Applying a MIDI insert effect – an example

Here is a step-by-step example of how to add a MIDI insert effect to a MIDI track:

1.Select the MIDI track and open the Inspector.

2.Open the MIDI Inserts tab in the Inspector.

• Alternatively you could use the mixer: bring up the extended mixer panel and select “Inserts” on the view options pop-up menu for the track’s channel strip.

3.Click in one of the insert slots to open the MIDI effect pop-up menu.

4.Select the desired MIDI effect from the pop-up menu.

The effect is automatically activated (the power button for the insert slot lights up) and its control panel appears, either in a separate window or in the MIDI Inserts section below the slot (depending on the effect).

Now all MIDI from the track will be routed through the effect.

5. Use the control panel to make settings for the effect.

All included MIDI effects are described in the separate manual “Nuendo Expansion Kit – Cubase Music Tools for Nuendo 4”.

•You can bypass the insert effect by clicking its power button (above the insert slot).

•To bypass all insert effects for the MIDI track, use the bypass button in the MIDI Inserts section in the Inspector, in the mixer channel strip or in the Track list.

•To remove an insert effect, click in its slot and select “No Effect”.

Managing plug-ins

Selecting Plug-in Information from the Devices menu opens a window in which all loaded plug-ins, audio and MIDI, are listed.

• To view the MIDI effect plug-ins, click the MIDI Plug-ins tab.

•The leftmost column allows you to deactivate plug-ins.

This is useful if you have plug-ins installed that you don’t want to use in Nuendo. Only plug-ins that are activated (ticked checkbox) will appear on the MIDI effect pop-up menus.

Note that plug-ins that are currently in use cannot be deactivated.

•The second column shows how many instances of each plug-in are currently used in the project.

•The remaining columns show various information about each plug-in and cannot be edited.