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I skimmed You Tube for a tutorial on using the functions of the Electro 4. Does one exist or are they all music demos? I am NOT a tech master and purchased an Electro 4-73 SW about 2 1/2 years ago. I have had health issues and used it only five or six times. My needs are mostly Hammond and Combo Organ, Electric (Love that Wurly!!) and Acoustic pianos. I am now going to try to get into the instrument and set it up using the sounds that I like from the sound library and possibly tweaking some of them. I am not the best at comprehending written instructions so a hands on tutorial video would be WONDERFUL. Any help from this community would be really appreciated.

That kind of tutorial is pretty rare. What functions are you primarily interested in?

I'm still learning the machine myself - but that's part of its pleasure. I started with learning how to make presets, and load pianos and samples from the Nord website, using the Nord Sound Manager software. That alone will give you hours of exploration time.

OR - you could start with what's factory-loaded (plenty) and focus on modifying those sounds. You'll find there are two worlds in Nord - the piano side and the organ side. I would start with an acoustic piano and play with the various controls to see how they change the sound - and then save a few of your favorites as presets. Nord also loads tons of presets which can be educational just to play with and see what controls have been used, and how. A lot of them can be deleted or over-written - the first ten or so in each of the four banks tend to be more practical. And you can always reload them from the software.