Steinberger Cubase SL 2, Cubase SL 2 System4 User's Manual
Issues & Solutions
Cubase SL 2.2
This document describes Issues you may encounter using the software and possible solutions to workaround
them.
Issue
Solution
Adding a MIDI Track can disturb the audio
engine. ASIO Sample rate can be changed or
lost. If a Direct Music MIDI port (example:
MIDEX 8) is opened for the first time (f.i. by
adding a MIDI track), it may happen Windows
Direct Music causes a short system halt, which
can disturb Cubase’s audio engine.
Go to Device Setup/VST Multitrack and do
Reset.
Quantizing Audio does not work, if a MIDI Track
is placed ABOVE the audio tracks
Re-order the tracks so that the audio tracks are
above the MIDI tracks.
MIDI recording from VST Instruments onscreen
keyboards or pads creates endless notes
Switch OFF Cycle Mode
Importing MPEG 1 video files does not work
(Mac version only)
Convert video files to standard Quicktime format
before importing
Inaccurate results if the Time Stretch Tool is
used in the project window
Depending on the algorithm selected, modifying
the event length using the Time Stretch tool Use
the Time Stretch Offline Audio Process instead
Pool - "Prepare Archive" does not work for video
files (only if video is present on video track)
Copy video file to the project folder manually or
do Prepare Archive while the video is not present
on the Video Track but in the Pool
Opening Video Window (Direct Show Player) or
importing video files can affect sample rate of the
ASIO audio card
If this happens frequently, a dedicated
soundcard (or built-in sound chip) should be set
as Preferred Device in the Windows Multimedia
panel.
Crash: Changing Accuracy of Pitch-ShiftEnvelope while previewing
Stop the Previewer before making adjustments,
then re-start the preview
Stuttering Playback of video files through
Firewire OUT (Mac version only)
Performance problem - try less compressed
video codec (e.g. DV format)
Paste Time doesn't work on Marker Track
Use "Insert Silence" function instead
Step Designer MIDI plugin "pattern change"
automation can not be written
Use the function to record the "pattern changes"
as MIDI notes
Performance / Playback problem due to sample
rate mismatch between Cubase and the audio
card (Mac version only)
If your audio interface is clocked externally (e.g.
via Word Clock), Cubase might not take notice of
sample rate changes (e.g. from 48 khz to 44,1
khz), which will disturb the audio playback. Make
sure the sample rate is properly set in the Project
Setup window.
MOTU PCI 324 Interface driver crashes if the
device is clocked externally and you try to
change the sample rate from Cubases project
setup
Incompatibility, will be fixed in MOTU driver
update
Length of the mixdown can be inaccurate if
Midex MIDI interface is connected. The Direct
Music components of the operating system can
cause a timing problem of the audio engine.
If this happens on your system, please use the
Windows MIDI ports instead of the DirectMusic
ports of the MIDI interface driver. Please read
the "MIDI Portfilter.txt" document.
Crash on startup if connected audio interface
(e.g. MOTU 2408) is switched OFF (Mac version
only)
Make sure the interface is switched ON
Automation is read inaccurately
If the ASIO block size (latency) is very big, the
automation is read inaccurately. Lower the ASIO
buffer size
imported Cubase SX 1.x projects containing
Halion 1.x loads with 'pending connections' if
Halion 2.x is installed
Manually set the MIDI connections and save the
project.
Crash with some plugins (Mac only): Entering
numeric values by pressing [ENTER] key instead
of the [RETURN] key
Always enter values by using the [RETURN] key
Projects sometimes load with wrong Generic
Remote Preset.
Set the correct preset manually after loading.
Mixer shows Channels in "hidden" status
Saving the project with the Mixer window
CLOSED solves this.
Possible crash: Setting VST Connection busses
to audio card inputs / outputs when a new project
is based on one of the built-in surround
templates
If this occurs, assign the VST Connection busses
to your audio card inputs / outputs *before* the
template is recalled.
Linking MIDI Channel faders (MIDI Mixer) does
not work correctly (faders "jump")
Do not link the faders if at least one of them is all
the way down. Setting the faders to a level other
than "OFF" lets them link correctly
Old Magneto plugin may crash.
Use the built-in version of this plugin
Some windows are "gone" when a project was
saved on a dual-monitor setup but is loaded on a
single-monitor setup
Make sure the window is not in "Always on Top"
status when it's saved. The window will then
appear at a suitable position on a single-monitor
setup.
Some editing functions (e.g. Split at Cursor, Split
Loop) do not work if there is a LOCKED track
involved.
Un-lock the tracks or move the locked track
BELOW the tracks to be edited. Or use the
Scissors Tool
Playback doesn't work after a VST Instrument
was frozen and a "Disk Full" message was given
Save, close and re-open the project, then it will
play again
VST Instrument "Freeze" claims "Not Enough
Disk Space" although the disk is not full
Reduce the project length
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