Just an update here, from deep within the rabbit hole.
No solution in sight. I won’t bore you with which actions of mine had no effect, however I can now cause this from within Cubase, not only on a first boot-up, but any time, simply by switching between projects (activating them), and strategically placing my cursor between the switch. I can’t wait to get home to my unaffected system to see if I can trigger this.
I’ll write down my test right below, if anyone wants to give it a go, I won’t be able to test this for at least 4 hours.
Setup two projects
Project A
-
Create 4 Audio Tracks Connected to a Single VCA Fader, all faders at unity gain.
-
Create automation points on the VCA track as follows.
Bar 0: 0.0
Bar 1: +1.0
Bar 2: +2.0
Bar 3: +3.0
Bar 4: +4.0
Bar 5: +5.0
Bar 6: +6.0 -
Set the playback cursor to bar 0. Don’t close the project. Create a new project:
Project B
A completely blank project
perform this Repro sequence:
- Activate project B. Place the playback cursor at bar 3.
- Go to project A and activate it. Open the mixconsole.
- Observe if the VCA fader is at unity gain, but the audio faders are positioned at -3dB.
Edit: Just reproduced on my main system! @fese, can you give the test a go and see if this method causes it for you too?
Actually, anyone? @Thomas_127 , @jim_griff , @Pablin_Drummer