Compare The Versions Of Cubase
All versions of Cubase share the same pristine sound quality and ease of use that make Cubase one of the world’s most popular recording and production solutions. Depending on the size and complexity of your projects, your feature requirements and budget, you can choose the Cubase version that fits you best. If you find that you need more facilities, of course you can upgrade.
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Cubase Pro 12
Cubase Artist 12
Overview
| Audio engine | 64 bit | 64 bit |
|---|---|---|
| Audio resolution | 192 kHz | 192 kHz |
| MIDI tracks | unlimited | unlimited |
| Audio tracks | unlimited | unlimited |
| VST Instrument tracks | unlimited | unlimited |
| VCA tracks | 256 | 0 |
| VST Instruments | 4 | 4 |
| Instrument sounds | > 3000 | > 2600 |
| VST audio effect plug-ins | 87 | 59 |
| VST MIDI effect plug-ins | 17 | 18 |
| Physical inputs & outputs | 256 | 32 |
| Audiochannel insert slots | 16 | 16 |
| Group channels | 256 | 32 |
| FX send and return channels | S:8 - R:64 | S:8 - R:64 |
| Rack instruments | 64 | 32 |
| MIDI plug-in insert slots & sends | 4 | 4 |
Highlights
Cubase Pro 12
Cubase Artist 12
| MIDI Remote | Yes | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| Channel Strip 2 | Advanced | Advanced |
| Chord Pads | Yes | Yes |
| MixConsole | Yes | Yes |
| Groove Agent SE 5 | Yes | Yes |
| Sampler Track 2 | Yes | Yes |
| Scale Assistant | Yes | Yes |
| Audio to MIDI chords | Yes | Yes |
| Audio Warp Quantize | Yes | Yes |
| Comping | Yes | Yes |
| VariAudio 3 | Yes | Yes |
| ADM Authoring for Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Control Room | Yes | No |
| Project Logical Editor | Yes | No |
| Advanced Audio Export | Yes | No |
| Spectral Comparison EQ | Yes | No |
General
Cubase Pro 12
Cubase Artist 12
| MIDI Remote | Yes | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| Colorized Mixer Channels | Yes | Yes |
| Latency Monitor | Yes | Yes |
| Notepad | Yes | Yes |
| MediaBay | Yes | Yes |
| HiDPI support | Yes | Yes |
| Track Icons | Yes | Yes |
| Safe Start Mode | Yes | Yes |
| VST System Link | Yes | Yes |
| Softube Console 1 support | Yes | Yes |
| Disabling Tracks | Yes | Yes |
| Combined Select Tools | Yes | Yes |
| WaveLab file exchange | Yes | Yes |
| Workspaces | Yes | Yes |
| ARA 2 support | Yes | Yes |
| Import Tracks from Projects | Yes | No |
| Project Logical Editor | Yes | No |
| Project Browser | Yes | No |
| Track Archives | Yes | No |
| AAF support | Yes | No |
| OMF support | Yes | No |
| Profiles | Yes | No |
| Advanced Audio Export | Yes | No |
Composing
Cubase Pro 12
Cubase Artist 12
| Chord Pads | Yes | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| Chord Track | Yes | Yes |
| Chord Assistant - Circle of 5ths | Yes | Yes |
| Audio to MIDI chords | Yes | Yes |
| Score Editor | Advanced | Basic |
| Hermode tuning | Yes | Yes |
| Scale Assistant | Yes | Yes |
| Arranger Track | Yes | Yes |
| Tempo Track | Yes | Yes |
| Signature Track | Yes | Yes |
| TrackVersions | Yes | Yes |
| Global Transpose Track | Yes | Yes |
| Note Expression | Yes | Yes |
| Chord Assistant - Proximity Mode | Yes | No |
| Expression Maps | Yes | No |
| MusicXML import & export | Yes | No |
| Time Warp | Yes | No |
Recording
Cubase Pro 12
Cubase Artist 12
| Audio Pre-Record | Yes | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| MIDI Retrospective Record | Yes | Yes |
| Punch In & Punch Out | Yes | Yes |
| Pre-Roll & Post-Roll | Yes | Yes |
| Re-recording | Yes | Yes |
| Pool | Yes | Yes |
| Marker Track | 10 | 1 |
| Metronome | Advanced | Advanced |
| Comping | Yes | Yes |
| Control Room | Yes | No |
Sequencing
Cubase Pro 12
Cubase Artist 12
| Key Editor | Yes | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| Drum Editor | Yes | Yes |
| Drum Maps | Yes | Yes |
| Track Quick Controls | Yes | Yes |
| Chord Editor | Yes | Yes |
| Chord Editing Section | Yes | Yes |
| List Editor | Yes | Yes |
| In-Place Editor | Yes | Yes |
| MPE Support | Yes | Yes |
| Tempo Detection Panel | Yes | No |
