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7.If the key command you entered is already assigned to another item or 
function, this is displayed below the “Type in Key” field. 
In the case that a key command already is assigned to another function, you can either 
ignore this and proceed to assign the key command to the new function instead, or you 
can select another key command.
8.Click the Assign button above the field.
The new key command appears in the Keys List.
If the key command you enter is already assigned to another function, 
you will get a prompt asking if you want to reassign the command to the 
new function instead, or cancel the operation.
Note that you can have several different key commands for the same 
function. So adding a key command to a function that already has an-
other key command will not replace the key command previously de-
fined for the function. If you wish to remove an assigned key 
command, please see page 704.
9.Click OK to exit the dialog.  
						

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Turning Key Commands off
Nuendo also gives you the option of turning key commands off, mean-
ing that even if a function has a key command assigned to it, you can 
disable the key command.
This is done in the Preferences dialog, in the following way:
1.Open the Preferences dialog from the File menu (under Mac OS X it 
is located on the Nuendo menu) and select the Configuration page.
As you can see, the Configuration page contains two main folders; “Main Menu” and 
“Command Categories”.
• The “Main Menu” folder contains a number of subfolders, which in turn each 
contains items found on the main menus in Nuendo.
• The “Command Categories” folder also contains a number of subfolders, 
each of which contains a number of program functions not available on any of 
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All the items and functions in the subfolders can have key commands 
assigned to them. The column to the right, labeled “Command”, allows 
you to set the On/Off status for the corresponding items. This indicates 
whether it should be possible to use assigned key commands for the 
items or not.
2.Click on the plus-sign beside one of the main folders to open it and 
list the subfolders it contains.
3.Open the desired subfolder by clicking its plus-sign, navigate to the 
item for which you want to disable the assigned key command, and 
select it.
4.Click in the “Command” column beside the item to set the status to 
“Off”.
Now it will not be possible to use any key command assigned to that menu item or 
function.
5.Repeat this for all items or functions for which you want to disable key 
commands.
• Note that if you set an entire subfolder to “Off” in this way, all the items 
or functions it contains will automatically be set to “Off” as well.
If this is not what you want, you can reset separate items in the subfolder to “On”.
6.When you’re done, click OK to close the Preferences dialog and apply 
the changes.
Searching for key commands
If you want to know which key command is assigned to a certain func-
tion in the program, you can use the Search function in the Key Com-
mands dialog:
1.Click in the search text field at the top left of the dialog and type in the 
function for which you want to know the key command.
This is a standard word search function, so you should type the command as it is 
spelled in the program. Partial words are OK; to search for e.g. all quantize related 
commands you could type “Quantize”, “Quant”, etc.
2.Click the Search button (the magnifying glass icon).
The search is conducted and the first matching command is selected and displayed in 
the commands list below. The keys column and the keys list show the assigned key 
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3.To search for more commands containing the word(s) you entered, 
just press the Search button again.
4.When you’re done, click OK to close the dialog.
Removing a key command
To remove a key command, proceed as follows:
1.If the key commands dialog isn’t already open, pull down the File menu 
and select “Key Commands…”.
2.Use the list of categories and commands to select the item or function 
for which you wish to remove a key command.
The key command for the item is shown in the Keys list and the Keys column.
3.Select the key command in the Keys list and click the Remove button 
(the trash icon).
You will get a prompt asking if you want to remove the key command or cancel the 
operation.
4.Click OK to close the dialog.
Setting up macros
A macro is a combination of several functions or commands, to be 
performed in one go. For example, you could select all events on the 
selected audio track, remove DC offset, normalize the events and du-
plicate them, all with a single command.
Macros are set up in the Key Commands dialog as follows:
1.Click the Show Macros button.
The macro settings are shown in the lower part of the dialog. To hide these from view, 
click the button (now renamed to Hide Macros) again.
2.Click New Macro.
A new, unnamed macro appears in the Macros list. Name it by typing the desired name. 
You can rename a macro at any time by clicking it in the list and typing a new name.
3.Make sure the macro is selected, and then use the Categories and 
Commands in the upper half of the dialog to select the first command 
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4.Click Add Command.
The selected command appears in the list of Commands in the Macros section.
5.Repeat the procedure to add more commands to the macro.
Note that commands are added after the currently selected command in the list. This 
allows you to insert commands “in the middle” of an existing macro.
A macro with three commands.
•To remove a command from the macro, select it in the Macros list and 
click Delete.
•Similarly, to remove an entire macro, select it in the Macros list and 
click Delete.
After you’ve closed the Key Commands dialog, all macros you have 
created appear at the bottom of the Edit menu, available for instant 
selection.
You can also assign key commands to macros. All macros you have 
created appear in the upper section of the Key Commands dialog un-
der the Macros category – just select a macro and assign a key com-
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Saving complete key commands settings
As previously mentioned, any changes made to the key commands 
(and macros) are automatically stored as a Nuendo preference. It is 
however also possible to store key commands settings separately. In 
this way, you can store any number of different key command settings, 
complete or partial, as presets for instant recall.
Proceed as follows:
1.Set up the key commands and macros to your liking.
