Cubase 12.0.30 performance issues

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C:\Users<your user name>\Downloads\Steinberg

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Just had my Cubase 12 Pro 12.0.30 hang on the startup splash screen at the ā€œInitializing: VST Mixerā€ stage.

Dump file (made with procdump64) can be downloaded here: https://nextcloud.garyhawkins.uk/index.php/s/saTA5xMMNm6Tjam/download/Cubase12.exe_220612_180408.dmp

Further to my post above at:

which I have seen happen a few additional times, I have now had one actual hang on shutdown with 12.0.30. I think it was only one. I sent the DMP file privately to Martin Jirsak, but I noticed the stack trace did reference a PSP Audioware plugin, PSP B-Scanner, though it was quite far down in the call stack. That is a plugin I use frequently as a ā€œsecret sauceā€ on background vocal submixes, and it has a strange behavior in that you canā€™t just bypass it, only disable it, so perhaps there is some relationship there, and it was active at the point Iā€™d shut down on the night I had the hang. (While it is still in my project at this point, Iā€™ve since rendered the audio and disabled the plugin for performance reasons, and a long session with the same project last night did not hang on shutdown.)

One other thing stability issue worth noting: Yesterday afternoon I wanted to try to see if I had the issue with iZotope Ozone 9 Imager that @KennyEastMids reported above. (Note that the Ozone 9 plugins have been updated in the last few days, and I installed that update prior to this.) I instantiated the plugin on a group track in my project (which was already heavily consuming my system at that point), picked a preset, did not close the preset selector, then hit the Play button on my Roland A-800PRO controller, which Iā€™ve configured in the new remote control facility. That hung Cubase, and I captured a DMP file, with the following quick information from a Windbg Preview session:


Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 10.0.25111.1000 AMD64
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Loading Dump File [C:\Users\Rick\Downloads\Procdump\Cubase12.exe_220611_150921.dmp]
Comment: '
*** procdump64  -e -h -t Cubase12
*** Hung window detected: 40b6e'
User Mini Dump File: Only registers, stack and portions of memory are available


************* Path validation summary **************
Response                         Time (ms)     Location
Deferred                                       srv*
Symbol search path is: srv*
Executable search path is: 
Windows 10 Version 19044 MP (12 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: SingleUserTS
Edition build lab: 19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406
Machine Name:
Debug session time: Sat Jun 11 15:09:40.000 2022 (UTC - 7:00)
System Uptime: not available
Process Uptime: 0 days 0:18:16.000
................................................................
................................................................
................................................................
................................................................
................................................................
................................
Loading unloaded module list
...........................................
For analysis of this file, run !analyze -v
ntdll!NtWaitForSingleObject+0x14:
00007ff9`d206cdc4 c3              ret
0:000> !analyze -v
*******************************************************************************
*                                                                             *
*                        Exception Analysis                                   *
*                                                                             *
*******************************************************************************

*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for WrapPersist64.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for TR5 TEAC A-6100 MKII.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for TR5 Tape Machine 99.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for Flanger BL-20.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for TR5 Tape Machine 440.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for TR5 Tape Machine 80.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for Comp DIODE-609.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for MixBox.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for TR5 Fame Studio Reverb.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for iZOzone9Imager.dll

KEY_VALUES_STRING: 1

    Key  : Analysis.CPU.mSec
    Value: 8718

    Key  : Analysis.DebugAnalysisManager
    Value: Create

    Key  : Analysis.Elapsed.mSec
    Value: 26879

    Key  : Analysis.Init.CPU.mSec
    Value: 328

    Key  : Analysis.Init.Elapsed.mSec
    Value: 8579

    Key  : Analysis.Memory.CommitPeak.Mb
    Value: 858

    Key  : Timeline.Process.Start.DeltaSec
    Value: 1096

    Key  : WER.OS.Branch
    Value: vb_release

    Key  : WER.OS.Timestamp
    Value: 2019-12-06T14:06:00Z

    Key  : WER.OS.Version
    Value: 10.0.19041.1

    Key  : WER.Process.Version
    Value: 12.0.30.286


FILE_IN_CAB:  Cubase12.exe_220611_150921.dmp

COMMENT:  
*** procdump64  -e -h -t Cubase12
*** Hung window detected: 40b6e

NTGLOBALFLAG:  0

PROCESS_BAM_CURRENT_THROTTLED: 0

PROCESS_BAM_PREVIOUS_THROTTLED: 0

APPLICATION_VERIFIER_FLAGS:  0

EXCEPTION_RECORD:  (.exr -1)
ExceptionAddress: 0000000000000000
   ExceptionCode: 80000003 (Break instruction exception)
  ExceptionFlags: 00000000
NumberParameters: 0

