g . If you edit any audio file that is used by the Nord Sample Editor with some other application, that edit will also affect that particular file in the Nord Sample Editor . WYDIWYH What You Do Is What You Hear . Every function in the Nord Sample Editor can be applied to a sample in real time . If the sample is playing back through the computer audio card, you can e . g . listen to how the loop changes if you move the loop markers or if you adjust the crossfade settings or the start point of the sample . Working offline Project or sample editing does not require a connected Nord unit; you can create and edit Projects using only the computer and then connect to the unit at some other time in order to download the result of the Project to the Nord Wave . System Requirements Windows PC The Nord Sample Editor requires a computer with Windows XP or Vista . [. . . ] It had a single manual 35 key G-F keyboard, meaning that the MkI and MkII sound libraries could be used . The machine used 3-track 3/8 tape and had interchangeable tape frames . That meant that the sound library could be expanded according to taste . This instrument was also the first Mellotron specifically made for professional musicians . [. . . ]