Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual

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In the Channel Settings window you find the EQ section in the middle 
(or to the right, if you are making settings for an FX channel track). The 
section consists of four EQ modules with parameter dials, an EQ 
curve display and some additional functions at the top.
Using the parameter dials
1.Activate an EQ module by clicking its power button.
Although the modules are labeled “lo”, “lo mid” and so on, they all have the same fre-
quency range (20Hz to 20kHz). The only difference...

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•If you set the Q value for the “hi” EQ module to minimum, it will act as 
a high shelving filter.
If you set it to its maximum value, it will act as a low-pass filter.
5.If needed, you can activate and make settings for up to four modules.
Note that you can edit the values numerically as well, by clicking in a value field and en-
tering the desired gain, frequency or Q value.
Using the curve display
When you activate EQ modules and make settings with the parameter 
dials you...

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EQ bypass
Whenever one or several EQ modules are activated for a channel, the 
EQ button will light up in green in the mixer channel strip, Inspector 
(Equalizer and Channel sections), Track list and Channel Settings 
window (top right corner of the EQ section).
Clicking the EQ button will bypass all EQ modules for the channel, al-
lowing you to compare the sound with and without EQ. When the EQ 
is in Bypass mode, the EQ button is yellow.
Using EQ presets (Channel Settings...

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•To store the current EQ settings as a preset, click the store button 
(plus sign) to the left of the presets field.
The settings are stored with the default name “Preset” and a number. To rename a pre-
set, double click in the preset pop-up field and enter a new name.
•To remove a preset, select it and click the remove (minus sign) button.
EQ in the channel overview
If the “Channel” section is selected in the Inspector or the “Channel 
Overview” view mode is selected in the...

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Copying settings between audio channels
It is possible to copy all channel settings for an audio channel and 
paste them onto another channel. This applies to all audio channel 
types. For example, you can copy EQ settings from an audio track and 
apply these to a group or VST Instrument channel, if you want them to 
have the same sound. Proceed as follows:
1.Select the channel you want to copy settings from by clicking the nar-
row horizontal strip just above the channel name...

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3.Select the channel you want to copy the settings to and click the 
Paste button.
The settings are applied to the selected channel.
4.To copy the same settings to several channels, repeat step 3.
The copied settings are retained in memory until you copy new channel settings, or 
close the project.
Channel settings can be copied from stereo channels and pasted to 
mono channels and vice versa.
Copying channel settings from a channel using a surround format to a 
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Initialize Channel and Reset Mixer
The Initialize Channel button can be found at the bottom of the Chan-
nel Settings common panel. It resets the selected channel to the de-
fault settings. Similarly, the mixer common panel holds a Reset Mixer 
button – when you click this you will be asked whether to reset all 
channels or just the selected channel.
Default settings are:
• All EQ, Insert and Send effect settings are deactivated and reset.
• Solo/Mute is deactivated.
• The fader...

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•If “Hold Peaks” is activated, the highest registered peak levels are 
“held” and are shown as static horizontal lines in the meter.
Note that you can turn this on or off by clicking in any audio level meter in the mixer.
Hold activated
•If “Hold Forever” is activated, the peak levels will remain until meters 
are reset (by clicking the numerical peak display below the meter).
If “Hold Forever” is off, you can specify for how long the peak levels will be held with 
the parameter...

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Using group channels
You can route the outputs from multiple audio channels to a group. 
This enables you to control the channel levels using one fader, apply 
the same effects and equalization to all of them etc. To create a group 
channel, proceed as follows:
1.Select Add Track from the Project menu and select “Group Channel” 
from the submenu that appears.
2.Select the desired channel configuration and click OK.
A group channel track is added to the Track list and a...

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• Mute functionality depends on the setting “Group Channels: Mute Sources 
as well” in the Preferences dialog.
By default, when you mute a group channel no audio will pass through the group. How-
ever, other channels that are routed directly to that group channel will remain unmuted. 
If any of those channels have aux sends routed to other group channels, FX channels or 
output busses, those will still be heard.
If the option “Group Channels: Mute Sources as well” is activated...