# The Message **URL:** \ **Category:** Steinberg Lounge\ **Created:** [February 29, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877 "2012-02-29T17:48:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fizbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@fizbin](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/fizbin)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877/1 "2012-02-29T17:48:27Z")
While I do appreciate Steinberg’s willingness to engage more actively on the forum here, especially compared to long ago, I think the message on the upcoming 6.5 upgrade could have been a little more clear. Very simply, it could have been simultaneously both as vague and informative as this: We will be **giving users the option** of a free update with bug fixes and 64 bit rewire, or a modestly-priced upgrade to Cubase 6.5 with some great new features! My 2 cents, but I am not a marketing expert. ---
**Author:** ![fizbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@fizbin](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/fizbin)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877/2 "2012-03-01T02:59:51Z")
> [@Steve Fogal](#): > > Hmmm…that would be a hard choice…fixed bugs in what version you’ve got, or new bugs in a newer version! 😆 Would be? ---
**Author:** ![Helge\_Vogt](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/helge_vogt/32/202621_2.png) [@Helge\_Vogt](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Helge_Vogt)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877/3 "2012-03-02T10:04:03Z")
> [@fizbin](#): > > Very simply, it could have been simultaneously both as vague and informative as this: > We will be **giving users the option** of a free update with bug fixes and 64 bit rewire, or a modestly-priced upgrade to Cubase 6.5 with some great new features! Hi, actually that is exactly our message, like described here: Free 6.0.6 maintenance update: > **[Creativity First — Our Passion for Music Inspires](https://www.steinberg.net)** > > With millions of users worldwide, Steinberg is one of the world's largest manufacturers of audio software and hardware. Enter now the world of creativity! 6.5 feature update: > **[Creativity First — Our Passion for Music Inspires](https://www.steinberg.net)** > > With millions of users worldwide, Steinberg is one of the world's largest manufacturers of audio software and hardware. Enter now the world of creativity! Cheers, Helge ---
**Author:** ![HowlingUlf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/howlingulf/32/8_2.png) [@HowlingUlf](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/HowlingUlf)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877/4 "2012-03-02T12:33:21Z")
> [@Helge Vogt](#): > > > [@fizbin](#): > > > > Very simply, it could have been simultaneously both as vague and informative as this: > > We will be **giving users the option** of a free update with bug fixes and 64 bit rewire, or a modestly-priced upgrade to Cubase 6.5 with some great new features! > > Hi, > actually that is exactly our message, like described here: > > Free 6.0.6 maintenance update: > [Creativity First — Our Passion for Music Inspires | Steinberg](http://steinberg.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=19772) > > 6.5 feature update: > [Creativity First — Our Passion for Music Inspires | Steinberg](http://steinberg.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=19787) > > Cheers, > Helge Not so fast there, Helge! Don’t you dare to take our rage from us! We’re very very angry and we have torches but we’re not old enough yet to be trusted with match sticks … which is one of the reasons why we’re soooo mad! 👿 ---
**Author:** ![Jarno](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/jarno/32/403_2.png) [@Jarno](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Jarno)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877/5 "2012-03-02T13:12:51Z")
> [@HowlingUlf](#): > > We’re very very angry and we have torches but we’re not old enough yet to be trusted with match sticks 😃😆 ![:mrgreen:](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/2X/4/442e459c5ced45cb70e8a05e77e07cea6fee4928.gif "Mr. Green") ---
**Author:** ![HowlingUlf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/howlingulf/32/8_2.png) [@HowlingUlf](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/HowlingUlf)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877/6 "2012-03-02T13:57:46Z")
😲 umm 😕 I got a warning from a moderator! And no, not the one involved in this topic. to paraphrase FZ: “Does humor belong in the music lounge?” OK, no more jokes about matches and anger! 😊 ---
**Author:** ![HowlingUlf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/howlingulf/32/8_2.png) [@HowlingUlf](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/HowlingUlf)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877/7 "2012-03-02T14:06:43Z")
FYI time just stopped for five minutes and I had to take a break and laugh 1 😆 2 ![:mrgreen:](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/2X/4/442e459c5ced45cb70e8a05e77e07cea6fee4928.gif "Mr. Green") 3 😃 4 ![:mrgreen:](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/2X/4/442e459c5ced45cb70e8a05e77e07cea6fee4928.gif "Mr. Green") 5 😆 so … back to normal! 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Conman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Conman](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Conman)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877/8 "2012-03-02T14:15:00Z")
