Steinberg WK Audio ID Manual

 
Chapter 2: Introduction
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ID User Interface 
Here’s a brief overview of the ID user interface sections with cross-references to the respective manual chapters.  
Fader Module 
The basic ID version includes one Fader Module as 
shown above. You can add four more for direct 
access to 120 channels. Each Fader Module has the 
following sub-sections (top to bottom): 
❊ 
Channel meter bridge
This shows the levels of the channels that are 
currently assigned to the 24 hardware level controls 
of each...

 
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Chapter 
3
 
Getting Started
Chapter Overview
This chapter contains the following information:
❊A description of the ID driver software installation 
process.
❊What you must do to connect the ID to the “rest of 
the world”.
❊A description of the necessary settings that you must 
make in Nuendo.
❊Basic information about the various types of control 
available on the ID.  

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Connecting the ID
Connecting the ID is a simple and straightforward 
process. Do this:
1.Use the included mains cable to connect the ID to a 
suitable and working mains socket. 
2.Switch off your computer.
3.Using the included standard USB cable, connect the 
USB bus on the ID to a USB bus on your computer.
4.If you wish, connect the balanced monophonic 
L/R headphone inputs on the ID rear panel to an 
appropriate sound source. 
The signal will reappear on the two stereo...

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ID Control types
This section contains basic information about the 
various types of control available on the ID.
Motor Faders
Each ID Fader module holds 12 touch-sensitive 
100 mm motor faders.
●Moving a fader handle upwards increases the audio 
level of the respective channel, moving it downwards 
decreases it.
Encoders with Key function
In its Fader section, ID provides a great number of 
rotary dials called Encoders. The Level and Edit 
Encoders are examples for...

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Assigning User Functions
User Function but-
tons are described 
on the previous 
page.
Proceed as follows 
to assign the 
desired functions to 
the ID User Function 
buttons: 
1.Select “Device Setup…” on Nuendo’s Devices menu.
2.In the appearing Devices Setup dialog, select the ID
If it’s not available, select the ADD/Remove tab to add it to 
the list, then select it.
3.Open the Setup tab and assign the desired func-
tions to the ID User Function buttons. To do this,...

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Chapter4
The Edit Section
Chapter Overview
This chapter contains the following information:
❊A description of the ASCII keyboard and its three 
modes.
❊A description of all other elements in the Edit 
section.  

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The ASCII Keyboard
The ASCII keyboard on the ID more or less looks like 
your usual computer keyboard. As its main task is 
usability in a studio environment and not typing 
letters, its keys have been optimized and differ in 
shape from an ordinary keyboard. 
The function buttons located to its left or any other 
ID function buttons may be used as its function keys.
NOTE:  
You can freely assign any Nuendo function to any 
function button on the ID, see page 3-15.
The...

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Reverse Mode
In Reverse mode, the keys on the ASCII keyboard 
become a matrix of On/Off switches for the last 
selected function type.
The LEDs above each key represent the On/Off 
status of the current function for each of the 
channels.
The individual keys on the keyboard represent the 
channels 1-48 or 49-96.
You get complete overview and can therefore quickly 
activate or deactivate the same function type – e.g. 
Record Ready, Solo etc. – for many channels. 
The...

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Function buttons above 
the ASCII Keyboard
This section describes all Fixed Function buttons above 
the ASCII keyboard, starting with the MIXER button in 
the first group of ten above its left upper corner and 
ending with the CHAN 49-96 button in the group of 
four buttons, located above its right upper corner.
Window Function buttonsGrid Function buttons
Button Description
Lets you open or close Nuendo’s 
Mixer window.
If Nuendo is not yet running, you can 
press this...