Cubase Essential 5 problems(need some help)

Cubase
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Hey, I have this problem when i log in with my e-licenser. sometimes it work, sometimes it don’t. it just hangs at “Initializing LCC”. and then the program crashes, which mean I have to restart my pc to get it to work again(if I’m lucky). the usb licenser should be fine, its always glowing red when I put it in my usb port.although I take it out when im in the program because I need a free usb port for my mouse. maybe that’s a problem?

The thing Im doing in cubase now is that I’m trying to get my midi-keyboard to work…(If i’m lucky to get in) But I have some latency problems aswell, but I think i Figured it out.

My soundcard is Yamaha Steingberg c12+.

Cubase also crashes if I switch things in Device Setup. which is also super annoying.

What can I do to make cubase run more smootly? without all this crashes. I just wanna create music, and its a huge letdown when technical errors ruins that. It also crashed when I tried to load some vst plugins.


is just that cubase essential 5 is quite an old editon that’s maybe not that compatible with Windows 8.1?
I would really appreciate some help with what I should do.

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okay, Try and learn they say. And i’ve gotten much further now. got myself usb hub so the licencer is plugged in all the time… So that don’t crash anymore.

I need some advice on the next step. because I’ve just created a song that i really like. and i was trying to export it. but it crashes all the time in audio mixdown. at 0%. whole program just freezes. and then i try to restart and try a other format to save in(mpeg) and them I get another error. saying “no more encodes”.

the project is there. and i can listen to the song in cubase, but im not able to export. Can I open these files in a newer version of cubase? like 7.5? and do I need to buy a new licence if i want a newer version of cubase? I’m really new to cubase, so I may ask many questions. but it’s kinda frustrating that it crashes so often.

thanks for any reply.