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A toggle to keep the cursor/playhead CENTERED!!

+52 votes
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asked Jan 7, 2022 in Look and Feel by krishall (800 points) 1 flag

A simple toggle on/off that allows EITHER:

  1. The cursor moves freely from left to right (like it does currently) or
  2. The cursor is ALWAYS centered and the TIMELINE data is what is scrolling left to right with a fixed playhead. YESSS!

This is ESPECIALLY helpful when zoomed in instead of the constant jumping around from left to right. 

A basic feature Cubase has had for 10+ years! 

6 Answers

+3 votes
answered Jan 10, 2022 by reidarjorgensen2021 (370 points)
I requested this myself a few months ago. It would be great for playing/rehearsing along with the recording.
+2 votes
answered May 2, 2023 by danworley (320 points)
Correction to the wording of the request: The events and data would scroll from right to left past the time cursor.

My old DAW had this option and it's how I prefer to work. It's much easier on the eyes not having to track the cursor all the time, and you can always see what's coming up.

I sure hope this gets implemented.
+1 vote
answered Feb 19 by Michael Lawrence 9400 (160 points)
A lot of people requested this ... but still no change.
+1 vote
answered Feb 22 by ugursoygur (250 points)
This would be a great feature, I add the cursor from the end every time.
+2 votes
answered Apr 23 by olafwalinger (210 points)
i thought it would be built in by itself. now it has driven me here. please, this feature is so important. this disappearing cursor into the off is so annoying
+2 votes
answered Jun 22 by ericwatkins2 (200 points)
Yes, this please!  SO MANY people use this as the basis of their workflow, especially in scoring.  I am trialing Studio One 6 because it's Sound Variations seems infinitely better than Cubase's Expression Maps.  I am seriously building an S1 template and ready to switch, and then I hit this roadblock, and it's about as much of a deal breaker as Sound Variations was going to be my deal maker for switching from Cubase.  If someone from Presonus could just acknowledge this short-coming and promise an update, it would go a long way with me for now.
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