Hi everyone,
I’d like to request a feature that addresses a long-standing issue in Cubase: the inability to play MIDI notes that are positioned just before the start of a MIDI event.
Problem:
When programming MIDI, it’s common to place a note slightly before beat 1 for feel or groove reasons. In other DAWs (like Ableton), this note will still play at the start of the loop or event. In Cubase, however, any note that starts even a fraction before the event boundary won’t sound. This means if I loop or copy that region, I lose that first note, forcing extra steps to get the same playback my peers get in Ableton.
Request:
Please implement a feature (or a mode) that allows Cubase to play MIDI notes that are slightly before the start of a MIDI event or loop. This could mean introducing a small pre-roll buffer or a “look-ahead” so that the first note of the loop always plays, even if its start is just before the actual event boundary.
Why it matters:
This would save time, reduce manual workarounds, and bring Cubase in line with other DAWs that handle this gracefully. It would make looping and MIDI editing more intuitive and let us focus on creativity rather than constantly fixing missing notes.