Plugins missing in Cubase 14 that work perfectly in Cubase 13

Hi Folks,

Many of my plugins that work perfectly well in Cubase 13 are not working in Cubase 14 (Win 10 user). Have read a few threads on this forum, i read about the little VST2 button hidden away at the bottom of the VST Plugin Manager. Once I press that, it searches for, and find all of my VST2 plugins - so far so good (but they cannot be used in the project that i currently have open). I close Cubase 14 and restart it - and the problem persists. How do I get Cubase 14 to remember to enable VST2 plugins in the VST Plugin Manager so they are available by default when I open a Cubase 14 session?

BTW - I have read this article below - but it seems to suggest that you need to turn on this button every time you want to use VST2 plugins?

Thanks! John

Are you sure you don’t have a custom collection active. If the plugs are in the plugin manager list after scanning they should appear in the default collection but you’d need to add them to a custom collection.

but it seems to suggest that you need to turn on this button every time you want to use VST2 plugins?

That’s definitely not the case.

Some examples would be good…

Thanks! Here’s the warning I exported:

The plug-in “TS-999” could not be found for Insert 3 Channel “kick DT In”!
The plug-in “Virtual Mix Rack” could not be found for Insert 2 Channel “Stereo Out”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Saturn” could not be found for Insert 4 Channel “Stereo Out”!
The plug-in “VBC Rack” could not be found for Insert 6 Channel “Stereo Out”!
The plug-in “Gullfoss” could not be found for Insert 10 Channel “Stereo Out”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-L” could not be found for Insert 11 Channel “Stereo Out”!
The plug-in “SPAN” could not be found for Insert 12 Channel “Stereo Out”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-Q 2” could not be found for Insert 4 Channel “Kick Senn”!
The plug-in “Virtual Mix Rack” could not be found for Insert 9 Channel “Kick Senn”!
The plug-in “SPAN” could not be found for Insert 11 Channel “Kick Senn”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-Q 2” could not be found for Insert 4 Channel “Kick DT112”!
The plug-in “Virtual Mix Rack” could not be found for Insert 9 Channel “Kick DT112”!
The plug-in “SPAN” could not be found for Insert 11 Channel “Kick DT112”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-Q 2” could not be found for Insert 4 Channel “Snare condensor”!
The plug-in “Virtual Mix Rack” could not be found for Insert 9 Channel “Snare condensor”!
The plug-in “SPAN” could not be found for Insert 10 Channel “Snare condensor”!
The plug-in “SPAN” could not be found for Insert 8 Channel " snr top"!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-C 2” could not be found for Insert 5 Channel " snr bot"!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-Q 2” could not be found for Insert 3 Channel “rack 1”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-Q 2” could not be found for Insert 3 Channel “rack 2”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-Q 2” could not be found for Insert 3 Channel " floor 1"!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-Q 2” could not be found for Insert 3 Channel " floor 2"!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-Q 2” could not be found for Insert 2 Channel “ride aux hats”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-Q 2” could not be found for Insert 2 Channel “main hats”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-C 2” could not be found for Insert 1 Channel “Bass DI”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-C 2” could not be found for Insert 3 Channel “Bass DI”!
The plug-in “Virtual Mix Rack” could not be found for Insert 7 Channel “Bass DI”!
The plug-in “SPAN” could not be found for Insert 9 Channel “Bass DI”!
The plug-in “Archetype Rabea” could not be found for Insert 1 Channel “Rhy Gtr 4”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-DS” could not be found for Insert 5 Channel “Vox Group”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-MB” could not be found for Insert 7 Channel "Clean Guitars Group "!
The plug-in “PTEq-X” could not be found for Insert 8 Channel "Clean Guitars Group "!
The plug-in “SPAN” could not be found for Insert 9 Channel "Clean Guitars Group "!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-MB” could not be found for Insert 7 Channel “Lead Guitars Group”!
The plug-in “PTEq-X” could not be found for Insert 8 Channel “Lead Guitars Group”!
The plug-in “SPAN” could not be found for Insert 9 Channel “Lead Guitars Group”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-MB” could not be found for Insert 3 Channel “Rhy Guitars Group”!
The plug-in “PTEq-X” could not be found for Insert 4 Channel “Rhy Guitars Group”!
The plug-in “SPAN” could not be found for Insert 6 Channel “Rhy Guitars Group”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-MB” could not be found for Insert 2 Channel “Bass Gtrs Group”!
The plug-in “SPAN” could not be found for Insert 6 Channel “Bass Gtrs Group”!
The plug-in “SPAN” could not be found for Insert 10 Channel “Kick Buss”!
The plug-in “Virtual Mix Rack” could not be found for Insert 2 Channel “snare bus”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-C 2” could not be found for Insert 4 Channel “snare bus”!
The plug-in “SPAN” could not be found for Insert 7 Channel “snare bus”!
The plug-in “Virtual Mix Rack” could not be found for Insert 1 Channel “OH Group”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-MB” could not be found for Insert 4 Channel “OH Group”!
The plug-in “Virtual Mix Rack” could not be found for Insert 1 Channel “Room group”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-MB” could not be found for Insert 2 Channel “Room group”!
The plug-in “Virtual Mix Rack” could not be found for Insert 1 Channel “Toms Buss”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-Q 2” could not be found for Insert 2 Channel “Toms Buss”!
The plug-in “SPAN” could not be found for Insert 5 Channel “Toms Buss”!
The plug-in “VBC Rack” could not be found for Insert 1 Channel “Shells Buss”!
The plug-in “Virtual Mix Rack” could not be found for Insert 1 Channel “Master Drum Buss”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Saturn” could not be found for Insert 2 Channel “Master Drum Buss”!
The plug-in “FabFilter Pro-C 2” could not be found for Insert 1 Channel “Drum Parallel Send”!
The plug-in “EchoBoy” could not be found for Insert 1 Channel “Echoboy Send”!

So, today I opened a brand new Cubase 14 project - completely empty, it had no tracks and was never opened in Cubase 13. Again, all the VST2 plugins are turned off by default - I have to go to the VST plugin manager to turn them on with the little button, it searches for them and turns them on so they are available. If I could just get this button to stay “on” all the time, i.e. by default when I boot up, then that would solve the problem i think… thanks!
John

If changes to config aren’t staying set after restart it suggests a permissions issue. Maybe try running Cubase as admin while making the change… Or check your preferences folder has write permissions set correctly.

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FabFilter VST2 plugins are outdated.
Since years, there are VST3 versions for all their products available.
SPAN is VST3 since 2016, I guess.

Or a crash on exit.

I have the same issue. I dread updating becuse it is hours of pain every time. Why dont they stop making new features and fix the foundation of this program, updates are a disaster, licencing is a mess and better clear your week if you want to reinstall… It is like a great house built on a rotten foundation…

TBH, the update on my environment take less than 60 minutes including the purchase online.

Same issue, but with VST3

EDIT: umm, not true, turns out that somehow I had both VST2 and 3 and for some reason it was using the 2.