Cubase Pro 8 Crossgrade for Pro Tools Owners

[thanos4]

http://www.steinberg.net/en/landing_...ls_owners.html
hmmmmmm.....just saw that!!!!
very interesting.....what do you think guys????
Seems like Steinberg got the opportunity to pick up dissatisfied Pro tools users.....

[noah330]

Cubase Pro 8 costs $550.

Depending on what PT version you're using it may or not make sense.

I used Nuendo for a long time then switched to PTHD Native. I'm very happy with my setup.

Hopefully the people here that are very unhappy will switch over.

[thanos4]

Me too..
I was using cubase sx1 till studio 4, ,then switched to pro tools 7
I am very happy now with 12.1...
Don't think I'll buy it....but its tempting though

[junkgear]

Not sure if they stopped it for a while, but Steinberg crossgrades are nothing new. I actually use both PT12 and Cubase 8 and find that both have their pluses and minuses. For me, Cubase just isn't as stable as it used to be. PT is very stable on my system, yet others have nothing but problems.... go figure. Cubase has lots of stock plugins, but I find most lacking compared to third party plugs, and don't really use the stock ones. Cubase does have some nice composer features though; chord pads being one I use a lot. If it seems a good fit, there is nothing with C8.

[djayart]

The Battle begin...
Let's see AVID ripost lol
Seriously i think it's a good oportunity to acquire Cubase for the price of no-cheap plugin.

[Amack]

I tried to order EDU version ($179.99) from Sweetwater - they said "Our rep spoke to Cubase and the crossgrade isn't quite ready yet. They have been using it in Europe and should be rolling it out in the US soon."

Originally Posted by djayart

The Battle begin...
Let's see AVID ripost lol
Seriously i think it's a good oportunity to acquire Cubase for the price of no-cheap plugin.

[thanos4]

Just saw this in pro tools expert
https://shop.presonus.com/products/s...One-Crossgrade

[Wall2Wall]

Steinberg, Magix, et all have been offering crossgrades from all DAWs, not just Pro Tools, for decades. Nothing new. Steinberg also does crossgrades from Logic, Sonar, etc. And the others do the same. It's a common practice.

From Jul 3, 2002:

Originally Posted by j20056

This is the link www.harmony-central.com/News/2002/Cubase-SX-Logic-Crossgrade.html
I wonder if Digidesign is going to try as aggressively to gain PC market share.

[Drew Mazurek]

Originally Posted by Wall2Wall

It's a common practice.

Sure is.

Generally by the companies that are looking to grow their user base at the expense of their margins.

Or by companies that are "chasing" the market leader.

IOW, when you see Avid offering crossgrades from Cubase etc, you might be witnessing something "new".

[thanos4]

Originally Posted by Drew Mazurek

Sure is.

Generally by the companies that are looking to grow their user base at the expense of their margins.

Or by companies that are "chasing" the market leader.

IOW, when you see Avid offering crossgrades from Cubase etc, you might be witnessing something "new".

Hahahah....couldn't agree more! !!