Steinberg

Do you want to start creating your own music, bring your production up to a professional level, or streamline your workflow for short deadlines? Whatever you need, Cubase helps you to reach your full creative potential. From Hollywood blockbuster composers and Billboard Hot 100 producers right through to keen beginners, the world of music production trusts the comprehensive feature set, straightforward tools and unrivaled sound of Steinberg's acclaimed music production software.

Introducing Cubase 11, the advanced music production system. With many fantastic new and improved features, like the new precise dynamic EQ, enhanced synchronization, Score Editor improvements, Scale Assistant, slicing samples in the Sample Editor and even spectral editing with Spectralayers One, Cubase 11 is today's most advanced, user-friendly music production and recording software.

• The reference standard for music production software


• Produce tracks from start to finish


• Suitable for all genres, levels and budgets


• Fast, flexible and intuitive workflows

*Note: USB-eLicenser required (sold separately)

Customers who have activated Cubase Pro 10.5, Cubase Artist 10.5 and Cubase Elements 10.5 or earlier versions since October 14, 2020, are eligible for a free, downloadable Grace Period update to the latest version, respectively.

New Features

Cubase 11 boasts a sheer endless number of new features and enhancements to its studio-grade audio and MIDI tools for composing, recording, editing and mixing.

• Advanced Audio Export: Save time with new export queues [Pro]
• Sampler Track 2: New creative features including slicing, LFOs and legato glide [Pro, Artist, Elements]
• Scale Assistant: Follow, quantize and play live to a set scale [Pro, Artist, Elements]
• Advanced Key Editor: Create perfect pitch bends and more [Pro, Artist, Elements]
• Global Tracks: Stay in sync more easily [Pro]
• Frequency 2: Amazingly precise dynamic EQ for better mixing [Pro]
• Squasher: Improve leads, tame bass and enhance reverb for EDM [Pro, Artist, Elements]
• Score Editor: Workflow improvements and beautiful new fonts [Pro]
• New Samples: Six fresh, exclusive sound and loop sets [Pro, Artist, Elements]
• SuperVision: Super-flexible, customizable metering [Pro, Artist]
• Imager: Multiband stereo placement for perfect panning [Pro, Artist]
• MultiTap Delay Surround Support: Delay in up to 5.1 surround sound [Pro]
• Windows 10 Variable DPI: More scaling settings [Pro, Artist, Elements]
• Cubase Artists/Elements Upgrades: More bang for fewer bucks [Pro, Artist, Elements]
• Multiple Side-Chain: Improved input architecture [Pro, Artist, Elements]
• Eucon Support: Latest Avid console compatibility [Pro]
• VST Connect SE 5: Resizable HiDPI-ready interface for remote recording solutions [Pro]
• Workflow and UI Improvements: Refinements to make your working life easier [Pro, Artist]
• Apple Metal Acceleration: Enjoy maximum Mac performance [Pro, Artist, Elements]
• SpectraLayers One: Remarkable visual editing and audio source separation [Pro, Artist]

Cubase Artist Feature Highlights

Next-generation audio engine
The award-winning Cubase audio engine features crystal-clear, 64-bit floating-point resolution at a 192 kHz sample rate, delivering pristine sound quality that is the hallmark of the Cubase music production experience. It also includes true surround capability, with each track and channel offering up to six discreet channels for 5.1 surround mixes.

Audio Warp Quantize
Warp-quantize multiple audio tracks at once using the convenient Quantize panel. By creating warp markers straight from hitpoints, both single audio loops as well as the entire arrangement can be non-destructively quantized with a single mouse click - just like MIDI parts. Importantly, because the audio events are warped, rather than sliced, they automatically follow any tempo or pitch changes of your project, while remaining uncluttered for easy arrangement.

Channel Strip (Advanced)
The channel strip modules are the very heart of Steinberg's exceptional sound. The channel strip modules are integrated into every channel and deliver the stunning, professional mixer quality essential for you to turn your music into fantastic productions.

Chord Pads
This inspiring tool helps you compose music quickly and creatively. It is very easy to get "stuck" when writing chord progressions but, with the fast and easy-to-use Chord Pads, fresh inspiration will always be close at hand.

Comping
Create the perfect version of a recording from multiple takes. When recording several takes in a loop, Lanes are created instantly for each track being recorded. From here, it is very simple to create the perfect version. Simply swipe across the best parts and a master take containing all selected parts will be created automatically. In addition, the Comp tool offers extremely useful click-and-drag features for instant results.

MixConsole
Cubase's MixConsole excels not only in terms of usability, look and feel, but also sounds like a high end analog mixing console. Featuring a scalable, dedicated full-screen mode, the MixConsole is optimized for mouse-free operation - virtually all channel elements are accessible via the computer keyboard and screen reader software for the visually impaired.

Sampler Track 2
Take any piece of audio and use it to create a Sampler Track. You can then play the sample chromatically and manipulate it with the onboard filters, controls and two LFOs, experimenting to come up with new and innovative ideas.

VariAudio 3
VariAudio offers fully-integrated vocal editing and pitch change of individual notes in monophonic vocal recordings, allowing you to solve intonation and timing problems with just a few clicks.

Scale Assistant
Set your song's scale in the Key Editor and follow its lead, quantize a solo to the scale or play live in perfect tune. You can even let the Scale Assistant analyze your MIDI recording and suggest the right scale.

Groove Agent SE
Possibly the most comprehensive drum production software instrument ever produced, Groove Agent features a huge library of stunning samples, grooves and patterns, as well as a full virtual mixer and FX suite for even more creative options.

Easy side-chaining
This commonly-used technique is very popular in contemporary music production and has a wide range of creative applications, from creating the well-known bass 'pumping effect' or making space for the kick drum in your mix to many other sonic effects.


System requirements
64-bit Windows 10 Version 1909 / 64-bit Windows 10 Version 2004
macOS Mojave / macOS Catalina / macOS Big Sur
4 GB minimum required memory
8 GB RAM or more recommended
35 GB free storage space
Port: USB Type-A for USB-eLicenser
OS compatible audio hardware: Yes
Internet connection required for: license activation, account sign up and product registration, installer download