I’m finding that if I use HALion Sonic (1.5 update full, not SE) in a project it frequently causes Cubase to crash when I try to re-open (32 & 64 bit). This problem has occurred for a while but seems to be more common since the 6.5 up date to Cubase.
I’m running Cubase 6.5.4 on a 64 bit Windows 7 quad core i5 with 6 gig of RAM and an Akai MPK49 attached. I work in, and have found this issue in, both 32 & 64 bit versions of Cubase.
Yes, I am having the same issue. but with Sonic SE.
Cubase Artist 6.5.3 64-bit
Halion Sonic SE 1.5
To reproduce:
Open Cubase Artist 6.5
Create a new Empty project
Add an Instrument track.
Select Halion Sonic SE
-at this point, while attempting to load and open Halion Sonic SE, the busy cursor is shown and never goes away. All UI controls within Cubase stop responding (even to hovers). I have left it running for an hour, and it never recovers. You can kill the process, which makes the window disappear, but the process sticks around for a few minutes afterward with no CPU activity and no change in memory size.
I’m using Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with 4 Intel cores, 8 GB RAM.
It appears that the problem was that the eLicenser was attempting to access license information from the dongle before loading up Halion Sonic SE. When I switched the eLicenser from a USB 3.0 port to a USB 2.0 port (on the other side of the laptop) then it worked fine.
It seems like the problem was the USB 3.0 port.
These USB 3.0 ports on my laptop are a Fresco Logic USB hub which I’ve had numerous problems with involving other devices. First, the connections were a bit loose, so I pried up the metal tabs in the ports to make it a tighter fit. Also, the drivers for the hub and the port were not the same version; I had some problems getting a successful install of the drivers, but eventually managed to do it.
I suspect that the issue is fixed now, after a few days of use.
This is a very informative thread. Thanks for that.
Mac 'puters are just starting to get USB 3 (finally) and some users are
now experiencing these same scenarios of USB 2 vs. USB 3 compatibility
when using certain hardware.
I’m am looking at getting a new MacbookPro and wondering if
my dongle will work with the Macs USB 3 only ports.