Using Cubase 11 Elements with 12 Pro licence

I’m so glad that Steinberg have finally decided to ditch the dongle. I love Cubase, but out of principle I always found it hard to accept that I would have to jump through more hoops than a pirate.

I plan to buy Cubase 12 Pro as soon as it’s available. I would buy it today but the grace period is not too useful for me because I don’t want to have to buy/use a dongle to use 11 until 12 is released.

Without turning this into a discussion about dongles, is it possible to use 11 Elements with a soft licence until 12 is released, if I buy a pro licence today?

You can only put a pro licence on a dongle

If you buy Cubase Pro today, what is the advantage?
If you need Elements now, then buy Elements now and upgrade to Pro when 12 is released.

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If you need Elements now, then buy Elements now and upgrade to Pro when 12 is released.

Isn’t that more expensive than buying a single licence?

I just checked, and this is actually the best solution! I’m an idiot :joy:

  • £499 for pro if I buy now, or
  • £85 for elements now, and £405 for an upgrade to pro.

I just hope the price doesn’t increase!