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Steinberg Cubase 6.5 (Standard Version) (No Longer Available)

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A Powerhouse DAW for Everyone!

Steinberg's Cubase 6.5 takes their award-winning DAW to a whole new level. Streamlined recording, powerful editing tools, flexible mixing options, incredible virtual instruments, tons of amazing plug-ins - these are the reasons that many of today's top music producers and musicians choose Steinberg's Cubase 6.5 DAW. Whether you're looking for a great way to record your band's next album, an integrated environment for composing and arranging musical scores, or a powerful tool you can use to lay down beats, you're going to love working in Cubase 6.5. From its time-tested ASIO plug-in engine to an advanced virtual control room with full 5.1 surround sound support, Cubase gives you the tools you need to accomplish more and make better music.











Steinberg Cubase 6.5 DAW at a Glance:
  • Cubase 6.5 introduces a new generation of powerful music production tools
  • Built-in tempo detection and time manipulation tools let you do more in your DAW
  • Multitrack editing tools make producing smooth and polished audio a snap

Cubase 6.5 introduces a new generation of powerful music production tools
Cubase 6.5 introduced some of Steinberg's most significant jumps in development to date, coving all aspects of the DAW from synths and processors to powerful workflow enhancements. Two new synths, the Padshop granular synthesis engine and the Retrologue analog modeling synth let you spice up your tunes with new sonic flavor. New filters and EQ styles also let you manipulate your sounds in fun and exciting ways, while Amp Rack 1.5 turns up the heat for any guitarists.

By fusing Cubase 6.5's hitpoint and AudioWarp systems together, Steinberg also made it incredibly easy to non-destructively quantize and groove-lock your tracks and loops together. Finally, there's Cubase 6.5's Intercommunication 2.0 system, which lets you upload your tracks straight to SoundCloud and take full advantage of the FLAC lossless compression codec. Top it off with 64-bit ReWire support, and you've got all the reasons you need to step up to Cubase 6.5.

Built-in tempo detection and time manipulation tools let you do more in your DAW
Advanced tempo detection lets you instantly tempo map your session to imported audio files. This same technology also drives Cubase 6.5's beat detection, which gives you pin-point accurate beat slicing and drum replacement resources. Slice up and quantize individual tracks, or use this powerful tool across your entire session to lock your recording to the beat.

Multitrack editing tools make producing smooth and polished audio a snap
Cubase 6.5's Lane Track arrangement is super-useful tool for creating smooth comps out of multiple takes. You simply start by recording multiple takes on a single track in separate lanes. Then you use the Lane Track arrangement tools to select the best parts of each take and instantly combine them into a single dynamic track. On top of that Cubase 6.5 also lets you take full advantage of Steinberg's most advanced multitrack audio editing and quantization tool to date, making it easier than ever to get fully polished results.

Steinberg Cubase 6.5 DAW Features at a Glance:
  • NEW - Padshop granular synthesis virtual instrument
  • NEW - Retrologue analog modeling synth
  • NEW - 700 extraordinary new synth presets
  • NEW - Non-destructive loop quantize/groove locking engine combining the hitpoint and AudioWarp systems
  • NEW - DJ-EQ DJ-style EQ
  • NEW - MorphFilter effect lets you morph between superior HALion 4 filter types
  • NEW - VST Amp Rack 1.5 adds new stomp box effects and signature presets made by world-class guitarists
  • NEW - Intercommunication 2.0 lets you upload your sounds and mixes directly to your SoundCloud account
  • NEW - FLAC lossless compression codec lets you save up to 60% disk space while recording
  • NEW - 64-bit ReWire client support
  • Beat-detection, slicing, and replacement tools
  • Advanced tempo detection for beat mapping
  • Multitrack audio quantization
  • Lane Track arrangement for lightning fast multi-take comping
  • Multitrack editing functions
  • 64/32-bit floating-point audio engine
  • Unlimited audio, Instrument, and MIDI tracks
  • 5.1 surround and true multichannel audio path
  • Audio Warp (real-time time stretching + pitch shifting)
  • Time Warp tool
  • Pitch Shifting/Time Stretching algorithm

