Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual
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•The main Transport functions (Cycle/Stop/Play/Record) can also be
shown on the toolbar.
In addition, various play options are available on the Transport menu.
Hiding and showing
The Transport panel is shown by default when you launch a new
project. To hide or show it, select the “Transport Panel” item from the
Transport menu (or use a key command – by default [F2]).
About Preroll and Postroll
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NUENDO
Playback and the Transport panel 3 – 35
•The main Transport functions (Cycle/Stop/Play/Record) can also be
shown on the toolbar.
In addition, various play options are available on the Transport menu.
Hiding and showing
The Transport panel is shown by default when you launch a new
project. To hide or show it, select the “Transport Panel” item from the
Transport menu (or use a key command – by default [F2]).
About Preroll and Postroll
These items are described in the chapter “Recording” – see...")
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Customizing the Transport panel
You can customize the appearance of the Transport panel by right-
clicking (Win) or [Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) anywhere on the panel and
making selections on the pop-up menu that appears.
• On the upper half of the pop-up menu you can hide or show elements on the
panel by activating or deactivating the corresponding menu items.
• Selecting the Show All item displays all sections of the Transport panel.
• Selecting Default shows...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/103689/w64_Operation_Manual_d-35.png "Page 36
NUENDO
3 – 36 Playback and the Transport panel
Customizing the Transport panel
You can customize the appearance of the Transport panel by right-
clicking (Win) or [Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) anywhere on the panel and
making selections on the pop-up menu that appears.
• On the upper half of the pop-up menu you can hide or show elements on the
panel by activating or deactivating the corresponding menu items.
• Selecting the Show All item displays all sections of the Transport panel.
• Selecting Default shows...")
NUENDO VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses 2 – 31 About the signal flow The audition bus makes the Listen functionality available by doubling the signals of the default output bus. This is achieved by the fact that output busses in Nuendo can have other output busses as send des- tination. This new concept differentiates between what is mixed and what is auditioned (see the illustration below).
NUENDO 2 – 32 VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses
NUENDO 3 – 34 Playback and the Transport panel Background This chapter describes the various methods available for controlling Playback and Transport functions in Nuendo. The Transport panel Below you can find a brief description of each Transport panel item. • You can customize the look of the Transport panel, hiding unneeded controls and moving controls as desired – see page 676. The pictures below show the Transport panel with all controls visible and in their de- fault position. The Transport panel is divided into sections, from left to right. Activates Auto Quantize Record mode pop-up Cycle Record mode pop-up CPU load and Disk Cache meters Right locator: punch out point and end of Cycle Activates punch out Activates punch in Left locator: record start point, punch in point and beginning of CyclePreroll setting and on/off switch Postroll setting and on/off switch Shuttle speed Jog Wheel (project scrubbing) Nudge +/- 1 Frame Primary Time Display and format pop-up Position slider Record Play Fast forward Rewind Stop Go to next marker or project end Nudge position right/left Go to previous marker or project start Secondary Time Display and format pop-up Exchange time formats Cycle on/off
NUENDO Playback and the Transport panel 3 – 35 •The main Transport functions (Cycle/Stop/Play/Record) can also be shown on the toolbar. In addition, various play options are available on the Transport menu. Hiding and showing The Transport panel is shown by default when you launch a new project. To hide or show it, select the “Transport Panel” item from the Transport menu (or use a key command – by default [F2]). About Preroll and Postroll These items are described in the chapter “Recording” – see page 88. Tempo track on/off Synchronization on/off The tempo and time signature display Metronome click on/offShow Markers (opens Marker window) Jump to Marker Precount on/off Play Order controls MIDI In (left meter)/ MIDI Out activityLevel Control (Output bus 1) Audio activity (Output bus 1) Audio input activity (Input bus 1)
NUENDO 3 – 36 Playback and the Transport panel Customizing the Transport panel You can customize the appearance of the Transport panel by right- clicking (Win) or [Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) anywhere on the panel and making selections on the pop-up menu that appears. • On the upper half of the pop-up menu you can hide or show elements on the panel by activating or deactivating the corresponding menu items. • Selecting the Show All item displays all sections of the Transport panel. • Selecting Default shows all sections in their default positions on the panel. • The items in the lower half of the pop-up menu are preset configurations for the Transport panel. You will also find your own stored presets here, for quick selection. • Selecting Setup brings up a dialog where you can set show/hide status for the separate sections, configure where the sections should be placed on the panel and store different Transport panel layouts as presets for instant recall. For more about customizing the Transport panel, see page 676.
