Steinberg Nuendo 4.3 User Manual

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When this option is enabled, autoscrolling is suspended 
as soon as you click anywhere in the event display during 
playback.
Proceed as follows:
1.Open a project that contains audio or MIDI parts/
events.
2.Enable both the “Autoscroll” and the “Suspend Auto-
scroll when Editing” buttons (both buttons turn blue).
3.Start playback.
4.Edit an audio or MIDI part/event of your project (e. g. 
click and drag it to a different location on its track).
The Autoscroll button turns orange.
Autoscrolling is now suspended, i. e. when the project cur-
sor moves to the right edge of the Project window, the 
display will not follow to keep the cursor visible. 
As soon as playback stops, or when you click the Auto-
scroll button again (so it turns blue), Nuendo returns to the 
normal Autoscroll behavior.
About the Stereo Export option
Among other things, the Export Audio Mixdown dialog al-
lows you to mix down a multichannel output bus. One of 
the options determining the channel content of the result-
ing file(s) is “Stereo Export”.
When “Stereo Export” is activated, Nuendo extracts only 
the left and the right channel from the multichannel 
source. They are saved as the left and right channels in a 
single stereo file.
Nuendo 4.3 and the SyncStation
Nuendo 4.3 supports forward-looking technologies. The 
update provides full technical support for the Nuendo 
SyncStation – the eagerly awaited synchronizer that pro-
vides unprecedented capabilities in combination with Nu-
endo. This outstanding unit allows sample-accurate 
synchronization and machine control – required by those 
working in AV studios and production facilities.The synchronization options provided by the SyncStation 
are visible in Nuendo even if you don’t have the SyncStation 
connected to your system: In Nuendo, open the Project 
Synchronization Setup dialog, and in the Timecode Source 
section, activate the “Steinberg SyncStation” option.
Further options related to the SyncStation can be found 
on the Devices menu and in the Device Setup dialog 
(Transport–SyncStation page). They are described in de-
tail in the SyncStation manual.
ÖWhen no SyncStation is connected to your computer, 
the “Steinberg SyncStation” section of the Project Syn-
chronization Setup dialog displays the message “No USB 
MIDI port!”. Also note that some messages and options 
relating to the SyncStation are available in English only.
Changes and additions to the Project 
Synchronization Setup dialog
Naming changes
The naming used for some sections of the Project Syn-
chronization Setup dialog has been changed to show more 
clearly the relationship between the various components 
within a given synchronization setup. 
The arrows shown between the various sections of the di-
alog indicate how settings in one section influence set-
tings in another section.
The largest section in the dialog is the “Nuendo” section. 
You cannot make any settings in this section – it is pro-
vided to help you visualize the role that Nuendo takes in 
your setup.
Your settings in the Machine Control Output Destination 
and Machine Control Input Source section determine 
whether Nuendo is the “machine control master” or the 
“machine control slave”.
When Nuendo is to be the machine control master, se-
lect one of the options in the “Machine Control Output 
Destination” section.
The arrow pointing away from the “Nuendo” section indicates that ma-
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When Nuendo is to be the machine control slave, select 
one of the options in the “Machine Control Input Source” 
section.
The arrow pointing towards the “Nuendo” section indicates that Nuendo 
receives machine control commands from a master device. 
Use the options in the sections “Machine Control Out-
put Settings” and “Machine Control Input Settings” to 
specify the port(s) used for machine control signal transfer. 
New options in the Timecode Preferences 
section
Two new options can be found in the Timecode Prefer-
ences section of the Project Synchronization Setup dialog:
Jam-Sync
When Jam-Sync is activated, and transmission of external 
timecode is interrupted, Nuendo playback/recording will 
continue.
When this option is activated, the Drop Out Frames op-
tion is not available, and the set limit for drop out frames 
has no effect.
Auto-Detect Frame-Rate Changes
Timecode data always contains information on the frame 
rate currently set for the transmitting device (either 24 fps, 
25 fps, 30 fps, or 30 dfps).
The option “Auto-Detect Frame-Rate Changes” deter-
mines what happens if the frame rate currently set in the 
Project Setup dialog does not match the frame rate of the 
timecode received by Nuendo:
When this is activated, and a frame rate mismatch is de-
tected, Nuendo playback/recording will be stopped and 
you will be prompted to confirm the frame rate change.
Confirming the prompt with OK changes the frame rate set in the Project 
Setup dialog.
When this is deactivated, any frame rate mismatches 
will be ignored and playback/recording in Nuendo will 
continue.
In Nuendo, detected mismatches are displayed in the Sync section of the 
Transport panel.
Transport controls in the Nuendo section
When the Project Synchronization Setup dialog is open, 
no other controls (including key commands) of Nuendo 
are available. 
Therefore, some of the transport controls can also be 
found at the bottom of the Nuendo section. They allow you 
to test your synchronization settings without having to 
close the Project Synchronization Setup dialog.
The controls available here are the Sync, Cycle, Stop and 
Play buttons, and the Primary Time Display (see the Oper-
ation Manual for a detailed description).
Project setup
At the bottom left of the Project Synchronization Setup di-
alog you will find two sections with options from the 
Project Setup dialog (for details about this dialog, see the 
chapter “The Project window” in the Operation Manual).
ÖThe Project Setup options are visible only if you have 
opened a project in Nuendo.
These options are the same as in the Project Setup dialog, 
but are split into two separate sections. 
In the “Project Setup – Time” section you will find all pa-
rameters that influence the project timeline.
In the “Project Setup – Display” section you will find the 
parameters affecting the display of the project data.
The Video Pull option in the “Project Setup – Time” sec-
tion is not found in the Project Setup dialog.
Video Pull was moved from the Device Setup dialog to this section to en-
able you to make all synchronization settings from one dialog.
!Deactivating “Auto-Detect Frame-Rate Changes” 
will prevent interruption of playback/recording in Nu-
endo. Please be aware, however, that differing frame 
rates may lead to a situation where you cannot locate 
to a particular position in your project using an exter-
nal device. 
						

