using activation key on 2 computers

Cubase
#1

Hello :slight_smile:
My name is Alon Cohen and I bought cubase elements 7 and used its activation key on my home computer and now I want to use it on my macbook pro 13"…
I know I can use the AC only on one computer and if you want to use it on few computers you have to buy the USB-licencer.
But I don’t want to buy one because if I’ll use I’ll have to change between the computers alot, and Im also afraid it’ll break and I won’t be able to rescue my license and also the mose convinient way for me is to be free of usb sticks pluged in…

so exept buying one more cubase elements 7 unit or buying the USB, is there any other way ?

thanks a head :slight_smile:

#2

NO , none , zilch . we are all in the same boat and you should of researched this before the purchase

#3

well, I knew that before the purchase…
I just thought to my self before I’ll buy a USB maybe there is another way and I just don’t know about it :slight_smile:

#4

some consider the licenser a chain around the neck , I consider it as security :wink:

#5

that you can wear around your neck. :mrgreen:

#6

hahaha I like it :wink: , maybe gold plated :laughing:

#7

Steinbling

#8

but it’s a security with no other options but buying another unit :wink:

and yeah! they can use it as their slogan : “you call it a chain around the neck, we call it keeping it yours”

(just kidding of course hehehe)

#9

well ive had this dongle im using since 2004 and it’s as good as new ,depends on if your going to respect it for what it is . Dongle ( if with a laptop use a usb extension cable ) with all of your £’s of licenses on it , you should have it insured and then you don’t have to worry

sorry a bit of a ramble but I use Elements 7 on the lap and c7 dongle stays at home and that works perfect for me

#10

Same here, this is a viable option again since Steinberg made it possible to load C7 projects in C7E (as long as you don’t use C7-specific features). On one laptop I wired a socket directly to a USB port internally, so the dongle was inside and couldn’t get lost. It’s a pity laptop manufacturers don’t provide at least one internal USB port.

#11

Now that sounds like a plan , what a brilliant idea .Looks like the laptops coming apart tomorrow to see if there is room .I know people have done this on the workstation but not on a laptop , was it easy enough to find the space for the dongle ?

#12

It depends completely on the laptop – in my case, it was actually a netbook that I already had opened up for a variety of mods. Doing this might not be for everyone, but if you can solder neatly, and you don’t mind risking both the laptop and the dongle, it’s worth a shot. You can crack open the dongle if the plastic case is too big, but it’s safer to get a USB socket (either in a electronics store or hack something out of an old USB hub). I’d also recommend temporarily moving your licenses to a spare dongle!

#13

OK but I have another question please. If I buy another dongle and copy the Cubase key onto it from the 1st one, can I not then run Cubase 7 on my iMac AND my PC as long as there is a dongle on both machines?


Why would I do this? Well I have a way to shoot audio via ethernet cable to tracks on either machine… And since Cubase works on both platforms…

#14

I think that’s worth a stab ,i’ll have a look at the board tomorrow , you never know I might be lucky and find a spare header socket :wink:

#15

You can not copy a key (license).

#16

… only transfer it; and be careful, if you transfer a license from a “soft” eLicenser to a “hard” (USB) eLicenser, you can never transfer it back to the “soft” eLicenser (although you can easily transfer between USB eLicensers by plugging both into a PC connected to the internet).

#17

Ok and thanks I didnt know. I don’t agree with that policy but I’m sure that doesn’t matter much either… :wink:

Thanks again… guess I could just keep Cubase on Windows 7 OS then and run LogicX on the iMac… Shame…