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How would you achieve this?

Say you programmed a really great synth patch you like, which I know can be save as an independent SYNTH SOUND (via "Store Synth");

and then want to add synth sound to an existing Program (like layer it onto of a Piano which lives in another Program).

I actually went through the process of STORE SYNTH, then Prog Init for a new piano sound/dial in my existing Program that I want to add it to, then activate the Synth section, then load the synth sound from the stored location.

Wondered if there is a quicker/more direct way? For example, I am finding that I have to spin through the Synth List dial a lot to keep getting back to the Synth Sound I saved (I don't think there is a "PAGE" shortcut to get to Synth Patches more quickly?)

Thank you....

It would be great if you could send Program Change messages that would recall Synth Presets directly (theoretically do-able with MIDI Program Change commands that have different MSB/LSB parameters, which could also be used to specify which panel to send the Synth Preset change to).

connect your keyboard to a computer and use the Nord Sound Manager. You can instantly select any program from the list.

Thanks for the different suggestions. The problem I had with selecting another Program is that once I move to the program I want, don't I "lose" the synth patch that I just created? i.e. I want to ADD this SYNTH PATCH to a Program that I like that is NOT yet loaded.

I was just reading further into the manual and think there is another way - the COPY PANEL/PASTE function could be the way to go (I thought this was just for moving settings between panels within one program, but it seems that you can copy a panel from one Program to another. So maybe I could take that SYNTH PATCH (as a panel) and the clipboard will hold it when I select another Program to move it to, then paste it into the panel of that other Program...

oh yeah! That would have been helpful...Sorry, I thought I wrote that! NS3...

This does the trick! COPY PANEL/PASTE function is not just to move panels within a Program, but also works ACROSS programs! What a great feature... take any section of any Program and "merge" it with another section from another Program to create a new Program!