Cubase 4 represents the cutting edge in digital audio workstations. Designed for professionals from the ground up, Cubase converges extraordinary sound quality, intuitive handling and a vast range of highly advanced audio and MIDI tools for composition, recording, editing and mixing.

Extended information

* State-of-the-art Audio + MIDI Recording/Editing/Mixing
* Complete new set of VST3 virtual instruments and effects
* Real multi-channel 5.1 surround sound
* SoundFrame™ - Universal Sound Manager
* Control Room integration within your outboard studio environment
* Seamless integration of external audio and MIDI hardware
* Pristine 32-bit floating point audio engine
* Professional music notation and score printing
* Cross-Platform: Windows and Mac OS X Universal Binary

- Control Room
The mixer in Cubase 4 has been expanded with a powerful Control Room section. You’re now able to connect multiple sets of control room monitors and external sources (CD, DVD, Tape etc.) directly to your audio hardware and switch between them from a convenient Control Room panel. The Control Room section also offers a talkback channel, a headphone bus, and the ability to create up to four studio mixes (monitor mixes), so each mixer channel now offers a separate studio send section for controlling those mixes.

- New Plug-in Set - VST3
Cubase 4 not only includes a completely new set of superlative audio effect plug-ins, it also marks the next step in VST plug-in technology. VST3 offers major new features both for plug-in developers and users. VST3 plug-ins can adjust their number of audio busses to the channel they're inserted to (mono, stereo, 5.1, etc.). A silence detection function makes sure that a plug-in only processes audio when there's actually a signal present. This helps to reduce overall CPU load. VST3 plug-ins natively support Intel-based Macintosh computers. For developers there are many more features under the hood.

In Cubase 4, there are 30 all-new first-class audio and MIDI plug-ins. In addition, some of the previous plug-ins have been reworked and updated for this version, pushing the total number of audio plug-ins to 50.

One of the many highlights of this new plug-in set is a powerful new Equalizer, which is also available within the new channel EQ. Other highlights include a Vintage Compressor, Studio Chorus, a new Multiband Compressor, a voice-doubler called Cloner, and a great-sounding modeling guitar amplifier with speaker cabinet simulation.

A feature not related to VST3 but to the Cubase mixer: effects can now be re-arranged using drag & drop. This works both within a single channel, as well as between channels.

- New Virtual Instruments
Cubase 4 adds four new outstanding virtual instruments: HALion One, Prologue, Spector and Mystic. HALion One is a special version of Steinberg’s award-winning HALion virtual sampler and puts hundreds of quality instruments at your direct disposal. The HALion One content is based on the same renowned Yamaha sample content used in its famed Motif series of synthesizers.

Prologue is a polyphonic analog-modeling synthesizer with exceptional-sounding filters and powerful modulation capabilities – ideal as a general purpose sound armory covering everything from smooth, rich pads to bright, acerbic leads. With its flexible spectrum filter synthesis, Spector adds an additional range of synthesis tools for exquisitely detailed sounds and textures, while the aptly-named Mystic uses a stunningly powerful combination of physical modeling and spectrum filters to create a vast range of unusual textures ranging through darkly emotive, startlingly original or just plain strange. Prologue, Spector and Mystic are powered by VirSyn technology and also come with hundreds of fantastic presets to get you going.

Technical specifications

MAC:
* Mac OS X Version 10.4
* Power Mac G4 1 GHz or Core Solo 1.5 GHz
* 512 MB RAM
* Display Resolution 1024x768 pixels
* DVD drive required for installation
* CoreAudio compatible audio hardware
* USB port required for Steinberg Key (copy protection device)*
* Internet connection required for license activation

Windows:
* Windows XP Home or XP Professional
* Pentium/Athlon 1.4 GHz
* 512 MB RAM
* Windows DirectX compatible audio hardware (ASIO compatible audio hardware recommended for low latency performance)
* Display resolution 1024x768
* DVD-ROM drive required for installation
* USB port required for Steinberg Key (copy protection device)*
* Internet connection required for license activation