VEGAS Pro 23 – Playhead and master meter disappear when scrolling

Cyrielle wrote on 1/1/2026, 12:00 PM

Hello,

I’m experiencing a strange issue in VEGAS Pro 23, and this is the first time it has ever happened.
I’ve been using VEGAS Pro 23 for about two months and have already edited two very large projects without any issue. I did not change any settings or options at all — the problem appeared suddenly.

When I press Play, the master audio meter does not respond and the playhead disappears.
To restore both the playhead and the master meter, I have to double-click the vertical timeline scroll bar on the right side of the timeline (the bar used to navigate up and down).

After doing this, playback works normally again.
However, as soon as I navigate vertically in the timeline, the issue returns:

the master meter stops working

the playhead disappears again

I then have to double-click the vertical timeline scroll bar again to restore normal behavior.

I will also record a short video to clearly demonstrate the issue.

Thank you in advance for any help.

 

Comments

LdM_Edit wrote on 1/1/2026, 12:16 PM

Is this build 356? Did you update VEGAS this December? If so, unistall VEGAS and donwload and install again the current build 302: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/patch-vegas-pro-23-build-302--149832/

The update released a few days ago was withdrawn because some important issues like this one you mention.

Cyrielle wrote on 1/1/2026, 12:26 PM

Thank you very much, the solution worked.
I don’t remember exactly if I did an update, but I believe I did. I was on build 356, and I downgraded back to build 302, and everything works correctly now.
Thanks again for the help.