When I click the Save button in Zebra 2 or Zebra HZ, sometimes I can't type a name for my patch. Any keys I press control the Cubase transport. If I press the spacebar it starts playback, etc. How do I disable this so that I can name my presets? This is in Cubase 6.5.2 on Mac. This is an intermittent problem. I have searched the manual and the forum but can't find this answer. Thanks.

It's a bug and is expected to be fixed in the practically-imminent next version of Z2 and ZHZ.

EDIT: I'm sorry, I didn't read this carefully. It sounds like Cubase is stealing keyboard strokes. You have two options:

1. Look at the Cubase options to see how to pass keystrokes to VSTi instruments. I don't own Cubase so I can't help, sorry.

2. Type the data you want into an open copy of notepad, cut and then right-click paste into the dialog box. It's not fast but will work.

Hmmm... what operating system? We'll look into that, but can't promise a quick fix.

I've seen it in Lion and Mountain Lion. I can't remember if I saw it in Snow Leopard but I think I did.

BTW I am SO impressed by Zebra HZ. I'm learning so much by breaking down the presets. Hans sent me back to school.

Hans IS my school

It happens to me too when moving between Zebra's GUI, Safari, a PDF file etc. For me it's solved by by clicking around.

Zebra 2.5.3. - Cubase 6.5.2. - Mac OSX 10.7.4.

I have the same issue in Sonar X1. What I do is type the name in Notepad and then copy and paste the text into Zebra's patch name field.

i also have some problem storing a preset.
i created a new folder and i can see it on my drive.
then i clic SAVE and i see a "save preset" window asking for patch name + datas.
i enter all then press "ok" but nothing happen .
the sound is not stored the window stays there .

i see this setting : patch format h2p and other button is "off"
(cubase 6.5 / window7 64)

mmm looks like it's working today :S
was probably buged i'll see if it happen again.

i still have this problem
don't know how but one time out of three i can't save a patch.
i select the folder where i want to save, i press save, enter name etc ..clic ok
nothing happen.
please someone tell me what's wrong or update this it's a real problem not to be able to store presets ... i have a modular synth for that

hoi kgodzillav, you write Cubase 6.5 (I guess the latest update...6.5.2) ?
And Win 7 64.
But are you running Cubase 64bit and the 64bit verion of Zebra?

yes i'm using cubase 6.5.3 64bit version and zebrax64 2.5.3

Then we have the same setup. If you can describe exactly what you do, I can confirm or not.

Hi ErikH

thx for help. it's been some days where i'm trying to see how to reproduce this problem but i can't.
i'm using a template when i work on cubase. each time i open it, it comes with Vsti i'm using and preloaded instruments in Kontakt instances but with no samples (purged) so it's a big setup but ASIO indicator shows 25%.
sometime uhe vsti works perfect and i can really push the session and have no ressource problems. sometime as soon as i open it some uhe instances are not working. (always the 2nd and 3rd instance never the first one ...)

this is the detail of that template :
pianoteq (x3)
Wivi
kontakt4 (x5)
diva(x3)
zebraHZ (x3)
kontakt5 (x2)
fm8 (x2)
UVIworkstation (x1)
also using some bluecat audio plugs, guitar rig5, etc on channels.

When problem is here i can close cubase (if not crached) and reopen template most of time it's working good. but if i only close template and reload it without closing cubase i still have the problem. anyway if i create an empty session with only some uhe instance i can put lots of them without problem and when i get overload error instances are still working it's just that i get some "clics" but no "crash"

problems are :
#1 sometime some instance of zebra don't work. i see the window, i see incoming MIDI but no sound is going out no matter preset i load.
#2 sometime when i want to save a preset i press ok after entering name but nothing happen.

i'm sorry to say sometime it works sometime not. i really can't figure how it happen. i thought once it was related to some camel audio plug because when i removed Alchemy i got better results but no i get same thing again.
so i thought it's about ressource as my template is big but then i should get some "clics" not those problems (?)

things are getting worse.
i'm recording some audio on a session that has 3diva (not used but only powerd up)
when i record audio and press some UNDO i get instant crash of cubase and the crash report says that cubase stoped working because of diva i'll try a copy paste of the exact message