Organize songs with Manager ?

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Organize songs with Manager ?

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Hello,
I have a Nord Stage 3.

Is it possible to automatically organize songs alphabetically with Manager?

And is it possible to copy a song to multiple banks at once? For example, to have one bank where they are listed alphabetically, and another in which I can organize them to create a concert setlist?

Thank you.
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You can upload the patches to your computer, then delete them on your Nord and then load them back in, if you want to sort your programs.

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Use song mode - a great feature which is explained here:
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I do not know of any way to duplicate a Song to a separate location/Bank and keep the same Song name. The name will have to be different and it will be seen as a separate Song by the system.

Yes, there is a way to arrange your Songs in order with Sound Manager if you have fewer than 200 Songs.

- Enable Dual View and Organize
- Set the left pane to sort the Songs in Bank order
- Set the right pane to sort the Songs in Alphabetical order
- Make sure you have enough contiguous space on the left panel to make a complete copy of your Songs.
- Select all the Songs from the right panel that are in alphabetical order and drag them to the open space on the left panel.
- Your Songs will now be in alphabetical order on your NS3.

I'm not sure what type of workflow you are looking to achieve, but I always keep a Surface Pro tablet with me. My band never plays the same set list from one show to the next, so my process is to create a setlist and back it up for each show for a weekend then download the evening's setlist to my two NS3s prior to sound check. I keep the songs in show order at the top, and the remainder of the songs that aren't in the show at the bottom in alphabetical order.
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ajstan wrote: 22 Mar 2025, 22:55

I'm not sure what type of workflow you are looking to achieve, but I always keep a Surface Pro tablet with me. My band never plays the same set list from one show to the next, so my process is to create a setlist and back it up for each show for a weekend then download the evening's setlist to my two NS3s prior to sound check. I keep the songs in show order at the top, and the remainder of the songs that aren't in the show at the bottom in alphabetical order.
Hello,
That's exactly what I want to do. Different setlists depending on the show, with songs we play and songs we keep in reserve.
I'll watch the video in song mode.
Thanks for your help.
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Great! Since the backup files are around 2.5 GB I rename and reuse a set of three backup files from week-to-week to conserve space. Those files are synced to my OneDrive account for backup and use from other computers if needed.
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