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Time Stretch
This function allows you to change the length and “tempo” of the se-
lected audio, without affecting the pitch. The dialog contains the fol-
lowing parameters:
Input section
This section contains information and settings regarding the “input”, 
the audio selected for processing:
Parameter Description
Length in Samples The length of the selected audio, in samples.
Length in Seconds The length of the selected audio, in seconds.
Tempo in BPM If you...

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Output section
These settings are used if you want to stretch the audio to fit within a 
specific time span or tempo. The values will change automatically if 
you adjust the Timestretch amount (see below).
Timestretch
The Timestretch parameter determines the amount of timestretch, as 
a percentage of the original length. If you use the settings in the Out-
put section to specify the amount of timestretch, this value will change 
automatically. The possible...

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Algorithm
Allows you to select one of four time stretch algorithms: Standard, 
MPEX 2, Drum and Realtime mode. Standard is quicker and gives 
lower audio quality while MPEX 2 is slower and gives the highest 
audio quality.
The MPEX mode has 4 quality settings, 1 to 4, which can also be set 
using the Mono-Poly slider: 1 should be used for single voices/instru-
ments, 2 for polyphonic material (fast), three for polyphonic material 
(medium) and 4 for...

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Applying plug-ins
As described in “Audio effects”, you can add plug-in effects in real-
time during playback. However, sometimes it’s useful to “permanently” 
apply effects processing to one or several selected events. In Nuendo, 
this is done in the following way:
1.Make a selection in the Project window, the Pool or an editor.
Effects are applied according to the same rules as Processing (see page 362).
2.Select “Plug-ins” from the Audio menu.
3.Select the...

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The lower section of the dialog contains settings for the actual pro-
cessing. These are common to all plug-ins.
•If the lower section is hidden, click the “More...” button to display it.
Clicking the button again (now labeled “Less...”) will hide the lower section.
The following settings and functions are available in the common, 
lower section of the dialog:
Wet mix/Dry mix
These two sliders allow you to specify the balance between wet (pro-
cessed) and...

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Preview button
Allows you to listen to the result of the processing with the current 
settings. Playback will continue repeatedly until you click the button 
again (the button is labeled “Stop” during Preview playback). You can 
change the effect settings during Preview playback if needed.
Process button
Applies the effect and closes the dialog.
Cancel button
Closes the dialog without applying the effect.
The Offline Process History dialog
Procedures
If you...

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The left part of the dialog contains a list of all processing you have 
added to the clip, with the most recent operations at the bottom of the 
list. The “Start” and “Length” columns indicate which section of the 
clip was affected by each operation. The “Status” column indicates if 
the operation can be modified or removed.
3.Locate the operation you want to edit and select it by clicking on it in 
the list.
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•To save the list of processing operations as a Batch Process, click the 
“Save As Batch” button.
See page 388 for information about Batch Processing.
4.Click “Close” to close the dialog.
Restrictions
•If there are no settings for the processing function, you can’t modify it.
•If you have applied processing that changes the length of the clip 
(such as Cut, Insert or Time Stretch), you can only remove this if it is 
the most recent processing in the Offline...

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To set up a batch process, proceed as follows:
1.Apply the desired processing to an audio event or selection range in 
the project.
Note that you must apply at least two audio processes in order to set up a batch pro-
cess.
From here, there are two ways to go:
2.Pull down the Audio menu, and from the Batch Processes submenu, 
select “Create from Process History...”.
3.In the dialog that appears, type in a name for the batch process, and 
click OK.
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8.Select the batch process you want to apply from the menu.
All the selected events will now be processed accordingly.
• Note that even if you clear the Offline Process History dialog of all the 
operations that make up a batch process, this will not affect the saved 
batch process. It will still contain and perform the operations on which it 
was based when created.
Managing Batch Processes
You can delete and rename created batch processes by selecting...