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When you change any of the parameters in the Project 
Setup sections, the section heading of the top section 
changes to an Apply button.
Click this button to apply your changes. If you close the Project Synchro-
nization Setup dialog (either by clicking OK or Cancel) without applying 
your Project Setup changes, these will be lost.
ÖUnlike the other settings in the Project Synchroniza-
tion Setup dialog, which are applied globally, the Project 
Setup options affect the setup of the active project and 
are saved with it.
Send MIDI Clock in Stop Mode
In the MIDI Clock Destinations section in the lower right 
corner you can find the option “Send MIDI Clock in Stop 
Mode”.
When this option is activated, Nuendo will send MIDI 
Clock signals to the selected MIDI Clock destinations 
even when Nuendo is in Stop mode. 
This is, for example, useful if you are working with a keyboard that has a 
built-in arpeggiator, the tempo of which you are controlling via MIDI 
Clock messages. This way, the arpeggiator will keep the right tempo 
even when Nuendo is in Stop mode. You may also be able to use this 
feature with some external drum machines, as it allows you to play the 
drum patterns in the current sequencer tempo even when Nuendo is 
stopped.
When this option is deactivated, Nuendo will send MIDI 
Clock signals to the selected MIDI Clock destinations only 
during playback.
In this mode, you will not be able to use the above-mentioned arpeggia-
tor of your keyboard in Stop mode.
ÖKeep in mind that the MIDI Clock information always 
refers to the tempo at the current project position.
Opening Cubase 5 projects in 
Nuendo 4.3
Projects created in Cubase 5 can be opened, edited and 
saved with version 4.3 of Nuendo.
!Data pertaining to features that are specific to Cu-
base 5 are not audible or visible in Nuendo 4.3. 
When you save a Cubase 5 project with Nuendo 4.3, 
any such data may be removed from the project, and 
will no longer be available, even when opening the 
project again in Cubase 5. 
						

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Index
A
Alt/Option key6
Autoscroll10
C
Ctrl/Command key6
E
Export Audio Mixdown
Stereo Export11
K
Key commands
Conventions6
M
Mac OS X
Audio hardware settings9
Port activation9
Port selection9
Retrieving channel names9
MediaBay
Key commands10
Metronome10
Modifier keys6
Monitoring9
O
OMF10
Option/Alt key6
P
Plug and Play
ASIO Devices8
Project setup
in Project Synchronization 
Setup12
R
Remote Devices
Bank Selection9
Reset User Functions9
Smart Switch Delay9
S
Stereo Export11
Synchronization
Auto-Detect Frame-Rate 
Changes12
Jam-Sync12
Naming changes11
Send MIDI Clock in Stop Mode13
SyncStation11
T
Transport
in Project Synchronization 
Setup12
V
VST Connection presets8
VST Sound
About8