FAULTING_THREAD:  00002af0

PROCESS_NAME:  Cubase12.exe

ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0x80000003 - {EXCEPTION}  Breakpoint  A breakpoint has been reached.

EXCEPTION_CODE_STR:  80000003

STACK_TEXT:  
00000000`0014ef38 00007ff9`cf831ace     : 00000000`0014efe8 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000246 00000001`43df4d2a : ntdll!NtWaitForSingleObject+0x14
00000000`0014ef40 00000001`430f2b10     : 00000000`1770c290 00000000`572a5500 00000000`00000000 00000000`0000338c : KERNELBASE!WaitForSingleObjectEx+0x8e
00000000`0014efe0 00000001`42cb5542     : 00000000`00000001 00000001`42cb3484 00000000`0ec88a30 00000000`0e03e648 : Cubase12+0x30f2b10
00000000`0014f010 00000001`42cb300d     : 00000000`00000000 00000001`430f299e 00000000`0e03ebf8 80001300`00000000 : Cubase12+0x2cb5542
00000000`0014f040 00000001`42cb33f7     : 00000000`0e03e648 00000000`0ec88a30 00000001`42cb3484 00000000`0ec88a30 : Cubase12+0x2cb300d
00000000`0014f080 00000001`42cb331d     : 00000000`0ec88a30 00000000`0014f198 00000000`111f5ea0 00000000`0e03e648 : Cubase12+0x2cb33f7
00000000`0014f0b0 00000001`42c61779     : 00000000`11cd4440 00000001`4519a0e8 00000000`0e03e5e0 00000000`111f5ea0 : Cubase12+0x2cb331d
00000000`0014f0f0 00000001`42c64589     : 00000000`000c981f 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : Cubase12+0x2c61779
00000000`0014f120 00000001`42ccd444     : 00000000`111f5e88 00000000`00000000 00000000`0014f220 00000000`00000000 : Cubase12+0x2c64589
00000000`0014f1c0 00000001`42c3c2dc     : 00000000`0014f440 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000113 00000000`0ec88330 : Cubase12+0x2ccd444
00000000`0014f1f0 00000001`42ba933f     : 00000000`11dcd130 00000001`0a8c8a30 00000000`11f90be0 00000000`00000000 : Cubase12+0x2c3c2dc
00000000`0014f220 00000001`43a8d28a     : 00000000`00547e28 00000000`0014f420 00000000`0ec88330 00000000`11dcd130 : Cubase12+0x2ba933f
00000000`0014f390 00000001`438817cf     : 00000000`0014f440 00000001`438e05c7 00000000`0014f460 00000000`00547da0 : Cubase12+0x3a8d28a
00000000`0014f3c0 00000001`43a8c567     : 00000000`00547da0 00000000`025834e0 00000000`00040a26 000000aa`00000059 : Cubase12+0x38817cf
00000000`0014f400 00000001`43ac01c8     : 00000000`0014f440 00000000`004d5450 00000001`000c95be 00000001`43a8d270 : Cubase12+0x3a8c567
00000000`0014f4a0 00000001`43d09f20     : 00000000`00040a26 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000113 00000000`0056e320 : Cubase12+0x3ac01c8
00000000`0014f4d0 00000001`43d88cd2     : 00000000`00000001 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000113 00000000`0014f790 : Cubase12+0x3d09f20
00000000`0014f500 00000001`44055c1c     : 00000000`0014fab0 00000000`00000000 00000000`0256f068 00000000`00000000 : Cubase12+0x3d88cd2
00000000`0014fa20 00000001`43d7b5ce     : 00000000`0014fab0 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000001`20781e00 : Cubase12+0x4055c1c
00000000`0014fa50 00000001`43d890b1     : 00000000`0014fad0 00000000`00000113 00000000`00000001 00007ff9`ce14ccea : Cubase12+0x3d7b5ce
00000000`0014fa80 00007ff9`d002e858     : 00000000`00000001 00000000`0014fc78 00000000`00000001 00000000`00000000 : Cubase12+0x3d890b1
00000000`0014fb00 00007ff9`d002e299     : 00007ff9`d206cbf0 00000001`43d88fe0 00000000`00040a26 00000000`00000113 : user32!UserCallWinProcCheckWow+0x2f8
00000000`0014fc90 00000001`43abea43     : 00000001`43d88fe0 00000000`004d5490 00000000`00592100 00000000`00592100 : user32!DispatchMessageWorker+0x249
00000000`0014fd10 00000001`43d09bfd     : 00000000`00547da0 00000000`0014fd40 00000001`20781980 00000000`004d5460 : Cubase12+0x3abea43
00000000`0014fd40 00000001`43d099f9     : 00000000`54940000 00000000`00040a26 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000007 : Cubase12+0x3d09bfd
00000000`0014fd70 00000001`43a8adfa     : 00000000`00000001 00000000`00592100 00000000`00592100 00000000`00000000 : Cubase12+0x3d099f9
00000000`0014fda0 00000001`430ab2f9     : 00000000`00592100 00000000`00000000 00000000`005530c0 00000000`00592358 : Cubase12+0x3a8adfa
00000000`0014fde0 00000001`430ad9d6     : 00000000`00592100 00000000`0014feb0 00000001`40000000 00000000`00000000 : Cubase12+0x30ab2f9
00000000`0014feb0 00000001`43ef3af6     : 00000000`00000001 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : Cubase12+0x30ad9d6
00000000`0014fef0 00007ff9`d0b77034     : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : Cubase12+0x3ef3af6
00000000`0014ff30 00007ff9`d2022651     : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x14
00000000`0014ff60 00000000`00000000     : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart+0x21


