Steinberg Nuendo 5 Manual

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Duplicating events
Events can be duplicated in the following ways:
•Hold down [Alt]/[Option] and drag the event to a new 
position.
If Snap is activated, this determines to which positions you can copy the 
events (see “The Snap function” on page 48). 
•Audio and MIDI parts can also be duplicated by clicking 
on the part, pressing [Alt]/[Option]-[Shift], and dragging.
This creates a shared copy of the part. If you edit the contents of a 
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Renaming events
By default, audio events show the name of their clip, but 
you can enter a separate descriptive name for separate 
events if you like. This is done by selecting the event and 
typing in a new name in the “Description” field in the info 
line, or by using the Rename Object command from the 
Edit menu.
•You can also give all events on a track the same name 
as the track by changing the track name, holding down a 
modifier key and pressing [Return].
See “Handling...

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The actual resizing is done by clicking and dragging the 
lower left or right corner of the event. If Snap is activated, 
the Snap value determines the resulting length (see 
“The 
Snap function” on page 48).
Normal sizing
Sizing moves contents
•If several events are selected, all will be resized in the 
same way.
•It is also possible to resize events by using the Trim but-
tons (located in the Nudge palette) on the toolbar.
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Sliding the contents of an event or part
You can move the contents of an event or part without 
changing its position in the Project window. By default, 
this is done by pressing [Alt]/[Option]-[Shift], clicking in 
the event or part and dragging to the left or right.
Grouping events
Sometimes it is useful to treat several events as one unit. 
This can be done by grouping them: Select the events (on 
the same or different Tracks) and select “Group” from the 
Edit menu.
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Muting events
To mute individual events in the Project window, proceed 
as follows:
•To mute or unmute a single event, click on it with the 
Mute tool.
•To mute or unmute several events, select them – either 
by using the standard selection techniques, or by using 
one of the options on the Select submenu on the Edit 
menu – and click on one of the selected events with the 
Mute tool.
All selected events will be muted.
•You can also click in an empty area with the Mute tool 
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Editing in Lane Display mode
When you are recording in Stacked cycle recording 
mode, each take ends up on a separate lane on the track, 
see 
“Recording audio in Stacked mode” on page 101 and 
“Cycle Record mode: Stacked/Stacked 2 (No Mute)” on 
page 105. However, you can also select this lane mode 
manually for individual tracks, and use it when editing in 
the Project window. This makes it easier to view and han
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dle overlapping events and parts.
Audio tracks
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3.To merge all overlapping parts into one, make sure 
that the MIDI track is selected, position the left and right 
locators around the parts and select “Merge MIDI in Loop” 
from the MIDI menu.
In the dialog that opens, activate the Erase Destination option and click 
OK. This merges all unmuted MIDI between the locators to a single part.
4.To turn off Lanes mode, select “Lanes Off” from the 
Lane Display Type pop-up menu.
Range editing
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The Range Selection pop-up menu
If you want to work with different selection ranges the 
Range Selection pop-up menu comes in handy. Activating 
one of the options (Selection A or Selection B) from the 
pop-up menu will not only select the corresponding selec
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tion but also cause the event display to switch between 
the two locations. 
Proceed as follows:
1.With the Range Selection tool, define a destination 
range for your selection.
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Using Cut, Copy, and Paste
When working with selection ranges, you can either use 
Cut, Copy and Paste on the Edit menu, or use the functions 
“Cut Time” and “Paste Time” on the Range submenu on the 
Edit menu. These work differently to their related functions 
on the Edit menu:
Deleting selection ranges
Again, you can either use “regular” Delete or “Delete Time”:
•If you use the Delete function on the Edit menu (or press 
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To undo and redo your actions, proceed as follows:
1.On the Edit menu, select “History…”.
The Edit History dialog opens.
The dialog contains a list of all your edits, with the most 
recent action at the bottom of the list. The Action column 
displays the name of the action while the Time column 
tells you when this action was performed. In the Details 
column further details are shown. Here you can enter new 
text by double-clicking in the column. 
2.Move the horizontal, colored...