6.0.4 Version History
Known issues and solutions
September 2011
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This document lists all update changes, fixes and improvements
as well as known issues and solutions for Cubase Elements 6.
Please note that the Known issues and solutions section
contains issues that might concern specific Cubase versions
only. Please make sure to read thru this section before
contacting Steinberg support.
We wish you creativity and success using Cubase!
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Version History 6.0.4 pre-release
Issues resolved in 6.0.4
Septembe r 2011
This pre-release version offers improvements which we would
like to make available to our customers as soon as possible.
While preliminary testing carried out for this version indicates
that it is stable and reliable, it has not gone through our full QA
testing cycle. Therefore, please note that this pre-release version
is not officially supported.
Cubase Elements 6.0.4 contains the following corrections as
well as all improvements of the 6.0.1, 6.0.2 and 6.0.3
maintenance updates.
The following table lists all issues that have been resolved in this
version.
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When using the new-in-6.0.3 “Gridlines in front of parts/events” function, the performance of
the User Interface does not diminish anymore.
When using audio samples as metronome click, toggling the metronome on/off doesn’t lead to
interruption of audio recordings.
Steinberg CI series audio hardware and Yamaha MOX synthesizer specific VST Connection
port naming issues under Mac OS X Lion (10.7) systems is resolved.
Using the Altiverb plug-in or Yamaha MOTIF Editors in a Project together with video material
does not render the application unreliable anymore.
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Gridlines in front of parts/events
Show Event Data/Name options
Video improvements
Version History 6.0.3
Improvements in 6.0.3
July 2011
The 6.0.3 version contains the following improvements and
corrections as well as all improvements of the 6.0.1 and 6.0.2
maintenance updates.
The 6.0.3 maintenance update introduces the following
improvements:
Event Handling Opacity while slip-editing
Event Handling Opacity is now also applied when you use
the tool modifiers to slip-edit an event. When slip-editing,
the event will now turn semi-transparent just like when
dragging and moving it in 6.0.2.
The actual event handling opacity can be adjusted freely in
File > Preferences > Event Display > Event Handling
Opacity from full to zero opacity. The default setting is a
medium value.
Please note that the setting was previously named "Drag
Opacity" and has been renamed in this version. For further
details, please have a look in the improvements section of
the 6.0.1 release below.
To further simplify editing and positioning of Audio Events
and MIDI Parts, Cubase 6.0.3 introduces the ability to draw
the Grid Lines of the Project window and the Audio Part
Editor in front of them.
A new setting in the Preferences > Event Display section
called “Grid overlay intensity”, controls the intensity with
which the Grid Lines are laid over Events. The default is a
subtle setting.
Please note that there is no overlay on Audio Parts.
Now it’s possible to control the smallest track height where
data and/or names should be displayed or hidden.
The previous preference "Show Event Data on Small Track
Heights" has been removed and replaced by two new
settings, which can be found in the Preferences > Event
Display section.
Cubase 6.0.3 features improved playback performance of
HD video formats in general. Single-threaded codecs (like
Motion-JPEG, Photo-JPEG, and QuickTime DV) will benefit
from the also new “Boost Video” option: if enabled, one
CPU core is excluded from audio processing and reserved
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Audio import: Split File Name Format
e Import Options dialog, or the
New Patchname Script
for video decoding and playback tasks, resulting in
smoother performance.
The “Boost Video” option can be found in the Device Setup
> Video Player page. Please note that the Multi Processing
option must also be activated in the Device Setup dialog >
VST Audio System page. Activating “Boost Video” may
reduce the audio performance by design in order to
prioritize video tasks.
To higher the level of compatibility when exchanging audio
files with other products and to give more flexibility in
general, creating split files from multi-channel files can now
be named. For example, it’s now possible to add suffixes
like “_L” or “_R” to the corresponding channel.
The naming options can be found in the “Split File Name
Format” pop-up menu below the “Split multi-channel files”
or the “Split channels” options in the Preferences dialog
(Editing Audio page), th
Export Audio Mixdown dialog.
A Patchname Script for the Yamaha MOX synthesizer is
now available in the MIDI Device Manager.
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The following table lists all issues that have been resolved in this
version.
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on the track folder.
AudioWarp: A warped audio event now stays in sync, also when placed in a part with multiple
splits and the project includes tempo changes.
AudioWarp: A potential AudioWarp issue with shifted audio events, when changing the tempo
in the Sample Editor toolbar, has been resolved.
Quantize: Some quantizing errata for Audio Events is corrected.
Quantize: Iterative quantizing for audio events behaves correctly and approximates the chosen
quantize preset and grid value.
Metronome: Distortion at certain sample rates when using user-samples for the Metronome
has been eliminated.
ReWire: Improved playback/transport synchronicity using Reason, respectively for ReWire
connected applications.
