Customizing

Background

The user can customize the appearance and functionality of Nuendo in various ways.

User configurable items described in this chapter are:

• Workspaces

By storing different window combinations as workspaces, you can quickly switch between different working modes – see “Workspaces” on page 504.

• Setup dialogs

Several parts of the user interface (toolbars, Transport panel, Inspector, info lines and channel settings windows) provide a Setup dialog, where you can configure which items of the respective window area or panel are to be shown or hidden and where they should be located – see “The Setup dialogs” on page 506.

• Track list

The controls shown in the Track list can be set for each track type – see “Customizing track controls” on page 507.

• Configuration of main menu items

You can hide items not needed on the main menus – see “Configuring the main menu items” on page 509.

• Preferences presets

You can save and recall preference settings as preference presets – see “About preference presets” on page 510.

• Appearance

The general look of the program can be adjusted – see “Appearance” on page 511.

• Track and event colors

You can adjust which colors should be used – see “Applying track and event colors” on page 512.

This chapter also contains a section describing where your preferences and settings are stored (see “Where are the settings stored?” on page 514), to help you transfer your customized settings to another computer.

Workspaces

A configuration of Nuendo windows is called a “workspace”. A workspace stores the size, position and content of all windows, allowing you to quickly switch between different working modes via the menu or by using key commands. E.g., you may want as large a Project window as possible when you are editing, whereas you may want the Mixer and effect windows open during mixdown. Workspaces are listed and managed on the Workspaces submenu on the Windows menu.

Editing the active workspace

There is always one workspace active, even if you haven’t saved any. To make changes to the active workspace, you simply set up the windows as desired – including opening, closing, moving and sizing windows, and adjusting zoom and track height. The changes are automatically stored for the active workspace.

• To keep a workspace from being accidentally changed, select “Lock Active Workspace” from the Workspaces submenu.

A locked workspace will keep its original window settings. You may change the current window layout on the screen, but the next time you select the workspace again, the originally stored layout will be recalled.

Creating a new workspace

1.Pull down the Window menu and open the Workspaces submenu.

2.Select “New Workspace”.

3.In the dialog that opens, enter a name for the workspace.

4. Click OK.

The workspace is stored and will appear on the submenu. It will now be the active workspace.

5. Set up the windows you want to include in the new workspace.

This may include opening, moving and sizing windows, and adjusting zoom and track height.

Activating a workspace

1.Pull down the Window menu and open the Workspaces submenu.

2.Select the workspace from the list on the submenu.

The windows are closed, opened, moved and/or resized according to the stored workspace.

• You can also activate any of nine workspaces using key commands.

This is set up under the Workspaces category in the Key Commands dialog.

Organizing workspaces and presets

If you select “Organize…” from the Workspaces submenu, the Organize Workspaces dialog opens:

The list to the left shows the workspaces in the active project, while the list to the right shows the workspace presets. While workspaces are stored with each project, workspace presets can be stored globally, allowing you to set up a number of workspaces for use in any project. Workspace presets store the position and size of the main windows only – project-specific windows are not included.

•In the Workspaces list to the left, you can rename workspaces (by double-clicking and typing) and lock or unlock them.

•The arrow buttons between the two lists allow you to copy the selected workspace to a workspace preset, or vice versa.

•The buttons below each list let you add, remove or activate workspaces or presets.

You can also activate a workspace or a preset by double-clicking in its number column.

•Normally, when you use key commands to activate workspaces, they relate to the order in the workspace list, e.g. the key command for “Workspace 1” selects the first workspace on the list and so on. However, if you activate the Use IDs checkbox, you can enter a number (1-9) in the ID column for each workspace.

This number will be used as reference when you are using key commands, so that the key command for “Workspace 1” recalls the workspace with ID 1.

•Workspace presets are saved with the project. By default the global presets are shown in the list to the right – to see the presets of other projects, activate the Show Project Presets checkbox.

•Activate the Auto Instantiate Presets checkbox to convert all global workspace presets automatically into workspaces when you create a new project or open a project.

•To close the dialog, click the OK button or use [Esc].

Note that you can continue working in other windows with the Organize Workspaces dialog open.

The Setup dialogs

You can customize the appearance of the following elements:

•transport panel

•info line

•channel settings window

•toolbars

•Inspector

Customizing via the setup context menus

If you right-click the Transport panel, the toolbars, the info lines, or the Inspector, the respective setup context menu opens. For channel settings windows, these options are found in the dialog menu, on the Customize View submenu. On this menu, you can activate/deactivate elements as desired.

The following general options are available on the setup context menus:

•“Show All” makes all items visible.

•“Default” resets the interface to the default setting.

•“Setup…” opens the Setup dialog (see below).

If presets are available, they can be selected on the lower half of the menu (e.g. “Status Fields Only” for the Transport panel).

The info line and Inspector setup context menus. In the Inspector setup context menu, the available options depend on the track type.

Customizing via the Setup dialog

If you select “Setup…” from the setup context menus, the Setup dialog opens. This allows you to specify which elements should be visible/hidden and to set the order of the elements. You can also save and recall setup presets in this dialog.

The Setup dialog, e. g. for the Transport panel.

The dialog is divided into two columns. The left column displays the currently visible items and the right column displays the currently hidden items.

• You can change the current show/hide status by selecting items in one column and then using the arrow buttons in the middle of the dialog to move them to the other column.

Changes are applied directly.