Cubase Artist 6/7 Comparison (help?)

Hi folks,

i already have Cubase Artist 6 and was thinking of upgrading to Artist 7 costing £130. What i am not sure about though is three specific things. i did have a good look at the specifications but wanted to check with members on here (preferably someone who has Artist 7) first.

1 - i have HALion Sonic and HALion SE but wondered if Artist 7 comes with any additional sounds to these ??

2 - Does Artist 7 come with any extra VST FX (eg. Chorus, Compressors, etc) ?? And does it come with the full version of Roomworks Reverb (ie. not the SE version).

3 - Does Artist 7 come with the VariSpeed facility ??

Thanks very much in advance…

Best,

Paul

Hi guys,

i am definately going to purchase a hard copy of Cubase Artist 7 (so an Upgrade from my current Artist 6). Its 140 GBP delivered by my regular ebay music shop (Absolute Music Solutions who are excellent).

Does anyone know if there is a TIME LIMIT from when you purchase the item to when it needs to be installed (like 28 x days or something) ??

Ta,

Paul

Hi monsterjazzlicks,

no time limit at all. You can install Cubase and activate your license whenever you want.

Regards

Thanks Luis,

And do i then have to UNISTALL Artist 6 or does Artist 7 automatically overwrite it ??

Thanks,

Paul

They are separate programs. You can leave 6 installed.
J.L.

Cheers Jaslan,

So am am best to keep BOTH versions (Artist 6 & 7) on my PC ?? Could i not get ‘conflictions’ by having two Cubase programs onboard ??

i have never upgraded before and so i want to make sure i do it the correct way !! :astonished:

Ta,

Paul

It doesn’t matter, they can live together just fine but they don’t need eachother. I suggest you keep 6 until you are sure the conversion is complete and all your old projects open fine in your new Cubase.

Cheers Strophoid,

Thats a really good idea, ta.

So the Uprgrade to Artist 7 RETAINS Artist 6 on a PC. i thought it would automatically erase it. i did not realise you could have BOTH programs running on the same PC.

But obviously you need Artist 6 in the first place to upgrade (otherwise you would have to buy Artist 7 from scratch).

Thanks,

Paul

Actually, the only thing you need in order to upgrade is the LICENSE. You don’t even need to have Cubase 6 installed during the upgrade. Your Cubase 6 license will be replaced with a C7 license (which will run prior versions of Cubase). But the programs themselves are basicallly untouched and irrelevant in the upgrade process.

Thanks Jaslan,

i got it now. So its the eLicensor which gets updated. And therefore the Artist 7 software does not replace or borrow from the Artist 6 software.

Paul

It might depend on what upgrade you get - Some download upgrades require the content (HalionSonic SE, Rverence…) of a previousliy installed version 6.

Thanks TC,

i am going for the BOXED version in any case. Much prefer having a hard copy for many reasons.

Paul

Then there should not be a problem…

Thanks guys,

That’s all really helpful indeed.

I purchased Artist 7 today (along with some other things) and so it should arrive in the post by end of next week.

If I get stuck with anything then I know where to come !! :nerd:

Paul

Good luck with your batch of new acquisitions, been on a spending spree I believe :wink:

Thanks Strophoid,

Yes, quite !! Especially with the MINIMOOG Model D i treated myself to last week !! i have wanted one for 25 x years.


Paul

i will be in receipt of my purchased Cubase Artist 7 this weekend. :mrgreen:

Does anyone know if you can run this on TWO PC’s please ?? (ie. like you can with Sibelius).

Ta.

Hi monsterjazzlicks,

you are allowed to install it in up to 3 computers, but you can only use it on one at a time, since the Dongle has to be connected the whole time.

Regards

Cheers Luis,

So multi-istallation is fine and the dongle allows you to computer-hop.

i was asking because i am buying a new laptop this week (so i will the have a Dell 15" screen and a Dell 17" screen) and was not sure about this fact. So am i also able to install all the other Steinberg related software (eg. HALion Sonic and Content Loop Sets) onto a second PC ??

Ta,

Paul

If you meant Steinberg instead of Sibelius, then yes :slight_smile: