Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual
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•The default setting has two color handles, one at the very top of the
meter scale and one at the bottom. Each color handle has a unique
color that gradually shifts as the meter moves toward the next color
handle.
You can click on any color handle and move its position in the meter scale. If you hold
down [Shift] while moving the handle with the mouse, it will move ten times slower for
more precise positioning. You may also nudge the color handle’s position with the Arrow...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/103689/w64_Operation_Manual_d-690.png "Page 691
NUENDO
Customizing 30 – 691
•The default setting has two color handles, one at the very top of the
meter scale and one at the bottom. Each color handle has a unique
color that gradually shifts as the meter moves toward the next color
handle.
You can click on any color handle and move its position in the meter scale. If you hold
down [Shift] while moving the handle with the mouse, it will move ten times slower for
more precise positioning. You may also nudge the color handle’s position with the Arrow...")
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•If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on an event with the Color
tool, the color palette is displayed and you can choose the desired
color for an event.
•If you press [Alt]/[Option], the Color tool cursor becomes a pipette,
which can be used to select a color by clicking on a part/event.
•An alternative way to colorize parts and events is by selecting them,
and then picking a color from the Color selector on the toolbar.
Where are the settings stored?
As you have seen,...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/103689/w64_Operation_Manual_d-693.png "Page 694
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•If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on an event with the Color
tool, the color palette is displayed and you can choose the desired
color for an event.
•If you press [Alt]/[Option], the Color tool cursor becomes a pipette,
which can be used to select a color by clicking on a part/event.
•An alternative way to colorize parts and events is by selecting them,
and then picking a color from the Color selector on the toolbar.
Where are the settings stored?
As you have seen,...")
NUENDO Customizing 30 – 691 •The default setting has two color handles, one at the very top of the meter scale and one at the bottom. Each color handle has a unique color that gradually shifts as the meter moves toward the next color handle. You can click on any color handle and move its position in the meter scale. If you hold down [Shift] while moving the handle with the mouse, it will move ten times slower for more precise positioning. You may also nudge the color handle’s position with the Arrow Up/Down keys. Holding Shift while nudging will move the color handle ten times faster. •You can add color handles by [Alt]/[Option]-clicking anywhere along the side of the meter scale. [Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking on a handle re- moves it from the meter scale. By adding more color handles to the meter scale, you can define colors for more spe- cific signal levels. Try adding two color handles very close to one another. You can make the meter color change more rapidly at a specific signal level this way. •To change the color of a handle, you must first select it by clicking on it. You may also use the Tab key to select the next handle. (To select the previous handle, hold down [Shift] and press the Tab key.) Use the hue and brightness controls on the right side to alter the handle’s color. The currently selected color handle is indicated by a black triangle on its left side. Work Area The work areas in Nuendo are those places where the actual data are displayed such as the project window event display. In these areas, there are items such as vertical and horizontal grid lines which can be altered in intensity by the controls found on this subpage.
NUENDO 30 – 692 Customizing Applying track and event colors You can use color scheming for easier overview of certain tracks and events in the Project window. Applying colors is divided into two ar- eas; track and event colors. •A track color is reflected and can be edited in the Inspector, Track list and in the corresponding channel in the Mixer. It is furthermore dis- played in all parts and events for the track in the Event display. Track colors can be switched on or off globally. •Event colors are reflected in parts and events in the Event display and are independent from the track colors. An applied event color “overrides” the track color, if both are used. Track colors •You activate track colors by clicking the color strip at the top of the Track list. A small arrow appears to the right in the Track Name title bar. Click here to bring up the color palette.
NUENDO Customizing 30 – 693 •Clicking the arrow brings up the color palette where you can select a color and apply it to the selected track. This palette or color set can be edited in the Event Color dialog. The chosen track color is now reflected in the Inspector title bar, the field by the output activity meter in the Track list, in the Mixer and any parts or events on the selected track. Colorizing parts and events There is a Color tool (the paint bucket icon) on the Project window toolbar that can be used to colorize parts and events. The Color tool. Just below the Color tool there is a small strip. Click this to bring up the standard color palette. If you double-click this strip the Event Color dialog opens, where you can define new colors for the standard palette, add more colors etc. •To colorize one or several selected events, select the Color tool, chose a color from the palette, and click on an event. The color is applied to all selected events and overrides the track color (if used).
