Steinberg Nuendo 3 Working With MIDI Manual

 
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• Note that the functionality of the “Programs” settings (used for selecting 
sounds in the connected MIDI instrument) depends on to which instru-
ment the MIDI output is routed, and how you have set up this in the MIDI 
Device Manager.
 
The MIDI Device Manager allows you to specify which MIDI instruments and other de-
vices are connected to the various MIDI outputs, thus making it possible to select 
patches by name. See page 145.
 
• Many of the...

 
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Other Inspector sections
 
Apart from the basic track settings (above), the Track Parameters and 
the effect sections (both described on the following pages), the In-
spector for a MIDI track also contains the following: 
The Channel section
 
This contains a single channel strip, allowing you to set volume, pan, 
mute/solo and other parameters for the track. This is a “mirror” of the 
track’s channel strip in the Nuendo mixer – see the chapter “The...

 
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VST Instrument section
 
If the MIDI track is routed to a VST Instrument, an additional section 
will appear at the bottom of the Inspector, labeled with the name of 
the VST instrument. Clicking this section shows a duplicate of the In-
spector settings for the VST Instrument channel. This makes it easy to 
adjust the channel settings for the VST Instrument while you are edit-
ing the MIDI track. 
• 
If the VST Instrument has multiple outputs (and...

 
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Track parameters
 
The following settings will affect the MIDI events on the track in real 
time during playback. They will also be in effect if you play “live” with 
the track selected and record enabled (provided that “MIDI Thru Ac-
tive” is activated on the Preferences–MIDI page). This makes it possi-
ble to e.g. transpose or adjust the velocity of your live playing. 
• If you want to compare the result of your track parameters with the “un-...

 
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Transpose
 
This allows you to transpose all notes on the track in semitones. The 
available range is -127 to +127 semitones, but remember that the to-
tal range of MIDI note numbers is 0 to 127. Furthermore, not all instru-
ments can play back notes over the whole range. Therefore, extreme 
transpositions can give rather strange and unwanted results. 
• You can also transpose individual MIDI parts using the Transpose field 
in the info line.
 
The...

 
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Velocity Compression
 
This function multiplies the velocity values with the factor you specify. 
This factor is set using a numerator (left value) and a denominator (right 
value), resulting in a fractional number (1/2, 3/4, 3/2 etc.). For example, 
if you set the factor to 3/4, the velocities will be three quarters of their 
original values. The point is, that this will also affect the difference in ve-
locity between the notes, thereby compressing...

 
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Random
 
The Random settings let you introduce random variations to various 
properties of MIDI notes. Anything from very subtle variations to dra-
matic changes can be applied. There are two separate “Random gen-
erators”, each of which are set up in the following way: 
1. 
Pull down the Random pop-up menu and select which note property 
should be randomized. 
The options are position, pitch, velocity and length. 
 
• Keep in mind that depending on...

 
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Range
 
The Range function lets you specify a note (pitch) or velocity range and 
either force all notes to fit within this range, or exclude all notes outside 
this range from playback. As with the Random function, there are two 
separate Range settings. Set them up as follows: 
1. 
Pull down the Range pop-up menu and select one of the following 
four modes: 
2. 
Use the two fields to the right to set the min and max values. 
These values will be...

 
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MIDI effects
 
Nuendo comes with a number of MIDI effect plug-ins, capable of 
transforming the MIDI output from a track in various ways.
Just like the MIDI track parameters, MIDI effects are applied in real 
time to the MIDI data played back from the track (or to MIDI you play 
live “thru” the track). 
What are MIDI effects?
 
Although a MIDI effect can be similar to an audio effect, it’s important 
to remember that you’re not processing the sound...

 
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Inserts section
 
This allows you to add up to four MIDI insert effects. The section con-
tains the following items: 
• Effects that display their controls in the Inspector can be forced to ap-
pear in a separate control panel window by pressing [Alt]/[Option] and 
clicking the Edit button.
 
Item Description 
Edit button Opens the Channel Settings window for the MIDI track.
Bypass button Click this to temporarily disable all insert effects for the...