Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual
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•Double clicking on an event with the Range Selection tool creates a
selection range encompassing the event.
If you hold down [Shift] you can double click several events in a row, and the selection
range will expand to encompass them all. Double clicking a second time on an event
opens it for editing in the Sample Editor.
Adjusting the size of the selection range
You can adjust the size of a selection range in the following ways:
• By dragging its edges.
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The Project window 5 – 147
•Double clicking on an event with the Range Selection tool creates a
selection range encompassing the event.
If you hold down [Shift] you can double click several events in a row, and the selection
range will expand to encompass them all. Double clicking a second time on an event
opens it for editing in the Sample Editor.
Adjusting the size of the selection range
You can adjust the size of a selection range in the following ways:
• By dragging its edges.
The pointer...")
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Making selection ranges for several non-contiguous tracks
As described above, selection ranges can cover several tracks. How-
ever, it is also possible to exclude tracks from a selection range:
1.Create a selection range from the first to the last desired track.
2.Press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click in the selection range on the tracks
you want to exclude from the selection.
3.In the same manner, you can add a track to the selection range by
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The Project window 5 – 149
Making selection ranges for several non-contiguous tracks
As described above, selection ranges can cover several tracks. How-
ever, it is also possible to exclude tracks from a selection range:
1.Create a selection range from the first to the last desired track.
2.Press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click in the selection range on the tracks
you want to exclude from the selection.
3.In the same manner, you can add a track to the selection range by
[Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking in...")
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Using Cut, Copy and Paste
When working with selection ranges, you can either use Cut, Copy
and Paste on the Edit menu, or use the functions “Cut Time” and
“Paste Time” on the Range submenu on the Edit menu. These work
differently to their related functions on the Edit menu:
Deleting selection ranges
Again, you can either use “regular” Delete or “Delete Time”:
•If you use the Delete function on the Edit menu (or press [Backspace]),
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5 – 150 The Project window
Using Cut, Copy and Paste
When working with selection ranges, you can either use Cut, Copy
and Paste on the Edit menu, or use the functions “Cut Time” and
“Paste Time” on the Range submenu on the Edit menu. These work
differently to their related functions on the Edit menu:
Deleting selection ranges
Again, you can either use “regular” Delete or “Delete Time”:
•If you use the Delete function on the Edit menu (or press [Backspace]),
the data within the selection range...")
NUENDO The Project window 5 – 151 Other functions On the Range submenu on the Edit menu, you will find three more range editing functions: Region operations Regions are sections within a clip, with various uses. While regions are perhaps best created and edited in the Sample Editor (see page 414), the following region functions are available on the Audio menu in the Project window: Function Description Split Splits any events or parts that are intersected by the selection range, at the positions of the selection range edges. Crop All events or parts that are partially within the selection range are cropped, that is, sections outside the selection range are re- moved. Events that are fully inside or outside the selection range are not affected. Insert Silence Inserts empty track space from the start of the selection range. The length of the silence equals the length of the selection range. Events to the right of the selection range start are moved to the right to “make room”. Events that are intersected by the selection range start are split, and the right section is moved to the right. Function Description Event or Range as RegionThis function is available when one or several audio events or selection ranges are selected. It creates a region in the corresponding clip, with the start and end position of the re- gion determined by the start and end position of the event or selection range within the clip. Events from Regions This function is available if you have selected an audio event whose clip contains regions within the boundaries of the event. The function will remove the original event and re- place it with event(s) positioned and sized according to the Region(s).
NUENDO 5 – 152 The Project window Options Snap The Snap function helps you to find exact positions when editing in the Project window. It does this by restricting horizontal movement and positioning to certain positions. Operations affected by Snap in- clude moving, copying, drawing, sizing, splitting, range selection, etc. •You turn Snap on or off by clicking the Snap icon in the toolbar. Snap activated. • When you are moving audio events with Snap activated, it isn’t neces- sarily the beginning of the event that is used as Snap position reference. Instead, each audio event has a snap point, which you can set to a rele- vant position in the audio (such as a downbeat, etc.). The snap point is preferably set in the Sample Editor since it will allow for a higher de- gree of precision (see page 408). You can however also set the snap point directly in the Project window, in the following way: 1.Select an event. 2.Place the project cursor at the desired position within the selected audio event. 3.Pull down the Audio menu and select “Snap Point To Cursor”. The snap point is set at the cursor position. The snap point for an event is displayed as a blue line in the Project window.
