Cubase 14 / Revoice Pro 5 - Audiofile spotted to false timecode

kraimor · January 31, 2026, 12:37pm

Hi Cubase users

Due to the fact that Cubase is very prone to errors regarding the usage of Revoice Pro via ARA I try to use RVP standalone for my vocal edits.

Therefore I tried to use the drag and drop method to transfer audio directly from Cubase to RVP. But the audio file is not positioned on the right timecode position.

My workflow:

did some edits on my audio file in Cubase
consolidated the edits in a new audiofile in Cubaser
started Revoice Pro and dropped the file (spot to original timecode was active)
–> original timecode in Cubase (see screenshot of pool –> 0:00:42:15
–> file is positioned at 1:00:25:893

Normally spotting should work as mentioned in the RVP manual.
RVP Version: 5.1.30
Cubase Version: 14.0.41

Anyone with the same issues here and can help?

kraimor · February 1, 2026, 10:44am

Any ideas if Cubase or Cubase settings occurs this problem?

@steve @Fabio_B @StefanFuhrmann @Arne_Scheffler @Matthias_Quellmann

kraimor · February 16, 2026, 11:45am

If I analyse the metadata of the audiofile. I can’t find any timecode?

ccc@MacBook-Pro-von-ccc-2 desktop % f="/Users/ccc/Music/Cubase Projects/Manchmoi/Audio/S 1te-07.wav"

ccc@MacBook-Pro-von-ccc-2 desktop % bwfmetaedit --out-core "$f" 
bwfmetaedit --out-xml  "$f"

mediainfo "$f"
mediainfo --Output=JSON "$f"

ffprobe -hide_banner -v error -show_format -show_streams "$f"
ffprobe -hide_banner -v error -print_format json -show_format -show_streams "$f" 

FileName,Description,Originator,OriginatorReference,OriginationDate,OriginationTime,TimeReference (translated),TimeReference,BextVersion,UMID,LoudnessValue,LoudnessRange,MaxTruePeakLevel,MaxMomentaryLoudness,MaxShortTermLoudness,CodingHistory,IARL,IART,ICMS,ICMT,ICOP,ICRD,IDIT,IENG,IGNR,IKEY,IMED,INAM,IPRD,ISBJ,ISFT,ISRC,ISRF,ITCH
/Users/ccc/Music/Cubase Projects/Manchmoi/Audio/S 1te-07.wav,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<conformance_point_document>
    <File name="/Users/ccc/Music/Cubase Projects/Manchmoi/Audio/S 1te-07.wav">
        <Technical>
            <FileSize>4229676</FileSize>
            <DateCreated>2026-02-16 12:09:48</DateCreated>
            <DateModified>2026-02-16 12:09:48</DateModified>
            <Format>Wave</Format>
            <CodecID>0003</CodecID>
            <Channels>1</Channels>
            <SampleRate>44100</SampleRate>
            <BitRate>1411200</BitRate>
            <BitPerSample>32</BitPerSample>
            <Duration>00:00:23.977</Duration>
            <UnsupportedChunks>Fake</UnsupportedChunks>
            <bext>No</bext>
            <INFO>No</INFO>
            <Cue>No</Cue>
            <XMP>No</XMP>
            <aXML>No</aXML>
            <iXML>No</iXML>
        </Technical>
        <Core/>
    </File>
</conformance_point_document>
General
Complete name                            : /Users/ccc/Music/Cubase Projects/Manchmoi/Audio/S 1te-07.wav
Format                                   : Wave
Format settings                          : WaveFormatEx
File size                                : 4.03 MiB
Duration                                 : 23 s 977 ms
Overall bit rate mode                    : Constant
Overall bit rate                         : 1 411 kb/s

Audio
Format                                   : PCM
Format profile                           : Float
Codec ID                                 : 3
Codec ID/Hint                            : IEEE 
Duration                                 : 23 s 977 ms
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 1 411.2 kb/s
Channel(s)                               : 1 channel
Sampling rate                            : 44.1 kHz
Bit depth                                : 32 bits
Stream size                              : 4.03 MiB (100%)


