I already have melodyne 5 essential from the update to Cubase 12, what can I do with this new serial number? Can I give it away, sell it, register it anyway and have 2 licenses? Other? Advice?
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Iām curious about this too. Thereās no mention of ānot for resaleā.
A few things in the promo Iām not interested in that Iād sell of give away.
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Thank you so much for the promotion!
hi @Lee_N , I found an answer to our question (previously asked by @Tom_Topp) and it seems possible to transfer the ādoubleā license of Melodyne
Request:
Answer:
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I have to say, Iām underwhelmed by this current Cubase promo. I have Cubase Pro 11 and didnāt upgrade to Cubase Pro 12 as it had incompatibilities with macOS/Apple Silicon at that time. So now, instead of 40-50 per cent off, as seen in previous deals, Iām to be grateful for 30 per cent off and a load of quirky plug-ins that are of little use to me.
I mean, if you know what youāre doing, then who needs yet another compressor, lo-fi treatment or āvintage-inspiredā synth? And Iāve got Colours Free, which will do for now. And what makes this offer even more unappetising is that I own Celemony Melodyne Studio 5, and Iād be happy to prove it too (as cross-graders are required to do), if it meant that Steinberg offered a more appetising discount, as in days gone by. Whaddya say, Steinberg? Iāll show you my Melodyne Studio 5 registration, if you show me your 50 per cent off promo code?
I wonāt hold my breath, but I did think that one way to save a few quid was to buy the upgrade through a dealer, include some lower cost hardware items Iāve been putting off, which would then add up to a shopping cart that qualified for free delivery. Whatās not to like? However, I canāt find any retailers offering upgrades to Cubase 13 Pro if youāre already a Cubase Pro user. Theyāre all Pro upgrades from Artist/Elements/AI. And yet this promoās FAQ section gives a different impression:
Can I also purchase Cubase with the discount at my local retailer?
Yes, the Cubase sales promotion discount is also available at participating retailers.
So tell me Steinberg, where can I buy a Cubase Pro 11 to Cubase Pro 13 upgrade from āparticipating retailersā? And donāt say eBay! 
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When considering these deals, I try to keep more than myself in mind.
There are some nice freebies in there. And yes, I have a few that make them redundant, but for anyone that doesnāt have a big assortment of plugins, itās a pretty good offer.
Life. Itās a thing.
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I donāt know where you are located. If you are in the US, Sweetwater offers the update ā¦
Steinberg Cubase Pro 13 - Upgrade from Cubase Pro 4-11 | Sweetwater
When considering these deals, I try to keep more than myself in mind.
By that logic, Steinberg should be looking at the bigger picture too.
So why not have different deal options to suit a broader range of users?
Life maybe āa thingā to you, but I always thought it was about choices.
Iām in the UK, but interesting to see that these upgrades do exist, so thanks for that.
I even emailed to MusicStore/DV247 sales last week to see if it had Pro upgrades ā I have yet to receive a reply. 
Choices? Okay, hereās one option: stay with CB11. Hereās another, buy the CB13 upgrade. And still another: wait for CB14, by which point Steinberg may have created a personalized reward system for buying its products.
But if youāre just a cranky individual who cannot be pleased, give Reaper a tryā¦
Do you need to use the partner codes before end of month or can you still download and activate them later? Iām in the middle of something else and I would like to make clean install of OS plus software, but that aināt going to happen before Juneā¦
Choices? Okay, hereās one option: stay with CB11.
Tried that. Steinberg made that choice for me, due to Apple Silicon and macOS compatibility issues with Cubase Pro 12. But I feel itās time to move on.
Hereās another, buy the CB13 upgrade.
If youād read my post, thatās exactly what I have in mind except that, despite the Steinberg FAQs on this deal stating I can buy it though a dealer, I have not been able to locate one in my country offering the correct upgrade and have even made dealer enquiries on this matter.
And still another: wait for CB14, by which point Steinberg may have created a personalized reward system for buying its products.
Seems like youāre catching on to my way of thinking, which is gratifying. But Iām sure Steinberg would rather have my cash now, wouldnāt you say?
But if youāre just a cranky individual who cannot be pleased, give Reaper a tryā¦
Iāve have Logic, I rarely use Cubase but needed to get back into it for a studio installation I was involved in a few years ago, hence being on Cubase Pro 11.