NUENDO 30 – 694 Customizing •If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on an event with the Color tool, the color palette is displayed and you can choose the desired color for an event. •If you press [Alt]/[Option], the Color tool cursor becomes a pipette, which can be used to select a color by clicking on a part/event. •An alternative way to colorize parts and events is by selecting them, and then picking a color from the Color selector on the toolbar. Where are the settings stored? As you have seen, there are a large number of ways in which you can customize Nuendo. While some of the settings you make are stored in each project, others are stored in separate preference files. If you need to transfer your projects to another computer (e.g. in an- other studio), you can bring all your settings along by copying the de- sired preference files and installing them on the other computer. • It’s a good idea to make a backup copy of your preference files once you have set things up the way you want! This way, if another Nuendo user wants to use his or her personal settings when work- ing on your computer, you can restore your own preferences afterwards. •Under Windows, preference files are stored in the folder “\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Steinberg\Nuendo 3\”. On the Start menu you will find a shortcut to this folder, for easy access. •Under Mac OS X, the preference files are stored in the folder “Library/ Preferences/Nuendo 3/” under your “home” directory. The full path would be: “/Users//Library/Preferences/Nuendo 3/”. The table below shows the location and name of each preference file. Setting Stored in Current edit modifier keys Edit Modifiers.xml Current key commands Key Commands.xml Current preferences Defaults.xml Color setup saved in project
NUENDO Customizing 30 – 695 Crossfade presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml Drum maps saved in Project/Export as *.drm file EQ presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml Installed MIDI devices Midi Devices.bin Key commands presets Presets\KeyCommands\.xml Logical Editor presets Presets\Logical Edit\.xml MIDI FX presets Presets\\.xml Mixer view preset saved in project Preferences configurations Configuration.xml Preferences presets Presets\Configurations\.xml Quantize presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml User templates templates\.npr Toolbar presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml Track controls presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml Transport panel presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml Usage profile log Usage Profile.xml VST connections presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml Workspaces saved in project Workspaces presets (global) Window Layouts.xml Zoom presets Presets\RAMPresets.xml Setting Stored in
NUENDO 31 – 698 Key commands Background Introduction Most of the main menus in Nuendo have key command shortcuts for certain items on the menus. In addition, there are numerous other Nuendo functions that can be performed via key commands. These are all default settings. If you want, you can customize existing key commands to your liking, and also add commands for menu items and functions currently not assigned any. You can also assign tool modifier keys, i.e. keys that change the behavior of various tools when pressed. This is done in the Preferences dialog – see page 712. How are key commands settings saved? Every time you edit or add any key command assignment, this is stored as a global Nuendo preference – not as part of a project. Hence, if you edit or add a key command assignment, any subsequent projects that you create or open will use these modified settings. However, the de- fault settings can at any time be restored by selecting “Reset All” in the Key Commands dialog. In addition, you can save complete and partial key commands settings as a “key commands file”, which is stored separately and can be im- ported into any project. This way you can quickly and easily recall cus- tomized settings, when moving projects between different computers, for example. The settings are saved in a file on disk with the windows extension “.xml”. See later in this chapter for details on how to save key commands settings.
NUENDO Key commands 31 – 699 Setting up Key Commands The following is a description of how you set up key commands and save them as presets for easy access. Key commands settings are accessed and edited mainly in the Key Commands dialog, but there are also some settings that can be made in the Preferences dialog, and these are also addressed in this chapter. Adding or modifying a key command In the Key Commands dialog you will find all main menu items and a large number of other functions, arranged in a hierarchical way similar to that of the Windows Explorer and Mac OS Finder. The categories are represented by a number of folders, each containing various menu items and functions. When you open a category folder by clicking the plus-sign beside it, the items and functions it contains are displayed with the currently assigned key commands.
NUENDO 31 – 700 Key commands To add a key command, proceed as follows: 1.Pull down the File menu and select “Key Commands…”. The Key Commands dialog appears. 2.Use the list in the Commands column to navigate to the desired cate- gory. 3.Click the plus-sign to open the category folder and display the items contained in it. Note that you can also click the “global” plus- and minus-signs in the top left corner to open and close all category folders at once. 4.In the list, select the item to which you wish to assign a key command. Already assigned key commands are shown in the Keys column as well as in the Keys section in the top right corner. 5.Alternatively, you can use the search function in the dialog to find the desired item. For a description of how to use the search function, see page 703. 6.When you have found and selected the desired item, click in the “Type in Key” field and enter a new key command. You can choose between any single key or a combination of one or several keys (Com- mand, Option (Mac), Ctrl, Alt (Win), Shift) plus any key. Just press the keys you want to use. If a selected item or function has a key com- mand assigned already, it is displayed here......and here.