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Steinberg Cubase 7 (Upgrade from 6.5)

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Audio/MIDI DAW Software with Unlimited Audio and MIDI Tracks, Over 60 Plug-ins, and 8 Virtual Instruments - Mac/PC

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Note: This is an upgrade to Cubase 7 for registered owners of Cubase 6.5. Please call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer for more information.



Steinberg Cubase 7 DAW software takes their award-winning music production environment 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 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 7. And with new features like the MixConsole and Chord Track, you'll have all the tools you need to accomplish more and make better music with Steinberg Cubase 7 DAW software.

Steinberg Cubase 7 DAW Software at a Glance:
  • Cubase 7 introduces a new generation of powerful music production tools
  • Amazing array of virtual instruments and processors
  • New Chord Track and Chord Assistant for fast harmonies and modulations

Cubase 7 introduces a new generation of powerful music production tools
Cubase 7 introduced some of Steinberg's most significant jumps in development to date, covering all aspects of the DAW from synths and processors to powerful workflow enhancements. The new MixConsole brings you a powerful mixing experience, with integrated EQ and Dynamics channel strip modules for a console-like workflow. And the new Chord Track and Chord Assistance make it easy to create complex harmonies for vocals, brass, strings, or whatever you like.

Amazing array of virtual instruments and processors
In Cubase 7 you'll find a set of eight versatile virtual instruments, 66 powerful plug-in processors, and even 18 MIDI effect processors. You get a ton of sounds to work with, from electronic drums and synths to acoustic instruments and sound effects. And Steinberg's unique instruments are here too, like the sound-warping Padshop granular synth and the sampler-style Groove Agen ONE drum machine. The plug-in suite covers everything from guitar amp modeling and convolution reverb, to precise EQs and analytical metering.

New Chord Track and Chord Assistant for fast harmonies and modulations
New in Cubase 7, the global Chord Track is like a chord guide for your project. It integrates seamlessly with Cubase's VariAudio - just change the Chord Track, and your MIDI and audio tracks will adjust themselves to match the new chord changes! Also, the new Chord Assistant makes it easy to find new chord sequences, even if you're not a music theory master.

Steinberg Cubase 7 DAW Software Features:
  • Powerful music production and editing environment for Mac/PC
  • Unlimited audio, instrument, and MIDI tracks
  • Set of eight amazing virtual instruments, with over 2,800 sounds ready to play with
  • NEW - MixConsole with integrated EQ/Dynamics gives you the feel of mixing on a real console
  • NEW - Powerful set of 66 audio processors including guitar amp modeling, convolution reverb, and much more
  • NEW - Chord Track gives you assistance with composing and makes it easy to modify your arrangement
  • NEW - Lots of workflow improvements, including A/B comparison, and global bypass for all audio processors
  • NEW - Full version of Voxengo's CurveEQ, powerful EQ that also lets you match the frequency curve of any audio file
  • NEW - VariAudio 2.0 makes it easy to create complex harmonies
  • Beat-detection, slicing, and replacement tools
  • Advanced tempo detection for beat mapping
  • Multitrack audio quantization
  • Lane Track arrangement for lightning fast multi-take comping
  • Mac/PC

Command powerful audio and MIDI tools with Steinberg's Cubase 7!
Specification Detail
Software Type DAW
Supported Computer Format Mac, PC
Supported Plug-In Formats VST, AU
Supported Audio Formats WAVE, WAVE64, Broadcast WAVE, AIFF
Hardware Requirements - Mac Intel Dual-Core CPU or faster, 2GB RAM
Hardware Requirements - PC Intel or AMD Dual-Core CPU or faster, 2GB RAM
OS Requirements - Mac Mac OS X 10.7 or later
OS Requirements - PC Windows 7, Windows 8
Manufacturer Part Number 502012804

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Update from 6.5

by Buck Whiteway from CT
March 14, 2013
Music Background: Songwriter
I'm still working through the training videos and manual, however I am truly impressed with the upgrade to 7.0. The new mixing board is great. Lots of time saving shortcuts. The harmony track alone... read more [+] was worth the upgrade price to me. Midi recording and manipulation is much improved. Every day I find something new I really like. I'm a songwriter not an engineer. It's about the music to me and latest version gets me to my desired end quicker and easier. close [-]

JAW-DROPPING SEXY LOVE!!! -- A Comprehensive Review

by Andrew Winkler from Duluth, MN
December 9, 2012
Music Background: Project Studio Engineer, Musician
I have been trying to find a DAW that fits my workflow for the past several years. Running a small project studio, I rely heavily on VST instruments and plugins. I rely heavily on the MIDI editor and ... read more [+]mix console, editing, quantization, and automation must be convenient and fluid, and I must feel at home within my DAW.

