Steinberg Nuendo 4 Operation Manual

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VST Connections: Setting up input and output busses
About the “plug-in could not be found” 
message
When you open a project that uses an external effect/in-
strument, you may get a “plug-in could not be found” mes-
sage. This will happen when you remove an external 
device from the VST Connections window although it is 
used in a saved project, or when transferring a project to 
another computer on which the external device is not de-
fined. You may also see this message when opening a 
project last...

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The Project window 

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The Project window
Background
The Project window is the main window in Nuendo. This 
provides you with an overview of the project, allowing you 
to navigate and perform large scale editing. Each project 
has one Project window.
About tracks
The Project window is divided vertically into tracks, with a 
timeline running horizontally from left to right. The follow-
ing track types are available:
About parts and events
Events are the basic building blocks in Nuendo. Different 
event types are handled...

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The Project window
Audio handling
When you work with audio files, it is crucial to understand 
how audio is handled in Nuendo:
When you edit or process audio in the project window, 
you always work with an audio clip that is automatically 
created on import or when you record audio. This audio 
clip refers to the audio file on the hard disk that remains 
untouched. This means, that audio editing and processing 
is “non-destructive”, in the sense that you can always 
undo changes or revert to the...

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The Project window
Window Overview
The Track list
The Track list displays all the tracks used in a project. It 
contains name fields and settings for the tracks. Different 
track types have different controls in the Track list. To see 
all the controls you may have to resize the track in the Track 
list (see “Resizing tracks in the Track list” on page 35).The Track list area for an audio track:
The Project overview
The event display, showing audio parts and 
events, MIDI parts, automation, markers,...

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The Project window
The Track list area for an automation subtrack (opened 
by clicking the Show/Hide Automation button on a track):
The Track list area for a MIDI track:
The Inspector
The area to the left of the Track list is called the Inspector. 
This shows additional controls and parameters for the track 
you have selected in the Track list. If several tracks are se-
lected (see “Handling tracks” on page 38), the Inspector 
shows the setting for the first (topmost) selected track.
To hide or show...

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The Project window
Sections
The Inspector contains the controls that can be found on 
the Track list, plus some additional buttons and parame-
ters. In the table below, these additional settings and the 
available sections are listed. Which sections are available 
for which track type is described in the following sections.
Parameter Description
Auto Fades 
Settings buttonOpens a dialog in which you can make separate Auto 
Fade settings for the track. See “Making Auto Fade set-
tings for a separate...

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The Project window
Audio tracks
For audio tracks, all settings and sections listed above are 
available.
User Panels for audio tracks can display panels for 
channel controls (such as input phase or the linked panner 
option) or for VST effects currently inserted in the channel.
User Panels for audio tracks  are accessed by clicking 
the Open Device Panels button (found in the topmost In-
spector section, next to the Read/Write buttons). 
This opens up a menu listing all the device panels available...

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The Project window
Folder tracks
When a folder track is selected, the Inspector shows the 
folder and its underlying tracks, much like a folder struc-
ture in the Windows Explorer or Mac OS X Finder.
ÖYou can click one of the tracks shown under the folder 
in the Inspector to have the Inspector show the settings 
for that track.
This way, you don’t have to “open” a folder track to make settings for 
tracks within it.
Here, an audio track within the folder is selected.
FX channel tracks
When an FX...

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The Project window
The toolbar
The toolbar contains tools and shortcuts for opening other 
windows and various project settings and functions:
ÖIn addition to these, the toolbar can contain a number 
of other tools and shortcuts, not visible by default. How to 
set up the toolbar and specify which tools should be dis-
played or hidden is described in the section “The Setup 
dialogs” on page 506.
The info line
The info line shows information about the currently se-
lected event or part in the Project...