Hi,
Is anyone using Cubase 12 Elements with the following computer spec?
Intel (R) Core ™ i3 CPU M330 @2.13 GHZ
4Gb Ram
If you are do you have any issues / difficulties?
Apologies if this has been asked before - I did look but couldn’t find anything similar -
thinking of running the cut down version on a laptop for travelling purposes.
thx in advance
If your question is whether it will work on a laptop like that, the answer unfortunately has to be “it depends”, specifically on what you intend to do, but also on what the OS is, what the audio hardware is like etc.
I have used Cubase 9, 10, 11 and 12 on pretty low-spec CPUs, so I don’t think the i3 would be a problem as long as don’t run lots of reverbs or other compute-intensive plugins. Elements is not less of a load than Pro, by the way, there are just less features, so feel free to install Pro and try it out.
IMHO, the main question with laptops is not whether or not they are capable of running audio, but whether they are capable of realtime audio processing while also maintaining useful battery life.
If you already own Pro you could just load & authorize it on the laptop and see for yourself. The difference between Pro & Elements isn’t really about performance (the audio engine is the same) but rather which features & capabilities are available to use.
Thanks for the replies.
As I use the Steinberg download manager and Activation app so I can’t download Pro onto the laptop but it would have been a good suggestion if I had a hard copy.
I will get a copy of Elements and see what happens - I will let you know the outcome .
Thanks again for your input and thoughts,
Robin
That shouldn’t matter. Once you have the Download Manager on your laptop you can use it to download any Steinberg products including both Cubase Pro & Elements. Why do you think you “can’t download Pro?”
Hi,
Because I have a usb dongle that is associated to the desk top computer- without it Cubase doesn’t run.
It’s weird I know because by now we should all not have usb licensers but for some reason I have - not sure why?
Robin
Cubase 12 will run without the USB-eLicenser. Also, there is no way it (the USB-eLIcenser) can be “associated” to the desktop computer.
Exactly.
Perhaps you are using some other products in conjunction with Cubase that haven’t migrated to the new License system?
It’s indeed strange that the original post has been edited. Originally, there was a mention of Cubase 11 as well. Without more info about what exactly the OP is trying to run without the USB-eLicenser, it’s anyone’s guess what the solution to the problem is (if there is one).
I just don’t understand why one wouldn’t install Cubase Pro 12 on the laptop and carry on about his/her business.
@Robin_S is it that you don’t have internet access on the laptop? I’m confused.
Hi guys ,
Thanks for all your suggestions.
It is probably right that I have other things on my desktop machine that mean the USB dongle still needs to be present but when I open the e-licenser it seems to require the dongle for Cubase too! I also have various bits of legacy hardware (Korg & Roland etc) that I should retire soon as that complicates things too.
I did read somewhere that not everything has been fully transferred to non-dongle licence and, as I have been using Cubase from SX onwards and have had, and still have, multiple other Steinberg plug ins etc that could be it. Have to admit to not really understanding the administration of licences fully so I use the activation manager thing.
(Never had 11 though - went from 8 to 12 - that was a big leap!)
Anyway, I saw that you could download a 60 day trial copy of Elements from Steinberg so that is what I did and it works!
I suspect that it will get a bit twitchy if I use too many plug-ins but for what I want to do right now it will be fine.
I will explore what you are saying about there being no need for the dongle as it is using a USB port I could do with being free.
Thanks for all your thoughts - they led me in the right direction.
Robin