STACK_COMMAND:  ~0s; .ecxr ; kb

SYMBOL_NAME:  cubase12+30f2b10

MODULE_NAME: Cubase12

IMAGE_NAME:  Cubase12.exe

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  BREAKPOINT_80000003_Cubase12.exe!Unknown

OS_VERSION:  10.0.19041.1

BUILDLAB_STR:  vb_release

OSPLATFORM_TYPE:  x64

OSNAME:  Windows 10

IMAGE_VERSION:  12.0.30.286

FAILURE_ID_HASH:  {1e1a5be6-3819-24cf-c9d3-cb09dcbd5395}

Followup:     MachineOwner
---------


Hereā€™s the really bad part, though: After killing the task off, I could not start Cubase again. Each time I did, it would ā€œpoofā€ (i.e. crash without any error message). There was no dump file, but there were entries in the Windows 10 Event Viewer each time Iā€™d try to start it:

Faulting application name: Cubase12.exe, version: 12.0.30.286, time stamp: 0x6294f7ac
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 10.0.19041.1682, time stamp: 0x7b5414ec
Exception code: 0xc0000374
Fault offset: 0x00000000000ff249
Faulting process id: 0x1c88
Faulting application start time: 0x01d87de2154e6f2d
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Steinberg\Cubase 12\Cubase12.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 00e00c67-dbbb-4e42-9a12-5bc15fdc9e3d
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID: 

A quick google of this led me to wonder if it might somehow relate to ODBC, but I didnā€™t spend a lot of time or effort looking into it, just scanning one or two top search matches.

Rebooting my system (which takes forever, so I try and avoid other than my usual nightly shutdown and morning boot up) did allow Cubase to run again, and I tried the Ozone 9 Imager in a different (much lighter) project, including using the remote play button, and I did not have problems there, so Iā€™m not sure what the fluke was with the first time.

