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Consider a situation in which you record a Controller message, e.g. a filter opening, in the middle of your 
sequencer song. Then you “rewind” the sequencer, to a position before the recorded filter opening. The 
problem is, that the Nord Lead’s filter will remain opened, although it really should be as it was before 
you recorded the filter opening. To solve such problems, several sequencers include a function called 
“chasing”, which keeps track of Controller changes and tries to adjust the settings on the instrument ac-
cording to the current position in the sequencer song.

However, in our case, this wouldn’t help much, because the filter opening was the first Controller message 
recorded in the song. The sequencer has no information about the filter setting before the recorded 
change, and therefore cannot “chase” the settings properly. To solve this, you could record a “snapshot” 
of all Controller settings on the Nord Lead 2X panel, at the beginning of your sequencer song. This is 
best done by sending an “All Controllers Request” SysEx message from the sequencer to the Nord Lead 
2X, which will respond by dumping all its Controller values into the sequencer for recording. The “All 
Controllers Request” message is described in the MIDI Implementation section.

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To dump one or more Programs or Performances via MIDI as System Exclusive data, for reprogramming 
of another Nord Lead 2X or for recording the data into another MIDI device, do like this:

1. Connect a cable from MIDI O

 on the Nord Lead 2X to MIDI In on the other device.

2. Set up the receiving device so that it accepts MIDI System Exclusive data.

3. To Dump Performances, enter “Performance Mode” (see 

). To Dump Programs or Percussion 

Kits, make sure you are in Program mode.

4. If you want to transmit one Program/Performance only, select it with the U

 buttons.

5. If needed, set the other device to its “recording mode”. Hold down the S

 button and press 

“Dump One” (O

 +) to transmit the current Program/Performance only or “Dump All” 

(O

 –) to transmit all Programs/Performances of the current Bank.

To receive a Bulk Dump, proceed as follows:

1. Connect a cable from MIDI Out on the transmitting device to MIDI I

 on the Nord Lead 2X.

2. If you are about to receive a complete Bank, you need to scroll to a number in the Bank (Program or 

Performance Bank) you want to replace with the received Bank.

3. Initiate the transmission on the transmitting device.

If the dump contained a complete Bank, it will take the place of the selected Bank in the Nord Lead 2X. 
If the dump contained one Program/Performance only, this will be put in the “edit buffer” of the active 
Slot, instead of the Program/Performance you were playing. However, it is not saved permanently. To 
save it, use Store as described on 

. Note that any Percussion Kits in a Performance,