Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual

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Editing cycle markers using tools
Cycle markers can be edited on the Marker track using the following 
tools. Note that the snap value applies as with regular events:
The other tools cannot be used with cycle markers.
Using markers to make range selections in the Project window
Besides enabling you to quickly move the project cursor and locators, 
markers can be used in conjunction with the Range Selection tool to 
make range selections in the Project window. This is useful if you 
quickly want to make a selection that spans all tracks in the project. 
•Double click with the Range Selection tool between any two markers 
– this creates a selection range between the markers, spanning all 
tracks in the project (just as if you had used the Range Selection tool 
to draw a rectangle).
Any functions or processing you perform will now affect the selection only.
Moving and Copying sections
This is a quick way to move or copy complete sections of the project 
(on all tracks):
1.Set markers at the start and end of the section you want to move or 
copy.
2.Select the Range Selection tool and double click on the Marker track 
between the markers.
Everything in the project within the cycle marker boundaries is selected.
Tool Use
Pencil Press [Ctrl]/[Command] and use the Pencil tool to create new 
ranges (as described above).
Eraser Click with the Eraser tool to delete a cycle marker. If you hold down 
[Alt]/[Option] when you click, all consecutive markers will also be 
deleted.
Selection Range This is described on page 181. 
						

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3.Click on the Marker track in the selected range and drag the range to 
a new position.
The selection in the Project window is moved to the same position.
•If you hold down [Alt]/[Option] while you drag the range, the selection 
in the Project window is copied instead.
Marker key commands
You can use key commands for the following marker operations:
If you need to change the key command assignments, the marker com-
mands can be found in the Transport category in the Key Commands 
dialog.
• For the [Shift]-[Pad1] to [Pad9] commands to work, Num Lock must be 
deactivated on the computer keyboard!
Operation Description Default key
Insert Marker Creates a new marker at the current project 
cursor position.[Insert]/[Help]
Locate Next Marker Moves the project cursor to the right to the 
next marker position (if any).[Shift]-[N]
Locate Previous Marker Moves the project cursor to the left to the 
previous marker position (if any).[Shift]-[B]
To Marker 1-9 Moves the project cursor to the specified 
marker (number 1 to 9).[Shift]-[1] to [9]
Set Marker 1-9 Moves the specified marker (number 1 to 9) 
to the current project cursor position.[Ctrl]-[1] to [9]
Recall Cycle Marker 1-9 Moves the left and right locators to encom-
pass the specified cycle marker (1 to 9).[Shift]-[Pad1] to 
[Pad9] 
						

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Editing markers in the Project Browser
To view and edit markers in the Project Browser, the Marker track must 
be added to the Project window.
If you have a Marker track in the Project window, you can create and 
edit all marker parameters, including marker ID’s, in the Project 
Browser. Proceed as follows:
1.Open the Project Browser by selecting it on the Project menu.
2.Select “Marker” in the Project Structure window.
A list of the markers is shown in the main Browser window.
3.Now you can edit marker names, positions and ID numbers, by select-
ing an item and typing in values as usual in the main editor window.
For details about editing in the Project Browser see page 531.
•You can use the Add pop-up menu and Add button to insert new 
markers or cycle markers when the Marker track is selected in the 
Project Browser.
This works just like the Add button in the Marker window (see page 175). 
						

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Fades, crossfades and
envelopes 
						

