Cubase 8: Version History and Issues and Solutions

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Cubase 8: Version History and Issues and Solutions

Version History

Cubase Pro / Artist / Elements / AI & LE 8.0.40
Cubase Pro / Artist / Elements / AI & LE 8.0.35
Cubase Pro / Artist / Elements / AI & LE 8.0.30
Cubase Pro / Artist / Elements / AI & LE 8.0.20
Cubase Pro and Cubase Artist 8.0.10
Cubase Pro and Cubase Artist 8.0.5

Cubase 8.0.40 update

Key Summary

BON-15142

Audio: Fixed an issue where deactivating processes in the Offline Process History may lead to incorrect results.

BON-15960

Audio: Fixed an issue where selecting multiple events may lead to wrong display of content in the Audio Part and Key Editor.

BON-15974

Audio: Fixed an issue where using the Backup Project function with Minimize Files activated may lead to altered VariAudio parts.

BON-12854

Audio: The application may no longer become unresponsive when using Render in Place.

BON-15205

Audio: The timing accuracy of VST Instruments when using the Export Audio Mixdown function has been improved.

BON-12537

Automation: Automation Trim mode can now be used on VCA Slaves.

BON-14892

Automation: Fixed an issue where VCA slave automation was written incorretly if punched out by STOP command.

BON-15181

Automation: Fixed an issue where VCA slave channels sometimes were accidently muted.

BON-15612

Automation: Fixed an issue with writing automation on a VCA slave using Fill Mode "to end" if musical timeline (bars/beats) was used.

BON-16105

Automation: Fixed an issue where Solo Defeat didn't work for all connected channels when engaged by a VCA fader.

BON-16600

Automation: Adjusting VCA faders with a mouse wheel now works as expected.

BON-15961

Chord: The chord suggestion function in the Chord Assistant has been improved.

BON-15962

Chord: Remote control of Chord Pads now works as expected.

BON-15950

Chord: Fixed an issue where closing the Chord Pad section by a key command while the Chord Edit popup window was open could lead to an unresponsive state of the application.

BON-16937

MediaBay: MediaBay logical search for signature 3/4 now works as expected.

BON-8806

MediaBay: Fixed an issue where files added to an already scanned folder were not displayed in MediaBay.

BON-15965

MIDI: Fixed an issue where modifiying values in the drum editor may lead to a changed drum map.

BON-15948

MIDI: The overall reliability on Note Expression playback has been improved.

BON-15955

MIDI: Fixed an issue with the MIDI Quantizer plug-in sending data with an offset.

BON-15956

MIDI: Fixed an issue with The MIDI Note to CC plug-in sending incorrect data.

BON-15963

MIDI: Using the independent track loop in the Key Editor now works as expected.

BON-15967

MIDI: Fixed an issue with saving VST Expression maps if the map name contains a "/" character.

BON-13702

MIDI: The MIDI file export performance has been improved.

BON-12530

MixConsole: The MixConsole Rack value cell operation has been improved.

BON-14033

MixConsole: Fixed an issue where Rewire channels were muted accidentally after reactivation.

BON-14392

MixConsole: Fixed an issue where the audio channel output may become silent or distorted.

BON-16085

MixConsole: Fixed an issue where Quick Controls didn't work correctly after re-loading a project.

BON-12117

Plug-in: Manually locating a missing impulse response file in REVerence now works as expected.

BON-16425

Plug-in: The synced delay in VST Amp Rack now works as expected.

BON-9779

Plug-in: Fixed an issue in VST Amp Rack which could lead to interfering sound in stereo mode.

BON-16925

Plug-in: Fixed an issue in REVerence which may render the application unreliable.

BON-8172

Plug-in: Fixed an issue in REVerence which could lead to incorrect impulse response file loaded.

BON-15941

Plug-in: The MIDI Monitor plug-in now works as expected when multiple projects are opened.

BON-15957

Project: Selecting tools in the toolbar using key commands has been improved.

BON-16136

Project: Fixed an issue where the text info box shown during editing events may become unreadable.

BON-15946

Project: Zooming in the timeline by mouse has been improved.

BON-15953

Project: Fixed an issue where a divided tracklist may target some editing commands to the wrong area.

