Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual
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Selecting automation event points
•To select a single automation event point, click on it with the Arrow tool.
The point turns red, and you can drag it in any horizontal or vertical direction between
two points.
•To select multiple curve points, you can either [Shift]-click or drag a
selection rectangle with the Arrow tool.
All events inside the selection rectangle will become selected.
Drawing a selection rectangle around some points to select them.
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NUENDO
Automation 13 – 343
Selecting automation event points
•To select a single automation event point, click on it with the Arrow tool.
The point turns red, and you can drag it in any horizontal or vertical direction between
two points.
•To select multiple curve points, you can either [Shift]-click or drag a
selection rectangle with the Arrow tool.
All events inside the selection rectangle will become selected.
Drawing a selection rectangle around some points to select them.
When selected, several...")
NUENDO Automation 13 – 341 3.If you click on the static value line, an automation event is added, read automation mode is automatically activated, and the static value line changes to a blue automation curve. 4.If you click and hold, you can draw a curve, by adding a multitude of single automation events. 5.When you release the mouse button, the number of automation events is reduced to a few events, but the basic shape of the curve still remains the same. This “thinning” of events is governed by the Automation Reduction Level setting in the Preferences dialog, see page 347. 6.If you now activate playback, the volume will change with the automa- tion curve. In the mixer the corresponding fader moves accordingly. 7.Simply redo the operation if you are not happy with the result. If you draw over existing events, a new curve is created.
NUENDO 13 – 342 Automation •If the automation subtrack is in Read mode already, you can also add automation events by clicking with the Arrow tool. If you are trying to add a point between two existing points and the new point doesn’t deviate from the existing curve, it will be removed by reduction (see page 347) as soon as you release the mouse button. Using the various modes of the Line tool to draw automation curves The Line tool can be very useful for drawing automation events. The various modes are accessed by clicking on the Line tool on the tool- bar and selecting from the pop-up that appears. • Clicking and dragging with the Line tool in Line mode shows a line in the au- tomation subtrack, and creates automation events aligned with this line. This is a quick way to create linear fades, etc. • The Line tool in Parabola mode works in the same way, but aligns the automa- tion events with a parabolic curve instead, giving more “natural” curves and fades. Note that the result depends on the direction from which you draw the parabolic curve. • The Sine, Triangle and Square Line tool modes create automation events aligned with continuous curves. If snap is activated and set to Grid, the period of the curve (the length of one curve “cycle”) is determined by the grid setting. If you press [Shift] and drag, you can set the period length manually, in multiples of the grid value.
NUENDO Automation 13 – 343 Selecting automation event points •To select a single automation event point, click on it with the Arrow tool. The point turns red, and you can drag it in any horizontal or vertical direction between two points. •To select multiple curve points, you can either [Shift]-click or drag a selection rectangle with the Arrow tool. All events inside the selection rectangle will become selected. Drawing a selection rectangle around some points to select them. When selected, several points can be moved in all directions as “one”, i.e. the curve shape formed by the selected event points remains intact. •To select all automation events on a subtrack, right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) the automation subtrack in the Track list and choose “Select All Events” from the context menu. Removing automation events There are several ways to remove event points: •By selecting points and pressing [Backspace] or [Delete] or selecting Delete from the Edit menu. •By clicking on a point with the Eraser tool. •By selecting a range (with the Range Selection tool), and pressing [Backspace] or [Delete] or selecting Delete from the Edit menu.
NUENDO 13 – 344 Automation •By clicking in the parameter display on a subtrack and selecting “Re- move Parameter” from the pop-up. This will remove all automation events from the subtrack, and the subtrack will be closed. Editing automation events Automation events can be edited much like other events. You can use cut, copy and paste, you can group and nudge events etc. There are however four items on the Edit menu that are not applicable to auto- mation events. These are: • Split at Cursor • Split Loop • Move to Front • Move to Back Editing automation events in the Project Browser You can also edit automation events in the Project Browser. Proceed as follows: 1.Open the Project Browser by selecting it from the Project menu. The Browser window opens. The window is divided into two sections, the Structure list to the left, and the event display to the right. 2.Click on the “+” sign for a track in the structure list. Automated tracks have two subitems: Track Data and Automation. The Automation item corresponds to the automation subtrack in the Project window, and contains the track’s automation events. 3.Click on the plus sign for the Automation item. All automated parameters for the track are shown in the structure list.