NUENDO Playback and the Transport panel 3 – 37 The numeric keypad In the default Key Command settings, the numeric keypad on the computer keyboard is assigned various Transport panel operations: Numeric Key Function [Enter] Play [+] Fast Forward [–] Rewind [*] Record [÷] (Win) [/] (Mac)Cycle On/Off [,] Return to Zero [0] Stop [1] Go to Left Locator [2] Go to Right Locator [3 - 9] Go to marker 3 to 9
NUENDO 3 – 38 Playback and the Transport panel Operations Setting the project cursor position There are several ways to move the project cursor position: • By using Fast Forward and Rewind. • By using the Jog/Shuttle/Nudge control on the Transport panel – see page 41. • By dragging the project cursor in the lower part of the ruler. • By clicking in the ruler. Double clicking in the ruler moves the cursor and starts/stops playback. • If the option “Locate when Clicked in Empty Space” is activated in the Prefer- ences dialog (Transport page) you can click anywhere in an empty section of the Project window to move the cursor position. • By changing the value in any of the position displays. • By using the position slider above the transport buttons. The range of the slider relates to the Length setting in the Project Setup dialog. Hence, moving the slider all the way to the right will take you to the end of the project. • By using markers (see page 174). • By using playback options (see page 44). • By using the play order function (see page 158). • By using functions on the Transport menu. The following functions are available: • If Snap is activated when dragging the project cursor, the Snap value is taken into account. This is helpful for finding exact positions quickly. Function Description Locate Selection / Locate Selection EndMoves the project cursor to the beginning or end of the cur- rent selection. For this to be available, you must have selected one or more events or parts, or made a selection range. Locate Next/Previous MarkerThis moves the project cursor to the closest marker to the right or left (see page 174). Locate Next/Previous EventThis moves the project cursor forwards or backwards respec- tively, to the closest beginning or end of any event on the se- lected track(s).
NUENDO Playback and the Transport panel 3 – 39 • There are also numerous key commands available for moving the project cursor (in the Transport category in the Key Commands dialog). For example, you can assign key commands to the “Step Bar” and “Step Back Bar” functions, allowing you to move the project cursor in steps of one bar, backwards and forwards. About the Transport panel display formats Primary time display (left) and secondary time display (right). The time unit shown in the ruler can be independent from the time unit shown in the main time display on the Transport panel. This means that you can display timecode in the transport position display and bars and beats in the ruler, for example. In addition, there is a secondary time display to the right of the primary time display which is also inde- pendent, giving you three different time units shown at the same time (in the Project window, you can also create additional ruler tracks – see page 109). The following rules apply: •If you change the time format from the primary time display on the Transport panel, this will apply to the ruler as well. This is the same as changing the display format in the Project Setup. Therefore, to have different display formats in the ruler and the main time display you should change the format in the ruler. •The primary time display format is set on the pop-up menu to the right in the main position display. •The setting here also determines the time format displayed for the left and right locators.
NUENDO 3 – 40 Playback and the Transport panel •The secondary time display is completely independent, and the dis- play format is set on the pop-up menu to the right in the secondary time display. •You can swap time formats between the primary and secondary time displays by clicking the double arrow symbol between them. The left and right locators The left and right locators are a pair of position markers used for specifying punch-in and punch-out positions during recording, and as boundaries for cycle playback and recording. • When cycle mode is activated on the Transport panel, the area between the left and right locator will be repeated (cycled) on playback. However, if the right locator is positioned before the left, this will work as a “jump” or “skip mode” – when the project cursor reaches the right locator it will immediately jump to the left locator position and continue playback from there. There are several ways to set locator positions: •To set the left locator, press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click at the desired position in the ruler. Similarly, pressing [Alt]/[Option] and clicking in the ruler sets the right locator. You can also drag the locator “handles” directly in the ruler. The locators are indicated by the “flags” in the ruler. The area between the locators is highlighted in the ruler and in the Project window (see page 690). Note that if the right locator is before the left locator the area will be red in the ruler to indicate this. •Click and drag in the upper half of the ruler to “draw” a locator range. If you click on an existing locator range, you can drag to move it. •Pressing [Ctrl]/[Command] and pressing [1] or [2] on the numeric keypad sets the left or right locator to the project cursor position. Similarly, you can press [1] or [2] on the numeric keypad (without [Ctrl]/[Command]) to set the project cursor position to the left or right locator position. Note that these are default key commands – you can change these if you like.