Automatically create folder when creating a project

Hi!

I could not exactly find this request but have found similar.

Coming from Studio One, one thing I really miss is that a folder with the song name is automatically created when starting a new song. It could just be an option in preferences if other users do not like it.

Background:
I write a lot of music and in several genres and projects. Sometimes for others, sometime for myself or just brain storming using a stopwatch. Just making idea starters.
I never think of title when starting, just a date (YYYY-MM-DD Which_DAW)
Save the brainstorms to an inbox for later use.

Every time I start a project, choosing a template, select the inbox to save it, making a folder with the name, remember to copy the name, save the project to this folder pasting the file name.

The reason for this workflow is to keep audiofiles for this project gathered from the beginning.

Hoping this will inspire others and Steinberg :slight_smile:
Thanks for a fantastic program, or should say all these great programs. I’m using Cubase and Dorico, plus SL for music production.

Best, Pelle Fridell

That would be nice!

In the meantime, a slight improvement might be to set the Hub pref to

  • Use Default Location and add the name to the Project Folder Name field, and copy it.
  • Then open the template.
  • Save, paste the copied text

I use an autohotkey command to type in the current time date, like “Tue 2026-8-25 at 08.24”

Thanks for your suggestions!!
This makes the workflow of new project creation a little bit easier.

Cubase is really a deep program with many features.

Best, Pelle

I’m lost here…when you start a new project it prompts you for a folder. You can use an existing one or a new folder you can name. Then when you Cubendo opens you do a Save As and use the same name. As far as timestamping Windows already does that for me…though I use Save As for alternative experiments and renaming :slight_smile:

For instance Love is for Suckers may become Wunderlust just by a Save As name change.

Hi!
Thanks for your reply.
To explain more. Like in PT or Studio One, when creating a new session you choose the folder and type the filename. Then the project is created inside a folder with the project name, and the project file inside.
Then as in Cubase Audio folders etc are automatically created inside.

(Edit:corrected spelling)