Hello. The transport navigation control or space bar does not work any more within the Vienna Ensemble Pro window. Am unable to start/stop playback, and I have to go to my DAW (Digital Performer 10.01) for playback.

I've ensured the Transport/Stop/Start transport option is checked in the VEP menu.

It was working fine, but started this issue after upgrading to OS Mojave 10.14.6. Couldn't find any solutions in previous threads. Is there something I'm missing? Any recommendations?

GT

Nothing I'm aware of that might be taking the keyboard focus.

I've also trashed the preferences - that didn't work so I re-installed the program. Still no change.

Thanks. I have a feeling it's about Mojave.

You did it. You solved an issue that I have faced for over a year. i even posted here regarding it. I'm on Mojave.

Note: Vienna Ensemble Pro had already been checked. What solved the problem was checking my DAW (Logic Pro) as well. 

Many thanks, gt123. 

In case anyone else has this issue, there is one more possibility. I already had Cubase 10 ticked in my Accessibility options, but my transport still wasnt working. Remembering this from another app, I tried removing Cubase 10 and re-adding it there, and that fixed it. Apparently, when apps are updated, sometimes they need to be removed and then re-added to Accessibility, OSX may not recognize them after an update.

Hello,

I'd like to reopen this thread because I have the same issue and there is nothing I can do to solve it.
I am using Big Sur and pressing the space bar from within VE Pro 7 only lights up/down the little play icon in the toolbar and nothing else. It NEVER does play/stop my daw playback (both Cubase 10.5 and 11).

I tried everything: wiping out the macOS TCC database, removing and reinstalling VE Pro 7, upgrading from Catalina to Big Sur... nothing!

UPDATE: it turned out it is WaveShell v12.0 which causes the space bar "stealing". By updating to v12.6 the problem is resolved!