Cubasis 2.5 looks like a fan-pleasing update for the iPad DAW

News
By published

New version appears to be more powerful and flexible

Steinberg’s Cubasis 2.5 update feels like ‘one for the fans’, adding a selection of features to Cubasis 2 that are likely to appeal to existing users of this popular iPad DAW.

To begin with, there’s now native resolution support for the iPad Pro 10.5 and 12.9, which should mean sharper graphics and text and more tracks visible at any one time if you own one of these tablets. The effect slots are now freely assignable, and the new version enables you to import multiple files from the MediaBay.

What’s more, a series of user-requested improvements have been made, which are designed to improve both the performance and stability of the app.

Cubasis 2.5 is available now from the Apple App Store. It currently costs $24.99/£23.99.

TOPICS
Ben Rogerson
Ben Rogerson
Deputy Editor

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it. 

More about daws

Ableton Live 12.2 overhauls the device I use on pretty much every track – and rectifies Push 3’s most notable missing feature

"An upgrade that’s all about creativity": PreSonus Studio One Pro 7 review

Ed Sheeran’s plagiarism court case forced him to hand over his old phone as evidence. Now he’s got a new single out of it
See more latest
Most Popular
Ed Sheeran on the cover of Time
Ed Sheeran’s plagiarism court case forced him to hand over his old phone as evidence. Now he’s got a new single out of it
Adele
“It didn’t feel like being in the room with a 17-year-old. I’d try something and she’d say, ‘You might want to reconsider that.’ And she’d be right”: Songwriter Eg White on how Adele took some “very boring chords” and turned them into an “explosive” hit
Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater
“I oversaw every element - not just the music and the lyrics and the melodies and the production, but also the merch and the fan clubs and everything”: Mike Portnoy talks about his years away from Dream Theater
Keybird L1
We didn't think we needed a compact 4-octave acoustic piano that can also work as a MIDI keyboard, but the super-cute Keybird L1 might have convinced us otherwise
dan nigro in the studio
"That's what it takes to make music that's gonna last forever": Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan producer Daniel Nigro on crafting timeless tracks
Gamechanger Audio Motor Pedal: this pedal has a racing car aesthetic and houses "a fully playable electro-mechanical synth voice that tracks the pitch of your playing in real time".
“A fully playable electro-mechanical synth voice that tracks the pitch of your playing in real time”: Gamechanger Audio unveils the Motor Pedal – a real synth pedal with a “multi-modal gas pedal”
Peter Hook, 2024
“I don’t think they’re New Order. They don’t sound anything like them”: Peter Hook takes aim at his estranged bandmates
PRS Archon Classic and Mark Tremonti MT 15 v2: the newly redesigned tube amps offer a host of new features and tones, with the Alter Bridge guitarist's new lunchbox head [right] featuring the Overdrive channel from his MT 100 head, and there's a half-power switch, too.
“I’m beyond excited to introduce the next evolution of the MT15”: PRS announces refresh of tube amp lineup with the all-new Archon Classic and a high-gain power-up for the Mark Tremonti lunchbox head
Billy McFarland leaves Manhattan Federal Court on Saturday, July 1, 2017
"You can repurchase if it works for your schedule": Fyre 2, Billy McFarland’s ‘luxury’ festival is postponed indefinitely
Billie Eilish performs onstage at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 17, 2025
“I actually specifically remember making a deal with myself": Billie Eilish reveals what she had to do in order to become “looser and jazzier” with her vocal delivery