Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual

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Editing selection ranges
Selections in the Sample Editor can be manipulated in several ways. 
Please note:
•If you attempt to edit an event that is a shared copy (i.e. the event re-
fers to a clip that is used by other events in the project), you are asked 
whether you want to create a new version of the clip or not (if you ha-
ven’t made a “permanent” choice already – see below).
Select “New Version” if you want the editing to affect the selected event only. Select...

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•Selecting Cut removes the selection from the clip and moves it to the 
clipboard.
The section to the right of the selection is moved to the left to fill out the gap.
•Selecting Paste copies the data on the clipboard into the clip.
If there is a selection in the editor, this will be replaced by the pasted data. If there is no 
selection (if the selection length is “0”), the pasted data will be inserted starting at the 
selection line. The section to the right of the line...

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Processing
The functions on the Process submenu on the Audio menu can be 
applied to selections in the Sample Editor, as can the effects on the 
Plug-ins submenu. See the chapter “Audio processing and functions”.
Creating a new event from the selection
You can create a new event that plays only the selected range, using 
the following method:
1.Make a selection range.
2.Press [Ctrl]/[Command] and drag the selection range to the desired 
audio track in the Project...

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Working with regions
Regions are sections within a clip. One of the main uses for regions is 
Cycle recording, in which the different “takes” are stored as regions 
(see page 66). You can also use this feature for marking important 
sections in the audio clip. Regions can be dragged into the Project 
window from the Editor or the Pool, to create new audio events. You 
can also export a region to disk as a new audio file, from the Pool.
Regions are best created, edited...

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Editing regions
The region selected in the list is displayed in grey in the waveform dis-
play and thumbnail.
There are two ways to edit the start and end position of a region:
•Click and drag its start and end handles in the waveform display (with 
any tool).
When you move the pointer over the handles, it will automatically change to an arrow 
pointer, to indicate that you can drag the handles.
•Edit the Start and End positions numerically in the Regions list.
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Making selections from regions
If you select a region in the list and click the Select Region button 
above, the corresponding section of the audio clip is selected (as if 
you had selected it with the Range Selection tool). This is useful if you 
want to apply processing to the region only, etc.
•Note that you can also double click a region in the Pool, to have its au-
dio clip open in the Sample Editor with the area of the region automat-
ically selected.
Creating new...

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Drawing in the Sample Editor
It is possible to edit the audio clip at sample level, by drawing with the 
Pencil tool. This can be useful if you need to manually edit out a spike 
or click, etc.
1.Zoom in to a zoom value lower than 1.
This means that there is more than one screen pixel per sample.
2.Select the Pencil tool.
3.Click and draw at the desired position in the waveform display.
When you release the mouse button, the edited section is automatically selected.
Any...

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Options and settings
Show audio event
This is only available if you opened the Sample Editor by double clicking 
on an audio event in the Project window or the Audio Part Editor.
When the option “Audio Event” is activated on the Elements submenu 
on the Quick menu (or the Show Audio Event button is activated on 
the toolbar), the section corresponding to the edited event is shown 
with a white background in the waveform display and Thumbnail. The 
sections of the audio...

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Snap to Zero Crossing
Snap to Zero Crossing activated.
When this option is activated, all audio edits are done at zero cross-
ings (positions in the audio where the amplitude is zero). This helps 
you avoid pops and clicks which might otherwise be caused by sud-
den amplitude changes.
•This setting affects the Sample Editor only. In the Project window and 
other editors, the Snap to Zero Crossing setting in the Preferences 
dialog (Editing–Audio page) is used....

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