Steinberg Nuendo 3 Audio Effects And VSTi Manual

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Loading and saving presets
Full presets are only available for Mixconvert when it is used as an in-
sert effect. When Nuendo automatically places Mixconvert in place of 
a panner, the preset menu displays only presets for the current input/
output configurations.
Presets are selected and managed at the top of the middle section of 
the plug-in interface. The name of the currently selected preset is dis-
played in the text field. Click the symbol next to the text...

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Keyboard shortcuts
The plug-in interface is designed for mouse operation. There are two 
commands for which keyboard shortcuts exist:
•Store Parameter Memory: [M] (for “memory”)
•Toggle Parameters: [S] (for “swap”)
Solo mode
Since there is no dedicated solo bus, all solos are inplace, i.e. all other 
(non-solo) channels are muted.
Functionality and available conversions
The speaker configuration of the input mix (Input Configuration) is 
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Brief description of Mixconvert parameters
Parameter name Description
Width Modifies the panorama
- 0% (minimum width)
- 50% (normal width, unaltered)
- 100% (maximum width)
Global Gain Attenuates or increases all channels to compensate for clipping 
or low levels in the converted signal
Surround level Level of the surround channel
LFE level Level of the LFE channel
Center level Level of the front center channel
Phase shift Phase shift of a channel (settings:...

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MixerDelay
The MixerDelay is a tool that allows you to adjust and manipulate each 
individual channel in a surround track, group or bus. Each channel has 
the following controls:
•Level faders allow you to fine-tune the volume balance between the surround 
channels.
•Mute and Solo buttons are useful for listening to individual channels, etc.
•Phase switches let you invert the phase or polarity for individual channels.
•Delay controls allow you to delay...

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•The channel routing section lets you select/switch the desired outputs for the 
channels quickly. You can assign the same output to several channels by hold-
ing down the [Alt]/[Option] key while selecting. Note that there are also several 
channel routing presets available. (Simply click the “Select Presets” button on 
the common panel to open a pop-up menu listing the available presets.)
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When should I use SurroundDither?
•Basically anytime you mix down to a lower resolution, either in real-time 
(playback) or with the Export Audio Mixdown function, you should con-
sider dithering.
•Since SurroundDither is capable of dithering up to six channels at the 
same time, it is recommended if you’re using surround channels.
If not, you may want to use the UV22 HR instead, see page 61.
The following options can be set in the SurroundDither control panel:...

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An Example 
Say you have set up a project to record 24-bit files. After completion, 
you want to create a digital 16-bit master for CD burning. Proceed as 
follows:
1.Add SurroundDither to a post fader insert effect slot for the output bus.
I.e. in one of the last two slots.
2.Open the control panel for SurroundDither, and select the Dithering 
and Noise Shaping Type.
3.Set the Ditherbit destination to “16” for all the master mix outputs cur-
rently used, as...

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SurroundPan
The SurroundPan plug-in provides a graphical overview representing 
the speaker arrangement and the sound source, allowing you to dy-
namically position the audio in the surround field.
This plug-in is described in detail in the Operation Manual chapter 
“Surround Sound”.  

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Tools
This section describes the plug-ins in the “Tools” category.
MultiScope
The MultiScope can be used for viewing the waveform, phase linearity 
or frequency content of a signal. There are three different modes:
•Oscilloscope (Ampl.)
•Phase Correlator (Scope)
•Frequency Spectrum analyzer (Freq.)
Ampl (Oscilloscope) mode
•To view a signal waveform, open the MultiScope control panel and 
make sure that the button “Ampl.” in the lower left corner is lit.
•If the...

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•If the MultiScope is used with a multi-channel track or output bus, you 
can select any speaker channel for viewing, or All Channels to view 
them all at once.
•You can now adjust the Amplitude knob to increase/decrease the ver-
tical size of the waveform, and the frequency knob to select the fre-
quency area for viewing.
•The “Freeze” button can be used to freeze the display for all three 
Scope modes.
Click it again to exit freeze mode.
Phase Correlator...