Cubase Artist 7 and MIDI Keyboard

[StormEffect]

Hello!

I'm interested in buying Cubase 7, but I'm still quite the beginner and think Cubase Artist or Elements would be a better fit. I have a nice MIDI keyboard that came with a trial version of Ableton Live! that is starting to feel limited. I'm more interested in music composition, and it looks like Cubase would be a better fit.

My main dillema: Cubase Elements only comes in version 6, and I'd like to use the newest version (I'm on a new system with Windows 8 x64). So I'm looking at Cubase Artist 7, but according to the comparison PDF, Cubase Artist 7 DOES NOT support MIDI Devices.

So just to confirm, do I need to buy the full version of Cubase in order to hook up my MIDI keyboard?

Thanks!

[Split]

No, you can use your keyboard with midi in Artist 7.

[Strophoid]

The name is a bit confusing, but you can use your midi device just fine
Check the manual if you are interested in what 'midi devices' in Cubase means. You won't need it though!