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Cubase 5 - Delivering New Features |
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 Cubase 5 adds even more creative possibilities and new technologies to the world’s premier music production software developed by Steinberg — providing the finest tools to producers, composers and musicians in any musical genre. VariAudio and PitchCorrect provide integrated intonation editing for monophonic vocal recordings. Groove Agent ONE and Beat Designer change the game for beat creation, while the revolutionary LoopMash seamlessly blends loops, creating unimaginable variations. VST Expression tools for composers combine with the first VST3 convolution reverb and improved automation for more dynamic mixes. And an array of additional enhancements and 64-bit technologies boost performance — all designed to inspire further musical creativity and productivity.Beat Creation and Loop Mangling Cubase 5 features outstanding new tools for creating beats, generating exciting new rhythms and working with loops. Mash it up  LoopMash is a revolutionary virtual instrument that offers a unique and innovative way of creatively working with loops and beats to create stunning new rhythms and grooves. Seamlessly blendable variations of both the included loops and any loop from your library open up myriad new creative possibilities. LoopMash is based on a new audio analysis/synthesis engine, developed in collaboration with Yamaha, that matches similar elements across loops and beats, generating fresh and inspiring “mash-ups” from any rhythmic audio material. Main Features are: * Brand-new, first-of-its-kind interactive loop synthesizer * Creates entirely new and unique variations on the fly by simply dragging existing loops from MediaBay or the Project Window onto LoopMash * Entirely synced to the Cubase Tempo * Integrated editing tools and powerful live performance mode with user-definable scenes Drum sampling deluxe  Groove Agent ONE pairs powerful drum sampling with detailed sound shaping — seamlessly integrated into Cubase. Not only does it boast sliced loop and MPC-import but rocks right out of the box with its own custom library of only the finest acoustic, urban, hip hop and dance drum kits! Each of its virtual pads features a complete sound processing section that gives full control of textures, timbres and expressive qualities of each drum sound. Creation of custom kits with drag and drop from the MediaBay allows an extremely fluid and easy workflow. Main Features are: * Support for WAV, AIFF and the legendary MPC format * Easy-to-use interface — the perfect fusion of functionality and simplicity * Powerful editing section for each drum sound * Automatically maps sliced Cubase audio parts or multiple audio events across the pads by simply dragging them directly to Groove Agent ONE * Convert sliced audio loops to MIDI by dragging them back to a MIDI track Beat it!  Beat Designer is a hot new beat construction plug-in that allows you to get hands-on with beats for step programming and designing drum patterns in an easy yet powerful way, working hand in hand with Groove Agent ONE. Getting really interactive with different grooves and variations has never been easier: Beat Designer organizes several patterns at once in customizable banks and can trigger each of them in real time and synced to Cubase with a MIDI keyboard.Main Features are: * Supports up to 64 steps per pattern * Customizable resolution and time signature * Support for flam hits and rolls * Individual volume settings for each element in a beat allowing full control of the dynamics of any groove * Comes with dozens of beats in various styles perfectly matching the Groove Agent ONE kits Vocal Editing and Pitch Correction Cubase 5 comes with an amazing new toolset for perhaps the most important element in any song: the vocals. Total vocal editing with VariAudio  VariAudio offers completely integrated vocal editing and pitch alteration of individual notes in monophonic vocal recordings and can solve intonation and timing problems with only a few mouse clicks. With cutting-edge technology Cubase 5 turns the dreams of musicians and producers into reality: editing vocal lines in the Sample Editor just as seamlessly and quickly as if editing MIDI notes in the renowned Key Editor.Main Features are: * Gives you complete control over the melody and intonation * Automatically corrects the intonation of vocal lines by quantizing the pitch and micro-pitch of an entire part * All detected notes and segments can be converted to MIDI notes, including the micro-pitch envelope which translates to pitch bend MIDI data * No noticeable artifacts, entirely preserve the soul of the recording and its sonic fidelity On-the-fly pitch correction  Designed for vocal and solo instrument recordings, the new PitchCorrect VST3 plug-in brings easy and automatic intonation control and scale correction of vocal and monophonic instrument recordings to Cubase. PitchCorrect is based on the acclaimed Yamaha Pitch Fix technology and constantly detects the pitch of the input material and immediately corrects it to match to the closest pitch of a user-specified scale, including minor, major, chromatic and custom scales.Main Features: * Corrects poor intonation without noticeable artifacts and preserves the sonic audio quality of the original performance * Various parameters, like the Retune and Tolerance control, help adapting the retune rate to almost any performance style for very natural-sounding pitch