Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual

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•The default setting has two color handles, one at the very top of the 
meter scale and one at the bottom. Each color handle has a unique 
color that gradually shifts as the meter moves toward the next color 
handle.
You can click on any color handle and move its position in the meter scale. If you hold 
down [Shift] while moving the handle with the mouse, it will move ten times slower for 
more precise positioning. You may also nudge the color handle’s position with the Arrow...

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Applying track and event colors
You can use color scheming for easier overview of certain tracks and 
events in the Project window. Applying colors is divided into two ar-
eas; track and event colors.
•A track color is reflected and can be edited in the Inspector, Track list 
and in the corresponding channel in the Mixer. It is furthermore dis-
played in all parts and events for the track in the Event display.
Track colors can be switched on or off globally.
•Event colors are...

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•Clicking the arrow brings up the color palette where you can select a 
color and apply it to the selected track.
This palette or color set can be edited in the Event Color dialog.
The chosen track color is now reflected in the Inspector title bar, the 
field by the output activity meter in the Track list, in the Mixer and any 
parts or events on the selected track.
Colorizing parts and events
There is a Color tool (the paint bucket icon) on the Project window 
toolbar that...

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•If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on an event with the Color 
tool, the color palette is displayed and you can choose the desired 
color for an event.
•If you press [Alt]/[Option], the Color tool cursor becomes a pipette, 
which can be used to select a color by clicking on a part/event.
•An alternative way to colorize parts and events is by selecting them, 
and then picking a color from the Color selector on the toolbar.
Where are the settings stored?
As you have seen,...

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Crossfade presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml
Drum maps saved in Project/Export as *.drm file
EQ presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml
Installed MIDI devices Midi Devices.bin
Key commands presets Presets\KeyCommands\.xml
Logical Editor presets Presets\Logical Edit\.xml
MIDI FX presets Presets\\.xml
Mixer view preset saved in project
Preferences configurations Configuration.xml
Preferences presets Presets\Configurations\.xml
Quantize presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml
User templates...

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Key commands 

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Background
Introduction
Most of the main menus in Nuendo have key command shortcuts for 
certain items on the menus. In addition, there are numerous other 
Nuendo functions that can be performed via key commands. These 
are all default settings. If you want, you can customize existing key 
commands to your liking, and also add commands for menu items and 
functions currently not assigned any.
You can also assign tool modifier keys, i.e. keys that change the behavior 
of...

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Setting up Key Commands
The following is a description of how you set up key commands and 
save them as presets for easy access.
Key commands settings are accessed and edited mainly in the Key 
Commands dialog, but there are also some settings that can be made 
in the Preferences dialog, and these are also addressed in this chapter.
Adding or modifying a key command
In the Key Commands dialog you will find all main menu items and a 
large number of other functions, arranged...

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To add a key command, proceed as follows:
1.Pull down the File menu and select “Key Commands…”.
The Key Commands dialog appears.
2.Use the list in the Commands column to navigate to the desired cate-
gory.
3.Click the plus-sign to open the category folder and display the items 
contained in it.
Note that you can also click the “global” plus- and minus-signs in the top left corner to 
open and close all category folders at once.
4.In the list, select the item to which you wish...