Why Cubase 6?

Cubase 6 has now been defining industry standards for more than 26 years. Steinberg have discovered a way to help artists make music in ways that put their creativity first using affordable technology. Since 1984 they've pushed the boundaries of what's possible in digital audio with the advanced technologies Cubase provides.

Is Cubase 6 for me?

Are you a musician or producer? A singer/songwriter? Composer? Electronic music or beat producer? Are you in a band? Cubase 6 is for everyone, whether you're a musician or a producer, Cubase 6 helps with every step of the music creation process, helping you meet your individual needs.

As a singer/songwriter Cubase is ideal for you recording vocal lines, preparing playbacks and creating entire songs with the wealth of virtual instruments and sounds included. The HALion Sonic SE virtual instrument delivers more than 900 production-ready sounds and instruments ready at your fingertips to inspire your creative work. The second first-class feature in Cubase 6 is VST Amp Rack featuring seven legendary amp models, sixteen vintage stomp boxes, six classic speaker cabinets and two studio-grade microphone types.

Composers get a complete software notation program for professional score layouts. MIDI notes being played are instantly translated directly to musical notation which results in a score than can be editing using more than 100 professional notation symbols. All playing instructions noted in the Score Editor are converted directly into MIDI Parameters that can trigger any VST instrument in real time. VST Expression 2 is a special highlight for composers, delivering an innovative solution for working with different instrumental articulations directly in the Key and Score Editor.

Producers of all types of electronic music will find an arsenal of stunning virtual synthesizers and numerous effects in Cubase 6. Prologue, Spector and Mystic are based on renowned synth technology by VirSyn and are the perfect choice for any type of synth sound, covering everything from powerful low end and impressive leads up to spherical pads and unheard-of-atmos. There are many ways to modulate, filter and edit your sound aside from the hundreds of available presets in Cubase 6. Aside from the HALion Sonic SE VSTi workstation previously mentioned, the Track Quick Controls and its MIDI Learn feature let you record those lively filter sweeps as well as virtually control every sound parameter, also with an external MIDI controller. Groove Agent ONE and the Beat Designer step sequencer drum tools program quick and individual grooves and LoopMash 2 is a truly inspirational tool, letting you create new variations. There are more than 60 audio effects and 18 MIDI effects in Cubase 6 for sound designing and mixing.

If you're a beat producer Cubase 6 includes LoopMash 2 to let you work creatively and constantly create new and seamless groove variations of available audio material. With Groove AgentONE you can import sliced loops and MPC kits and by using the Beat Designer step sequencer, you can quickly and intuitively program individual drum patterns. With MediaBay you can comfortably manage, categorize and listen in on all your drum samples, presets and loops and AudioWarp allows you to adjust the imported loops to any song tempo at the flick of a switch.

Here's a few things you might want to know about Cubase 6

Introducing VST 3.5: Steinberg's Industry Standard Virtual Studio Technology

• VST creates a full, professional studio environment on your PC or Mac
• Allows seamless integration of virtual effects processors and instruments right into sequencing software
• NEW: VST 3 Controller and Note Expression Support
• NEW: VST Expression Maps integration

VST Sound: Steinberg's Universal Media Management Format

• Directly integrate plug-ins and instruments from third-party manufacturers into MediaBay - the media management system used in Steinberg's host applications
• Simply find and work with any form of media file including audio, loops, VSTi presets, videos, MIDI parts & Track Presets much faster than ever before

ASIO: Steinberg's Low-Latency, High-Performance Audio Standard

• ASIO = Audio Stream Input/Output
• Forms the backbone of VST addressing any needs a pro audio recording solution might have
• Supports variable bit depths and sample rates, multi-channel operation and synchronization resulting in low latency, high performance, easy set up and stable audio recording within VST

Which is for me? Cubase 6 or Cubase 6 Artist?

There is often a lot of confusion of why you should upgrade, here's some information from Steinberg themselves so you can break down what version you actually need according to your own preferences.

What Cubase 6 and Cubase Artist 6 have in common:

• Superb set of audio/MIDI recording, editing and mixing tools
• 32-bit floating-point audio engine with flexible routing and full automatic delay compensation
• Outstanding virtual instruments including HALion Sonic SE, LoopMash 2 and MPC-style Groove Agent ONE drum machine
• 60 high-end audio and 18 MIDI VST effect processors (Cubase Artist 6: 41 audio VST effects)
• AudioWarp system for real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting
• Professional music notation and score printing (Cubase Artist 6: basic notation and printing)
• MediaBay file and preset management system including VST Sound support
• Project Assistant with dozens of templates to get started quickly
• Significantly redesigned, more accessible user interface
• Cross-platform 32-/64-bit for Windows and Mac OS X
• Includes 2 hours in-depth high-definition video tutorials
• Includes trial versions of HALion Sonic, HALion Symphonic Orchestra (Cubase 6 only), The Grand 3 SE, WaveLab Elements 7 and Rebeat

