Version History / Issues & Solutions

Cubase 4.1.3 / Cubase Studio 4.1.3

The following issues have been fixed in version 4.1.3 (Hotfix):

Issue ID Description
20209 Fixed: Crash may occur when freezing tracks
20187 Fixed: Notes are dropped under certain conditions
19942 Fixed: Crash may occur when exporting (audio mixdown)

Cubase 4.1.2 / Cubase Studio 4.1.2

The following issues have been fixed in version 4.1.2:

Issue ID Description
11583 Undo "delete automation track" is now possible.
12598 Spector sometimes produced hanging notes.
17479 Regions disappeared from project window after time-stretching.
17890 Score: Favourites were not remembered.
17928 Sample Rate conversion was too slow.
18333 After loading certain projects, Audio I/O didn't work (until audio device was reset).
18377 Score: "hide measures" didn't work correctly in some cases.
18486 Score: Display Transpose for GM Trackpresets failed.
18557 Score: MusicXML Export: double bar lines were not exported.
18635 Video: Changing output device to Blackmagic Decklink caused a crash on some Macs.
18773 Score: Ghost note tie at page break
18780 Large Projects with a high number of plug-ins caused sluggish GUI (despite moderate CPU load).
18789 Score: Moving Triplet brackets didn't work correctly.
18790 Score: Moving bar numbers didn't work correctly.
18793 Score: Ties were faulty at page break.
18901 [MediaBay] [Tags] Tagging of a high amount of REX2 Files massively increased the system RAM consumption.
18902 Some REX files couldn't be imported from Media Bay to Project.
18996 Crash after key command for "Plug-in Editors Always on Top" was used.
19011 Slicing in Sample-Editor did not work with audio files longer or shorter than a full bar
19022 Toontrack EZ-Player crashed when loaded as VSTi in the VST-Rack.
19027 Warped Clips got out of sync after the "straighten up" flag had been toggled ON / OFF in the pool.
19054 Score: Crosshair cursor didn't always work.
19056 Score: Dynamic signs One up /One down were faulty.
19057 Score: Undo didn't work on "flip" cresc arrow.
19069 "Align Event" functions weren't working properly.(if N3 prefs are being read).
19089 Score: Marker Dialog was the same as Staff Name.
19090 Score: Automatic colouring of verses is now switchable.
19093 Score: Undo History: Stems were "Necklen"
19121 Score: "Autoscroll" caused scrollbars to move and therefore "disable" itself...
19124 Control room MixConvert, default settings have been revised.
19142 Transpose / Info Line: Multiple selected events did not retain their relationship.
19159 Very short events in audio part editor could cause an error message / crash.
19167 "Solo" algorithm for transpose was not recalled correctly after a Sequel project was imported.