| Logical Editor | Yes | Yes |
| Global Tracks | Yes | No |
Audio editing
Cubase Pro 12
Cubase Artist 12
| Audio Parts | Yes | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| Hitpoint Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Sample Editor | Yes | Yes |
| Time Stretch | Yes | Yes |
| Sampler Track 2 | Yes | Yes |
| Group/Ungroup & Lock/Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Render in-place | Yes | Yes |
| Audio Warp Quantize | Yes | Yes |
| VariAudio 3 | Yes | Yes |
| Audio Alignment | Yes | No |
| Direct Offline Processing | Yes | No |
| Group Editing | Yes | No |
Mixing
Cubase Pro 12
Cubase Artist 12
| Channel Strip 2 | Advanced | Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| Simultaneous mixer views | 4 | 1 |
| Full-screen MixConsole | Yes | Yes |
| Ultra-precise automation curves | Yes | Yes |
| A/B Comparison | Yes | Yes |
| Track visibility management | Yes | Yes |
| Side-chaining | Yes | Yes |
| MixConsole History | Yes | Yes |
| SuperVision | Yes | Yes |
| ADM Authoring for Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Renderer for Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Spectral Comparison EQ | Yes | No |
| Automation Virgin Territories | Yes | No |
| MixConsole Snapshots | Yes | No |
| Control Room incl. Cue Sends | Yes | No |
| Direct Routing | Yes | No |
| Loudness Meter | Yes | No |
| Link Groups | Yes | No |
| Listen Mode | Yes | No |
| Multi-channel true peak master meter | Yes | No |
| Stereo Combined Panner | Yes | No |
| VCA Faders | Yes | No |
| Wave Meters | Yes | No |
Virtual instruments
Cubase Pro 12
Cubase Artist 12
| HALion Sonic 7 | Pro / Artist / Basic Set | Artist / Basic Set |
|---|---|---|
| Groove Agent SE 5 | Yes | Yes |
| Retrologue 2 | Yes | Yes |
| Padshop 2 | Yes | Yes |
| Trip for HALion Sonic SE | Yes | Yes |
| Flux for HALion Sonic SE | Yes | Yes |
Effects
Cubase Pro 12
Cubase Artist 12
| DJ EQ | Yes | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Channel EQ | Yes | Yes |
| StudioEQ | Yes | Yes |
| GEQ 10 | Yes | Yes |
| GEQ 30 | Yes | No |
| Frequency EQ 2 | Yes | No |
| Voxengo CurveEQ | Yes | No |
| VST Dynamics | Yes | Yes |
| Limiter | Yes | Yes |
| Brickwall Limiter | Yes | Yes |
| Envelope Shaper | Yes | Yes |
| Gate | Yes | Yes |
| Maximizer | Yes | Yes |
| Raiser | Yes | No |
| Tube Compressor | Yes | Yes |
| Vintage Compressor | Yes | Yes |
| Squasher | Yes | Yes |
| Midi Gate | Yes | Yes |
| De Esser | Yes | Yes |
| Expander | Yes | No |
| Multiband Compressor | Yes | No |
| Multiband Envelope Shaper | Yes | No |
| Multiband Expander | Yes | No |
| Roomworks SE | Yes | Yes |
| REVelation | Yes | Yes |
| REVerence | Yes | No |
| Roomworks | Yes | Yes |
| MonoDelay | Yes | Yes |
| PingPongDelay | Yes | Yes |
| StereoDelay | Yes | Yes |
| MultiTap Delay | Yes | Yes |
| ModMachine | Yes | No |
| AmpSimulator | Yes | Yes |
| BitCrusher | Yes | Yes |
| Da Tube | Yes | Yes |
| Distortion | Yes | Yes |
| Grungelizer | Yes | Yes |
| VST Amp Rack | Yes | Yes |
| Channel Tape Saturation | Yes | Yes |
| Channel Tube Saturation | Yes | Yes |
| Quadrafuzz 2 | Yes | Yes |
| Magneto 2 | Yes | Yes |
| VST Bass Amp Rack | Yes | Yes |
| Distroyer | Yes | Yes |
| SoftClipper | Yes | No |
| Metalizer | Yes | Yes |
| Ring Modulator | Yes | Yes |
| AutoPan | Yes | Yes |
| Chopper | Yes | Yes |
| Chorus | Yes | Yes |
| Flanger | Yes | Yes |
| Phaser | Yes | Yes |
| Tranceformer | Yes | Yes |
| Tremolo | Yes | Yes |
| Vibrato | Yes | Yes |
| Rotary | Yes | Yes |
| LoopMash FX | Yes | Yes |
| Cloner | Yes | No |
| Studio Chorus | Yes | No |
| FX Modulator | Yes | Yes |
| DualFilter | Yes | Yes |
| ToneBooster | Yes | Yes |
| Wah Wah | Yes | Yes |
| StepFilter | Yes | Yes |
| MorphFilter | Yes | Yes |
| Octaver | Yes | Yes |
| Pitch Correct | Yes | Yes |
| MonoToStereo | Yes | Yes |
| StereoEnhancer | Yes | Yes |
| Imager | Yes | Yes |
| Mix6to2 | Yes | No |
| Tuner | Yes | Yes |
| UV22HR | Yes | Yes |
| MixConvert | No | No |
| SMPTEGenerator | Yes | No |
| TestGenerator | Yes | No |