BON-13898

Project: Fixed an issue with the play cursor leading to graphical glitches during editing operations.

BON-14752

Project: Fixed potential performance issues when dragging parts in the Project window.

BON-15970

Project: Improved responsiveness when editing in Tempo Track.

BON-16066

Project: The ASIO performance meter now works as expected when CPU multicore processing is disabled.

BON-15464

Project: The Soundcloud upload function now works as expected on PC Windows systems.

BON-15940

Project: Fixed an issue where the metronome output setting was not saved correctly if the output was set to a VST instrument.

BON-15949

Project: The reliability of metronome time base setting has been improved.

BON-15969

Project: Pre-Roll time was sometimes incorrect after loading a project.

BON-15977

Project: Fixed an issue where using the Remove empty tracks function while the MixConsole window was opened may lead to an unresponsive state of the application.

BON-14034

Project: Fixed an issue where loading projects containing Rewire channels may render the application unreliable.

BON-15943

Project: Dragging a MIDI file to the tempo/signature track now works without issues.

BON-17023

Project: Fixed an issue with loading projects created in Cubase 8.0.10 using specific signature track settings.

BON-15968

Project: Crash fixed when enabling Group Editing of a folder, with one track hidden.

BON-15975

Project: Fixed an issue with loading projects using external instruments.

BON-17142

Remote: Support for Avid S6 console has been improved, including joystick module support.

BON-15945

Remote: Fixed an issue with opening MixConsole via remote.

BON-15937

Score: Fixed an issue with using certain quantize settings in the Score editor.

BON-15938

Score: Vertical scrolling in the Score Editor has been improved.

BON-15939

Score: When loading projects from older Cubase versions, the display of text events in the Score Editor has been improved.

BON-15942

Score: Undo of an erase tool action now works as expected.

BON-15944

Score: Attributes Set' context menu item now works as expected.

BON-15966

Score: Toggling inspector tabs key command now works as expected.

BON-16200

Video: Fixed an issue with timecode displayed incorrectly in Video Player.

BON-16607

Video: Fixed an issue with the video service currently not responsive when using a Blackmagic video card.

Cubase 8.0.35 update

Key Summary

BON-3852

Fixed an issue where offline processes where lost when exporting tracks via Track Archives

BON-14441

Fixed an issue where text in the start-up screen was not correctly displayed on systems with Mac OS X El Capitan (OS X 10.11)

BON-14066

Fixed an issue with USB audio interfaces when used as class-compliant devices on systems with Mac OS X El Capitan (OS X 10.11)

BON-14442

Fixed a font display issue where text could be truncated on systems with Mac OS X El Capitan (OS X 10.11)

BON-14056

Fixed an issue where linked faders saved with a project were no longer linked when loading it.

BON-11771

Fixed an issue where "Link Channels" was not working in Cubase Artist.

BON-14730

Fixed issues that could result in crashes when trying to quit the application.

BON-13958

Fixed issues that could result in crashes while working with the application.

BON-14871

Fixed an issue where moving the mouse cursor in the Score Editor could crash the application.

BON-14447

Fixed an issue where the application could not be started on systems with Mac OS X El Capitan (OS X 10.11)

BON-14683

Fixed an issue where the VCA result curve was jumping when writing Automation for the first time.

BON-13643

Fixed an issue where incorrect Automation was written for tracks connected to a VCA Fader.

BON-12532

Improved Automation Fill mode now supporting VCA Slaves.

BON-10338

Improved Automation Latch Mode for VCA Faders now correctly affects connected tracks on Automation Write.

BON-14022

Fixed an issue where "Open Projects in Last Used View" was not correctly translated.

Cubase 8.0.30 update

Key Summary

BON-10244

Improved ASIO Guard support for Dual-CPU systems.

BON-11279

Sometimes no audio output was generated when projects from previous version were loaded.

BON-6954

Potential crash fixed on sampelrate change while a project is loaded.

BON-12124

Improved compatibility with USB Audio Interfaces.

BON-11303

Sometimes the application didn't quit completely.

BON-9133

Using a file selector made the application lose focus.

BON-11380

On first start, Project Templates were not shown in the MediaBay

BON-11280

On some PC systems the skin file was not correctly updated and caused program crashes.

