Steinberg's Nuendo 4 Offers Major New Features for Integration with Euphonix Consoles via EuCon Protocol

Automation in Nuendo 4 sets new standards for DAW mixing with the MC, System 5-MC and System 5 control surfaces

AES NY, Oct 7th 2007

Euphonix, a world leader in large-format mixing consoles and control surfaces, today announced a host of new features for customers who integrate Nuendo with Euphonix controllers and consoles via the EuCon protocol. Steinberg, with input from Euphonix, has completely redesigned the dynamic automation system in Nuendo 4 providing a perfect fusion of functionalities found in traditional large scale mixing consoles, such as the Euphonix System 5, and the innovative possibilities of a modern, feature rich and flexible DAW like Nuendo 4.  

Nuendo 4 automation modes will be familiar to anyone who knows the Euphonix System 5 and go far beyond automation features found in other top professional DAWs. ‘Preview’ mode allows multiple punches to be auditioned and works in all automation modes. ‘Touch Assist’ ensures that all parameters within an automated element are punched during automation passes. Channels can be set to follow ‘Global’ automation punch mode (touch, latch, trim, etc.) or to an individual status. The use of ‘Virgin Territory’ keeps automation data to a minimum and also allows the fader to be adjusted in ‘Virgin Territory’ areas in read mode without the constraints of currently written automation data pulling the parameters back. All standard Euphonix ‘Fill’ features (Fill to Start, Fill to End, Fill Region and Fill to Punch) are included and directly accessible from the MC’s 56 SmartSwitches.

All the new Nuendo automation modes are included in the latest ‘Application Set’ from Euphonix that maps Nuendo functions to the MC’s SmartSwitches for easy access. Visual Feedback from the System 5-MC tactile work surface is unparalleled with touch knob status LEDs and knob colors, together with the high resolution screens at the top of each channel showing EQ and Pan curves, track punch mode, track color, and automation status.

Nuendo 4 also offers accelerated editing workflows available directly through the MC SmartSwitches, including a range of new editing commands for lightning fast alignment and trimming of audio. Euphonix MC and System 5-MC also offer immediate and full tactile control of the included new suite of next generation, surround-capable VST3 plug-ins that offer a powerful audio processing toolset for dynamics, spatial and filtering applications.

First introduced in 2004, Nuendo integration with Euphonix controllers such as the MC and System 5-MC is extremely deep thanks to the EuCon control protocol that allows Euphonix controllers to connect and control Nuendo over high-speed Ethernet. EuCon is 250 times faster and 8 times the resolution of MIDI allowing complete integration between control surface and the Nuendo application so the controller and software work as one integrated recording, editing and mixing system with unrivalled power.

“Hundreds of Euphonix clients now rely on Nuendo as their primary mixing engine so these new automation features will make a huge impact on their workflow,” Martin Kloiber, Euphonix CEO,
said. “This release of Nuendo 4 is the culmination of a relationship between Euphonix and Steinberg dating back to 2002 and represents a huge commitment from both companies to provide the ultimate audio post and media production solution available on the market today.”