Steinberg Nuendo 4 Operation Manual
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Operation Manual
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Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Marion Bröer, Sabine Pfeifer The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media except as specifically allowed in the License Agreement. No part of this publica- tion may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without...
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Table of Contents
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4 Table of Contents 3Table of Contents 8About this manual 9Welcome! 10VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses 11About this chapter 11Setting up busses 14Using the busses 17Setting up Groups and FX channels 17About monitoring 17External instruments/effects 22The Project window 23Background 25Window Overview 33Operations 55Options 58Playback and the Transport panel 59Background 60Operations 62Options and Settings 64Recording 65Background 65Basic recording methods 67Audio recording specifics...
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5 Table of Contents 168Audio effects 169About this chapter 169Overview 170Insert effects 175Send effects 176Setting up send effects 180Using the Side-Chain input 182Using external effects 182Making settings for the effects 183Effect presets 186Installing and managing effect plug-ins 189VST Instruments and Instrument tracks 190Introduction 190VST Instrument channels vs. instrument tracks 190VST Instrument channels 192Instrument tracks 194Comparison 194Automation considerations 195What do I need?...
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6 Table of Contents 327Track Presets 328Introduction 328Types of track presets 330VST presets 331Browsing for presets 333Creating a track preset 333Creating tracks from track presets or VST presets 334Applying track presets 336Previewing track and VST presets 337Inserts and EQ settings from track presets 338Track Quick Controls 339Introduction 339Setting up the Quick Controls tab 340Options and settings 341Setting up quick controls on an external remote controller 342MIDI realtime parameters and...
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7 Table of Contents 434The Track Sheet 435Overview 436Printing the Track Sheet 437Export Audio Mixdown 438Introduction 438Mixing down to an audio file 439The available file formats 445Synchronization 446Background 446Synchronization signals 447Synchronizing the transport vs. synchronizing au- dio 448Making basic settings and connections 449Synchronization settings 454Timecode Preferences 454Machine Control 455Setting up Machine Control 460Working with VST System Link 460Preparations 463Activating VST...
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1 About this manual
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9 About this manual Welcome! This is the Operation Manual for Steinberg’s Nuendo. Here you will find detailed information about all the fea- tures and functions in the program. About the program versions The documentation covers two different operating sys- tems or “platforms”; Windows and Mac OS X. Some features and settings are specific to one of the plat- forms, Windows or Mac OS X. This is clearly stated in the applicable cases. In other words: ÖIf nothing else is said, all descriptions and...
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2 VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses