Nord Lead 1 PCMCIA slot missing

benjamin783 · Joined: Dec 27, 2010 Posts: 1 Location: Chicago, IL

Hello everyone-

I just bought a Nord Lead 1 over ebay, but before I could afford it I had to sell my Nord Lead 1 Rack. Before I sold my old one though, I dished out for a PCMCIA card so I could transfer my patches over to the new synth. All that went very smoothly and I saved my patches to a card and sold my rack.

I just got the new synth in the mail today, and the PCMCIA slot is MISSING! There's nothing there but a hole. The ebay seller didn't mention this of course and it's possible he never even noticed. So here's my question, is there any way to transfer the patches I have saved on the PCMCIA card to my new slot-less Nord? Perhaps through Midi and computer software somehow? Am I better off giving the seller hell and sending the synth back to him?

I'm not very Midi or computer savvy I should mention. Please please please help!

Wout Blommers · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:50 am Post subject:

Not a nice situation...

Beside no card reader you only have 4 voices, instead of 12, because the voice expansion is on the card reader too!
Well, actually only 2 when using Unison...

Try to find an expansion board as soon as possible!

About a solution to get your sound into the synth.
Also troublesome...
As long you don't have a card reader you only can use a computer sending SysEx to the synth to upload the data, but not the data on your card! You have to use a reader implemented IN the synth.

To get the data from your card you have to ask for help from someone who has a NordLead. BTW the Lead2 isn't able to perform the job, because probably the synth wants to format the card first!

I'm willing to help, but I need the card on my desk. I can read the SysEx and send it by e-mail to you. You can use a tool like NordGen to upload the data. I will send the card back to you.

Beware: You can only save 40 Programs on the synth, nothing more.
You can't use the Performances, because you'll need a card to perform this. Each Performance has to be an upload from the computer.

And yell all day: "A card reader, a card reader! My kingdom for a card!"

Wout

midicontrol · Joined: Aug 21, 2009 Posts: 5 Location: switzerland

Hello

Here is one from Germany

http://cgi.ebay.ch/Clavia-NordRack-Nord-Rack-Nordlead-1-Expansion-Board-/280618515409?pt=Studioequipment&hash=item41562abbd1

This one is really expensive. The last one on ebay was over 6 month ago.

Best regards

Wout Blommers · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:38 am Post subject:

Well, it's from Switzerland, actually.

AFAIK the topic starter has bought one already, but maybe someone else?

Wout