Description: I am experiencing an issue where Cubase Pro 12.0.60 on macOS Ventura 13.5 does not prompt for microphone permissions when launched from the Dock icon or the Applications folder. Consequently, the application lacks access to the microphone, affecting functionality that relies on audio input.
Steps to Reproduce:
Launch Cubase Pro 12.0.60 from the Dock icon or the Applications folder.
Attempt to use features that require audio input, such as recording or using audio effects.
Observe that Cubase Pro 12.0.60 does not request microphone permissions and consequently lacks access to the microphone.
Expected Result: Cubase Pro 12.0.60 should prompt for microphone permissions when launched from the Dock icon or the Applications folder, ensuring proper access to the microphone for all users.
Actual Result: Cubase Pro 12.0.60 does not initiate the microphone permission prompt when launched from the Dock icon or the Applications folder.
System Information:
Operating System: macOS Ventura 13.5
Cubase Pro Version: 12.0.60
Additional Notes:
Microphone permissions have not been manually provided to Cubase Pro 12.0.60 through the macOS system settings since there is no â+â (plus) button available to add permissions.
Other applications, such as LadioCast 0.9.2, correctly prompt for microphone permissions when required.
Restarting the Mac and relaunching Cubase Pro from the Dock icon or the Applications folder, after executing the âtccutil reset Microphoneâ command, did not resolve the issue.
As a workaround, launching Cubase Pro 12.0.60 from the â/Applications/Cubase 12.app/Contents/MacOS/Cubase 12â path using Terminal.app triggers the microphone permission request and enables audio recording into Cubase.
Please let me know if there is any additional information or testing you require to address this problem. Thank you for your assistance in resolving this matter.
OpenAIâs GPT-3.5 model conversation that helped to create this issue report.
Yes, I installed Cubase Pro 12.0.60 on a fresh installation of macOS 13.5 Ventura (actually, it was Ventura 13.5 Beta). However, even before updating from Ventura 13.5 Beta to Ventura 13.5, Cubase did not prompt for microphone permissions. I only updated to Ventura 13.5 (from beta) shortly before posting this issue report.
Dual Boot: Yosemite 10.10.3 and Ventura 13.5 ||| Terminal: diskutil list
Last login: Sun Jun 18 08:27:21 on console
alin@Alin-Teodors-MacBook-Pro ~ % diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *1.0 TB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage Yosemite HD 149.5 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
4: Apple_APFS Ventura HD 150.0 GB disk0s4
5: Apple_HFS else HD 723.6 GB disk0s5
/dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_HFS Yosemite HD +149.1 GB disk1
Logical Volume on disk0s2
5AF3E122-68DD-463D-9567-E91D1ACDEFE8
Unencrypted
/dev/disk2 (synthesized):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: APFS Container Scheme - +150.0 GB disk2
Physical Store disk0s4
1: APFS Volume Ventura HD 9.4 GB disk2s1
2: APFS Snapshot com.apple.bless.C22A... 9.4 GB disk2s1s1
3: APFS Volume Preboot 4.7 GB disk2s2
4: APFS Volume Recovery 1.1 GB disk2s3
5: APFS Volume VM 1.1 MB disk2s4
6: APFS Volume Ventura HD - Data 21.1 GB disk2s5
When I first noticed the problem, I was on a fresh install of macos Ventura 13.5 Beta (installed from a thumbdrive). Now I run Ventura 13.5, on which Cubase still canât record audio, because thereâs no way I can give microphone permissions to it manually.
I first asked ChatGPT to help me with this issue. Then, after all it could do was to suggest that I should ask Steinberg for help, I asked it to compose an issue report based on a report that I previously submitted.
Reply to ChatGPT (asking it to compose a report for me)
The first time it didnât understand what the issue report should be about. It thought the issure report should be an alternative to what I gave as an example.
