Steinberg Nuendo 5 Manual

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Background
The MIDI Device Manager allows you to specify and set 
up your MIDI devices, making global control and patch 
selection easy.
But the MIDI Device Manager also features powerful edit-
ing functions that can be used to create MIDI device pan-
els. MIDI device panels are internal representations of 
external MIDI hardware, complete with graphics. The MIDI 
device panel editor provides all the tools you need to cre
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ate device maps where every parameter of an external de-...

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When you open the MIDI Device Manager for the first 
time, it will be empty (because you have not installed any 
devices yet). On the following pages we describe how to 
add a pre-configured MIDI device to the list, how to edit 
the settings and how to define a device from scratch.
ÖNote that there is an important difference between in-
stalling a preset MIDI device (“Install Device”) and import-
ing a MIDI device setup (“Import Setup”):
•The presets do not include any device...

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The Patch Banks list in the left half of the window shows 
the patch structure of the device. This could simply be a 
list of patches, but it is usually one or several layers of 
banks or groups containing the patches (much like a 
folder structure on a hard disk for example).
•You can rename a device in the Installed Devices list by 
double-clicking and typing – this is useful if you have sev
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eral devices of the same model, and want to separate 
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Selecting a patch for an installed device
If you return to the Project window at this point, you will 
find that the installed device has been added to the MIDI 
Output menus (in the track list and the Inspector). Now 
you can select patches by name, in the following way:
1.Pull down the Output menu (in the track list or Inspec-
tor) for the track you want to associate the installed device 
with, and select the device.
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The Commands pop-up menu contains the following 
items:
Create Bank
Creates a new bank at the highest hierarchical level of the 
Patch Banks list. You can rename this by clicking on it and 
typing a new name.
New Folder
Creates a new subfolder in the selected bank or folder. 
This could correspond to a group of patches in the MIDI 
device, or just be a way for you to categorize sounds, etc. 
When you select this item, a name dialog opens, allowing 
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3.Specify a Default Name below the event display.
The added events will get this name, followed by a number. You can re-
name presets manually in the Patch Banks list later.
4.Click OK.
A number of new presets have now been added to the selected bank or 
folder, according to your settings.
Other editing functions
• You can move presets between banks and folders by drag-
ging them to the Patch Banks list.
• You can remove a bank, folder or preset by selecting it in the 
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6.Select the correct MIDI output from the Output pop-
up menu, select the device in the list and click the Open 
Device button.
The device control panel opens in a separate window. The Edit (“e”) but-ton at the top opens the Edit Panel window, see the separate PDF doc-
ument “MIDI Devices”.
7.Close the Device panel and return to the Project 
window.
8.Select the device from the “Output Routing” pop-up 
menu for a MIDI track.
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Showing panels in the Mixer
1.Open the Mixer and make sure that the extended 
channel view is shown.
2.Open the View options pop-up menu for the MIDI 
channel connected to the device and select “User Panel”.
3.Click the arrow next to the label “user” at the top of the 
extended section of the channel strip.
The Panels folder is displayed like in the Inspector, but with different 
available panels. Just like in the Inspector, the panel has to “fit” into the 
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About Studio Connections
Studio Connections is the name of an initiative led by 
Steinberg and Yamaha. The initiative intends to create 
industry standards for totally integrated system environ
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ments using software and hardware products.
First implementation stage of the Studio Connections 
open standard is the integration and support of Yamaha’s 
Studio Manager 2 (SM2) and Total Recall for compatible 
hardware devices. 
For further information about Studio Connections, please...

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•Click the Open Device Panels button, to open the editor 
window for the device.
ÖPlease also refer to the separate documentation for 
the Studio Manager 2 and the OPT components.