First Launch

When you launch Nuendo for the first time, you can see the progress as Nuendo goes through any third-party plug-ins, registering them to the system. Once the launch is complete, you will see the Open Document Options dialog box, as shown in Figure 2.1. You may choose to open any recently opened projects, create a new project, or open another saved project. This dialog is optional and can be disabled in Preferences>General, found under the Nuendo menu in OS X or under the File menu in Windows.

For now, cancel this dialog box. It is not necessary for a project to be open in Nuendo for the application to be running. You can still configure the software in this state. When Nuendo is running without a project loaded, there will not be much to see on the screen except the transport controls and the menus at the top of the screen.