BON-12692

MediaBay crashed when search string containd "()".

BON-10554

Fixed: Unwanted activating of VST Expression Sound Slots.

BON-7379

MIDI track input settings was sometimes not restored correctly.

BON-10272

mouse wheel on text in value box (like volume) with or without using Shift modifier

BON-11074

EQ no longer stops working after copying EQ settings by drag&drop in the Mixconsole

BON-11728

In some conditions, mono tracks didn't show the meter activity.

BON-10341

Anymix Pro individual signal positions were not saved/restored with a project.

BON-10599

Retrologue: Saved programs did not show up in MediaBay.

BON-11341

[REVerence] Used impulse response file was not found after opening a project from Mac OS on Windows.

BON-11687

Possible crash fixed with MIDI Plug-Ins in the Inspector.

BON-12377

Possible crash fixed with renaming tracks.

BON-9515

Time ruler was not updated correctly when switching between projects with different timecode framerate.

BON-10204

MIDI Playback did not correctly resume after automatic punch out.

BON-9380

Render In Place abort function now works reliably.

BON-5220

Score Editor: Step Input Cursor is now blue.

BON-9505

Score Editor: Corrected Note Symbols Tooltips.

BON-12445

VCA Fader setup can now be operated from Avid EuCon based consoles.

BON-8147

Improved VCA mechanism for Slave faders set to -∞ dB.

Cubase 8.0.20 update

Improvements in Cubase 8.0.20

Render in Place (Cubase Artist / Pro only)

  • The “Render Settings” window has been cleaned up with all options integrated into one window page (the previous 2nd tab “Format” is obsolete).
  • It is now possible to render tracks in either mono or stereo: For the render options “Dry (Transfer Channel Settings)” and “Channel Settings” the resulting audio tracks keep the formats of their source tracks. A mono track results in a mono track. For the render options “Complete Signal Path” and “Complete Signal Path + Master FX” the resulting audio file format is determined by the output channel of the source track. A mono track, routed to a stereo bus, results in stereo audio files.

Automation

  • The option “Automation Follows Events” now takes trimming of events into account.
  • Additionally it reduces the amount of redundant automation points when moving events with this option enabled.
  • Editing automation points or inaccurate writing of automation data can result in situations where the values briefly return to their initial value, visible as spikes in the automation curve or as jumping faders. In the Automation Settings, you can set a Spike Detection Range from 0 to 200 ms to adjust the detection window in which these spikes are found and treated by Cubase (Cubase Pro only).

Chord Pads

  • When working with Chord Pads, you can now set up MIDI or instrument tracks to use “No Player”. This passes unchanged through MIDI data from your remote keyboard, which is useful for all tracks not suited to play chords at all (such as drum tracks). You no longer need to explicitly disable or close the Chord Pads in such cases.
  • The Chord Assistant window now gives a hint when no chord has been referenced in order to get suggestions for other chords.

MixConsole

  • The “Link Groups Settings” window now includes the option to have the channel selection as part of the link group (or not) which comes also very handy when working with VCA Faders (Cubase Artist / Pro only).

Workspaces

  • You can determine the view of external projects when you open them in Cubase: In Preferences > General you have several options now for “Open Project in Last Used View” available to control the behavior (Cubase Artist / Pro only).

Groove Agent SE 4.2 (Cubase Artist / Pro / Elements only)

  • MIDI Output for Host Recording: Groove Agent SE is now able to send MIDI to Cubase in order to record MIDI notes.
  • Follow Host Transport: Activate “Follow Host Transport” and Groove Agent SE will start and stop with the transport in Cubase.
  • Alternate Loop: Alternate loop and reverse alternate loop are now available as new loop modes in the Sample Editor.
  • Live Mode on Dynamic FX: Compressor, Gate, Limiter and the Expander can know be switched into the low-latency mode.
  • Pitchbend Support: Pitchbend is now available in the controller lane of the Pattern Editor.
  • MIDI Channel for Pattern Pads: The Pattern Pads can be triggered using a dedicated MIDI channel.

