Steinberg WK Audio ID Manual

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Edit Function buttons
USER G 1 is a user-definable Func-
tion button. Read “Assigning User 
Functions” on page 3-16 for more 
information.
Button Description
Press this to create a Fade in for one 
or several currently selected Events. 
The Fade in starts at the Event start 
and ends at the current Project Cur-
sor position.
Creates a Crossfade between the 
selected Event(s) and its/their neigh-
bour Event(s) . If the Events overlap, 
the Crossfade gets the same length...

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Global Function buttonsThe Transport Controls
The ID Transport controls are the twins of Nuendo’s 
transport controls.
NOTE:  You can make special Wind Speed settings 
on the Transport tab of Nuendo’s Preferences dialog.
Locator/Preroll Displays
These backlit displays below the left lower corner of 
the ASCII keyboard show the current Left and Right 
Locator settings as well as the currently set Pre/Post 
roll times. You can make these settings using the 
corresponding...

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Function buttons in the 
Transport section
These two blocks of buttons above the Transport 
controls are used to make Transport and Marker 
related settings. 
Preroll, Postroll, Punch & Locator 
Function Buttons
Button Description
Press this button one or several times 
to set the desired preroll time. The 
value type used here (sample rates, 
seconds, frames etc) depends on 
what’s used in the Project.
Press this button one or several times 
to set the desired postroll...

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Cycle, Click, Edit Mode, Sync, 
Marker and other Function buttons
Timecode Display
This display shows the current Nuendo Project 
Cursor position in hours/minutes/seconds/frames/
sub-frames or ticks/samples, depending on what you 
currently do in Nuendo. Button Description
Use this to activate or deactivate the 
Cycle function. For this to work as 
expected, the Locators should be set 
to useful positions.
Sets Click to On or Off.
Use Metronome Setup on Nuendo’s...

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The Jog Wheel
The Jog wheel and its related controls
The Jog wheel on the ID is heavy-weighted and high-
resolution (4000 values per turn of the wheel) .
It has two basic functions:
❊You can use it to position the Project Cursor in 
Nuendo. The step width is automatically set to the 
step width set for the edited Nuendo function 
(e.g. bars/beats, timecode, samples etc) . 
❊You can use the Jog wheel to select and edit Events 
in Nuendo.
NOTE:  For this to work, the...

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Chapter5
The Fader Section
Chapter Overview
This chapter describes…
❊The channel level controls: Faders and Level 
Encoders.
❊All other elements in the Fader section, like Solo, 
Cut, Expand etc. and how to assign Tracks/Channels 
to Faders and Level Encoders.
❊A description of those functions on the General 
functions strip that have an effect on Faders and 
Level Encoders. The General functions strip is the 
blue vertical strip between the Master and the Fader 
Module.  

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The Fader Bank
Each Fader Module has twelve 100 mm touch-sensitive motor faders, each with a number of Function buttons, a 
Fader Deviation Indicator LED and a backlit Track name display. The Faders always reflect the current settings.
Fader Function buttons
Each Fader strip has the following Function buttons:
NOTE:  It is a good idea and very handy to use the 
ASCII keyboard’s Reverse mode to get complete 
overview of the current status of each of these but-
tons on...

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The Encoders
Each Fader Module has twelve Level Encoders. a Cut function that you can activate by pressing the Encoder, a Cut 
status LED, a 10-segment indicator that reflects the Encoder setting and a backlit Track name display.
Everything that was said about the Select and Flip buttons on the previous page applies here, too.
General Functions
The vertical blue strip 
on the left side of the 
Master Module 
provides you with a 
variety of functions that 
enhance the...

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Bank Select – Assigning Track classes
Each of these buttons can be used to automatically 
line up all Tracks of the respective channel class(es) 
on the ID Faders and Level Encoders. You may e.g. 
only wish to see and directly edit all Audio or all MIDI 
Tracks, all Inputs, all Send busses or Returns. You 
can also assign them altogether. The scrolling 
options, mentioned on the previous page, apply.
The Expand function
The Expand function is an extremely 
useful tool...