Steinberg changes

[felis]

https://forums.steinberg.net/t/steinber ... cts/801917

[Googly Smythe]

Steinberg announces today that it is discontinuing its technical support for the following products as of October 1, 2022.

• Absolute Collection 1-4
• Cubase 8.5-10.5
• Dorico 2
• Groove Agent 4
• HALion 5
• HALion Sonic 2
• Neo Soul Keys
• Nuendo 8-10
• Nuendo Live 1
• Padshop (Pro)
• Retrologue 1
• SpectraLayers 6-7
• WaveLab 9-9.5
• CMC Series
• CI Series
• MR816 X/CSX

[chk071]

Relevant for the continuous transition of their software to Steinberg Licensing.

[ramseysounds]

So as a user and purchaser of Padshop Pro, I find this quite an insult tbh

[aMUSEd]

So as a user and purchaser of Padshop Pro, I find this quite an insult tbh

I presume they don’t mean Padshop 2?

[T-CM11]

I presume they don’t mean Padshop 2?

Padshop and Padshop Pro are both v1.

Sounds like Steinberg is trying to save money (on support), using their new DRM as an excuse (without mentioning it).
Fine for me though, I've never needed technical support (for any software really).

[chk071]

Yeah, I think they mean version 1 of Padshop (Pro).

[chk071]

Sounds like Steinberg is trying to save money (on support), using their new DRM as an excuse (without mentioning it).

Would be nonsense to transition products which have a version 2 to the new licensing system. They don't even sell them anymore.

They made it clear that they will only transition supported/still sold products to the new system.

[T-CM11]

Sounds like Steinberg is trying to save money (on support), using their new DRM as an excuse (without mentioning it).

Would be nonsense to transition products which have a version 2 to the new licensing system. They don't even sell them anymore.

They made it clear that they will only transition supported/still sold products to the new system.

I was referring to some other programs on the list. Cubase 10.5 isn't that old...
Also, I didn't say anything about "transitioning to the new licensing system". C11 (old DRM) still gets technical support, C10.5 doesn't.

[chk071]

Sounds like Steinberg is trying to save money (on support), using their new DRM as an excuse (without mentioning it).

Would be nonsense to transition products which have a version 2 to the new licensing system. They don't even sell them anymore.

They made it clear that they will only transition supported/still sold products to the new system.

I was referring to some other programs on the list. Cubase 10.5 isn't that old...
Also, I didn't say anything about "transitioning to the new licensing system". C11 (old DRM) still gets technical support, C10.5 doesn't.

10.5 is the penultimate version, released 3 years ago. By their standards, releasing a new version every year, it's old.

Again, though, this list is relevant for the products which are transitioned to Steinberg Licensing, because Steinberg announced some time ago that only products which are still supported are being transitioned, and that will most likely be why they made this announcement.

[ramseysounds]

@Amused

Ah. Fair enough

[T-CM11]

...because Steinberg announced some time ago that only products which are still supported are being transitioned, and that will most likely be why they made this announcement.

I highly doubt that Cubase 11 (or Halion 6, or ...) will be transitioned.
More likely, they were thinking of sound libraries.

[ramseysounds]

Transitioned? They’re changing cubase from male to female? Or vice versa?

[T-CM11]

Transitioned? They’re changing cubase from male to female? Or vice versa?

Your dictionary is too new, buy an older one.

[Dencheg]