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 19191 MixConvert Control Room: mono / stereo problem.
19192 Automation - Trim Mode changes entire mix (persistence problem)
19210 Mono2Stereo - Delay: Some parameters weren't restored correctly.
19257 Score: Auto layout sometimes crashed.
19268 [MediaBay] [Filter] apostrophes broke the category search.
19289 Preference "Link Channel & Sends routing panner" didn't always work.
19328 [MediaBay] [UserTags] Yes/No tags were not working.
19336 "Solo" on Mixer Delay didn't work.
19338 Surround Panner wasn't available anymore as regular plug-in.
19349 Some MP3 files could not be imported.
19352 Export Audio Mixdown via Tracks or Groups could cause a crash.
19358 Inserts did not retain channel names.
19399 Export Mixdown sometimes resulted in files of wrong bit-depth.
19401 Writing / reading automation could cause system hang / CPU overload in certain cases.
19409 Some plug-ins caused clicking noises at event start / end points.
19444 Inserting events from the Media Bay into project automatically set the track to musical mode.
19475 Apple Remote didn't work on MacOS X 10.5 “Leopard”
19481 StudioEQ - on/off status was not restored correctly.
19494 DeEsser Plug-in: In some cases it scaled too large or too small.
19495 Some audio files seemed to contain click noises when they were imported.
19498 [Video] - Possible Crash when the QuickTime window was dragged across the screen during playback.
19524 Some user interface fonts were corrupted on MacOS X 10.5 “Leopard”
19540 Score: Wrong "Undo" was displayed after dragging notes had been dragged with the mouse.
19547 Cubase Studio 4: It was not possible to store/load custom insert FX Presets.
19581 Score: Deleting time signatures didn't work correctly.
19592 HALionOne content was defective when program was installed on MacOS X 10.5 “Leopard”
19599 Text entry of "Length" field in Info Line was erratic.
19621 [Cubase Studio 4.1.1] MIDI Loops could not be used.
19634 [MediaBay] [Tags] - Tagging Multiple files didn't work under certain conditions.
19653 Instrument tracks in a folder track did not un-mute when the parent folder was un-muted.
19694 Control Room Bus Activation Buttons didn't work when a track was soloed.
19701 Record-enabled linked channels do not engage record on all of them
19759 Some WMA file imports failed
19770 MixerDelay. Channel routing doesn't work correctly
19773 [Dolby Digital Encoder and DTS Encoder] no GUI will be displayed + crash
19788 SOLO on parent folder tracks didn't SOLO tracks in sub folders.

Cubase Studio 4.1.1

Cubase Studio 4.1.1 is a fully supported hotfix release and available for Cubase Studio 4 users only. The
following issues have been fixed in version 4.1.1:

Issue ID Description
19164 “UV22HR” dithering plug-in is missing
19332 MIDI Loop support is broken (are shown in MediaBay, but cannot be previewed or loaded)

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Cubase 4.1 / Cubase Studio 4.1
The following issues have been fixed in version 4.1:

Issue ID Description
1325 Grouping of events does not work.
System Link - Synchronization is affected by "Lower Latency" ON or OFF status when using the Steinberg VSL 2020
1327
cards.
1338 Extract Audio from Video doesn't work with QuickTime 7 (PC). The imported audio is distorted.
After many hours of operation, crackling or noise might appear in the audio outputs. This problem varies depending
1352
on the CPU usage and the ASIO audio cards used.
1468 A project with several hundreds audio tracks might crash if you duplicate them or add more tracks.
2545 After long audio recordings, sometimes there is a waveform Image Construction Error.
[OSX only] While plug-ins Double delay or Mod Delay are in front, Cubase/Nuendo may crash if the arrow keys are
2592
used.
Channel Settings window which is 'Always On Top' prevents events/parts being correctly copied/pasted using key
2902 commands in Project window, and that it can happen that Channel Settings data is copied/pasted instead to an other
Track/Channel.
3111 Imported WMA Surround Files may crash the program on playback.
3724 Macros that contain a [Delete] command may fail or crash when they are executed on empty tracks.
3868 Cannot delete font sets
3873 ASIO device cannot be initialized when application is first started
3896 Videos with H.264 codec may cause problems with the video thumbnails and consume much CPU performance.
After manually forcing "refresh" on a certain folder in the Browser, the MediaBay often indicates a wrong "scanned"
4307
state (folder remains grey).
4353 Deleting a very large number of Group Channels at the same time may cause a crash.
4364 In very large sound libraries, sometimes not all files are found by the MediaBay on the first scan.
4368 Using MP2 audio files may cause problems in the MediaBay.
4414 Transport is stuck after loading a project which has a start time other than 00:00:00:00 and MTC is sent.
4424 Files that are deleted in the MediaBay Viewer are not put into the Trash but actually erased immediately.
MediaBay: Files can not successfully tagged if the file is currently in use. This also affects files currently playing in
4474
preview (Scope).
If Media Bay window is in "always on top" mode, commands executed in the project window (e.g. "delete") will affect
5669
selected files in the Media Bay browser.
5860 VST System Link synchronisation: The slaved system doesn't follow "Preroll" of the master correctly.
5861 Jog / Shuttle via System Link does not work.
Possible VST System Link synchronisation problem when the same port is used for both audio and VST System
5862
Link.
5864 VST System Link cannot be deactivated in Transport with Sync button.
Timing problems if multiple computers are synchronized via a System Link chain (open loop). The computers "later"
5865
in the chain may play MIDI inaccurately and Cycle does not work.
5927 VST Connection Presets don't restore ASIO ports correctly if "not connected" ports are involved.
5985 Possible crash when MIDI List Editor is being closed during playback.
10349 Loss of Audition Bus
10393 Audio waveform display in audio events: no Hi-Res
16935 Houston controller gets removed as remote controller once a project is loaded
16975 MIDI Device Manager - you can not delete anything from a patch name list
16978 Crash on opening Scores -> Open selection
17037 [MediaBay] Accessing track presets crashes Cubase
17174 Any load attempt of SL1.x projects crashes Cubase (Studio) 4
17819 Crash importing Wave-file