MIDI Effects
Cubase Pro 12
Cubase Artist 12
| Beat Designer | Yes | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| Arpache 5 | Yes | Yes |
| Arpache SX | Yes | Yes |
| Auto LFO | Yes | Yes |
| Chorder | Yes | Yes |
| Compressor (MIDI) | Yes | Yes |
| Context Gate | Yes | Yes |
| Density | Yes | Yes |
| MIDI Control | Yes | Yes |
| MIDI Echo | Yes | Yes |
| MIDI Modifiers | Yes | Yes |
| MIDI Monitor | Yes | Yes |
| Micro Tuner | Yes | Yes |
| Note To CC | Yes | Yes |
| Quantizer | Yes | Yes |
| Step Designer | Yes | Yes |
| Track Control | Yes | Yes |
| Tranceformer | Yes | Yes |
Collaboration
Cubase Pro 12
Cubase Artist 12
| VST Transit | Yes | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| VST Connect SE 5 | Yes | No |
Video
Cubase Pro 12
Cubase Artist 12
| Video Import | Yes | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| Video Player | Yes | Yes |
| Extract Audio from Video | Yes | Yes |
| Video Export Render | Yes | Yes |
| VR production suite | Yes | No |
| Video Follows Edit Mode | Yes | No |
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Cubase Pro 12
Cubase Artist 12
System requirements
| Operating systems (Windows) | 64-bit Windows 10 Version 21H2 (or higher), 64-bit Windows 11 Version 21H2 (or higher) | 64-bit Windows 10 Version 21H2 (or higher), 64-bit Windows 11 Version 21H2 (or higher) |
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| Operating systems (Mac) | macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, macOS Ventura | macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, macOS Ventura |
| Apple silicon–based Mac | Native App, Rosetta 2 App | Native App, Rosetta 2 App |
| CPU minimum (Windows) | Intel® Core™ i5 (4th Generation) or AMD Ryzen™ | Intel® Core™ i5 (4th Generation) or AMD Ryzen™ |
| CPU minimum (Mac) | Intel® Core™ i5 (mid 2013 or later) or Apple silicon | Intel® Core™ i5 (mid 2013 or later) or Apple silicon |
| Please Note | Processors with hybrid-architecture design, such as 12th Gen Intel® Core™ or newer, are currently not supported on Windows operating systems. Running Cubase 12 on systems with hybrid-architecture CPUs can lead to audio dropouts and reduced performance. | Processors with hybrid-architecture design, such as 12th Gen Intel® Core™ or newer, are currently not supported on Windows operating systems. Running Cubase 12 on systems with hybrid-architecture CPUs can lead to audio dropouts and reduced performance. |
| CPU cores | 4 or more | 4 or more |
| RAM minimum | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk free space (core installation) | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk free space | 70 GB | 70 GB |
| Display resolution minimum at 100% UI scaling | 1440 x 900 | 1440 x 900 |
| Graphics minimum (Windows) | Graphics card with native Windows 10 support | Graphics card with native Windows 10 support |
| Graphics recommended (Windows) | AMD R or RX series and later or NVIDIA Series 700 and later | AMD R or RX series and later or NVIDIA Series 700 and later |
| Graphics (Mac) | Graphics card with Metal support | Graphics card with Metal support |
| OS compatible audio hardware | Yes | Yes |
| ASIO compatible audio hardware recommended for low-latency performance | Yes | Yes |
| License Management | Steinberg Licensing (account based) | Steinberg Licensing (account based) |
| Internet connection for | license activation, account sign up and product registration, installer download | license activation, account sign up and product registration, installer download |
| Notes | This software version does not support 32-bit plug-ins. VST 2 plug-ins only run in Rosetta 2 mode on Apple silicon Mac. Cubase does not support VST 2 when running natively on Apple silicon Macs. Microsoft Basic Display Driver is not recommended. | This software version does not support 32-bit plug-ins. VST 2 plug-ins only run in Rosetta 2 mode on Apple silicon Mac. Cubase does not support VST 2 when running natively on Apple silicon Macs. Microsoft Basic Display Driver is not recommended. |