Steinberg Nuendo 4 Manual

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Now, re-touch the fader and move it towards the original 
value. As soon as you cross the original curve, punch-out 
occurs automatically.
Automation mode: Cross-Over
Trim
This is described in the section “Trim” on page 224.
Automation mode: global or different for each 
track?
The automation mode you set on the Automation panel (or 
in the Project window toolbar) is used globally, i. e. for all 
tracks of your project.
However, you may also select a different automation mode 
for...

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Automation performance utilities
The automation modes described above become far more 
effective when used in combination with the Nuendo auto-
mation performance utilities. These are a number of op-
tions and functions tailored to specific situations, allowing 
you to write automation data quickly and efficiently. You 
will find these utilities in the various sections on the Auto-
mation panel. 
The Fill options
The Fill options define conditions for what is to happen in 
a specific...

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Automation
To use the Loop option, you must first set up a loop 
range with the left and right locators. When you then se-
lect Loop, punching out of automation will set the found 
value within the range defined by the left and right locator.
Note that, even when the project cursor is outside the defined loop, the 
found automation value will be applied only between the locators.
Fill Loop
The Gaps option is used only in combination with Virgin 
Territory. This is explained in detail in the section...

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Automation
One shot vs. continuous fill
The Fill options can be used in two different ways:
When you click one of the Fill options once, it is high-
lighted, and will be enabled during the next automation 
pass.
Afterwards, the option is disabled again, i. e. the operation can be per-
formed only once.
If you click a Fill option a second time, a lock symbol is 
displayed on the highlighted button, indicating that you 
are permanently in “Fill to X” mode and that the operation 
can be repeated as many...

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Automation
The Preview options
Preview provides an easy way to find new settings without 
recording the steps needed to locate them:
Preview allows you to deal with abrupt changes in your 
audio material, e. g. in music when changing from verse to 
chorus, or in film when moving into the next scene.
With Preview, you can do a test run of your automation 
pass. 
Preview is the mode to use in complex situations where 
many things happen in a very short period of time, and 
where it is not possible to...

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Automation
ÖRemember: you can use the delta indicator in the au-
tomation track as an additional visual aid for comparing 
the previously found and the currently set parameter val-
ues.
4.When you are happy with the values found, start roll-
ing and click Punch to punch-in the automation pass. 
The new value setting is recorded, from the point where you punched in 
to your punch-out position (as defined by the automation mode setting).
The result of the Preview automation pass.
Punch vs. Punch on...

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Automation
If, however, you want to automate one and only one par-
ticular parameter, the Touch Collect Assistant should be 
disabled to prevent you from inadvertently overwriting any 
previously created automation data.
Changing plug-in presets in Preview mode
When changing a preset of a VST plug-in while in Preview 
mode, the change in the parameter settings caused by the 
preset change is recorded automatically as automation. 
Note that the plug-in must have 32 or less parameters for 
this to...

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Automation
Suspending Write
Imagine the following situation: To help you concentrate 
while working on a particular track, you mute several other 
tracks. However, because automation Write is active on 
these tracks, this mute state is also automated during the 
next automation pass – a classic situation in mixing.
To avoid inadvertently excluding whole tracks from your 
mix in this way, you can exclude Mute from all automation 
writing. Simply click Mute below the Suspend Write but-
ton in the...

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The Settings section
The options in the Settings section of the Automation panel
In the Settings section of the Automation panel you will 
find a number of global options and commands.
The Functions pop-up menu
At the top of the Settings section you will find the Func-
tions pop-up menu. Here you will find a number of global 
commands affecting automation.
ÖYou can always undo these actions!
Delete All Automation in Project
This global command will remove all automation data from 
your...

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For example, all break-points that lie between two other 
points, but do not deviate from the curve, will be automat-
ically removed by reduction.
If you try to add a break-point that doesn’t deviate from the existing 
curve between two existing points…
…it will be removed when the mouse is released. If you move the se-
lected break-point by any amount so that the resulting curve isn’t a 
straight line, a new event will be added.
If you are unhappy with the default setting (a reduction 
of...