Reply to ChatGPT (specifying what the issue report should be about)
The issue report shouldâve been about the problem I have with Microphone permissions and Cubase Pro 12.0.60, not about zoom levels. That link was just an example of how I want the issue report to look like.
After I told it this, it generated a nice report, but some lines were not actually accurate or didnât match my personal preferences, so I specified what I donât like and asked ChatGPT to compose another report.
Reply to ChatGPT (asking it to make changes to the composed report)
Thank you. Iâm amazed! There are a few things in this report that I donât agree with: 1. I donât like how this phrase sounds: âI am encountering an issue whereâ. More specifically, the words âencounteringâ and âwhereâ. 2. The last 2 steps in the âSteps to Reproduce:â section are not quite what I would be thinking when writing an issue report. I would delete step 2 and leave out the âand consequently lacks access to the microphoneâ part. 3. At the âExpected Result:â section I would add to âwhen attempting to use features that require audio inputâ the following: âor when is started from the Dock iconâ. 4. You included in the report âMicrophone permissions have been correctly enabled in the macOS system settings.â, which is false. Even if it were true, I donât think this note is relevant. 5. You also included in the report âProviding microphone access to Cubase Pro 12.0.60 through system settings does not alleviate the issue.â. How exactly did I provide microphone access to Cubase Pro 12.0.60 through system settings? I said that thereâs no â+â (plus) button, didnât I? Anyway, this note should not exist in the issue report.
The rest of the report is ok. Now, can you compose another issue report taking into consideration what I previously said? Please?
In the report, there were a few more things that I didnât like or looked strange to me, so I continually asked ChatGPT to adjust the report.
Tried this as instructed. Starting Cubase 12.0.60 afterwards (from the Dock icon), yielded same result: no permissions were asked (or granted).
As Iâve learned from betawiki, the macOS build I currently run ( 22G5048d) is also a beta version of Ventura (if it makes any difference). Anyway, Iâm installing this same build again now (on an external SSD drive) to see if on a fresh install, Cubase asks for Microphone permissions. If it doesnât, maybe itâs because Iâm using an unsuported Mac with this OS. Yet, this would leave the following question unanswered: âWhy other apps are asking for permissions, while Cubase doesnât?â.
This is totally in the hand of the operating system. An audio app like Cubase just needs to declare some Info.plist strings and open the CoreAudio device to record something which Cubase does when it starts.
Most likely you hit a bug in macOS.
It turns out that microphone permissions are not requested on fresh installed macOS Ventura 13.5 Beta either. Iâm not complaining at all. Iâd like though to understand why other apps manage to request permissions.
For example, an app that asks for microphone permissions is Audacity 3.3.3.
If it were, other apps wouldnât be able to request permissions either and there are at least two apps that request permissions: LadioCast 0.9.2 and Audacity 3.3.3.
Then Cubase 12.0.60 is either doing something else, or macOS Ventura 13.5 Beta (build 22G5048d) is not fully compatible with Cubase 12.0.60. What other possibilities are there?
I am running macOS Ventura 13.5 Beta ( 22G5048d) with the help of a bootloader called OpenCore Legacy Patcher. The latest oficially supported macOS version for my Retina Mid 2012 MacBook Pro is Catalina 10.15.7, so yes, maybe. Actually, my computer for sure is not compatible with Ventura 13.5. Even so, Iâm still able to use Cubase Pro 12.0.60 on it (with the microphone permissions workaround mentioned in the OPâwhen I need to record audio).
Sorry for the way I originally replied. To give a more to the point reply, yes, macOS Ventura 13.5 might not be fully compatible with my mac. Even so, how could this be a reason for the current issue Iâm having when other apps are able to request permissions?
What macOS version do you run? Ventura 13.4.1? Iâm asking because Iâm looking for the latest macOS that asks for microphone permissions (when Cubase is started for the first time).
