Since Swam’s latest update, I crashed-here is the DMP file and also an error window. All help is appreciated
Alan Russell
When you analyzed the .dmp file with WinDBG, what did you learn?
I’m not the OP, but I just took a quick look at the DMP file. It shows an access violation. (“The instruction at 0x%p referenced memory at 0x%p. The memory could not be %s.”) All the stack trace entries are either Cubase or Windows – i.e. nothing that would appear to be plugin-specific. Here’s the WinDbg “analyze -v” output:
************* Path validation summary **************
Response Time (ms) Location
Deferred srv*
************* Preparing the environment for Debugger Extensions Gallery repositories **************
ExtensionRepository : Implicit
UseExperimentalFeatureForNugetShare : true
AllowNugetExeUpdate : true
NonInteractiveNuget : true
AllowNugetMSCredentialProviderInstall : true
AllowParallelInitializationOfLocalRepositories : true
-- Configuring repositories
----> Repository : LocalInstalled, Enabled: true
----> Repository : UserExtensions, Enabled: true
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Preparing the environment for Debugger Extensions Gallery repositories completed, duration 0.000 seconds
************* Waiting for Debugger Extensions Gallery to Initialize **************
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Waiting for Debugger Extensions Gallery to Initialize completed, duration 0.171 seconds
----> Repository : UserExtensions, Enabled: true, Packages count: 0
----> Repository : LocalInstalled, Enabled: true, Packages count: 46
Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 10.0.29617.1000 AMD64
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Loading Dump File [D:\Downloads\Cubase 15.0.30 64bit2026.9.17 11.07.20.555.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 26200 MP (24 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: SingleUserTS Personal
Edition build lab: 26100.1.amd64fre.ge_release.240331-1435
Debug session time: Thu Sep 17 08:07:20.000 2026 (UTC - 7:00)
System Uptime: 2 days 2:14:43.180
Process Uptime: 0 days 1:03:59.000
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This dump file has an exception of interest stored in it.
The stored exception information can be accessed via .ecxr
(71c8.6878): Access violation - code c0000005 (first/second chance not available)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| This target supports Hardware-enforced Stack Protection. A HW based |
| "Shadow Stack" may be available to assist in debugging and analysis. |
| See aka.ms/userhsp for more info. |
| |
| dps @ssp |
| |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
For analysis of this file, run !analyze -v
ntdll!NtGetContextThread+0x14:
00007ffc`400e2d14 c3 ret
0:000> !analyze -v
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* *
* Exception Analysis *
* *
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KEY_VALUES_STRING: 1
Key : AV.Type
Value: Read
Key : Analysis.CPU.mSec
Value: 625
Key : Analysis.Elapsed.mSec
Value: 4432
Key : Analysis.IO.Other.Mb
Value: 47
Key : Analysis.IO.Read.Mb
Value: 1
Key : Analysis.IO.Write.Mb
Value: 79
Key : Analysis.Init.CPU.mSec
Value: 203
Key : Analysis.Init.Elapsed.mSec
Value: 3364
Key : Analysis.Memory.CommitPeak.Mb
Value: 173
Key : Analysis.Version.DbgEng
Value: 10.0.29617.1000
Key : Analysis.Version.Description
Value: 10.2604.29.1 amd64fre
Key : Analysis.Version.Ext
Value: 1.2604.29.1
Key : Failure.Bucket
Value: INVALID_POINTER_READ_c0000005_Cubase15.exe!Unknown
Key : Failure.Exception.Code
Value: 0xc0000005
Key : Failure.Exception.IP.Address
Value: 0x1431ad674
Key : Failure.Exception.IP.Module
Value: Cubase15
Key : Failure.Exception.IP.Offset
Value: 0x31ad674
Key : Failure.Hash
Value: {f9cac636-2fdc-c04c-f62e-50b3cfb656c4}
Key : Failure.ProblemClass.Primary
Value: INVALID_POINTER_READ
Key : Faulting.IP.Type
Value: Paged
Key : Timeline.OS.Boot.DeltaSec
Value: 180883
Key : Timeline.Process.Start.DeltaSec
Value: 3839
Key : WER.OS.Branch
Value: ge_release
Key : WER.OS.Version
Value: 10.0.26100.1
Key : WER.Process.Version
Value: 15.0.30.287
FILE_IN_CAB: Cubase 15.0.30 64bit2026.9.17 11.07.20.555.dmp
CONTEXT: (.ecxr)
rax=000000000015b5b0 rbx=0000000000022868 rcx=000000000015b5b0
rdx=0000000000022868 rsi=0000000167d195f0 rdi=0000000157a26be0
rip=00000001431ad674 rsp=000000000015b590 rbp=0000000167d195f0
r8=0000000157a26be0 r9=0000000000000000 r10=fefefefefefefeff
r11=8080808080808080 r12=0000000000000000 r13=0000000000022868
r14=0000000000000000 r15=000000000041a800
iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz na pe nc
cs=0033 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00010206
Cubase15+0x31ad674:
00000001`431ad674 498b4c2438 mov rcx,qword ptr [r12+38h] ds:00000000`00000038=????????????????
