Editing - Controls

Many Nuendo parameters are shown as rotary encoders, sliders, and buttons that emulate hardware interfaces. Others are edited numerically in value fields. This page allows you to select the preferred ways of controlling encoders, sliders, and value fields.

Value Box/Time Control Mode

The menu contains the following options:

  • Text Input on Left-Click

    In this mode, clicking a value box will open it for editing by typing.

  • Increment/Decrement on Left/Right-Click

    In this mode, you can click with the left or right mouse button to decrease or increase the value. To edit values by typing in this mode, please double-click. Under macOS, right-clicking is the same as Ctrl/Cmd-clicking. We recommend that you use a 2-button mouse and set up the right button to generate a Ctrl/Cmd-click.

  • Increment/Decrement on Left-Click and Drag

    In this mode, you can click and drag up or down to adjust the value (much like dragging a vertical fader). Double-click to enter values manually.

Knob Mode

The menu contains the following options:

  • Circular

    To move an encoder, click on it and drag in a circular motion, such as turning a real encoder. When you click anywhere along the encoder’s edge, the setting is immediately changed.

  • Relative Circular

    Works like the Circular option, but clicking does not automatically change the setting. This means you can make adjustments to the current setting by clicking anywhere on an encoder and dragging. There is no need to click on the exact current position.

  • Linear

    To move an encoder, click on it and drag up or down (or left or right) with the mouse button pressed – as if the encoder was a vertical (or horizontal) slider.

Slider Mode

The menu contains the following options:

  • Jump

    In this mode, clicking anywhere on a slider will make the slider handle instantly move to that position.

  • Touch

    In this mode, you have to click on the actual slider handle to adjust the parameter. This reduces the risk of accidentally moving sliders.

  • Ramp

    In this mode, clicking anywhere on a slider (but not on the actual handle) and keeping the mouse button pressed causes the handle to move smoothly to the new position.

  • Relative

    In this mode, clicking on a slider will not immediately change the setting. Instead you click and drag up or down – the setting will be changed according to how far you drag, not according to where you click.