Steinberger Nuendo 5, Cubase 6, Cubase Artist 6 Reference Manual

5.5.1 Version History

Known issues and solutions

September 2011

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH

About

Congratulations and thank you for using Nuendo 5!

This document lists all update changes, fixes and improvements
as well as known issues and solutions for Nuendo 5 and its
Nuendo Expansion Kit.

At the end of this document you’ll find the Known issues and
solutions chapter for further reference.

We wish you creativity and success using Nuendo!

Your Steinberg team

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Version History 5.5.1 pre-release

Issues resolved in 5.5.1

September 2011

This pre-release version offers improvements which we would
like to make available to you as soon as possible. While
preliminary testing carried out for this version indicates that it is
stable and reliable, it has not gone through our full QA testing
cycle. Therefore, please note that this pre-release version is not
officially supported.

Nuendo 5.5.1 contains the following corrections as well as all
improvements of the 5.5.0 update.

The following table lists all issues that have been resolved in this
version.

ID #

When using the “Gridlines in front of parts/events” function, the performance of the User
Interface does not diminish anymore.

When using audio samples as metronome click, toggling the metronome on/off doesn’t lead to
interruption of audio recordings.

When Control Room with more than one Studio bus is active, the metronome click doesn’t
drop out.

Steinberg CI series audio hardware and Yamaha MOX synthesizer specific VST Connection
port naming issues under Mac OS X Lion (10.7) systems is resolved.

Using the Altiverb plug-in or Yamaha MOTIF Editors in a Project together with video material
does not render the application unreliable anymore.

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Ultra-fast and precise editing features

Mixing improvements

Further audio productivity features

Version History 5.5.0

New features in 5.5.0

August 2011

The Nuendo 5.5 maintenance update includes more than two
dozen new features, perfectly tailored to the needs of editing and
mixing professionals. In addition, Nuendo 5.5 offers full 64-bit
support on Mac and PC and resolves several issues.

The Nuendo 5.5 update introduces the following improvements:

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• Multitrack editing with intelligent transient detection

and phase stable audio quantization speeds up
your workflow dramatically

• Advanced comping and lane editing allows you to

combine your best recording takes even faster

• The new folder track features enable you to

manage huge projects more easily

• Advanced offline processing: the ultimate time-

saver

• élastique Pro: latest real-time time-stretching and

pitch-shifting technology

• Ultra-precise automation editing makes working

with automation passes effortlessly easy

• Improved compatibility with other software

applications

• AAF improvements: exchange material with other

production partners more easily

• Speed up your productivity by sharing information

via Notepad data export

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• Better visibility: unveil automation parameters

during automation writing

• Quick Controls: extended accessibility

• Sound designer’s choice: VST Amp Rack

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• 64-bit Mac support: ready for the biggest projects

• Updated video engine

• Updated transient detection

• Automatic tempo detection: record with highest

precision

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• Extended VariAudio-to-MIDI conversion

• Key Editor Inspector now provides all essential edit

parameters in a single window

• MIDI file import: output preference improvements

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28099

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28425

28545

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28820

28871

28898
28986

28668

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27765

Issues resolved in 5.5.0

The following table lists all issues that have been resolved in this
version.

ID #

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: Mixer Delay plug-in could not be automated properly.

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: Surround Panner V5 did not work correctly in 10.2 speaker
configuration.

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: Timing instability issues using ReWire-connected applications
when working with sample rates other than 44.1 kHz have been resolved.

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: Plug-in side-chain connection didn't work correctly when tracks
were duplicated.

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: Quadraphonic interleaved files were not correctly interpreted or
routed.

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: Offline processing didn't always work when applied to multiple
events.

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: Multiband Compressor caused performance problems.

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: "Automation follows events" could cause unintentional changes

of parameters.

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: On batch export into a new project, automation panel settings
could reset.

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: Reading of group track automation did not always work
properly.

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: Minor issues occurred when REVerence was applied as an
offline batch process.

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: Track preset selection could render the application
unresponsive.

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: Events were positioned incorrectly when exported to a new

project.

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: LRC audio file export created incompatible format.

VST, plug-ins & audio engine: When enabling the improved silence detection in the
MonoDelay plug-in additional ASIO load could occur.

Editing functions: Undo/Redo of Hitpoint/Slice/Quantize operations could render the
application unresponsive.

Editing functions: Copying range selections between tracks did not maintain the exact
position.

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28263

28349

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28084

28271

28597

28273

28320

28528

28659

28663

28731
28790

ID #

Editing functions: Moving folder tracks occasionally did not move all containing events.

Editing functions: When closing and re-opening the same project automation tracks could be
misplaced.

Editing functions: Constraint direction modifier didn't work when using the divided track list.

Editing functions: Plug-ins did not preview offline processing when opened via Euphonix MC
Control touchscreen.

Editing functions: When dragging between divided track list events were copied instead of
moved.

Editing functions: "Move to Origin" caused unexpected result if project timeline display offset
was negative.

Transport, timeline & sync: Transport Panel couldn't show a measure count greater than 999
bars.

Transport, timeline & sync: Transport command "Add Time" didn't work under Mac OS X.

Video: Under specific circumstances, video frames could drop.

Video: Time display could lead to video performance issues.

Compatibility: Exporting embedded AAF with stereo tracks could lead to corrupted audio files.

Compatibility: On import AAF clips were not aligned in stereo pairs.

Score: Under certain conditions the Delete Overlaps function could delete events.

AudioWarp: When changing the tempo in Musical Mode in the Sample Editor toolbar,
potential AudioWarp issues with shifted audio events could occur.

Media management: Exporting and importing track archives could corrupt the offline process

history.

Media management: Sync points of audio files were read incorrectly when edited in the
MediaBay.

Musical functions: Various Score Editor issues.

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