A bug where 'Playback' and 'Stop' causes Cubase to scroll down on 'notepad'

Cubase
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whenever i try to play and stop for multiple re-recordings, the notepad keeps scrolling down randomly without me having clicked on the notepad. this has been a bug since forever and i’ve never seen it get addressed.

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I watched your video about a dozen times and while I can see stuff moving around, beyond that it’s not clear what is or should be happening.

Based on your description I’d be suspicious of a legacy MIDI device triggering Commands.

Even though you haven’t clicked on the Notepad, does it assume Focus?

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no, it does not assume focus. otherwise, my cursor would be on the notepad and i won’t be able to re-record repeatedly. as you can see from the frames, it executes ‘select all’ and then somehow scrolls down the page as if i had pressed spacebar on a chrome browser.

i have no midi devices connected to my RME nor PC.

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So it’s scrolling when it doesn’t have focus - that is puzzling. Do you initiate your recordings by clicking on the GUI or do you use a Key Command?

Do you work exclusively with audio?

Double check your MIDI setup under Studio to verify nothing exists there. Perhaps a virtual port or output from a plug-in is causing problems.

When the scrolling occurs, does it happen during a specific portion of your workflow, or does it seem more random?

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I have experienced scrolling issues with notepad for quite a while.
What Cubase version and OS are you using?

Does this happen only for multiple re-recordings?
Does this happen exclusively with audio?
Do you have to have most or the entire note pad filled out like in your video where you must scroll, or could this happen with just 1 sentence at the top?

I’m not sure if this is the same issue as mine, however I will now take notes when it happens to me next. It happens on most any session with me so hopefully notes coming this week.

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The issue I see with a lot of content on the track notepad is when I go to save the project. After pressing Save and the Windows busy icon is finished indicating a successful save, the Notepad scrolls downwards. When I save a project, I think it should save exactly where the scroll bar is…regardless at the top, middle or bottom. Atm it moves

So far I have not experienced any notepad scrolling on playback or stop.

I’ll continue to monitor

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Does this happen only for multiple re-recordings?

  • Well, it always happens when I’m recording. So I guess the answer is yes.

Does this happen exclusively with audio?

  • Well, I don’t need to have my notepad opened when I’m recording MIDI, so I’m not sure.

Do you have to have most or the entire note pad filled out like in your video where you must scroll, or could this happen with just 1 sentence at the top?

  • When the notepad isn’t filled out, there isn’t any purpose to scroll down the page. It has always happened when I had my notepad opened and filled.