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    Operation Manual 
    						
    							Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Marion Bröer, Sabine Pfeifer
    The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part 
    of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement 
    and may not be copied to other media except as specifically allowed in the License Agreement. No part of this publica-
    tion may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission 
    by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
    All product and company names are ™ or ® trademarks of their respective owners. Windows XP is a trademark of 
    Microsoft Corporation. Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the 
    United States and/or other countries. The Mac logo is a trademark used under license. Macintosh and Power Macintosh 
    are registered trademarks.
    Release Date: September 14, 2007
    © Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH, 2007.
    All rights reserved. 
    						
    							Table of Contents 
    						
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    Table of Contents
    3Table of Contents
    8About this manual
    9Welcome!
    10VST Connections: Setting up input and 
    output busses
    11About this chapter
    11Setting up busses
    14Using the busses
    17Setting up Groups and FX channels
    17About monitoring
    17External instruments/effects
    22The Project window
    23Background
    25Window Overview
    33Operations
    55Options
    58Playback and the Transport panel
    59Background
    60Operations
    62Options and Settings
    64Recording
    65Background
    65Basic recording methods
    67Audio recording specifics
    77MIDI recording specifics
    83Options and Settings
    85Recovery of audio recordings after system failure
    86Fades, crossfades and envelopes
    87Creating fades
    89The Fade dialogs
    91Creating crossfades
    92The Crossfade dialog
    96Auto Fades and Crossfades
    97Event Envelopes
    98The Arranger track
    99Introduction
    99Setting up the Arranger track
    100Working with arranger events
    102Flattening the Arranger chain
    103Live Mode
    104Arranging your music to video
    105Folder tracks
    106About folder tracks
    106Handling folder tracks
    107Working with folder parts
    109Using markers
    110About markers
    110The Marker window
    111Using the Marker track
    113Marker key commands
    113Editing markers in the Project Browser
    114The Transpose functions
    115Introduction
    115Transposing your music
    119Other functions
    122The mixer
    123About this chapter
    124Overview
    126Configuring the mixer
    130The audio-related channel strips
    131The MIDI channel strips
    131The common panel
    132The input and output channels
    132Basic mixing procedures
    136Audio specific procedures
    144MIDI specific procedures
    145Utilities
    148VST Mixer Diagrams 
    151Control Room
    152Background
    153Configuring the Control Room
    156The Control Room Overview
    156The Control Room Mixer
    158Control Room operations
    163Studios and Studio Sends
    166Direct Monitoring and latency
    167WK-Audio’s ID Controller 
    						
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    168Audio effects
    169About this chapter
    169Overview
    170Insert effects
    175Send effects
    176Setting up send effects
    180Using the Side-Chain input
    182Using external effects
    182Making settings for the effects
    183Effect presets
    186Installing and managing effect plug-ins
    189VST Instruments and Instrument 
    tracks
    190Introduction
    190VST Instrument channels vs. instrument tracks
    190VST Instrument channels
    192Instrument tracks
    194Comparison
    194Automation considerations
    195What do I need? Instrument channel or Instrument 
    track?
    195Instrument Freeze
    196VST instruments and processor load
    197Using presets for VSTi configuration
    200About latency
    201External instruments
    202Surround sound 
    203Background
    205Operations
    213Automation
    214Introduction
    214Enabling and disabling the writing of automation 
    data
    216What can be automated?
    217The Automation panel
    217Virgin territory vs. the initial value
    219Automation modes
    222Automation performance utilities
    229The Settings section
    230Hints and further options
    231Automation track operations
    235Working with automation curves
    238Audio processing and functions
    239Background
    239Audio processing
    249Applying plug-ins
    251The Offline Process History dialog
    252Batch Processing
    253Freeze Edits
    254Detect Silence
    255The Spectrum Analyzer
    256Statistics
    258The Sample Editor
    259Background
    260Window overview
    265General Operations
    271Options and settings
    272Audio Warp realtime processing / Tempo match-
    ing audio to the project tempo
    278Working with hitpoints and slices
    285Free Warp
    288Realtime pitch-shifting of audio events
    288Flattening the realtime processing
    290The Audio Part Editor
    291Background
    291Opening the Audio Part Editor
    291Window overview
    293Operations
    294Common methods
    295Options and Settings
    296The Pool
    297Background
    297Window overview
    300Operations
    311SoundFrame
    312Introduction
    314The MediaBay
    315Introduction
    316Window overview
    316Browsing for media files
    319Finding files in the Viewer section
    322Previewing files in the Scope section
    323The Tag Editor
    325Media management 
    						
