# Workspaces: Shouldn't change my location on the timeline. **URL:** \ **Category:** Nuendo\ **Tags:** feature-request, nuendo-6\ **Created:** [August 27, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833 "2013-08-27T16:51:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pjproby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/0ea827/32.png) [@pjproby](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/pjproby)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/1 "2013-08-27T16:51:54Z")
I use workspaces to make accomplishing various editing and mixing tasks easier— for example— for bringing up particular sets of plugins and channel settings windows. This, I would think, is the reason for workspaces. I don’t want choosing a workspace to move me from my position on the timeline, what tracks I am focused on and how tall they are, to some random place and zoom factor I happened to be in when I created the workspace. That makes it a pretty unusable feature for me. At its most basic— I should be able to EXCLUDE the edit window from the saved window settings so that the edit window does not change when I switch to another workspace. An even more elegant solution would be if I could choose what was saved with my workspaces in a checkbox window, like the one in the lock clips feature— “EXCLUDE TRACK SIZE” “EXCLUDE ZOOM” etc. As a post professional, this is future feature change #1 for me. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Chewy\_Papadopoulos](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/chewy_papadopoulos/32/40_2.png) [@Chewy\_Papadopoulos](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Chewy_Papadopoulos)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/2 "2013-09-30T02:20:40Z")
+100 (times per session) Chewy ---
**Author:** ![goodbyenine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a4c791/32.png) [@goodbyenine](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/goodbyenine)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/3 "2013-10-16T18:33:13Z")
+1x10n where n is the amount by which this frustrates EVERY time. Also workspaces should EXCLUDE the zoom factors on the project window the zone (left and right) positions of channels in the mix console (perhaps optionally) in fact anything that is “content” of a window and not the "position of a window Thx ---
**Author:** ![pjproby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/0ea827/32.png) [@pjproby](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/pjproby)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/4 "2014-12-23T19:14:29Z")
Why, oh why do workspaces STILL change my visible position on the timeline? I hate this behavior so much. Why would I, or anyone want that? What windows are open and their position on the screen have nothing to do with my visible location on the timeline. Please change this bad behavior. ---
**Author:** ![Tumppi\_Jarnefelt](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/tumppi_jarnefelt/32/91956_2.png) [@Tumppi\_Jarnefelt](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Tumppi_Jarnefelt)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2014, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/5 "2014-12-24T09:19:06Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![Yellowcab](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/yellowcab/32/51193_2.png) [@Yellowcab](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Yellowcab)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2014, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/6 "2014-12-24T12:33:17Z")
+1000 ---
**Author:** ![MattiasNYC](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/mattiasnyc/32/83_2.png) [@MattiasNYC](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/MattiasNYC)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/7 "2014-12-24T17:12:27Z")
sounds reasonable ---
**Author:** ![pjproby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/0ea827/32.png) [@pjproby](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/pjproby)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/8 "2015-03-01T14:04:31Z")
What I try to do is make sure that I am playing the sequence before I make the workspace change, so at least I jump back to where I was… but I still have to re-zoom and redo the track heights, etc. before I can carry on working. So frustrating! ---
**Author:** ![Formerly\_Thonex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Formerly\_Thonex](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Formerly_Thonex)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/9 "2015-03-22T01:56:05Z")
> Workspaces: Shouldn’t change my location on the timeline. +10000 Cheers, Andrew K ---
**Author:** ![Oswald\_Schwander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ab992/32.png) [@Oswald\_Schwander](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Oswald_Schwander)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/10 "2015-03-31T22:17:49Z")
That would be the day I would start using them Oswald ---
