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CUBASE 5 ISSUE
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Electric Flow
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Posted : Oct 6, 2009 16:49:54
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Hey guys,
Instaled cubase 5 with no problems at all and got it running perfectly. The issue now is that i cannot open the vst instruments box (f11). when i click on f11 or mouse click on the shortcut for opening this box, it doesnt open. the only thing that does is to move slightly the window of the sequencer... anyone knows wats happening??
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Get-a-fix
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Posted : Oct 6, 2009 16:56
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Try this:
Initialising Preferences
Corrupted program preference files can bring your Steinberg sequencer into all kinds of troubles, particularly after installing an update.
Fortunately, refreshing the preferences is quite easy:
* Quit the sequencer.
* Go to "Start menu > (All) Programs > *Your Steinberg Sequencer* and select "Open *Your Steinberg Sequencer* Application Data Folder". ?It's a direct link to the folder where all program relevant settings and preferences are stored. It will be opened in a new Windows Explorer window.
* Go up one level in the directory tree by hitting Alt + Up Arrow (Vista) or Backspace (XP, above Enter key). ?Now you are in the Steinberg folder within the "Application Data" (XP) resp. "Roaming" folder (Vista) of Windows.
* Locate the folder which is named the same as your sequencer, for example "Cubase 5".
* Rename it (for example to "xCubase 5") in order to hide it from the sequencer.
Next time you start the sequencer it will create a new folder with fresh preferences and default settings - which hopefully fixes the problem you've experienced.
Please note: If you find folders of previous Steinberg sequencer installations make sure to hide them too by renaming or removing them. Otherwise the sequencer would try to comply with them when creating fresh preferences. And exactly this could be the source of errors.
Initialising the sequencer's preferences does not necessarily mean that you lose all settings. For example if you have defined your own set of key commands that you want to keep you can replace the corresponding file (Key Commands.xml) in the freshly created folder by a copy of the same file taken from the folder you've disabled by renaming.
Alternative ways: Instead of renaming it you also can move the preferences folder of your sequencer from Steinberg's application data folder to another place, for example the Desktop. You even can simply trash it if you are sure that your user settings are not that hard to rebuild. Another approach: Since in many cases the file "Defaults.xml" will be the trouble maker you also could try if renaming or deleting only this particular file already solves the problem.
This Knowledge Base article provides further information on Cubase's preferences and their location: "Cubase and Nuendo Program Preferences Files in Detail"
Making a backup of the preferences obviously is a good idea, especially when you customize a lot. And it's easy: Simply keep a copy of the preferences folder that you can fall back on whenever you need to reset the preferences to your preferred settings.
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A.Rosengren
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Posted : Oct 6, 2009 19:01
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I didn't even know it existed in C5, if you add instrument track you can choose a synth from there. No "routing" needed.
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shellbound
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Posted : Oct 6, 2009 20:03
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On 2009-10-06 19:01, A.Rosengren wrote:
I didn't even know it existed in C5, if you add instrument track you can choose a synth from there. No "routing" needed.
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except when you want to use a multichannel vsti (such as battery, for example) with multiple channels. there's no other way to "open" these channels except through that VSTi window.
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A.Rosengren
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Posted : Oct 6, 2009 22:54
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True haven't thought about it, same goes with kontakt and Omnisphere.
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