Yamaha NUAGE User manual

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A New Platform for Unprecedented
Post-production Productivity
Digitalaudioworkstations,controllers,interfaces:professional
post-productioncapabilitiescanonlyberealizedwhenallcomponents
worktogetherinperfectharmony.NuageIntegratedAudioProduction
Systembringsitalltogetherinacollaborationthatdefinesnewstandards
ofqualityandworkflowefficiencyforvirtuallyeveryaspectofthe
productionprocess.Yamahacontrolandinterfacehardwareseamlessly
integrateswithSteinbergNuendoDAWsoftwareinapurpose-built
systemthatoffersunprecedentedproductivityandflexibilityaswellas
premiumaudioquality.
Discerningengineersandartistswhoalreadydependonthesonicquality
andintuitiveworkflowofSteinberg’snative-processingNuendoDAWwill
bepleasedtolearnthatNuendo6,includedwithNuage,takesthat
performancetoanewlevel.Andformaximumsystemversatilitythe
dedicatedYamahacontrolsurfaceandaudiointerfacehardwareis
modular,soyoucaneasilycreateacustomconfigurationthatideally
matchesyourapplication.
Nuageformixing,editing,dialogreplacementinaudiopostproduction
applications.Top-classhardwareandsoftwareinperfectharmonyatlast.

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PrecisionJogWheel
DedicatedandCustomizableControls
DedicatedandCustomizableControls
Asleekuserinterfacethatcombinestime-testedelementswith
thoroughlyresearchedandproveninnovations,pluscomprehensive
visualfeedback,giveNuagecomponentsintuitive,stress-free
operabilitythatsignificantlyenhancesproductivity.
Unparalleled Workflow Efficiency
ExtensiveConsoleView
InnovativeNavigationFeatures
InnovativeNavigationFeatures

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Sample-accurateTimecodeSync
OutstandingSonicPerformance
Stress-freeMonitoring
CompleteDSPSurroundprocessing
Totheclient,theonlythingthatreallymattersisendproductquality,
andhere’swhereNuagereallydelivers.Inadditiontoalow-stress
workingenvironmentforengineersandre-recordingmixers,Nuage
offersadvancedprocessingcapabilitiesandsublimesonicquality
thatmakesamarkeddifferenceinthefinalsound.
Superior Production Output Quality

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Withamodulararchitecturethatletsyoucombinecomponents
youneedtoideallysupportyourapplication,plusnetwork
audiothatallowsyoutolayoutyoursystemtomatchavailable
infrastructureandinstallationrequirementswhilemaintaining
undiminishedaudiotransmissionqualitythroughout,Nuage
offersoutstandingsystemflexibilityandscalability.
Flexible Modular Architecture
Plus Network Audio
ModularControlSurfaces&High-performanceAudioI/O
ATotalStudioEnvironment MultipleDAWSwitching
DanteAudioNetworkProtocol

System Components
NUAGE FADER
NUAGE MASTER
NUAGE WORKSPACE (LARGE)
NUAGE WORKSPACE (SMALL)
NUAGE I/O (16D)
NUAGE I/O (16A)
NUAGE I/O (8A8D)
DANTE ACCELERATOR
NUENDO 6
NUENDO SYNCSTATION