Other Improvements

  • When removing selected tracks Cubase asks for confirmation in case there is still event data on the tracks (or in TrackVersions).
  • From the File Menu you can now access “Save New Version” which was previously only available as a key command.
  • In VST Expressions > Expressions Maps > Remote Settings you can define to use either “Key Switches” as before or the new “Program Change Messages” option (Cubase Pro only).
  • When loading projects in Cubase the application will prevent the ASIO port setup contained in the project file to override the ports currently in use for the Control Room, External Instruments and External FX. You may want to check your Input/Output setup in the VST Connections window in case you have to deal with ports set to “Not Connected”.
  • The Export Audio Mixdown windows now offers dedicated options in avoid file name conflicts.

Version History

Key Summary Cubase LE 8
Cubase AI 8
Cubase Elements 8
Cubase Pro 8
Cubase Artist 8
BON-6023 AUTOMATION: Fixed an issue that makes playback of Mute Automation more reliable.
BON-7143 EDITING: Fixed a text issue for the Mouse Note Position field for certain languages.
BON-5224 EDITING: Fixed an issue where automation events were wrong after using Global Copy/Paste functions.
BON-8265 EDITING: Fixed an issue where modified default crossfade settings were not correctly applied.
BON-8450 EDITING: Fixed an issue where the up/down arrow keys were not working in the Undo History window.
BON-7408 EDITING: Fixed an issue with the Logical Editor when using presets using Note Expression conditions.  
BON-6322 GENERAL: Fixed an issue where dots in a file name were not handled as expected.
GA-3073 GROOVE AGENT SE: Effects: An automated Tube Saturator no longer leads to unwanted distortion.
GA-3158 GROOVE AGENT SE: Effects: The Tube Compressor and Vintage Compressor now adjust the release time when Auto Release is switched off.
GA-3283 GROOVE AGENT SE: Effects: Tube Compressor now updates parameters immediately when adjusted without audio playback.
GA-3095 GROOVE AGENT SE: Miscellaneous: Activating "Port B" now updates Cubase drum maps.
GA-3464 GROOVE AGENT SE: Miscellaneous: Buttons for MIDI Follow and Select Layers via Velocity are now restored with a project.
GA-3142 GROOVE AGENT SE: Miscellaneous: CTRL-A can now be used to select all nodes in the envelope editors.
GA-3214 GROOVE AGENT SE: Miscellaneous: Key command assignment optimized for page section.
GA-3317 GROOVE AGENT SE: Miscellaneous: Saving and loading of the plug-in default settings now work as expected.
GA-3432 GROOVE AGENT SE: Miscellaneous: The MIDI file selector has been optimized to handle a large number of MIDI files in the user folder.
GA-3022 GROOVE AGENT SE: Miscellaneous: The song position display is no longer out of sync when using a Cubase tempo track.
GA-3245 GROOVE AGENT SE: Sample Editor: Fade handles in the Sample Editor can be resetted to default by CTRL-click (CMD-click).
GA-3153 GROOVE AGENT SE: Sample Editor: The release loop is by default always set to "No Loop".
GA-3458 GROOVE AGENT SE: Slice Editor: Full zoom in Slice Editor after trimming a slice is now possible.
GA-3423 GROOVE AGENT SE: Slice Editor: Trimming samples of a sliced loop no longer leads to grayed out slices.
BON-8268 IMPORT: Fixed an issue with the Audio Preview in the Import Audio File window.
