Steinberg Nuendo 4 Manual

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Importing audio
ÖFor exporting Audio, see the chapter “Export Audio 
Mixdown” on page 437.
ÖFor the option “Replace Audio in Video File”, see “Re-
placing the audio in a video file” on page 474.
Importing audio files
For information on audio file import preferences, please 
see “Audio file import options” on page 41. For informa-
tion on import into the Pool and import options, see “Im-
port Medium…” on page 306.
Importing audio CD tracks
You can import audio from audio CDs into Nuendo...

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5.Click on Copy to generate a local copy of the audio 
file(s) or section(s).
The copied files are listed at the bottom of the dialog. By default, imported 
a u d i o C D  t rac k s  w i ll  b e  s t ore d  a s  W av e  f il e s  (W i n d o w s )  or A I F F  f il e s  ( Ma c )  
in the Audio folder of the current project. To change the folder, click Folder 
and select another one from the dialog. During copying, the button is la-
beled “Stop”; click it to stop the process.
6.Click OK...

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Importing Audio from Video files
While you can automatically extract the audio when im-
porting a video file (see “Extracting audio from a video file” 
on page 472), it is also possible to import the audio from a 
video file without importing the video itself:
1.Pull down the File menu and select “Audio from Video 
File…” from the Import submenu.
2.In the file dialog that opens, locate and select the 
video file and click Open.
The audio in the selected video file is extracted and...

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The following file types are supported:
MPEG audio files
MPEG, which stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, is 
the name of a family of standards used for coding audio-
visual information (e. g. movies, video, music) in a digital 
compressed format. 
Nuendo can read two types of audio MPEG files: MPEG 
Layer 2 (*.mp2) and MPEG Layer 3 (*.mp3). Currently, 
mp3 is the most common of these formats, while the mp2 
format is mostly used in broadcast applications.
Ogg Vorbis files
Ogg...

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Select whether you want to include all audio data in the 
OMF file (“Export All to One File”) or use references only 
(“Export Media File References”).
If you choose “Export All to One File”, the OMF file will be totally “self-
contained”, but possibly very large. If you choose “Export Media File Ref-
erences”, the file will be small, but the referenced audio files must be 
available for the receiving application.
7.If you selected the “2.0 File” option above, you can 
choose whether to...

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2.You can choose which tracks will be exported from 
your project by clicking in the export column for each track 
name in the list.
A check mark will appear next to each track that will be exported. You 
may also click the “Select All” button to select every track in the project 
for export.
3.If you wish to only export the portion of project that is 
between the left and right locators, check the box marked 
“From Left to Right Locator.”
If an event crosses over the left or right...

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The following will not be included in the resulting AES file:
 Any mixer settings or automation made in Nuendo. 

The saved file will be an xml file (but with the extension 
“.adl”, for audio decision list) – this means you can open it 
in any text editor to check file references etc.
Importing AES31 files
1.Select “AES31…” from the Import submenu on the 
File menu.
2.Navigate to the location of the AES31 file (extension 
“.adl”), select it and click Open.
You are prompted to select or...

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The following is a basic OpenTL specification description:
 Maximum number of mono tracks: 999
 Supported samplerates (Hz): 44056, 44100, 44144, 47952, 
48000, 48048, 42294, 42336, 45938, 45983, 46034, 
46080, 50000, 50050, 88200, 96000
 Bit depth: 16, 24
 Audio file types: BWF (Broadcast Wave format), WAVE 
(Standard Wave), SDII (Sound Designer II)
 Volume formats: FAT32, NTFS, HFS+
 Automation support: clip based volume, breakpoint volume 
and mute
 Fade support: fade in, fade out,...

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When you have specified a location and a name for the file, 
click “Save”. The Export Options dialog opens, allowing you 
to specify a number of options for the file – what should be 
included in the file, its type and its resolution (see below for 
descriptions of the options).
The Export Options dialog.
You will also find these settings in the Preferences (MIDI–
MIDI File page). If you set these up once and for all in the 
Preferences, you only need to click OK in the Export Op-
tions...

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The MIDI file is imported. The result depends on the con-
tents of the MIDI file and the Import Options settings in the 
Preferences (MIDI–MIDI File page). The Import Options 
are as follows:
When you import a MIDI file into the project, the Tempo 
track will be adjusted according to the Tempo track in the 
MIDI file.
It is also possible to import a MIDI file from disk by drag-
ging and dropping it from the Windows Explorer or the 
Mac OS Finder into the Nuendo Project window. The Im-...