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Dear cubase.net user,

Most areas of this forum require that you include your Steinberg Key number(s) in your registration information (profile) when you want to post topics about Steinberg products.

  • If you are about to register with a new forum account please enter this number into the dedicated fields on the registration information (profile) page.
  • If you are already registered, please update your profile with this information. To edit your profile now, you can click here (requires that you are already registered and logged in to the forum).
  • Do not use the USB Key number as your user name!
  • Users of Nuendo and related products are asked to login to the nuendo.com forum. If you want to post at cubase.net please include your Steinberg Key number in your profile as well.
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The Steinberg Key number is required if you use one or more Steinberg Keys with licenses for the following products:
  • Cubase
    • Cubase 4 | Cubase Studio 4
    • Cubase SE 3 | SL 3 | SX 3
    • Cubase SL 2 | SX 2
    • Cubase SL 1 | SX 1
    • Cubase System|4 (incl. Cubase SL 3)
    • Studio Case II (incl. Cubase SE 3)

  • WaveLab
    • WaveLab 6
    • WaveLab Studio 6

  • HALion
    • HALion 3
    • HALion Player
    • HALion String Edition 2
    • HALion Symphonic Orchestra

  • Virtual Instruments & Effects
    • Virtual Guitarist 2
    • The Grand 2
    • Groove Agent 2
    • Virtual Bassist
    • Hypersonic 1 | Hypersonic 2
    • Steinberg Surround Edition 2
    • Dolby Digital Encoder & DTS Encoder
If you are not a user of these products please leave the Steinberg Key number fields empty!
If you are using Sequel, Cubase AI, Cubase LE4 or Wavelab Essential 6 with a Soft-eLicenser, please do not enter a number.
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Additional Information
  • Steinberg customers posting messages about the products listed above without first storing their Steinberg Key number will be asked to do this. Moderators will lock topics of users who have not yet stored their Steinberg Key number. We reserve the right to remove user accounts from anyone using the cubase.net forum refusing to input this information. Furthermore we ask you to support the moderators by not answering support requests by users who have not stored their Steinberg Key number.
  • Please use the signature field in your profile to show your used Steinberg products. This makes it easier to answer questions regarding the products you have in use and avoids confusion.
  • Only you and the administrators of this forum can view the Steinberg Key numbers in clear text. Everyone else can only see if you have stored a number. When you have filled out the field you will see "stored" noted in your profile. If the information has not been entered it will show "not stored".
  • From time to time we will run a mass validation and will clean up the forum database to remove non-valid Steinberg Key numbers from member profiles.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: I am using Steinberg products not requiring a Steinberg Key. What should I do now?
A: If you use a product which does not require a Steinberg Key, such as Cubase SE 1.0.7, Cubase VST, WaveLab or older plugins, then don’t worry! You do not have to fear trouble because you´re not able to store a number. At the moment these new fields are primarily used for the product mentioned above.

Q: I do not own a Steinberg product yet but I would like to gather some first hand pre-purchase information. What do I do?
A: You do not have to fill in the Steinberg Key number field and you can ask any question that is needed for your inquiry of course.

Q: Why do you exclude Cubase VST users from entering a key number as well?
A: This is for several reasons. Cubase VST was discontinued three years ago. It is also not easy to get the number of the LPT port key. This would mean to open the key physically or to install the Syncrosoft LCC for this purpose only.
We think this would be more hassle than would be acceptable for Cubase VST users.

Q: I am not using Steinberg products at all but I like the forum and I am a often posting in the Music Lounge. What do I do now?
A: This is also not a problem as long as you are not a user of the products mentioned above. Feel free the use the Music Lounge as usual.

Q: I have entered a number. Can you please validate it for me?
A: Sorry, no. We will validate numbers when it appears to be useful. If there has been a non-valid number entered by you will be asked to correct it. We will also do a mass validation from time to time.

Q: I have more than two Steinberg Keys. How do I store the additional Steinberg Key numbers?
A: You don´t need to do this. The main purpose is to have the number stored of your primarily used products. This Steinberg Key may also contain additional licenses or not. If, for example, you have more than one or two Cubase versions running, it is enough to enter at least one number of the newest/biggest version you use. It is also not required to enter numbers of empty Steinberg Keys!

Q: I have trouble reading the USB key number! I can´t see a difference between a "0" (zero) and an "O" (letter "O"). What now?
A: If in doubt assume they are 0s (zeros).

Q: Can I also enter the number shown in the Syncrosoft LCC?
A: No, please take the number directly from the USB key. The number in the LCC is only a part of the whole number on the key.
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