Inadditiontostraightforwardmixingandparameter
tweaking,apowerfulDAWlikeNuendoallowsa
multitudeofswitchingandselectionoperationsthat,if
notcomprehensivelyorganized,candisruptanotherwise
smoothworkflow.TheNuageFaderunitutilitycontrol
sectionkeepseverythingneatlyorganizedforeasy,
confusion-freeaccess.CHANNELVIEWcontrolsswitch
betweenmixerchanneldisplays,SECTIONCONTROL
controlsallowconvenientchannelstripsectionswitch-
ing,andDAWSELECTcontrolsswitchbetweenmultiple
DAWsconnectedtotheNuagesystem.
Organized Utility Section
Thecompact,rack-mountcompatibledimensionsof
Nuagecomponentsareanadvantagetobeginwith,but
thoughtfulfeatureslikeproducerdesksurfacesanda
keyboardspacebuiltintotheconsolepalmresttake
spaceutilizationefficiencytothenextlevel.Likemanyof
theproductivityfeaturesimplementedintheNuage
system,thespace-savingaspectsarebasedoninvalu-
ablefeedbackfromprofessionalsinthefield.
Optimum Space Utilization
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Themostadvanced,well-integratedchannelstripcontrolsurface
foranyDAW.NuageFaderworkswithastandard24”LCD
monitortoprovidesweepingaccesstoNuendomixingfunction-
ality,withdeepintegrationandsolidperformancethatcanonly
beachievedinapurpose-builtsystem.Yamahaconsoleknow-
howmeetsSteinbergsoftwareexcellencewithbeautifulresults.
Anystandard24”LCDmonitordisplay*canbeusedto
provideasmoothvisualextensionofthephysicalNuagefader
channelstripsrightintotheNuendomixerwindow.The
continuitybetweencontrolsurfaceanddisplayachievedby
theExtensiveConsoleViewconceptkeepsallcontrolsand
parametersincontextsotheoperatorcanintuitivelyreachfor
therightfader,button,orknobwhileconcentratingfullyonthe
jobathand.16channelscanbecontrolledatoncewithtwo
encodersperchannel,orallencoderscanbemappedtoone
ortwohighlightedchannelsintheChannelSettingMode.
A Brilliant Fusion of Hardware & Software
NUAGE FADER
Conceived and crafted for impeccable integration
with Nuendo mixing functions.
ANuagesystemcanconnecttouptothreeDAWsthat
canbebroughtonlineindividuallyfromtheNuageFader
DAWSELECTcontrols.ThevariousDAWscanbe
locatedinseparatestudiosormachineroomswherethey
areusedtohandleseparateelementsofalargeproject,
andthenbroughttogetherattheNuagesystemforfinal
assemblyandediting.AndsinceNuageincludesHUI
controlcompatibility,itprovidesbasicaccesstoanyHUI
compatibleDAWthatyoumightwanttouseasaplayer
ordubber.
Ready for Large Multi-DAW Projects
*Monitord isplay(s )arenotinc ludedan dmustbesup pliedbyth euser.
Inadditiontoalinearfader,eachofthe16channelstrips
providedoneachNuageFaderunitincludestworotaryencoders
–“knobs”–thataretouchsensitiveandalsoincludeanintegral
pushbutton.Eachknobcancontrolanumberofparametersina
numberofways.Normallytheknobsfunctionwithintheirown
channelstrip,allowinghandsoncontrolof16separatechannels
atatime.ButintheChannelSettingModeall32knobsare
mappedtojustonechannel,allowingdetailedcontrolofmultiple
parametersforthatchannel,ortheknobscanbeassignedtotwo
channelsin16-knobgroups.AllthisversatilitymeanstheNuage
Faderunitwillmesheffectivelywithjustaboutanyworkflow,and
eveninspirenewandimprovedwaysofgettingthingsdone!
Multi-function Knobs
Nowthateveryoneisthoroughlyfamiliarwithcomputer
trackpads,theNuageTouchSliderwillbeeasy.Simply
slideafingeralongthehorizontalTouchSliderstriptoshift
NuendochannelsleftorrightinrelationtotheNuage
Faderchannelstrips,useflickgesturestoquicklyshifta
largerrangeofchannels,orusethe“BankFlick”featureto
flickchannelsingroupsofeight.Therearealsocustomiz-
ablechannellayoutsthatbringimportantchannelstothe
surfacewithjustonebuttonpress.Lockyourstemor
masterbussestothesurfacetoaccessthematanytime.
Touch Slider for Fast Channel Access
Nuendochannelnamesappearinthecorresponding
NuageFaderchannelnamedisplays,andthecolorsofthe
illuminatedknobsurroundsandthebarsbelowthe
channelnamedisplaysmatchthecolorsoftheNuendo
channeltypeicons,sotheoperatorcanconfirmchannel
relationshipsataglance.
Color Matching with Nuendo Track Icons

