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Samp Env

When the Samp Lib type is active, the Samp Env LEDs and button can 
be used to set a desired velocity response and attack and release time 
behavior that affects the playback of the samples .

When none of the Attack LEDs are lit, the sample playback is not 
affected by any additional attack from the Electro 4D and it does not 
respond to keyboard velocity .  

Slow At 

– select this when you want to play the samples with a slower 

attack . 

Vel Dyn

 - select this when you want to control the volume and the 

timbre of the samples with velocity from the keyboard . 
When both LEDs are lit, both the slow attack and the velocity option 
are active .

Press and hold the Shift button and operate the Samp Env button to 
set the desired release times . 
When none of the Release LEDs are lit, the sample playback is not af-
fected by any additional release .  

Rel 1

: Short release 

Rel 2

: Medium release 

Rel 1&2

: Long release

Piano Type

Use the Type selector to choose which piano sound you want to use . 
Each type may consist of several models; press repeatedly on the 
model selector to cycle through the models within a selected type . 

Category

Description

Grand

Acoustic and electric grand pianos

Upright

Upright pianos

E Piano 1

Electric pianos with tines

E Piano 2

Electric pianos with reeds

Clav/Hps

Clavinets and Harpsichords

Samp Lib

Samples

Model

Press repeatedly on the model selector to cycle through the available 
models within a selected type . 

M

The type of a piano has been set by Mo’ Bones, the company 
pitbull. You cannot move a piano from one type to another.

Program section 

The Program section 
is where you select the 
program, where the Store 
functions are activated and 
where you enter the System, 
MIDI . B3 and Rotary menus . 
The 128 programs in the 
Electro 4D are organized in 
32 pages with 4 programs in 
each page . 

Up/Down buttons 

The Up/Down buttons to 
the left of the display have 
several functions in the Nord 
Electro 4D . Press repeatedly 
to select one of the 32 pag-
es; the page and program 
number be presented in the 
display . Press Shift together with Up/Down to scroll through every loca-
tion (1 .1, 1 .2, 1 .3 etc) .

If you have activated any of the four menus, the System, MIDI, B3 or 
Rotary menus, these buttons are used to select a function, and to-
gether with the Shift button to change the value of a selected function . 
Read more about the menus on page 17 .

Display

The LED display will show the active program number . If you edit a 
program, a dot will appear next to the program number, at the bottom 
right of the display .

If you have activated any of the menus, the setting for each menu item 
is shown with the LEDs .

Store

The red Store button is used when storing Programs . 

1 

Press the Store button once and the current program number will 
start to flash . 

2 

Select the desired location with the Up/Down buttons and press 
Store again to confirm your intentions and to store the current set-
tings to the selected location . 

3 

Press any button to abort the store procedure . 

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In order to be able to store settings the Memory Protection must 
be turned off. Read more about this in “Memory Protection” on 
page 9.

Live Mode

In addition to the program memories, there are 4 Live locations in 
the Electro 4D that automatically saves the changes you make to the 
settings . The 4 Program Buttons are used to access the Live locations 
when the LIve LED is lit .

If you press the Live button, all changes to panel settings you make will 
be continuously saved in the “Live Buffer” . If you switch the power off, 
or select another program, the settings are still stored in the Live mem-
ory, so when you power up next time (or return to the Live memory) all 
settings will be exactly as you left them .