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Designed for professional music production from the ground up, Cubase 4 comes with a brand-new VST3 plug-in set and four new software instruments. The revolutionary SoundFrame™ is a powerful combination of Track Presets, Instrument Tracks, and MediaBay database, to help organise all your sounds from every instrument - both software VSTi and hardware.
- SoundFrame™ – Universal Sound Manager
- Control Room
- 33 All-New VST3 Audio Effects Plug-ins
- Four New Virtual Instruments
- Major Score Editor Enhancements
- MediaBay
- Instrument Tracks
- Track Presets
- User Interface Redesign
- Drag & Drop for Insert FX
Additional New Features
- Mac PPC/Intel - Universal Binary
- Advanced AudioWarp Realtime Transpose
- New Trim Tool
- User-configurable Track Inspector
- New state-of-the-art Channel EQ
- User-configurable Channel Strip
- Intuitive Audio + MIDI Hardware Setup
- MP3 Surround
- MPEX 3 – High-quality audio time-stretching and pitch-shifting
Added Value
- Complete printed “Getting Started” and “Operation” manuals
- New tutorial manual including video tutorials
KEY NEW FEATURES EXPLAINED
SoundFrame
A powerful new environment which allows management of plug-ins, instruments, loops, presets, etc. SoundFrame allows you to manage ANY sound from ANY software or hardware synthesizer under a single, unified user interface (MediaBay – see below). You can find any sound, not only by instrument but also by category, type, style, character and other attributes. VST effects plug-in presets can be managed in a similar fashion. SoundFrame also includes more than 1000 ready-to-play sounds, conveniently organized by instrument category, type, and character. These can be instantly previewed before loading.
MediaBay
MediaBay is a single, intuitive interface for browsing, searching, managing and categorizing any type of media file. This includes audio and MIDI files, instrument and plug-in presets, video data and even project files. Powerful search tools, folder structures, a tag editor and a user-friendly musical category search system combine to make project organization easier than ever. MediaBay also allows loops to be auditioned in the song’s tempo.
Track Presets
One of the most powerful new features in Cubase 4 us Track Presets – especially when they’re combined with the new MediaBay. Track Presets are presets for complete track/channel settings. They are available for audio, MIDI, and instrument tracks. Combinations of tracks can also be saved as Multi-Track Preset. Most track and mixer settings are stored, as well as Instrument/Preset information for an instrument track, or MIDI Post/Channel/Patch information for a MIDI Track. Also included are all the insert effect settings as well as EQ. Track Presets can be saved with attributes like Category/Style/Character.
Instrument Tracks
An Instrument Track provides a fast and convenient way to use virtual instruments. As a quick alternative to the VSTi Rack, Instrument Tracks provide a single MIDI Input and a single stereo Output within a single channel/track. Setting up a VST Instrument and getting ready to play is now quicker and easier. Multitimbral VSTi’s and Instruments with multiple outputs may also be used in an Instrument Track. Of course, the VSTi Rack can still be used in the familiar way.
Control Room CUBASE 4 ONLY
Gives you the ability to create up to four monitor mixes, and to connect multiple sets of control room monitors and external sources (CD, DVD, DAT, iPod) directly into your audio hardware and switch between them from within Cubase 4. The Control Room section also offers a talkback channel and independent headphone channels.
The New VSTi Instruments
HALION ONE
Yamaha MOTIF-powered sample-based instrument based on Steinberg’s renowned HALion 3. Features over 600 instruments/sounds and 58 drum kits. Includes 8 realtime ‘quick control’ parameters and an efficiency slider to provide control over CPU load.
PROLOGUE
Virtual analog synthesizer with hybrid analog and digital waveforms. Features three oscillators, a multi-mode variable resonance filer, four ADSR envelope generators, two LFOs and a powerful modulation matrix. On-board effects include Distortion, Delay, Phaser, Flanger, and Chorus.
SPECTOR
Based on two extremely colourful and versatile spectrum filters (developed from the Spectrum page of Steinberg’s D’cota VSTi), Spector includes four envelope generators, two LFO’s, powerful modulation matrix and on-board effects.
MYSTIC
Mystic’s synthesis is based on three parallel comb filters with feedback. Includes four ADSR envelope generators, two LFOs, powerful modulation matrix and on-board effects (Distortion, Delay, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus).
Cubase 4 System Requirements
- Macintosh: Power Mac G4 1 GHz or Core Solo 1.5 GHz, 512 MB RAM, OS X Version 10.4, Display Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels, CoreAudio compatible audio hardware DVD-ROM drive, USB component port for copy protection key, Internet access required for license activation
- Windows: Pentium / Athlon 1.4 GHz, 512 MB RAM, Windows XP Home and XP Professional, Display Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels, Windows DirectX compatible audio hardware; ASIO compatible audio hardware recommended for low latency performance, DVD-ROM drive, USB component port for copy protection key, Internet access required for license activation
