Yes.. I called steinberg direct and they sold me the upgrade over the phone. SHipped right to me
I requires a USB or dongle liscence key
The upgrade was $99
i cant remember if that included the key or not
If not it was only like 25.
I like essential much better than le4.
My main reason for the upgrade was to record more than 8 channels at a time
If you export to mp3 you still have to pay the $15 for that liscence too
unless you allready have i think...Mention that when you talk to them
I find the people at steinberg very helpfull!!