I’ve also posted this in the hardware section, but I’d like to share it here as well, since I believe it’s important for the core Nuendo team to hear this perspective directly.
I’m a sound engineer based in Japan, where the production model often differs from Western post-production pipelines:
we typically cover the entire audio workflow — from location recording to final mix — as a single engineer.
I began my career in post-production for TV commercials and have been using Nuendo for over 20 years.
Today, I also work as a production sound mixer, dialogue editor, and re-recording mixer for feature films — beyond just commercial work.
I understand that the Nuendo SyncStation has now been discontinued.
While I recognize that the global decline of traditional post-production may justify the phasing out of specialized hardware like the SyncStation,
for professionals operating at a high level, losing access to such tools is a significant concern.
Pro Tools is still the dominant standard for stage mixing, but I continue to choose Nuendo because I trust its capabilities.
That said, solid synchronization — through VideoSync, Word Clock, or LTC — remains absolutely essential. It is the backbone of any serious audio post-production environment.
I know the Nuendo SyncStation is a niche product,
but it also represents professional reliability, and even an aspirational tool for younger engineers entering this field.
While a software-first direction is understandable in today’s market,
I strongly believe that maintaining high-quality hardware integration is key to Nuendo’s identity and long-term viability in professional workflows.