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17 minutes ago, Zo said:

How the helldid ya got that price ?

During the annual summer sale.

49 minutes ago, Cecelius2 said:

After reading this thread I waited.  Then after several attempts, I finally was able to update my Cubase 10 to Cubase 11 Pro (using a 10 to 10.5 update).  I had purchased the 10 to 10.5 update this past summer, but held the activation until 11 came out. 

At first, my eLicenser would not perform its maintenance process.  It took several tries over several hours.  But just now, the eLicenser successfully did its maintenance process.  So, I then entered the 10 to 10.5 update and got a message that said they were updating me to Cubase 11.

Hmm. I guess Steinberg just doesn't like me. ?

For those of us unable to update to version 11, I thought I'd share my particulars (in the hope that we can figure out why we cannot update while others can):

- I purchased an 'update' license in July of this year: Cubase Pro 10.5 Update from Cubase Pro 10 ($35.99)

- I have both 10.5 Pro and 11 Pro installed (both function perfectly; I'm using ver 11 in grace-period mode)

- I was able to successfully perform the Maintenance Tasks in eLicenser CC

- When I enter my update activation code into the eLicenser CC, it's recognized correctly; however, after continuing, I receive this error message:

"Currently there is no license avaialable which can be upgraded by your upgrade license. Please connect a USB-eLicenser which holds an appropriate upgradable license"

- I have unplugged and re-plugged my eLicenser dongle into my USB hub

- I have rebooted my computer

4 minutes ago, cclarry said:

I registered my 10.5 update, and was immediate upgraded to 11 through the eLicenser Control Center...
Then used the Steinberg Download Assistant to install

Okay, thanks for letting me know. I'll try agian tomorrow. Cheers...

On 11/5/2020 at 6:26 AM, cclarry said:

From the Steinberg site:

If you've activated a software license up to 4 or 6 weeks (depending on the product) before
the release of a newer version, you might be entitled for a free Grace Period update.

Has anyone been able to update to version 11 by activating a 10.5 license?  I've had no success after many attempts.

When I enter my activation code into the pop-up box it's correctly recognized. But after clicking the continue button I get the following error message:

"Currently there is no license avaialable which can be upgraded by your upgrade license. Please connect a USB-eLicenser which holds an appropriate upgradable license"

I realize that there's a lot of traffic on the Steinberg site, but this seems more like a local rather than network problem.

I need to type faster...?

I wonder how functional SpectraLayers One will be (and which version will be added to Pro)?

https://musictechtips.com/2020/11/04/steinberg-cubase-11-is-coming/

1 hour ago, Brian Walton said:

Any idea on how they mapped the sounds?  "GM" standard or something proprietary which will require mapping if using somehting like JamStix to control it?

See attached PDF...

Midi Map.pdf

No. I'm not familiar with this VI. I justed posted it because I thought someone else might be interested in it.

I did skim the first video and remember the author talking about some of the details, so maybe the answer to your question is in there.

Overview:

The Organic Calfskin Kit (OCK) is an acoustic drum VST3 ROMpler plugin for both Mac and Windows.  This is a comprehensive and easy-to-use solution to working with the thousands of multi-track/multi-velocity samples.

This specific download features samples from the Default-Dry kit.  This kit is a moderately dry sounding setup that offers good punch for modern music styles and minimal sustain for easy mixing.

Download & Videos:  https://www.organicdrumloops.com/ogdl-plugins/ock-vst/

Has anyone successfully relocated the (>5GB!) IR files from the default Waves' folders (see below) to an external hard drive?

  Virtual Acoustics:         C:\Program Files (x86)\Waves\Data\IR1Impulses

  Sampled Acoustics V2: C:\Program Files (x86)\Waves\Data\IR1Impulses V2

Info and videos:

https://www.synthanatomy.com/2020/10/emissioncontrol2-free-cross-platform-application-for-granular-synthesis.html

Download here:

https://github.com/EmissionControl2/EmissionControl2/releases/tag/v1.01

FX:

VI:

Analog Obsession has released BUSTERse, a freeware bus compressor effect in VST, VST3, and AU plugin formats for compatible digital audio workstations on PC and Mac.