NUENDO The Project window 5 – 153 Exactly how Snap works depends on which mode is selected on the Snap mode pop-up menu. The following sections describe the different Snap modes: Grid In this mode, the Snap positions are set with the Grid pop-up menu to the right. The options depend on the display format selected for the ruler. For example, if the ruler is set to show bars and beats, the grid can be set to bars, beats or the quantize value set with the next pop-up menu to the right. If a time- or frame-based ruler format is selected, the grid pop-up menu will contain time- or frame-based grid options, etc. When seconds is selected as ruler format, the grid pop-up menu contains time- based grid options. Grid Relative When you move events and parts in this mode they will not be “mag- netic” to the grid. Rather, the grid determines the step size for moving the events. This means that a moved event will keep its original posi- tion relative to the grid. For example, if an event starts at the position 3.04.01 (one beat be- fore bar 4), Snap is set to Grid Relative and the Grid pop-up is set to “Bar”, you can move the event in steps of one bar – to the positions 4.04.01, 5.04.01 and so on. The event will keep its relative position to the grid, i.e. stay one beat before the bar lines.
NUENDO 5 – 154 The Project window •This only applies when dragging existing events or parts – when you create new events or parts this mode works like the Grid mode. Events In this mode, the start and end positions of other events and parts be- come “magnetic”. This means that if you drag an event to a position near the start or end of another event, it is automatically aligned with the start or end of the other event. For audio events, the position of the snap point is also magnetic (see page 408). •Note that this includes marker events on the marker track. This allows you to snap events to marker positions, and vice versa. Shuffle Shuffle mode is useful when you want to change the order of adjacent events. If you have two adjacent events and drag the first one to the right, past the second event, the two events will change places. The same principle works when changing the order of more than two events: Magnetic Cursor When this mode is selected, the project cursor becomes “magnetic”. Dragging an event near the cursor causes the event to be aligned with the cursor position. 12345 5 2 4 3 1 Dragging event 2 past event 4... ...changes the order of events 2, 3 and 4.
NUENDO The Project window 5 – 155 Grid + Cursor This is a combination of the “Grid” and “Magnetic Cursor” modes. Events + Cursor This is a combination of the “Events” and “Magnetic Cursor” modes. Events + Grid + Cursor This is a combination of the “Events”, “Grid” and “Magnetic Cursor” modes. Snap to Zero Crossing When this option is activated in the Preferences dialog (Editing–Au- dio page), splitting and sizing of audio events is done at zero cross- ings (positions in the audio where the amplitude is zero). This helps you avoid pops and clicks which might otherwise be caused by sud- den amplitude changes. This setting affects all windows in all open projects – with the exception of the Sample Editor (which has its own Snap to Zero Crossing button). Autoscroll Autoscroll activated. When this option is activated, the waveform display will scroll during playback, keeping the project cursor visible in the window. •If the option “Stationary Cursor” is activated in the Preferences dialog (Transport page), the project cursor will be positioned in the middle of the screen (if possible).
NUENDO 6 – 158 The play order track Introduction The play order track allows you to work with sections of your project in a non-linear fashion. By marking sections of the project as play order parts and then ordering these parts in a list, adding repeats as desired, you can specify exactly how the project should be played back. This offers a different and more pattern-oriented way of working which complements the usual linear editing methods in the Project window. When you have created a play order list that you like, you have the op- tion of “flattening” the list, which creates a normal linear project accord- ing to the play order list and removes the play order track.
NUENDO The play order track 6 – 159 Setting up the play order track You create a play order track by using the Add Track function on the Project menu or Quick menu, as usual. There can only be one play or- der track in each project. On the play order track, you define specific sections of the project by creating play order parts. These can be of any length, may overlap and are not bound to the start or end of existing events and parts. •Use the Pencil tool to draw play order parts. Snap applies as usual. •Double click between the locators to create a part between the left and right locator. The play order track with two parts. The parts will initially be named “A”, “B”, “C”, and so on. You can re- name a part by selecting it and changing its name in the Project win- dow infoline or by holding [Alt]/[Option], double clicking on the name in the play order list and entering a new one. Parts can be moved, resized and deleted using the standard tech- niques. Please note: •If you copy a play order part (by [Alt]/[Option]-dragging or by using copy/paste), a new part will be created, with the same name as the original. It is however totally independent from the original part. •Double clicking on a play order part adds it to the current play order list. This is described on the following pages.
NUENDO 6 – 160 The play order track Creating a play order • You can set up a play order in the Play Order Editor or in the Inspector for the play order track. The text below describes the Play Order Editor – the settings in the Inspector are sim- ilar, but functions that are available with toolbar buttons in the editor are accessed from the Play Order menu in the Inspector. To open the Play Order Editor, click the “e” button in the track list or Inspector for the play order track.