Precisionmachinedfromsolidhigh-qualitystainlesssteel
stock,thisjogwheelcontributestoeffortlesseditingand
transportcontrolwithweight,inertia,andcomfortthatcan
makeevenmarathoneditingsessionsapleasure.Resolu-
tionisnotablyhigherthantheaverageeditingjogwheel
too,forunmatchedaccuracyincontrollingforwardand
reverseplaybackatupto8xspeed,scrubbing,objectand
rangeselection,zoom,fades,andmore.
Precision Machined Jog Wheel
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Everyengineerhashisorherownwayofapproaching
theeditingprocess,andeveryapplicationpresents
differentchallenges.TheNuageMasterunitfeaturesa
“UserAssignableSection”withcontrolsthatcanbe
customizedbytheoperatortoprovidedirectaccessto
thefunctionsandparametersneededforthetaskat
hand.Functionsthatneedtobeperformedrepeatedly,
suchasimportingaudiofiles,forexample,canbe
assignedforone-buttonefficiency.
User Assignable Section
TheTRANSPORTsectioncontrolsarecentraltomost
editingprocesses,sothey’restrategicallylocatedjust
abovethejogwheelwheretheoperatorcaneasily
manipulatebothwithminimumhandmovement.The
CONTROLROOMsection,providingdirectaccessto
NuendoControlRoommonitoringfeatures,aswellasthe
MONITORSOURCEandCUEsections,arealsolocated
withineasyreachabovethetransportcontrols,thought-
fullyorganizedandgroupedforfast,efficient,error-free
operation.
Comprehensive, Easy-access Control Layout
Forapplicationsthatarealleditingandlittleornomixing,
aNuageMasterunitandappropriateI/Omightbeallthat
isrequired.Butwhenmultiplesources/channelsand
mixingarepartoftheprocess,oneNuageMasterunit
canbeusedwithfromonetothreeNuageFaderunits,
dependingonthenumberofphysicalfaderchannels
required.
NuageWorkspaceunitsfeaturedimensionsand
designthatareaperfectmatchfortheNuageFader
andNuageMasterunits,allowingakeyboard,
surroundpanner,19inchrackmountdevices,and
othercustomextrastobeaddedtoaNuagesystem
whilemaintainingoverallworkflowandvisualunity.
TwoNuageWorkspaceunitsareavailable:alarge
modelthatisthesamesizeastheNuagefaderunit,
andasmallmodelthatcanbeaddedtoaNuage
Masterunittomatchthewidthofastandard24”
monitordisplay.
Combine With Up To Three Nuage Fader Units
NUAGE WORKSPACE
Workspace units for a streamlined and
productive working environment.
Everythingneededforfast,efficientNuendoeditingisavailableand
withineasyreach.Thecontrolselectionandlayouthavebeenlargely
influencedbyfeedbackfromthefield,givingoperatorswhattheyreally
needwheretheyneedit,ratherthanaconfusingtangleofsuperfluous
bellsandwhistles.Theinterfaceisdirect,intuitive,andbusinesslike,
readytogetthejobdonewithsuperlativeproductivityandquality. Aresponsivetouch-screendisplaypluseighttouch-sensitive
multi-functionknobsgiveyoudirectcontrolofEQ,dynamics,
plug-ineffects,andotherparamete rswithimmedi ate,lucidvisual
feedbackthatc ontribute stosmo othoperation.Whenusedwithone
ormoreNuageFaderunitsthedisplayalsoshowsselectedfader
unitparameter s,andthemulti-functio nknobswo rkinthesameway
asthoseonthefaderunitsforconsistentoperationthroughoutany
combinationofcomponents.
Multifunction Touch-screen
Display and Knobs
NUAGE MASTER
Powerful post-production editing with a full selection of ergonomically
arranged controls and touch-screen display.
Transport Dynamics
Cues
Insert
EQ
Sends Pan
Locate Automation
*Th ep hoto sho wsa cus tom ins ta lla tio n.

