I got an email today to try out CuBase 9.5 free for a month!
so cool! (I GUESS?)
 
Yea, free for a month if you BUY an elicense.
 
I have a strong opinion on company's like this!!! 
F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Z _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ E :)
 
Peace!

Some people just can't be happy unkess they have something to be unhappy about.

Give ten people Suitcases with a thousand dollars... At least someone will complain it's too heavy or bills to small or bills too big.

11Dreams
I got an email today to try out CuBase 9.5 free for a month!
so cool! (I GUESS?)
 
Yea, free for a month if you BUY an elicenser.
 

Yes, Cubase uses the Steinberg eLicenser protection system.  Because of it, the last version of Cubase that was cracked was Cubase 4.
 
Therefore you do need a USB eLicenser dongle.
 
 

Martin Hines the last version of Cubase that was cracked was Cubase 4.
 

a quick google suggests otherwise

bdickens
Some people just can't be happy unkess they have something to be unhappy about.

 Well by that logic I should be doing cartwheels right now. 

I have Cubase Elements 9 (Bought months ago -- but I already owned an e-licenser, so wasn't a big deal).
 
I actually like it quite a bit.  Has a lot to offer the power user.  In the end, I decided to go with Studio One -- which isn't as full-featured, but has enough for my purposes.

What's the big deal? I bought the e-licenser (breaking my own rule about never use a dongle) for $32, and am trying out the trial. 
 
If I don't end up getting Cubase I'll just sell the e-licenser to someone who wants it. 

I acquired Cubase about a year ago because it came with my Focusrite interface.  eLicenser and all.  Still, Cubase just doesn't turn me on for what I do, so it sits on my hard drive until the day all other DAWs have been shut down; the DAWpocalypse.

That is just such a small detail- the licenser. Most of us already have it. If you dont have it, you likely beginner because I dont see how you could survive without it for long. Almost half of my software either elicenser or iLok. Thank you for idiots that crack software.