Many crashes when hitting F3 C7.0.7

Cubase
#1

This has started to happen to me very often. When I’m in a project and I hit F3 to bring up the mixer Cubase freezes everything (and I have to turn off the computer using the physical button or cutting off the power).

Cubase 7.0.7 has been rather stabil for a few months and now this? I haven’t installed anything new recently so I have no idea how to fix this problem.

I’m running Win 8.1.

Any ideas?

#2

Yes. Buy the 7.5 update and cross your fingers.

That’s how Steinberg corp deals with bugs (with extra dollars/euros).

#3

Yeah, I’m actually thinking about that, but it’s just… …you know. It’s not the right solution, really - is it?

#4

Hi 2Bach

Have you contacted Steinberg support? Also you don’t describe you system so it difficult to make a suggestion

Best Regards

Dave

#5

Troubleshooting step #1 https://www.steinberg.net/en/support/knowledgebase_new/show_details/kb_show/safe-start-mode-resetting-the-cubase-preferences/kb_back/2020.html?tx_p77sbknowledgebase_pi1[product]=296

#6

Thank’s! I’ve never seen this before. I must be blind.

#7

I must be a complete idiot. When I try to open Cubase in safe mode by holding shift+alt+control when opening Cubase 7 I only get a windows shortcut that opens preferences for the item I click (the shortcut to Cubase 7 or the cubase7.exe). Should I turn off the windows shortcut or how should I come around this? Or am I just doing it wrong (very likely).

#8

…nevermind. I just found out how to do it.

The article says:
“- Hold down + + (Windows) or + + (Mac OS X) and start Cubase/Nuendo”

That doesn’t work. However clicking the icon and THEN pressing the three keys does.


Clever me.

#9

Update your videocard drivers and make sure your Operating System is up to date.

It sounds like a videocard issue to me.

#10

All drivers and everything is up to date. My computer has had a full reinstall a couple of days ago, Windows, Cubase, all my plugins. Everything has been reinstalled and all drivers, firmware and whatnot is updated to the newest versions.

I am running Cubase without crashes now (the last couple of hours, which is longer than usual). I switched off the preferences, and it seems to work. I also changed from M-Audio’s designated driver for the ProFire 610 to Asio4All, which runs much smoother. No lag at all on my midi recordings - a problem that always occurred when I used M-Audio’s drivers.