Cubase 6.5 & Cubase Artist 6.5 Grace Period update
Customers activating an older version of Cubase or Cubase Artist (from version 6), whereas a newer version is already available, receive from Steinberg once (!) a so-called free Grace Period update to activate the current version available to that time. This offer is commonly valid for full versions, education versions, updates and upgrades.
If a newer version is released shortly after activation (usually within a six-week period), you may be entitled to the Grace Period update irrelevant of the current version having been granted at the time of activation.
Check Grace Period validation now
Please note: Cubase is activated as soon as you have entered your activation code within the eLicenser Control Center (eLCC). (The license is then saved on your USB-eLicenser.) Please note that the date of activation is the determining factor — not the date of purchase or the registration date.
How to obtain your Grace Period update?
Cubase 6 / Cubase Artist 6 activation between Jan 1 and Feb 28, 2012
Cubase 6 / Cubase Artist 6 activation on Feb 29, 2012, or later
- Start the eLicenser Control Center application, found under Start menu / Programs / eLicenser on a Windows PC or in the Applications folder of Mac OS X. Click on the „Maintenance“ button. Your license will then be replaced by a Cubase 6.5 license and the Steinberg Grace Period site will be opened.
- Enter your USB-eLicenser number and click „Check for Grace Period Eligibility“. Once your eligibility is confirmed, a download link will be displayed.
- Download the 6.5 update and start installing.
- Start the eLicenser Control Center application, found under Start menu / Programs / eLicenser on a Windows PC or in the Applications folder of Mac OS X. Enter your activation code for version 6. Your version 6.5 license will automatically be saved on your USB-eLicenser and the Steinberg Grace Period site will be opened.
- Enter your USB-eLicenser number and click “Check for Grace Period Eligibility“. Once your version eligibility is confirmed, a download link will be displayed.
- Download the 6.5 version and start installing.