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A few months and I'll probably wind up in Cubase 12 knowing I can always use 11 when there's an issue with activation I just spent a bundle on a new machine I put together so I have to cool it on the new purchases! I picked up a MOTU Midi Express XT for the midi gear...no USB Midi here. Went TB4 but had trouble finding a new interface so went with a TB3 interface...Presonus Quantum 2626. Bill

I don't care for the new activation method....install a new hd, get a new activation...have a major update in Windows, get a new activation...mess with your Lan, get a new activation. Right now my Cubase always works and I can switch machines just by moving my eLicenser. Cubase 12 is definitely a downgrade license wise. But with that said I may give in one of these days Still running Wavelab Pro 11 on the elicenser as well...if it ain't broke don't fix it Bill

Ok, I'll ask...how did an update wreck your installation? Here if there's an update for the app it self installs and then opens up like usual. Are you moving it after the install? Bill

I'm sticking with 11 right now...not real excited about the new licensing scheme. I've usually updated as soon as the update is available and have never had any issues...but it all depends on how you use your DAW :) Bill

I just finished a 12th gen build...i9-12900k, Asus ProArt Z690 Creator Wifi, 128gb DDR5 ram, 2 M2 SSDs(out of 4 slots), MSI 1660 Super(6gb) Videocard, TB4, etc. Running Win 11 Pro with a Presonus Quantum 2626 and MOTU Midi Express XT. I highly recommend the experience! Right now between the 2 M2's and 4 satas along with an external I have 19tb of space! Bill

I wonder if the Fender CEO can figure out how to use these without an MIT degree? Bill

I have a feeling that the majority of music software users are NOT musicians. If you look at the changes taking place in all the major titles they all veer towards the non-musician...loop browsers, EZ this EZ that, AI, blah blah blah. The main reason I jumped ship from Cakewalk to Cubase was just this...but it's starting to affect all music software. Hopefully all that will come of this is an idiot version of Studio One for those not interested in learning anything about music in the first place! Bill

I've been wanting to do a prog project for a long time but wouldn't because it seemed to me a project like that would require outside players even though I play guitar, drums, and keys. Somewhere along the way I said the hell with it and I'm doing what I want! Right now I'm working on my third album and each album pushes me closer and closer to a true prog release. This one is more guitar oriented instead of keys like the first two. So far I have four pieces ready to mix and about 23-25 to finish I even have the album cover done and the artwork for the back cover done....just need to fill in the text! As a "one man band" it's both rewarding and difficult doing everything yourself. I just built a new machine- ASUS ProArt Z690 Creative Wi-Fi board, i9 12900k, 128gb Ram(DDR5), yadda yadda...Motu Midi Express XT, Presonus Quantum 2626. Runs anywhere from 2ghz to 5ghz depending on the load. Got 2 out of 4 M2's in(1tb OS, 2tb Audio drive) and 4 sata hdd....I can either throw 2 more M2's in or 4 more sata drives, or 1 more M2 and the 4 more sata drives!! If I can't make music now it's not the hardware or softwares fault Bill

NOLAGuy, I just used Amazon as I get 5% back with my Amazon Chase card I just installed Win 11 and drivers tonight...tomorrow the Presonus and MOTU units. This is the easy stuff, the fun part's going to be the software moves... then sata moves and that should be it....for now Oh, and with my Prime membership everything came quick! Bill

Looking good Larry! As far as Win11 goes I have it on a newer laptop(this one as a matter of fact) and did a couple of edits- Moved the Taskbar to the left and enabled the Google Playstore. Easy to do if you search for it Bill

I was at work yesterday and thought...Hey you idiot, you never ordered your M2 drive for audio writing... Samsung 980 Plus 2tb on the way! I have a choice of 4 SSD and 4 SATA drives or 3 SSD and 8 SATA drives... think I'll do that Bill

I could never get Soundpaint to run in Win7 even though it said it was compatible. Bill

What abacab said Bill

The 1tb for OS and programs, a 2tb for the audio disk, and the second 2tb just because They don't make SSD's large enough for my sample libraries...especially my EastWest and Kontakt stuff! Bill

