Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual

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Hiding automation subtracks
•To hide a single automation subtrack, click the “Hide Automation” 
button (the minus sign) in the Track list.
•To hide all automation subtracks for a track, right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-
click (Mac) the track for which you wish to hide the automation sub-
tracks, and select “Hide Automation” from the pop-up menu that ap-
pears.
•To hide all automation subtracks for all tracks in the Track list, right-
click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) any track and...

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Muting automation subtracks
You can mute individual automation subtracks by clicking their Mute 
buttons in the Track list. While clicking the Read (R) button (see page 
333) for an automation subtrack will activate or deactivate Read mode 
for all automated parameters of the track, using the Mute button allows 
you to turn off automation for a single parameter.
The “Automation follows Events” setting
If you activate “Automation follows Events” on the Edit menu (or in the...

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Using Write/Read automation
All track types except folder, marker, video and ruler tracks feature 
Write (W) and Read (R) buttons in the mixer, in the Track list and in the 
Channel Settings window. Furthermore, the control panels for all plug-
in effects and VST Instruments also feature Write and Read buttons.
The Write and Read buttons for a channel in the mixer, and for an automation 
subtrack in the Track list.
•If you activate Write for a channel, all mixer parameters you...

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There are also global Read All and Write All Automation buttons in the 
mixer’s common panel and at the top of the Track list:
The global Write and Read buttons in the mixer, and in the Track list.
•When Read All is activated, all your recorded mixer actions for all 
channels will be performed during playback.
•When Write All is activated, all mixer actions you perform during play-
back (for all channels) will be recorded as automation events.
The “MIDI Controller Input to...

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About the five automation modes
When recording automation, you can choose one of five automation 
modes (available on the Project window toolbar):
•When Touch Fader mode is selected, the program starts writing the 
automation as soon as you click the control and stops writing when 
you release the mouse button.
If you are overwriting existing automation, the Automation Return Time setting (next to 
the automation mode pop-up menu) determines how fast the automated parameter...

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•Overwrite mode affects volume automation only. It works like Auto-
latch mode, with one significant difference: the program starts writing 
the automation as soon as you start playback, and stops writing when 
you turn off Write.
This means that automation will be written continuously from the moment you start 
playback until you turn off Write – even if you don’t touch any controls. This is useful if 
you want to have a “clean slate” and redo previous volume automation.
•Trim...

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4.Deactivate Write mode, and click the Read All button in the mixer 
common panel.
Nuendo is now in global Read mode.
5.Start playback, and watch the Mixer window.
All your actions performed during the previous playback will be reproduced exactly.
6.If you wish to redo anything that was recorded, activate Write mode 
again, and start playback from the same position.
•You can have Write and Read activated simultaneously, if you want to 
watch and listen to your recorded mixer...

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6.Deactivate Write and instead click the Read button on the control 
panel.
7.Start playback, and watch the control panel.
All actions you performed during the previous playback will be reproduced exactly.
Assigning an automated parameter to an automation subtrack
To select which parameter is currently shown in the automation track 
for the FX channel, proceed as follows:
1.Click in the parameter display for the FX channel automation subtrack.
The parameter display pop-up list...

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Where did the automation data I recorded end up?
When using Write All automation, you can write automation data on 
all channels’ automation tracks. In the previous write operations, you 
probably added automation events for many different channels and 
parameters.
•To view all the automation events you recorded during the operations, 
select “Show Used Automation” from the Project menu.
Now the automation data for every channel parameter that you adjusted in the mixer 
during...

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About the static value line
When you first open an automation subtrack for a parameter, it 
doesn’t contain any automation events (unless you have previously 
adjusted that parameter with write automation activated), and this is 
reflected in the event display as a straight horizontal black line, the 
“static value” line. This line represents the current parameter setting.
•If you have manually added any automation events or used write auto-
mation for the corresponding...