HALion 1,2,3 > HALion 5 update

Andrew_Henderson · September 2, 2013, 10:03am

fenderchris:

Cantankerous:

You will have to get in touch with Steinberg about this. I know they will deal with the sale of the license behind the scenes, as the store front itself does not allow a direct purchase upgrade from HALion 1-3, to 5, so it must be done manually in the background. At that point, you will be given the appropriate download link which will have everything you need. Obviously, coming from any HALion version prior to 4, will mean you will need to download all content that comes with 4/5, so I am sure you will be given a corresponding link to obtain such an upgrade.

Why is the H3-H5 upgrade not available in the Steinberg store? - Surely they can just add it - they must have the keys to the shop.

I also do not understand why this has to be on the secret list - why don’t they just tell us here, in this thread, what to do? (I’ve emailed Steinberg support, after much detective work on the Steinberg site, but have had no reply so far).

Originally, the upgrade was only to be from HALion 4 to HALion 5. HALion 1-3 already had a special promotion when HALion 4 came out. I am assuming they felt those that were going to switch over, would have done so already, two years ago. The newer versions are only replacing the previous versions now, not versions from 10 years ago. The very first post of this thread is by a Steinberg employee, stating exactly what to do, to upgrade to HALion 5 from HALion 1-3. I don’t feel it is being kept a secret at all and it is a good thing, they are again opening the once closed doors, to those with legacy versions of HALion to upgrade to the latest and greatest.