Steinberg Nuendo 12

最强大的影视音频后期DAW, 没错. 但是你真的需要它吗?

我们并不粘贴复制Steinberg网站上那些花里胡哨的多达上百个内容的宣传, 我们只从官方的Nuendo和Cubase功能对比图来直接看看Nuendo比Cubase强大了哪些内容?

该对比图巨大, 慎点

Overview

CompareNuendo 12Cubase Pro 12
Audio engine64 bit64 bit
Audio resolution384 kHz192 kHz
MIDI tracksunlimitedunlimited
Audio tracksunlimitedunlimited
VST Instrument tracksunlimitedunlimited
VST Instruments44
Instrument sounds> 3000> 3000
VST audio effect plug-ins8881
VST MIDI effect plug-ins1818
Physical inputs & outputs256256
Audiochannel insert slots1616
Group channels256256
FX send and return channelsS:8 – R:64S:8 – R:64
Rack instruments6464
MIDI plug-in insert slots & sends44

Post Production

ADM Authoring for Dolby AtmosYesYes
External Dolby Atmos Renderer SupportYesNo
Renderer for Dolby AtmosYesYes
Maximal number of Audio Object118118
Maximal number of Beds641
ADM importYesNo
ADM ExportYesYes
Field Recorder Audio ImportYesNo
Netflix Loudness MeterYesNo
Intelligibility MeterYesNo
Video Cut DetectionYesNo
ReConformingYesNo
Loudness curveYesNo
Create Markers from EventsYesNo
Anymix ProYesNo
Post PresetsYesNo
MXF (audio) supportYesNo
AES31 supportYesNo
Auro-3D supportYesNo
Bass ManagerYesNo
Post FilterYesNo
Pitch DriverYesNo
Clip PackagesYesNo
Cue Sheet exportYesNo
AAF supportYesYes
VST MultiPannerYesYes
Direct Offline ProcessingYesYes
Loudness measurement and processingYesNo
Video Follows Edit ModeYesYes
Film-mixing style automationAdvancedNo
Channel Batch ExportAdvancedNo
Marker Track3210
Control Room Monitor Sources81

Game Audio

Game Audio ConnectYesNo
Game Sound FXYesNo
Create a Nuendo project from WwiseYesNo
Recall a Nuendo project from WwiseYesNo
Version control by PerforceYesNo
Export Selected EventsYesNo
Rename events from listYesNo

Virtual Reality

Ambisonics supportYesYes
Panning audio in AmbisonicsYesYes
Immerse with VST AmbiDecoder supportYesYes
Headtracking: HMD connectionYesYes
Monitoring Ambisonics AudioYesYes
dearVR Spatial Connect supportYesNo

Sound Design

Pro Sound Effects LibraryYesNo
Doppler effect plug-inYesNo
VoiceDesignerYesNo
Sound RandomizerYesNo
Soundly SupportYesNo
Sampler Track 2YesYes

Dialog Recording

Automated Dialog Replacement (ADR) systemYesNo
Video overlay, take lists and script editingYesNo
Countdown and swipesYesNo
ADR APIYesNo
EdiCue SupportYesNo
TTAL import / exportYesNo
Free modeYesNo
Foley recordingYesNo

Dialog Editing

Dialogue DetectionYesNo
Auto-Align® Post supportYesNo
Detect SilenceYesYes
Free Warp toolYesYes
Audio PartsYesYes
Sample EditorYesYes
SpectraLayers OneYesYes
Hitpoint DetectionYesYes
Group/Ungroup & Lock/UnlockYesYes
Render in-placeYesYes
VariAudio 3YesYes
Audio AlignmentYesYes
Audio Warp QuantizeYesYes
Time StretchYesYes
Group EditingYesYes
CompingYesYes

Mixing

Channel Strip 2AdvancedAdvanced
Full-screen MixConsoleYesYes
Sound Particles OSC Control supportYesNo
Ultra-precise automation curvesYesYes
Side-chainingYesYes
A/B ComparisonYesYes
MixConsole HistoryYesYes
Track visibility managementYesYes
Spectral Comparison EQYesYes
Automation Virgin TerritoriesYesYes
MixConsole SnapshotsYesYes
Control Room incl. Cue SendsYesYes
Direct RoutingYesYes
Loudness MeterYesYes
Link GroupsYesYes
Listen ModeYesYes
Multi-channel true peak master meterYesYes
Stereo Combined PannerYesYes
Surround: True Multichannel Audio Path (max. 5.1)up to 22.2up to 5.1
VCA FadersYesYes
Wave MetersYesYes

