Paul Henry Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I have a bass player friend that is buying a Nord Stage 3 for his new studio. My question is: Can I take a backup snapshot of my Stage 3 and dump it into his as a good starting point? I imagine that it should have the latest firmware update Ver 2.62 installed first. Does the backup take all the samples I've put in or just the programs? Thanks Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octa Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Nord Sound Manager is the way. Create backup of yours, and restore from that backup on his. Everything should be there after that. Might as well run the newest and same firmware. https://www.nordkeyboards.com/software-tools/nord-sound-manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Henry Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 6 minutes ago, octa said: Nord Sound Manager is the way. Create backup of yours, and restore from that backup on his. Everything should be there after that. Might as well run the newest and same firmware. https://www.nordkeyboards.com/software-tools/nord-sound-manager Thanks I was hoping that was all that was to it. Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octa Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 p.s. thinking about it now, i'm not completely certain you don't have to install pianos so they match. That's pretty easily done on Nord Sound Manager also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Henry Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 12 minutes ago, octa said: p.s. thinking about it now, i'm not completely certain you don't have to install pianos so they match. That's pretty easily done on Nord Sound Manager also. As always I'm looking for the easy way out. I'll give it a try and see what comes of it. He may not want me to do anything with it, and figure it out himself. That would get him familiar with the board, so we'll see. Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr -G- Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 The full backup ns3b file (not to confuse with the "bundle" files) should have all piano, samples, programs and synths patches. It will be a *large* file and it will take some considerably long time to upload, when compared to what we are used to do with computers and usb drives. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 A full backup/restore will capture the complete state of your NS3, including the pianos. The restore will take a *long* time. I have two that I keep in sync. Quote Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Henry Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, cphollis said: A full backup/restore will capture the complete state of your NS3, including the pianos. The restore will take a *long* time. I have two that I keep in sync. Good to know. Thanks Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, cphollis said: A full backup/restore will capture the complete state of your NS3, including the pianos. The restore will take a *long* time. I have two that I keep in sync. How big are the file(s) size for a full backup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Size of piano memory + size of other samples + misc. So ~2.5GB on my NS3. However, if you delete a bunch of unused stuff .... 1 Quote Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obxa Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Worth mentioning is you can save just program banks, (without the corresponding samples). That's super painless and fast. Nord manager gives you that option under program save, then you can select A, B, C, D banks. I just did it tonight to back up my Saturday show. Take just seconds. If I don't use Nord program manger for a while, I always think I have to use the back-up option which does indeed take forever. In the OP's situation, they'll likely have the same sound sets but probably have piano alternatives. If there aren't matching samples, the manager will do it's best to find substitutes. I have some different samples in my Church Nord versus my compact, and usually it's the pianos and some odd brass things. Those are easy enough to grab. Unless you have a ton of custom samples you swap in and out- it's much faster getting the samples again, than doing a total archive. Quote Chris Corso www.chriscorso.org Lots of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 A full first-time backup will take between 60 and 90 minutes. Subsequent backups cache the piano libraries, so they are faster. I know a full restore takes at least that long, maybe longer. Quote Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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