Whats the deal with this forum section?

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The cubase forum gets less traffic than an east german transvestite prostitute.....Whats the deal?

People just down on cubase or something?
 
1. Nah, its pretty easy to use. You will find the majority of posters here either use Cubase, Sonar, AA, or even reaper.

2. The most traffic comes in the Dragon Cave, or if you are like me, hitting the New Posts tab every 5 minutes to chat.

I would prob post more there, but since my firepod's off on holiday (see: Repair), i haven't had much occasion to use Cubase. Though I will when I start mixing Rami's tracks.

Did you have a question or just a general gripe, or did you just need a buddy to chat about cubase with?
 
The real reason that traffic is slow in here is that most people who make threads in this forum are using pirated versions of Cubase. People here hate pirates. The legit users all post at Cubase.net.
 
We're busy making music. And it just WORKS.
 
I read the f-ing manual, so I don't have any questions. ;)
 
The software manuals cover 95% of the stuff asked here...that's why.
 
Nah I was just curious what the deal was. Seems like arguably the second most popular audio editing program would command more discussion, so I was curious. I havn't been able to use mine enough yet to get into the pitfalls or greatness of it....I'm also starting out by RTFing the manual...works just a bit busy so I havn't had time.
 
scrubs said:
I read the f-ing manual, so I don't have any questions. ;)
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Funny how that happens.

I've found Cubase to be one of the easiest audio programs to use with or without a manual. My only issue is the damn dongle. Hate that little piece 'o crap. I just moved so I have to look for it.....again. :o
 
I really don't see what the big deal is with the dongle - I just plug mine into my USB hub and forget about it.

Indeed, if it weren't for people bitching about it, I'd forget that Cubase requried a dongle at all.......
 
fraserhutch said:
I really don't see what the big deal is with the dongle - I just plug mine into my USB hub and forget about it.

Indeed, if it weren't for people bitching about it, I'd forget that Cubase requried a dongle at all.......
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How much does Steinberg charge if you lose it?

I use my version of Qbase on 3 different computers. The dongle is shifted around quite a bit. Losing such a small device wouldn't be hard.
 
6gun said:
How much does Steinberg charge if you lose it?

I use my version of Qbase on 3 different computers. The dongle is shifted around quite a bit. Losing such a small device wouldn't be hard.
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I suppose in your case allowances would need to be made for using the softwae on 3 machines, which, to the best of my knowledge is prohibited in most other licenses.
 
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fraserhutch said:
I suppose in your case allowances would need to be mode for using the softwae on 3 machines, which, to the best of my knowledge is prohibited in most other licenses.
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Oh, licensing again. Great.

Maybe if I crawl on my knees and bow before the Steinberg licensing gestapos and explain how I only use one computer for 'pro' work and the other 2 for throwing down ideas and organizing files and such they'll spare my life and let me record another day.

And it's not like I can run all 3 pooters at the same time with ONE dongle. :rolleyes:
 
Or use another software whose licensing agreements you prefer.

I think that calling Steingberg nazis for wanting to protect their product is infantile. You have no right to dictate their business model, and are free to purchase whatever software you desire. In fact, you have the to vote on their policies by using your checkbook and NOT buy their product.

I for one, being a software engineer by day, understand, appreciate, and even support the dongle approach. They're trying to find a model that allows them to protect their investment from pirates. If they didn't use a dongle, it would remove one hurdle from the crack chain - whether or not it is an effective is moot and is not our call.

6gun said:
Oh, licensing again. Great.

Maybe if I crawl on my knees and bow before the Steinberg licensing gestapos and explain how I only use one computer for 'pro' work and the other 2 for throwing down ideas and organizing files and such they'll spare my life and let me record another day.

And it's not like I can run all 3 pooters at the same time with ONE dongle. :rolleyes:
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I agree with SuicideNote - all the legit users who have any probs with Cubase will turn to Cubase.net, I know I do. You can often have an answer within minutes - which is probably due to the fact that most members are European, so similar timezone. This Cubase forum seems to have a lot of pirates in it.

In my situation, the dongle thing isn't a problem, as it just sits in the back of my machine and I never see it - although I can appreciate the annoyance if you have to move it about. I think Steiny will charge you full whack for a new one - basically you'll have to buy a whole new Cubase to replace it.

But yeah, it's a GREAT program, and I can't imagine using anything else for music work.
 
fraserhutch said:
Or use another software whose licensing agreements you prefer.

I think that calling Steingberg nazis for wanting to protect their product is infantile. You have no right to dictate their business model, and are free to purchase whatever software you desire. In fact, you have the to vote on their policies by using your checkbook and NOT buy their product.
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Now, short of doing anything illegal, I'll use the software I purchased any way I please.

When I bought Cubase I knew nothing of this little useless POS security hardware key. Had I known about its intent I most likely would have rethought the purchase. Yeah, Steinberg can instigate any policy they want in their 'business model', but that doesn't make them correct and doesn't give people like you a reason to call me immature for expressing a differing opinion.
 
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