Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual

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Using the Close Gaps function
If you have sliced a loop for tempo changes, lowering the tempo be-
low the loop’s original tempo will create gaps between the slices. The 
lower the tempo is in relation to the original tempo, the wider the gaps 
will be. This can be fixed using the “Close Gaps” function on the Ad-
vanced submenu on the Audio menu:
1.Set the desired tempo.
2.Select the part in the Project window.
3.Select “Close Gaps” from the Advanced...

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The Pool 

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Background
What is the Pool?
Every time you record on an audio track, a file is created on your hard 
disk. A reference to this file – a clip – is also added to the Pool. Two 
general rules apply to the Pool:
•All clips, audio or video, that belong to a project are listed in the Pool. 
•There is a separate Pool for every project.
The way the Pool displays folders and their contents is similar to the 
way the Mac OS X Finder and the Windows Explorer display folders 
and lists of...

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Opening the Pool
You open the Pool in any of the following ways:
• By clicking the Pool icon in the Project window.
• By selecting “Pool” on the Project menu or “Open Pool Window” on the Pool 
menu.
• By using a key command (by default [Ctrl]/[Command]-[P]).
The content of the Pool is divided into three main folders: 
•The Audio folder
This contains all audio clips and regions currently in the project.
•The Video folder
This contains all video clips currently in the project.
•The...

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Window Overview
Toolbar overview
Audio folder
Trash folder Video folderAudio clip name
 Region name
Waveform imageColumn HeadingsToolbar
Open/Close 
all Folders View/Attributes 
Pop-up Hide/show 
info lineImport Button
Project Folder Path
Pool Record Folder Path
Play and Loop buttons, 
audition volume controlSearch Button   

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The info line
Click the “Show Info” button on the toolbar to show or hide the info line 
at the bottom of the Pool window. It shows the following information:
How clips and regions are displayed in the Pool
• Audio clips are represented by a waveform icon followed by the clip name.
• Audio regions are represented by a region icon followed by the region name.
• Video clips are represented by a camera icon followed by the clip name.
Number of audio 
files in the Pool
Number of...

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The Pool window columns
Various information about the clips and regions can be viewed in the 
Pool window columns. The columns contain the following information:
Column Description
Media This column contains the Audio, Video and Trash folders. If the folders are 
opened, the clip or region names are shown and can be edited. This column 
is always shown.
Used This column displays the number of times a clip is used in the project. If a 
column row is empty, the corresponding clip...

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About the Status column symbols
The Status column can display various symbols that relate to the clips 
status. The following symbols can be shown:
Symbol Description
This indicates the current Pool Record folder (see page 494).
This symbol is shown if a clip has been processed.
The question mark indicates that a clip is referenced to the project but is 
missing from the Pool (see page 488).
This indicates that the clip file is external, i.e. located outside the current 
Audio...

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User Attributes
You can define your own attributes for elements in the pool. Simply 
select the “Define User Attributes” from the View/Attributes pop-up 
and create as many new attributes as you need. Each attribute can be 
either a number, text or a simple check mark. You can use them to sort 
items in the pool or merely keep track of some aspect of your project.
Setting up a talent name attribute to keep track of ADR takes.
Sorting the Pool contents
You can sort the clips in...