Using Cubase 12. Finding that roughly every 5 minutes, the entire GUI freezes (audio keeps playing) and the mouse pointer turns into the "thinking" wheel for maybe 3-8 seconds. The time frame varies depending on how busy the track is so it seems related to CPU load, but CPU meter is generally only at about 30%. I'm running 512 buffer, 16gb ram on Windows 11. The problem seemed to get worse when I connected my Microfreak, but I've used external instruments before without an issue so i dont think there is much beyond correlation there.
I've performed all the standard DAW optimisation tricks, but can't really figure this out. Very close to just abandoning Cubase entirely- I love it and have established a good workflow and understand it quite deeply but getting pushed out of the creative flow regularly just sucks.
Any suggestions would be most appreciated, and of course if more info is required, let me know.
Cubase "freezing" periodically
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tasmaniandevil tasmaniandevil https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=62450
- KVRAF
- 1738 posts since 22 Mar, 2005 from a planet called u-he
Random idea: do you maybe have an option enabled in the Cubase preferences to automatically save the project every few minutes?
That QA guy from planet u-he.
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- KVRAF
- 6807 posts since 20 Jan, 2008
I've been having issues with cubase as well. I'm running Cubase 13 Artist
For whatever reason on any giving instance the output isn't outputting. I'm running it to my Zoom L8 which has a respectable asio and I've used on Bitwig, Mixcraft and a few others without issue. Somehow it just mutes the audio. I'll close the program reopen it, create a new project and it's working.
While I love the concept of Cubase and it's doing the things I wish my other daws would do It's still just a huge learning curve that I wasn't fully prepared for.
For whatever reason on any giving instance the output isn't outputting. I'm running it to my Zoom L8 which has a respectable asio and I've used on Bitwig, Mixcraft and a few others without issue. Somehow it just mutes the audio. I'll close the program reopen it, create a new project and it's working.
While I love the concept of Cubase and it's doing the things I wish my other daws would do It's still just a huge learning curve that I wasn't fully prepared for.
Dell Vostro i9 64GB Ram Windows 11 Pro, Cubase, Bitwig, Mixcraft Guitar Pod Go, Linntrument Nektar P1, Novation Launchpad
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 335 posts since 1 Jul, 2023
Hmm, you know what- I do. Good suggestion, let me try disabling this...tasmaniandevil wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:01 pm Random idea: do you maybe have an option enabled in the Cubase preferences to automatically save the project every few minutes?
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kenny saunders kenny saunders https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=441077
- KVRist
- 312 posts since 16 May, 2019
Yeah it must be the autosave. I just wish it could do it without freezing the mouse/keyboard input.
If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. HOW CAN YOU HAVE ANY PUDDING IF YOU DON'T EAT YER MEAT!?
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kenny saunders kenny saunders https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=441077
- KVRist
- 312 posts since 16 May, 2019
Yeah it must be the autosave. I just wish it could do it without freezing the mouse/keyboard input.
If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. HOW CAN YOU HAVE ANY PUDDING IF YOU DON'T EAT YER MEAT!?
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- KVRist
- 439 posts since 15 May, 2003 from R'lyeh
How large are your projects?? Do they have a lot of data like automation or MIDI tracks?? Granted I upgraded to 13 immediately when it came out last year, but even in 12, I can hit Save while the thing is playing and it doesn't even blink. If the project is stopped, sometimes I hit CMD+S twice just to make sure it went through its so quick and you don't even notice it.
