Cannot Upgrade to Cubase 14

I bought Cubase Artist 10.5 several years ago (complete with a USB e Licenser) and upgraded to Cubase 11 somewhere in 2021 I think.Last week I bought the upgrade to Cubase Elements 14 but I cannot get it registrated. I get an activation code but I get problems with the eLicenser ‘No License to Upgrade selectable’. What do I have to do?


I made a support ticket at Steinberg but I don’t get a response from them…

How did you do that? As far as I can see there is no way of getting a lower release than what you have.

You have Artist 11, so your update can be Artist 14 or Pro 14. Elements is a lower release.

Cubase Elements only allows updates and upgrades from Cubase AI, Cubase LE and Cubase Elements versions, not Cubase Artist. Unfortunately I think you have wasted money on the Cubase Elements upgrade and need to purchase a full version of Cubase Elements.

Cubase Elements is a lower version than Artist. So be sure to double check the features comparison list to make sure you are purchasing the correct version of Cubase that you want.

Request a refund following the instructions here:

As you have Cubase Artist 11 you either upgrade to Artist 14 for the same features or you buy the less fully featured Elements 14 full version.

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