# \[CAN-12379\] Cubase 9.5 not showing recording waveforms **URL:** \ **Category:** Cubase\ **Tags:** cubase-9\ **Created:** [November 16, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680 "2017-11-16T14:33:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![viroxys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/db5fbb/32.png) [@viroxys](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/viroxys)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/1 "2017-11-16T14:33:26Z")
Hi, when I record audio the waveform doesn’t show, only when I open the audio editor I can see the waveform (as you can see in the picture). Is anyone else having this issue? any idea for a fix? [Mod Edit] KB article: [https://helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/en-us/articles/115001765010-Cubase-9-5-waveforms-are-missing](https://helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/en-us/articles/115001765010-Cubase-9-5-waveforms-are-missing) NOTE: The issue is no longer current as of Cubase 9.5.10, all versions. [/Mod Edit] ![1.jpg](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/3X/d/7/d7e6271fd25433ca849cfde5eec04d15d64de106.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![yossom10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9f8e36/32.png) [@yossom10](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/yossom10)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/2 "2017-11-16T15:05:55Z")
Same same … ---
**Author:** ![Luis\_Dongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@Luis\_Dongo](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Luis_Dongo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/3 "2017-11-16T16:25:05Z")
> [@viroxys](#): > > Hi, when I record audio the waveform doesn’t show, only when I open the audio editor I can see the waveform (as you can see in the picture). > Is anyone else having this issue? any idea for a fix? Hi viroxys, try zooming in the waveform. You will find a small slider on the upper right hand side of the project area on your screenshot. Regards ---
**Author:** ![viroxys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/db5fbb/32.png) [@viroxys](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/viroxys)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/4 "2017-11-16T16:33:19Z")
> [@Luis Dongo](#): > > > [@viroxys](#): > > > > Hi, when I record audio the waveform doesn’t show, only when I open the audio editor I can see the waveform (as you can see in the picture). > > Is anyone else having this issue? any idea for a fix? > > Hi viroxys, > > try zooming in the waveform. You will find a small slider on the upper right hand side of the project area on your screenshot. > > Regards Doesn’t work. If I drag samples into the project the waveforms show, but if I record there’s nothing. ![2.jpg](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/3X/8/5/85a71fe58fe851686c1235c13e46d83a4b4c0655.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Winter\_Rat](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/winter_rat/32/217_2.png) [@Winter\_Rat](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Winter_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/5 "2017-11-16T16:48:12Z")
It works with no probs. ---
**Author:** ![viroxys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/db5fbb/32.png) [@viroxys](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/viroxys)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/6 "2017-11-16T16:58:01Z")
> [@Winter Rat](#): > > It works with no probs. Well for me it doesn’t and I can’t use Cubase without seeing the waveforms. I upgraded from Cubase 9 if that’s any help. ---
**Author:** ![fretthefret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@fretthefret](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/fretthefret)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/7 "2017-11-16T17:10:28Z")
Check your **Preferences → Event Display → Audio** to ensure that **Show Waveforms** is checked and all display settings (brightness sliders,etc) in that section are correct ---
**Author:** ![viroxys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/db5fbb/32.png) [@viroxys](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/viroxys)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/8 "2017-11-16T17:22:24Z")
> [@fretthefret](#): > > Check your **Preferences → Event Display → Audio** > to ensure that **Show Waveforms** is checked and all display settings (brightness sliders,etc) in that section are correct The settings are correct and the problem persists 😐 ![3.jpg](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/3X/5/8/583bcd2b5a11d8cdb8f948d985a430012d5560ae.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Winter\_Rat](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/winter_rat/32/217_2.png) [@Winter\_Rat](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Winter_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/9 "2017-11-16T17:37:55Z")
Trash preferences. This is the only idea I have in this case because there’s some wave form in the sample Editor and nothing in the Project window… so something went wrong… but not C9.5 in general. ---
**Author:** ![viroxys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/db5fbb/32.png) [@viroxys](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/viroxys)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/10 "2017-11-16T18:17:42Z")
> [@Winter Rat](#): > > Trash preferences. This is the only idea I have in this case because there’s some wave form in the sample Editor and nothing in the Project window… so something went wrong… but not C9.5 in general. I reset my preferences to default and it didn’t help, so it has nothing to do with that. ---
