Nord User Forum

[andydrummer2009]

When copying my B3 Organ settings to the preset it will store my drawbar locations but not my Percussion and Vibrato settings. When in preset mode I'm unable to change those functions, either. They are stuck at C1 on and Percussion on Hard&Fast / Third. Is this a software bug?

[andydrummer2009]

Is this happening on other Electros?

[metasim]

I had the same problem. If you hold down the preset button and turn on percussion, it seemed to take. Smells like a bug to me.

[Blueguitar007]

I have the Eletcro 5D with OS 2.0
My presets 1 and 2 will save chorus but the percussion is global to the two - IE. you turn on percussion to 2nd harmonic soft on preset 1 and preset 2 will save the same info.
It doesn't matter if you save the program or not, nor does it matter if you hold the preset button down while making changes.
This can't be correct?? The only reason I want to use the presets is to have one 2cnd hormonic percussion and the other 3rd.
Any ideas?

[Blueguitar007]

Is this happening on other Electros?

Yes my 5D except it stores vib/chorus but not percussion - see my post.

[Blueguitar007]

Forget it...it is apparently functioning the way it was designed.
To store only v/c and percussion on/off...not changing settings on the next level like different types of v/c or different harmonic percussion for each preset.
False alarm.

[anotherscott]

Actual B3 presets do not include percussion or CV settings.

IIRC, CV is persistent, it stays however you set it as you switch through the presets which only change the drawbar registrations. Percussion on a B3 is actually only available in manual mode and cannot be used in conjunction with a preset.

Of course, the Nord does give you the option of saving presets WITH all percussion and CV setting... in that case, you just need to save them as Programs, as opposed to as "organ presets," which, like the real thing, are designed to save drawbar settings alone. So Nord lets you save either way, depending on what you're trying to accomplish.