Activating Recording Automatically

Cubase can automatically switch from playback to recording at a given position. This is useful if you must replace a section of a recording and want to listen to what is already recorded up to the recording start position.

Procedure

  1. Set the left locator to the position where you want to start recording.

    If you want to set up the punch points independently from the locators, deactivate Lock Punch Points to Locators on the Transport panel, and set up the punch in and punch out positions in the value fields to the right.

  2. Activate Punch In on the Transport panel.
  3. Activate playback from any position before the left locator.

Result

If you have unlocked the punch positions from the locator positions, recording is automatically activated when the project cursor reaches the punch in position.

If cycle mode is activated, and the punch in point corresponds to the left locator position, and the punch out point is positioned before the right locator, recording is stopped at the punch out position and resumed at the punch in position.

If the punch positions are locked to the locators, recording is automatically activated when the project cursor reaches the left locator.