So, I have mostly worked in cubase for midi purposes and Pro Tools for audio. I am taking a swing at it in Cubase now, so that way I am not constantly hopping between the two, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to rename audio events. I keep getting an error stating it cannot renaming t…

I am assuming that this is done by creating regions within the snippet in the Sample Editor/Pool Browser?

It’s a bit flaky at times, but you need to use the “info line” in the project window. (Skip to step 3 if you have the project window info line actively in use) Turn on the info line (if necessary). It’s a full-width band that appears above the tracks and beneath tool button bar at the top of the p…

I have tried that. I keep getting an error stating the the audio file cannot be renamed. It will only let me do this when I have made a new range selection in the sample editor, and then pull said sample from the pool menu… Seems a bit odd that such a simple concept would not be directly in Cubase? …

You’re not the only one, and this issue is years old and spans multiple versions.

Four years later… I am on Cubase 15. I’m trying to rename some audio events. I select the event and then I can insert a new name but after pressing Enter the name in the Info bar change, the name showed on event doesn’t. In the example, I have an audio event named “MIDI 01”, same event in Info lin…

I think you need to edit the “Description” field. [image] Rename keep the old name Cubase To change the part of the name that’s in the parentheses, select the event and look in the far-left part of the Info Line window for “File”. To change the first part of t…

Renaming Audio Events in Cubase

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XLColdJ December 12, 2025, 10:12pm 7

I think you need to edit the “Description” field.