Avaible Upgrades

Steinberg Cubase 6
Steinberg Cubase 6 Artist
Steinberg Cubase 6 Update from Cubase 4/5
Steinberg Cubase 6 Upgrade from Cubase Studio 4/5
Steinberg Cubase 6 Upgrade from Cubase LE/AI, Essential, SX, Sequel, SE3, Studio Case 2/3, LE/AI 4/5
Steinberg Cubase 6 Artist Upgrade from Cubase Essential 4/5
Steinberg Cubase 6 Artist Upgrade from Cubase 6 LE/AI, Sequel 2/3, SE3, Studio Case 2, Cubase 5 LE/Ai
Cubase 6 Education
Cubase 6 Artist Education

BASICS
	CUBASE 6	CUBASE ARTIST 6
Number of Audio Tracks	unlimited	64
Number of MIDI Tracks	unlimited	128
Number of Instrument Tracks	unlimited	32
Physical Inputs and Outputs	256	32
Group Channels	256	32
FX Send Channels	8	8
FX Return Channels	64	64
VST Audio Effects Insert Slots	8	8
MIDI Effect Insert Slots	4	4
VST Instrument Slots	64	32
Number of Mixer Views	3	1
Number of Included MIDI Effect Plug-Ins	18	18
Number of Included Audio Effect Plug-Ins	60	41
Number of Included VST Instruments		6
Number of Included Instrument Sounds	1.925	1.222
Printed Quick Start Guide
Derivate Project Compatibility

Formats/Suppport
	CUBASE 6	CUBASE ARTIST 6
OMF Import/Export
Sequel 2 Project Import
Native Cubase 64-bit version for Windows 7 and Mac OSX 10.6
Studio Connections		(Recall)
Full Fraunhofer MP3 Encoding		(Add-On)
Windows Media WMA Pro Encoding
Multi-Processing Support
Mac OS X Universal Binary
VST3 Plug-In Support
VST2.4 Plug-In Support
ReWire Support
Z Plane Elastique Time Stretching Algorithm

WORKFLOW
	Cubase	Cubase Artist
MIDI Devices (device maps and editors)
Track Archives
Batch Export
Project Browser
Pool Import and Export
Logical Editor (include Project)
Track Edit Groups
External Effects
External Instruments		(Only with Yamaha Motif)
Workspaces (virtual desktops)
Track Quick Controls
Implace Editor (MIDI editing in Project Window)
Offline Process History
MediaBay and VST Sound Support
Unlimited Undo and Redo
Track-Presets
Assingable Key Commands and Key Command Macros
Extended Track Inspector (display VSTi Channels for MIDI Tracks)
Extended Freeze for VST Instruments and Audio Tracks
New Scaling Tools for Automation and Controller Lane Editing

RECORDING & MIXING
	CUBASE 6	CUBASE 6 ARTIST
Control Room
5.1 Surround and True Multichannel Audio Path
Automation Panel
Extended Channel EQ (VST3 Studio EQ)
Recording From Buses
Extended Mixer View
Sidechain Inputs
Volume Envelopes
Recording Modes: Mix, Overwrite, Normal, Merge Stacked
Automation Modes: Touch, Crossover, Auto-Latch, Trim
Hardware Controller Support
Award-Winning 32-Bit Floating-Point Audio-Engine
Dithering Apogee UV22HR
Advanced Comping

COMPOSING AND SEQUENCING
	Cubase 6	Cubase Artist 6
Extended Options in Tempo Editor
VST Expression 2.0 Support: Expression Maps, Note Expression, VST Dynamic, Extended Output Mapping
Audio Tempo Detection Tools
Professional Score Layout and Printing
Global Transpose Track
Signature and Tempo Tracks in Project Window
Arranger Track (Pattern-Based Arranging)
Key Editor (Incl. New Key Editor Inspector)
Drum Editor
List Editor

AUDIO EDITING
	CUBASE 6	CUBASE ARTIST 6
VariAudio (incl. Extended MIDI Conversion
Time Warp Tool
Extended Audio Quantize
AudioWarp (real-time stretching & pitch shifting)
Pitch Shifting and Time Stretching Alogrithm

AmpSimulator
AutoPan
Bitcrusher
Chopper
Chorus
Cloner
Compressor
DaTube
DeEsser
Distortion
DualFilter
EnvelopeShapre
Expander
Flanger
Gate
GEQ-10
GEQ-30
Grungelizer
Limiter
Maximizer
Metalizer
MIDI Gate
Mix6to2
MixConvert
MoldMachine
MonoDelay
MonoToStereo
MultibandCompressor
MultiScope
Octaver
Phaser
PingPongDelay
Pitch Correct
REVerence
RingModulator
Roomworks
RoomworksSE
Rotary
SMPTE Generator
SoftClipper
Standard Channel EQ
StepFilter
StereoDelay
StereoEnhancer
StudioChorus
StudioEQ
Surround Panner
Test Generator
Tonic
Tranceformer
Tremolo
Tuner
UV22HR
Vibrato
VintageCompressor
VST Amp Rack
VST Dynamics
WahWah

VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS
	CUBASE 6	CUBASE ARTIST 6
Embracer
Groove Agent ONE
HALion Sonic SE
LoopMash 2
Monologue
Mystic
Prologue
Spector

MIDI PLUG-INS
td>	CUBASE 6	CUBASE ARTIST 6
Arpache 5
Arpache 5X
Auto LFO
Beat Designer
Chorder
Compressor
Context Gate
Density
Micro Tuner
MIDI Control
MIDI Echo
MIDI Modifiers
MIDI Monitor
Note 2 CC