correction * Control the pitch of individual notes interactively from a MIDI keyboard in real time New Dimensions for Your Mix Cubase 5 delivers numerous new features that will help you bring new depth to your mix — in more ways than one. Experience in space with REVerence  REVerence is the world’s first VST3-based convolution reverb processor and benefits from every single aspect the VST3 standard has to offer. This sumptuously realistic reverb processor ships with an exceptionally sounding library including over 70 impulses created at some of the world’s most distinctive locations. If that’s not enough, REVerence supports the import of multi-channel custom user impulses and corresponding images.Main Features: * First-class natural space simulation * Emulates any acoustic environment, in stereo or surround — from a Studio-A room to a massive football arena * Independent controls for early reflections as well as the reverb tail * Exact control of the recorded impulse, giving total control over the decay time * Completely smooth and glitch-free parameter switching * Intuitive graphic waveform and spectrograph display and built-in EQ controls New automation handling  The new automation handling in Cubase 5 is now more transparent and flexible than ever before, the centerpiece being the new automation panel, which offers a unified point of control for all automation settings. Once a Key Command has been assigned, the new panel is at your instant command, offering new commands to manipulate automation data. The new Suspend Read and Write options exclude parameters from playing back or recording automation data, adding extra security when automating large projects.Rule-based consolidation  Automating the MIDI area of productions has also been made far more transparent. Rule-based consolidation of part-based MIDI controller data and track-based automation data routed to the same target eliminates conflicts and fuses the two systems together. It is easy to use both MIDI Continuous Controller and MIDI automation (track) data on the same target and handle layered controller/automation data in a consistent way. This best-of-both-worlds approach really comes to life with the brand-new ability to view and edit MIDI track automation side by side and inline with existing MIDI controller data in the Key Editor or the Project Window.Express Creative Visions With Cubase 5, Steinberg has innovated even further to offer even more creative compositional tools. The composer’s choice: VST Expression  VST Expression is an ultra-intuitive new way of working with multiple instrument articulations, for example of huge orchestra libraries, and introduces an editing concept that is not only user-customizable but is also fully integrated with the Key and Score Editors. VST Expression makes working with instrument articulations as easy as it should be. Instead of handling all those MIDI controllers for switching articulations, VST Expression allows seamlessly and transparently integrated editing as well as full control over multiple articulations in the Key and Score Editors. Articulations noted in the Score Editor can be played back immediately in real time by orchestra or any other sample-based libraries like the all new electric and acoustic guitar, bass and brass expression sounds included in the new HALion ONE Expression Set 01.Main Features: * Compatible with any current VSTi or stand-alone sample library, including Steinberg HALion Symphonic Orchestra and the new HALion ONE Expression Set 01 * Expression Map Editor provides mapping and remapping of articulation controllers, such as key switches, controller changes or MIDI channel remapping * Using Expression Maps, projects can be ported for playback to a different sound device or library * New Articulation Lane allows intuitive and fast editing of instrument articulations in the Key and Drum Editors * When recording articulation changes, for example, key switches, the correct symbols are automatically added in the Score Editor Your signature track  Cubase 5 comes armed with two brand-new track types: Signature Track and Tempo Track. These extremely useful new track types offer total control over tempo and time signature directly in the Project Window. Visualizing and editing tempo and signature changes within the project context next to audio, MIDI and markers offer a highly intuitive new way of exploiting every nuance of a song or composition with the right tempo and signature, whilst allowing greater freedom to experiment with new signatures.Main Features: * Available in both time linear and Bars+Beats modes * Editing can be performed from both Info Line and Track Inspector, so advanced functions such as process tempo and process bars are always at your fingertips. * Multiple selected events can be edited simultaneously, including drag‘n’drop actions * Snap, Grid and Quantize function-dependent editing and Crosshair-cursor support The ideal symphonic instrument  Evocative scores, exquisite arrangements and emotive accompaniments: HALion Symphonic Orchestra is the ideal, symphonic instrument for composition, production and pre-production in music, TV and film scoring and game sound. It puts the awesome emotive power and sheer sonic majesty of a full symphonic orchestra under total control with its full support for the new Cubase 5 VST Expression feature. Each instrument comes with a Track Preset including a VST Expression map and matching staff settings for the Score Editor.Cubase 5 contains a 90-day fully functional trial version of