Simple question, simplest way to return to selection start?

Cubase
#1

OK, this seems like too much work so there must be an easier way. If I set up a passage in a song, say 8 bars of solo, and I want to go to the start of this 8 bar selection, but not cut the entire piece or use a marker, what is the quickest way to do this?

I can set that same solo section up as a loop by moving my song length markers above the project to this area, yet I can’t seem to find a quick way to move the cursor to this starting or end point. Am I missing something? When I drag and drop the cursor its not as accurate obviously. Thanks.

#2

keypad ‘1’ - start
keypad ‘2’ - end

#3

Thanks for the reply but this is not doing anything for me.

#4

Bredo - Thanks, that is two things I never knew and I can use them both.

However this still does not do what I need. So let me explain this better.

  1. Take a 3 minute song clip
  2. Move the selection markers to the area you want to focus on with the 3 minute song.
  3. Now make the cursor move to the first selection marker. (This is what I want)

In the Transport window I can tell the cursor to pre-roll to the selection start, but this is not what I want it to do. This won’t work because I want the cursor to move to an area within the 3 minute clip. Maybe its not possible or I am trying to skip a step? It just seems to me that the cursor could find the selection markers. :confused:

#5
  1. Now make the cursor move to the first selection marker. (This is what I want)

Stingray answered your question. Maybe he should’ve elaborated by saying: “Numerical Keypad section on the right”. Hit 1 and the cursor goes to the left Loop marker. Hit 2 and it goes to the right loop marker. It is a standard Cubase default behavior and has worked this way for years.

#6

If there is an event there, and the event is selected (or you are planning on having it selected), assign a KC for Transport > locate selection. This will put the cursor at the beginning of that event. Alternately, there is Transport > To Left Locator. Assign a KC to this, and the cursor will automatically go to the bar where the left locator sits. This should be the same as stingray’s keypad ‘1’ - start

It can be, if you have snap set to on, and your grid type is set high enough. Of course, this has alot to do with the bpm.

Cheers.

#7

Very cool, Stringray was correct, this is what I was looking for, but thank you Weasel for the explanation!! I appreciate all the help. :smiley:

Typically the only thing I use the number pad for is to engage the recording process via the asterisk. I guess I better investigate the number pad now for KCs - it never occurred to me that there was any magic there. Doh!

To Jeff, I typically run without the bar/grid engaged. It seems everything I need to edit or tweek is outside of this parameter.