Steinberg Nuendo 4 Operation Manual

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Fades, crossfades and envelopes
Creating crossfades
Overlapping audio material on the same track can be 
crossfaded, for smooth transitions or special effects. You 
create a crossfade by selecting two consecutive audio 
events and selecting the Crossfade command on the Au-
dio menu (or by using the corresponding key command, 
by default [X]). The result depends on whether the two 
events overlap or not:
If the events overlap, a crossfade is created in the over-
lapping area.
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The Crossfade dialog
ÖThis section describes the default Crossfade dialog.
However, if you activate the option Simple Crossfade Editor in the Pref-
erences dialog (Editing-Audio page), a simplified dialog will be used in-
stead (similar to the regular fade dialogs).
The Crossfade display
The upper part of the Crossfade dialog shows the shape 
of the whole crossfade curve and the resulting waveform. 
You can perform a number of click and drag operations in 
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Click and drag these points to move the Offset Point 
(the dotted line) for the fade-out curve (upper) or the fade-
in curve (lower), respectively:
Moving the Offset Point will also move the fade curve. If “Symmetric 
Fades” is activated, the Offset Point for both curves will be moved.
You can also click and drag to move audio clips (along 
with the fade curve) in the display. The pointer takes on the 
shape of a hand to indicate that it’s possible to move a clip.
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Curve buttons
The curve kind buttons determine whether the corre-
sponding fade curve should consist of spline curve seg-
ments (left button), damped spline segments (middle 
button) or linear segments (right button).
The curve shape buttons give you quick access to some 
common curve shapes.
Equal Gain and Power
If you activate the “Equal Gain” checkbox, the fade 
curves are adjusted so that the summed fade-in and fade-
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Presets
If you have set up a crossfade that you may want to apply 
to other events, you can store it as a preset by clicking the 
store button (the disk icon).
To apply a stored preset, select it from the pop-up 
menu. 
To rename the selected preset, double-click on the 
name and type in a new one. 
To remove a stored preset, select it from the pop-up 
menu and click the remove button (the trash icon).
Default buttons
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Using the Overlap controls
The Overlap controls let you move the fade area without 
moving the Offset Point – the “center” of the fade area 
(see below). This means that the “center” of the fade will 
be offset in relation to the fade area.
You can either use the Overlap sliders or you can click 
in the Overlap fields, change the values numerically and 
press [Return].
If “Symmetric Fades” is activated, both the upper and 
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4.To adjust the shapes of Auto Fade In and Auto Fade 
Out, select the “Fades” tab and make settings as in the 
regular Fade dialogs.
5.To adjust the shape of the Auto Crossfade, select the 
“Crossfades” tab and make settings as in the regular 
Crossfade dialog.
6.If you want to use the settings you have made in future 
projects, click the “As Default” button.
The next time you create a new project, it will use these settings by default.
7.Click OK to close the dialog....

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The Arranger track
Introduction
The Arranger track allows you to work with sections of 
your project in a non-linear fashion, to simplify arranging to 
the maximum extent. Instead of moving, copying and past-
ing events in the Project window event display to create a 
linear project, you can define how different sections are to 
be played back, like a playlist.
For this, you can define arranger events, order them in a list, 
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Working with arranger events
You now have a number of arranger events that form the 
basic building blocks for your arrangement. The next step 
is to arrange these events using the functions of the Ar-
ranger Editor.
Creating an Arranger chain
You can set up an Arranger chain in the Arranger Editor or 
in the Inspector for the Arranger track. The Arranger Editor 
is opened by clicking the “e” button in the Inspector or in 
the Arranger track. 
To the right in the Arranger Editor,...