Transport Menu

Transport Panel

Opens the Transport panel.

Start: Starts playback.
Stop: Stops playback.
Start/Stop: Starts/Stops playback.
Cycle: Activates/Deactivates cycle mode.
Record: Activates/Deactivates record mode.
Rewind: Moves backward.
Forward: Moves forward.
Fast Rewind: Moves backward at a faster speed.
Fast Forward: Moves forward at a faster speed.
Nudge Cursor Left: Moves the project cursor position to the left.
Nudge Cursor Right: Moves the project cursor position to the right.
Enter Project Cursor Position: Allows you to enter the project cursor position manually.
Enter Tempo: Allows you to enter the tempo manually.
Enter Time Signature: Allows you to enter the time signature manually.
Go to Project Start: Moves the project cursor position to the start of the project.
Go to Project End: Moves the project cursor position to the end of the project.
Exchange Time Formats: Switches the primary and the secondary time display.

Go to Left Locator Position: Moves the project cursor position to the left locator.
Go to Right Locator Position: Moves the project cursor position to the right locator.
Set Left Locator to Project Cursor Position: Sets the left locator to the project cursor position.
Set Right Locator to Project Cursor Position: Sets the right locator to the project cursor position.
Enter Left Locator Position: Allows you to enter the position of the left locator manually.
Enter Right Locator Position: Allows you to enter the position of the right locator manually.
Enter Locator Range Duration: Allows you to enter the duration of the locator range manually.
Set Locators to Selection Range: Sets the locators to encompass the selection.
Exchange Left & Right Locator Positions: Switches the positions of the left and right locator.
Loop Selection Range: Activates playback from the start of the current selection and keeps starting over again when reaching the selection end.

Activate Punch In: Activates/Deactivates punch in.
Activate Punch Out: Activates/Deactivates punch out.
Go to Punch In Position: Moves the project cursor position to the punch in position.
Go to Punch Out Position: Moves the project cursor position to the punch out position.
Lock Punch Points to Locators: Allows you to unlock/lock the punch in and punch out position to the left and the right locator.
Set Punch In to Project Cursor Position: Moves the punch in position to the project cursor position.
Set Punch Out to Project Cursor Position: Moves the punch out position to the project cursor position.
Enter Punch In Position: Allows you to enter the punch in position manually.
Enter Punch Out Position: Allows you to enter the punch out position manually.
Set Punch Points to Selection Range: Sets the punch in and the punch out position to the selected event range.

Locate Selection Start: Moves the project cursor to the beginning of the selection.
Locate Selection End: Moves the project cursor to the end of the selection.
Locate Next Marker: Moves the project cursor to the next marker.
Locate Previous Marker: Moves the project cursor to the previous marker.
Locate Next Hitpoint: Moves the project cursor to the next hitpoint on the selected track.
Locate Previous Hitpoint: Moves the project cursor to the previous hitpoint on the selected track.
Locate Next Event: Moves the project cursor to the next event on the selected track.
Locate Previous Event: Moves the project cursor to the previous event on the selected track.

Play from Selection Start: Activates playback from the start of the current selection.
Play from Selection End: Activates playback from the end of the current selection.
Play until Selection Start: Activates playback two seconds before the start of the current selection and stops at the selection start.
Play until Selection End: Activates playback two seconds before the end of the current selection and stops at the selection end.
Play until Next Marker: Activates playback from the project cursor and stops at the next marker.
Play Selection Range: Activates playback from the start of the current selection and stops at the selection end.

Use Pre-roll: Activates/Deactivates the pre-roll.
Use Post-roll: Activates/Deactivates the post-roll.
Post-roll from Selection Start: Starts playback from the beginning of the selected range and stops after the time set in the post-roll field on the Transport panel.
Post-roll from Selection End: Starts playback from the end of the selected range and stops after the time set in the post-roll field on the Transport panel.
Pre-roll to Selection Start: Stops playback at the selection start. The playback start position is set in the pre-roll field on the Transport panel.
Pre-roll to Selection End: Stops playback at the selection end. The playback start position is set in the pre-roll field on the Transport panel.

Activates/Deactivates the tempo track.

Punch In/Out: Activates/Deactivates punch in/out.
Re-Record: Activates/Deactivates the re-record mode.
Start Recording at Project Cursor Position: Activates/Deactivates the start of the recording at the project cursor position.
Start Recording at Left Locator/Punch In Position: Activates/Deactivates the start of the recording at the left locator.

These options allow you to select what happens when you record over existing events.

Keep History: Keeps existing events or portions of events.
Cycle History + Replace: Replaces existing events or portions of events with the new recording. In cycle mode, all takes from the current cycle recording are kept.
Replace: Replaces existing events or portions of events with the last take.

These options allow you to select what happens when you record over existing parts.

Mix: Adds everything you record to what was previously recorded.
Overwrite: Overwrites all MIDI that you have recorded on previous laps as soon as you play a MIDI note or send any MIDI message.
Keep Last: Replaces previously recorded laps only if the new lap is completed.
Stacked: Turns each recorded cycle lap into a separate MIDI part, and divides the track into lanes for each cycle lap. The parts are stacked above each other, each on a different lane. All takes but the last one are muted.
Mix-Stacked (No Mute): Same as Stacked, but parts are not muted.
Auto Quantize in Record: Activates automatic quantizing during recording.

Allows you to recover MIDI data that you play in Stop mode or during playback. The following options are available:

Insert from All MIDI Inputs: Inserts MIDI data that was sent to all track inputs as a linear MIDI part on the selected track.
Insert from Track Input as Linear Recording: Inserts MIDI data that was sent to the track input as a linear MIDI part on the selected track.
Insert from Track Input as Cycle Recording: Inserts MIDI data that was sent to the track input as stacked MIDI parts on the selected track.
Empty All Buffers: Empties the retrospective record buffer for the selected track.

Opens the Metronome Setup dialog.

Activates/Deactivates the metronome click.

Opens the Project Synchronization Setup dialog.

Sets Cubase to be synchronized externally.