# JUCE VST2 Results in crash in Tracktion Waveform 8 on MIDI input

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**Category:** Audio Plugins\
**Created:** [July 31, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/juce-vst2-results-in-crash-in-tracktion-waveform-8-on-midi-input/41026 "2020-07-31T22:53:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/juce-vst2-results-in-crash-in-tracktion-waveform-8-on-midi-input/41026/4 "2020-08-01T12:59:59Z")

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> [@How to debug a plugin in Visual Studio (for a Mac guy)](https://forum.juce.com/t/how-to-debug-a-plugin-in-visual-studio-for-a-mac-guy/27444):
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> Can anyone please help out a Mac guy? I’m trying to debug my VST/VST3 in Cubase in Visual Studio 2017. This is what I’ve done: In the Properties panel of my VST3 target, I make sure it’s in Debug mode In Debugging-\>Command -\> points to Cubase Debugging -\> Attach -\> Yes Start up Cubase with a blank document In VS, I set a break point in prepareToPlay() (it’s red) Press the green arrow “Local Windows Debugger” (breakpoint now white and says “Breakpoint will not currently be hit. …

I’m not a windows guy so linking instructions is about as far as I can get to help! It’s easy to do in Xcode (I always run into problems with FL Studio and nothing else) so I assume it’s possible in Visual Studio.

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