Steinberg Nuendo 5 Manual

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Pitch Shift Mode
These are the same parameters as on the Transpose tab, 
see 
“Pitch Shift Mode” on page 269.
Example
Let’s say that you wish to create a pitchbend effect, so 
that the pitch is raised linearly by exactly 2 semitones in a 
specific part of the selected audio.
1.Remove all curve points by clicking the Reset button.
2.Select a linear curve by clicking the Curve Kind button 
to the right.
3.Make sure that the Range parameter is set to 2 semi-
tones or...

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Reverse
Reverses the audio selection, as when playing a tape 
backwards. There are no parameters for this function.
Silence
Replaces the selection with silence. There are no parame-
ters for this function.
Stereo Flip
This function works with stereo audio selections only. It al-
lows you to manipulate the left and right channel in various 
ways. 
The dialog contains the following parameters:
Mode
 
This pop-up menu determines what the function does:
Time Stretch
This...

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Resulting Length section
These settings are used if you want to stretch the audio to 
fit within a specific time span or tempo. The values will 
change automatically if you adjust the Time Stretch Ratio 
(see below).
Seconds Range section
These settings allow you to set the desired range for the 
time stretch.
Time Stretch Ratio section
The Time Stretch Ratio determines the amount of time 
stretch as a percentage of the original length. If you use 
the settings in the...

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The process plug-in dialog
The process plug-in dialog for the StudioChorus effect
The upper section of the process plug-in dialog contains 
the effect parameters of the selected plug-in. For details 
on the parameters of the included plug-ins, see the sepa
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rate PDF document “Plug-in Reference”.
The lower section of the dialog contains settings for the 
actual processing. These are common to all plug-ins.
•If the lower section is hidden, click the “More…” button 
to...

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The Offline Process History dialog
If you want to remove or modify some or all processing 
from a clip, this can be done in the Offline Process History 
dialog. Processing that can be modified in the Offline Pro
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cess History dialog includes the functions on the Process 
menu, any applied plug-in effects, and Sample Editor op
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erations such as Cut, Paste, Delete and drawing with the 
Pencil tool.
ÖDue to the clip-file relationship (see “Background” on 
page 264), it...

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Batch Processing
Nuendo features a Batch Processing function that lets you 
apply a chain of audio processing to one or several events 
in one go – in either the Project window or the Pool. Batch 
Processing is based on operations in the Offline Process 
History dialog, described above. That is, the list of applied 
processes in this dialog is what can be made to constitute 
a batch process.
Batch Processing is therefore a convenient way to apply 
the same effects with...

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Managing Batch Processes
You can delete and rename created batch processes in 
the Manage Batch Processes dialog.
•Open the Audio menu and select “Manage…” from the 
Batch Processes submenu to open the Manage Batch 
Processes dialog.
The created batch processes are listed in the left column, and the oper-ations each batch process contains are listed in the right column.
•To remove a batch process, just select it in the list and 
click “Delete”.
•To change the name of a...

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Detect Silence
The Detect Silence function searches for silent sections in 
an event and either splits the event, removing the silent 
parts from the project, or creates regions corresponding 
to the non-silent sections. 
•To open the Detect Silence dialog, select one or several 
audio events in the Project window or the Audio Part Edi
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tor. On the Audio menu, open the Advanced submenu and 
select “Detect Silence”. 
If you select more than one event, the Detect Silence...

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2.Click the Compute button.
The audio event is analyzed, and the waveform display is redrawn to indi-cate which sections are considered “silent” according to your settings. 
Above the Compute button, the number of detected regions is displayed.
ÖIf you activate the Auto checkbox next to the Compute 
button, the audio event is analyzed (and the display is up
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dated) automatically every time you change the settings in 
the Detection section of the dialog. Deactivate this...

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The default values give good results in most situations, but 
you can adjust the settings if you like:
3.Click the Process button.
The spectrum is computed and displayed as a graph.
4.You can adjust the display with the settings in the dis-
play window:
5.If you move the mouse pointer over the graph, a cross-
hair cursor follows the graph curve and the display in the 
upper right corner shows the frequency/note and level at 
the current position.
To compare the level...