General

MIDI RemoteYesYes
Job QueuesYesNo
SuperVisionYesYes
Colorized Mixer ChannelsYesYes
Latency MonitorYesYes
NotepadYesYes
MediaBayYesYes
HiDPI supportYesYes
Disabling TracksYesYes
Softube Console 1 supportYesYes
Combined Select ToolsYesYes
WaveLab file exchangeYesYes
Track IconsYesYes
Safe Start ModeYesYes
WorkspacesYesYes
Import Tracks from ProjectsYesYes
Project Logical EditorYesYes
VST System LinkYesYes
Project BrowserYesYes
Track ArchivesYesYes
ARA 2 supportYesYes
OMF supportYesYes
ProfilesYesYes

Composing

Chord PadsYesYes
Chord TrackYesYes
Chord Assistant – Circle of 5thsYesYes
Audio to MIDI chordsYesYes
Score EditorAdvancedAdvanced
Hermode tuningYesYes
Arranger TrackYesYes
Tempo TrackYesYes
Signature TrackYesYes
TrackVersionsYesYes
Global Transpose TrackYesYes
Note ExpressionYesYes
Chord Assistant – Proximity ModeYesYes
Expression MapsYesYes
MusicXML import & exportYesYes
Time WarpYesYes
Key EditorYesYes
Drum EditorYesYes
MPE SupportYesYes
Chord EditorYesYes
Drum MapsYesYes
List EditorYesYes
In-Place EditorYesYes
Track Quick ControlsYesYes
Tempo Detection PanelYesYes
Logical EditorYesYes

Recording

Audio Pre-RecordYesYes
MIDI Retrospective RecordYesYes
Punch In & Punch OutYesYes
Re-recordingYesYes
MetronomeAdvancedAdvanced
Pre-Roll & Post-RollYesYes
PoolYesYes

Virtual instruments

HALion Sonic SE 3Pro / Artist / Basic SetPro / Artist / Basic Set
Groove Agent SE 5YesYes
Retrologue 2YesYes
Padshop 2YesYes
Trip for HALion Sonic SEYesYes
Flux for HALion Sonic SEYesYes

Effects

RandomizerYesNo
VoiceDesignerYesNo
DopplerYesNo
Headphones MatchYesNo
FX ModulatorYesYes
Pitch DriverYesNo
Bass ManagerYesNo
Post FilterYesNo
DJ EQYesYes
Standard Channel EQYesYes
StudioEQYesYes
GEQ 10YesYes
Frequency EQ 2YesYes
GEQ 30YesYes
Voxengo CurveEQYesYes
RaiserYesYes
SquasherYesYes
VST DynamicsYesYes
LimiterYesYes
Brickwall LimiterYesYes
Envelope ShaperYesYes
GateYesYes
MaximizerYesYes
Tube CompressorYesYes
Vintage CompressorYesYes
Midi GateYesYes
De EsserYesYes
ExpanderYesYes
Multiband CompressorYesYes
Multiband Envelope ShaperYesYes
Multiband ExpanderYesYes
Roomworks SEYesYes
REVelationYesYes
REVerenceYesYes
RoomworksYesYes
MonoDelayYesYes
MultiTap DelayYesYes
PingPongDelayYesYes
StereoDelayYesYes
ModMachineYesYes
AmpSimulatorYesYes
BitCrusherYesYes
Da TubeYesYes
DistortionYesYes
GrungelizerYesYes
VST Amp RackYesYes
Channel Tape SaturationYesYes
Channel Tube SaturationYesYes
Quadrafuzz 2YesYes
Magneto 2YesYes
VST Bass Amp RackYesYes
DistroyerYesYes
SoftClipperYesYes
MetalizerYesYes
Ring ModulatorYesYes
AutoPanYesYes
ChopperYesYes
ChorusYesYes
FlangerYesYes
PhaserYesYes
TranceformerYesYes
TremoloYesYes
VibratoYesYes
RotaryYesYes
LoopMash FXYesYes
ClonerYesYes
Studio ChorusYesYes
DualFilterYesYes
ToneBoosterYesYes
Wah WahYesYes
StepFilterYesYes
MorphFilterYesYes
OctaverYesYes
Pitch CorrectYesYes
Anymix ProYesNo
VST MultiPannerYesYes
MonoToStereoYesYes
StereoEnhancerYesYes
Mix6to2YesYes
TunerYesYes
Lin One DitherYesYes
MixerDelayYesYes
SMPTEGeneratorYesYes
TestGeneratorYesYes

