<s>
Nuendo	B-Device
is	O
a	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
(	O
DAW	B-General_Concept
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Steinberg	O
for	O
music	O
recording	O
,	O
arranging	O
,	O
editing	O
and	O
post-production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
package	O
is	O
aimed	O
at	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
post-production	O
market	O
segments	O
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
an	O
'	O
Advanced	O
Audio	O
Post-Production	O
System	O
 '	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Steinberg	O
's	O
other	O
DAW	B-General_Concept
software	O
,	O
Cubase	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
marketed	O
as	O
an	O
'	O
Advanced	O
Music	O
Production	O
System	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
contains	O
optional	O
modules	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
multiple	O
multimedia	O
creation	O
and	O
audio	O
sequencing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Nuendo	B-Device
was	O
released	O
by	O
Steinberg	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2	O
followed	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
introducing	O
multiple	O
aspects	O
of	O
functionality	O
previously	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
SX	O
version	O
of	O
Steinberg	O
's	O
other	O
DAW	B-General_Concept
,	O
Cubase	B-Application
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3	O
of	O
Nuendo	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
Steinberg	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
multinational	O
corporation	O
and	O
conglomerate	O
,	O
Yamaha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
4	O
(	O
September	O
2007	O
)	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
automation	O
system	O
and	O
new	O
VST3	O
format	O
plug-ins	B-Application
;	O
version	O
5	O
(	O
July	O
2010	O
)	O
added	O
new	O
tools	O
for	O
ADR	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
;	O
and	O
version	O
6	O
(	O
September	O
2013	O
)	O
included	O
new	O
loudness	O
metering	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
mixing	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuendo	B-Device
version	O
7	O
was	O
first	O
previewed	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
then	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
introduced	O
a	O
feature	O
known	O
as	O
Game	O
Audio	O
Connect	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
direct	O
transfer	O
of	O
audio	O
assets	O
using	O
Audiokinetic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Wwise	I-Application
middleware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
8	O
of	O
Nuendo	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
featuring	O
version	O
2	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
Audio	O
Connect	O
functionality	O
,	O
sound	O
randomization	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
offline	O
processing	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
