Steinberg Nuendo 4 Getting Started Manual

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System requirements and installation
Using the built-in audio hardware of the Macintosh 
(Mac only)
Although Nuendo is designed with multi-channel input 
and output in mind, it’s of course possible to use the pro-
gram with “basic” stereo inputs and outputs. As of this 
writing, all current Macintosh models provide at least built-
in 16 bit stereo audio hardware. For detailed information, 
refer to the documentation describing your computer.
Depending on your preferences and requirements, using 
the...

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System requirements and installation
The Syncrosoft License Control Center (which can be 
found in the Start/Programs menu under Windows or the 
Applications folder on a Mac) is the place where you can 
check the licenses installed on your Steinberg Key. 
If you are using other copy-protected Steinberg prod-
ucts, you may want to transfer all licenses for your applica-
tions to only one Steinberg Key, thus using only one USB 
port of your computer. To transfer licenses between keys, 
launch the...

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About the tutorials
The program DVD also contains several tutorial project 
files and videos. These are not installed during the installa-
tion, but can be added manually from the DVD.
The tutorial chapters in this manual all refer to these tuto-
rial projects. So, to be able to follow the instructions in this 
manual, you have to drag the files to your computer.
You find the Tutorial Projects in the folder “Additional 
Content”.
About the Nuendo Expansion Kit
The...

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Setting up your system
Setting up audio
Connecting audio
Exactly how to set up your system depends on many dif-
ferent factors, e. g. the kind of project you wish to create, 
the external equipment you want to use, the computer 
hardware available to you, etc. Therefore, the following 
sections can only serve as examples.
How you connect your equipment, i. e. whether you use 
digital or analog connections, also depends on your indi-
vidual setup.
Stereo input and output – the simplest connection
If...

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Connecting for surround sound
If you plan to mix for surround sound, you can connect the 
audio outputs to a multi-channel power amplifier, driving a 
set of surround channels.
A surround sound playback configuration.
Nuendo supports a number of surround formats. The ex-
ample connection above will work for mixing both LRCS 
(ProLogic for example) and 5.1, in which case the two sur-
round speakers will be playing the same material (from the 
single surround channel). The...

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In many cases all available settings for the audio hardware 
are gathered in a control panel, which can be opened from 
within Nuendo as described below (or opened separately, 
when Nuendo isn’t running). In some cases, there may be 
several different applications and panels – please refer to 
the audio hardware documentation for details.
Selecting a driver and making audio settings 
in Nuendo
The first thing you need to do is select the correct driver in 
Nuendo to make sure...

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If you are using audio hardware with a DirectX driver 
(Windows only)
Nuendo comes with a driver called ASIO DirectX Full Du-
plex, available for selection on the ASIO Driver pop-up 
menu (VST Audio System page).
ÖTo be able to take full advantage of DirectX Full Du-
plex, the audio hardware must support WDM (Windows 
Driver Model) in combination with DirectX version 8.1 or 
higher. 
In all other cases, the audio inputs will be emulated by DirectX (see the 
dialog help for the...

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About monitoring
In Nuendo, monitoring means listening to the input signal 
while preparing to record or while recording. There are 
three ways to monitor:
External monitoring
External monitoring (listening to the input signal before it 
goes into Nuendo) requires an external mixer for mixing the 
audio playback with the input signal. This can be a classic 
mixing desk or a mixer application for your audio hardware, 
if this has a mode in which the input audio is sent back out...

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You might want to use even more instruments for playback. 
If you do, simply connect MIDI Thru on the sound module to 
MIDI In on the next instrument, and so on. In this hook-up, 
you will always play the first keyboard when recording. But 
you can still use all your devices for providing sounds on 
playback.
Setting MIDI Thru and Local On/Off
In the “MIDI” section in the Preferences dialog (located on 
the File menu under Windows and on the Nuendo menu 
under Mac OS X), you...