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    327Track Presets
    328Introduction
    328Types of track presets
    330VST presets
    331Browsing for presets
    333Creating a track preset
    333Creating tracks from track presets or VST presets
    334Applying track presets
    336Previewing track and VST presets
    337Inserts and EQ settings from track presets
    338Track Quick Controls
    339Introduction
    339Setting up the Quick Controls tab
    340Options and settings
    341Setting up quick controls on an external remote 
    controller
    342MIDI realtime parameters and effects
    343Introduction
    343The Inspector – General handling
    344Basic track settings
    346MIDI Modifiers 
    348MIDI effects
    350Managing plug-ins
    351MIDI processing and quantizing
    352Introduction
    352The Quantizing functions
    357Making your settings permanent
    359Dissolve Part
    360Repeat Loop
    360Other MIDI functions
    363The MIDI editors
    364About editing MIDI
    364Opening a MIDI editor
    366The Key Editor – Overview 
    368Key Editor operations
    381Edit In-Place
    383The List Editor – Overview
    384List Editor operations
    387The Logical Editor, Transformer and 
    Input Transformer
    388Introduction
    388Opening the Logical Editor
    389Window overview
    389Selecting a preset
    389Setting up filter conditions
    394Selecting a function
    395Specifying actions
    397Applying the defined actions
    397Working with presets
    397The Input Transformer
    399The Project Logical Editor
    400Introduction
    400Opening the Project Logical Editor
    400Window overview
    401Selecting a preset
    401Setting up filter conditions
    407Selecting a function
    407Specifying actions
    408Applying the defined actions
    409Working with presets
    410Working with System Exclusive mes-
    sages
    411Introduction
    411Bulk dumps
    412Recording System Exclusive parameter changes
    413Editing System Exclusive messages
    414Working with the Tempo track
    415Background
    415The Tempo Track Editor – Overview
    417Operations
    420Process Tempo
    420The Process Bars dialog
    421Options and settings
    421The Beat Calculator
    422Merge Tempo From Tapping
    422The Time Warp tool
    428The Project Browser
    429Window Overview
    430Editing tracks 
    						
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    434The Track Sheet
    435Overview
    436Printing the Track Sheet
    437Export Audio Mixdown
    438Introduction
    438Mixing down to an audio file
    439The available file formats
    445Synchronization
    446Background
    446Synchronization signals
    447Synchronizing the transport vs. synchronizing au-
    dio
    448Making basic settings and connections
    449Synchronization settings
    454Timecode Preferences
    454Machine Control
    455Setting up Machine Control
    460Working with VST System Link
    460Preparations
    463Activating VST System Link
    466Application examples
    468Video
    469Background
    469Before you start
    470Operations
    474The Edit Mode
    476Working with film transfers
    478Compensating for film transfers to video
    482ReWire
    483Introduction
    483Launching and quitting
    484Activating ReWire channels
    484Using the transport and tempo controls
    485How the ReWire channels are handled in Nuendo
    485Routing MIDI via ReWire2
    485Considerations and limitations
    486File handling
    487Working with Projects
    489Startup Options
    490Working with libraries
    490Revert
    491Importing audio
    494Exporting and importing OMF files
    495Exporting and importing AAF files
    496Exporting and importing AES31 files
    497Exporting and importing OpenTL files
    498Importing XSend projects from Liquid
    498Exporting and importing standard MIDI files
    500Exporting and importing MIDI loops
    500Exporting and importing tracks
    501Other Import/Export functions
    501Cleanup
    503Customizing
    504Background
    504Workspaces
    506The Setup dialogs
    507Customizing track controls
    509Configuring the main menu items
    510About preference presets
    511Appearance
    512Applying track and event colors
    514Where are the settings stored?
    517Key commands
    518Introduction
    518Setting up key commands
    524Setting up tool modifier keys
    524The default key commands
    528Index 
    						
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    About this manual
    Welcome!
    This is the Operation Manual for Steinberg’s Nuendo. 
    Here you will find detailed information about all the fea-
    tures and functions in the program. 
    About the program versions
    The documentation covers two different operating sys-
    tems or “platforms”; Windows and Mac OS X. 
    Some features and settings are specific to one of the plat-
    forms, Windows or Mac OS X. This is clearly stated in the 
    applicable cases. In other words:
    ÖIf nothing else is said, all descriptions and procedures 
    in the documentation are valid for both Windows and Mac 
    OS X.
    The screenshots are taken from the Windows version of Nuendo.
    About the Nuendo Expansion Kit
    The Nuendo Expansion Kit adds a number of music com-
    position functions from Steinberg’s Cubase (the “Cubase 
    Music Tools”) to the standard Nuendo application. The 
    Nuendo Expansion Kit (NEK) is a separate product and 
    can be purchased through your Steinberg dealer.
    Whenever procedures in this manual use functions avail-
    able only when the NEK is installed, this is indicated in the 
    text by “Nuendo Expansion Kit only”.
    Key command conventions
    Many of the default key commands in Nuendo use modi-
    fier keys, some of which are different depending on the 
    operating system. For example, the default key command 
    for Undo is [Ctrl]-[Z] under Windows and [Command]-[Z] 
    under Mac OS X.
    When key commands with modifier keys are described in 
    this manual, they are shown with the Windows modifier 
    key first, in the following way:
    [Win modifier key]/[Mac modifier key]-[key]
    For example, [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Z] means “press [Ctrl] 
    under Windows or [Command] under Mac OS X, then 
    press [Z]”. 
    Similarly, [Alt]/[Option]-[X] means “press [Alt] under Win-
    dows or [Option] under Mac OS X, then press [X]”.ÖPlease note that this manual often refers to right-click-
    ing, e.g. to open context menus, etc. If you are using a Mac 
    with a single-button mouse, hold down [Ctrl] and click. 
    						
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