Cubase 12 on Monterey crashes after update

Cubase
1

I updated to Cubase 12 after a macOS update to Moneteray meant that 9.5 wasn’t working properly. I used the Download Assistant to install, and chose all the recommended packages. When I try to launch the programme, it crashes on looking for one of the Groove Agent files /Library/Application Support/ Steinberg/*/Groove Agent SE com.steinberg.Groove Agent SE

I can’t find the file following this path. I’ve tried reinstalling/restarting and it hasn’t helped. Help! :slight_smile:

2

Further to this, from the Steinberg folder I ran

find . -name “* com.steinberg.Groove *”

And the file doesn’t seem to exist…
Trying to open Cubase 12 with 3rd party plugins deactivated also results in a crash. Can anyone help?

3

Update - I renamed the Groove Agent SE plugin in Steinberg/Content and it started and seems to work… I guess I won’t have access to any of the Groove Agent SE instruments though.

4

Ran into the same problem, Groove Agent works fine with Cubase 11 (Mac Monteray), but can not open Cubase 12. Did you find a solution? (besides renaming the Groove Agent plugin).

5

I had the same problem. Got a hint that it might have to do with the Yamaha USB Midi drivers which I updated. Have not yet tested but curious what other measures that can be taken.

Tomas

6

I am having the same issue, what file did you rename to get it to work?

7

I have the same problem. I can’t run cubase at all. Is there a solution for this?

8

Hi everyone - the only solution I could find was to disable the Groove Agent SE plugins by renaming them so that Cubase 12 couldn’t find them. This doesn’t, of course, fix the fact that now a lot of the instruments are unavailable. But I can at least open all my old cubase pro 9.5 files and the instruments seem to be available there,

9

Works great here on Monterey and an Intel Mini (I upgraded from 11 though). Actually just decided to use it for the first time a few weeks ago, and now that I’ve found out I’ve got a drum sampler similar to my MPC available in Cubase, I use it to convert breakbeats on Sampler Tracks into Groove Agent kits all the time.