# Cubase - Add Tracks Menu Buttons

**URL:** <https://forum.metagrid.app/t/cubase-add-tracks-menu-buttons/1156>\
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**Created:** [December 5, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/cubase-add-tracks-menu-buttons/1156 "2025-12-05T11:49:46Z")\
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**Adding Tracks in Cubase with MetaGrid Pro’s Menu Buttons**

_Three button types. Three ways to work. Same lightning-fast workflow ⚡_

When building a track-creation workflow in Cubase, MetaGrid Pro gives you three distinct menu button behaviors to choose from. Each button type changes **how you access your list of track types** —so you can tailor the grid to match exactly how you prefer to work.

Below are the three menu button types used in the example from the screenshot.

Each icon represents a different interaction model:

**• Dot · ■ Square ▲ Triangle**

Let’s walk through them using the **Add Track** menu as the example. 👇

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**🔵 Dot — Standard Mode**

[Cubase\_Add\_Track\_Menu\_Button\_Standard.mbutton](https://forum.metagrid.app/uploads/short-url/5l01hzPOWpnUlOgVFuMCx5aVrfJ.mbutton) (24.4 KB)

**Tap to open the track list → Choose the track type you want → Done.**

This is the simplest and most predictable interaction:

- Tap the button → the full list of track types appears

- Select _Audio, MIDI, Instrument, FX Channel,_ etc.

- The action fires immediately

There is **no primary action** tied to a single tap—this mode is ideal when you switch between track types frequently.

**Perfect for:**

✔ Browsing track types

✔ General-purpose “Add Track” menus

✔ Users who don’t want tap behavior to change

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**🟦 Square — Menu on Long Press**

[Cubase\_Add\_Track\_Menu\_Button\_Menu\_On\_Long\_Press.mbutton](https://forum.metagrid.app/uploads/short-url/ekZRePpdy6SyHYqi48GqNP422i2.mbutton) (24.4 KB)

**Tap = Instantly add your primary track type**

**Long press = Open the menu**

This mode is designed for speed.

For example, if you always add **MIDI tracks** by default:

- Tap → instantly adds a MIDI track

- Long press → opens the track list for when you _occasionally_ need Audio, Instrument, or FX tracks

Your primary action **never changes** unless you edit the button.

**Perfect for:**

✔ Fast, repetitive creation of one main track type

✔ Users who want speed but still need menu access

✔ Clean, predictable workflow

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**🔺 Triangle — Dynamic Mode**

[Cubase\_Add\_Track\_Menu\_Button\_Dynamic.mbutton](https://forum.metagrid.app/uploads/short-url/a1fXtv3nob9eC5W7oG4X3wc8vPY.mbutton) (24.4 KB)

**Long press = Choose a track type**

**Tap = Adds the last selected track type**

This is the most flexible mode—and fantastic for session work where your priorities shift.

Example:

- Long press → choose _Audio Mono_ → it executes and becomes your new tap action

- Tap → now instantly adds _Audio Mono_

- Later, long press → pick _Instrument_ → tap now adds _Instrument_ by default

The button **automatically adapts** to the last track type you used.

**Perfect for:**

✔ Composers switching between track types on the fly

✔ Users who want a “smart” primary action

✔ Rapid workflows with evolving needs

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## **🧩 Which one should you choose?**

Use **Standard** when you browse.

Use **Menu on Long Press** when you repeat.

Use **Dynamic** when you adapt.

Or mix all three—MetaGrid Pro is built for _your_ way of working.