8 Powerful Virtual Instruments with Over 1,900 Sounds:
  • HALion Sonic SE streamlined version of HALion Sonic, Steinberg's premier VST workstation
  • Groove Agent ONE drum machine with detailed sound shaping
  • LoopMash loop-based beat-creation instrument
  • Prologue polyphonic subtractive synthesizer
  • Spector spectrum filter-based synth
  • Mystic physical modeling and comb filtering synth
  • Embracer polyphonic pad and accompaniment synthesizer
  • Monologue monophonic analog synthesizer based on physical modeling technology

60 Effects and Processor Plug-ins:
  • 4 x equalizers
  • 4 x filter-based effects
  • 12 x dynamics processors
  • 8 x distortion effects (including guitar amp modeling)
  • 3 x reverb engines
  • 12 x modulation effects
  • 4 x delay types
  • 2 x spacial processors
  • 3 x pitch effects (including pitch correction)
  • 1 x mastering dither plug-in
  • 7 x mix tools

Mac OS System Requirements:
  • Mac OS X Version 10.6
  • Intel dual core CPU
  • 2GB RAM
  • Display resolution of 1280 x 800 recommended
  • CoreAudio compatible audio hardware
  • 8GB of free HD space
  • DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
  • USB port for USB-eLicenser (license management)
  • Internet connection for license activation
  • Native 32-bit and 64-bit Cubase version included

Windows PC System Requirements:
  • Windows 7
  • Intel or AMD dual core CPU
  • 2GB RAM
  • Display resolution of 1280 x 800 recommended
  • Windows compatible audio hardware (ASIO compatible audio hardware recommended for low-latency performance)
  • 8GB of free HD space
  • DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
  • USB port for USB-eLicenser (license management)
  • Internet connection for license activation
  • Native 32-bit and 64-bit Cubase version included

Powerful audio and MIDI tools with Steinberg's Cubase 6.5!
Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number 502012720

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A top notch company!

by Michaela Joy from Brooklyn, NY USA.
October 26, 2012
Music Background: Hobyist Musician
-Extremely- fast service. The product got here very quickly and in good shape. The sales rep was very courteous and friendly.

You can't go wrong with Sweetwater!

P.S. Thanks for ... read more [+]the candy. I haven't had Smarties in ages. :) close [-]

by Bryn Mathieu from Los Angeles
August 31, 2012
Music Background: Producer-Musician
After the many wasted years of using Apple's Logic Pro I finally have a DAW that feels like an instrument. I have only myself to blame for not looking into other software sequencers. Cubase 6.5 has, i... read more [+]n the few weeks of working with it, giving me numerous ah ha moments.
I'm looking forward to working with Cubase and whatever the brilliant designers who have created this professional DAW come up with in the future. close [-]

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by enrique from conroe tx usa
July 4, 2012
Music Background: musician
preety good, thankyou

Cubase 6.5 Center Piece of My Studio

by Eric from Washington, DC
May 10, 2012
Music Background: Musician, Producer, Engineer, & Studio owner
I upgraded to 6.5 & it's just simply amazing & simple! I love how easy it is to quantize all audio, how easy it is to edit both audio & midi together. I'm running it on my MacBook Pro until I get my i... read more [+]7 IMac & its been running flawless for me. I do have Protools 9 & I refuse to upgrade to 10 but took my chance & upgraded Cubase from 6 to 6.5 & I'm glad I did. Of course the 32bit floating point has always been outstanding to me. Ive been a Cubase user since SX3 & I'm not going no where. Cubase has & will always be my industry standard professional audio recording system in-spite of what others say. close [-]

Great DAW

by khalid barzanji from NY
September 6, 2011
Music Background: World Style
In the near past I wasn't happy with cubase 5.... but now after I upgrade to cubase 6..... I found great major changes ....every thing is this DAW worth 5 stars..this is the truth .......I love it
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