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Playback and Transport
Cubase offers multiple methods and functions to control playback and transport.
Metronome Click
You can use the metronome click as a timing reference for playing along and recording. The two parameters that govern the timing of the metronome are project tempo and the time signature.
Metronome Setup Dialog
The Metronome Setup dialog allows you to make settings for the metronome.
Click Sounds Tab
The Click Sounds tab allows you to set up and audition the MIDI click and the audio click. You can use the default audio or MIDI click, choose from a list of factory preset sounds, or assign your own custom sounds.
Setting up a Custom Audio Click Sound
If you do not want to use the default click sound, you can set up your own custom sound.

Setting up a Custom Audio Click Sound

If you do not want to use the default click sound, you can set up your own custom sound.

Prerequisite

In the Metronome Setup dialog on the General tab, Activate Metronome Click is activated. In the Click Destinations section, Use Audio Click is activated.

Procedure

Open the Click Sounds tab, and in the Audio Click Settings section, activate Use Custom Sounds.
In the Sound column, click the top row.
In the file dialog, navigate to the audio file that you want to use as a custom sound for the first beat and select it.
Click Open.
Click the other rows to select audio files for the other beats.
Set the level of the sounds by clicking the respective rows in the Level column and adjusting the value.
Optional: Click Start to audition the custom sounds.

Result

The metronome uses the defined custom sounds for the audio click.

After Completing This Task

Open the Click Sound Presets pop-up menu, and save your custom sounds as a preset.