BON-6178 INSTRUMENT TRACKS: Fixed the button design for Track Controls on Instrument Return Channels.
BON-6860 MEDIABAY: Improved the performance of the "Shuffle" feature for the MediaBay Result Lists.
BON-8213 METRONOME: Fixed an issue where the first audio click of the Metronome Pre-Count was not audible in some situations.
BON-8809 MIDI PLUG-IN: Fixed an issue where the MicroTuner MIDI plug-in did not correctly modify the pitches when using ALT and moving the sliders with mouse.  
BON-8751 MIXCONSOLE: Fixed an issue where a default preset for the MixConsole Pre section was not applied to newly created tracks.
BON-6423 MIXCONSOLE: Fixed an issue where it was not possible to de-select channels the MixConsole using CTRL/CMD-click.
BON-7825 MIXCONSOLE: Fixed an issue where saving a default preset for the MixConsole Pre section was not working.
BON-7759 MIXCONSOLE: Fixed an issue where the Slope setting of LC/HC in the MixConsole Pre Rack was not correctly set when loading a project from previous Cubase versions.
BON-7067 MIXCONSOLE: Fixed an issue with the MixConsole Channel Strip Rack when used in Exclusive Mode.
BON-7077 PREFERENCES: Fixed an issue where toggling the "Zoom while locating in Time Scale" preference had no effect.
BON-6137 PROJECT: Fixed an issue where the "Listen" key command was not working in the Project window.  
BON-7689 PROJECT: Fixed an issue where the AutoQ status was not correctly set and displayed after loading a project.
BON-7075 PROJECT: Fixed an issue where the key command to toggle the Inspector Standard Section was not working in all languages.
BON-7137 PROJECT: Fixed an issue where the Project Root Key was not set after loading a project.  
BON-8493 PROJECT: Fixed an issue where the Toggle Rack Tabs key command was not working for all languages.
BON-8541 PROJECT: Fixed an issue where the Write Automation key commmand was not working when the MixConsole had the focus.
BON-1391 PROJECT: Fixed an issue where very short events were not correctly displayed in some cases.
BON-8624 REMOTE: Fixed an issue where the Generic Remote Window was hidden behind other windows and could not be used.
BON-4894 RENDER IN PLACE: Fixed an issue where not file system safe characters rendered the application unreliable.  
BON-6195 RENDER IN PLACE: Fixed an issue where Render In Place did not work for ReWire channels.  
BON-6416 SCORE: Fixed an issue where "Select in Loop" was not correctly working in the Score Editor.  
BON-8898 SCORE: Fixed an issue where the cross-hair cursor was not visible the Score Editor Page mode.  
BON-5379 STABILITY: Fixed an issue where the Automatic Hitpoints Detection could render the application unreliable with very long audio files.
VCON-385 VST CONNECT SE: Fixed an issue that no version information was displayed for the plug-in component.  
VCON-387 VST CONNECT SE: Fixed an issue that rendered the application unreliable when switching between multiple project using different sample rates.  
VCON-389 VST CONNECT SE: Fixed and issue that rendered the application unreliable when active tracks were disabled.  
BON-7391 WINDOW HANDLING: Fixed an issue on Windows systems where the main menu bar disappeared when using "Show Desktop" in Windows.
BON-7563 WINDOW HANDLING: Fixed an issue with Yamaha Studio Manager windows not being correctly displayed.  
BON-7323 WINDOW HANDLING: Fixed an offset issue with the menu bar on Windows systems connected to high-resolution displays.

