Cubase SX2 problem: "A serious error has occurred"

[Sequent]

We all have to have a good barf once in a while, some more than others.

Good info to have.

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[cptgone]

Thanks kritikon and Jonny X, it was indeed a plug, I removed it from the project and now all's fine. Funny thing is, the plug wasn't even activated, it just sat there in the VSTi window

"Cubase barf", lol

[mbncp]

You should always save a safety copy of your file in addition to your regular file in case your main project file gets corrupted.

Yeah, I regularly "save as" to a new title ("titleYYMMDD")
That way I have a "history" of all MIDI tracks and settings.

When done with your project, if you do MIDI, it's also a good idea to export the tracks, they are saved as xml (saves all events, track and part name, routing). It would be easy to convert the events to a MIDI file, even in 20 years
Let's you also import 1 or more tracks into another project.

[aMUSEd]

the external instr/fx thingys are GREAT! (as well as offline processing, wehoo! ) finally i have a good alternative to handle my HW stuff.

That sounds interesting - how does this work? (and btw what is offline processing??). I'm still looking for the ideal host for me and I would like a better way to integrate my Nord G2 to function as an effect in particular (at the moment I can do it in Creamware Scope but not in my hosts)

[steffensen]

That sounds interesting - how does this work? (and btw what is offline processing??). I'm still looking for the ideal host for me and I would like a better way to integrate my Nord G2 to function as an effect in particular (at the moment I can do it in Creamware Scope but not in my hosts)

offline processing, is just so simple that u can process the audio directly in cubase. put efx on what u want, and process it. u can even undo the processing afterward, coz its all saved in a history undo file.
thas cool imo.

i am using SCOPE myself, and i am using all my scope synths/efx, and my external synths as well, just as VSTi/VSTe now. wich means u can render the synths like regular vsti's etc. and put them thru the master efx if needed/wanted. very convenient!

edit: how it works btw, is that u send yer efx/synths thru the asio modules, and set up a plugins with the settings for the asio in/out in cubase. pretty simple really. (just the way many in planetz have raved about for years actually, doing it with Logic's i/o plugin instead tho.) i cant help but to feel this in some way of XTC/SFP morphing. wich is way cool!

[olepro]

Well then, it was not an unstable Cubase.
And by the way if you have the latest Cubase SX2 it is VERY stable.

[aMUSEd]

That sounds interesting - how does this work? (and btw what is offline processing??). I'm still looking for the ideal host for me and I would like a better way to integrate my Nord G2 to function as an effect in particular (at the moment I can do it in Creamware Scope but not in my hosts)

offline processing, is just so simple that u can process the audio directly in cubase. put efx on what u want, and process it. u can even undo the processing afterward, coz its all saved in a history undo file.
thas cool imo.

i am using SCOPE myself, and i am using all my scope synths/efx, and my external synths as well, just as VSTi/VSTe now. wich means u can render the synths like regular vsti's etc. and put them thru the master efx if needed/wanted. very convenient!

edit: how it works btw, is that u send yer efx/synths thru the asio modules, and set up a plugins with the settings for the asio in/out in cubase. pretty simple really. (just the way many in planetz have raved about for years actually, doing it with Logic's i/o plugin instead tho.) i cant help but to feel this in some way of XTC/SFP morphing. wich is way cool!

So you can do all this without having to use XTC mode? At the moment I tend to just use my hosts (usually Tracktion) as a sort of tape recorder but it would be nice to integrate everything into one host. Do you have a default project I could take a look at where this is set up (is there a Cubase demo incidentally - I'm getting interested now)

[steffensen]

u can do all this without XTC mode yes! i also used Logic that way, 1 midi track and 1 audio recording track. i will still use audio tracks, for my bounces, but this way i can produce without bouncing and mix at the same time, until i feel i have something worth bouncing etc. u know what i mean im sure.

well, the SFP project is pretty simple really, here is a screenshot of it tho:



edit: dont think there is a demo of cubase out yet, im trying it all at my mates studio. we'll see if i can settle with SX3 after getting so used with Nuendo3 atm.

[aMUSEd]

Thanks - it's not hugely different to my default project except I put a channel strip on each ASIO in s I can insert Scope fx where I want. I have 4 channels of audio - 1 for my Korg, 2 for Scope synths, 3 for my G2 and 4 for the final ASIO mix which goes into an audio track in Tracktion (or eXT) with E-E disabled to avoid feedback. But if there's a better way to do this I'd try it. One problem is I can't seem to record the fx when I insert a scope effect into one of the asio channels in the mixer - fx only get recorded if I insert them into one of the channel strips for my hardware or when I route the whole mix into channel 4 and record that. Also I never could get that external fx plugin to work in Logic - maybe Cubase does it better. Also I'd like to be able to use the G2 in this setup as an effect too as its great for that - I have to use a custom setup specifically for that (using Scopes own version of an external fx plugin) but I'd prefer to have one for everything ideally.

[steffensen]

Thanks - it's not hugely different to my default project except I put a channel strip on each ASIO in s I can insert Scope fx where I want. I have 4 channels of audio - 1 for my Korg, 2 for Scope synths, 3 for my G2 and 4 for the final ASIO mix which goes into an audio track in Tracktion (or eXT) with E-E disabled to avoid feedback. But if there's a better way to do this I'd try it. One problem is I can't seem to record the fx when I insert a scope effect into one of the asio channels in the mixer - fx only get recorded if I insert them into one of the channel strips for my hardware or when I route the whole mix into channel 4 and record that. Also I never could get that external fx plugin to work in Logic - maybe Cubase does it better. Also I'd like to be able to use the G2 in this setup as an effect too as its great for that - I have to use a custom setup specifically for that (using Scopes own version of an external fx plugin) but I'd prefer to have one for everything ideally.

i dont use a channel strip, i just insert whatever fx i want, and where i want it. either between the synth and the asio dest, or i route a channel out of the asio source into the dynamic mixer and put a final fx on it there. whatever suits my needs at the moment. SFP is kinda adjustable to suit yer needs.

also, the i/o plugin in Logic works just fine. ive used it PLENTY, tho u cant save the whole setup as a vsti as in cubase. Logic is more about goin modular tho, so it works like expected.

as said, u can use any external stuff as either vsti or vste. its really up to you. btw, u know that u can even freeze the scope fx this way? not just the external synths i mean.

personally, i couldnt want anything more now. finally im 100% pleased with the way i integrate SCOPE into my host.

[steffensen]

i use eXT also btw, i find it to be Logic in new clothes kinda. they are very similar imo. ive choosen to use it as a modular extension to cubase (as it seems im gonna go the cubase road..) instead of a main host, for now anyway.. we'll see in the future. im pretty sure im gonna go eXT all the way in the end.

[aMUSEd]

Yeah eXT is like the Logic environment in lots of ways.

[cptgone]

You should always save a safety copy of your file in addition to your regular file in case your main project file gets corrupted.

Yeah, I regularly "save as" to a new title ("titleYYMMDD")
That way I have a "history" of all MIDI tracks and settings.

When done with your project, if you do MIDI, it's also a good idea to export the tracks, they are saved as xml (saves all events, track and part name, routing). It would be easy to convert the events to a MIDI file, even in 20 years
Let's you also import 1 or more tracks into another project.

Mmm, hadn't thought of that... That track export command is cool.