Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual

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Operations
Creating a new project
You create a new project in the following way:
1.Select “New Project” from the File menu.
A dialog appears, listing a number of project templates, including any custom tem-
plates you may have created (see page 641). 
2.Select a template and click OK.
A file dialog appears, allowing you to specify a location for the project folder. This will 
contain all files related to the project. 
3.Select an existing folder or type the name of a new...

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The following settings are available in the Project Setup dialog:
Setting Description
Start The start time of the project. Allows you to have the project start at 
another time than zero. Also used for setting the sync start position 
when synchronizing Nuendo to external devices (see page 580). 
The format of this value is always in timecode. When you change 
this setting you will be asked whether you want to keep the project 
content at its timecode positions. “Yes”...

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While most Project Setup settings can be changed at any time, you 
should select a sample rate once and for all when starting with a new 
project! All audio files must be of this sample rate to play back correctly.
Zoom and view options
Zooming in the Project window is done according to the standard 
zoom procedures (see the Getting Started book), with the following 
special notes:
•When you are using the Zoom tool (magnifying glass), the result de-
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•If the option “Zoom while Locating in Time Scale” is activated in the 
Preferences (Transport page), you can also zoom by clicking in the 
main ruler and dragging up or down with the mouse button pressed.
Drag up to zoom out; drag down to zoom in.
•You can zoom the contents of parts and events vertically, using the 
Waveform Zoom slider in the top right corner of the event display.
This can be useful to better view quiet audio passages.
To get an approximate reading on...

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Resizing tracks in the Track list
• You can change the height of an individual track by clicking on its lower bor-
der in the Track list and dragging up or down.
To change the height of all tracks simultaneously, hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and re-
size one of the tracks in this way. If “Snap Track Heights” is activated on the Track 
scale pop-up (see below), the track height will change in fixed increments when you 
resize it.
•You can also change the width of the Track...

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Zoom presets and Cycle markers
The pop-up menu to the left of the horizontal zoom control allows you 
to select, create and organize zoom presets. These are useful if you 
want to toggle between different zoom settings (e.g. one where the 
whole project is displayed in the project window and another with a 
high zoom factor for detailed editing). With this pop-up menu, you can 
also zoom in on the area between cycle markers in the project.
The upper part of the menu...

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•If you want to rename a preset, select “Organize…” from the pop-up 
menu.
In the dialog that appears, select the desired preset in the list and click the Rename 
button. A second dialog opens, allowing you to type in a new name for the preset. 
Click OK to close the dialogs.
Zoom presets are global for all projects, i.e. they are available in all 
projects you open or create.
The middle part of the pop-up lists any cycle markers you have added 
in the project:
•If you...

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The Event Display page contains common settings for all track types:
The Event Display–Video page contains settings for video events:
The Event Display–Audio page contains settings for audio events:
Option Description
Colorize Event 
BackgroundDetermines whether the backgrounds or “contents” (waveforms, 
etc.) of parts and events will be colorized. See page 121.
Transparent Events When this is activated, events and parts will be transparent, 
showing the waveforms and...

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The Event Display–MIDI page contains settings for MIDI parts:
Show Waveforms Determines whether audio waveforms should be shown at all.
Background Color 
ModulationWhen this is activated, the backgrounds of audio waveforms 
are displayed in a different way, reflecting the waveform dynam-
ics. This is especially useful to get an overview when working 
with small track heights.
Option Description
Default Edit Action Determines which editor should be opened when you double...

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Zooming and navigating in the overview line
By clicking the Show Overview button on the toolbar, an extra pane 
appears under the toolbar; the project overview line. 
Show Overview button
In the overview line, events and parts on all tracks are displayed as 
boxes. You can use the overview line to zoom in or out, and for navi-
gating to other sections of the project. This is done by moving and re-
sizing the track view rectangle in the overview line:
•The track view...