{
"creatingLibrary":{"name":"MediaInfoLib","version":"26.01","url":"https://mediaarea.net/MediaInfo"},
"media":{"@ref":"/Users/ccc/Music/Cubase Projects/Manchmoi/Audio/S 1te-07.wav","track":[{"@type":"General","AudioCount":"1",
"FileExtension":"wav",
"Format":"Wave",
"Format_Settings":"WaveFormatEx",
"FileSize":"4229676",
"Duration":"23.977",
"OverallBitRate_Mode":"CBR",
"OverallBitRate":"1411244",
"StreamSize":"92",
"File_Modified_Date":"2026-02-16 11:09:48 UTC",
"File_Modified_Date_Local":"2026-02-16 12:09:48"},{"@type":"Audio","Format":"PCM",
"Format_Profile":"Float",
"CodecID":"3",
"Duration":"23.977",
"BitRate_Mode":"CBR",
"BitRate":"1411200",
"Channels":"1",
"SamplingRate":"44100",
"SamplingCount":"1057396",
"BitDepth":"32",
"StreamSize":"4229584"}]}
}

[STREAM]
index=0
codec_name=pcm_f32le
codec_long_name=PCM 32-bit floating point little-endian
profile=unknown
codec_type=audio
codec_tag_string=[3][0][0][0]
codec_tag=0x0003
sample_fmt=flt
sample_rate=44100
channels=1
channel_layout=unknown
bits_per_sample=32
initial_padding=0
id=N/A
r_frame_rate=0/0
avg_frame_rate=0/0
time_base=1/44100
start_pts=N/A
start_time=N/A
duration_ts=1057396
duration=23.977234
bit_rate=1411200
max_bit_rate=N/A
bits_per_raw_sample=N/A
nb_frames=N/A
nb_read_frames=N/A
nb_read_packets=N/A
DISPOSITION:default=0
DISPOSITION:dub=0
DISPOSITION:original=0
DISPOSITION:comment=0
DISPOSITION:lyrics=0
DISPOSITION:karaoke=0
DISPOSITION:forced=0
DISPOSITION:hearing_impaired=0
DISPOSITION:visual_impaired=0
DISPOSITION:clean_effects=0
DISPOSITION:attached_pic=0
DISPOSITION:timed_thumbnails=0
DISPOSITION:non_diegetic=0
DISPOSITION:captions=0
DISPOSITION:descriptions=0
DISPOSITION:metadata=0
DISPOSITION:dependent=0
DISPOSITION:still_image=0
DISPOSITION:multilayer=0
[/STREAM]
[FORMAT]
filename=/Users/ccc/Music/Cubase Projects/Manchmoi/Audio/S 1te-07.wav
nb_streams=1
nb_programs=0
nb_stream_groups=0
format_name=wav
format_long_name=WAV / WAVE (Waveform Audio)
start_time=N/A
duration=23.977234
size=4229676
bit_rate=1411230
probe_score=99
[/FORMAT]
{
    "streams": [
        {
            "index": 0,
            "codec_name": "pcm_f32le",
            "codec_long_name": "PCM 32-bit floating point little-endian",
            "codec_type": "audio",
            "codec_tag_string": "[3][0][0][0]",
            "codec_tag": "0x0003",
            "sample_fmt": "flt",
            "sample_rate": "44100",
            "channels": 1,
            "bits_per_sample": 32,
            "initial_padding": 0,
            "r_frame_rate": "0/0",
            "avg_frame_rate": "0/0",
            "time_base": "1/44100",
            "duration_ts": 1057396,
            "duration": "23.977234",
            "bit_rate": "1411200",
            "disposition": {
                "default": 0,
                "dub": 0,
                "original": 0,
                "comment": 0,
                "lyrics": 0,
                "karaoke": 0,
                "forced": 0,
                "hearing_impaired": 0,
                "visual_impaired": 0,
                "clean_effects": 0,
                "attached_pic": 0,
                "timed_thumbnails": 0,
                "non_diegetic": 0,
                "captions": 0,
                "descriptions": 0,
                "metadata": 0,
                "dependent": 0,
                "still_image": 0,
                "multilayer": 0
            }
        }
    ],
    "format": {
        "filename": "/Users/ccc/Music/Cubase Projects/Manchmoi/Audio/S 1te-07.wav",
        "nb_streams": 1,
        "nb_programs": 0,
        "nb_stream_groups": 0,
        "format_name": "wav",
        "format_long_name": "WAV / WAVE (Waveform Audio)",
        "duration": "23.977234",
        "size": "4229676",
        "bit_rate": "1411230",
        "probe_score": 99
    }
}