Inserting plugins locks up Cubase

Cubase
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Hi guys,

has anyone had issues with Output Signal locking up a Cubase project. I’ve dropped an instance of it into a tune I’m working and it has caused C8.5 to lock up - for hours. It’s really strange. Any suggestions would be welcome. Things I’ve down so far

  • in Kontakt set it to allow the DAW to multi-thread
  • increased decreased latency
  • turned ASIO guard on and off to see if either improves matters
  • increased disk cache

Update:
Inserting Fabfilter ProQ2 plugins across several tracks also causes my PC to hang - I’ve included a video in the thread below.

cheers
Michael

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Hi,

Do you mean Cubase is frozen?

What exactly does “Outout signal” mean? Could you write a reproduction steps, please?

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Signal is a Kontakt Library from Output. As soon as I load one instance into my project Cubase stops responding to mouse clicks, keystrokes etc.

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Hi,

  1. Try to update your NI Kontakt to the latest version (what version is it)?
  2. Make sure, you are using 64-bit Kontakt plug-in.
  3. Try to run Kontakt as stand-alone, and load any sound here.
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Thanks - all updated and optimised as far as i am aware. Plays absolutely fine standalone and also in Studio One 3. It’s really strange. The project in C8.5 is about 70% on the CPU meter before I insert Signal - I suspect whatever is happening behind the scenes inside C8.5 is causing it to freeze - I can leave it running for hours and it never responds.

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Signal is very high on cpu usage… and if you are already on 70%… i suspect its overloading your cpu…hence cubase hangs…

As a workaround, freeze some vsti or tracks with many inserts and check again…

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Thanks - I tried freezing som tracks to see what happened however it looks like the issue is not just related to Output Signal. On the same project I tried inserting 607 ProQ2 plugins across some tracks. The PC froze for about 20 minutes - eventually I had to reboot.

I can do the same thing no problem in Studio One and Sonar on projects with similar overheads. Something is wrong with C8.5.20 on my rig :frowning:

p.s. I’ll change the title of the thread for clarity

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I left it running. After freezing all tracks the PC still hung after inserting multiple ProQ2 plugins in the mixer. Eventually the PC rebooted itself. No Bsod just a reboot with no warning. I reckon it’s a memory leak.