Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual

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•You can move a time signature event by clicking and dragging it with 
the Arrow tool.
Again, note that time signature events can only be positioned at the start of bars.
•To remove a time signature, either click on it with the Eraser tool or se-
lect it and press [Backspace].
The first time signature event cannot be removed.
Exporting and importing Tempo tracks
You can export the current tempo track for use in other projects by se-
lecting “Tempo Track” from...

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Process Tempo
Process Tempo allows you to define a specific length or end time for 
a set range, and the Tempo track will automatically set a tempo that 
will fit the range in the specified time. 
It works as follows:
1.Open the Tempo Track window and specify a region or range that you 
wish to tempo process by setting the left and right locators. 
2.Click on the button furthest to the right on the Tempo Track toolbar.
The Process Tempo dialog appears.
3.In...

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Options and settings
Snap
You activate or deactivate Snap by clicking the Snap icon on the tool-
bar. The behavior of the function depends on the display format se-
lected for the ruler:
•If “Bars+Beats” is selected, tempo curve points will snap to the set 
resolution on the Snap pop-up.
If this is set to 1/1 curve points will snap to the start of bars.
•If any other display format is selected, tempo curve points will snap to 
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The Beat Calculator
The Beat Calculator is a tool for calculating the tempo of freely re-
corded audio or MIDI material. It also allows you to set the tempo by 
tapping.
Calculating the tempo of a recording
1.In the Project window, make a selection that covers an exact number 
of beats of the recording.
2.Select “Beat Calculator…” from the Project menu.
The Beat Calculator window appears.
3.Enter the number of beats that the selection encompasses in the 
Beats...

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Using Tap Tempo
The Tap Tempo function allows you to specify a tempo by tapping:
1.Open the Beat Calculator.
2.If you want to tap the tempo to some recorded material, activate play-
back.
3.Click the Tap Tempo button.
The Tap Tempo window appears.
4.Tap the tempo on the computer keyboard’s space bar or with the 
mouse button.
The tempo display will update the calculated tempo between each tap.
5.When you stop tapping, the program calculates the average timing...

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Merge Tempo From Tapping
This function allows you to create a complete tempo track based on 
your tapping. Typically, you would use this if you have an audio file 
with no tempo mapping, and want to be able to add sequenced mate-
rial afterwards, etc.
1.Create an empty time-based MIDI track and, while playing back your 
audio material, tap the new tempo on your MIDI keyboard and record 
the created notes onto the new MIDI track.
Note that you must create note...

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The Time Warp tool
The Time Warp tool lets you adjust the Tempo track so that “musical 
time based” material (positions related to the tempo) matches “linear 
time based” material (positions in time). Some typical applications:
• When you have recorded music (audio or MIDI) without tempo reference or 
metronome click – the Time Warp tool can be used for creating a tempo map 
that fits the recording (allowing you to rearrange or add sequenced material).
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3.Click in the window at a musical position and drag it so that it 
matches a position in the material you are editing – e.g. the start of an 
event, a certain “hit” within an audio event, a frame in a video clip, etc.
When you click with the Time Warp tool it snaps to the grid in the window.
Dragging the start of bar 9 to the start of the audio event.
While you are dragging, the track(s) you are editing are temporarily 
switched to linear time base – this...

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•If you have made a selection range (in the Project window, Audio Part 
Editor or Sample Editor) and use the Time Warp tool within that 
range, the tempo changes will be confined to that range.
This means tempo events will be inserted at the start and end of the selection range, if 
needed – useful if you need to adjust the tempo within a certain area but want all ma-
terial outside that range to stay in place.
•When you click with the Time Warp tool, it snaps...

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Using the Time Warp tool in the Project window
In the Project window there are two modes for the Time Warp tool:
• In the default mode, all tracks are temporarily switched to linear time base 
when you use the tool. This means that all tracks will keep their absolute time 
positions when you adjust the tempo track.
• In the “musical events follow” mode, no tracks are switched to linear time 
base. This means that all tracks (that are not set to linear time...