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Ed_Doll · December 7, 2017, 2:59pm

raisindot:

Hi, I’m a Sonar using evaluating both Cubase and Studio One, and as I am primarily a songwriter who creates in MIDI and then bounces to audio, I think that Cubase is probably the one I’m going to go with.

Question for Cubase support: I’m currently using the 9.5 demo. If and when I decide to actually purchase the competitive crossgrade, should I first totally uninstall the demo before I download the “purchased” version, or is it simply a matter of “authorizing” the trial version to become a “purchased” version? In either case, will either uninstalling the demo and reinstalling the purchased version (or converting the trial to a purchased version) automatically do whatever needs to be done to the e-licenser card? I just don’t want to get in a situation where I miss a step that screws the e-licenser up.

Also, while we’re talking about e-licensers, do the Cubase one that I have work with other programs like an iLok? I’m hoping Cubase is the only program I ever use that needs this kind of thing, but I’d hate to have to buy a separate dongle in the future.

Thank you for your interest! You do not have to remove anything when going from trial to retail. It’s the same content and you just need to activate the new license you will receive with the purchase.
Installating or uninstallating Cubase does not affect any of the licenses stored on the USB-eLicenser at all. The trial license will expire after 30 days and if you already have the retail license on the USB-eLicenser as well, that will take over seamlessly.

Our licenses cannot be used with iLoks but there are other companies also using the eLicenser technology (exclusively or as an option):
https://helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/en-us/articles/115001649944-Software-companies-using-USB-eLicensers