The Nuendo Mixer
The Nuendo Mixer is endowed with a multi-channel audio signal path from front to end. Any mono, stereo or multi-channel signal ranging up to 10.2 may be recorded, edited and mixed. And that goes for every link in the signal chain from the inputs to the outputs, including effect busses and groups.
The main Mixer view encompasses all crucial channel settings, such as Arm for Recording, Mute, Solo, AFL/PFL, Panning and the Channel Fader. You can show additional sections offering parameters such as Input/Output, Gain, Phase Inversion, Inserts, EQs, Sends, Studio Sends, Surround Panning and Metering whenever required.
Channel strips are categorized in different classes on the software console for maximum flexibility. You have Audio, Group, FX Return, MIDI and VSTi channels at your disposal. You can also view all input and output busses if you wish.
Feel free to hide any channel types and sections that you don’t need. This lets you tailor the Nuendo Mixer to suit the task at hand. Mixing console settings can be saved and loaded for individual channels as well as for the entire mixer.
To help you tweak levels to perfection, every channel type offers generously sized level meters. They adapt automatically to the given channel width so that they are able to provide an excellent visual reference for Surround signals. A configurable Metering Fallback display, Pre/Post Fader Metering, Peak Hold and user-definable colors for all sections of the dB scale round out the range of metering functions.
The entire signal path is covered by automatic latency compensation. Every delay caused by a plug-in calculation or a special routing scheme is fully compensated. The timing of audio and MIDI tracks remains perfectly true, regardless of the latency of plug-ins inserted in the signal chain.
Much to the delight of sound engineers everywhere, an additional Control Room view offers separate output busses and affords total control over signal routing. Next to a Control Room and a Headphone bus, four separate studio busses are available for individual sub-mixes. This ensures Control Room settings do not affect the main mix Output.
Four freely configurable monitor setups are available in Nuendo. These let you navigate quickly among different auditioning systems. A fold-back function is on board, as are useful solo functions for Surround environments such as Solo to Center and Back to Front. The six playback inputs for external sources such as DAT, CD and tape players are quickly selected and routed to any studio, headphones or Control Room bus.
You can create an individual sub-mix for up to four separate studios. Every audio, group or effect channel in the Nuendo Mixer offers separate studio sends with Volume and Panorama controls as well as a Pre Fader/Post Fader Switch. The Talkback function is sure to delight audio engineers: It enables effortless communication directly with speakers or artists in every connected studio. Automatic Dimming prevents feedback. What’s a manual Dimming switch is available for quickly lowering the Control Room level on demand.
A separate Click bus serves to patch the metronome signal to any studio, to headphones or Control Room bus at separate volumes and with individual panorama settings.
