PCMCIA cards

rjp2 · Joined: Oct 01, 2010 Posts: 6 Location: West Coast

Hello

i just bought a nord rack (1) off ebay and i was wondering how to tell if it had been expanded to 12 note polyphony. it has a slot for the PCMCIA cards does that mean anything? thanks for your help in advance

Robert

Wout Blommers · Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:32 pm Post subject:

Robert (rp2)

If there is just a slot, this doesn't mean anything. If it has a click button to release the cards, it has a card reader and is expanded.
Also, when booting the synth there has to appear an [E] (meaning Expanded) in the LCD screen.

When it is expanded you could buy a PCMCIA card. mercu80 has some in an offer, see http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-44315.html
Otherwise try:
Memorix Elektronik
Zum Ebgelberg 12
79249 Merzhausen
Germany
Tel. 0049-761-4004440
Fax. 0049-761-4004441
Email: memorix@t-online.de

BTW I should buy two of them.

Wout

rjp2 · Joined: Oct 01, 2010 Posts: 6 Location: West Coast

Excellent!

Thank you Wout, it seems i lucked out and its already expanded! i assumed it wasn't since it was so cheap!

while ive got your attention Wout i would like too ask you two questions that i have after reading through some of your Red Lady articles:

1) secret filter, i skimmed through the text looking for more information on this but could not find anything?

and last but not least Arp Hold; i tried this method as you said but it didnt seem to work everytime i held shift then arp it just first changed the modulation wheel control then the arp function?

Thank you soo much for your help!!!
Robert

Wout Blommers · Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:25 am Post subject:

rjp2 · Joined: Oct 01, 2010 Posts: 6 Location: West Coast

Thank you Wout! i really appreciate all of your information! how are you so knowledgeable? just an intensive user or did you work for nord?

Thanks Alot Wout you the BOMB!

Robert

Wout Blommers · Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:47 pm Post subject:

rjp2 · Joined: Oct 01, 2010 Posts: 6 Location: West Coast

Hey Wout ive got another question for you

how do i select between the program slots (A,B,C,D)?
When i just click the different slots it seems to just play the A slot.
I was reading in the forum you said something about changing the midi channels all to 1. When i did that the slots seemed to bleed together. I just want to be able to select a slot then hear selected slot solely.

Thanks you!
Robert

Wout Blommers · Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 2:08 am Post subject:

The Rack differs from the Lead being without internal keys, so each Slot reacts to its assigned Midi channel, even when the Slot isn't active (lit LED).
On the NordRack(1) there is also the Leftmost active Slot Midi channel rule,
which says all other Slots always react to that Midi channel too, when active, that is.

Using a sequencer this is easy, but using a controller keyboard it is confusing. It's designed to create Performances, so one plays Slot A and every Slot activate will do the same, no matter what channel they are on.

When setting all Slots to the same Midi channel, all Slots will react to that particular channel. Better to leave the set channel 1, 2, 3 and 4 and change this on the controller. In this situation one can switch between Slots and their sounds.

On a Lead this is different, because the internal keyboard doesn't work by Midi. Just activating a Slot will make it react to the keys.

Wout