Hello, long time Cubase user who just updated to 15 pro (teacher edition) and I did something stupid-
Knowing that this version came wiht a lot of instruments/vsts/loops etc, I went into download assistant and downloaded practically everything that would download- Of course, when I tried to use them, some worked and some didn’t- I had assumed they wouldn’t download if they weren’t active as part of my package.
Searching for this problem online, there seem to be multiple ways that users have offloaded the inactive stuff with either Steinberg download manager or Steinberg activation manager, but I don’t understand how they did it..
The download assistant only seems to list cubase and dorico as my products, so all of the inactive stuff came from the all products list- but there is nothing that I can see which explains which ones come with 15 pro-
The activation manager is even worse- it only lists cubase and dorico- I don’t even see the vsts, instruments. loops etc.
So would greatly appreciate help figuring out what is what and the best way to remove all of the unusable stuff.
so I downloaded lots of stuff in the all products, (separate licenses required) section and some of them work when I use them and some of them tell me that they aren’t registered- the popup window offers to recheck registration and then it comes back and says the product isn’t registered.
Ok, Ive found a work around in case anyone else hits this wall- When I open these packs in hallion, the presets are redded out so I know they don’t work - So then I go to the Library manager and remove that pack- haven’t rebooted yet to see if it works-
if you are on Windows you can simply deinstall Steinberg applications under Window’s system settings (apps). And yes, the Library Manager is the easiest way to remove unlicensed libraries from your system
A FYI: The Cubase 15 Pro education version is identical to the regular version with regard to content
“…I had assumed they wouldn’t download if they weren’t active as part of my package…”
There is the problem. You assumed that Steinberg’s customer account product management would make sense intuitively. It does not.
They make everything available, you keep track of what you can use on a piece of paper.
Make sure you keep all of your Access Codes. Especially if you don’t authorize updates right away. They’re no where to be found in your account history.
Sounds like you’re on your way to sorting it out. Good luck.
The big issue is figuring out which ones I should have and not-
As mentioned- I simply tried to run each pack- Some work, some don’t but how would I know which I can download and which need to be removed?
Is there really no way to tell in advance which ones will work? I just spent an hour on hallion and realized there are many, many more downloads ranging from loops to other instruments-
If you take a look at Steve’s screenshot you’ll see the tab “My products”. Click on that tab and you’ĺl only see licensed products. If you click on Ckbase 15 Pro you’ll notice additional tabs open up on the right side (e.v. Tools). Everything that’s listed here is also part of Cubase 15 pro.
If you really downloaded aĺl kind of unlicensed stuff it might be easier to deinstall everything and consider a fresh start. It shouldn’t take longer than an hour to install everything from scratch.
I had the same question some time ago, confusing as heck, but they seem to have added under “All products (separate licenses required” to the group bar. As I found out the hard way, only use “My Products” then select what you have/need i.e. Cubase Pro 15, then all the items that are included with Cubase Pro 15 will appear in the right side frame.
What Steinberg don’t tell you is the products listed on the right side frame might be “lite” on “basic” versions that have a more robust version available. For example Groove Agent SE 6.0.30 has upgrade to Groove Agent 6 (full version) for $59.99. And HALion Sonic 7.5.0 to HALion Sonic 7 Collection I have no idea what the upgrade price is or if it’s already the full version in Cubase 15 Pro? There is an upgrade of HALion Sonic 3 to HALion Sonic 7 Collection at $99.99 … but not sure if that’s relevant?
UPDATE: It seems there is NO path from the included HALion Sonic 7 (in Cubase Pro 15) to HALion 7 so $349.99.
Same goes for Retrologue 2.5.0 and Padshop 2.3.0 … have no idea if those are full versions or lite versions.
I’m assuming Steinberg take this confusing approach on purpose in the hope some users will accidentally pay twice for a product that’s already included in Cubase Pro verison? Seems that deceiving to operate like this but no sign they want to clear this up in the download assistant … how ironic, an “assistant” that really isn’t helping.
EDIT: Cubase Pro 15 itself is an outstanding product, just lack of clarity in “what’s inside”, easy enough to fix but they don’t seem to want to fix it.
Hi,
Halion Sonic Collection is basically just the full Halion 7 content but without the full Halion 7 engine. The latter including content comes with a full Halion 7 license.
Padshop and Retrologue are full versions.
If you don’t have the full Halion & Groove Agent version (the ones without SE) - now is the time to buy Absolute with everything in it and then some. Look at your MySteinberg account under voucher. As a Cubase 15 user you get 60% off right now. Definetly worth it!
Absolute 7 Full Version with my Redeem discount is $199.99 … how does this compare to NI Komplete 26 Collectors Edition (I can upgrade from Komplete 15 Collectors Edition for $399)?
That depends on your needs. Absolute for 199€ is a steal for starters. I own Komplete as well and I have barely used it over the past years. Unfortunatly, NI’s future course is uncertain, also with regard to pricing policies. Again, it all depends on your needs. Both collections come with a vast array of VST instruments and content.
I also want a full list of what is part of the Halion Sonic Selection - content. Just want to check if I have installed it all and can use it all. I got HS7.5 and the content as part of Cubase Pro 15. Also not sure if I have installed all the other content that is supposed to come with that and am able to use it. I can see what is listed in my Media Bay(s), but can’t check if it is complete.
It doesn’t compare because they’re not the same thing.
Absolute is a curated selection of Steinberg products with the full versions of HALion and Groove Agent and their respective libraries.
Komplete Collectors is a bundle of every single product made by Native Instruments. Full versions of Kontakt, Reaktor, Guitar Rig, every single instrument and library and so on.