Resetting default scope
EXCEPTION_RECORD: (.exr -1)
ExceptionAddress: 00000001431ad674 (Cubase15+0x00000000031ad674)
ExceptionCode: c0000005 (Access violation)
ExceptionFlags: 00000000
NumberParameters: 2
Parameter[0]: 0000000000000000
Parameter[1]: 0000000000000038
Attempt to read from address 0000000000000038
PROCESS_NAME: Cubase15.exe
READ_ADDRESS: 0000000000000038
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: 0000000000000038
STACK_TEXT:
00000000`0015b590 00000001`419ec16b : 00000000`00000000 00000001`67d195f0 00000001`57a26be0 00000001`6d572550 : Cubase15+0x31ad674
00000000`0015b600 00000001`419eb10f : 00000000`00000000 00000000`0015b600 00000001`67d19600 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x19ec16b
00000000`0015b670 00000001`4342daca : 00000000`00000000 00000000`0015c4b8 00000001`57a26be0 00000001`6d572550 : Cubase15+0x19eb10f
00000000`0015b730 00000001`446b4a78 : 00000000`00000002 00000000`0015c4c8 00000000`00000002 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x342daca
00000000`0015b7b0 00000001`446b0171 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`11ab2b60 00000001`67d19600 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x46b4a78
00000000`0015c630 00000001`446b31b9 : 00000000`0041a8e0 00000001`3f267420 00000000`11ab2b60 00000001`67d19600 : Cubase15+0x46b0171
00000000`0015c9a0 00000001`446b2df5 : 00000000`119e0dc8 00000001`67d19600 00000001`7160c130 00000000`00000001 : Cubase15+0x46b31b9
00000000`0015cae0 00000001`446b32ae : 00000000`119dfa40 00000001`67d19600 00000001`7160bbb0 00000001`45ec8c78 : Cubase15+0x46b2df5
00000000`0015cc20 00000001`446b2df5 : 00000000`119e0d70 00000001`67d19600 00000001`7160bf50 00000000`00000001 : Cubase15+0x46b32ae
00000000`0015cd60 00000001`446b2afe : 00000001`3f267420 00000001`3f267420 00000001`7160c010 00000000`0041a8e0 : Cubase15+0x46b2df5
00000000`0015cea0 00000001`446b48ce : 00000000`0041a8e0 00000000`0015dc00 00000000`0015ced0 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x46b2afe
00000000`0015cf70 00000001`446b0171 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`11b4ee40 00000001`67d19600 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x46b48ce
00000000`0015ddf0 00000001`446b31b9 : 00000000`0041a8e0 00000001`3f265890 00000000`11b4ee40 00000001`67d19600 : Cubase15+0x46b0171
00000000`0015e160 00000001`446b411b : 00000000`11a6ab50 00000000`00000000 00000001`7160be30 00000000`11a6ab50 : Cubase15+0x46b31b9
00000000`0015e2a0 00000001`446b318d : 00000000`0041a8e0 00000001`3f265890 00000000`0ef8ade0 00000001`67d19600 : Cubase15+0x46b411b
00000000`0015e380 00000001`446b2afe : 00000001`3f265890 00000001`3f265890 00000001`7160b290 00000000`0041a8e0 : Cubase15+0x46b318d
00000000`0015e4c0 00000001`4490e49f : 00000000`0041a8e0 00000000`00000001 00000000`0015e4f0 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x46b2afe
00000000`0015e590 00000001`44a80dec : 00000000`00000000 00000001`67d19600 00000001`71588e68 00000000`00000001 : Cubase15+0x490e49f
00000000`0015e660 00000001`4490e18b : 00000001`253d0fd0 00000000`00000000 00000001`24fe5df0 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x4a80dec
00000000`0015e7a0 00000001`4490e062 : 00000001`253d0fd0 00000000`00000000 00000001`24fe5d70 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x490e18b
00000000`0015e7e0 00000001`44ac106d : 00000000`00000000 00000000`0015e8b0 00000000`00000001 00000001`71520120 : Cubase15+0x490e062
00000000`0015e810 00000001`444fad2e : 00000000`00000020 00000000`00000000 00000000`000003e8 00000000`0015e960 : Cubase15+0x4ac106d
00000000`0015e840 00000001`44ac4074 : 00000001`24fe5df0 00000001`71520148 00000000`0015e9c0 00007ffc`3d2f39f0 : Cubase15+0x44fad2e
00000000`0015e890 00000001`44abe028 : 00000001`44ac1050 00000000`0015e8b0 00000001`24fe5df0 00000001`44abdc28 : Cubase15+0x4ac4074
00000000`0015e8f0 00000001`4469b0a8 : 00000001`45ee0c80 00000001`44abc2bc 00000000`0015e979 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x4abe028
00000000`0015e940 00000001`4469af98 : 00000001`3f267ab0 00000001`253cfe50 00000001`24fe5df0 00000000`8eefbf90 : Cubase15+0x469b0a8
