Steinberg Nuendo 4 Plug In Reference Manual

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Metalizer
The Metalizer feeds the audio signal through a variable 
frequency filter, with tempo sync or time modulation and 
feedback control.
Phaser
Phaser produces the well-known “swooshing” phasing 
effect with additional stereo enhancement.
The parameters are as follows:
Parameter Description
Feedback The higher the value, the more “metallic” the sound.
Sharpness Governs the character of the filter effect. The higher the 
value, the narrower the affected frequency...

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Ringmodulator
The Ringmodulator can produce complex, bell-like enhar-
monic sounds. Ring modulators work by multiplying two 
audio signals. The ring modulated output contains added 
frequencies generated by the sum of, and the difference 
between, the frequencies of the two signals. 
The Ringmodulator has a built-in oscillator that is multi-
plied with the input signal to produce the effect. 
Rotary
The Rotary plug-in simulates the classic effect of a rotary 
speaker. A...

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Directing MIDI to the Rotary
For real-time MIDI control of the Speed parameter, MIDI 
must be directed to the Rotary.
Whenever the Rotary has been added as an insert ef-
fect (for an audio track or an FX channel), it will be avail-
able on the Output Routing pop-up menu for MIDI tracks.
If Rotary is selected on the “out:” menu, MIDI will be directed to the plug-
in from the selected track.
StudioChorus
The StudioChorus plug-in is a two stage chorus effect 
which adds short...

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Tranceformer
Tranceformer is a ring modulator effect, in which the in-
coming audio is ring modulated by an internal, variable fre-
quency oscillator, producing new harmonics. A second 
oscillator can be used to modulate the frequency of the 
first oscillator, in sync with the Song tempo if needed.
ÖNote that clicking and dragging in the display allows 
you to adjust the Tone and Depth parameters at the same 
time!
Tremolo
Tremolo produces amplitude (volume) modulation....

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Vibrato
The Vibrato plug-in produces pitch modulation.
Other plug-ins
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the 
“Others” category.
Bitcrusher
If you’re into lo-fi sound, Bitcrusher is the effect for you. It 
offers the possibility of decimating and truncating the in-
put audio signal by bit reduction, to get a noisy, distorted 
sound. You can for example make a 24-bit audio signal 
sound like an 8 or 4-bit signal, or even render it completely 
garbled and...

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Chopper
Chopper is a combined tremolo and autopan effect. It can 
use different waveforms to modulate the level (tremolo) or 
left-right stereo position (pan), either using tempo sync or 
manual modulation speed settings. The parameters are as 
follows: 
Octaver
This plug-in can generate two additional voices that track 
the pitch of the input signal one octave and two octaves 
below the original pitch, respectively. Octaver is best used 
with monophonic signals. The...

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Tuner
This is a guitar tuner. Simply connect a guitar or other in-
strument to an audio input and select the Tuner as an in-
sert effect (make sure you deactivate any other effect that 
alters pitch, like chorus or vibrato). When the instrument is 
connected, proceed as follows:
Play a note.
The key is shown in the middle of the display. In addition, the frequency in 
Hz is shown in the bottom left corner and the octave range in the bottom 
right corner. If the key is...

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Removal – a de-click algorithm is applied to the audio, 
removing the clicks.
In many cases, the original audio material “hidden” underneath a click 
cannot be restored. This means there will be a gap once the click has 
been removed. DeClicker has the ability to automatically “redraw” the 
hence missing parts of the waveform. This feature can also be used to 
remove tape dropouts with a length of up to 60 samples (just above one 
millisecond at 44.1 kHz).
The whole...

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DeNoiser
The DeNoiser plug-in lets you suppress noise without af-
fecting the general sound quality. Or, in tech talk, the De-
Noiser removes broad band noise from arbitrary audio 
material without leaving any “spectral finger print”. The al-
gorithm that this plug-in is based on has the ability to track 
and adjust itself to variations in background noise. This 
means the noise can be diminished without side effects, 
preserving the spatial impression, and without letting...

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 The light green line.
This is simply a graphic representation of the Offset parameter.
The light green Offset line should be adjusted so that it ap-
pears as close above the yellow noise floor graph as possi-
ble. The dark green spectrum plot is there to help you fine-
tune the Offset setting, so that only the noise is removed, 
not parts of the signal (ideally, the light green line should be 
between the yellow line and the spectrum plot).
Parameters
Using the A/B...