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The Project window
You can also mute whole tracks by clicking the Mute 
(“M”) button in the Track list, the Inspector or the mixer.
Clicking the Solo (“S”) button for a track mutes all other tracks. Note that 
there are two modes for the track solo function: 
If the option “Enable Solo on Selected Track” is activated in the Prefer-
ences (Editing–Project & Mixer page) and you have soloed a track, se-
lecting another track in the track list will automatically solo that track 
instead – the solo state...

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The Project window
Note that there will always be an extra, empty lane at the 
bottom of the track – moving an event there always will 
add another lane.
Depending on the number of lanes used, you may want to adjust the ver-
tical zoom for the track – simply drag the track edges in the track list.
3.After rearranging the overlapping events so that you 
hear what you want, you can select all events and select 
“Delete Overlaps” from the Advanced submenu on the 
Audio menu.
This puts all events in the...

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The Project window
Double-clicking on an event with the Range Selection 
tool creates a selection range encompassing the event.
If you hold down [Shift] you can double-click several events in a row, and 
the selection range will expand to encompass them all. Double-clicking a 
second time on an event opens it for editing in the Sample Editor.
Adjusting the size of the selection range
You can adjust the size of a selection range in the follow-
ing ways:
By dragging its edges.
The pointer takes the...

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The Project window
Making selection ranges for several non-contiguous 
tracks
You can create selection ranges that cover several tracks 
by pressing [Alt]/[Option]+[Shift]. However, it is also pos-
sible to exclude tracks from a selection range:
1.Create a selection range from the first to the last de-
sired track.
2.Press [Alt]/[Option] and click in the selection range on 
the tracks you want to exclude from the selection.
3.In the same manner, you can add a track to the selec-
tion range by...

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The Project window
Other functions
On the Range submenu on the Edit menu, you will find 
three more range editing functions:
Region operations
Regions are sections within a clip, with various uses. 
While regions are perhaps best created and edited in the 
Sample Editor (see “Working with regions” on page 269), 
the following region functions are available in the –Ad-
vanced submenu of the Audio menu:
Options
Snap
The Snap function helps you to find exact positions when 
editing in the Project window....

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The Project window
Exactly how Snap works depends on which mode is se-
lected on the Snap mode pop-up menu.
The following sections describe the different Snap modes:
Grid
In this mode, the Snap positions are set with the Grid 
pop-up menu to the right. The options depend on the dis-
play format selected for the ruler. For example, if the ruler 
is set to show bars and beats, the grid can be set to bars, 
beats or the quantize value set with the next pop-up menu 
to the right. If a time or frame-based...

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The Project window
Grid + Cursor
This is a combination of the “Grid” and “Magnetic Cursor” 
modes.
Events + Cursor
This is a combination of the “Events” and “Magnetic Cur-
sor” modes.
Events + Grid + Cursor
This is a combination of the “Events”, “Grid” and “Mag-
netic Cursor” modes.
Snap to Zero Crossing
When this option is activated in the Preferences (Editing–
Audio page), splitting and sizing of audio events is done at 
zero crossings (positions in the audio where the amplitude 
is zero). This...

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Playback and the Transport panel 

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Playback and the Transport panel
Background
This chapter describes the various methods available for 
controlling Playback and Transport functions in Nuendo.
The Transport panel
Below you can find a brief description of each item on the 
Transport panel.
The pictures below show the Transport panel with all con-
trols visible and in their default position. The Transport 
panel is divided into sections, from left to right.
ÖNote that the Output Activity and Clipping indicator as 
well as the Output...

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Playback and the Transport panel
Hiding and showing the Transport Panel
The Transport panel is shown by default when you launch 
a new project. To hide or show it, select “Transport Panel” 
on the Transport menu (or use a key command – by de-
fault [F2]).
About Preroll and Postroll
These items are described in the chapter “Recording”, 
see “About Preroll and Postroll” on page 83.
Changing the Transport panel setup
You can customize the appearance of the Transport panel 
by right-clicking anywhere on...