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Metronome settings
You make settings for the metronome in the Metronome Setup dialog, 
opened from the Transport menu.
The metronome can use either an audio click played back via the audio 
hardware, send MIDI data to a connected device which will play back 
the click or do both. 
The following metronome settings can be made in the dialog:
Metronome Options Description
Metronome in 
Record / PlayAllows you to specify whether the metronome should be heard 
during playback, recording or both (when Click is activated on 
the Transport panel).
Use Count Base If this option is activated, a field appears to the right where you 
specify the “rhythm” of the metronome. Normally, the metro-
nome plays one click per beat, but setting this to e.g. “1/8” 
gives you eighth notes – two clicks per beat. It’s also possible 
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Precount Options Description
Precount Bars Sets the number of bars the metronome will count in before it 
starts recording if precount is activated on the Transport panel.
Use Time Signature at 
Project TimeWhen this is activated, the precount will be in the time signa-
ture set in the Tempo track. Furthermore, any tempo changes 
in the Tempo track during the precount will be applied.
Use Time Signature... Lets you set a time signature for the precount. In this mode, 
tempo changes in the Tempo track won’t affect the precount.
MIDI Click Description
Activate MIDI Click Selects whether or not the metronome will sound via MIDI.
MIDI Port/Channel This is where you select a MIDI output and channel for the met-
ronome click.
Hi Note/Velocity Sets the MIDI note number and velocity value for the “high 
note” (the first beat in a bar). 
Lo Note/Velocity Sets the MIDI note number and velocity for the “low notes” (the 
other beats). 
Audio Click Description
Activate Audio Click Selects whether or not the metronome will sound via the audio 
hardware.
Beeps When this is selected, the audio click will be beeps generated 
by the program. Adjust the pitch and level of the beeps for the 
“Hi” (first) beat and “Lo” (other) beats using the sliders below.
Sounds When this is selected, you can click in the “Sound” fields below 
to load any audio files for use as the “Hi” and “Lo” metronome 
sounds. The sliders set the level of the click. 
						

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Background
The Project window is the main window in Nuendo. This provides you 
with an overview of the project, allowing you to navigate and perform 
large scale editing. Each project has one Project window.
About tracks
The Project window is divided vertically into tracks, with a timeline 
running horizontally from left to right. The following track types are 
available:
Track type Description
Audio For recording and playing back audio events and audio parts. Each au-
dio track has a corresponding audio channel in the mixer.
An audio track can have any number of automation “subtracks” for auto-
mating mixer channel parameters, insert effect settings etc.
Folder Folder tracks function as containers for other tracks, making it easier to 
organize and manage the track structure. They also allow you to edit sev-
eral tracks at the same time. See page 165.
FX Channel FX channel tracks are used for adding send effects. Each FX channel 
can contain up to eight effect processors – by routing effect sends from 
an audio channel to an FX channel, you send audio from the audio chan-
nel to the effect(s) on the FX channel. Each FX channel has a corre-
sponding channel strip in the mixer – in essence an effect return 
channel. See page 273 for more about FX Channel tracks and send ef-
fects.
An FX channel can also have any number of automation subtracks for 
automating mixer channel parameters, effect settings etc. All FX channel 
tracks are automatically placed in a special FX channel folder in the 
Track list, for easy management.
Group 
ChannelBy routing several audio channels to a Group channel, you can submix 
them, apply the same effects to them, etc. (see page 249).
A Group channel track contains no events as such, but displays settings 
and automation curves for the corresponding Group channel. Each 
Group channel track has a corresponding channel strip in the mixer. In 
the Project window, Group channels are organized as subtracks in a 
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About parts and events
Events are the basic building blocks in Nuendo. Different event types 
are handled differently in the Project window:
• Video events and automation events (curve points) are always viewed and re-
arranged directly in the Project window.
• MIDI events are always gathered in MIDI parts, containers for one or more 
MIDI events. MIDI parts are rearranged and manipulated in the Project win-
dow. To edit the individual MIDI events in a part, you have to open the part in 
a MIDI editor, see the separate PDF document “Working with MIDI”. 
• Audio events can be displayed and edited directly in the Project window, but 
you can also work with audio parts containing several events. This is useful if 
you have a number of events which you want to treat as one unit in the 
project.
An audio event and an audio part. MIDI For recording and playing back MIDI parts. Each MIDI track has a corre-
sponding MIDI channel strip in the mixer. It’s also possible to edit MIDI 
tracks directly in the Project window, using the Edit In-Place function, 
see the separate PDF document “Working with MIDI”.
A MIDI track can have any number of automation “subtracks” for auto-
mating mixer channel parameters, insert and send effect settings etc. 
Marker The Marker track displays markers, and allows you to move and rename 
them directly in the Project window (see page 178). There can only be 
one Marker track in the project.
Play Order Allows you to mark out sections in the project and set in which order 
they should be played back. See the chapter “The play order track”.
Ruler Ruler tracks contain additional rulers, displaying the timeline from left to 
right. You can use any number of ruler tracks, each with a different dis-
play format if you wish. See page 108 for more information about the 
ruler and the display formats.
Video For playing back video events. A project can only have one Video track. Track type Description  
						

