Just updated to 15.0.10 and my Faderport Classic no longer works. Has support for it been discontinued? Or, is there a different way to set it up now? Thanks.
I just added a Faderport classic to a new Cubase 15 install. The procedure is the same - copy faderport.dll to the Components folder in the main Cubase directory. In the Studio menu add a new MIDI device and select Faderport. The Faderport ins and outs should show up automatically.
Initially I couldn’t get the ports to appear. I had connected the unit to an external USB port. When I moved the connector to on-board USB the Faderport ports showed up.
It’s working fine now.
So, if you’ve done all the usual stuff, check your USB connection.
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Oh Duh! I had the faderport.dll file in Cubase 13\Components and Cubase 14\Components, but not in Cubase 15\Components! Thanks!!!
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@Al_Oomens @KT66 Does your Faderport Classic randomly disconnect from Cubase during a session, making you have to add it again in Studio Setup?
I use mine as remote transports in the home studio. They’re attached to long USB extension cables and they move around the room where they’re needed… at the drum station, keys, vocals, etc.
I only run them on bus power and I don’t use the fader or pan pot. They’ve been incredibly reliable over the years and no, they don’t randomly disconnect. That would be really annoying,
Have you applied the available firmware updates?
I have not seen it randomly disconnect either. I now have it plugged in to the PC and not through a USB hub. I also use the power cord that came with FaderPort and not just USB power (I like the motorized fader).
No. I will have to look into that. Thanks!
Components folder in the “main Cubase directory.” How/where do I find this?
I found the directory – but how I load the faderport.dll file into it? I don’t see a “paste” option.
I just got a new computer and am trying to get it set up the same as the old one, which died a swift and sudden death.
Assuming you installed Cubase in the default location, you will find it on your C drive in Program Files → Steinberg → Cubase XX (where XX = whatever version of Cubase you have). Open the Cubase XX folder and you’ll see a folder called Components. Open that folder and copy faderport.dll to that location.
The next time you start Cubase, Faderport will show up as available to add as a Midi device.
Edit: I was typing at the same time you were.
Whereever the faderport.dll file currently is, you just right click on it and select copy, then go to the Component folder and right click there and select paste (it’s an icon now rather than a text command).