**Author:** ![henrique\_staino](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/henrique_staino/32/235796_2.png) [@henrique\_staino](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/henrique_staino)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/11 "2026-04-16T18:47:10Z")
Just started trying to incorporate workspaces so my zones are configured automatically when I enter and leave ARA editing. To my surprise, I’ve found out that they also recall zoom and timeline position, which absolutely makes no sense to have as a default unchangeable behaviour. Then I came here to ask about it and I’ve found this topic which is **thirteen years old**. You gotta be kidding me. Could anyone at Steinberg explain to us even a single circumstance where this would be the desired behavior , or otherwise explain why this is still this way after so may years? By the looks of it we will never be able to use workspaces. ---
**Author:** ![Dietz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/dietz/32/162829_2.png) [@Dietz](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Dietz)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/12 "2026-04-16T21:54:17Z")
There are quite a few requests along the lines of “What, that still doesn’t work?!?”, which really make you wonder… :-/ … some of them almost as old as the software itself. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleStudio](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/gargoylestudio/32/99_2.png) [@GargoyleStudio](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/GargoyleStudio)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/13 "2026-04-17T08:38:24Z")
Yeah, it’s definitely annoying! Such an old thread. Here’s a tool (windows only) created by @Phil_Pendlebury that you can use to edit the settings file and stop this happening. Only problem is that when you save the workspace again, i.e. making further adjustments, then the setting reverts and you have to use the tool again. Mike. > **[Cubase / Nuendo Workspace Persistence Editor (CNWPE) (Windows)](https://everythingcreative.gumroad.com/l/cnwpe)** > > Cubase / Nuendo Workspace Persistence EditorCNWPE v1.4.3Created by Phil PendleburyLast updated: Aug 26, 2025This application allows you to edit the persistence of elements in your Cubase / Nuendo Workspaces.Most useful: set the Project Window to "0"... ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Pendlebury](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/phil_pendlebury/32/394881_2.png) [@Phil\_Pendlebury](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Phil_Pendlebury)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/14 "2026-04-17T10:16:40Z")
In case instructions are needed: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IQdoyNPE4B0/maxresdefault.jpg "Cubase & Nuendo Workspace Persistence Editor (CNWPE)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQdoyNPE4B0) nb. I have added some features since making this video. So, in fact, if you already have workspaces created, there is no need to make new ones in Cubase. You can just run the tool (with Cubase closed) and select Duplicate Workspace. Then edit the persistence as explained in the video. ![screen](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/4X/c/2/c/c2cef44aa5649653b193e2317b15ef82068df7ed.jpeg) > [@Cubase / Nuendo Workspace Persistence Editor (CNWPE) - For Windows](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/cubase-nuendo-workspace-persistence-editor-cnwpe-for-windows/1005656): > > This application allows you to edit the persistence of elements in your Cubase / Nuendo Workspaces. Most useful: set the Project Window to “0” so selecting a workspace won’t alter its view. GumRoad link (free) ---
**Author:** ![henrique\_staino](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/henrique_staino/32/235796_2.png) [@henrique\_staino](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/henrique_staino)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/15 "2026-04-17T11:00:18Z")
This is great! Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Joe-TimelineAudio](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/joe-timelineaudio/32/353102_2.png) [@Joe-TimelineAudio](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Joe-TimelineAudio)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/16 "2026-04-17T11:04:19Z")
Agreed and while on this topic I also find it super annoying that we lose zoom focus when closing automation lanes (when there are alot of them) or expanding alot of folders etc. I always hope for some kind of zoom anchor feature that would allow us keep whats focused on screen instead of jumping around under certain circumstances like above also. Going to try Phils tool. ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Pendlebury](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/phil_pendlebury/32/394881_2.png) [@Phil\_Pendlebury](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Phil_Pendlebury)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/workspaces-shouldnt-change-my-location-on-the-timeline/35833/17 "2026-04-17T11:15:25Z")
Cheers guys, to avoid cluttering up someone else’s thread, if there are any specific questions about the tool, if it is OK, please can you use the tool’s thread in the Lounge: > [@Cubase / Nuendo Workspace Persistence Editor (CNWPE) - For Windows](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/cubase-nuendo-workspace-persistence-editor-cnwpe-for-windows/1005656): > > This application allows you to edit the persistence of elements in your Cubase / Nuendo Workspaces. Most useful: set the Project Window to “0” so selecting a workspace won’t alter its view. GumRoad link (free)