Steinberg Nuendo 4 Manual

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Saving partial preferences settings
It is also possible to save partial preferences settings. This 
is useful when you have made settings that only relate to a 
certain project or situation, for example. When you apply a 
saved partial preference preset, you only change the saved 
settings. All other preferences will be left unchanged.
When you have made your specific preferences settings, 
proceed as follows to save the partial settings as a preset:
1.Open the Preferences dialog....

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You can add color handles by [Alt]/[Option]-clicking 
anywhere along the side of the meter scale. To remove a 
color handle, [Ctrl]/[Command]-click the handle.
By adding more color handles to the meter scale, you can define colors 
for more specific signal levels. Try adding two color handles very close to 
one another. You can make the meter color change more rapidly at a 
specific signal level this way.
To change the color of a handle, select the handle by ei-
ther clicking on it or by...

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Applying track colors automatically
In the Preferences (Editing–Project & Mixer page), you 
can find the option “Auto Track Color Mode”.
This offers you several options for automatically assigning 
colors to tracks that are added to the project.
Coloring parts and events
There are two ways to color parts and events in the 
Project window:
Using the color selector
1.Select the desired parts or events.
2.Choose a color from the color selector in the toolbar.
Using the color tool
1.On the...

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The Event Colors dialog
You can open the Event Colors dialog in two ways: 
Double-click the small strip below the color tool. 
Open the Color pop-up menu on the toolbar and select 
“Select Colors…”.
In the Event Colors dialog, you can fully customize the 
color palette, apart from the default color (gray).
To add new colors to the color palette, proceed as follows:
1.Click the Insert New Color button in the Event Colors 
section to add a new color.
A new color icon and color name are...

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Under Windows, preference files are stored in the 
folder “\Documents and Settings\\Applica-
tion Data\Steinberg\Nuendo 4\”.
If you run the 64 bit version of Nuendo, this folder is called “Nuendo 
64 bit”. On the Start menu, you will find a shortcut to this folder for easy 
access.
Under Mac OS X, preference files are stored in the 
folder “Library/Preferences/Nuendo 4/” under your home 
directory.
The full path would be: “/Users//Library/Preferences/
Nuendo 4/”.
ÖThe RAMpresets.xml file,...

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Snapshot file \Presets\MIDI snapshot as *.xml file
Toolbar presets \Presets\RAMPresets.xml
Track controls 
presets\Presets\RAMPresets.xml
Track presets 
(user-defined, 
for all programs)Win: \Documents and Settings\\Applica-
tion Data\Steinberg\Track Presets
Mac: Users//Library/Application Sup-
port/Steinberg/Track Presets
(with the subfolders \Audio, \Instrument, \Midi, \Multi) 
as *.trackpreset file
Transport...

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Introduction
Most of the main menus in Nuendo have key command 
shortcuts for certain items on the menus. In addition, there 
are numerous other Nuendo functions that can be per-
formed via key commands. These are all default settings. If 
you want, you can customize existing key commands to 
your liking, and also add commands for menu items and 
functions currently not assigned any.
How are key commands settings saved?
Every time you edit or add any key command assignment, 
this is...

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4.In the list, select the item to which you wish to assign a 
key command.
Already assigned key commands are shown in the Keys column as well 
as in the Keys section in the top right corner.
5.Alternatively, you can use the search function in the 
dialog to find the desired item.
For a description of how to use the search function, see “Searching for 
key commands” on page 520.
6.When you have found and selected the desired item, 
click in the “Type in Key” field and enter a new key...

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All the items and functions in the subfolders can have key 
commands assigned to them. The column to the right, la-
beled “Command”, allows you to set the On/Off status for 
the corresponding items. This indicates whether it should 
be possible to use assigned key commands for the items 
or not.
2.Click on the plus sign beside one of the main folders 
to open it and list the subfolders it contains.
3.Open the desired subfolder by clicking its plus sign, 
navigate to the item for which...