Plug-in: Producing additional ASIO load when enabling the improved silence detection in the
MonoDelay plug-in has been resolved.
Plug-in: The LFO waveform state is now displayed correctly in the AutoPan plug-in.
Score: An issue has been resolved, where the Delete Overlaps function deleted preceding
events under certain conditions.
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File > Preferences > Events Display
File > Preferences > Event Display > Audio
Waveform Brightness
Waveform Outline Intensity
Fade Handle Brightness
File > Preferences > Event Display > MIDI
Automation handle visibility
Undocumented features
The following last-minute features have not yet been
documented in the Cubase 6 operation manual:
The preference “Show Overlaps” controls the visibility of
event overlaps. You can select to show overlaps always,
never or when hovering with the mouse over the respective
event area in the Project window.
There are three new preferences which affect the project
view event appearance.
Controls the relative brightness of the waveform. The
starting point is the actual event color. It is possible to
adjust the color smoothly from black, through the event
color, to white.
Controls the intensity of the outline of the waveform.
The range is from the waveform color set with the
Waveform Brightness through to black.
Controls the brightness of the Fade Handles. The
starting point is the actual event color. It is possible to
adjust the color smoothly from black, through the event
color, to white.
Note Brightness and Controller Brightness can be adjusted
independently from each other.
The visibility of handles for editing automation curves is
zoom-dependent. When hovering with the mouse over
automation lanes, the automation handles are displayed
without zoom-dependence.
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Known issues and solutions
The following table describes known issues you may encounter
using Cubase as well as possible workarounds.
ID #
[ASIO Devices] * Application may
become instable when trying to access
the Control Panel of RME audio devices.
[Audio / Bounce Selection] * When you
have bounced from range selection, the
resulting audio files may run out of sync
when enabling musical mode.
[Freeze] * Frozen files are excluded from
sample rate conversion when changing
project sample rate.
[General] * If system is running out of
RAM in 32-bit mode, the application may
behave erratically or become instable."
Solution
Please check the RME website for
driver/software component updates.
This is caused by wrong snap point position.
Move snap point of all resulting audio files to
event start, then enable Musical Mode.
Unfreeze before changing the project sample
rate.
This may occur when a memory-intensive
instrument, such as a sampler VSTi, is loaded.
Reduce memory load by freezing memoryintensive instruments. Please be aware of
maximum usable RAM, depending on the
operating system. Consider to use a 64-bit OS
with the 64-bit version of Cubase.
[Hardware] * CC121 Controller:
Automatic configuration may not work if
Cubase was launched before the CC121
was turned on (or plugged in).
[MediaBay] * MediaBay stops scanning
and may become unresponsive, if a
scanned folder contains corrupted media
files.
[MediaBay] * Overwriting presets from the
MediaBay Save Dialog, such as Save
VST Preset, Save Track Preset and Save
Pattern Bank, does not update changes
in the meta data.
[MediaBay] * An OS user account name
consisting only of capital letters may lead
to issues such as being unable to create
Track Presets.
[Mixer] * When plug-ins are dragged
between insert slots while "Constrain
Delay Compensation" is enabled,
problems with the plug-ins may occur.
This applies to plug-ins that introduce a
delay, such as plug-ins from UAD.
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Connect and turn on the CC121 before
launching Cubase.
Please make sure there are no corrupted files in
the folders that you scan. Further details can be
found in the Steinberg Knowledge Base.
If you want to change meta data, please don't
overwrite the preset, but use "Make Unique
Name" and remove the old preset afterwards.
To avoid potential MediaBay problems, please
do not use OS user account names consisting
only of capital letters.
Disable "Constrain Delay Compensation" before
dragging plug-ins between insert slots.
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[Video] * Using very old Matrox graphic
cards (10 years and more) result in slow
video performance.
[Plug-ins] * Lexicon PCM Native plug-ins
may become instable when used via the
VST Bridge in certain screen resolutions
with Cubase 64-bit version.
[Plug-ins] * iLok-protected plug-ins with an
invalid license may render the application
unstable.
[Plug-ins] * The Roomworks plug-in may
become unresponsive if extreme
parameter values are set.
[Plug-ins] * Changing the ASIO / Core
Audio buffer size may render Cubase
unstable, when the Project contains
certain plug-ins that are active but in
bypass mode.
[Plug-ins] * When running Cubase in 64bit mode under OS X 10.7, the VST
Bridge is not working (e.g. no 32-bit plugins can be loaded)
Please replace old Matrox cards with a new
graphic adapter.
Use the Cubase 32-bit versions instead until the
issue is fixed in the plug-ins.
Make sure to have valid licenses on your iLok key
for these products.
Avoid using min. / max. parameter values for
Reverb Time or Room Size.
It's recommended to set the ASIO buffer size
before loading a project.
Currently there is no workaround. The issue will
be resolved in a future update.
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