Collaboration

Network collaboration featuresYesNo
VST Connect SE 5YesYes
VST TransitNoYes

Video

Video ImportYesYes
Video PlayerYesYes
Extract Audio from VideoYesYes
Video Export RenderYes

看到了Nuendo 12这么多新增的特性, 尤其是对于影视旁白和声音设计能力的大幅提高, 我不得不从Nuendo 11跟进到了这个复杂且高端的系统上来. 如果你主要从事音乐创作工作, 那么我觉得你还是跟着你目前最顺手的DAW, 继续将注意力放在创作上, 毕竟Nuendo过多的后期功能其实对于音乐创作来说有些多余. 但如果你想扩展你的业务范围, 并对环绕声和声音设计很感兴趣, 那么我觉得Nuendo 12应该是这方面最优的选择. 目前Nuendo 12的全新购买价格为999欧元相当于7300多人民币, 从11升级到12的价格为199欧元约为1400人民币, 如果等到大型折扣时段比如黑五, 这个价格也许会对折, 所以耐心等待吧.

不过在使用了一段时间Nuendo 12后, 我还是被它过于臃肿繁杂的庞大系统弄得心力交瘁. 主要是它待机状态下的CPU跳动, 这是从11开始就在我的系统中出现的问题(也频繁出现在其他用户系统中)

以上是我在Nuendo 12纯待机的情况下, 出现的CPU跳动. 当前项目只加载了一条不到10秒的音轨, 而且并未播放中.

如果我们在Google中搜索”Nuendo 12 CPU Spike”或”Nuendo 12 Peak”, 会得到以下帖子:

这个情况不光是Nuendo, 也同样出现在Cubase上面.

虽然我知道每个用户的系统优化程度并不相同, 但以我对音频系统的了解, 很多出现在Nuendo中的CPU异常跳动绝对是不正常的, 尤其是没有进行任何回放, 完全静止的状态下.

我在StudioOne6中重现这个环境, 加载一条音轨, 我甚至开始播放它再观察CPU的情况, 如下:

我使用的是RME的UFX+音频接口, Buffer Size设定在256 Samples, 这对于大部分系统都是较为合理与稳定的设置. 在StudioOne中我甚至将Dropout Protection即丢音保护设在了最低, 意味着性能最强, 也意味着CPU占用最高. 而这样设置, 在单轨的回放中, StudioOne中的CPU占用率也仅仅从1%升到了2%. 除此之外没有任何不正常的跳动.

当然我并非说Nuendo一无是处, 可能CPU跳动真的就是某些系统的特殊不兼容问题吧. 毕竟我也看到了很多用户可以非常稳定的运行它.

在Nuendo升级到12.0.70后, 还是有很多新颖的变化的.

最吸引我的, 是MIDI控制设备的自定义模块了.

在更新到12.0.70后, 我发现我所使用的Arturia MINILab 25键键盘, 被默认识别, 并有了官方的界面. 所有的按键, 旋钮, 打击垫都一一对应好了硬件, 可以更方便的在制作或混音时, 将这些控制参数绑定到软件的参数上更方便即时的多向交互.

我甚至不需要学习制作方法, 就自己拼出了我的其他设备比如Arturia KeyLab 61 mkII, 和NI Maschine mkIII的自定义界面.

这个功能的增加, 稍微改变了一点Nuendo过于保守和呆板的传统DAW界面, 更有了点时代感(或者说Ableton Live的感觉)

但由于最初的那个问题, CPU跳动, 我依然无法将Nuendo作为我的主DAW用来进行音乐制作. 至少目前, 加入了Video功能的StudioOne6, 在我这里还是毋庸置疑的头牌. Nuendo 12则会在一些更专精的如多通道, 和声音设计, 或与视频对位等场景下, 成为我的次要考虑.

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