Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual

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Launching and quitting
When using ReWire, the order in which you launch and quit the two 
programs is very important:
Launching for normal use with ReWire
1.First launch Nuendo.
2.Enable one or several ReWire channels in the ReWire Device dialog 
for the other application.
This is described in detail on page 632.
3.Launch the other application.
It may take slightly longer for the application to start when you are using ReWire.
Quitting a ReWire session
When you are finished, you...

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Activating ReWire channels
ReWire supports streaming of up to 64 separate audio channels, 
while ReWire2 supports 256 channels. The exact number of available 
ReWire channels depends on the synthesizer application. Using the 
ReWire Device panels in Nuendo, you can specify which of the avail-
able channels you want to use:
1.Pull down the Devices menu and select the menu item with the name 
of the ReWire application. All recognized ReWire compatible applica-
tions will be available...

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3.If desired, double click on the labels in the right column, and type in 
another name.
These labels will be used in the Nuendo mixer to identify the ReWire channels.
Using the transport and tempo controls
This is only relevant if the synthesizer application has some sort of built-
in sequencer or similar.
Basic transport controls
When you run ReWire, the transports in the two programs are com-
pletely linked. It doesn’t matter in which program you Play, Stop, Fast 
Forward or...

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How the ReWire channels are handled in 
Nuendo
When you activate ReWire channels in the ReWire Device panels, 
they will become available as channel strips in the mixer. The ReWire 
channel strips have the following properties:
•ReWire channels appear to the right of the other audio and MIDI 
channel strips in the mixer.
ReWire channel strips are denoted by a yellow label in the mixer.
•ReWire channels may be any combination of mono and stereo, de-
pending on the synthesizer...

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Routing MIDI via ReWire2
This feature is only available with ReWire2-compatible applications.
When using Nuendo with a ReWire2-compatible application, addi-
tional MIDI outputs will automatically appear on the MIDI Output pop-
up menus for MIDI tracks. This allows you to play the synthesizer ap-
plication via MIDI from Nuendo, using it as one or several separate 
MIDI sound sources.
The MIDI outputs for a Reason song. Here, each output goes directly to a device in 
the Reason...

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Considerations and limitations
Sample rates
Synthesizer applications may be limited to audio playback in certain 
sample rates. If Nuendo is set to a sample rate other than those, the 
synthesizer application will play back at the wrong pitch. Consult the 
documentation of the synthesizer application for details.
ASIO drivers
ReWire works well with ASIO drivers. By using the Nuendo bussing 
system you can route sounds from the synthesizer application to vari-
ous outputs on an ASIO...

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File handling 

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File Operations
New Project
The New Project command on the File menu allows you to create a 
new project, either empty or based on a template:
1.Select New Project from the File menu.
A list of templates is displayed. When you install Nuendo, templates for various pur-
poses are included, but you can also create your own (see page 641).
2.Select a template from the list, or select “Empty”.
A file dialog appears, allowing you to specify a folder for the new project.
3.Select...

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About the “Pending Connections” dialogs
If you open a Nuendo project created on another setup (other audio 
hardware), the program tries to find matching audio inputs and outputs 
for the i/o busses (this is one of the reasons why you should use de-
scriptive, generic names for your input and output ports – see page 17).
If the program cannot resolve all audio inputs and outputs used in the 
project, a Pending Connections dialog will appear. This will allow you 
to manually...

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A word about file extensions
Under Windows, file types are indicated by three letter file name exten-
sions (such as *.npr for Nuendo project files). Under Mac OS X, it is not 
necessary to use file name extensions, since the file types are stored in-
ternally in the files. However, if you want your Nuendo projects to be 
compatible with both platforms, you should make sure the option “Use 
File Extension in File Dialog” is activated in the Preferences dialog – this 
is the...