I am not really that bothered with the pricing model used, with the exclusion that version 10 should have freely updated to 11 seeing as 11 brought bug fixes. I did say that to wind up the fanboys here. |v11 |released: update costs $68|Current version |v10.5 |released: update costs $68|last updated: | |v10 |released: update costs $150|last updated: | |v9.5|released: update costs $59|last updated: | There’s enough of them.īelow is the data I based by statements on. I am not commenting here on anything to do with the price itself, just that Steve I feel owes spottydog an apology and should leave passive aggressive comments to people not paid to be here. I know the last expensive update was not. With out knowing the new features, except new licensing model, I don’t know if this is going to be worth it. Spottydog - I hope you don’t take the negativity at your polite post to heart. I expect that kind of response from all the people who will respond to this as I have hurt their ego and cubase is my friend… boo hoo… The only entitlement I see here is your expectation that our pockets are for constantly plunging your hand into. So its not an unprecedented price hike.īut when one of your customers, who has given you a big chunk of change recently, tells you they feel you are fleecing them you basically tell them to go cry in their pillow. I will, for balance, mention that the 9.5 to 10 was a lot more expensive and had a double sting of bringing much instability to many people. 5 version, you have delayed the release by a few months, gone for a bigger number, cos numbers means value, and charging about twice the normal software-as-a-service fee. It made me lower my opinion of Steinberg significantly.Įvery year at a round the 2nd week of November, Cubase puts out a release that it charges for.ģ months later all software support for previous version stops. Wish you all a successful and inspiring New Year 2022, filled with awesome music and sounds! If you establish a deferred upgrade pattern, you will have the added benefit of a lower price tag and less hassle with stability issues. No matter how you establish your upgrade rhythm, you still get new features a year after you upgrade. If a new upgrade is known to bring stability & performance improvements (like was the case with the latest WaveLab 11 upgrade) I may update earlier than usual (especially if it enhances my productivity and output). I am not so much focused on new features (although exciting). My main concern is stability and performance. when you are stuck) are easier to come by.ģ.) Price: Steinberg will usually try to sweep up customers that haven’t upgraded yet (by offering 40 or 50% discounts half a year or longer after the initial release).Ĥ.) New features are great! But if we are honest, the DAW is already an incredible work horse. Also, Steinberg needs to maintain compatibility with various Windows / OS versions & also maintain Cubase backward compatibility).Ģ.) When you upgrade later, most issues will also be well documented in the forums, so finding upgrade related answers (eg. I would like to share my reasons for deferring upgrades (not updates) for at least six months:ġ.) Cubase / Nuendo / Wavelab usually still have some bugs and stability issues when they are initially released (unfortunately, devs can’t foresee or catch all of them at release time, that is true for almost every software app out there. If you love new features or can’t live without one, upgrading right away will of course be a priority. If stability is an important component, waiting is a good option. If price is an important component, then waiting is a good option. There are many reasons to upgrade later or right away. You just need to find an upgrade rhythm that suits you best. I actually think Steve has a valid argument.
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