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Using Listen mode
The Listen button
Clicking the Listen button for a channel routes that channel to the au-
dition bus without interrupting the normal signal flow. The following 
applies:
• When the Audition channel is set to after-fader (also referred to as post-
fader), the signal being routed to the Audition channel will come after the 
fader and pan controls of the Listen enabled channel.
• When the Audition channel is set to pre-fader, the signal will be routed from 
just...

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Setting pan in the mixer
The pan control.
The pan controls in the mixer are used to position a channel between 
the left and right side of the stereo spectrum. For stereo audio chan-
nels, pan (by default) controls the balance between the left and right 
channels. By selecting one of the other pan modes (see below) you 
can set pan independently for the left and right channel.
•To make fine pan adjustments, hold down [Shift] when you move the 
pan control.
•To select center pan...

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About the three pan modes
If you right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) in the pan control field for 
a (stereo) audio channel you can select one of three pan modes:
•Stereo Balance Panner controls the balance between the left and 
right channels.
This is the default mode.
•If Stereo Dual Panner is selected, there will be two pan controls with 
the upper controlling pan for the left channel, and the lower controlling 
pan for the right channel.
This allows you set pan...

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•If Stereo Combined Panner is selected, the left and right pan posi-
tions are shown as two lines with a blue/gray area between them.
If you reverse the left and right channels, the area between the pan controls will be red 
instead of blue/gray.
Stereo Combined mode also allows you set pan independently for the 
left and right channels. This is done by holding down [Alt]/[Option] 
and dragging the corresponding pan control. When you release the 
[Alt]/[Option] key, the left and...

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Audio specific procedures
This section describes the options and basic procedures regarding 
audio channels in the mixer.
Options for the extended audio channel strip
When using the extended channel strip view options, the upper panel 
can be set to show different views for each audio channel strip. You 
can select what to display in the extended panel individually for each 
channel or globally for all channels (see page 215).
The following views are possible:
• The 8 insert...

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• The EQ section, either with parameter dials (“EQ +” menu item), value sliders 
(“EQs” item) or as numerical settings with a curve display (“EQs curve” item).
These three views have exactly the same controls but different graphic layouts. The EQ 
section is also available in the Channel Settings window. For EQ parameter descrip-
tions, see page 240.
• The Surround Panner section (where applicable).
If the channel is routed to a surround bus you can view a compact version of the...

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• If you have selected a parameter for the extended channel strip and 
then switch to “narrow” mode, only the channel overview is shown in the 
extended channel strip. When you switch back to “wide” mode, the para-
meter settings are displayed again.
Using Channel Settings 
For each audio channel strip in the mixer (and in the Inspector and 
Track list for each audio track) there is an Edit button (“e”).
Clicking this opens the VST Audio Channel Settings window. This 
window...

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The Channel Settings window is used for the following operations:
• Apply equalization, see page 240.
• Apply send effects, see page 273.
• Apply insert effects, see page 262.
• Copy channel settings and apply them to another channel, see page 245.
All channel settings are applied to both sides of a stereo channel.
Changing channels in the Channel Settings window
You can view any channel’s settings from a single window. 
If the option “Mixer Selection Follows Project” is...

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You can also select a channel manually (thereby changing what is 
shown in the open Channel Settings window). Proceed as follows:
1.Open the Channel Settings window for any channel.
2.Open the Channel Select pop-up on the common panel.
3.Select a channel from the pop-up to show the settings for that chan-
nel in the open Channel Settings window.
•Alternatively, you can select a channel in the mixer by clicking the strip 
at the bottom of the channel strip (above the channel...

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Making EQ settings
Each audio channel in Nuendo has a built-in parametric equalizer with 
up to four bands. There are several ways to view and adjust the EQs:
• By selecting one of the three EQ display modes (“EQs”, “EQs +” or “EQs 
Curve”) for the extended channel strip in the mixer.
These three modes contain the same settings but present them in different ways:
From left to right, “EQs” mode (sliders), “EQs +” mode (dials) and “EQs Curve” 
mode (numeric values with a curve...
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