Hello fine gentlemen! I just upgraded today to Cubase 14 Pro. I am really stoked about this one because Cubase now supports DAWproject files, which is so damn cool!
Unfortunately, after installing it, all of my custom Key Commands, Macros, and Project Logical Editor Macro thingys are all gone. Does anyone know how I can get them back? Where are they stored on MacOS?
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
I would try to open cubase 13, save a profile from the profile manager and than import it on cubase 14. Generally that works great with the vast majority of settings (including key commands).
I’m on Ventura and luckily installing C14 from C13.0.50 luckily imported 99% of my numerous customizations.
After saving your profile you can find the general path to your profiles here:
I know, you´re asking for the location on a MacOS. However, if it as tricky on a MacOS as on a WindowsOS to find the actual location of the profiles (not listed in the link above) after the general path - this might help you:
On a Windows OS you need to open application files behind the general path and not the folder named after the Cubase version you are looking for. Here, you´ll find another set of folders named after your installed Cubase versions, too. That´s where you´ll find your profiles (*srf).
Saving your profile, make sure to do it in this order:
The Key Commands are gone from Cubase 13 as well. When I open it, its just the regular default key commands. There are 3 different profiles which I can choose, but they all load the same default key commands.
this table I have found helpful.
Cubase Preferences Locations
List of settings files and their purpose
| Setting… | Stored in… |
|---|---|
| Color setup (default) | Defaults.xml |
| Color setup | Saved with project file |
| Crossfade presets | \Presets\RAMPresets.xml |
| Device maps | Folder where program is installed into \Device Maps *.xml |
| Device Panels | \Panels<device name>.xml |
| Device port input / output setup | Port Setup.xml |
| Drum maps | \Drumaps\ as *.drm |
| Edit modifier keys (current) | Edit Modifiers.xml |
| EQ presets | \Presets\VstEqPresets.xml |
| External FX / Instruments setups in VST Connections | External Plugins.xml |
| Insert presets | \Presets\InsertsFolderPresets.pxml |
| Installed MIDI devices | Midi Devices.bin |
| Key command presets | \Presets\KeyCommands<preset name>.xml |
| Key commands (current) | Key Commands.xml |
| Logical Editor presets | \Presets\Logical Edit<preset name>.xml |
| MediaBay auto scan drives | FileSysObserver.xml |
| MediaBay column, list, attribute settings | MediaDefaults.xml |
| MediaBay factory defaults for “Reset” | MediaFactoryDefaults.xml |
| MediaBay settings | MediaDefaults.xml |
| MediaBay database | mediabay3.bin (former versions: mediabay.bin) |
| MediaBay already scanned folders | scannedFolders3.bin (former versions: scannedFolders.bin) |
| MIDI FX presets | \Presets<plugin name><preset name>.xml |
| MIDI Insert presets | \Presets\MidiInsertsPresets\ as *.xml |
| MIDI Snapshots | \Presets\MIDI snapshot<device name> as *.xml |
| Mixer (or channel) settings | Saved in the last active folder as *.vmx (VST Mixer settings) |
| Mixer view presets | Saved with project file |
| Patch name scripts | \Scripts\Patchnames\ as *.txt |
| Preferences (current) | Defaults.xml |
| Preferences configuration presets | \Presets\Configurations<preset name>.xml |
| Preferences configuration | Configuration.xml |
| Quantize presets | \Presets\RAMPresets.xml |
| Score custom palettes | Score Custom Palettes.xml |
| Score default font | Score Default Font.xml |
| Score guitar symbols for dialogue, symbol inspector | GuitarLib.xml |
| Score setting window setup | Score Setting Window.xml |
| Score staff presets | \Presets\Staff Presets as *.xml file |
| Template user projects | \Templates<template name>.cpr |
| Tool bar presets | \Presets\RAMPresets.xml |
| Track control presets | \Presets\RAMPresets.xml |
| Track presets (included with the program) | Folder where program is installed into \Track Presets (with sub folders \Audio, \Instrument, \Midi, \Multi) as *.trackpreset |
| Track presets (user defined) | Win: \Users<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Steinberg\Track Presets |
Mac: \Library\Application Support\Steinberg\Track Presets (with sub folders \Audio, \Instrument, \Midi, \Multi) as *.trackpreset|
|Transport panel presets|\Presets\RAMPresets.xml|
|Usage profile protocol|Usage Profile.xml (only if enabled in the preferences)|
|VST Connections presets|\Presets\RAMPresets.xml|
|VST2 plug-ins (not loadable)|Vst2xBlacklist.xml|
|VST2 plug-ins and instruments|Vst2xPlugins.xml|
|VST3 plug-ins and instruments|VstPlugInfo.xml|
|VST3 presets (included with the program)|In the application folder under \VST3 Presets as *.vstpreset file|
|VST3 presets (public, for all programs)|Win: C:\Users<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Steinberg\Track Presets
Mac: \Library\Application Support\Steinberg\Track Presets as *.vstpreset file|
|Workspaces Presets (global)|Window Layouts.xml|
|Workspaces|Saved with project file|
|Zoom presets|\Presets\RAMPresets.xml|
Yes and the Crossfade doesn’t work properly anymore.
I made a Macro for my Workflow. But now it’s a mess
Your custom key commands should be in
Username/Library/Application Support/Steinberg/Cubase 12/Presets/
folder of your old machine or backup.
I just got mine back in when I tried to use that Profile Manager thing - it wiped out all my custom key commands and other stuff. All that info is in the