Steinberg Key
The Steinberg Key is the key to Steinberg's world of professional audio tools. The purchase of this license key is required to run any of the new Steinberg VST instruments released after 1st January 2005, as these products will not contain a USB hardware protection device. Users already using a "USB dongle"-protected Steinberg product are not required to purchase an extra key. The license modules are offered in a DVD package containing the key and a CD-ROM with movies and information about current Steinberg products. Additional PDF documents provide in-depth information for further research on Steinberg's leading applications. Steinberg Key also enables users to run additional full featured demo versions of the applications that are included with every Steinberg product package. The demo versions offer a hands-on experience with Steinberg's leading applications and instruments.
About Steinberg
Steinberg has been providing award-winning, technologically-advanced music and media production products for musicians and producers of music, video and film since 1984. Steinberg is today one of the world's largest audio software houses with more than 1.5 million users worldwide. Founded in 1984 by engineer Karl Steinberg and keyboard musician Manfred Rürup in Hamburg, Germany, the company released its first product, the Pro-16, 16-track MIDI sequencer for the Commodore C-64 platform in that year. Steinberg has long been at the forefront of innovation in the field of audio technology. In 1996, Steinberg introduced the pioneering Virtual Studio Technology (VST) interface and the Audio Stream Input/Output (ASIO) architecture in its world-famous Cubase music production software. VST is an open standard that allows the integration of virtual effect processors and instruments into a digital audio environment. ASIO has advanced to a world standard adopted by audio interface manufacturers the world over. Steinberg innovations that followed include Linear Time Base (LTB), a communication protocol that offers sub-millisecond MIDI timing accuracy and VST System Link, which enables the transfer of synchronization, transport and audio data between two or more workstations equipped with compatible software and hardware. Steinberg's premiere audio products remain at the forefront of audio technology today, with its Cubase, Nuendo and WaveLab software forming the backbone of professional studios and audio production facilities worldwide. |