Groove Agent SE6 not loading on Dorico SE6: No License Found

Recently switched over from Sibelius to try it out. I’m going through the Dorico tutorials on Youtube, “Dorico for Drummers”, and I’m stuck in the “prepare for playback” section. As it stands, this is how it’s supposed to go: Click “Play” tab > VST and Midi > Add > Steinberg > Drum > Groove Agent SE.

What happens when I get there is that Steinberg Activation Manager pops up and gives me this message: “No License Found. No license for Groove Agent SE has been found on your computer, so your software cannot run.”

I went to check the download assistant and saw that it’s not installed under the virtual instruments and libraries so I went to the Steinberg website and downloaded Groove Agent SE directly and I’m still getting the activation issue.

My understanding was that Groove Agent SE was supposed to come with Dorico SE6. So I’m not sure what to do here.

Any help would be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance!

Welcome to the forum.

Dorico SE 6 does not include Groove Agent, as you can see in the Download Assistant. If this doesn’t show a product, it is not included.

You need at least Dorico Elements 6 to get the license for Groove Agent. Just downloading it from the website does not give you the license.

Appreciate it. Thank you!

Would using the demo version of Dorico 6 Pro include access to Groove Agent SE?

I’d say it would.