Hi, I'm considering getting Cubase 5 - currently using Cubase LE that came bundled with some hardware. With LE I'm able to install it as many times as I like which is useful as I have it on my main home studio computer plus a laptop for location recordings. I never use both at the same time. Would this be possible with 5? I'm thinking that if there's just a dongle then I could plug that into whichever computer I was using that day, but if it's one of those products that forces 1-time activation then I'm out of luck (unless I buy two copies of course). Also, if it is 1-time activation, and I find I want to re-install my complete OS (I do this from time to time), will the software activate again without problem (anyone tried this?). If I completely replaced my studio PC what then? (I'm generally not a fan of activation s/w for precisely this issue!) Looking for some guidance before laying out half a grand.. cheers, TWJ
tonewheel wrote: > Hi, > > I'm considering getting Cubase 5 - currently using Cubase LE that came > bundled with some hardware. With LE I'm able to install it as many > times as I like which is useful as I have it on my main home studio > computer plus a laptop for location recordings. I never use both at > the same time. > > Would this be possible with 5? I'm thinking that if there's just a > dongle then I could plug that into whichever computer I was using that > day, but if it's one of those products that forces 1-time activation > then I'm out of luck (unless I buy two copies of course). According to what a Steinberg guy said at a Cubase5 demonstration workshop recently, it *is* possible and allowed to install Cubase5 on as many machines as you wish to. To use the program, you have to plug in a dongle. So, it´s possible and allowed to move the USB dongle from computer to computer. He said nothing about an activation procedure. That´s all I can say about this, as I´m not a C5 user yet... Hope that helps, Phil
>Hi, > >I'm considering getting Cubase 5 - currently using Cubase LE that came >bundled with some hardware. With LE I'm able to install it as many >times as I like which is useful as I have it on my main home studio >computer plus a laptop for location recordings. I never use both at >the same time. > >Would this be possible with 5? I'm thinking that if there's just a >dongle then I could plug that into whichever computer I was using that >day, but if it's one of those products that forces 1-time activation >then I'm out of luck (unless I buy two copies of course). > >Also, if it is 1-time activation, and I find I want to re-install my >complete OS (I do this from time to time), will the software activate >again without problem (anyone tried this?). If I completely replaced >my studio PC what then? (I'm generally not a fan of activation s/w for >precisely this issue!) > Yes, it's a dongle. Install wherever you like, carry the dongle around. CubaseFAQ page: http://www.laurencepayne.co.uk/CubaseFAQ.htm
On 21 June, 16:41, Laurence Payne <> wrote: > >Hi, > > >I'm considering getting Cubase 5 - currently using Cubase LE that came > >bundled with some hardware. With LE I'm able to install it as many > >times as I like which is useful as I have it on my main home studio > >computer plus a laptop for location recordings. I never use both at > >the same time. > > >Would this be possible with 5? I'm thinking that if there's just a > >dongle then I could plug that into whichever computer I was using that > >day, but if it's one of those products that forces 1-time activation > >then I'm out of luck (unless I buy two copies of course). > > >Also, if it is 1-time activation, and I find I want to re-install my > >complete OS (I do this from time to time), will the software activate > >again without problem (anyone tried this?). If I completely replaced > >my studio PC what then? (I'm generally not a fan of activation s/w for > >precisely this issue!) > > Yes, it's a dongle. Install wherever you like, carry the dongle > around. > > CubaseFAQ page:http://www.laurencepayne.co.uk/CubaseFAQ.htm Brilliant, cheers chaps for speedy replies TWJ
