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Hi,

new Elektro user. And strangely, I am not into organs or piano's at all, but I love the seize, weight and sample memory. Why not a Wave? One octave less.
Is it possible to load synth samples into the piano section?


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As discussed in the past, it is not possible to load synth samples inthe piano section, they have a different format (.nsmp vs .npno) and the sound engine is also different.
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If we make our own samples and save them as npno, is that possible?
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Doktor T wrote:If we make our own samples and save them as npno, is that possible?
No, Nord Sound Editor can only work on Synth samples and save them as .nsmp
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So, basically, it is possible for Clavia to come up with an editor that can do this. Hint, good people of Clavia

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Doktor T wrote:So, basically, it is possible for Clavia to come up with an editor that can do this. Hint, good people of Clavia

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Theoretically yes, but the .npno format exists since the NS Classic was issued and editing of .npno samples was never made available, draw your own conclusions... ;-)
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maxpiano wrote:
Doktor T wrote:So, basically, it is possible for Clavia to come up with an editor that can do this. Hint, good people of Clavia

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Theoretically yes, but the .npno format exists since the NS Classic was issued and editing of .npno samples was never made available, draw your own conclusions... ;-)
Yeah. I always thought it would have been great for Nord to make a converter that would allow you to convert sample library samples to piano format, in part to add a lot of nice functionality to those old Stage models, as well as to help people who didn't need so many pianos but were tight on sample library space. I would also give you some nice additional split/layer possibilities on the newer models, to be able to split/layer two sample library sounds on the same slot/panel, or layer/split two sample library sounds on an Electro 5. Obviously, there would be a lot of limitations, as the piano section doesn't give you, for example, envelope controls. But there are times where it would be a whole lot better than not being able to do it at all. For whatever reason, it doesn't seem to interest them, though.
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