Dumb Q - How to pronounce Nuendo?

[nwright]

Is it "In-U-End-o"

or is it "New-in-doe"?

 

[chadsxe]

Is it "In-U-End-o"

or is it "New-in-doe"?

Hmmm I always thought it was the second one but then again I am stupid....

 

[Torniojaws]

(In)nuendo

 

[Kazrog]

Menudo

 

[metalkingdom]

Menudo

Is that pronounced "Men - Udo", as in Dirkschnider?

 

[nwright]

Hmmm I always thought it was the second one but then again I am stupid....

I always thought that it was the 2nd as well. I heard it called the first this past weekend and I thought they were a goob.

 

[metalkingdom]

Seriously though, this is actually one of my biggest pet peeves. I have no friggin' idea how people came up with "new window" or "new endo". It drives me nuts hearing people say that. Nuendo = innuendo.

It's pretty sad when a German guy makes a play on English words, but people who speak English as a native tongue don't even get it.

 

[nwright]

Seriously though, this is actually one of my biggest pet peeves. I have no friggin' idea how people came up with "new window" or "new endo". It drives me nuts hearing people say that. Nuendo = innuendo.

It's pretty sad when a German guy makes a play on English words, but people who speak English as a native tongue don't even get it.

well, it's written in a way that could be taken either way... Maybe if the logo was designed to stress the N by itself or something. It's an easier gamble on looking like a noob if you take things literally rather than taking the risk on the "cool" version of the word and looking oh so lame.

 

[daveotero]

I read a interview with the Steinberg guy (Dan I think?) where he said he pronounced it "new-endo". That's how I hear it most often.

 

[metalkingdom]

It's a play on words that should be very simple to decipher. Especially since there's not one single word in the English language that's spelled n-u-e-n-d-o.

 

[metalkingdom]

I read a interview with the Steinberg guy (Dan I think?) where he said he pronounced it "new-endo". That's how I hear it most often.

You read it wrong. He (Karl Steinberg) actually said the opposite. After I found that interview, I sent that link to everyone that I know who was pronouncing it like "new-endo". I'm looking for that article right now.

 

[Niels]

RG: I read in another interview that the name Cubase came from a derivative of CuBit. How did the name Nuendo come about?


KS: We were looking for a name, it's hard to find one nowadays...it's a play of words, a pun. if you say “there are many tracks in Nuendo” the word “innuendo” is spoken, so Nuendo is somewhat of an “innuendo” itself. It's interesting to see (hear) how often people say “in Nuendo”.

I hope this link works, it's from a google search, I typed in: 'interview "Karl Steinberg"

http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache...ew+"Karl+Steinberg"&hl=de&gl=de&ct=clnk&cd=17

So I think it's like in "innuendo".

 

[metalkingdom]

^^^^
That's the one.

 

[nwright]

It's a play on words that should be very simple to decipher. Especially since there's not one single word in the English language that's spelled n-u-e-n-d-o.

Uh, that logic makes no sense... What's the meaning of Cubase and Drumagog as well?

There are way too many made up words for products, places, people, etc to assume that a simple play on words is evident, especially if it is written by a German

And, it'd be a safer bet in my eyes to play it safe on the pronunciation, as to infer "innuendo" to me takes more leaps in knowing English than saying "new-in-do" when looking at the word. You don't say "in-oo-end-o", it's "in-you-in doe"...Not that it matters, just curious as to how other people say it.

 

[metalkingdom]

Uh, that logic makes no sense... What's the meaning of Cubase and Drumagog as well?

You mean to tell me that you've never smoked out of a drumagog?

 

[nwright]

You mean to tell me that you've never smoked out of a drumagog?

Nope...If that is a real question, that is. Inflection and sarcasm are sometimes hard to read on a forum. For all I know you could be pulling my chain or asking my a real question. Now bong, that word I can relate

 

[metalkingdom]

There are way too many made up words for products, places, people, etc to assume that a simple play on words is evident, especially if it is written by a German

And, it'd be a safer bet in my eyes to play it safe on the pronunciation, as to infer "innuendo" to me takes more leaps in knowing English than saying "new-in-do" when looking at the word. You don't say "in-oo-end-o", it's "in-you-in doe"...Not that it matters, just curious as to how other people say it.

Wow - you edited this.

I don't think that it's an assumption that the play on words is evident. I think that it's obvious, and so does Steinberg. Especially when taking into consideration the meaning of the word "innuendo".

I think that people who say "new-endo" sound dumb, but anyway.....

 

[James Murphy]

gimme a break people.. it's "NEW-END-OH".. period. play on the word "innuendo" or not, that's how it's pronounced... even by the company... heard it that way at NAMM from top Steinberg reps and brass and even the video presentations on Steinberg's own site pronounce it "new-end-oh" : http://www.steinberg.de/quicktime/nuendo32/Nuendo32_small.mov

when's the last time you pronounced the word Nevermore as "IN-EVER-MORE", eh? despite what karl steinberg may have intended, new-end-oh has become the standard pronunciation, even at Steinberg, and i thnk it always was.

 

[Kenneth R.]

i say innuendo anyway because its funny and immature

 

[Hammer Bart]

Protools
=P-rotools
="Pee-rot-tools"
="Pirate Tools"

But y'all knew that right?

I hate it when people pronounce it "Pro-tools"