Steinberg Nuendo 5 Manual

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Automation
Hints and further options
Automation key commands
In the Key Commands dialog (opened from the File menu 
in Nuendo), in the Commands section on the left, you will 
find an Automation category which lists all automation 
commands to which you can assign key commands.
How to assign key commands is described in detail in the 
chapter 
“Key commands” on page 580.
About linking and automation
•Nuendo allows you to link, in the Mixer window, various 
parameters between different channels (see...

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Automation
MIDI Controller Automation Setup settings
In the MIDI Controller Automation Setup dialog, you can 
specify how existing MIDI automation is handled on play
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back and where new automation data is recorded, in a 
MIDI part or as track automation.
Proceed as follows:
1.On the MIDI menu, select “CC Automation Setup…”.
A dialog opens.
2.On the “Record Destination on conflict (global)” pop-
up menu, specify the record destination for MIDI controller 
data.
This determines which destination will...

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Audio processing and functions 

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Audio processing and functions
Background
Audio processing in Nuendo can be called “non-destruc-
tive”, in the sense that you can always undo changes or 
revert to the original versions. This is possible because 
processing affects audio clips rather than the actual audio 
files, and because audio clips can refer to more than one 
audio file. This is how it works:
1.If you process an event or a selection range, a new 
audio file is created in the Edits folder, within your project 
folder. 
This new...

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Audio processing and functions
The Preview, Process, and Cancel buttons
These buttons have the following functionality:
Pre/Post-Crossfade
Some processing functions allow you to gradually mix the 
effect in or out. This is done with the Pre/Post-Crossfade 
parameters. For example, if you activate Pre-Crossfade and 
specify a value of 1000
 ms, the processing is applied grad-
ually from the start of selection, reaching full effect 1000 ms 
after the start. Similarly, if you activate Post-Crossfade,...

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Envelope controls
The five sliders below the display are used for setting up 
the “reverb envelope”, that is, a gain curve modifying how 
the impulse response is applied over time, and thereby the 
reverb character. These settings are reflected in the red 
Envelope display above. The sliders have the following 
functionality:
Filter controls
The three sliders to the right allow you to tailor the tonal 
character of the processed sound. In essence, this is a 
graphic...

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Envelope display
Shows the shape of the envelope curve. The resulting 
waveform shape is shown in dark gray, with the current 
waveform shape in light gray. You can click on the curve 
to add points, and click and drag existing points to change 
the shape. To remove a point from the curve, drag it out
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side the display.
Presets
If you have set up an envelope curve that you may want to 
apply to other events or clips, you can store it as a preset 
by clicking the Store...

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Noise Gate
Scans the audio for sections weaker than a specified 
threshold level and replaces them with silence. The dialog 
contains the following settings:
Threshold
The level below which you want audio to be silenced. 
Levels below this value will close the gate.
Attack Time
The time it takes for the gate to open fully after the audio 
level has exceeded the threshold level.
Min. Opening Time
This is the shortest time the gate will remain open. If you 
find that the...

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Audio processing and functions
Pitch Shift
This function allows you to change the pitch of the audio 
with or without affecting its length. You can also create 
“harmonies” by specifying several pitches or apply pitch 
shift based on a user specified envelope curve.
When the Transpose tab is selected, the dialog contains 
the following parameters:
Keyboard display
This is a graphic overview of the transposition setting. 
Here, you can specify the transpose interval in semitones.
•The root note is...

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Formant Mode 
If you are processing vocal material, activate this option in 
order to preserve the vocal characteristics of the pitch-
shifted audio and to avoid a a “chipmunk voice” effect.
Time Correction
When this is activated, the pitch shift process will not affect 
the length of the audio. When this is deactivated, raising the 
pitch will shorten the audio section and vice versa, much 
like changing the playback speed on a tape recorder.
Using envelope based Pitch...