Hello everyone, I recently build a new PC with Win XP SP2 on it. What I'm doing right now is reinstalling everyhting like it was on my old computer. This way, I'll be able to open old projects with no problem, if needed. *But* I bought cubase 4 and, before I even had the time to consider installing it, I just received the Cubase 5 upgrade My question is simple: I know that one can install both Cubase SX1 and Cubase 5. Have any of you did that, already? I'm a little bit scared about problems that could occur with plug ins , for instance. WHat about VST plug ins that are not compatible with SX1? Is there a way to create a secondary VST plug in that would just contain what's only compatible with Cubase5? I was willing to set up another system (another XP on another partition) just in order to start a clean Cubase 5 set up. But the idea of having both the softwares on the same system is quite tempting . But I really want to be sure that there are no problems neither with the VSTinstruments nor with the VST effects (at least , we know that DirectX plugs won't cause us any trouble ;-). Thanks, Huey
On Feb 19, 1:47 pm, Hueyduck <> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I recently build a new PC with Win XP SP2 on it. > > What I'm doing right now is reinstalling everyhting like it was on my > old computer. This way, I'll be able to open old projects with no > problem, if needed. > > *But* I bought cubase 4 and, before I even had the time to consider > installing it, I just received the Cubase 5 upgrade > > My question is simple: > I know that one can install both Cubase SX1 and Cubase 5. > Have any of you did that, already? > > I'm a little bit scared about problems that could occur with plug ins , > for instance. > WHat about VST plug ins that are not compatible with SX1? Is there a way > to create a secondary VST plug in that would just contain what's only > compatible with Cubase5? > > I was willing to set up another system (another XP on another partition) > just in order to start a clean Cubase 5 set up. > But the idea of having both the softwares on the same system is quite > tempting . But I really want to be sure that there are no problems > neither with the VSTinstruments nor with the VST effects (at least , we > know that DirectX plugs won't cause us any trouble ;-). > > Thanks, > Huey, If I understand correctly, it's an upgrade...which typically means you need the previous (or previously acceptable) version loaded...if you have doubts, you might consider uninstalling the old version (C4) and re-installing the new one...anything in the directory system not specifically identified by the uninstallation routine will survive and you can then use the same folder for your installation of C5 and specify the same VST folders. These can be specified in your options (Device/Plug-information/add/remove/change/Shared VST plug-ins folder)...which is how I manage to run Cakewalk, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, Muzys, Wavelab, Magix, Fruity Loop, EXP, Vegas, Audition and Sound Forge on the same system...and yeah...I think they all have their strengths. Kind Regards, CS
Cyberserf a écrit : > On Feb 19, 1:47 pm, Hueyduck <> wrote: >> My question is simple: >> I know that one can install both Cubase SX1 and Cubase 5. >> Have any of you did that, already? >> >> I'm a little bit scared about problems that could occur with plug ins , >> for instance. >> WHat about VST plug ins that are not compatible with SX1? Is there a way >> to create a secondary VST plug in that would just contain what's only >> compatible with Cubase5? > > If I understand correctly, it's an upgrade...which typically means you > need the previous (or previously acceptable) version loaded...if you > have doubts, you might consider uninstalling the old version (C4) and > re-installing the new one... - This is , in fact an upgrade, but since it is intended to go from Cubase 4 to Cubase 5, I do *not* think that it is necassary to have Cubase 4 previously installed. The special thing in my story is that I never installed cubase 4 (I bought it in December), since I was busy setting up my new PC. The 2 cubase version involved in my new system would be cubase *SX1* and Cubase 5. >anything in the directory system not > specifically identified by the uninstallation routine will survive and > you can then use the same folder for your installation of C5 and > specify the same VST folders. These can be specified in your options > (Device/Plug-information/add/remove/change/Shared VST plug-ins > folder)...which is how I manage to run Cakewalk, Cubase, Nuendo, > Ableton Live, Muzys, Wavelab, Magix, Fruity Loop, EXP, Vegas, > Audition and Sound Forge on the same system...and yeah...I think they > all have their strengths. - This last sentece is very reassuring, indeed. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Hhuey
On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:10:14 +0100, Hueyduck <> wrote: >> If I understand correctly, it's an upgrade...which typically means you >> need the previous (or previously acceptable) version loaded...if you >> have doubts, you might consider uninstalling the old version (C4) and >> re-installing the new one... >- >This is , in fact an upgrade, but since it is intended to go from Cubase >4 to Cubase 5, I do *not* think that it is necassary to have Cubase 4 >previously installed. It's an upgrade as far as pricing goes, but a separate new version in computer terms. You don't need a previous version loaded. CubaseFAQ page: http://www.laurencepayne.co.uk/CubaseFAQ.htm