Cubase 4 / Cubase Studio 4 (4.0.3)

The following issues have been fixed in version 4.0.3 (Hotfix):

Issue ID Description
5428 Wrong resetting of parameters in Offline Process dialog
6592 Direct Monitoring with "Tape Style" Monitoring (Preference) caused frozen VU Meters and also crashes
6570 MediaBay Tag Editor – 2 important buttons missing in C4

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Cubase 4 / Cubase Studio 4 (4.0.2)
The following issues have been fixed in version 4.0.2:

Issue ID Description
2686 Roomworks: After a while the plug-in may begin to produce extremely loud digital noise
2878 VSTi Track Freeze: HALion Symphonic Orchestra's (looped drum roll) will not be looped after freezing
2974 Output metering of all Plug-ins incorrect
3567 Audio Warp: Severe disc performance problems in C4
3986 CD Import doesn't work with some DVD drives
4068 Grungelizer stops working after bypass - activate
4348 MediaBay Scope: new implemented Follow Tempo handler doesn't work
4392 Select Velocity Stems in Edit-In-Place causes hung note
4489 Stuttering Cursor = MIDI Plug-in Problems
4496 Offline Process History (using plug-ins): uninvolved process steps get modified if a previous step is being changed.
4585 [HALionOne]: Sound "T8 Analog Kit" in the Studio Bank comprised endless loops
4645 [HALionOne] CPU Performance
4676 DoubleDelay (and other) settings lost from SX3 project loaded in C4
4687 Extract MIDI automation does not delete CCs from part
4695 Project incompatibility: Nuendo 3 project can not be loaded into Cubase 4
4741 Crash when removing/adding input channel
4746 Once delete External Instrument, SM2 editor never come again. (VstOpExternalEffect is not deleted)
4758 Input transformer bug with instrument tracks: duplicate track / save & reload project
4785 Open inplace editor creates defective track presets
4814 SCORE: Crash changing note length
4816 No audio and serious error on insert bypass/activate
4829 Yamaha DSP Factory - support only partially removed
4839 MediaBay crashes Cubase when scanning v1.0 and 1.1 ID3 tagged mp3 files
4842 Mixer: "Load All Mixer Settings" seriously broken
4885 Retrospective Record: Looks partially broken compared to SX3
4902 Re-routing channels takes too long ("Unresponsiveness")
5013 Mac: Text entry of VST3 automation data in Info line=crash!
5019 Crash on showing effect editor after second apply of track preset on audio track
5050 MIDI Track FX and Modifiers do not work
5057 [HALionOne] content in Cubase 4.01 installer: GmDrumSet 1 not registered on Win
5062 "An error occurred during mixdown" if exported sample rate is unequal project sample rate
5107 Media Bay can't find files using 2-byte characters on Japanese OS
5112 Rotary - Speed parameter doesn't work correctly after loading of preset
5161 Copying mixer channel settings does not work properly
5165 Score: Workspace crash
5181 Audio buffer down-switch causes freeze
5182 Audio recording while the audio editor of the same track is open causes poof.
5268 AmpSimulator: Using 96kHz projects possibly creates artefacts
5357 Cubase Studio 4: Fewer output-channel insert slots as specified!
5361 Cubase will "unexpectedly quit" after scrolling to a track that is a part of a collapsed track folder
5376 N.I.'s Vokator seen as mono in/stereo out
5389 Unfreeze and unload VSTi will be reload when closing the project
5412 Mackie Control: Not possible to load VST-Instruments via MC
5444 Can't open QT screen on Japanese system
5634 Changing ModMachine Rate during playback produces artefacts
5813 Loading a VSTi removes Houston from Remote Devices List
5843 MPEX Time stretching: crash by changing ratio during preview
5844 Yamaha 01X / Mackie Control paging not possible
6034 Upgrading from Cubase Mac PPC to Cubase Intel Mac might result in program freeze on startup

