Steinberg Nuendo 3 Getting Started Manual

NUENDOInstallation and Requirements for Mac OS X 3 – 31
Hardware installation
About the copy protection key – please read!
New users
Included with the Nuendo package, you will find a hardware key (some-
times referred to as a “dongle”) that is part of the Nuendo copy protec-
tion scheme. Nuendo will not run if this key isn’t installed properly.
•You should first install the program (and any necessary hardware, see 
below), then insert the protection key and finally launch the program.
This is because the...

NUENDO3 – 32 Installation and Requirements for Mac OS X
Installing Nuendo
Defragment the hard disk
If you plan to record audio on a hard disk where you have already 
stored other files, now is the time to defragment it. Defragmentation 
reorganizes the physical allocation of space on the hard disk in order 
to optimize its performance. It is done with a special defragmentation 
program.
It is crucial to the audio recording performance that your hard disk is op-
timized (defragmented). You should make...

NUENDOInstallation and Requirements for Mac OS X 3 – 33
If you are upgrading from a previous Nuendo version and have a 
working internet connection: 
Before launching the program you need to activate the protection key 
for use with your new Nuendo version.
1.After restarting the computer, plug in your Nuendo key into the USB 
port.
2.Make sure that your computer has a working internet connection.
3.Locate the Activation Code in the upgrade package and keep it at 
hand.
4.Launch the “License Control...

NUENDO3 – 34 Installation and Requirements for Mac OS X
If you are upgrading from a previous Nuendo version and have no 
working internet connection: 
Before launching the program you need to activate the protection key 
for use with your new Nuendo version.
1.Insert your program DVD into a second computer with internet con-
nection or go to an internet cafe.
2.Open the folder “Additional Content/Copy Protection Driver” on the 
program DVD and double click on the file “SyncrosoftLicenseCon-
trol.pkg”....

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Setting up your system 

NUENDO4 – 36 Setting up your system
Setting up audio
Always make all connections with all equipment turned off!
Connecting audio
Exactly how to set up your system is a very personal matter – the fol-
lowing connection diagrams should be taken as examples.
The audio connections below may be digital or analog, it doesn’t matter.
Stereo input and output – the simplest connection
If you only use a stereo input and output from Nuendo, you can con-
nect your audio hardware directly to the input source, a mixer...

NUENDOSetting up your system 4 – 37
Multi-channel input and output
Most likely however, you will have other audio equipment that you want 
to integrate with Nuendo. This will require a mixer, preferably one with 
a group or bus system that can be used for feeding inputs on the audio 
hardware.
In the example below, four buses are used for feeding signals to the 
audio hardware’s inputs. The four outputs are connected back to the 
mixer for monitoring and playback. Remaining mixer inputs can be used 
for...

NUENDO4 – 38 Setting up your system
Connecting for surround sound
If you plan to mix for surround sound, you could connect the audio 
outputs to a multi-channel power amplifier, driving a set of surround 
channels.
A surround sound playback configuration.
Nuendo supports a number of surround formats. The example connec-
tion above will work for mixing both LRCS (ProLogic for example) and 
5.1, in which case the two surround speakers will be playing the same 
material (from the single surround channel)....

NUENDOSetting up your system 4 – 39
Recording from a CD player
Most computers come with a CD-ROM drive that can also be used as a 
regular CD player. In some cases the CD player is internally connected 
to the audio hardware so that you can record the output of the CD 
player directly into Nuendo (consult the audio hardware documentation 
if you are uncertain).
•All routing and level adjustments for recording from a CD (if available) are 
done in the audio hardware setup application (see page 40).
•You...

NUENDO4 – 40 Setting up your system
Making settings for the audio hardware
Most audio cards come with one or more small applications that allow 
you to configure the inputs of the hardware to your liking. 
This includes:
•Selecting which inputs/outputs are active.
•Setting up word clock synchronization (if available).
•Turning monitoring via the hardware on/off (see page 46).
•Setting levels for each input. This is very important!
•Setting levels for the outputs, so that they match the equipment you use...