redline on timeline in cubase?

[cptaceman]

While recording in cubase I was using the transport cycle on/off button, I'm not sure what I clicked but originally the timeline was blue but has now turned red. Anyone know what this means?
Cheers

 

[Carter]

Your markers are inverted take the first one and slide it past the second and it should turn back to blue.

 

[wreckd504]

I've never noticed that when you drag it one way its blue and the other its red lol, what exactly does that affect?

 

[Farview]

One of them is the start marker, the other is the end marker. If you put the end before the start, it will be red. (and you won't be able to mix down)

 

[wreckd504]

Is there any reason you would ever use the red markers?

 

[Tifstorey]

I assume the fact it's red means it's a warning to change it as, like Farview says, you wont be able to mix it down.

 

[Farview]

Is there any reason you would ever use the red markers?

The red tells you that you have them the wrong way. You know, red as in stop, bad, warning, etc...

 

[fraserhutch]

If you do, I bet you'll hear "Paul is dead..."

Is there any reason you would ever use the red markers?

 

[wreckd504]

This is puzzling me. There is no practical use of having the markers inverted? Why not just make it so the markers can't invert?

 

[Farview]

This is puzzling me. There is no practical use of having the markers inverted? Why not just make it so the markers can't invert?

Because people have to be responsible for their own actions.

Anyway, if you need to move the markers down the timeline for some reason, it might be more convienient to pull the start marker first, then go back and pull the end marker.

 

[wreckd504]

This may already be known (though it hasn't been mentioned in this thread), but when you're markers are inverted, it will skip over playing the section that is in red. I can't think of a use for this feature, but i'm sure someone could come up with one.

 

[cptaceman]

Thanks for the helpful & informative replies.
Yeah, give it a try, if you want to skip a piece of track in playback just highlight it in red. I'm assuming this would apply to other actions aswell...? Much to learn..
Cheers