Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual

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Selecting a remote device
1.Pull down the Devices menu and select Device Setup.
A dialog window opens with a list of devices shown in the left part of the window. 
2.If you can’t find the remote device you are looking for, click on the plus 
sign in the top left corner and select the device from the pop-up that 
appears.
It is added to the Devices list.
•Note that it is possible to select more than one remote device of the 
same type.
If you have more than one...

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4.Select the correct MIDI input from the pop-up menu.
If necessary, select the correct MIDI output from the pop-up menu.
5.Click OK to close the dialog.
You can now use the MIDI control device to move faders and knobs, activate Mute and 
Solo, etc. The exact parameter configuration depends on which external MIDI control 
device you are using.
Sometimes communication between Nuendo and a remote device is in-
terrupted or the handshaking protocol fails to create...

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remote control device, however, there is no mouse button involved, and 
Nuendo cannot tell whether you “grab and hold” a fader, or simply move 
it and release it. Instead, you have to indicate that you have “released” 
the control by stopping playback.
The above does not apply to the JLCooper MCS 3000 device. This de-
vice has touch sensitive faders, which means that it stops writing as 
soon as you release the fader.
This is only relevant when you are using a...

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4.Click in the “Command” column, and select the desired Nuendo func-
tion from the pop-up menu that appears.
The available items on the pop-up menu depend on the selected category.
5.Click “Apply” when you are done.
The selected function is now assigned to the button or control on the 
remote device.
A note about remote controlling MIDI tracks
While most remote control devices will be able to control both MIDI 
and audio channels in Nuendo, the parameter setup...

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3.Click the Setup tab and select the Generic Remote device in the 
Devices list to the left.
The settings for the Generic Remote device are displayed, allowing you to specify 
which control on your device should control which parameter in Nuendo.
4.Use the MIDI Input and Output pop-up menus to select the MIDI 
Port(s) to which your remote device is connected.
5.Use the pop-up menu to the right to select a bank.
The concept of banks is based on the simple fact...

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6.Set up the upper table according to the controls on your MIDI control 
device.
The columns have the following functionality:
•If you find that the upper table holds too many or too few controls, you 
can add or remove controls with the Add and Delete buttons to the 
right of the upper table.
Column Description
Control Name Double clicking this field allows you to enter a descriptive name for the 
control (typically a name written on the console). This name...

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•If you are uncertain of which MIDI message a certain controller sends, 
you can use the Learn function:
Select the control in the upper table (by clicking in the Control Name column), move 
the corresponding control on your MIDI device and click the Learn button to the right 
of the table. The MIDI Status, MIDI Channel and Address values are automatically set 
to those of the moved control.
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8.If needed, select another bank and make settings for this.
Note that you only need to make settings in the lower table for this – the upper table is 
already set up according to the MIDI remote device.
•If you need, you can add banks by clicking the Add button below the 
Bank pop-up.
Clicking the Rename button allows you to assign a new name to the currently selected 
bank, and you can remove an unneeded bank by selecting it and clicking the Delete 
button....

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Audio processing and functions 

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Background
Audio processing in Nuendo can be called “non-destructive”, in the 
sense that you can always undo changes or revert to the original ver-
sions. This is possible because processing affects audio clips rather 
than the actual audio files, and because audio clips can refer to more 
than one audio file. This is how it works:
1.If you process an event or a selection range, a new audio file is created 
in the Edits folder, within your project folder....