Hi
if i record on an existing midi region, while in “merge” recording mode, it still creates a new region starting at the end of the existing one (if my new recording notes go past the existing midi region), instead i would like it to just extend the existing one to include the notes i am recording, so i end up with one bigger region, rather than 2 adjacent regions that i’d need to glue together.
I thought it was possible, but maybe i touched some setting that changed the behaviour?
Hi, @ravez
Indeed, there is an ‘issue’, but actually it’s normal : the ‘Merge’ recording mode adds notes to an existing part. So, if you record notes that are placed out of the boundaries of it, Cubase has no choice : it creates a new one, to prevent the loss of what has been recorded. You can still make the two parts as one with the Glue tool, but still…
So, I get your point, and as a workaround, I would suggest this :
- Activate the ‘Cycle’ mode (in the Transport panel)
- Carefully set the right locator as far as you think your recording would last. As soon as you record something and stop, the MIDI part will be extended up to the right locator position.
After this, nothing prevents you to stop the recording at a given point and restart recording at any other point in the timeline, after having ticked the Transport > Common Record Modes > Start Recording at project Cursor Position option. The notes will then all be recorded within the same part, using the following settings :
hi, thanks for your reply
I actually found the issue, cause I remember I never had this problem before, I had “record in editor” checked off in the key editor, you need that on to be able to keep recording in the original midi region, and the region will get extended to include the new notes.
Without that checked on, it will instead create an adjacent new midi region.
so all good.
still, wish I could have this in the arrangement view as well…