Steinberg had a bevy of announcements regarding its Nuendo production system in New York last weekend. Nuendo 2.1 will be available this month at dealers worldwide, featuring new collaboration tools for multiple users to work via TCP/IP. ID (for Input Device) is a new control surface for Nuendo that's intended to feature a traditional "console" design. Lastly, Nuendo will now support the DTS encoder for digitally encoded surround sound in that format.

Nuendo's networking capabilities support (amazingly) the full range of editing tools from audio to MIDI to video. There's also data management over a server from Nuendo 2.0; under 2.1 you can combine separate projects via the network. Also new in the upgrade: Time Warp for creating complex tempo maps, plus Freeze functionality for VST instruments (a feature that's also in Logic and DP4 and was recently added to Cubase). MSRP US$1499.99 for the complete software; upgrades available.

The ID Control Surface has four sections including a fader section with 24 channels and LCD desplay and, of course, motorized faders, an encoder section with a complete channel strip layout, and an edit section with an integrated keyboard and trackball. Lots of options available -- no MSRP or availability date yet.

The DTS Encoder Plug-in seamlessly integrates DTS support into Nuendo: it's present as a file format in the Nuendo export dialogue box, and the whole process is completely automated. MSRP US$ 1499.99.

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