Beyond that, though, 12.0.30 has seemed to be mostly pretty good thus far. Iā€™m at the mixing stage of my current project, which always involves trying lots of different plugins from lots of different vendors (especially Waves, PSP Audioware, IK Multimedia, and a few others), as well as unfreezing/refreezing instrument tracks, doing some audio rendering of submixes, etc. to free up performance since my system is not exactly a current top performer (it is a ā€œvintage 2014ā€ i7 5820k).

The only new observation Iā€™ve made is that undoing changes in the MixConsole in the case where plugins were removed or changed in position sometimes re-enables plugins that had been disabled (i.e. other than the ones that are subject to the move or deletion). It is not something Iā€™ve gotten (or even tried to get) a recipe for at this point (for lack of time), but it has happened multiple times.

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Noted.

In this project are two instances of Kontakt 6, and Superior Drummer 3. The Kontakt libraries are a metal guitar library (Prominy V-Metal) and Submission Audioā€™s Umansky Bass. I know V-Metal can be somewhat system intensive.

I updated to Cubase 12 Pro 12.0.30 and now it wonā€™t open saying ā€œNo Valid License Foundā€! What should I do?

I had the same issue. Solved by downloading and installing the latest Download Assistant.

Personally, I think this whole system isnā€™t very user friendly.

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More ISSUES

After making backups of some projects on different drive, I opened a couple and Cubase 12.0.30 claims that they are corrupt.

I then uninstalled 12.0.30 and reinstalled 12.0.20 and that opened the projects with out any issues. So I resaved them to a different location and opened them from the new loacation to check, and they open with no issues.

I uninstalled 12.0.20, reinstalled 12.0.30 and opened the project from its new location, it opened ok and seemed to play OK. I then tried

ERROR - A serious problem has occured: please try to save your project under another name and restart Cubase12.exe

I then save the project with a new name, rebooted my machine, opened Cubase, and tried to open the project - cubase gets to 3% of opening and then freezes.

I attach the .dmp which shows the issue is Cubase12.exe.


This dump file has an exception of interest stored in it.
The stored exception information can be accessed via .ecxr.
(21f0.1fb8): Access violation - code c0000005 (first/second chance not available)
For analysis of this file, run !analyze -v
ntdll!NtGetContextThread+0x14:
00007ffb`4ebeeb74 c3              ret
0:000> !analyze -v
*******************************************************************************
*                                                                             *
*                        Exception Analysis                                   *
*                                                                             *
*******************************************************************************


KEY_VALUES_STRING: 1

    Key  : AV.Fault
    Value: Read

    Key  : Analysis.CPU.mSec
    Value: 1859

    Key  : Analysis.DebugAnalysisManager
    Value: Create

    Key  : Analysis.Elapsed.mSec
    Value: 2511

    Key  : Analysis.Init.CPU.mSec
    Value: 467

    Key  : Analysis.Init.Elapsed.mSec
    Value: 7272

    Key  : Analysis.Memory.CommitPeak.Mb
    Value: 81

    Key  : Timeline.Process.Start.DeltaSec
    Value: 2435

    Key  : WER.OS.Branch
    Value: vb_release

    Key  : WER.OS.Timestamp
    Value: 2019-12-06T14:06:00Z

    Key  : WER.OS.Version
    Value: 10.0.19041.1

    Key  : WER.Process.Version
    Value: 1.1.2.286


FILE_IN_CAB:  Cubase 12.0.30.286 64bit 2022.6.13 15.33.42.713.dmp

CONTEXT:  (.ecxr)
rax=00000000cc135560 rbx=00000000cc135560 rcx=0000000a4e2cd440
rdx=0000000aec1d40e0 rsi=0000000000000000 rdi=0000000083783da8
rip=0000000141b6ab20 rsp=000000000014e1b0 rbp=0000000083783d60
 r8=0000000000182580  r9=0000000000000001 r10=0000000000008000
r11=000000000014e0e0 r12=0000000ae8de5d70 r13=000000009824c930
r14=0000000144c36658 r15=000000009824ca58
iopl=0         nv up ei pl nz na pe nc
cs=0033  ss=002b  ds=002b  es=002b  fs=0053  gs=002b             efl=00010202
Cubase12+0x1b6ab20:
00000001`41b6ab20 ff5248          call    qword ptr [rdx+48h] ds:0000000a`ec1d4128=9000ce00bb7f6623
Resetting default scope