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Window Overview
The toolbar. The info line.
 Track list with various 
track types.The event display, showing 
audio parts and events, MIDI 
parts, automation, markers, etc. Project overview
The Inspector.
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The Track list
The Track list is the area to the left in the Project window. It contains 
name fields and various settings for the tracks. Different track types 
have different controls in the Track list. To see all the controls you may 
have to resize the track in the Track list (see page 115):
•The Track list area for an audio track:
•The Track list area for an automation subtrack (revealed by clicking 
the + button on a track):
•The Track list area for a MIDI track:
Mute & SoloRecord Enable Track name
Output activity 
indicator Show/hide 
automation
Indicates whether effect sends, EQ or insert 
effects are activated for the track. Click to bypass.Monitoring on/off
Musical/Linear time base (see page 124) Lane Display Type
Automation Read/
Write buttons
Edit channel settings
Lock track button
Automation Read/Write buttons
Automation parameter 
(click to select parameter) Expand automation track 
(show more parameters)
MuteLock track button
Record Enable
Track name
MIDI OutputBank Program 
MIDI channel
Drum map assign Lock track Monitoring on/off
Read/Write buttons
Edit channel settings
Mute & Solo
Indicates whether effect sends or insert effects 
are activated for the track. Click to bypass.
Edit In-Place button Lane display type    
						

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The Inspector
The area to the left of the Track list is called the Inspector. This shows 
additional controls and parameters for the track you have selected in 
the Track list. If several tracks are selected (see page 121), the In-
spector shows the setting for the first (topmost) selected track.
To hide or show the Inspector, click the Inspector icon in the toolbar.
The Inspector icon.
•For most track classes, the Inspector is divided into a number of sec-
tions, each containing different controls for the track. You can hide or 
show sections by clicking on their respective headlines.
Clicking the headline for a hidden section brings it to view and hides the other sections. 
[Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking the headline allows you to hide or show a section without af-
fecting other sections. Finally, [Alt]/[Option]-clicking a headline shows or hides all sec-
tions in the Inspector.
•You can also use key commands to show different Inspector settings.
These are set up under the Inspector heading in the Key Commands dialog.
• Folding a section does not affect the functionality but merely hides the 
section from view.
In other words, if you have set up a track parameter or activated an effect for example, 
your settings will still be active even if you fold the Inspector section.
Which sections are available in the Inspector depends on the se-
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Sections
In general, the Inspector contains the same controls as the Track list, 
but there are also some additional buttons and parameters. Below is a 
list of all common, possible settings and sections, their controls and 
usage, followed by descriptions of which sections are actually avail-
able for each type of track:
Parameter Description
Auto Fades 
Settings buttonOpens a dialog in which you can make separate Auto Fade settings 
for the track. See page 205.
Edit button Opens the Channel Settings window for the track, allowing you to 
view and adjust effect and EQ settings, etc. See page 237.
Volume Use this to adjust the level for the track. Changing this setting will 
move the track’s fader in the mixer window, and vice versa. See page 
225 to learn more about setting levels.
Pan Use this to adjust the panning of the track. As with the Volume set-
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Delay This adjusts the playback timing of the audio track. Positive values 
delay the playback while negative values cause the track to play ear-
lier. The values are set in milliseconds.
In This lets you specify which Input bus or MIDI input the track should 
use (see page 15 for information about Input busses).
Out Here you decide to which output the track should be routed. For au-
dio tracks you select an output bus (see page 15) or Group channel, 
for MIDI tracks you select a MIDI output.
Inserts section Allows you to add insert effects to the track, see page 262. The Edit 
button at the top of the section opens the control panels for the 
added insert effects.
Equalizers 
sectionLets you adjust the EQs for the track. You can have up to four bands 
of EQ for each track, see page 240. The Edit button at the top of the 
section opens the Channel Settings window for the track. 
Equalizer Curve 
sectionLets you adjust the EQs for the track graphically, by clicking and 
dragging points in a curve display.
Sends section Allows you to route an audio track to one or several FX channels (up 
to eight), see page 273. For MIDI tracks, this is where you assign 
MIDI send effects. The Edit button at the top of the section opens the 
control panel for the first effect in each FX channel.
Channel section Shows a duplicate of the corresponding mixer channel strip. The 
channel overview strip to the left lets you activate and deactivate 
insert effects, EQs and sends.
Notepad section This is a standard text notepad, allowing you to jot down notes about 
the track. 
If you have entered any notes about a track, the icon next to the 
“Notepad” heading will light up to indicate this. Moving the pointer 
over the icon will display the Notepad text in a tool tip.
Network section This contains controls related to the Network functions of the program. 
For further information, see the separate Networking document.
User Panel Here you can display MIDI device panels, audio track panels or VST 
insert effect panels. For information on how to create or import MIDI 
device setups, see the separate PDF document “Working with MIDI”. Parameter Description