When setting up key commands, remember to click “Assign” to make the changes.
2.Make sure that the “Store Selected Items Only” box is not checked.
This option is for saving partial key commands settings only (see below).
3.Click the Save button (the disk icon) by the Presets pop-up menu.
A dialog appears, allowing you to type in a name for the preset. 
4.Click OK to save the preset.
Your saved key commands settings will now be available in the Preset pop-up menu 
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Saving partial key commands settings
It is also possible to save partial key commands settings. This is useful 
for example if you have made settings that only relate to a specific 
project or settings that you wish to apply only in certain situations. 
When you apply a saved partial preset you only change the specific 
saved settings, while all other key commands settings will be left un-
changed.
When you have set up the key commands and macros, proceed as 
follows to save the partial settings as a preset:
1.Activate the “Store Selected Items Only” check box.
When you check this box, a new “Store” column appears in the Commands list.
2.Click in the Store column for the key commands items you wish to save.
Note that if you check an entire category folder, as opposed to separate commands, all 
commands it contains will automatically also be checked. If this is not what you want, 
uncheck the commands you don’t want to include.
3.Click the Save button (the disk icon) next to the Presets pop-up menu.
A dialog appears, allowing you to type in a name for the Preset.
4.Click OK to save.
Your saved key commands settings will now be available from the Preset pop-up menu 
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Loading saved key command settings
To load saved key command settings, proceed as follows:
• Note that this operation may replace existing key commands!
The key command settings you load will replace the current key command settings for 
the same functions (if any). If you have macros of the same name as those stored in the 
preset you load, these will be replaced too.
If you want to be able to revert to your current settings again, make sure to save them 
first, as described above!
1.Open the Key Commands dialog from the File menu.
2.Select the saved key commands preset you wish to open from the 
Presets pop-up.
3.Click OK to exit the Key Commands dialog and apply the saved preset 
settings.
The loaded key commands settings now replace the current key command settings.
Loading saved key commands settings from earlier versions of Nuendo
If you have used a previous version of Nuendo, you may have saved 
key commands settings from it that you’d like to use in Nuendo 3. This 
is possible by using the Import function, which lets you load and apply 
either saved key commands or macros:
1.Open the Key Commands dialog from the File menu.
2.Click the “Import” button (the folder icon) to the right of the Presets 
pop-up menu.
A standard browser dialog opens.
The Import button
3.In the browser dialog, use the “Files of type:” pop-up to specify if you 
want to import a Key Commands File (Windows file extension “.key”) 
or a Macro Commands File (extension “.mac”).
In Nuendo 3, Key Commands files include any macro settings and use the Windows 
extension “.xml”. So after you have imported an older file, you might want to save it as 
a preset (as described on page 706) to be able to access it from the Presets pop-up 
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4.Navigate to the file you want to import and click “Open”.
The file is imported.
5.Click OK to exit the Key Commands dialog and apply the imported 
settings.
The settings in the loaded key commands or macros file now replace the current 
settings.
About the “Reset” and “Reset All” functions
These two buttons in the Key Commands dialog will both restore the 
default settings. The following rules apply:
•“Reset” restores the default key command setting for the function se-
lected in the Commands list.
•“Reset All” will restore the default key commands for all commands.
Note that the “Reset All” operation will cause any changes made to the 
default key commands to be lost! If you want to be able to revert to these 
settings again, make sure to save them first!
About the default key commands
As mentioned before, there are numerous default key commands. For 
an overview of these, please refer to the Getting Started book where 
they are listed for your convenience.
Using Alternative Key Sets
As an alternative to saving and loading key commands settings as pre-
viously described, you can set up and save “Alternative Key Sets”. This 
allows you to switch between different key commands settings “on the 
fly” while you are working in the program, instead of having to go into 
the Key Commands dialog to change them.
About the preset Alternative Key Sets
By default, Nuendo contains two different key sets:
• “Markers” is actually not an alternative key set, but rather, it is the default key 
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• “Shuttle” is a specialized, alternative key set containing key commands set-
tings for all of the Transport panel’s Shuttle controls.
You could edit and save these under the same names to replace them 
with your own settings should you so wish, but it is advised that you 
instead create additional key sets for your specific needs.
Saving an Alternative Key Set
Here’s how to create and save an Alternative Key Set:
1.Open the Key Commands dialog from the File menu.
2.Set up the key commands and macros the way you want them.
3.Decide whether you want to save complete or partial settings by acti-
vating/deactivating the “Store Selected Items Only” checkbox.
4.Click the Save button (the disk icon) in the Alternative Key Sets section.
A dialog appears, allowing you to type in a name for the Preset. 
5.Type in a name for the key set and click OK to save it.
The saved key set appears in the list of alternative key sets.
Editing an Alternative Key Set
To edit a saved key set, proceed as follows:
1.Select it in the list and click the “Open button” (the folder icon) in the 
Alternative Key Sets section.
The key set is now activated, and the key commands settings are changed accordingly.
2.Make the desired changes.
3.Click the Save button (the disk icon) in the Alternative Key Sets section.
The key set is saved with the updated settings.