Surroundprocessingcapabilityisimportantinanypost
productionsystemthatwillbeusedforavarietyof
projects.Nuagesystemsincludealltheessentialsfor
state-of-the-artsurroundsound,includingspeaker
level/delayadjustmentsandbassmanagement.
DSP Surround Processing
*JETandJitterEliminationTechnologyaretrademarksofTCAppliedTechnologiesLtd.
*TheJETtechnology isusedundersublicensefrom TCAppliedTechnologiesLtd.,andis the
intellectualpropertyofSonopsisLtd.
Dante is a digital audio networking protocol developed by the Audinate company. The
Dante protocol allows a maximum of 512 x 512 channels of digital audio (at 24 bits /48
kHz) to be transferred via standard Ethernet network infrastructure with extremely low
latency. That plus the fact that it allows flexible network expansion have secured Dante’s
status as the leading next-generation digital audio transfer format.
About Dante
Danteisoneofthemostpopularandwellprovenaudio
networkprotocolsinusetoday,offeringoutstanding
audiotransmissionqualityandreliabilityaswellas
unrestrictedsystemdesignandexpandability.Because
NuagesystemsuseDanteforsystemcommunication,
connectionbetweenI/Ounitandcomputercanbemade
viaasinglestandardEthernetcable.Inmorecomplex
systemsusingmultipleI/Ounits,standardnetworkhubs
andarchitecturecanbeusedtoconfigurethenetworkas
required.FlexibleconnectivityalsomeansthataNuage
networkcanbelinkedtoalivesoundconsole,or
includedinastudioaudiosharinginstallation.
Fuss-free, Flexible Network Connections
Toartistsandmusicianstryingtolaydowntracksinthe
studio,monitoringlatencycanbeahugeproblemthat
interfereswithconcentrationandstiflescreativity.The
NuageI/Ounitsmakelatencyissuesaproblemofthepast
thankstoadvancedaudiointerfaceDSPhardwareand
“TrueIntegratedMonitoring™”thatreducesmonitoring
latencytowellbelowtheperceptionthresholdofeventhe
mostsensitiveperformer.TrueIntegratedMonitoring™
worksflawlesslywiththeNuendoControlRoommonitoring
features,a32monitorbuscascade,anda16x16monitor
matrixthatcontributestoexpandabilityandeasysetup.
True Integrated Monitoring with
Ultra-low Latency
15 16
DANTE
ACCELERATOR
Ultra-low latency and
solid reliability with
high channel counts
TheDanteAcceleratoraudio
interfacecardcanbeinstalledin
thecomputerrunningtheNuendo
DAWtoprovideextralow-latency
transferofasmanyas128
simultaneouschannelsofaudio
data,foradistinctperformance
advantagewhencommunicating
withNuageI/Ounits.TheDante
Acceleratorcardalsofeaturesa
secondaryportthatcanbeused
toprovideredundantconnections*
forfailsafereliability.
*AvailablewithfirmwareupdatescheduledinSummer2013
Designedwithmeticulousattentiontodetailsthatmakeareal
differenceinthefinalsound,frompartsselectiontocircuit
layout,NuageI/Oaudiointerfaceunitsbringoutthefullsonic
potentialoftheNuendoDAWsoftware.Theyinclude
advancedDSPprocessingforstereoandsurroundmonitor-
ing,anduseDantenetworkprotocolforflexiblesystem
designandexpansion.Three16-channelmodelswithdiffer-
entI/Oconfigurationsareavailable,usableindividuallyorin
combinationforupto128channels.
24bit/192kHzhardwareoperationintheNuageI/Ounits
ensuresthattheoutstandingsonicdetailanddepthofthe
NuendoDAWcomethroughwithoutcompromise.The
NuageI/OunitsalsofeatureadvancedJetPLL™jitter
reductiontechnologyforextremelylowjitterandsuperior
AD/DAresolution.Theoverallresultissimplyoutstanding
sound,nomatterhowcomplexthemixorhowmuch
processingisapplied.
Outstanding Sonic Quality Delivers
Full System Potential
NUAGE I/O
Three high-performance audio I/O units deliver
exceptional sonic precision and quality.

• Sample-accurate time code synchronization when used with Nuendo.
• Allows MTP synchronization with many other DAWs
(restrictions may apply according to DAW specifications and version).
• Cross platform support for Mac OS X and Windows
(Mac OS X 10.7/10.8 and Windows 7 supported when used with Nuendo 6, as of November 2012).
Nuendo SyncStation is a hardware synchronizer that facilitates sample-accurate
timecode synchronization between audio and video equipment. All Nuage
interfaces include BNC and AES/EBU connectors for direct connection to Sync-
Station, as well as full support for the sample-accurate VST System Link.
Since its introduction in 2000, Nuendo has become
a hugely popular audio production tool, empowering
professionals in the film, advertising, television, and
media industries with higher levels of productivity.
Nuendo 6, the core of the Nuage system, is a
milestone release that comes with an enviable
selection of features not found in any other post-
production software. EBU-compliant loudness
measurement, some of the world’s most advanced
surround panning and up-mixing capabilities, and
full ADR Taker functionality add to this remarkable
DAW’S enormous production potential.
NUENDO SYNCSTATION
Sample-accurate timecode synchronization
for audio and video.
Top 10 Features of NUENDO 6
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A wealth of features for TV, film, advertis-
ing, games, and multimedia production.
World’s most dedicated audio
post-production environment
New single-window concept and a
cornucopia of workflow-accelerating
functions.
Revolutionary
new mixing console
An ideal solution for voice recording and
language dubbing, making external ADR
redundant.
NUENDO 6 ADR Taker
EBU-compliant metering with a large
choice of RMS metering scales and
dedicated loudness lane.
Fully integrated
loudness measurement
The world’s most flexible surround
panner plus quality up-mixing
algorithms.
IOSONO Anymix Pro for
state-of-the-art surround
Enhanced mixes with direct access to
professional channel strip modules.
NUENDO 6 Channel Strip
The most accurate and infallible way to
match the sound characteristics of one
track to another.
VOXENGO Curve EQ with
sound matching technology
Extensive dropout-prevention techniques
for maximum playback reliability.
Steinberg ASIO Guard
1.5 gigabytes of top-quality 24-bit sound
effects, from animals to Foley to warfare
and more.
Pro Sound Effects
post production library
Assign individual effects and instrument
parameters to the hardware control
surface.
Remote Control Editor
MixConsole
ChannelStrip BrickwallLimiterIOSONOAnymixPro ADRSetup
NUENDO 6
The whole world of audio post
in one powerful package.