Cubase 6 eLicenser Dongle Questions - Worth putting up with?

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Hi,

I'm wondering if you can remove the eLicenser dongle after Cubase is loaded, or will it lock up until the dongle is put back in?

I've been using Cubase LE4 forever now, I've been very happy with the layout of the software and am looking into getting Cubase 6. Just the method Steinberg adopted of carrying around a dongle each time when loading Cubase doesn't seem very user friendly. Especially seeing as I will be using the program as my D.A.W for fieldwork and live shows, which requires a reliable software system. Don't wana be lookin like a fool (with my pants on the ground?)

You can't get an emulator to run it on your computer?

What happens if the dongle gets broken in a freak accident? Would I have to buy another license and another dongle?

Oh and if any of you are interested, I'd love to hear the pros and cons of using this dongle. I've done my research but I'm curious as to what others have to say about it.

Thanks for your time, :)

- Zac
 
If it's broken it's possible to get the license transferred to another key. If you lose it though your SOL. I've been using dongles for a while now and cubase (thankfully) has one of the smaller keys (the 1st gen ilok is big and annoying).
 
Hey thanks,
The big thing for me is; can you remove the dongle after Cubase has been loaded? Or do you have to keep it plugged in whenever you use the program?
 
The nice thing about a dongle is you can install the softare on as many pc's as you want and you just need the dongle plugged in to run it.


Edit: Yeah it has to be plugged in the whole time.
 
That's what I was thinking, you don't have to worry about going through lengthy registration processesand worrying about the max limit of installs (I tend to wipe my PC's once every 6 months).

Oh well, I'll just invest in a USB hub and that's that.
 
I don't know if it will eventually not work (tell me to put it back in), but I just tried this with cubase 5 and you can indeed yank the dongle once it's launched and have the program still run.

But...

The reason I would not do this is because if things happen/screw up the program is likely to just crash without you being able to save your work.


EDIT: Ran it for 10 mins, still good to go. I still wouldn't want to work like this. However I suppose if it asked for the dongle you could just put it back in temporarily? I don't have cubase 6 yet so I can't say for certain that it works with the newest version.
 
I tried it yesterday and I could play what was recorded but I couldn't add an audio track. As soon as I did it locked up big time and putting it back in didn't do anything.
 
AH, yeah I didn't try that.

Well there is your answer. haha
 
Another idea would be to store the dongles inside the computer. You can pick up a USB pci card that has internal usb ports so you can safely keep all your dongles inside. People are also less likely to steal them!
 
I'm to worried about heat to place my dongle inside my mac. I thought it was a good idea back when someone suggested it but I just couldn't do it without knowing if it would become an issue or not.
 
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