Cubase 8.0.10 update

This update addresses issues with the precount and metronome click, resolves issues using Mackie Control remotes and improves stability using third-party plug-ins.

In addition, the following issues have been fixed:

Key Summary
BON-6925 AUDIO: Fixed an issue where bouncing audio using the élastique Pitch Mode resulted in a drift of the bounced audio material
BON-5474 CONTROL ROOM: Fixed an issue where the Control Room metering was not synchronous with the audio playback
BON-5526 EDITORS: Fixed an issue where the Solo State of Editors were not correctly remembered
BON-7776 GENERAL: Fixed an issue where clicking in a text field did not allow to navigate the cursor properly
BON-7808 GENERAL: Fixed an issue where file browser windows where placed behind other windows, e.g. when operating the "Resolve Missing Files" window (Windows only)
BON-7135 GENERAL: Fixed an issue where parts of the application could not be properly operated or no longer responded after several days of consecutive operation time of the computer (Windows only)
BON-6891 GENERAL: Fixed an issue where the Help window could not be properly used (Windows only)
BON-7073 GENERAL: Fixed an issue where the text of the main menu showed a slight offset (Windows only)
BON-6435 GENERAL: Improved the support for Windows text scaling (Windows 8 only)
BON-6738 IMPORT: Fixed an issue where importing Cubasis projects using the Cubasis Importer led to missing FX channels
BON-6951 INSTALLER: Fixed an issue where "Steinberg" was missing in the name for the "Groove Agent SE Rock Pop Toolbox" in the Add/Remove programs section (Windows only)
BON-6202 MEDIABAY: Fixed an issue where the additional lines in the Logical Search of the MediaBay could not be removed
BON-6207 MEDIABAY: Fixed an issue where the Attribute Filter section of the MediaBay rack was minimized after loading a project
BON-6823 MIXCONSOLE: Fixed an issue where deleting output busses made the audio routing of affected channels permanently broken
BON-7100 MIXCONSOLE: Fixed an issue where Link Group settings for VCA Faders were not correctly recalled when loading projects
BON-7331 MIXCONSOLE: Fixed an issue where the MixConsole was not correctly restoring its maximized position when minimized before (Windows only)
BON-5544 PERFORMANCE: Fixed an issue with ASIO peaks when using audio drivers from RME
BON-6294 PERFORMANCE: Improved the ASIO load for the DeEsser plug-in
BON-7022 PLUG-INS: Fixed a MIDI timing issue using Yamaha Motif Editor and Yamaha devices setup as External Instrument
BON-6330 PLUG-INS: Fixed an issue where ASIO-Guard setting "High" resulted in distorted audio for the VST Connect Performer SE user
BON-7756 PLUG-INS: Fixed an issue where drop-down menus in plug-ins (from FX Pansion) did not work (Windows only)
BON-7231 PLUG-INS: Fixed an issue where messages from VST Connect SE opened up behind the plug-in window (Windows only)
BON-7152 PLUG-INS: Fixed an issue where several third-party plug-ins may have rendered the application unresponsive by e.g. opening the MixConsole window
BON-6378 PLUG-INS: Fixed an issue where the "Live"-mode was not working in the DeEsser plug-in
BON-6169 PLUG-INS: Fixed an issue where the EQ Curve for the Master EQ in VST Bass Amp was missing
BON-6971 PLUG-INS: Fixed an issue where the Live mode of the Multiband Compressor and Expander disabled the Gain parameter
BON-7349 PLUG-INS: Fixed an issue where the Live mode of the Multiband Expander did not work reliably
BON-6911 PLUG-INS: Fixed an issue where the REVelation plug-in did not correctly recall its bypass state
BON-6579 PLUG-INS: Fixed an issue where the sidechain input of the Channel Strip DeEsser was not working properly
BON-6088 PLUG-INS: Fixed an issue where using the DeEsser in the Channel Strip with an ASIO buffer size larger than 1024 rendered the application unreliable
BON-7392 PLUG-INS: Fixed an issue with the 64-bit version of LoopMash FX producing digital noise with some effect types
BON-7207 PLUG-INS: Fixed an issue with the Rotary plug-in producing an audible artifact
BON-6923 PROJECT: Fixed an issue where some values of items of the main Inspector tab had a slight offset and were displayed wrongly
BON-6109 PROJECT: Fixed an issue where the "Pin" icon in the Inspector Settings windows was not visible
BON-6409 PROJECT: Fixed an issue where the application disappeared from the Windows taskbar when no project was open (Windows only)
BON-6201 PROJECT: Fixed an issue where the Channel/Track Visibility was not correctly in sync between MixConsole and Project window
BON-6980 PROJECT: Fixed an issue where the Drum Map Track Control was not correctly colored when a Drum Map was assigned
BON-7150 PROJECT: Fixed an issue where the track control item "Instrument" was not working as expected
BON-6119 PROJECT: Fixed an issue where using the key command "Save as New Version" led to wrongly numbered project file names
BON-7075 PROJECT: Fixed an issue with the key command "Toggle Standard Section" for the Inspectors that did not work as expected
BON-6590 RECORDING: Fixed an issue where the cursor jumped back to a wrong position when using ReRecord
BON-6757 RECORDING: Fixed an issue where the Metronome audio click and Precount were not audible in several situations
BON-6591 RECORDING: Fixed an issue where using ReRecord led to previously created tracks being removed
BON-6029 RECORDING: Fixed an issue where using Retrospective Record resulted in no MIDI events to be placed (or placed at a wrong position)
BON-7344 REMOTE: Fixed an issue where Mackie Control did no longer follow changes of Visibility configurations
BON-7253 REMOTE: Fixed an issue where operating the application by mouse was not working properly after opening a file browser window from a hardware remote controller
BON-7742 REMOTE: Fixed an issue where the Master Fader on the Mackie Control appeared twice
BON-4253 SCORE: Fixed an issue where the Score Editor did not restore the window setup layout correctly when using Workspaces