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Cubase 4 / Cubase Studio 4 (4.0.1)
Cubase 4.0.1 / Cubase Studio 4.0.1 introduced major quality, performance and stability improvements over
version 4.0.0. This update is recommended for all users. The following function areas have been improved in
Version 4.0.1:

• The VST3 plug-in set has been improved for better performance and lower CPU load. In addition, some
minor technical issues and user interface problems have been addressed.

• HALionOne, Prologue, Spector and Mystic have been updated to offer more overall stability and better
performance. Some issuer interface issues have been addressed and missing parameters were added
to the automation list

• The entire VST3 preset content – including HALionOne presets – has been improved and will be
replaced by the 4.0.1 updater. Existing user presets are not affected.

• MediaBay now offers more overall stability and better performance. Various technical issues have been
addressed, together with several minor user interface problems.

• The score editor had some graphics and stability problems, which have been resolved.

• Foreign language localization has been further enhanced and some errors have been corrected.

Cubase 4 / Cubase Studio 4 – Issues and Solutions

The following table describes issues you may encounter using this software as well as possible
workarounds.

Issue ID Issue Solution

19753 When MP3 files are imported from a network Copy files to the local hard disk before importing. Alternatively, purchase the
server, it the program gets unresponsive for MP3 decoder from Steinberg website.
several minutes (applies to Cubase AI, Cubase LE
and Cubase Essential only).
19340 Track Quick Control settings, which were saved Go to the Sound Browser, find the Track Preset you saved and double click it
with a track preset do not restore correctly when to create a new midi track. Then the Track Quick Control settings show up
the track preset is applied to another track. correctly.
19325 Multichannel Interleaved files are not compatible Use the option "Don’t use Extensible wave format" in the Audio Export
with all other applications (e.g. Dolby Tools). Mixdown window.
19299 On the "Mixconverter", BYPASS has no effect. Use ON / OFF instead.
19122 If the application is set to background while a plug- Wait until the plug-ins have completed the loading process.
in is in the process of loading it's sample content, it
might crash.
19096 If Selection Tool and Range Tool are toggled and Avoid using the editing tools on tracks that are currently recording.
used on a track that is currently recording, a crash
might occur.
19082 On some PPC plug-ins running on a Mac Intel via If no native Mac Intel versions of the plug-ins are available and you need to
VSTBridge, text entry might not be possible. enter e.g. serial numbers, start the application in "Rosetta" mode and enter the
settings. After that is done, start the application without Rosetta again.
19049 GM Drum Maps are not available after loading a 1. Create a new project with a MIDI track
Sequel project.
2. Open a GM Drum Map and save it.

3. load your Sequel project and load the previously saved GM Map.

19024 Roomworks plug-in stops working after a while (if Avoid using very extreme parameter values like e.g. Reverb Time = minimum /
very extreme parameter values are set). Room Size = maximum value.
18992 Surround Panners are being reset when channels Manually re-adjust the panning after you have copied channel settings.
settings are copy / pasted to other channels.