EXCEPTION_RECORD:  (.exr -1)
ExceptionAddress: 0000000141b6ab20 (Cubase12+0x0000000001b6ab20)
   ExceptionCode: c0000005 (Access violation)
  ExceptionFlags: 00000000
NumberParameters: 2
   Parameter[0]: 0000000000000000
   Parameter[1]: ffffffffffffffff
Attempt to read from address ffffffffffffffff

PROCESS_NAME:  Cubase12.exe

READ_ADDRESS:  ffffffffffffffff 

ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%p referenced memory at 0x%p. The memory could not be %s.

EXCEPTION_CODE_STR:  c0000005

EXCEPTION_PARAMETER1:  0000000000000000

EXCEPTION_PARAMETER2:  ffffffffffffffff

IP_ON_HEAP:  0000000a4e2cd010
The fault address in not in any loaded module, please check your build's rebase
log at <releasedir>\bin\build_logs\timebuild\ntrebase.log for module which may
contain the address if it were loaded.

FRAME_ONE_INVALID: 1

STACK_TEXT:  
00000000`0014e1b0 0000000a`4e2cd010     : 00000001`7ba930d0 00000001`7ba929b0 0000000a`4e2cd010 00000000`0014e380 : Cubase12+0x1b6ab20
00000000`0014e1b8 00000001`7ba930d0     : 00000001`7ba929b0 0000000a`4e2cd010 00000000`0014e380 0000000a`eb9a9e70 : 0x0000000a`4e2cd010
00000000`0014e1c0 00000001`7ba929b0     : 0000000a`4e2cd010 00000000`0014e380 0000000a`eb9a9e70 00000009`bc9f0960 : 0x00000001`7ba930d0
00000000`0014e1c8 0000000a`4e2cd010     : 00000000`0014e380 0000000a`eb9a9e70 00000009`bc9f0960 00000001`44c36658 : 0x00000001`7ba929b0
00000000`0014e1d0 00000000`0014e380     : 0000000a`eb9a9e70 00000009`bc9f0960 00000001`44c36658 00000000`83783da8 : 0x0000000a`4e2cd010
00000000`0014e1d8 0000000a`eb9a9e70     : 00000009`bc9f0960 00000001`44c36658 00000000`83783da8 00000000`00000000 : 0x14e380
00000000`0014e1e0 00000009`bc9f0960     : 00000001`44c36658 00000000`83783da8 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0x0000000a`eb9a9e70
00000000`0014e1e8 00000001`44c36658     : 00000000`83783da8 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000009`bc9f0960 : 0x00000009`bc9f0960
00000000`0014e1f0 00000000`83783da8     : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000009`bc9f0960 00000000`00000000 : Cubase12+0x4c36658
00000000`0014e1f8 00000000`00000000     : 00000000`00000000 00000009`bc9f0960 00000000`00000000 00000001`4197037d : 0x83783da8


STACK_COMMAND:  ~0s; .ecxr ; kb

SYMBOL_NAME:  Cubase12+1b6ab20

MODULE_NAME: Cubase12

IMAGE_NAME:  Cubase12.exe

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  INVALID_POINTER_READ_c0000005_Cubase12.exe!Unknown

OS_VERSION:  10.0.19041.1

BUILDLAB_STR:  vb_release

OSPLATFORM_TYPE:  x64

OSNAME:  Windows 10

IMAGE_VERSION:  12.0.30.286

FAILURE_ID_HASH:  {8526ad3b-5fe9-2ba5-6a52-6c3d5e11f042}

Followup:     MachineOwner
---------

I have to force close Cubase via the Task Manager, I reboot my machine and reopen Cubase. I then try to open the project file and Cubase freezes.

THIS IS BEYOND A JOKEā€¦

Cubase 12.0.30.286 64bit 2022.6.13 15.33.42.713.dmp (918.0 KB)

Bigdrum54

15h

I updated to Cubase 12 Pro 12.0.30 and now it wonā€™t open saying ā€œNo Valid License Foundā€! What should I do?

Were you connected to the internet when you opened Cubase?

