Steinberg Cubase 4 £649
The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct, 12:05 pm BST
You can control all of your monitoring without bringing an external mixer into play.
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User comments (1)
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Pros:
Lots of features, including synths, effects and cataloging of media (similar to NI Kore's idea, but inclusive of all Cubase content types and very helpful for auditioning synth patches for included synth plugins). Dongle copy protection (good for selling your copy legally or moving from machine to machine at convenience).
Cons:
HalionOne sucks (CPU). Not all plugins are Universal Binary on Mac version. The media cataloging browser is a great idea but the GUI is annoying and there are lots of crashes with this feature. Lousy GUI organization and behavior, crash prone, even on version 4.1 on a MacBook Pro, compatibility issues with 3rd party VSTs (which is ironic since Steinberg are the creators of the VST technology) and the general state of user community impression of Steinberg's support: i hear of MANY complaints about a "less than friendly" support reputation. Price is high compared to similar products like Cakewalk Sonar 7. Dongle copy protection (bad if you lose it, if it dies, if you break it, etc., since Steinberg will not replace it for you - it IS the product you paid so much money for).
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Verdict
Pros
The most sophisticated DAW out there. Advanced new monitor signal routing. Four innovative new synthesizers. Independent headphone mix buses for artists. 30 new plug-in effects. Cleaner and crisper GUI. Significantly improved channel equalisers
Cons
There’s an awful lot to learn! One or two bugs need to be ironed out.
The bottom line
With its practical new features and impressive plug-ins, Steinberg’s update is spot on. Cubase 4 could be the most powerful and flexible cross-platform DAW around.
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SpecificationShow
Cubase 4
- Price:
- £649
- Additional Features:
- New features: Control room, plugin set, sound frame, media bay
- Audio Recording:
- true
- Description:
- Digital audio workstation.
- MIDI Recording:
- true
- Min Processor Speed (GHz):
- 1.5
- OS Requirements:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Platform:
- MacOS/Windows
- Plug-in Formats Supported:
- AU, VST
- Price at Launch:
- 649
- Processor Type Required:
- Intel, Pentium, Power Mac G4 or higher
- Ram Required (MB):
- 512
- ReWire:
- true
- Sample/Loop Bit Rate:
- 32 Bit
- Supported Audio Drivers:
- ASIO, Core Audio
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