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Creating fades
There are two main types of fade-ins and fade-outs in audio events in 
Nuendo: fades created by using the fade handles (see below) and 
fades created by processing (see page 189).
Fades created by using the fade handles
Selected audio events have blue handles in the upper left and right 
corners. These can be dragged to create a fade-in or fade-out re-
spectively.
Creating a fade-in. The fade is automatically reflected in the shape of the event’s 
waveform, giving you a visual feedback of the result when you drag the fade handle. 
Fades created with the handles are not applied to the audio clip as 
such but calculated in real time during playback. This means that sev-
eral events referring to the same audio clip can have different fade 
curves. It also means that having a huge number of fades may demand 
a lot of processor power.
• If you select multiple events and drag the fade handles on one of them, the 
same fade will be applied to all selected events.
• A fade can be edited in the Fade dialog, as described on the following pages. 
You open the dialog by double clicking in the area above the fade curve, or by select-
ing the event and selecting “Open Fade Editor(s)” from the Audio menu (note that this 
will open two dialogs if the event has both fade-in and fade-out curves).
If you adjust the shape of the fade curve in the Fade dialog, this shape will be main-
tained when you later adjust the length of a fade.
• You can make the fade longer or shorter at any time, by dragging the handle.
You can actually do this even without selecting the event first, i.e. without visible han-
dles. Just move the mouse pointer along the fade curve until the cursor turns into a bi-
directional arrow, then click and drag.
• If the option “Show Event Volume Curves Always” is activated in the Prefer-
ences dialog (Event Display–Audio page), the fade curves will be shown in all 
events, regardless of whether they are selected or not.
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• As an alternative to dragging the fade handles, you can use the items 
“Fade In to Cursor” and “Fade Out to Cursor” on the Audio menu to cre-
ate fades.
Position the project cursor on an audio event where you want a fade in to end or a fade 
out to begin, and select the appropriate option from the Audio menu. A fade will then 
be created, ranging from the event’s start or end to the position of the cursor.
Creating and adjusting fades with the Range Selection tool
“Handle-type” fades can also be created and adjusted with the Range 
Selection tool, in the following way:
1.Select a section of the audio event with the Range Selection tool.
The result depends on your selection, in the following way:
• If you select a range from the beginning of the event, a fade-in will be created 
within the range. 
• If you select a range that reaches the end of an event, a fade-out will be cre-
ated in the range. 
• If you select a range encompassing a middle section of the event, but not 
reaching neither the start nor the end, both a fade-in and a fade-out will be 
created outside of the selected range. In other words, the fade-in will cover 
the area from the beginning of the event to the beginning of the selected 
range, and the fade-out will cover the area from the end of the selected range 
to the end of the event.
2.Pull down the Audio menu and select “Adjust Fades to Range”.
The fade areas are adjusted according to the selection range.
You can select multiple audio events on separate tracks with the Range 
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Applying Default Fades
You can also create fades by using the commands “Apply Standard 
Fade In” and “Apply Standard Fade Out” from the Audio menu.
1.Select one or more audio events in the project window.
2.From the Audio menu, choose either “Apply Standard Fade In” or 
“Apply Standard Fade Out”.
A fade will be created that is the same length and shape as the Default fade (see page 
191 for more information on how to define Default fades).
About the volume handle
A selected audio event also has a blue handle in the top middle. This 
is the volume handle, and it provides a quick way of changing the vol-
ume of an event, directly in the Project window. It stands in direct cor-
relation with the volume setting in the info line, that is, dragging the 
volume handle also changes the value in the info line.
Removing fades
To remove a fade, select the event and select “Remove Fades” from 
the Audio menu.
You can also use the Range Selection tool to remove fades and 
crossfades:
1.Drag the Range Selection tool in the Project window, so that the se-
lection encloses all of the fades and crossfades you wish to remove.
2.Select “Remove Fades” from the Audio menu.
Drag the Volume handle up or down 
to change the volume of the event.The volume change is displayed 
numerically in the info line.
The event waveform re-
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Fades created by processing
If you have selected an audio event or a section of an audio event (us-
ing the Range Selection tool), you can apply a fade-in or fade-out to 
the selection by using the “Fade In” or “Fade Out” functions on the 
Process submenu on the Audio menu. These functions open the cor-
responding Fade dialog, allowing you to specify a fade curve.
Note that the length of the fade area is determined by your selection. In 
other words, you specify the length of the fade before you enter the 
Fade dialog. 
Also note that you can select multiple events and apply the same pro-
cessing to all of them simultaneously.
Fades created this way are applied to the audio clip rather than to the 
event. This has the following consequences:
• If you later create new events that refer to the same clip, these will have the 
same fades.
• At any time you can remove or modify the fades using the Offline Process His-
tory (see page 386).
If other events refer to the same audio clip, you will be asked whether 
you want the processing to be applied to these events or not.
• Continue will apply the processing to all events that refer to the audio clip.
• New Version will create a separate, new version of the audio clip for the se-
lected event.
• You can also choose to put a checkmark in the “Do not ask this message again” 
box. Regardless of whether you then choose “Continue” or “New Version”, any 
and all further processing you do will conform to the option you select.
You can change this setting at any time in the Preferences dialog (Edit-
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The Fade dialogs
The Fade dialogs appear when you edit an existing fade or use the 
“Fade In”/”Fade Out” functions on the Audio menu’s Process submenu. 
The picture below shows the Fade In dialog; the Fade Out dialog has 
identical settings and features.
•If you open the Fade dialog(s) with several events selected, you can 
adjust the fade curves for all these events at the same time.
This is useful if you want to apply the same type of fade-in to more than one event, etc.
Curve Kind
These determine whether the fade curve should consist of spline curve 
segments (left button), damped spline segments (middle button) or lin-
ear segments (right button).
Fade display
Shows the shape of the fade curve. The resulting waveform shape is 
shown in dark grey, with the current waveform shape in light grey.
You can click on the curve to add points, and click and drag existing 
points to change the shape. To remove a point from the curve, drag it 
outside the display.
Restore button
The Restore button (to the right above the fade display) is only avail-
able when editing fades made by dragging the fade handles. Click 
this to cancel any changes you have made since opening the dialog.