Steinberg Nuendo 3 Getting Started Manual

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Setting preferences
While we’re in the Preferences dialog, we might as well make a few 
other settings so that the program behaves the way we want it to:
1.In the list to the left, select the “Editing” item.
The editing page contains options for how the program should behave.
2.Activate the option “Auto Select Events under Cursor”.
When this option is activated, all events “touched” by the project cursor are automati-
cally selected. This can be helpful when...

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Using presets
OK, so now we have set up some menus and preferences to our liking. 
By clicking Apply or OK, the changes you have made will be saved 
globally for all projects you work on.
But what if a single project comes along when you need to use MIDI? 
You could of course go back and change the settings again, do the 
MIDI project and then change the settings once again. An easier way 
is to store the settings you’ve made as a preset. That way you can 
make...

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Loading a preset
1.Select the “General” page and activate the option “Auto Save”.
This is just for the sake of example.
2.Pull down the Preference Presets pop-up menu.
The preset you previously saved is now available on the menu.
3.Select the stored preset from the menu.
The Preferences settings contained in the preset are now applied. As you can see, the 
option “Auto Save” is deactivated again, since it was turned off in your preset.
•When you are finished...

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Setting up Key Commands
Next, we will set up some key commands. Key commands are short-
cuts for menu items and functions, meaning you can invoke an item or 
a function just by pressing a key or a combination of keys on your key-
board. Key commands can be customized any way you like, so if you 
use a particular function very often, you can assign a key command for 
it. Or if it has a key command assigned to it by default, you can change 
this to one that suits you...

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4.In the list, select the item “Import Audio File”.
As you can see, this function has no key command assigned to it, as indicated by the 
empty “Keys” column and the “Keys” section in the top right corner.
Now, how do we know which key command we can use – that is, find 
a key command that isn’t already used for some other function? 
Here’s how to find out:
5.Click in the “Type in Key” field to the right.
There is now a flashing cursor in the field, indicating that...

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Setting up a macro
We will also try setting up a key commands macro. A macro is a stored 
combination of several functions or commands. By invoking the macro 
you can perform these functions and commands in one go, rather than 
manually performing them one at a time.
In this example, we’ll create a macro that will: 
•Select all events in the project window
•Position the left and right locator to encompass the selection. 
This is done by combining the commands...

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5.Now repeat this procedure to select the item “Locators to Selection” 
from the Transport folder and add it to the macro.
That’s it, we have now created a macro with two commands. The macro 
will be available for instant selection and execution on the macros sub-
menu at the bottom of the Edit menu in the program.
You could also assign a key command to the macro, by selecting the 
macro in the Commands list and assigning a key command to it as de-
scribed above....

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Changing the look of the toolbar
In Nuendo you can change the contents and look of several sections 
and panels, including the Transport panel, the toolbars in the Project 
window and the editors, and the track controls in the Track list. The 
changes you can make include hiding unwanted controls and settings 
from view and reordering items on the panels.
Below we will try customizing the toolbar in the Project window. As you 
will see, this can show a number of...

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In this dialog you decide which elements should be shown and hidden, 
by selecting them and moving them to the respective column using the 
arrow buttons. The left column displays the currently visible items, and 
the right column the currently hidden items on the toolbar. As you can 
see, several items are hidden by default (listed in the right column).
You can also configure the layout of the toolbar here, by moving ele-
ments with the Move Up and Move Down...

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Changing the appearance of the program
Not only can you hide or reorder individual elements and controls, you 
can also adjust the general appearance of the program to your liking:
1.Open the Preferences dialog from the File menu (Win) or the Nuendo 
menu (Mac).
2.Select the Appearance–General page.
This is where you can adjust the color saturation, brightness and contrast of the user 
interface.
The Appearance–General page.
3.Adjust the sliders to your liking....