I have Wavelab 10 and a USB e-License. I understand that becomes obsolete in 2025. How do I get it registered with a soft e-license? I understand that after 2024 I cannot upgrade unless I have a soft e-license before 2025. Do I have to upgrade to WL 12 before the end of the year?
No, it does not get obsolete, it will continue working as long as your USB stick is working. It is just the server infrastructure at Steinberg that will be shutdown, but that is not needed to continue using your existing license.
You are mixing things. the Soft eLicenser is the same as the USB eLicenser, except it does not need a USB dongle, so the same applies here. It will be no longer used.
What you mean is switching to the Steinberg Licensing, which is not eLicenser anymore.
If you want to keep updating then yes, you need to get an update to the latest release. However, you don’t need to do this before the end of the year, because the Steinberg announcement says “early 2025” not 31.December 2024.
Your WL10 license will keep on running, even after the server is shutdown, but to get a discounted update you need to do that before this happens.
All information about this can be found here.
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Thank you very much for the clarifications. Greatly appreciated. I will look into upgrading so that can keep current in the future.