# Stuck notes in 7.5.20

**URL:** <https://forums.steinberg.net/t/stuck-notes-in-7-5-20/47700>\
**Category:** Cubase\
**Tags:** cubase-older-version\
**Created:** [August 20, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/stuck-notes-in-7-5-20/47700 "2014-08-20T17:18:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![johnstaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/278dde/32.png) [@johnstaf](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/johnstaf)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/stuck-notes-in-7-5-20/47700/1 "2014-08-20T17:18:47Z")

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Iv’e been having problems with stuck notes in VSTi (EWQL and VSL Vienna Instruments Pro). This happens when playing live or monitoring a recording, but everything on the recording itself is fine, so Cubase seems to be getting the right MIDI data.

I’m using a Kawai MP10 digital piano and Korg Nanakontrol2, both over USB.  
I’m on PC with Windows 8.1.

BTW I’ve tried disabling ASIO Guard, and the various timestamp options and nothing makes any difference.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Limit54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@Limit54](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Limit54)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/stuck-notes-in-7-5-20/47700/2 "2014-08-21T01:51:12Z")

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I’m pretty sure it’s a bug. Happens to me every once a a while.

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**Author:** ![Indigo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/indigo/32/1000_2.png) [@Indigo](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Indigo)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2014, 4:00am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/stuck-notes-in-7-5-20/47700/3 "2014-08-21T04:00:57Z")

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It’s a known EastWest bug. I haven’t used their products in a while, since Play is a really terrible hyper-buggy piece of software. Never happened to me with anything VSL (and I use lots of their libraries.)

Anyhow, I seriously doubt Cubase is the culprit.

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**Author:** ![johnstaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/278dde/32.png) [@johnstaf](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/johnstaf)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/stuck-notes-in-7-5-20/47700/4 "2014-08-21T16:10:16Z")

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Thank you both for your replies. I’ll ask on the VSL forum -I think Play is probably a lost cause…

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**Author:** ![johnstaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/278dde/32.png) [@johnstaf](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/johnstaf)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/stuck-notes-in-7-5-20/47700/5 "2014-08-23T20:31:19Z")

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I solved this by merging my keyboard and controller streams in MIDI-OX before they get to Cubase.

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**Author:** ![JWink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@JWink](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/JWink)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/stuck-notes-in-7-5-20/47700/6 "2015-01-26T22:45:47Z")

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I am a new Cubase user, and I was seeing the same behavior in Cubase Pro 8. Like johnstaf, I was able to solve it by merging my two streams (in my case my keyboard and a breath controller) in MIDI-OX then getting it into Cubase using the LoopBe1 Virtual MIDI Driver.

Is it me or is it a little ridiculous that this $550 program requires the use of two FreeWare band-aids in order to work right?