Nuendo – Operation Manual
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Operation Manual Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Marion Bröer, Sabine Pfeifer The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media except as specifically allowed in the License Agreement. No part of this publica- tion may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. All product and company names are ™ or ® trademarks of their respective owners. Windows XP is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The Mac logo is a trademark used under license. Macintosh and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks. Release Date: September 14, 2007 © Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH, 2007. All rights reserved. Table of Contents 3 Table of Contents 105 Folder tracks 106 About folder tracks 8 About this manual 106 Handling folder tracks 9 Welcome! 107 Working with folder parts 10 VST Connections: Setting up input and 109 Using markers output busses 110 About markers 11 About this chapter 110 The Marker window 11 Setting up busses 111 Using the Marker track 14 Using the busses 113 Marker key commands 17 Setting up Groups and FX channels 113 Editing markers in the Project Browser 17 About monitoring 17 External instruments/effects 114 The Transpose functions 115 Introduction 22 The Project window 115 Transposing your music 23 Background 119 Other functions 25 Window Overview 33 Operations 122 The mixer 55 Options 123 About this chapter 124 Overview 58 Playback and the Transport panel 126 Configuring the mixer 59 Background 130 The audio-related channel strips 60 Operations 131 The MIDI channel strips 62 Options and Settings 131 The common panel 64 Recording 132 The input and output channels 132 Basic mixing procedures 65 Background 136 Audio specific procedures 65 Basic recording methods 144 MIDI specific procedures 67 Audio recording specifics 145 Utilities 77 MIDI recording specifics 148 VST Mixer Diagrams 83 Options and Settings 85 Recovery of audio recordings after system failure 151 Control Room 86 Fades, crossfades and envelopes 152 Background 153 Configuring the Control Room 87 Creating fades 156 The Control Room Overview 89 The Fade dialogs 156 The Control Room Mixer 91 Creating crossfades 158 Control Room operations 92 The Crossfade dialog 163 Studios and Studio Sends 96 Auto Fades and Crossfades 166 Direct Monitoring and latency 97 Event Envelopes 167 WK-Audio’s ID Controller 98 The Arranger track 99 Introduction 99 Setting up the Arranger track 100 Working with arranger events 102 Flattening the Arranger chain 103 Live Mode 104 Arranging your music to video 4 Table of Contents 168 Audio effects 238 Audio processing and functions 169 About this chapter 239 Background 169 Overview 239 Audio processing 170 Insert effects 249 Applying plug-ins 175 Send effects 251 The Offline Process History dialog 176 Setting up send effects 252 Batch Processing 180 Using the Side-Chain input 253 Freeze Edits 182 Using external effects 254 Detect Silence 182 Making settings for the effects 255 The Spectrum Analyzer 183 Effect presets 256 Statistics 186 Installing and managing effect plug-ins 258 The Sample Editor 189 VST Instruments and Instrument 259 Background tracks 260 Window overview 190 Introduction 265 General Operations 190 VST Instrument channels vs. instrument tracks 271 Options and settings 190 VST Instrument channels 272 Audio Warp realtime processing / Tempo match- 192 Instrument tracks ing audio to the project tempo 194 Comparison 278 Working with hitpoints and slices 194 Automation considerations 285 Free Warp 195 What do I need? Instrument channel or Instrument 288 Realtime pitch-shifting of audio events track? 288 Flattening the realtime processing 195 Instrument Freeze 290 The Audio Part Editor 196 VST instruments and processor load 291 Background 197 Using presets for VSTi configuration 291 Opening the Audio Part Editor 200 About latency 291 Window overview 201 External instruments 293 Operations 202 Surround sound 294 Common methods 203 Background 295 Options and Settings 205 Operations 296 The Pool 213 Automation 297 Background 214 Introduction 297 Window overview 214 Enabling and disabling the writing of automation 300 Operations data 311 SoundFrame 216 What can be automated? 