the thing is that the gaps are introduced not only with adding plugins while play, but also adding/removing empty audio tracks etc..
Steinberg said they are on it on some point and the mission is not easy, but I’m not sure how high its prioritized, it was several years ago now.
seems they cant fix it with the recourses they put on it if any !
lets hope in Cubase 15 its already done.. in this time its kind of embracing for a company like Steinberg to have it as it is while all major DAWs overcome it already in some degree
Well, it is possible to solve this issue, for sure. It just might need a complete redefining of the internal dataflows and the design in general. When the internal datastructures have been good 20 years ago, and the tasks become more and more demanding, than there comes a time,
a) either tinker around with the existing structures, which will sooner or later end in a total nightmare and disaster.
or
b) completely rewrite the software, which can become expensive.
If they can’t fix it, than there is something rotten very deeply in the code, noone dares to touch.
Nothing new in the software industry…
The score editor is being re-written from the ground up - there’s a precedent.
Another strange one is if you have an Audio Event with a Transpose value set (from the Info Bar) and you either toggle Cycle or move the Left/Right Locators while Cycle is on, a short gap is introduced on that track. The locators doesn’t even have to be anywhere near that event.
THIS!!! Split it up and get the best of both worlds. Maybe give the user an option to toggle gapless audio on/off.
Make the playback Gapless. “Production”-Mode. Where you’re mostly shaping sounds in a broad way.
When you make changes that affect PDC display a “warning” in the corner like “stop playback for correct PDC”. Like in the Shaperbox plugin.
As soon as the playback is stopped cubase sorts it out.
Would be great for staying in the flow with clients in the room where PDC and subtle Phase problems should not be the focus. 
For mixing/mastering or critical work just give us the toggle option.
Hello Cubase team, and colleagues 
+1 For the “Gapless” audio! 
Sometimes we need to insert virtual instruments, or processing plugins real-time, especially for live performances, while recorded audio track is running.
Please, consider this important improvement of the Audio Engine!
Best regards,
Thurisaz
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Any news about gapless audio?
Has anyone tested the C15 regarding this?
Regards
Still the same in v15
This is one of the most requested features — I’m not sure why it hasn’t been addressed at this point.
Something as simple as removing a track shouldn’t cause a gap in audio playback.
Not only is it annoying, it’s a total flow-state ruiner.
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