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 18967 If Sequel (32 bit) and Cubase 64bit / Nuendo64bit 1. Open this folder C:\Program Files(x86)\Common
is installed on Windows 64 bit, Cubase / Nuendo Files\Steinberg\SoundFrame
cannot find the Sequel SoundFrame files.
2. Create Shortcuts (links) of the files at this location: C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Steinberg\SoundFrame

18800 Moving "AmpSimulator" plug-in " Drive " parameter Lower the control room volume first.
creates noises
18728 MMC Track Arming state is not remembered after Check Track Arming status on the machine if you have set it OFFLINE for a
machine was set "offline" once. while.
18690 Copy / Paste between projects doesn't work right Unpack audio events from their folders before copying them to another project.
with Folder parts (they end up at 00:00:00:00
instead of their origin position.
18675 If the program is set to background while a project Make sure not to call other applications into foreground while a project is
is loading, it might crash. loading.
18561 In some cases, depending on the ASIO buffer size, Put MIDI Plug-in "TrackFX" after the Step Designer and set "length
the MIDI Plug-in "Step Designer" may cause compression" e.g. to 20/21.
monophonic instruments to play unintended
"Glides".
18525 Media Bay stops scanning (hangs) when there are Please make sure there are no corrupted files in the folders you scan.
corrupted media files (mainly video) in the folder.
18502 Factory Loops from Sequel play out of sync in To use Sequel Loops in non-44,1 kHz projects, proceed as follows:
projects which are not in 44,1 kHz sample rate.
1. "Save project to new folder"

2. Select all Loops in the Pool and uncheck "Straighten Up".

3. Use "Conform Files" from the Media menu.

4. Select all Loops in the Pool and enable "Straighten Up" again.
18473 Using the Local Loop playback on a very short Avoid using Local Loop playback on too short audio slices.
audio slice (around 130ms or less) in the Audio
Part editor may cause a crash.
18398 The visible note range in parts for Drum Tracks is For using the Drum Editor, do not use notes outside this range.
only A0 - D#5.
18314 Dragging plug-ins from stereo to mono channels If possible, reinstantiate the plug-in rather than dragging between stereo /
may cause problems (missing channels, garbled mono channels.
sound)
18224 Long waiting time before Audio Export Mixdown Please wait until the Audio Export begins.
starts to render ("not responding"). Happens with
projects that carry a large number of Tempo
Changes. In some cases this may take several
minutes.
18160 Crackling during playback and unsatisfying 8 core CPU's currently shouldn’t be used at very small buffer sizes. Please
performance on 8 Core CPU computers. increase the ASIO buffer size.
18003 When plug-ins are dragged between insert slots Turn "Constrain Delay Compensation" OFF before dragging plug-ins between
while "Constrain Delay Compensation" is turned insert slots.
ON, problems with the plug-ins might occur. This
applies to plug-ins that introduce a delay, such as
e.g. UAD.
17349 Calculated Slices are related to the whole audio Bounce Selection before calculating Hitpoints, slice and close.
file. This may lead to mismatch to the project after
slice and close.
15203 Audio Recording might fail if individual track Re-assign track record folder before continuing recording.
recording folders were used and the record disk
(e.g. Firewire Device) has been removed.
15102 Wrong MTC is sent If Preroll is used and you Set projects with NTSC frame rate to a project start time of 00:00:00:00.
START from 00:00:00:00 using 29.97 fps
14790 QuickTime video player are not able to play back Choose DirectShow Video player in Device Setup to play back Windows Media
Windows Media Video files. Video files.
13938 Offline Processing (e.g. Timestretch) may fail or Check the files you import for strange naming before Offline Processing.
crash if the processed files have extremely long
filenames or names containing special characters.
13873 Mixer (Extended view) Title Bar is outside the Put Mixer in un-extended state and move it to a lower place on the screen and
screen. (Mac dual monitor Setups only) then extend it again.