I have a fondness for Steinberg going back to the late 1980s and running Pro24 and later Cubit, sorry Cubase on an Atari 1040 STFM (I still have it). So I thought it might be inspiring to get into it again now that VST 2.x has been deprecated and that Cubase is Apple Silicon native. Iāve also Cubasis on my iPad Air, which was a great half-price deal a couple of years ago. And, thanks to the Cubasis Project Importer, my interest in Cubase has been rekindled. See, find that sweet spot with the customer base and it can lead to bigger investments.
It pains me to say it, but your response is teetering on the cranky side. Iām just trying to get all my gear Apple Silicon native and itās quite a shopping list. Iām also very tempted to invest in SpectraLayers Pro (Iāll check out the trial and see how it goes), so Iām looking to practical solutions, and savings are to be welcomed.
And when it comes to choices, maybe someone at Steinberg could choose to respond with a list of UK dealers where I can buy Cubase Pro 11 to Cubase Pro 13 upgrade fromā¦? Which, as Scab_Pickens kindly pointed out, is available to customers in the US.
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I must admit, you do seem to be cheering up somewhat. The perks that you get are included in your Steinberg account. They donāt come from any dealer. Last I checked, I could buy an upgrade for about $101.50 in Canadian dollars directly from Steinberg because I had already paid for CB12ās additional features, which required people to work at coding the app. I see the upgrade from CB11 costs more, probably for that reason.
Not sure what else I can add to the mix. Hope you solve your dilemma.
You can get the upgrade directly from the Steinberg website.
Steve.
Thank you Steve, I am very much aware of that. My thinking was to buy through a dealer and add some other lower cost items at the same time, so the total cost would qualify for free delivery. It kinda stings that a keyboard bag Iām interested in costs Ā£60 and the delivery is another Ā£10., so this approach. seemed practical makes up a bit for the lower discount offered by Steinberg. And yet, despite the Steinberg promo FAQs saying I can buy the upgrade this way, I canāt find it in the UK. Iām sure everyoneās bored of this by now, but I was hoping I might eventually be informed of a suitable UK dealership, as implied in the promo.
Ah, my dilemmaā¦ I think itās important to keep in mind that the original post is about a promotional offer which highlights a level playing field for Steinbergās retail partners. In short: you can buy our latest discounted Cubase software and plug-in bundle from us or you can buy it from a dealer. Sounds great. But thatās only true for some products in this deal, not all.
The Steinberg part number for the update Iām after is 91715. Do a search for that and youāll find only Sweetwater and Steinberg itself have it for sale.
In this sense, Steinbergās promotional statement is misleading:
āā¦you can now save 30% on all updates, upgrades and full versionsā¦ available online at the Steinberg shop and at your local retailerā
Being able to upgrade from Cubase Pro 4-11 at a discount is likely to be one of the more popular options. And to me, it looks like the dealers will be losing out here, especially as additional sales opportunities, which is what I had in mind, are being missed at the checkout.
Iāve no idea why this Pro upgrade is not being distributed to channel partners and I wonāt bother speculating. It just adds to that futile sense of getting what is given (a lower discount, a bunch of surplus-to-requirements plug-ins and purchasing through Steinberg only in the UK), rather getting what you actually want (a better discount and sales outlet choices).
I donāt have a problem spending money on worthwhile products, but I canāt abide wasting money when savings can be made. Iāll be sticking with Cubase Pro 11 on my PC and Iāll just wait for Cubase Pro 14 for my Mac. It feels like a more satisfying approach overall.
Instead, Iāve just bought my long overdue Spectrasonics Omnisphere upgrade and got that keyboard bag I was after delivered for free in the process. I mentioned previously that some deals find a sweet spot, and Iāve come to the conclusion that this one is too flawed to the point where it felt like I was being manipulated, and that just doesnāt do it for me.
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Iām waiting for another rock-bottom sale on Absolute. This is my dilemma.
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I wonder this too. I cannot seem to find a way to activate code on my already existing splice account.
I dont have anything in my Vouchers vault, recently updated from 12 Pro to 13 Pro.
EDIT: everything appeared after 10 minutes.
Soo I wait almost a month only to have support close my request and to ask if it was still a live question, please ask again???
The the answer was NOā¦ Iām a cubase 10.5 user and was seriously considering upgrading to higher version. It seems to me, to be a a bit lopsided, I have all the partner software so I can only avail of the 30% discountā¦ (which in its self is nice) If there was an offer on some alternate software, it would have made all the differenceā¦