Steinberg Nuendo 4 Operation Manual

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Control Room 

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Background
Large console Monitoring sections
In traditional analog studios, the audio console maintained 
control over every audio signal in the studio, including the 
control room monitors, headphone systems, external 2-
track tape machines and communications such as the talk-
back system.
The console itself provided a means of creating multiple 
cue mixes for performers in the studio. Using available aux 
sends, the engineer could create multiple cue mixes for 
the various performers,...

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 Adjustable Input Gain and Input Phase on all external inputs 
and Speaker outputs.
 Full-sized meters on every Control Room channel.
 Support for up to four aux sends (Studio Sends) for creation 
of discrete cue mixes for performers. Each Studio output has 
its own cue mix.
 The ability to disable the Control Room Section when working 
with an external monitoring solution or console.
 Full support for the monitoring section functionality of the ID 
control surface.
Configuring the...

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Creating a Control Room channel
To create a new channel, click on the Add Channel button 
in the Studio tab of the VST Connections window. A pop-
up menu lists all available channels along with how many 
of each type are available. Select the type of channel you 
wish to create and a dialog will appear allowing you to 
choose the configuration of the channel (stereo, 5.1, etc.). 
The Studio tab of the VST Connections window with several Control 
Room Channels created
After clicking OK,...

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Disabling the Control Room
Once you have created all the channels for your studio 
configuration, the Control Room functions are available for 
use. If you need to use Nuendo without the Control Room 
functions, you can simply press the Disable Control Room 
button on the Studio tab of the VST Connections window. 
Any channels you have created will be saved and when 
you enable the Control Room again, that configuration will 
be reloaded.
You can also create presets for the Control Room...

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The Control Room Overview
You can access the Control Room Overview from the De-
vices menu. The Control Room Overview is designed to 
display the current configuration of the Control Room. The 
window shows all possible channels, with active channels 
highlighted once they have been created in the VST Con-
nections window. Channels that are grayed out have not 
been defined in the VST Connections window.
The Control Room Overview allows you to see the signal 
flow through the Control...

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The different Control Room Mixer panels are handled in 
the same way as the Project Mixer panels, see “Configu-
ring the mixer” on page 126.
Control Room inserts and meters
When the Control Room Mixer displays the Extended 
View, the meters become visible. These meters look and 
function the same way as the ones in the Project Mixer.
Pressing the small meter icon at the center right side of 
the mixer will change the view to display inserts. Alterna-
tively, these can also be displayed...

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Inserts for the Talkback channel
The Talkback channel has a separate set of eight inserts. 
In order to view and adjust them, the Talkback must be en-
abled via the TALK button located to the lower right of the 
Control Room Mixer. Click once on the Talkback to latch it 
on. The inserts for external inputs will now display the 
Talkback inserts. Once the Talkback is disabled, the view 
will revert back to external input inserts.
Monitor Inserts
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Control Room Mixer layout
The Control Room Mixer has a variety of controls, some 
that are similar to the Project Mixer and some that are 
unique to Control Room operations. The following dia-
grams show every control, followed by a brief description 
of what each control does.
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1.Input Phase
Each external input and Monitor speaker output has an Input Phase re-
versal switch. When lit, all audio paths within the channel will have their 
phase reversed.
2.Input Gain
Each external input, Monitor speaker output and the Talkback input has 
an Input Gain control. When an external input or Monitor becomes ac-
tive, the Gain settings will be recalled.
3.Channel Inserts
Each channel in the Control Room Mixer has inserts available. While most 
channels have six pre-fader...