13745 MIDI) Recording sometimes fails (abortion or You need to use the DirectMusic MIDI ports which are invisible by default.
freeze) when using MIDIMan (M-Audio) MIDISport Please refer to the MIDI_Port_Filter_EN.pdf on the installation disk.
8x8 MIDI interface with the default Windows MIDI
Driver.

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 13276 If MIDI track inside (closed) folder track is Repeat un-freeze with the folder track in unfolded state.
unfrozen, that MIDI track will still be frozen and
nothing can be done to fix the state.
12790 Exporting as wave file creates stereo wave files After export, manually rename the files to ".wav".
with ".dts" extension instead of ".wav"
12715 MediaBay: Sometimes, files with customized The tagged files should at least once have been selected and viewed in the
attributes (attributes created by the user), can not Tag Editor in "all (attributes)" mode.
be found by the Detail Search.
12067 Filenames of saved projects are truncated when Please avoid dots (".") in project file names.
e.g. using dates as end part of filename.
11811 If audio tracks are linked, engaging REC might not Check the preference "Enable Record on Selected Track".
cause all tracks to record.
11766 Mac Pro Built-in Sound Devices not available as Create an Aggregate Device of the Build-in Sound devices with the Audio MIDI
multi channel I/O. Setup application.
11606 Incompatibility with presets of older version of BFD Make sure to use the current version of BFD plug-ins.
plug-in.
11600 Switching the ASIO / Core Audio buffer size can It's recommended to set the ASIO buffer size with no project loaded.
cause a system freeze when certain plug-ins (e.g.
Waves RVox) when the plug-ins are active but in
Bypass mode.
11543 REX2 files cannot be copied from MediaBay into Use the function "reveal in finder (explorer)" and drag the audio file from there
the project. into the project.
11439 Sound Designer II files get corrupted when used Convert any SD II file to WAV or AIFF.
with the Network Collaboration feature.
11430 Studio Manager MIDI ports will not be recalled You need to assign the proper MIDI ports manually again in the Studio
correctly when loading a Cubase SX or Nuendo Manager.
3.x project into Cubase 4.
11407 Copy / pasting parts between folder-parts doesn't When copy / paste of complex part arrangements is required, try to avoid
always work right. Pasted parts are not aligned pasting into existing folder parts.
correctly.
11381 BFD plug-ins: Sounds may be cut when Freezing If possible, use small ASIO buffer sizes before freezing BFD plug-ins channels.
Instruments channels.
11279 Incompatibility with projects created in Cubase SX You have to manually reload and adjust the plug-ins in Cubase 4 / Nuendo 4.
1.x. Plug-in settings are not restored correctly.
11121 VST Connection Presets don't restore ASIO ports Either assign the VST connection busses to existing ports, or remove unused
correctly if "not connected" ports are involved. busses.
11065 Retrospective Record: If a single Midi Input Port is Make sure the unselected MIDI Ports to not play unintended data.
selected, events from all parts are still stored.
10836 Generating Video Cache file doesn't work if the Delete the Video Cache file manually and try again.
Video Player method was changed during a
project.
10799 [Mac only] Performance / Playback problem due to If your audio interface is clocked externally (e.g. via Word Clock),
sample rate mismatch between Cubase/Nuendo Nuendo/Cubase might not take notice of sample rate changes (e.g. from 48
and the audio card. KHz to 44.1 KHz), which will disturb the audio playback. Make sure the sample
rate is properly set in the Project Setup.
10728 Available Record Time isn't re-calculated correctly Rec disable / enable to update display
when tracks have been assigned to another
Record Folder on another disk.
10660 Some sounds of the Prologue synth may sound When porting projects using the between Mac (Intel) and PPC computers you
slightly different on Mac (Intel) and PPC might need to have to readjust some synth settings.
computers.

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