**Author:** ![skryking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@skryking](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/skryking)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/11 "2017-11-16T18:36:55Z")
Mine does the same thing as yours…but the waves show up if I zoom way into the track. I’m not sure why though. ---
**Author:** ![planarchist](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/planarchist/32/122613_2.png) [@planarchist](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/planarchist)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/12 "2017-11-16T18:50:29Z")
> [@viroxys](#): > > > [@Winter Rat](#): > > > > Trash preferences. This is the only idea I have in this case because there’s some wave form in the sample Editor and nothing in the Project window… so something went wrong… but not C9.5 in general. > > I reset my preferences to default and it didn’t help, so it has nothing to do with that. Restting to default is not the same as trashing. You need to rename your Preferences files to force a rebuild. ---
**Author:** ![trainermb](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/trainermb/32/206701_2.png) [@trainermb](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/trainermb)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/13 "2017-11-16T19:51:51Z")
Yup, I’m getting precisely the same effect – no waveform display until I zoom in to about 2.5 secs showing on the screen. Then, hello!, waveform. I’ve snooped through all the Users folders and the program’s folders – where is the Preferences file? And has anyone had success attacking the problem by renaming Preferences? (Meanwhile, hi ho, hi ho, it’s back to 9.0!) ---
**Author:** ![Winter\_Rat](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/winter_rat/32/217_2.png) [@Winter\_Rat](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Winter_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/14 "2017-11-17T13:32:57Z")
C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Steinberg\ Just rename folder \< Cubase 9.5\_64. \> and be on the safe side \ and all other Cubase versions folder if you have them. And YES, forcing Cubase to build preferences from scratch helps in many inexplicable situations like yours. ---
**Author:** ![rudynicoletti](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/rudynicoletti/32/180094_2.png) [@rudynicoletti](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/rudynicoletti)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/15 "2017-11-17T13:56:25Z")
It works for me. i recorded some audio inside 9.5 and it displays all correctly ---
**Author:** ![Matthias\_Quellmann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/matthias_quellmann/32/326_2.png) [@Matthias\_Quellmann](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Matthias_Quellmann)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/16 "2017-11-17T14:05:20Z")
Just drag down the small waveform zoom slider at the top right of the project window. Everything is there, you have just zoomed to the max. > **[Zooming in the Project Window](https://steinberg.help/cubase_pro_artist/v9/en/cubase_nuendo/topics/project_window/project_window_zooming_c.html)** > > You can zoom in the Project window according to the standard zoom techniques. ---
**Author:** ![Rolcab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Rolcab](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Rolcab)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/17 "2017-11-17T19:33:14Z")
![Captura de pantalla 2017-11-16 a la(s) 21.48.10.png](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/3X/0/d/0d54798bc110668d5aaea2499dc044fc403b73bb.png) Same but if I open a project created in Cubase Elements 9 the waveforms are shown but the new recordings not ---
**Author:** ![Rolcab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Rolcab](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Rolcab)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/18 "2017-11-17T20:01:48Z")
> [@Matthias Quellmann](#): > > Just drag down the small waveform zoom slider at the top right of the project window. Everything is there, you have just zoomed to the max. > > [Zooming in the Project Window](https://steinberg.help/cubase_pro_artist/v9/en/cubase_nuendo/topics/project_window/project_window_zooming_c.html) This method doesn’t work… all the tracks recorded with Cubase 9 are shown OK. ---
**Author:** ![peakae](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/peakae/32/651_2.png) [@peakae](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/peakae)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/19 "2017-11-17T21:09:40Z")
In your project folder there is a “Images” folder containing .peak files. They should correspond with the audio files in the “audio” folder. They can get corrupted by crashes. Using cloud services like Dropbox as project folder can also mess with the accessibility. Or simply a permission issue, make sure you have full write access. I know a little out there, but something to eliminate from the list of possibilities . ---
**Author:** ![Jezzpi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@Jezzpi](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Jezzpi)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680/20 "2017-11-18T11:44:27Z")
Hey guys, I had the same problem. During starting the Cubase 9.5 I held + + (Mac OS X) on Windows should be + + .[https://www.steinberg.net/nc/en/support/knowledgebase\_new/show\_details/kb\_show/safe-start-mode-resetting-the-cubase-preferences.html](https://www.steinberg.net/nc/en/support/knowledgebase_new/show_details/kb_show/safe-start-mode-resetting-the-cubase-preferences.html) Cubase showed me a special “safe start mode” window and I chose (delete program preferences) and it works for me. It shows me the waveform on recorded audio content now. Hope this helps. Jezzpi [Next page](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/can-12379-cubase-9-5-not-showing-recording-waveforms/99680.md?page=2)