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Cubase Troubleshooting

Some users may experience timing issues in Cubase when using Harvest. This can be caused by high CPU usage by the DAW, though the cause could vary from system to system. If you are experiencing such issues, please try these solutions.

SOLUTION 1

Enable ASIO Latency Compensation on your instrument track

In Cubase, each Track can have ASIO Latency Compensation enabled or disabled. To toggle this setting on a per track basis:

Step 1: Right click your track and select “Track Controls Settings”
Step 2: Click “Instrument” at the top of the window
Step 3: In the “Hidden Controls” window, select “ASIO Latency Compensation” and click “Add > >”
Step 4: Click Apply

SOLUTION 2

Enable Add Latency to MIDI-Thru Processing

This setting can be changed here:

Edit > Preferences > Record–MIDI > Add Latency to MIDI-Thru Processing

SOLUTION 3

Set MIDI Latency Mode to “Low”

This setting can be changed here:

Edit > Preferences > MIDI > MIDI Latency Mode to “Low”

Depending on your machine, you may notice Harvest is still offset by 5-10ms. If this is the case, quantization is recommended. Alternately, you may use the Drag feature to acquire sample-perfect MIDI files.