the HALion Symphonic Orchestra 16-bit Special Edition, providing a wealth of acoustic orchestral instruments at their best. The trial version of the HSO 16-bit Edition can be upgraded online to a permanent license at a very special price. Main Features: * Complete symphonic orchestra with breathtakingly authentic strings, brass, woodwind and percussion * Works hand in hand with the new Cubase 5 VST Expression feature — giving total control over key-switch articulations right in the Score and Key Editor supporting creative, intuitive and dynamic playing and hassle-free editing * Extraordinarily expressive with full dynamic range covering all common articulations of each instrument * Outstanding playability and instant access to all the most important parameters * Unique Crescendo Controller feature allows seamlessly real-time blending between samples with different dynamic characteristics * Richly detailed and perfectly balanced sound with adjustable real-recorded ambience * Extremely versatile for all styles from Baroque to R‘n’B and everything in between Even more expression The HALion ONE sound library has been expanded with a new set of studio-quality instruments developed by Yamaha's acclaimed sound design team. The Expression Set 01 features 14 new instruments with multiple articulations for natural and expressive performances. With each articulation assigned to a key switch, the new Expression Set is perfectly suited to explore the new VST Expression feature in Cubase 5. The following instruments are included: Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass, Fretless Bass, Pick Bass, Nylon Guitar, Steel Guitar, Clean Guitar, Distortion Guitars 1&2, Solid Guitar, Tenor Sax, Solo Trumpet, Brass Section and Large String Section. Next-Generation Performance and Faster Workflow Cubase 5 also includes an array of additional new ways of working faster, with added performance that takes advantage of new technologies. Experience the X64 advantage Cubase 5 fully supports native 64-bit high performance computing under Microsoft Windows Vista 64 and increases the addressable memory space from 2 GB to an amazing 1 terabyte — placing more tracks, plug-ins and a whole lot of more samples of the biggest libraries right at the artist’s fingertips! Producers and composers using the latest sample libraries will benefit from the ability to access a maximum of 1 terabyte of memory. With a sufficient amount of addressable memory space, all sample data can be loaded directly into RAM, allowing software samplers to become far more responsive. Not only does this offer complete creative freedom for composers, but live performances using sample-based material are now freed up from reliance on hard drives. Cubase 5 features bit-map technology to enable the use of 32-bit VST effect and instrument plug-ins in the 64-bit version of Cubase, protecting past investments and ensuring future compatibility of older plug-ins. Built on Cocoa The Cubase 5 framework for Mac OS X has been reworked: it has been “de-carbonized” and is now “cocoa-ized”. This is the foundation for a Cubase Mac OS X 64-bit version which is planned at a later stage and is not part of the Cubase 5 release. Low latency for all Cubase 5 takes full advantage of the latest WASAPI* audio driver technology in Microsoft Windows Vista and supports generic and on-board sound hardware with lower latencies than ever before. * Windows Audio Session API is the new driver model from Microsoft for Windows Vista operating systems. Total export  The brand-new Channel Batch Export is a new way of exporting individual tracks to create archives or exchange projects with other production systems. As an extension of the Export Audio Mixdown window, Channel Batch Export allows the export of the audible output of a multiple selection of mixer channels to audio files. Channel Batch Export is also an ideal way of reorganizing a project to give the maximum available CPU power, with all files and VSTi tracks exported to audio tracks, freeing up system resources. Main Features are: * Quickly select the channels you want to include and exclude from the export process * Search field for channel names * Redesigned Audio Engine Output selection lists all available channels/busses sorted by type * Improved backup function for audio and including video files MediaBay optimizations  MediaBay is the media file management system within Cubase, supporting the VST Sound standard that is part of VST3. For this new update, MediaBay has been extensively reworked with expanded features and many performance and usability improvements, making it even more intuitive and powerful. This includes faster searching and browsing, an overall improved performance and a more advanced and transparent tagging process.Main Features: * New Category Filter browsing improvement allows you to narrow down categories and results * Result Numbers in Categories function displays the number of existing files that are found in each category * Write Protection Indicator and the Pending Tags Indicator * The Attribute Filter Search allows the user to make a detailed search query in the Viewer of MediaBay Refined editing Enhancing previously available features and adding new ones, the Sample Editor now gives access to pivotal parameters faster than ever before. With Cubase 5, the Sample Editor sees increased usability, with several tab items moved to the toolbar to improve handling by providing easier access to important functions. The additional enhancements include a new info-line