312 Introduction 217 The Automation panel 217 Virgin territory vs. the initial value 314 The MediaBay 219 Automation modes 315 Introduction 222 Automation performance utilities 316 Window overview 229 The Settings section 316 Browsing for media files 230 Hints and further options 319 Finding files in the Viewer section 231 Automation track operations 322 Previewing files in the Scope section 235 Working with automation curves 323 The Tag Editor 325 Media management 5 Table of Contents 327 Track Presets 387 The Logical Editor, Transformer and 328 Introduction Input Transformer 328 Types of track presets 388 Introduction 330 VST presets 388 Opening the Logical Editor 331 Browsing for presets 389 Window overview 333 Creating a track preset 389 Selecting a preset 333 Creating tracks from track presets or VST presets 389 Setting up filter conditions 334 Applying track presets 394 Selecting a function 336 Previewing track and VST presets 395 Specifying actions 337 Inserts and EQ settings from track presets 397 Applying the defined actions 338 Track Quick Controls 397 Working with presets 397 The Input Transformer 339 Introduction 339 Setting up the Quick Controls tab 399 The Project Logical Editor 340 Options and settings 400 Introduction 341 Setting up quick controls on an external remote 400 Opening the Project Logical Editor controller 400 Window overview 342 MIDI realtime parameters and effects 401 Selecting a preset 401 Setting up filter conditions 343 Introduction 407 Selecting a function 343 The Inspector – General handling 407 Specifying actions 344 Basic track settings 408 Applying the defined actions 346 MIDI Modifiers 409 Working with presets 348 MIDI effects 350 Managing plug-ins 410 Working with System Exclusive mes- 351 MIDI processing and quantizing sages 352 Introduction 411 Introduction 352 The Quantizing functions 411 Bulk dumps 357 Making your settings permanent 412 Recording System Exclusive parameter changes 359 Dissolve Part 413 Editing System Exclusive messages 360 Repeat Loop 414 Working with the Tempo track 360 Other MIDI functions 415 Background 363 The MIDI editors 415 The Tempo Track Editor – Overview 364 About editing MIDI 417 Operations 364 Opening a MIDI editor 420 Process Tempo 366 The Key Editor – Overview 420 The Process Bars dialog 368 Key Editor operations 421 Options and settings 381 Edit In-Place 421 The Beat Calculator 383 The List Editor – Overview 422 Merge Tempo From Tapping 384 List Editor operations 422 The Time Warp tool 428 The Project Browser 429 Window Overview 430 Editing tracks 6 Table of Contents 434 The Track Sheet 486 File handling 435 Overview 487 Working with Projects 436 Printing the Track Sheet 489 Startup Options 490 Working with libraries 437 Export Audio Mixdown 490 Revert 438 Introduction 491 Importing audio 438 Mixing down to an audio file 494 Exporting and importing OMF files 439 The available file formats 495 Exporting and importing AAF files 445 Synchronization 496 Exporting and importing AES31 files 497 Exporting and importing OpenTL files 446 Background 498 Importing XSend projects from Liquid 446 Synchronization signals 498 Exporting and importing standard MIDI files 447 Synchronizing the transport vs. synchronizing au- 500 Exporting and importing MIDI loops dio 500 Exporting and importing tracks 448 Making basic settings and connections 501 Other Import/Export functions 449 Synchronization settings 501 Cleanup 454 Timecode Preferences 454 Machine Control 503 Customizing 455 Setting up Machine Control 504 Background 460 Working with VST System Link 504 Workspaces 460 Preparations 506 The Setup dialogs 463 Activating VST System Link 507 Customizing track controls 466 Application examples 509 Configuring the main menu items 468 Video 510 About preference presets 511 Appearance 469 Background 512 Applying track and event colors 469 Before you start 514 Where are the settings stored? 470 Operations 474 The Edit Mode 517 Key commands 476 Working with film transfers 518 Introduction 478 Compensating for film transfers to video 518 Setting up key commands 482 ReWire 524 Setting up tool modifier keys 524 The default key commands 483 Introduction 483 Launching and quitting 528 Index 484 Activating ReWire channels 484 Using the transport and tempo controls 485 How the ReWire channels are handled in Nuendo 485 Routing MIDI via ReWire2 485 Considerations and limitations 7 Table of Contents 1 About this manual Welcome! Ö Please note that this manual often refers to right-click- ing, e.g. to open context menus, etc. If you are using a Mac This is the Operation Manual for Steinberg’s Nuendo. with a single-button mouse, hold down [Ctrl] and click. Here you will find detailed information about all the fea- tures and functions in the program. About the program versions The documentation covers two different operating sys- tems or “platforms”; Windows and Mac OS X. Some features and settings are specific to one of the plat- forms, Windows or Mac OS X. This is clearly stated in the applicable cases. In other words: Ö If nothing else is said, all descriptions and procedures in the documentation are valid for both Windows and Mac OS X. The screenshots are taken from the Windows version of Nuendo. About the Nuendo Expansion Kit The Nuendo Expansion Kit adds a number of music com- position functions from Steinberg’s Cubase (the “Cubase Music Tools”) to the standard Nuendo application. The Nuendo Expansion Kit (NEK) is a separate product and can be purchased through your Steinberg dealer.