Hanging notes in Cubase Pro 9.5

Cubase
#1

Greetings,

I’ve updated CubasePro from v9.0.30 to v9.5 about a week ago. But I’ve been unable to use the updated version because of persisting hanging notes - any note - when recording on an Instrument track using my MIDI keyboard.

I’ve then uninstalled & re-installed the Update. Installed & re-installed also the full version of CubasePro 9.5. But no change to the above issue.

I’ve searched this forum & found the following advice by Support:

“Hanging notes or dropouts using HALion-based products
If you experience hanging notes or dropouts with Cubase or Nuendo please activate the option “Reset on stop” in the preferences (Mac: Cubase/Nuendo menu > Preferences > Midi, Windows: File menu > Preferences > Midi)”.

I applied the above instruction to my updated DAW. But there was no change. MIDI notes are still hanging in v9.5.

At the end - after about 4/5 days of trying to have CubasePro 9.5 working, I had to re-install v9.0.30 (which I had prevoiusly uninstalled, not expecting such problem to arise in the new Update) in order to carry on working with Cubase.

I wonder if it is happenning only to me or someone else is also experiencing similar issues with new update of CubasePro.

Any help would be greatly appreciated & thank you in advance for any advice.

#2

I noticed this also last night… Was probably the first time I’d used midi input since upgrading last week.

I was using halion and many notes were either being missed or they kept hanging.

(Triggered by a novation mininova if it matters)
In 9.0.30 I never saw this issue… but hadn’t really used halion before either so can’t be sure.

#3

Hanging notes seem to come and go with Cubase revisions. Have never really got to the bottom of it…

#4

Apparently this is a new feature AGAIN :blush: :blush: :imp: :imp:

#5

I’ve had lots of issues with hanging notes - not just in 9.5… it was in 9.0 as well. Thankfully, I was able to add a key command for MIDI – > RESET, and I use it regularly! This problem has been occuring often with NI Absynth lately for me.

#6

I was using IK Miroslav Philharmonik 2 about a week ago with Cubase 9.5. Then notes started hanging with this vst. I purchased this a few hours before for this session. So, I though it was the plugin not Cubase. This is good to know. I will try this again with C9 and see if the problem is still there.

#7

I’m currently talking to support about this and it’s very frustrating. In fact it was suggested that Steinberg were aware of this problem and that 9.5 would fix it…:slight_smile: It doesn’t…

#8

Hanging notes have always been an issue even with midi synths or workstations this is not
really an issue it’s just part of working with midi… But it might happen a bit more with computers / VSTi in other words don’t expect this to completely go away…

Actually if Cubase can deal with this without crashing means it’s very solid…

#9

I’m having this issue here which, to me, demonstrates the problem is most definitely with Cubase:

https://www.steinberg.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=250&t=124896&p=677544&hilit=breath+controller#p677544

As I mention in that thread, I’ve tested extensively with Reaper and it doesn’t have this issue.

#10

No hanging notes with StudioONePro, LogicProX or Reaper here

#11

and still happening in 9.5.21

#12

Yep. I gave up with support as they were were really not dealing with it very well. At one point they came back to me with a solution for “crashing” when that wasn’t the issue at all.

It seems they are not interested…

#13

This is usually caused by some sort of midi loop, or midi routing issue.
Most common is having set a multiple midi sources to midi in all, or forgetting to turn Local off on the keyboard, and recording doubles.
I have even encountered VSTi’s that where allergic to aftertouch, that one took some time to figure out.

#14

It’s not midi loops or routing in my case unfortunately.

If you look at this post

https://www.steinberg.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=250&t=124896&p=677544&hilit=breath+controller#p677544

I think it’s pretty clear that it’s data congestion…