> [@HowlingUlf](#): > > 😲 > umm > 😕 > I got a warning from a moderator! > And no, not the one involved in this topic. > > to paraphrase FZ: > “Does humor belong in the music lounge?” > > OK, no more jokes about matches and anger! 😊 VIRTUAL torches and VIRTUAL matchsticks are not allowed here. Too, too dangerous. And only a VIRTUAL sense of humour is allowed. A real sense of humour is too subversive and may attract the undertakers. 😢😢😢😢😢 See. I’m not joking. 😢 Is it me or are too many people taking the peace these days? ---
**Author:** ![fizbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@fizbin](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/fizbin)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877/9 "2012-03-02T18:27:41Z")
My bad. There was absolutely no justifiable confusion in this thread. > **[What new features to expect for Cubase 6.5.x update?](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/what-new-features-to-expect-for-cubase-6-5-x-update/612609/47)** > > Hi all, The good news is: 6.5 brings a host of useful and great sounding features, and you’ll love it — just like we do. But yes, it won’t come for free - it simply can’t. However, we are confident that this is a fair deal - consistent with our... ---
**Author:** ![Jarno](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/jarno/32/403_2.png) [@Jarno](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Jarno)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877/10 "2012-03-02T18:44:49Z")
> [@HowlingUlf](#): > > I got a warning from a moderator! You!!! I thought I’m the worst as_ho_e here after Nate left the building. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ruddy\_duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecd19e/32.png) [@ruddy\_duck](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/ruddy_duck)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877/11 "2012-03-02T20:25:52Z")
![cubase6.5.png](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/3X/a/c/ac2591907d1efb30dbc3eaf10ed9e38d92402a3f.png) This is the first I’ve heard of it. There was nothing in the tweets about the options. I arrived in the middle of it, saw 6.5, downloaded it from a link with ‘sorryfortheinconvenience’ or something in it, and only when Cubase wouldn’t start realised that it was payable. (I suppose the mention of the grace period was a clue but that didn’t sink in.) ---
**Author:** ![NorthWood\_MediaWorks](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/northwood_mediaworks/32/17_2.png) [@NorthWood\_MediaWorks](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/NorthWood_MediaWorks)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877/12 "2012-03-03T08:17:38Z")
> [@ruddy duck](#): > > This is the first I’ve heard of it. There was nothing in the tweets about the options. I arrived in the middle of it, saw 6.5, downloaded it from a link with ‘sorryfortheinconvenience’ or something in it, and only when Cubase wouldn’t start realised that it was payable. (I suppose the mention of the grace period was a clue but that didn’t sink in.) Figures a bird would be into tweets. Quacks me up that. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Pearldivers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/pearldivers/32/86_2.png) [@Pearldivers](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Pearldivers)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877/13 "2012-03-03T12:08:57Z")
> [@NorthWood MediaWorks](#): > > > [@ruddy duck](#): > > > > This is the first I’ve heard of it. There was nothing in the tweets about the options. I arrived in the middle of it, saw 6.5, downloaded it from a link with ‘sorryfortheinconvenience’ or something in it, and only when Cubase wouldn’t start realised that it was payable. (I suppose the mention of the grace period was a clue but that didn’t sink in.) > > Figures a bird would be into tweets. Quacks me up that. 😆 You feather-rustler you. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![ruddy\_duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecd19e/32.png) [@ruddy\_duck](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/ruddy_duck)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-message/612877/14 "2012-03-03T21:14:03Z")
> [@NorthWood MediaWorks](#): > > > [@ruddy duck](#): > > > > This is the first I’ve heard of it. There was nothing in the tweets about the options. I arrived in the middle of it, saw 6.5, downloaded it from a link with ‘sorryfortheinconvenience’ or something in it, and only when Cubase wouldn’t start realised that it was payable. (I suppose the mention of the grace period was a clue but that didn’t sink in.) > > Figures a bird would be into tweets. Quacks me up that. 😆 I leave the tweeting to my young nephew Rudyard Duckling.