FabFilter

Hello,

Since an update a few years ago, presets are no longer showing in Cubase's preset browser for all plugins.
It's not a fatal problem, but it's frustrating when I want to efficiently switch between many user presets.
If you know how to solve this, please let me know.

Thanks

Screen Shot: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mci8opd6x084s6f0a637x/fibfilter_FB.png?rlkey=8tdt2t2ju6wg3x0dwkwb6v2px&dl=0

Product (version): All Fabfilter's pulgins (May 15, 2025)
Environment:
Cubase 14.0.32, Mac OS 15.5, MacBook Pro 16 2021
Cubase 14.0.32, Windows11 Pro 24H2, MacBook Pro 16 2021

Works fine in versions Fab15 , 2022 and earlier. Like this: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jqolsefxdfqjgzhsxqsne/fabfilter_FB2.png?rlkey=6kfp7l569nwk3up0wrcrdz6nf&dl=0

If there is no workaround, I hope it will be fixed in the next version.

Got the same issue. Other brands work fine with the vst browser of Cubase. I saw the same issue a year ago on the cubase forum, was wondering if there was any update. Because someone wrote to support about this.

forums.steinberg.net/t/fabfilter-vst3-presets-issue/909040/6

Our presets never showed in the host preset browser, they only show in our internal preset browser.

Thank you for your reply. There was no problem with the previous version, so I would be happy if it is fixed in the next version.

Hi Ken,

can you explain the issue a little bit better? As far as we know the factory presets never showed up in the host preset browser.

Not Ken here, but trying to help out. Cubase acts as a host for Fabfilter plugins. It provides it's own preset management system, a browser/UI to save, organize, and recall presets at the host level. This system lets you save presets as .vstpreset files (for VST3).

Cubase presets made for Fabfilter plugins in the cubase preset browser, are not shown properly (See link 1). There are no names, no meta data and can't be selected. This problem only exists when using the Fabfilter plugins, every other works fine (like Valhalla, Shaperbox 3 etc). Link 2 is how it's suppose to look, with a name and a rating (1,2,3 test etc).

FabFilter may not fully support the VST3 preset/state system that Cubase needs to save and display presets.

Hope this helps.

Hi G, thank you so much for your help.

Ralph, I apologize for the delayed response. The details are as explained by G. I have added a screenshot.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/uy4m2f7ph34mcn0zogv2y/fabfilter_FB3.png?rlkey=67gx05tbfcg6556kfe0bk76gn&dl=0

I hope this will help resolve the issue.

Hi Ken,

I can reproduce this with the current versions, as well as see that it works correctly with some older versions. We'll take this up internally and see what we can do.

I did see numerous reports from other people with the same issue and different plug-ins though, so it might be a Cubase related issue.

Hello Ralph,
Thank you for reproduced it. I understand. I'll wait patiently for it to be fixed.
Thanks.

Hi - Has this issue been resolved? I'm have what I think is the same problem. The very 1st time I used pro-q 4, I did see the Fabfilter presets and was able to select and use them in Cubase 14 pro. But now, I don't see any presets; just like the screen shots others have provided.

I should probably add, that I'm on a windows platform and have reloaded the presets and they are in Documents/FabFilter/Presets/Pro-Q 4

So, I now understand the statements about the Cubase browser. Initially I was using the pro-q 4 preset browser and when I came back a week later I was using the Cubase browser. No worries. I can use the pro-q 4 browser.