Dongle on Cubase pro 15 from pro 11

Cubase
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So i asked if the e-license was necessary since I upgraded to pro 15. the response was yes if you wanted to access projects from the pro 11 version.

I’m getting some error messages about e-license when I close out of a project as if I’m not licensed to use pro 15…

I will only be bringing old projects up in pro 15

what can I do?

should i remove the dongle and try to use pro 15 without it or…what?

Thanks

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Hm.. what is the exact wording of the message?

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I think the point is that you need the dongle if you are going to open a project with 11.

Cubase 15 should be registered using the Steinberg Activation Manager using the activation code from your purchase.

4

Right
That’s what I thought

Thanks

5

What is the exact error message?

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What’s your problem, then?
Cubase 11 can only be opened with the latest eLicenserControlCenter and the dongle plugged in. You knew that beforehand like you said above and it remains true.

Do you want to open a C11 project from within C15 and you are getting an error message? This can be caused by all sorts of things like plugins that still need the eLicenser. Have you checked for vouchers in order to upgrade to the new licensing system in your MySteinberg account?
As others said before - what kind of error message? Without further details we can’t help you other than reconfirm the obvious: Products running on the old licensing system will always require a dongle.

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If I’m going to open an pro 11 song without the dongle it won’t open..

As soon as I’m done with the songs from 11 I’ll be able to remove the dongle I believe

Thanks

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Sorry, it’s difficult to understand what exactly it is you are doing there: Do you open a C11 project from within C15 and this works until you want to close it or are you opening a C11 song by double-clicking on its *cpr? In the latter case, you would still be using C11 which requires a dongle.

Please, post the error message and be more clear about your procedure - what do you open and how do you do it? Otherwise, we can only guess.

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I’ve just unplugged my dongle (ahem!) and opened a project from 10 years ago, made with Cubase 8.5, in Cubase 14.. The only errors I have are all for missing plugins.
The project uses HALion Sonic (the paid for version, not the free) and Cubase replaced it with HALion Sonic 7.

Method:

  • Opened Windows File Explorer
  • Navigated to my old projects folder
  • Picked one at random - it is from 2016
  • Double-clicked the project cpr file
  • Twiddled thumbs for a minute
  • Error dialog reporting missing files appeared (the window, not the messagebox)
  • Clicked OK
  • Project opened as usual (barring the missing plugins!)
  • Window title says the name of the project with Cubase 8.5 appended
    @Slim109 ,what’s your method?
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Seems everyone is using competing startup terms & concepts.

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FWIW, I can open a Cubase SX 3 project in Cubase 15, without a dongle.

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This issue has been resolved

Thanks

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It would be a nice gesture if you’d tell us how the issue was solved and also define the nature of the issue (what did you do to open a project using which version and the error message).
Other users spent their free time trying to help you so that would be a nice thing to do… Moreover, it might help future users who encounter a similar problem.
Cheers!

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I simply wanted to know about the dongle…it’s now a non issue
Thanks

Bill Irwin