I have cycle markers set up per 8-bar phrase and also larger length cycle markers for entire sections.
You can see here I have an Intro 1 and Intro 2, but also an Intro that envelopes the whole section. The reason is to loop just one phrase and then if I want to loop the whole section that is quick as well.
My problem is they are in the same spots and the hotkey is only for “markers”. So it stops at every marker, regardless of what type. I have them on my hotkeys so it’s quick.
So it’s disregarding my section cycle markers, because both start at the same spots. I’m not sure how to make it work. The hotkeys don’t divide the markers, so there isn’t any “prev/next position markers” or something.
How do you do this? Do you use an arrangement track for looping whole sections? Or do you not use markers for phrases; just select them then hit Enter to create a cycle on the fly?
Or is there any hotkey or something to create a cycle in between position markers?
I noticed that too. The hotkeys do divide the cycle and position markers, so that’s the ticket.
Think I got it figured, mostly.
Position markers for main sections. Cycle markers for sub sections and nothing for the events. There would be too much marker management for them anyway.
For the events I can use the “loop selection” hotkey. I put it on a button on my mouse. Gets me a perfect cycle instantly. It’s just one more click, to initially select the event/s. Close enough.
And the cycle markers, I changed the hotkey to my numpad.
So I got markers 1-9 on my numpad. And I made “Go (Position) Marker X” on my period dot and “Go cycle marker X” on my 0 . Building a transport cluster of hotkeys in the same place.
Don’t know the difference between “recall” and “go”. But the “recall marker” hotkeys don’t seem to scroll and zoom to the new spot. So I added the “zoom to locator” (I made it Shift + E) as a macro on each numpad button.
So when I push my number 1 on my numpad it selects that cycle marker (1st phrase in the song) and then also scrolls to it and zooms perfectly. I can rip around my cubase project like a MF.
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The lack of a pause function is throwing me for a loop, pun intended.
There’s ten ways to play/stop and am struggling with how to get it to restart from where I want it, situationally.
Hi,
just a FYI. You can also work with multiple marker tracks in Cubase. This way you could organize them by level like marker track A for complete sections and marker track B for sub sections. Just an idea.
Only one marker track can be checked at a time (see picture below). Of course, you can put the focus on any other track in the meantime - the activated marker track stays active.
You can create a makro. Open Edit/Key Commands > New Makro and add these commands
Transport > Go To Projectstart
Transport > Set Left Locator to Project Cursor Position
Transport > Set Right Locator to Project Cursor Position
Save the makro and assign a key command. This way it’s just one click away.
Are you referring to a double click on the ruler? I’m afraid that you can’t disable this feature. Please, have a look at Edit/Program Setup/Transport. Maybe you like to initiate play/stop with the space bar (option on the top right)?
Good call. I already figured that after posting. I used the “enter locator” hotkeys. This way I don’t have to move the play header.
I made Shift + Q = “Enter Left Locator”. And Shift + W = “Enter Right Locator”.
So my macro is:
Shift + Q
1
Enter
Shift + W
1
Enter
The reason that works is keeping the tracklist on grid snap bar almost always. I could use arrow keys in the macro and fill all four numbers if I wanted.
Shift + Q
1
Right Arrow
1
Right Arrow
1
Right Arrow
0
Enter
(Then the Shift + W one, same thing)
But I might use your way instead; it’s cleaner and more reliable.
Ok. I try to double click and drag to make a range selection but I just need to learn not to do that. Thanks for the helps.
Wow, your macro sounds like a lot of clicking…
May I ask why you want both locators at the very start of your project in the first place? You said you wanted to “clear” them.
Of course, you don’t have to explain yourself if you don’t want to. I’m just curious, that’s all
They don’t need to go to the beginning, but that seems like a good place to park them. Once in a while they are somewhat annoying that they won’t just close and hide. But if the work to hide them isn’t one button, it’s too minor for the work. It’s just ocd housekeeping.
I’m thinking of an idea of keeping a volatile “current” marker. The section that I’m currently working, that marker moves to that section (at the start of the current section). A one-click way of going back there. So maybe I’ll use the locators, butted up together. Using the ‘cursor to locator’ hotkey, with ‘follow cursor’ enabled.
There’s a way to get your cursor back to the current position after relocating the locators to the start. You just need to add two additional commands to your macro like this:
Zoom > Zoom Mem
Transport > Go To Projectstart
Transport > Set Left Locator to Project Cursor Position
Transport > Set Right Locator to Project Cursor Position
Zoom > Zoom Zap
Haha, sounds like a Harry Potter spell but it should do the trick
Just wrap them into a macro, assign a single key command to the macro - done. Why call 5 key commands separatly when there’s a single click solution?
But you do you
Because I lose the use of a cycle when parking the locators. Thinking I was going to keep them separate. But if I find that I’m always doing both at the same time, then ya you’re right I’ll combine them, thanks.
The “go to left locator” works good as a restart button, pushing it while playback is running.
The “return to start” works good as a restart from previous position. Same but from the last pos.
So keeping the “return to last postion on stop” preference off, I get stop, return, pause and restart functions. All separate, depending on what I’m doing. cherry
Drawing from my own experience, it will take many months/years to finetune all key commands in a way that they suit different stages of your workflow best. A memo as well as an alphabetical list of populated keys are “key”.
I would also look into Zoom presets and Zoom functions in general since you need them a lot (I have many of them on Alt + numbers). There are loads of useful functions in Cubendo which make life a lot easier. You’ll get to know them over time and you’ll find out which ones are important for your personal workflow. It’s also a lot of fun! Cubase offers brilliant features
Enjoy
The middle wheel is an endless ticky jog wheel.
The black outer wheel is spring loaded. You turn it and hold. I got it on ‘vertical track zoom’ for now.
The dance to play is keeping the important hotkeys over on the left side, so that the right hand doesn’t have to leave the mouse to hit a hotkey. Not having two consecutive tasks on one side, so you can use both your hands at the same time. (For example: right hand selects, left hand executes something on that selection)
That example is Obsidian but the master shortcuts document is to avoid global conflicts. I was going to make a shortcuts database using the new Bases core plugin, but haven’t yet.