Another day, another freeze-up for me Im afraid. 12.0.3 continues to freeze on my Win 10 (64-bit) machine.

Hereā€™s the freeze dump file it created:

Thanks
John

And yet another Freeze dump this afternoon:

Are you sure your hardware isnā€™t failing? Have you tested different computers? I own the Izotope bundle and itā€™s working perfectly fine. The number of errors you have sounds like something on your end, faulty disk or memory.

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Riggs

KennyEastMids

19m

Are you sure your hardware isnā€™t failing? Have you tested different computers? I own the Izotope bundle and itā€™s working perfectly fine. The number of errors you have sounds like something on your end, faulty disk or memory.

That would make sense however, the same machine has Cubase Pro 11, Pro Tools HD, Ableton Live and Studio One on it and they all run perfectly fine.

I did not have any of these issues with CB 12.0.20, only in CB 12.0.30.

Also I have of course run hardware diagnostics as that is the first thing people blame especially software companies and I have provided Steinberg the results before.

All SSDā€™s, and memory are perfect, no issues and nothing failing.
All system drivers are fully up to date.

if I remove CB v12.0.30 and reinstall CB v12.0.20 I do not have these problems.
These problems are unique to 12.0.30.

yet another new issue.

in CB v12.0.30 I tried to open a project that opens perfectly in CB 11, and CB 12.0.20 and CB freezes while opening.

The attached dump file suggests the issue is:
C:\ProgramData\Arturia\Stage-73 V2\resources\x64\mdengine.dll

This does not happen in CB 12.0.20.

Cubase 12.0.30.286 64bit 2022.6.13 17.05.59.949-freezedump.dmp (1.6 MB)

So where are Steinberg???

You release yet another flawed update but do not visit the forums to interact with users???

Can try to remove the Defaults.xml file from the following location :
Just move it somewhere else, do no completely delete it, in case you have to restore it.

C:\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\Steinberg\Cubase 12_64

Then launch Cubase. A new clean file should be created.

Hi Lewis

OK done that?

Are the results positive ? Are you still experiencing any crash ?

Hi Louis

Sorry I have not replied until now but I have been busy at work.

your suggestion made no difference.

here is the dump from the freeze that happened.


Loading Dump File [D:\Cubase 12.0.30.286 64bit 2022.6.14 15.38.30.999-freezedump.dmp]
User Mini Dump File: Only registers, stack and portions of memory are available


************* Path validation summary **************
Response                         Time (ms)     Location
Deferred                                       srv*
Symbol search path is: srv*
Executable search path is: 
Windows 10 Version 19044 MP (12 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: SingleUserTS
Edition build lab: 19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406
Machine Name:
Debug session time: Tue Jun 14 15:38:31.000 2022 (UTC + 1:00)
System Uptime: not available
Process Uptime: 0 days 1:48:05.000
................................................................
..........................
For analysis of this file, run !analyze -v
ntdll!NtWaitForSingleObject+0x14:
00007ffc`e28acdc4 c3              ret
0:000> !analyze -v
*******************************************************************************
*                                                                             *
*                        Exception Analysis                                   *
*                                                                             *
*******************************************************************************

*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for ysusb_asio64.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Cubase12.exe
Unable to load image C:\Program Files\Steinberg\Cubase 12\Components\baios.dll, Win32 error 0n2
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for baios.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for FG-A.epl
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for nvwgf2umx.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for license-engine-access.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for SYNSOACC.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for videoengine.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for ur-c_extension.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for mediaservice.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for nvoglv64.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Cubase Plug-in Set.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for eLicenserCore.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for SSL Fusion Stereo Image.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for ysusb_bulklib64.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Kontakt.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for AGSC.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for WaveShell1-VST3 13.0_x64.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Auto-Tune.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for WavesLib3_13.0.1_Win64.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Virtual Tape Machines.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for iZNectar3.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for MJUC.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for TR5 Bus Compressor.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for TransatlanticPlateReverbx64.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for SlateCore.core_64
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Transient Shaper.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for The Glue 64.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Transient Master.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for SSL Native Bus Compressor 2.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Lustrous Plates.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for FG-116 Vintage.epl
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for MelodyneCore-5.2.0.006.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Stage-73 V2.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for stage73Processor.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Virtual Mix Rack.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for VCC Channel.epl
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for FG-S.epl
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for FG-N.epl
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for FG-Stress.epl
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Revival.epl
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Trimmer.epl
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Seventh Heaven Professional.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for AirEQEarth.epl
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for VSS3.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Summit Audio TLA-100A.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for FG-401.epl
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for mdengine.dll
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for SSL Native FlexVerb.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for UltraChannel.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Bettermaker EQ232D.vst3
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for igc64.dll

