Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual

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Setting the Default Output Bus
The Default Bus is the output bus that each new channel in the mixer 
will be assigned to when it is created. This bus will typically be your 
main mix bus, where all your signals will be combined.
Any one of the output busses in the VST Connections window can be 
the default output bus. By [right]-clicking (PC)/[Control]-clicking (Mac) 
on an output bus’s name, you can select the “Default Bus” option which...

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2.Be aware that the default output bus AND the audition bus are con-
nected to ASIO output port 1/2. This means that once you have set 
the send levels to 0.00 dB, as described above, the levels present on 
the default output bus and the audition bus are summed, resulting in a 
6 dB level boost at the output. Normally you would disconnect the de-
fault output bus from the ASIO output or route the audition bus to 
separate ASIO outputs...

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Other bus operations
•To change the port assignment for a bus you proceed as when you 
added it – make sure the channels are visible (by clicking the + button 
next to the bus, or by clicking the “+ All” button at the top of the win-
dow) and click in the Device Port column to select ports.
•To remove a bus you don’t need, select it in the list, right-click (Win) 
or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) and select “Remove Bus” from the pop-up menu 
or press...

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Using the busses
This section describes briefly how to use the input and output busses 
you have created. This is described in more detail in the chapters Re-
cording and The mixer.
Routing
When you play back an audio track (or any other audio channel in the 
mixer – VST Instrument channels, ReWire channels, etc.), you route it 
to an output bus. In the same way, when you record on an audio track 
you select from which input bus the audio...

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•You can also select busses in the Input and Output Settings panel at 
the top of each channel strip in the mixer.
Again, for VST Instrument channels, ReWire channels, Group channels and FX chan-
nels you will only be able to select output busses.
•If you press [Alt]/[Option] and select an input or output bus, it will be 
chosen for all selected channels.
This makes it easy to quickly set several channels to use the same input or output....

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Viewing the busses in the mixer
In the mixer, busses are represented by input and output channels 
(shown in separate panes to the left and right in the window). You can 
show or hide these independently by clicking the buttons Hide Input 
Channels and Hide Output Channels in the mixer’s common panel to 
the left:
Input channels
The input channels are shown to the left in the mixer. As you can see, 
each input channel resembles a regular...

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• Check and adjust the recording level using the Input Gain knobs and/or the 
level fader.
See page 59.
• Change the phase of the input signal.
This is done by clicking the Input Phase button next to the Input Gain control.
• Add effects or EQ to the input bus.
See page 72 for an example of how to add effects to your recording at the input bus 
stage.
The settings you make in the input channel strip will be a permanent 
part of the...

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Setting up Groups and FX channels
The Group/FX tab in the VST Connections window shows all Group 
channels and FX channels in your project. You can create new Group 
or FX channels by clicking the corresponding Add button. This is the 
same as creating Group channel tracks or FX channel tracks in the 
Project window (see page 249 and page 274 for details). 
However, the VST Connections window also allows you to create 
child busses for...

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About the Audition bus
The Audition bus provides a “direct” and dedicated output for moni-
toring. It should use the same configuration as your monitor system, 
e. g. stereo or 5.1 surround.
Operations such as importing audio files, working in the Sample editor, 
exporting realtime mixdowns and others will occur using the audition 
bus for monitoring. Of course the main mix will also be heard through 
the audition bus.
You set up the...

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Setting the audition bus level
In the Mixer, the audition bus is represented by a channel strip in the 
output section, to the right of the regular output channels. The audition 
bus channel strip only has a pre/post fader status button, a mute but-
ton and a level fader.
When auditioning or scrubbing in the Sample editor, you can also set 
the output level of the audition bus using the small fader on the Sample 
editor toolbar. This can...