Want "Always On Top" for plugins!!! Worn-out.

Yeah, i would like the plugin to stay in front of the mixer in my second monitor. Please fix this.

Support told me a while back by email this won’t be fixed in the 7.x cycle and maybe it will be fixed in Cubase 8.

I think this is a huge flaw when it comes to functionality of a full screen mixer. Unfortunately I doesn’t seem to bother most multiscreen PC users (not an issue on Mac), otherwise more people would complain.

FWIW,here is a related topic with a workaround for 7.5.

Have you tried turning OFF always on top for the mixer? Plugins should stay on top of the mixer if you want.

Why would you want them to anyways? Works here on both monitors…

Even in full screen mode?

Are you saying plugin windows stay on top of the full screen mixer without a hack on your PC?

Yes they do here. Unless I’m missing something they are working as intended.

Fingers crossed for new window management in C8

Support could not help me, so I would be very interested to know how you did it. In my case the windows set to “Always on top” disappear behind the fullscreen mixer as soon as I touch the mixer (this video illustrates what I mean.)

Thats true, they dissapear. For now workaround is stretch mixer window to borders and use it in not allways on top.

I suspect that Beerbong doesn’t have his MC set to Fullscreen…as he also said earlier about switching off AOT on the mixer which is not the same thing.

EDIT…Please ignore me if you read any of that…what I was suggesting works only with MC on the same monitor as project…not possible to switch off AOT with it on the other mixer unless you stretch the project window which is what we are trying to avoid…DUH!!

It is absolutely NOT working with the mix consoles in full screen mode.

If you drag to fit the borders, and turn of AOT for the mixer, the plugins will stay on top (If set to in the prefs).

So, I as well suspect that Beerbong doesn’t have his MC set to Fullscreen.

doesn’t work with full screen mode and neither with always on top mode.

The only way to make it work is spreading the project window accross both monitors as stated. This needs to get fixed.


Make sure this is OFF!!!

Then, when you maximize it the plugins will stay in front (they will require to have the option turned on).

Works for me on both Monitors and all 3 MixConsoles

Perhaps you mean to say you want independent control per MC?

cheers

w8.1 cubase 32

I run dual monitors with the mixer in my second, and the plugins stay on top just fine. I do not maximize the screen, but rather drag it to full size (which is effectively just about the same); and like beerbong said above, I also do not have the mixer set to always on top.

Unfortunately your image shows you don’t have the mixer set to fullscreen outside the Cubase main window. We are aware of the fact the traditional method by keeping the mixer within the main frame still works.
What we want is the mixer full screen to monitor X and the main window maximized on the other monitor.

On OSX there’s no problem, you can use the fullscreen mixer how Steinberg intended it. So in other words, you don’t have to stretch the Cubase main window across both screens when you don’t want to.

you have a mac, but talk about the pc

Ok, now I understand. Thx for clarifying.

Because it’s obvious steinberg is not going to FIX this. They don’t get another penny from me. In stead I bought a 3th monitor. Now all my plugins are on the 3th monitor.

I would advise everyone to do the same, get them where it hurts…

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One can’t buy new gear to compensate to half baked features from steinberg. This needs a fix.

And for people saying you can spread the main window accross the two monitors, well my two monitors are not the same size, so this is not a solution for me.

I can’t spend more money on monitors only because of a bug or because SB implements features too quickly only to advertise on it and sell more licences. If it doesn’t work 100% as it should it’s not a problem for them as long as they make money on it.

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I have been asking for a fix since 7.0.1 over a year ago now. Most of my posts/threads about this serious issue have been deleted/removed by mods! (Wonder how long this post will stay)

SO It’s obvious they are not going to fix this any time soon. And thats why its obvious they are not going to get any money from any time soon either. I just hope that a lot of you guys out there do the same!