Nord Lead 2 - No Factory Reset?

[Paul_G]

Hi,

First post here have recently purchased a Nord Lead 2 and trying to get into synthesis.

The major problem I have is my board has a lot of edited sounds as it was second hand and I want to get back to the original factory presets.

Ive searched around the board and found a similar topic but no conclusive answer. Is there no way to get the board back to its original sounds?

Cheers

[Wout Blommers]

Paul_G

First, is it a NordLead2 or a NordLead2X?

If it is just a NL2, there are only 40 Programs changed, which are also in the Performance L0 to L9, where each one of the four Slots in these memory location produce a factory sound [Manual page 108]

Is it a NL2X, then there is a lot which can be changed.
Surf to
http://nm-archives.electro-music.com/020_NordLead2/021_Patches/
where the maps 0000 to 1200 contain all Programs available in the NL cards (most of them appear in the NL2X) and also 3100 to 3400.

Wout

[Paul_G]

Hi Wout,

Thanks a lot for the kind welcome. Its just a Nord Lead 2 its not the 2X. Did fully understand your response sorry, do you mean there are permanent patches stored that are unchangable?

[Wout Blommers]

In the Lead's internal memory the first 40 locations are RAM, 41 to 99 are ROM. The PCMIA cards are completely RAM, of course.

[Manual Page 22 > Storing Programs and see the Text Box between point 2 and 3]

Wout

[Wout Blommers]

I use a special tool to save on the hard disc of my computer, see
http://nm-archives.electro-music.com/020_NordLead2/023_Miscellaneous/NordGenerator_Editor/
handy to study the settings of the Program too. Not that handy to use on stage, then the PCMIA cards are much easier.

Wout

[Paul_G]

Thanks a lot for the advice wout and for pointing me in the direction of that tool greatly appreciated.