I checked, some M2 mounting accessories come with my board...I'm still wondering why a thunderbolt interface doesn't come with a thunderbolt cable? Bill

Congratulations Larry! This post got me to thinking about my system...I'm still running a Win7 Ultimate PC and been thinking about updating and was talking to my gf about this post this past weekend....she gave me the greenlight so I took the ball and ran. I have many packages coming in this week starting with yesterday- Asus ProArt Z690 Creator Wifi (came yesterday) Intel i9-12900K (came yesterday) Corsair XTM50 Thermal Paste (came yesterday) Bolt Dropper PC & Standoff Screw Kit (came yesterday) MOTU MIDI Express XT USB (coming today) Many assorted audio and Midi cables (coming today) Corsair RMX 1000x Gold Modular PSU (coming today) MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Super Videocard (coming today) Samsung 980 SSD 1tb M.2 NVMe (coming today) Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (coming today) Noctua NH-U12S CPU Cooler (coming today) Thermaltake Core V71 Tempered Glass Edition E-ATX Full Tower Case (Coming tomorrow) Pioneer BDR-212V 16x Internal Blu-ray Burner (coming tomorrow) Corsair Vengeance DDR5 64GB(2x32GB) 5600MHz ram (coming Thursday...another set coming next week for a total of 128GB of ram) Thunderbolt 4 6,6ft. cable (coming Thursday) Presonus Quantum 2626 Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface (coming Thursday) Going to order 2 more NVMe SSD drives soon...probably 2TB each :) Going to reuse my sata drives from the old computer for now...1TB to 4TB drives...also an external 8TB drive! Any tips on software moves? I'm not worried by the i-Lok and elic stuff...more so the machine activated stuff! I don't know about you but I'm hoping for another 10 years from this ;) Bill

...the only place I visit at these forums 😄 I've been working on a new album and always include a Christmas song...so anyways here's a rough mix of the new one- Christmas On the Wing Seasons greetings to all the good people here! Bill

If you're going to make music with a computer you should - 1 Have some idea how music works 2 Have some idea how a computer works If you have these basic DAW skills you're well on your way! Bill

Go to your File Explorer, then the view tab, put a checkmark in the File Extension box. Now you can see what kind of files they are Bill

Still rough but a simple revision Maidin an Fhómhair 060521 Thanks for listening! Working on the album outro today Bill

Here's a short little intro to the new album I'm working on. It'll stay a rough mix until all the material is ready to go Maidin an Fhómhair(rough mix) Enjoy, Bill

I have two subscription plans- Adobe Photography Plan(Photoshop and Lightroom for about 10.00 a month) and East West Composer Cloud Pro at 29.99 a month. One of these days I'll pick up the EW libraries I use the most(I do own EWQL Pianos, EW Symphonic Orchestra Platinum Plus, and EW Symphonic Choirs with the VOTA addon) and then drop the subscription...waiting on Opus to drop! I use software that does the year of free updates and then you need to pay a fee for another year of updates and upgrades...I get to choose when and how I spend based on my needs...if iZotope goes that way I can live with it, I just picked up MPS 4 and could probably use it for years without issue. Bill

I'm still running an iLok1 along with the e-Licenser...I've never had any trouble at all. I've had trouble with machine activations and various server problems but nothing with the dongles. Sure they can break if you treat your stuff like a 2 year old Bill

Good, I'm not the only one to get a used code I'm waiting to hear back now... On the brighter side I picked up IK Total Studio Max 2 finally...about 3 days before the new version dropped! Doh!! Bill

I never understood the dongle hate. It's nice to just plug in to one of your machines and have the software just work...and if your machine dies and you build a new one just install and go! No internet checks, no license refreshing, no annoying popups while recording, etc. Simple serial is my favorite form of authorization but after that I'll take a dongle any day over activation, deactivation, reactivation... I'm 100% Cubase Pro now...actually running v11 in Windows 7 Ultimate. I have Samplitude Pro X Suite 3 but as powerful as it is I find it awkward to use. Cubase isn't that hard to use after years of Sonar and Cakewalk usage Bill