BUSTERse is the upgraded version of the previously released Buster compressor from the same developer. It introduces several improvements and new features that allow more control over the compressor’s behavior.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/busterse-42658623

6.03 is not showing up in Native Access.  It still shows 6.02 as the latest available version.

Hmm, just noticed something new in the TaskManager with V12: WavesLocalServer.exe.

It's a background process that uses ~125MB of memory, loads when my DAW starts (Cubase), and stays loaded even after quitting Cubase. I don't like that!

I wonder if it's for telemetry purposes (and if it can be disabled).

1 hour ago, mister_tea said:

As soon as I start selecting plugins from Group B, the extension date for all the plugins is set to one year past that date. However the price scales up to match. 

My most recent plugin is a freebie from the last sale. It has WUP through September 2021 already. If I go to extend it along with all my expired plugins, my WUP price increases from $240 (one year cap) to $476 -- just under two years of renewal for just under two years of cost.

As a bonus, the plugins are licensed to a single machine. You get two licenses so long as you pay for WUP but the day your WUP sub expires the extra licenses vanish. Sort of seems like the worst of artificial upgrades and subscription business models.

I went through the same steps you described above and, at first, thought I had to pay (WUP) to have all my "Group B" plugins converted to V12; I like the new resizing and prest browser options.  But then I realized that everything in Group B could be updated for free (which, of course, I just did).

I'm not sure if you, or others, realize this, so I'm mentioning it to make sure that no one who's entitled to upgrade for free misses the opportunity.

2 hours ago, Jacques Boileau said:

The resizing is so so on some plugins, good on others. It is pretty bad on the Scheps Omni Channel.

The preset browser is quite nice for me. On the Scheps Omni Channel it makes it much easier to check out presets and zero in to the best preset (starting point) for a particular track. ex. just typing 'el' makes it easy to find all the presets for electric guitar. Very very nice!

One feature not mentioned in the upgrade info: I got a ton of new presets for the Scheps Omni Channel which was well worth the 13$ I paid for WUP. Very nice surprise!

What's bad about the resizing?

Omni Channel is the only one I own that has expired. I was planning to WUP it for the sole reason of being able to resize it larger, but after reading what you wrote may not bother.

1 hour ago, cclarry said:

I gave everyone a way to get 2 years of WUP for the price of one when you were ready
to buy WUP.  Buy a new plugin, then include that new plugin in the WUP purchase.
WUP is renewed from the LAST expiration date of your plugins, which would be 1 year
from the purchase of the NEW plugin, giving you 2 years for the price of one...
but they've killled the ability to do that!

So that means if you WUP now renewal is calculated relative to the expiration date of each plugin (which at most will be just one year) ... yes?

1 hour ago, cclarry said:

Nope...they've cabashed it...sadly

Just curious, what was it?

1 hour ago, husker said:

Does the Waves WUP trick still work?

What is this marvelous, magical, mysterious trick you speak of?

BPB Dirty Filter is a freeware VST plugin designed by Bedroom Producers Blog. It features a pair of resonant filters and emulated analog tube circuitry. You can use the BPB Dirty Filter in your favorite DAW to add some subtle coloration or to crush the audio signal into pieces.

https://bedroomproducersblog.com/free-vst-plugins/bpb-dirty-filter/

3 hours ago, simon said:

there's a sneaky update to solid as well (2.1.1) - must have happened in the last couple of hours as I'd just installed 2.1

Hmm, this^ may be relevant. I downloaded the update to Solid as well but the size of the file I received was only ~548MB, not 5.5GB.

Is this the name of the file you downloaded: "VD-SOLID2_win_2567.exe"?

Okay, thanks for letting me know, guys.

I did try re-downloading it, running it from a different drive, and running it as Admin all w/o success.  And I was able to install UJam Carbon w/o issue.

Very strange...