You enter this in to the Steinberg Download Assistant, choose the software you want to download (this also lets you download other software such as SpectraLayers and add-ons for Nuendo) all in one place. First of all you have to register for a download with Steinberg, who then send you an activation code. Integrated tools such as panners and decoders for working with Ambisonics mixes (released with Nuendo 10) Integrated re-conforming tools when working with picture changes during a production along with Video Cut Detection Here are some of the features that Nuendo 11 features (some of which were added in previous versions) that I thought would be worth checking out:įully integrated ADM Authoring for Dolby Atmos Home Entertainment mixes What Features In Nuendo Make It Suitable For Immersive Workflows? Unlike products that use iLok, there’s no option for machine or cloud authorisation, so a physical USB key is required if you want to try out the demo. Luckily, I had an eLicenser key (Steinberg’s equivalent of an iLok) from when I previously demoed Nuendo, so didn’t need to buy one to demo version 11. I had demoed Nuendo before, when they released version 5.5, which was around the same time that Avid released Pro Tools 9 (if I remember correctly), so it’s been quite a while since I’ve even had Nuendo on my Mac, let alone actually use it. What finally made me decide to download the demo version this week was the article posted on Production Expert, which asks the question Is Steinberg Nuendo 11 The Solution For Dolby Atmos? After reading the article I decided I have nothing to lose by downloading the demo and seeing what I think of it. This made me think it might be worth taking a further look at, but after visiting the website again didn’t go any further. Then a few weeks ago, I received an email about an online seminar hosted by Netflix discussing Nuendo 11 and how it can be used for delivering immersive mixes using Dolby Atmos for Netflix content. I was aware of this release, but as a user of Pro Tools for the best part of the last 20 years didn’t pay it that much attention.

In this article Tom Lowe gives in to curiosity and downloads Nuendo to see whether it is a potential alternative to Pro Tools for him in his work in immersive audio.Īt the end of 2020 Steinberg released the latest update of Nuendo, their flagship DAW, with version 11.

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