Over 90 top-tier audio and VST effects processors for saturation, reverb, EQ, compression, amp and bass modeling and more.MixConsole provides a professional mixing experience offering an integrated high-end channel strip, VCA faders, Loudness meter and Wave meters.Unlimited audio, MIDI and instrument tracks.Allows up to 256 physical inputs/outputs.Some key things you should know about this DAW: Aside from composition, Pro 9 is a force to be reckoned with, showboating beautifully designed processes for completing a song start to finish.

Historically, Cubase has been known for its strong traits in MIDI production and this may be a solid clue as to why the four-time Grammy award winning composer Hans Zimmer uses it. Though Cubase has long been a stalwart for recording, pre and post production, it really shines as an immense tool for composing. The Pro 9 version includes the eLicenser with purchase, however you will need to buy one if you decide to go with Artist 9 or Elements 9 and they go for $27.99 when you purchase directly from the Steinberg website. In the same way Avid requires an iLok usb device to be used in conjunction with ProTools for anti-piracy reasons, so does Steinberg with their own device called a USB-eLicenser.

If you’re on the fence about your decision to buy, or if you’re just perusing DAWs, peruse on with a free 30 day trial. With Artist 9 comes advanced options in editing, processing and mixing, some you would find in Pro version, which leads me to the namesake of this article…Ĭubase Pro 9, Steinberg’s most complex DAW comes at a pretty standard price of $579.99, a pretty standard price if you take into consideration ProTools 12, its greatest rival/ industry leader, is twenty bucks more.

You can expect to pay $329.99, three-times as steep cost-wise compared to Elements 9, but much more powerful. The user’s needs are better met with Artist 9 than Elements, while remaining at an affordable price without sacrificing necessary functions, controls and plug-ins necessary to create fully polished and produced tracks. The mid-level choice in their lineup is Cubase Artist 9. It comes with enough plug-ins, mixing and editing options to create fully produced recordings, but falls short in the areas of inputs (limited to 24) and recording/editing, when compared to its more superior counterparts. It comes with enough options to keep those bands and singer/songwriters who are just trying create happy. Steinberg has set their prices roughly around what you’d expect to pay for a DAW in Cubase’s class, however, they’ve also established three different versions to keep everybody happy.Ĭubase Elements 9, you’ve probably already guessed, is Steinberg’s entry level model and is going to run $99.

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