NUENDO Automation 13 – 345 4.Clicking on a parameter in the structure list brings up the automation events in the event display. The following parameters are available for all automation subtracks: Parameter Description Position The position of the automation event. Value The value (0.000 to 1.000) of the automation event.
NUENDO 13 – 346 Automation Tips and common methods There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to describing which automation method you should use. You can for example never even open an automation subtrack, and stick with write automation through- out a project. Or you can stick to drawing automation curves to auto- mate settings in a project. Both methods have their advantages, but it is of course up to you to decide what to use and when. •Editing curves on automation subtracks offers a graphical overview in relation to the track contents and the time position. This makes it easy to quickly change parameter values at specific points, without hav- ing to activate playback. For example, this method gives you a good overview if you have a voice-over or a dialog on one track and a music bed on another track, the level of which needs to be lowered with a specific amount every time the dialog occurs. •By using write automation in the mixer you don’t have to manually se- lect parameter subtracks from the Add Parameter list. You can work much like you would using a “real” physical mixer. Every action you per- form is automatically recorded on subtracks which you can later open for viewing and editing of the parameters you changed. These are just two examples of advantages for each method. Generally, editing curves and using write automation are two methods that com- plement each other, and depending on the nature of your projects you will probably work out what method works best for a given situation.
NUENDO Automation 13 – 347 Options and Settings About the Automation Reduction Level preference This item can be found on the Editing page in the Preferences dialog. Automation reduction reduces the number of automation events after you have used write automation or added automation events manually. When you write (or draw with the Pencil tool) automation events, these are added as a continuous stream of densely packed events. This is necessary because the program cannot “guess” what you will be doing next! However, when you are done, the reduction function will remove all superfluous event points and the automation curve now contains only the event points necessary to reproduce your actions. For example, all event points that might exist between two other points, but do not deviate from the curve, will be automatically removed by re- duction. If you try to add an event that doesn’t deviate from the existing curve between two existing points... ...it will be removed when the mouse is released. If you moved the selected event by any amount so that the resulting curve isn’t a straight line, the event would of course be added. •If you feel you need a lower (or higher) reduction level of events than the default setting of roughly 75% reduction, you can change it, but normally the default setting works well. •A minimum reduction level setting is not recommended as this will simply retain a lot of unnecessary events.
NUENDO 14 – 350 Remote controlling the mixer About this chapter It is possible to control the Nuendo mixer via MIDI. A large number of MIDI control devices are supported. This chapter describes how to set up Nuendo for remote control. •For specific information about the supported remote control devices, see the separate “Remote Control Devices” pdf document. •There is also a Generic Remote Device, allowing you to use any MIDI controller to remote control Nuendo. How to set this up is described on page 354. Setting Up Connecting the remote device Connect the MIDI Out on the remote unit to a MIDI In on your MIDI in- terface. Depending on the remote unit model, you may also need to connect a MIDI Out on the interface to a MIDI In on the remote unit (this is necessary if the remote unit features “feedback devices” such as indicators, motorized faders, etc.). If you will be recording MIDI tracks, you don’t want any MIDI data from the remote unit to accidentally be recorded as well. To avoid this, you should also make the following setting: 1.Open the Device Setup dialog from the Devices menu. 2.Select “All MIDI Inputs” in the list to the left. 3.Check the list to the right and locate the MIDI input to which you have connected the MIDI remote unit. 4.Click in the “Active” column for that input to set it to “No”. 5.Click OK to close the Device Setup dialog. Now you have removed the remote unit input from the “All MIDI Inputs” group. This means that you can record MIDI tracks with the “All MIDI Inputs” port selected without risking to record the data from the remote unit at the same time.