toggle button, a Solo button, reworked Snap functionality, new Key Commands handling and much more. The Project Logical Editor, a uniquely powerful and advanced project-wide editing system, also benefits from numerous enhancements, covering everything from minor improvements to brand-new functions. These include more destinations such as track color and Aux Sends, new Search and Action functions in the time domain and PPQ, the ability to invoke macros after Project Logical Editor processing as well as a complete user interface overhaul. Recording enhancements Cubase 5 features a more straight-forward approach to handling multiple takes and lane management, speeding up recording workflows for both audio and MIDI. New tools and commands give more flexible control over recording and provide better support for engineers or producers recording in Cubase 5. * Remaining Record Time Display gives constant feedback on the total amount of recording time available to Cubase, preventing errors while planning recording sessions * Lock Record function prevents accidental disarming of tracks when recording * Arm/Disarm All Audio Tracks function helps the user when preparing to record a large number of tracks * Crosshair Cursor supports accurate navigation and placement in Audio, Instrument and MIDI track lanes * The new ability to dissolve MIDI parts to lanes comes in handy when separating notes or MIDI channels into sub-parts for easier editing * The “To Front” UI arrow control is very useful when several parts or events are overlapping * Now even individual MIDI selections of tracks or lanes can be bounced to new MIDI parts Virtual MIDI keyboard  The virtual MIDI keyboard is a small but powerful feature. With the virtual MIDI keyboard, notes can be played and recorded by clicking the mouse or hitting the computer’s keys, giving the ultimate mobile low-latency experience while on the move — just you and your laptop.Further Improvements and Added Value Cubase 5 comes with redesigned and enhanced features plus many new handy tools and functions, making Cubase even more intuitive to use than ever before. Project Assistant  By updating Cubase to version 5.1.1, you get the Project Assistant which provides a wealth of ready-made templates for different styles and scopes like recording, mixing, producing and mastering. The templates contain the number of channels, effects, dynamics, amp simulators and channel inserts — tailored to your particular needs. Creating customized user templates and integrating those into the Launch browser makes recording with a DAW software and audio interface just that easy. Start up Cubase, go to Project Assistant and select a template from the list. A new project is created with the necessary number of tracks, audio input and output routings, all effects, amp simulator, sounds and much more. Thanks to this assistant, initializing a Cubase Project from scratch even saves professionals a lot of time — and as we all know, time is money.Monitor the data pipe  MIDI Monitor is the new MIDI plug-in featured in Cubase 5. It analyses incoming MIDI events as well as playing back MIDI events from the host in real time — ideal tool for troubleshooting, especially with its comments on suspicious events. The available event-type filters allow easy MIDI data display and results, which then can be exported to file.Refresh for MIDI plug-ins, Logical Editor and Input Transformer All MIDI plug-ins in Cubase 5 have a fully redesigned user interface. However, this is much more than just a cosmetic makeover. These powerful MIDI processors are now more accessible and more intuitive to use than ever before, and several plug-ins offer feature detail improvements, like the Chorder plug-in with its new Learn function. As for the Logical Editor and Input Transformer, Steinberg has spent time and effort in focusing on the aesthetics, providing both Editor and Transformer new and more intuitive graphical user interfaces. Sort VST plug-ins menu by vendor All available VST plug-ins can now be sorted by vendor and category (if enabled), offering an additional search parameter for even easier plug-in browsing. Backup improvements Backing up projects has become even easier in Cubase 5. The backup function holds new options, such as keeping current projects active, an improved “Save Project to New Folder” as well as being able to back up video files to the user’s computer. Made for people around the world Cubase is the world’s most popular computer-based DAW, and with this special update, Steinberg’s music production system becomes even more international. With full support for Unicode, Cubase 5 supports entering text in almost any language throughout the application, including Japanese, French, Greek, Russian, Hebrew and many more — a world-class application! HARDWARE SOLUTIONS FOR CUBASE 5 A system so much more than the sum of it parts Designed especially for Cubase by Steinberg and Yamaha, and precision-manufactured by Yamaha to the most exacting standards, the MR816 CSX, MR816 X Advanced Integration DSP Studio and the CC121 Advanced Integration Controller combined with Cubase 5 provide an all-round system solution of unparalleled flexibility and power. MR816 CSX and MR816 X Advanced Integration DSP Studio  With the MR816 CSX/X FireWire interfaces and Cubase 5 you will experience a new level of integration that is in terms of ease-of-use way ahead of the competition and demonstrates how the control of hardware can be seamlessly integrated into a DAW.Advantages: * True Integrated