KEY_VALUES_STRING: 1

    Key  : Analysis.CPU.mSec
    Value: 29702

    Key  : Analysis.DebugAnalysisManager
    Value: Create

    Key  : Analysis.Elapsed.mSec
    Value: 91560

    Key  : Analysis.Init.CPU.mSec
    Value: 639

    Key  : Analysis.Init.Elapsed.mSec
    Value: 7186

    Key  : Analysis.Memory.CommitPeak.Mb
    Value: 168

    Key  : Timeline.Process.Start.DeltaSec
    Value: 6485

    Key  : WER.OS.Branch
    Value: vb_release

    Key  : WER.OS.Timestamp
    Value: 2019-12-06T14:06:00Z

    Key  : WER.OS.Version
    Value: 10.0.19041.1

    Key  : WER.Process.Version
    Value: 1.1.2.286


FILE_IN_CAB:  Cubase 12.0.30.286 64bit 2022.6.14 15.38.30.999-freezedump.dmp

EXCEPTION_RECORD:  (.exr -1)
ExceptionAddress: 0000000000000000
   ExceptionCode: 80000003 (Break instruction exception)
  ExceptionFlags: 00000000
NumberParameters: 0

FAULTING_THREAD:  00001588

PROCESS_NAME:  Cubase12.exe

ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0x80000003 - {EXCEPTION}  Breakpoint  A breakpoint has been reached.

EXCEPTION_CODE_STR:  80000003

STACK_TEXT:  
00000000`0014ef58 00007ffc`e0531ace     : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : ntdll!NtWaitForSingleObject+0x14
00000000`0014ef60 00000000`16041e9b     : 00000009`cc3e59d0 00000000`00000000 00000009`00000000 00000000`000015c0 : KERNELBASE!WaitForSingleObjectEx+0x8e
00000000`0014f000 00000009`cc3e59d0     : 00000000`00000000 00000009`00000000 00000000`000015c0 00000000`7ea3dda1 : ysusb_asio64+0x1e9b
00000000`0014f008 00000000`00000000     : 00000009`00000000 00000000`000015c0 00000000`7ea3dda1 00000000`1bba6287 : 0x00000009`cc3e59d0


STACK_COMMAND:  ~0s; .ecxr ; kb

SYMBOL_NAME:  ysusb_asio64+1e9b

MODULE_NAME: ysusb_asio64

IMAGE_NAME:  ysusb_asio64.dll

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  BREAKPOINT_80000003_ysusb_asio64.dll!Unknown

OS_VERSION:  10.0.19041.1

BUILDLAB_STR:  vb_release

OSPLATFORM_TYPE:  x64

OSNAME:  Windows 10

IMAGE_VERSION:  2.1.1.0

FAILURE_ID_HASH:  {cf646946-79f1-34bf-0a19-a5f02283d225}

Followup:     MachineOwner
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AND AGAIN

This time I had Cubase 12.0.30 open with a small project.

The project was not playing when I minimised Cubase, opened windows 10 file exploior, changed to two different folders.

As soon as I maximised Cubase it frozeā€¦

here is the .dmp fileā€¦
Cubase 12.0.30.286 64bit 2022.6.14 15.59.01.052-freezedump.dmp (1.7 MB)

Perhaps it would be a good idea for those having any issues who are able to get Cubase to start-up OK to open one of the two new Cubase 12 demo projects and report on what happens. That way we will have a basis for comparing reports of issues with a common project that uses the same files and plugins.

Also, when reporting issues it would be good to know what platform (Windows, Intel Mac or M1 Mac) and OS version s being used.