# Overdubbing audio (automatic monitoring toggle)

**URL:** <https://forums.steinberg.net/t/overdubbing-audio-automatic-monitoring-toggle/675038>\
**Category:** Cubase\
**Tags:** cubase-9\
**Created:** [April 3, 2017, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/overdubbing-audio-automatic-monitoring-toggle/675038 "2017-04-03T11:17:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![steffen\_wirth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@steffen\_wirth](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/steffen_wirth)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/overdubbing-audio-automatic-monitoring-toggle/675038/1 "2017-04-03T11:17:45Z")

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The following should be very easy to do - but I have tried but failed (I am on Cubase 9 on a Mac Book with El Capitan).

I want to record audio (guitar) to a single track and overdub it using a loop.

I want Cubase to play a few bars of that track (pre roll) then switch into record mode (punch in) then punch out, jump back, play the preroll again and punch in again, and so on.

I need the monitoring (orange button) of the track switched off during the pre-roll but switched on during the recording.

I tried to set the locators to include the pre-roll and then the punch in and out points for the area I want to record. But if I hit record Cubase immediately jumps to the punch in rather than start at the left locator.

I can manually put the cursor on the left locator and press play - then Cubase switches to record at the punch in point. But I would like to have it jump to the left locator regardless of where my cursor is; also this is still no solution for automatic toggling of monitoring.

I tried Youtube but did not find a helpful tutorial - if there is one, I’d appreciate a hint!

Thanks in advance for your help!

Steffen

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**Author:** ![Martin.Jirsak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Martin.Jirsak](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Martin.Jirsak)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/overdubbing-audio-automatic-monitoring-toggle/675038/2 "2017-04-04T19:00:14Z")

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Hi,

In Cubase Pro, you can decouple Left/Right Locators and Punch In/Out markers. Then you can set your loop by the Locators and the Punch In/Out points independently.

Regarding the Monitor behavior, you can change the settings in the Preferences \> VST \> Auto Monitoring. To your scenario, I would recommend “While Recording” option.