Monitoring * Complete Cubase user interface integration throughout * Control Room — with no latency * DSP Power for Cubase * Quick Connect and Integration CC121 Advanced Integration Controller  Steinberg’s CC121 Advanced Integration Controller is a remote control device that was specifically designed for production environments using Cubase. CC121 provides totally integrated tactile control of all parameters within Cubase, with a unique design architecture that keeps you 100% focused on your Cubase project.Advantages: * Full precision control with the revolutionary AI Knob: controls any Cubase program parameter and any Cubase integrated FX and VSTi setting * Dedicated Cubase controls for the most important functions including a 100mm touch-sensitive motorized fader * Full Cubase EQ section in hardware including Q-factor, Frequency and Gain as well as EQ Type selector switch and Bypass button Excellent support of Yamaha hardware Cubase 5 offers seamless integration of selected Yamaha hardware such as keyboards, synthesizers and mixers. Yamaha MOTIF-RACK XS / MOTIF XS6/7/8  The Yamaha MOTIF XS is automatically detected and configured if connected via IEE 1394 and immediately ready to use as an external VST3 instrument, including all the corresponding audio and MIDI channels directly in the Cubase environment!Any voices and multi data from the MOTIF XS can be saved and loaded directly to and from Cubase MediaBay. Search, find, preview, load and play all MOTIF voices with the content focused tools in the MediaBay*. * Requires MOTIF XS VST3 Editor available from the Yamaha support pages Yamaha KX25/KX49/KX61/KX8 USB keyboard  The support for the KX series includes direct control of the Cubase Track Quick Controls. This way the most important parameters of any Cubase track, are always present on the KX hardware knobs. It’s also possible to very quickly browse through the MediaBay remotely and select a sound by just clicking a button on your KX keyboard!n-series Digital Mixing Studio (n12 and n8) AI functions of the n-series include Cubase transport control, dry/wet monitoring with or without VST effect plug-ins, automatic setup with Cubase including driver, remote settings, I/O configuration, automatic Recording Setup for multi-channel recording, Work modes for flexible switching of routing within Cubase. Integration of third-party studio hardware Audio interfaces Cubase 5 runs on nearly every audio interface available on the market, including all ASIO- and CoreAudio-compatible audio hardware, ready for immediate use. Interfaces are available in every price class and with the most diverse analog and digital I/O options, Cubase 5 allows you to configure the setup that meets your individual needs and best suits your working environment. External instruments and effects External FX plug-ins enable you to integrate external hardware effect units and instruments directly into the VST Audio Mixer. This means you plug any hardware sound generator or signal processor in directly — of course, with automatic latency compensation. MIDI device panels MIDI device maps/panels afford direct access to external MIDI hardware via freely definable graphical knobs. Pre-programmed panels are available for many devices and can be imported directly. Using an editor offering an extensive tool set, you can create individual control panels — even in the Track Inspector and the mixer channel strip. Remote controller Cubase 5 supports numerous external hardware controllers that let you control the VST Mixer remotely. Many reputable vendors’ controllers are supported directly, and you can opt to use these if you wish. Alternatively, you can set up any other MIDI device equipped with the appropriate knobs as a generic controller and use it to operate the Mixer and adjust the parameters of VST instruments and effect plug-ins. Track Quick Controls This set of eight user-definable real-time controllers gives ultra-fast access to any parameter available on the current track. The Track Quick Controls develop their full potential when used in combination with a remote controller. Setup is easy thanks to a handy MIDI learn function. Once assigned, remote control knobs or fader functions will follow the track selection. COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT CUBASE 5 VERSIONS Features Comparison
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| Features | Cubase 5 | Cubase Studio 5 | Cubase Essential 5 |
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| Automatic integration through IEEE1394 (MR816 X, MR816 CSX, CC121, MOTIF XS) | yes | yes | yes |
| True Integrated Monitoring – 1:1 mixer mapping (MR816 X, MR816 CSX) | yes | yes | yes |
| True Integrated Monitoring – multiple studio mixes (MR816 X, MR816 CSX) | yes | no | no |
| Quick Connect (MR816 X, MR816 CSX) | yes | yes | yes |
| Monitor mixer integration (MR816 X, MR816 CSX) | yes | yes | yes |
| HW setup integration (MR816 X, MR816 CSX) | yes | yes | yes |
| Plug-in integration of DSP effects (MR816 X (REV-X only), MR816 CSX) | yes | yes | yes |
| VST connection presets (MR816 X, MR816 CSX) | yes | yes | yes |
| Plug-in integration of MOTIF XS series voice editor (MOTIF XS) | yes | yes | yes |
| Control Room control (CC121) | yes | no | no |
| AI Knob control (CC121) | yes | yes | yes |
| External VST3 support – MIDI+audio (MOTIF XS) | yes | yes | yes |
| VST instrument preset browser access (KX) | yes | yes | yes |
| Track Quick Controls support (KX) | yes | yes | no |
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