Celebrating 40 years of Steinberg, from October 9 to October 30 we’re running the official Nuendo Mega Sale 2024 with a rebate of 50% for all Nuendo and Nuendo Live retail products, updates and crossgrades (other DAW + Cubase). Take the chance to update to the latest version or add new seats for a very advantageous price during this limited time offer.
Partner deal with KROTOS
In addition, we offer a 50% rebate to all Nuendo 13 users for the first year of the annual subscription for KROTOS Studio! Only until November 30, 2024!
This is your chance, Cubase users, in particular those using older versions; to get those extra features, that will only ever be in the flagship application.
I did it during a 40% off sale, and I don’t regret it since now Steinberg even offer discounts on upgrades.
How do upgrades work after crossgrade? I understand that access to Cubase is retained under the Steinberg Licensing system. When Nuendo 14 comes out, do I need to upgrade both licenses or would purchasing a Nuendo upgrade also upgrade the Cubase license?
If you crossgrade from Cubase 12 or 13, you keep your Cubase license and get an additional one for Nuendo. They can and must be updated independently, i.e. owning a license for Nuendo 14 doesn’t automatically enable you to use Cubase 14. You’d need to buy a separate update for Cubase if you want to use its latest version too.
Hi, I am a cubase user…will I lose any functionality by upgrading to Nuendo…is there any downside?
Also, Cubase 13 has terrible CPU spikes for me, when the same projects run fine in C12, and this seems like a common issue. Is this likely to be resolved in Nuendo?
Do this! I upgraded one of my Cubase 13 Pro licenses when they did the 40% off sale. I was worried then, but I’m not now. I’ll be converting my other license on this sale. $224 USD is worth it.
I’m not sure why Steinberg is turning Nuendo into a super Cubase. I originally speculated that because Yamaha’s NUAGE hardware was not going to support Apple silicon that Nuendo’s sales would tank. I didn’t realize that Nuendo had more to offer than just the hardware.
On another note, Nuendo seems to have less advertisement fluff, which is refreshing for our professional work flows. I may be just imagining that, but if I’m not; Steinberg should keep it that way. I stay engaged on the forums and websites, and I’m the one spending the money. I don’t want my engineers to be distracted with ads streamed into the product.
Cubase is the third highest selling DAW. Nuendo is a tiny island compared to it. Its also very specialised…
We started producing our own animation and a senior producer wanted to see a few demos and we had just a week to do the sound design and Nuendo helped us deliver 3 episodes.
They can be watched here:
Why do you say this? I wouldn’t have crossgraded back during the 40% deal otherwise. I was too worried that it would break something. I needed to know that I could jump back. Thankfully, I didn’t have to. I’ll be converting my other license on this new deal.
They are so compatible, I personally think they might be considering making Nuendo a super version of Cubase (above Pro version). Cubase obviously has the greater name recognition. They should just loose the Nuendo name and make a Cubase Super version that has the professional hardware and movie/game features, or better yet, it could be the Cubase Pro 14 and viola … best upgrade ever. It would be a good move. We are seeing a lot more immersive game work.
BTW Steinberg, if you should do that, consider giving us new Nuendo customers a Cubase Pro 14 for plowing the road for you.
Also, get Yamaha to reconsider NUAGE on Apple silicon.
What do you mean exactly? I was just referring to the licenses, not to the compatibility of Cubase and Nuendo. Of course, you can open Cubase projects in Nuendo and the other way round. But you can’t run Cubase X if you don’t have a license for that version. Nuendo X doesn’t automatically allow you to run Cubase X.
Nuendo is actually the all-in-one DAW that provides you with tools in case you elevate your career and work into Post-Production, Immersive Sound, Sound-Design, Game Audio, Virtual Reality and anything else media related.
I just reread your comment. If I read it right this time, you were saying that upgrading to Nuendo 14 in the future won’t upgrade Cubase to 14. That only seems fair. But Nuendo 14 had better do everything Cubase 14 does, and more, or I’ll be mad. I want more Cubase, not different Cubase.
Yes, that’s all I wanted to say. In contrast to the Cubase editions (Pro, Artist, Elements etc.) where a bigger edition allows you to run the smaller ones of the same version as well, this is not the case between Nuendo and Cubase. So, license-wise Nuendo isn’t just a bigger edition of Cubase Pro but a different application that needs it’s own license.
Regarding functionality, it is indeed a bigger Cubase as it offers everything Cubase does and much more. To me, Nuendo also seems to be more stable and runs way more reliably on my PC.
I would disagree, here since I would much prefer a more “professional” product, that being Nuendo since there are facilities from other applications, i.e., WaveLab that should really be ported to the DAW platform, and where best to start in, than the Flagship product.
Also, out of interest what is the issue with Apple?
Contrary to what other posts are suggesting here (if I’m reading correctly), my understanding has always been a crossgrade from Cubase to Nuendo, means your Cubase licence is substituted for a Nuendo only licence. In other words, you cannot now run Cubase any longer. It would be as if you only ever bought/ran Nuendo.
A separate (new) Cubase licence would need to be purchased, if you still wanted access to that (for whatever reason).
Have I got that right @TimoWildenhain ? Any clarity from you please.?