I erased my internal SSD and installed the latest oficially supported macOS (Catalina 10.15.7, build 19H2026). Cubase Pro 12.0.60 still doesnât ask for microphone permissions. But I donât remember having this problem with Cubase 12 before (on Catalina).
Do you think that using an unoriginal internal SSD drive (with adaptor) might have something to do with microphone permissions?
Iâm just curious to see why this issue persists.
You should probably read the system requirements⌠Cubase 12 = Big Sur/Monterey/Ventura.
First youâre running an OS that is unsupported on your outdated machine, you had to hack the boot firmware just to get to run, and now youâre attempting to get it to work in an unsupported OS.
Initially you were trying to get it to run on Ventura, which will not install on your old Mac without modifying the boot firmware in the first place. That is completely unsupported by anyone, including Apple.
Now youâve rolled back to Catalina, which is also not supported by Cubase 12âŚ
Itâs neat that it worked at one point, but the fact is, your setup is nowhere near a âstandardâ installation and isnât supported by anybody. Do you think audio vendors are running out to buy old Macâs to test out how their software works on 13 year old hardware thatâs been hacked with a third party boot loader? Nope.
After doing some digging, I finally found what the problem was.
Note: Both two problems below have workarounds that result in microphone permissions being granted in macOS System Settings.
Problem on Catalina. Cubase Pro 12.0.60 doesnât request microphone permissions if the Mac previously used OpenCore boot loader to boot into Catalina. To solve this:
Turn off your Mac and remove all external storage devices that are connected (USB / Memory Card).
Reset SMC and PRAM/NVRAM (one of these two might be optionalâŚ)
When you hear the startup chime, hold ALT until you see the boot options.
Donât enter the EFI option (the OpenCore boot loader). Instead, choose the volume on which Catalina is installed.
Now Cubase should ask for microphone permissions (when started from the Dock icon).
Note: Donât worry if Catalina starts from the OpenCore boot loader (after permissions are granted). Microphone permissions for Cubase are not lost; they just donât get automatically requested anymore.
Problem on macOS Ventura 13.5 Beta 3 (build 22G5038d). On my unsupported Mac, macOS Ventura 13.5 Beta 3 throws me the prohibition sign when I try to boot it without OpenCore. The only option I had was to find a way to manually add Microphone permissions to Cubase Pro 12.0.60. Hereâs how I managed to do that:
I accidentally bumped into someoneâs post (on a Facebook group) that mentioned a command line program called TCCPLUS.
I watched this video to learn how to disable SIP and AMFI (required to make TCCPLUS work) .
I looked for TCCPLUS on Google. I downloaded this ZIP file from here (github.com).
I opened the âtccplus.applescriptâ file and hit cmd+R (to run the script). On the first dialog window I clicked âDownload automaticallyâ. In the second dialog window I chose âCubase 12â, in the third I chose âMicrophoneâ, and in the fourth I chose âRunâ.
Result: I then had Microphone Permissions granted for Cubase Pro 12.0.60, on unsupported macOS Ventura 13.5 Beta 3 (build 22G5038d) on my outdated machine (MacBook Pro, Retina, Mid 2012, 2,3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7), which now runs in triple boot the following operating systems: Yosemite 10.10.3, Catalina 10.15.7, and Ventura 13.5. I donât connect Yosemite to the internet.
Why other apps are able to request permissions still remains a mystery. However, itâs worth noting that Cubase 12 is not the only black sheep in these two situations. It turns out that in the context of OpenCore boot loader, Zoom and Microsoft Teams also donât request microphone permissions.
Your previous post made me think that you didnât read the post where I said: other apps like Audacity and LadioCast request permissions on Ventura, while Cubase 12 doesnât.
You said: âAnd you wonder why none of it works?â. Well, I donât wonder why ânone of itâ works, because some of it (some apps) actually works. That is some apps do actually request permissions (on this unsupported macOS, on this outdated machine).
No, I do not. I also donât mind if I donât get an answer (when I post).
