# Drum Editor - Set Insert Length

**URL:** <https://forums.steinberg.net/t/drum-editor-set-insert-length/1042311>\
**Category:** Cubase\
**Tags:** feature-request\
**Created:** [September 27, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/drum-editor-set-insert-length/1042311 "2026-09-27T14:08:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![G\_W\_J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9a140/32.png) [@G\_W\_J](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/G_W_J)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/drum-editor-set-insert-length/1042311/1 "2026-09-27T14:08:35Z")

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Hi,

A request for assigning shortcuts to Set Insert Lengths in Drum Editor.

Have to jump over to Key Editor when editing drums for this functionality.

Breaks the flow…

Thanks,

G

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**Author:** ![XLColdJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b2d939/32.png) [@XLColdJ](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/XLColdJ)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/drum-editor-set-insert-length/1042311/2 "2026-09-27T14:52:44Z")

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> [@G\_W\_J](#):
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> A request for assigning shortcuts to Set Insert Lengths in Drum Editor.
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> Have to jump over to Key Editor when editing drums for this functionality.

Are you asking for there to be something in addition to the Insert Length setting in the Drum Editor toolbar?

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**Author:** ![G\_W\_J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9a140/32.png) [@G\_W\_J](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/G_W_J)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/drum-editor-set-insert-length/1042311/3 "2026-09-27T20:21:18Z")

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Hi James,

I am asking for the ability to assign shortcuts to choosing set lengths - ie, alt+1 = 1/1, alt+2 = 1/2, etc.

Can’t be done in the Drum Editor.

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**Author:** ![XLColdJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b2d939/32.png) [@XLColdJ](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/XLColdJ)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/drum-editor-set-insert-length/1042311/4 "2026-09-27T20:53:29Z")

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It kind of seems like it was unintentionally left out 🫠

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**Author:** ![G\_W\_J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9a140/32.png) [@G\_W\_J](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/G_W_J)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/drum-editor-set-insert-length/1042311/5 "2026-09-27T22:50:37Z")

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Not so sure.

Most likely implimented when the triggering samples was more basic than today - one-shots for drum hits. And perhaps not considering the need - today - to go much into speeding things up (shortcuts) for drummers.. 😆

More subtle programming re lengths for hits, samples releases, continuous, et al, could be helped if Steinberg brought the Key Editor SIL shortcuts facility over to Drum editing.

As I say, can be done in KE but would be great if the facility resided in DE - where one might be initially working on Drums..