00000000`0015e9e0 00000001`4469af98 : 00000001`253cfe50 00000000`fe074410 00000001`3f267ab0 00000000`0015ea40 : Cubase15+0x469af98
00000000`0015ea80 00000001`446950e8 : 00000001`253cfe50 00000001`253cfe50 00000000`fe074410 0000002a`000003eb : Cubase15+0x469af98
00000000`0015eb20 00000001`437ad899 : 00000000`fe074410 00000000`fe074410 00000001`4469f240 00000001`061c25c0 : Cubase15+0x46950e8
00000000`0015eb50 00000001`4275cbe9 : 00000001`253cfe50 00000000`4c83a358 00000000`8eefbf70 00000001`061c2f80 : Cubase15+0x37ad899
00000000`0015eba0 00000001`427baa8f : 00000000`fa9463d8 00000000`37234420 00000000`0015ed80 00000000`fe91a068 : Cubase15+0x275cbe9
00000000`0015ebf0 00000001`428343ac : 00000000`fe91a068 00000000`fe91a060 00000000`00000000 00000001`7160b530 : Cubase15+0x27baa8f
00000000`0015ec20 00000001`431ceb76 : 00000000`8eefc090 00000000`00000027 00000000`0000002a 00000001`477638e0 : Cubase15+0x28343ac
00000000`0015ec90 00000001`444fad2e : 00000000`0015ee38 00000000`e2bebaa0 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000001 : Cubase15+0x31ceb76
00000000`0015ecc0 00000001`431ceb11 : 00000001`71609f50 00000001`477638d0 00000000`0015efe0 00000001`41ba49a8 : Cubase15+0x44fad2e
00000000`0015ed10 00000001`438b48df : 00000000`0015ed80 00000001`71609f50 00000001`431ceb60 00000000`0015ed60 : Cubase15+0x31ceb11
00000000`0015ed60 00000001`43898c81 : 00000000`e2bebaa0 00000000`efe89fd0 00000001`71609f50 00000001`438c8172 : Cubase15+0x38b48df
00000000`0015ee00 00000001`437dc424 : 00000001`71609ef0 00000001`00000000 00000000`0015f0d0 00000000`efe89fd0 : Cubase15+0x3898c81
00000000`0015ee30 00000001`437c12dc : 00000001`71609f30 00000000`efe8a250 00000001`45ec8dd0 00000001`45ecea58 : Cubase15+0x37dc424
00000000`0015eea0 00000001`437c2171 : 00000001`71609ef0 00000000`8b2f7a40 00000001`71609f30 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x37c12dc
00000000`0015eee0 00000001`43783b22 : 00000000`8b2f7a40 00000001`439c19db 00000000`003a9205 00000000`07a06b60 : Cubase15+0x37c2171
00000000`0015f0c0 00000001`428fc97f : 00000000`0000003e 00000000`0015f438 00000000`0000006f 00000001`42a9c09f : Cubase15+0x3783b22
00000000`0015f2a0 00000001`4467ed8a : 00000000`0000003e 00000000`0000006f 00000000`07856088 00000000`078560b8 : Cubase15+0x28fc97f
00000000`0015f2f0 00000001`444fad2e : 00000001`45ecea58 00000000`00000004 00000000`0015f3b0 00000001`44555d77 : Cubase15+0x467ed8a
00000000`0015f320 00000001`4467e11c : 00000000`0015f3b0 00000000`0785605b 00000000`0015f3f0 00000000`0015f3e8 : Cubase15+0x44fad2e
00000000`0015f370 00000001`44681e30 : 00000000`0015f3b0 00000000`0015f4d9 00000000`003a9205 00000001`4467ed70 : Cubase15+0x467e11c
00000000`0015f420 00000001`44b1a624 : 00000000`00000000 00000001`01b7f396 00000000`fa8ca860 00000000`ff074100 : Cubase15+0x4681e30
00000000`0015f450 00000001`44b07a70 : 00000000`02b9c920 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000113 : Cubase15+0x4b1a624
00000000`0015f480 00000001`44b33da1 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000001 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x4b07a70
00000000`0015f4b0 00007ffc`3dcb52c6 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`0015fdb0 00000000`00000001 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x4b33da1
00000000`0015f950 00007ffc`3dcb5d9d : 00000000`02b81848 00000001`44b33a50 00000000`0004066e 00000000`00000000 : user32!UserCallWinProcCheckWow+0x356
00000000`0015fab0 00000001`44b18d9e : 00000000`02b81848 00000000`02b81768 00000000`02b81848 00000000`02b81848 : user32!DispatchMessageWorker+0x1dd
00000000`0015fb30 00000001`44b0984f : 00000000`02b81840 00000000`02b81768 000001f6`0000004e 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x4b18d9e
00000000`0015fba0 00000001`44b07350 : 00000000`02b81768 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x4b0984f
00000000`0015fbd0 00000001`44b071cb : 00000000`02b81768 00000000`02b81768 00000000`00000000 00000000`07856030 : Cubase15+0x4b07350