To sum it up my response, Cubase 7 nailed it - and then some. It’s exquisitely beautiful - and I've never thought I'd say that about a piece of software. I no longer feel like I'm fighting with my software in order to get sound I want. Everything just falls into place like magic, and I doubt I will ever use anything other than Cubase ever again.

A list of DAW's I've used (in order I have used them):
GarageBand
FL Studio
Studio One Artist
Studio One Professional
Pro Tools M-powered
Pro Tools 9
Cubase 5
Cakewalk Sonar X1 producer
Logic Pro 9
Cubase 6.5
Cubase 7

To briefly sum up my experience with each DAW:
GarageBand – This DAW will get your foot in the door, but my no means is it a professional audio workstation.
FL Studio – Surprisingly useful (to the point where I still use it as a plug-in for electronic synths and digital sounding drums). If you're used to a sequencer, this software might be a cheap solution for you. However beware, I have found the mixer's capabilities be excruciatingly weak.
Studio One – This DAW is like a weaker, but simpler version of Sonar X1. I hated the layout. The mixer is confusing. It's ugly and fairly limited. It's ok, but there’s way better.
Protools - Hated using maudio hardware when the software was tethered in M-Powered. Pro Tools 9 seem to be had at first. The mixing capabilities were astounding, it supported just about everything I wanted to do, however I wanted to use a lot of VST instruments (not RTAS) and ProTools did not support them. also the many editing was fairly ugly and frustrating.
Cubase 5 - I loved this DAW because of its flexibility, layout, midi editing, and high quality integrated plugins. The mixer would've been better, but it was still incredibly usable. My main problem with this software was that my RME Fireface could run sample rates of 192khz/sec and the highest cubase could run was 96khz/sec; this isn't much of a difference, but at the time it drove me to switch.
Sonar X1 - I found this DAW to be incredibly complex and frustrating. the countless slew of buttons and features were awkward and frustrating. Don't get me wrong, it had everything, but the way things were laid out and how everything was presented was incredibly frustrating to work with. Sonar x1 was like trying to cram a 32 channel board (with every single little visually displayed) onto a crowded laptop screen. With the edit window and directory cluttering everything up, it worked, but it was hard. Customization was there, but it wasn't convenient. I did a lot less recording when I switch to the software because I was so discouraged. The final mixes though, after a ton of hard work, sounded astounding. If you're used to working on analog boards and you have a big screen TV or a projector to do everything on, it'll work just fine, but for a mobile flexible setup on the run, beware.
Logic - Logic is the closest thing to Cubase 8. It is very functional and convenient. Everything is laid out in an aesthetically pleasing array, the mixer is great, integrated plug-ins are phenomenal, and final mix downs are in the highest caliber of sound quality. BUTTTT, I can't justify buying a mac, when I can build the equivalent PC for 3x cheaper. I'm a PC.
Cubase 6.5 - was like a catch-up in sample quality, an update in plugin quality and virtual instruments, and an improvement just a little on directories and mixers. 192khz/sec was available, so I switched back. The mixer could've been A LOT better though.

Cubase 7 - All of the greatest features of Cubase and completely reengineered all of its weaknesses. IMHO the mix console's flexibility and capabilities now surpass that of Pro Tools and logic. On top of that everything looks aesthetically sexy (yes, I called a DAW sexy). the demo videos online don't really do Cubase 7 justice because you won't really appreciate the flexibility until you've used the new mixer and balanced from screen to screen, feature to feature, part to part with ease. I love the new chord editor. IMHO Cubase has always been the leaders of MIDI editing and in Cubase 7 they've really gone the extra mile.

I feel like the designers of Cubase 7 worked long and hard to give their customers exactly what they wanted and then some. I haven't tried the "VST Connection" feature yet, but I find it incredibly cool that I can now collaborate on a project in real time with an artist anywhere around the globe as long as they have a reliable internet connection. I am excited to engineer a session from 300 miles away at the comfort of my home. In an effort to say thank you I am posting this review. close [-]

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