Cubase / Nuendo Workspace Persistence Editor (CNWPE) - For Windows

[Phil_Pendlebury]

This application allows you to edit the persistence of elements in your Cubase / Nuendo Workspaces.
Most useful: set the Project Window to “0” so selecting a workspace won’t alter its view.

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Cubase / Nuendo Workspace Persistence Editor (CNWPE)

[Thor.HOG]

Oooooooooo….

[Phil_Pendlebury]

Updated to version 1.1

• Added dropdown function to select the layout xml so you don’t have to search for it
• Other tweaks and adjustments

[Phil_Pendlebury]

It works with Nuendo too

[Phil_Pendlebury]

Updated to 1.3

• CNWPE v1.3.0
• Created by Phil Pendlebury
• Last updated: Aug 26, 2025

Changed and unified XML save method to match the Steinberg convention. Previous versions will work with no issue; this is purely visual and also saved a few lines of code.

Download available now.

[MattiasNYC]

What does this do? I don’t understand what you mean by “persistence”.

[Phil_Pendlebury]

3-minute watch:

Cubase & Nuendo Workspace Persistence Editor (CNWPE)

If you don’t use Workspaces you may not find this useful.

Perhaps my choice of wording is not great, not to worry, it is a free tool, not forcing anyone to use it.

The main feature is to be able to turn off the persistence of zooming in workspaces. (A much-requested item). It can be done by editing the XML file. This tool just makes it a little easier.

[MattiasNYC]

Thanks Phil, gave it a watch. Seems quite useful and A+++ for being nice enough to not just code it but making it free/donation ware.

Kudos!

[Phil_Pendlebury]

Thank you. I’ve been out of action for some time. (As you can hear from my voice). But getting back into the swing of things slowly but surely.

[Phil_Pendlebury]

Cubase / Nuendo Workspace Persistence Editor
CNWPE v1.4.3
Last updated: Aug 26, 2025

You can now duplicate (and rename) the workspace before editing it - This means there is no need to create the new workspace in Cubase/Nuendo.

[jb1]

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[jb1]

Another way to solve the problem is by creating a macro, I found it elsewhere on the forum and thought I would share it here too:

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[Phil_Pendlebury]

This thread is for the WPE Tool.

It edits the persistence factor of workspace zooming, which is its sole intention.

This has nothing to do with changing song position. (Or preventing it from changing).

However, if there is a known entry in the xml that controls whether a workspace adds persistence of play position (or not), I can add that to the app.

I don’t have time to search for it right now but if anyone is aware of that entry point, feel free to let me know and I’ll try to add that at some point when time permits.