The Cubase Line-up
Cubase is the most popular DAW today. The product family comprises three members that are tailored to individual needs. From professional producers to film composers, over to talented newcomers and aspiring musicians — there is a version for everyone, just pick the Cubase version that suits you best.
Cubase 7
Our comprehensive top-of-the-line DAW
Cubase condenses almost three decades of Steinberg development into the most cutting-edge DAW anywhere. Used by star producers and musicians for composing, recording, mixing and editing music, Cubase combines outstanding audio quality, intuitive handling and a collection of highly advanced audio and MIDI tools. Whether you record an orchestra, a huge live rock show, or a band in the studio, Cubase is sublime in every sense of the word.
Ideal for: Professional producers, film composers, recording engineers
Cubase Artist 7
The ideal choice for your project studio
Cubase Artist offers a range of proven editing and sequencing tools based on the same core technologies used and appreciated by musicians around the world. With an easy-to-use interface, unsurpassed performance and inspiring instruments and effects, Cubase Artist remains unmatched in its price range. This Cubase version is simply the perfect choice for talented newcomers and seasoned musicians.
Ideal for: Solo artists, bands, project studio owners
Cubase Elements 6
Your gateway to the world of Cubase
With its intuitive set of tools for composing, recording, editing and mixing, Cubase Elements 6 is the most desirable entryway to the Cubase world. The eclectic ensemble of quality instruments and effects modifies your computer into your personal music production system. In sum, Cubase Elements 6 boasts all the tools of the trade at an irresistible price.
Ideal for: Bands, singer/songwriters, home recordists
Detailed feature comparison
Get the full picture and check out our detailed feature comparison chart (Cubase 7 and Cubase Artist 7).
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| Cubase 7 | Cubase Artist 7 | Cubase Elements 6 |
| Ideal for: Professional producers, mixing engineers, composers | Ideal for: Seasoned musicians, project studio owners, bands | Ideal for: Home recordists, bands, singer/songwriters, creative musicians |
| 32-bit/192 kHz Steinberg audio engine with 5.1 surround support | 32-bit/192 kHz Steinberg audio engine | 24-bit/96 kHz Steinberg audio engine |
| Record and mix unlimited audio, instrument and MIDI tracks | Record and mix up to 64 audio and 128 MIDI tracks | Record and mix up to 48 audio and 64 MIDI tracks |
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| Key, Score, Drum and List Editor for intuitive note, chord or beat creation and editing | Key, Score, Drum and List Editor for intuitive note, chord or beat creation and editing | Key, Score, Drum Editor for intuitive note, chord or beat creation and editing |
| Full instrument expression control on single-note level, plus intuitive handling of articulations and dynamics | Full instrument expression control on single-note level | — |
| Professional music notation and score edting and printing feature set | Basic music notation and score edting and printing feature set | — |
| Easy chord management and intelligent composing assistance | Easy chord management | — |
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| 66 high-end audio effect plug-ins, featuring studio-grade EQs and dynamics, a virtual guitar tone suite as well as a high end-end convolution reverb, realtime pitch correction and Voxengo's acclaimed CurveEQ | 46 audio effect plug-ins, including EQs and dynamics, a virtual guitar tone suite, modulation effects and realtime pitch correction | 33 audio effect plug-ins, including EQ, reverb, delay, guitar amp simulator and realtime pitch correction |
| 8 virtual instruments with more than 2,800 presets ranging from pure analog synth sounds to atmospheric pads, cutting leads and bone-dry beats and drums | 8 virtual instruments with more than 2,400 presets ranging from pure analog synth sounds to atmospheric pads, cutting leads and bone-dry beats and drums | 3 virtual instruments with more than 550 presets |
| 18 MIDI plug-ins | 18 MIDI plug-ins | — |
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| Full audio editing toolset with state-of-the-art transient and tempo detection, drum replacement functions and advanced audio quantization | Full audio editing toolset with state-of-the-art transient detection and drum replacement functions | Full editing toolset with loop functions, full- automatic hit-point detection and excellent beat-slicing |
| Realtime time-stretching and pitch-shifting, zplane Elastique algorithms for high-quality time-stretching and intuitive Time Warp tool | Realtime time-stretching and pitch-shifting, plus zplane Elastique algorithms for high-quality time-stretching | Realtime time-stretching and pitch-shifting (playback only) |
| Multitrack editing toolset | — | — |
| MIDI-style note editing of monophonic audio tracks and automatic voicing harmonization | — | — |
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| MixConsole with integrated channel strip, full drag-and-drop support, A/B comparison, global bypass function and EBU-compliant loudness metering | MixConsole with integrated channel strip, full drag-and-drop support, A/B comparison and global bypass function | Proven Steinberg mixer for out-of-the-box mixdowns |
| 5.1 surround support | — | — |
| Control Room: create monitoring setups and performer mixes | — | — |
| MixConvert delivers unmatched downmixing quality | — | — |
| Powerful automation system with 4 modes and dedicated control panel | — | — |
| Integration of external effect devices and instruments | — | — |
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| Organize your files and presets in one central spot | Organize your files and presets in one central spot | Organize your files and presets in one central spot |
| Quick startup with the Project Assistant | Quick startup with the Project Assistant | Quick startup with the Project Assistant |
| Supports all common audio formats and standards plus FLAC support, direct SoundCloud export, OMF import/export and Fraunhofer MP3 encoding | Supports all common audio formats and standards plus FLAC support and direct SoundCloud export | Supports all common audio formats and standards |
| 4 hours of HD video tutorials included | 4 hours of HD video tutorials included | More than 30 minutes of video tutorials included |
| Professional workflow: offline process history, key command macros, channel batch export | Professional workflow: offline process history, key command macros | — |
| Collaborate with musicians around the globe using VST Connect SE | — | — |