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Playback and Transport
Cubase offers multiple methods and functions to control playback and transport.
Transport Panel
The Transport panel contains the main transport functions as well as many other options related to playback and recording.
Transport Panel Sections
The Transport panel has different sections that you can show or hide by activating the corresponding options on the Transport panel context menu.

Transport Panel Sections

The Transport panel has different sections that you can show or hide by activating the corresponding options on the Transport panel context menu.

To show all Transport panel sections, right-click anywhere on the Transport panel and select Show All.

The following sections are available:

System Performance Meter

System Performance Meter: Shows the meters for average audio processing load and the disk cache load.

Common Record Modes

Common Record Modes: Allow you to determine what happens if you click Record during an audio or MIDI recording, and where the recording should start.

Audio Record Modes

Audio Record Modes: Allow you to select what happens when you record over existing audio events.

MIDI Record Modes

MIDI Record Modes: Allow you to select what happens when you record over existing MIDI parts.

MIDI Auto Quantize

Automatic MIDI Record Quantize: Activates automatic quantizing during a MIDI recording.

Locators

Go to Left Locator Position: Allows you to go to the left locator position.
Left Locator Position: Shows the left locator position.
Go to Right Locator Position: Allows you to go to the right locator position.
Right Locator Position: Shows the right locator position.

Locator Range Duration

Locators to Selection: Allows you to set the locators to the selection.
Locator Range Duration: Shows the duration of the locator range.

Punch Points

Lock Punch Points to Locators: Locks the punch points to the left and right locator positions.
Punch In: Activates Punch In.
Punch In Position: Allows you to set up the punch in position. For this to work, Lock Punch Points to Locators must be deactivated. To show/hide this, click the points on the divider.
Punch Out: Activates Punch Out.
Punch Out Position: Allows you to set up the punch out position. For this to work, Lock Punch Points to Locators must be deactivated. To show/hide this, click the points on the divider.

Transport Controls

Go to Previous Marker/Zero: Moves the project cursor to the previous marker/zero position on the timeline.
Go to Next Marker/Project End: Moves the project cursor to the next marker/project end.
Rewind: Moves backward.
Forward: Moves forward.
Cycle: Activates/Deactivates cycle mode.
Stop: Stops playback.
Start: Starts playback.
Transport Record: Activates/Deactivates record mode.

Time Display

Select Primary Time Format: Allows you to select a time format for the primary time display.
Primary Time Display: Shows the position of the project cursor in the selected time format.
Select Secondary Time Format: Allows you to select a time format for the secondary time display.
Secondary Time Display: Shows the position of the project cursor in the selected time format.

Markers

Jump to Marker: Allows you to set and locate marker positions.
Open Markers Window: Opens the Markers window.

Pre-roll & Post-roll

Activate Pre-roll: Activates pre-roll.
Pre-roll Amount: Allows you to set the pre-roll position. To show/hide this, click the points on the divider.
Activate Post-roll: Activates post-roll.
Post-roll Amount: Allows you to set the post-roll position. To show/hide this, click the points on the divider.

Tempo & Time Signature

Activate Tempo Track: Allows you to activate/deactivate the tempo track.
Tempo: Allows you to set the tempo value.
Time Signature: Allows you to set the first time signature value. To show/hide this, click the points on the divider.

Activate External Sync

Activate External Sync: Activates external synchronization.
Open Synchronization Setup: Allows you to open the Project Synchronization Setup dialog.

Click & Count-In & Click Pattern

Activate Metronome Click: Activates the metronome click.
Activate Count-in: Activates the metronome click in count-in.
Click Pattern: Allows you to set up a click pattern. To show/hide this, click the points on the divider.
Open Metronome Setup: Opens the Metronome Setup dialog. To show/hide this, click the points on the divider.

Input/Output Activity

MIDI In Activity: Displays the MIDI input signals.
MIDI Out Activity: Displays the MIDI output signals.
Audio Activity: Displays the audio input/output signals.
Audio Clipping: Displays audio clipping.
Level Display: Displays the output level.
Level Control: Allows you to control the output level.

Set up Transport

Set up Transport: Opens a pop-up menu where you can set up which elements are visible.