00000000`0015fc30 00000001`4467c838 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`02b81770 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x4b071cb
00000000`0015fc80 00000001`4394f569 : 00000000`004c8bf0 00000000`004c8bf0 00000000`004c8e70 00000000`004c8ea8 : Cubase15+0x467c838
00000000`0015fcb0 00000001`44ccc10e : 00000000`00000000 00000000`0015fcd8 00000000`0015fd18 00000000`0015fcd8 : Cubase15+0x394f569
00000000`0015ff20 00007ffc`3e9ccd87 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : Cubase15+0x4ccc10e
00000000`0015ff60 00007ffc`4002caec : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 000004f0`fffffb30 000004d0`fffffb30 : kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x17
00000000`0015ff90 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart+0x2c
STACK_COMMAND: ~0s; .ecxr ; kb
IP_IN_PAGED_CODE:
Cubase15+31ad674
00000001`431ad674 498b4c2438 mov rcx,qword ptr [r12+38h]
SYMBOL_NAME: Cubase15+31ad674
MODULE_NAME: Cubase15
IMAGE_NAME: Cubase15.exe
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: INVALID_POINTER_READ_c0000005_Cubase15.exe!Unknown
OS_VERSION: 10.0.26100.1
BUILDLAB_STR: ge_release
OSPLATFORM_TYPE: x64
OSNAME: Windows 10
IMAGE_VERSION: 15.0.30.287
FAILURE_ID_HASH: {f9cac636-2fdc-c04c-f62e-50b3cfb656c4}
Followup: MachineOwner
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Whenever Windows 11 has an update it appears I run into this crash situation more frequently I thank you for your time and analysis very much
I did create a report to Audio modeling and I know they will get back to me because I do troubleshoot their software at times with Windows 11
Alan Russell
There’s no audio modeling code in the stack in that dump, FWIW.
If a plugin breaks with every Windows Update, I wonder if they are incorrectly distributing the Visual C++ runtime? That’s a common cause for breaks and is 100% avoidable by distributing it the correct way, via the redist package.
Pete
Microsoft
I have noticed that when you take for example a project in CB 15 pro using an earlier version of SWAM and you up upload the latest SWAM version you have to copy the data of the SWAM string section tracks by creating new instrumental tracks and then the Audio returns I am discussing this with Audio modeling because I did find the solution but it’s very strange.
This posting might require a different post and I do apologize ahead of time
Alan Russell
I wonder if the earlier versions may have been VST2 and the new version is VST3, and maybe they don’t use the same VST ID (or whatever the ID is called that lets a VST3 version of a plugin replace a VST2 version of that same plugin – not all developers implement that). If that is the case, and you have the older version, you could conceivably enable VST2 on Cubase 15 (it is disabled by default) and continue using the older SWAM plugin. However, my inclination would be to just use the new version and avoid VST2 use going forward (which I did with the first Cubase version that made VST2 support optional since most of my plugins already supported VST3).
I don’t have any SWAM plugins at this point – I did have Ms. Sax S when it was coming from Sample Modeling, and I couldn’t get that old version to work when I moved to my new Windows 11 system. (I did get the other Sample Modeling saxes working on Windows 11, albeit by jumping through some hoops on the Kontakt side, but the soprano sax used the SWAM engine.)
I’ve had this error appear at times and I’ve never quite gotten to the bottom of it. Occasionally VST related, sometimes in certain projects. I’ve never noticed if it is related to Windows updates.
I don’t have any of the SWAM software but it doesn’t looks as though it is directly related to their applications, but something else, still possibly Microsoft?
Click this
Pete
Microsoft
yes - i turned it off (Ransonware) and the blocking error does not appear..
You also could have just let Cubase through. On the page that linked to, there are options for letting individual apps through.
Pete
Microsoft
I tried that but it did not work for some reason