The perfect budget-friendly introduction to the world of music production. Cubase Elements has all you need to get started!
Features
- Inspiring songwriting tools including Chord Pads
- Retrospective Record
- Scale Assistant
- Groove Agent SE, HALion Sonic, Iconica Sketch, Flux and Sampler Track
- Over 20 GB of sounds and loops
Cubase Elements offers the world of Cubase in a streamlined, instantly accessible music production environment. Using the same technology platform as its siblings in the Cubase family, Cubase Elements turns your Mac or PC into a full-on music studio, complete with audio and MIDI tracks, virtual instruments and FX, a virtual mixing desk, chord tools to help you compose your songs as well as many other exciting music features to explore at your leisure. Cubase Elements offers easy-to-use capabilities for more intuitive songwriting, a broad range of instruments to inspire you and a rich palette of effects to help polish the results to a professional level.
Cubase Highlights
All-inclusive feature set
Cubase empowers musicians with a vast array of cutting- edge tools for composing, recording, editing, and mastering music effortlessly.
Unmatched versatility
From electronic beats to orchestral arrangements, Cubase is flexible enough to adapt to any genre, catering to the creative needs of artists of all styles.
Next-generation audio engine
Experience pristine sound quality and ultra-low latency performance. Cubase powers your music production journey from stereo to Dolby Atmos, with unmatched audio processing.
Limitless sonic horizons
With an included wealth of high-quality VST instruments, plug-ins and sounds, Cubase lets you create masterpieces straight out of the box.
Mixing excellence made easy
Craft professional mixes using Cubase's MixConsole, which offers customizable channel strips and advanced routing options for straightforward, optimized control.
From composition to artistry
Cubase's remarkable Chord Pads, Chord Track and Scale Assistant are the keys to limitless creativity and unleashing your melodic brilliance.
MIDI mastery
Unleash your musical ideas with precision, thanks to Cubase's intuitive MIDI editing, automation, and quantization features for seamless composition.
Benchmark VST support
Add to your sonic palette by integrating third party virtual instruments and effects, thanks to industry-leading VST 3 support.
Collaborate with the world
Bring musical minds together with VST Connect cloud collaboration, which enables seamless remote recording with musicians and producers worldwide.
Compose with confidence
Compose with confidence using Cubase's comprehensive scoring and notation features, designed for film, TV, and orchestral arrangements.
Customized to your needs
Cubase's unparalleled customization features empower your creative flow like never before.
Rock solid
Elevate your productivity with Cubase's rock-solid stability and optimized performance, ensuring uninterrupted creativity for your music projects of all sizes.
Always up to date
Embrace innovation and continuous improvement with Cubase's regular updates, which deliver the latest enhancements to fuel your music production journey.
New in 14
Score Editor
Discover the completely revamped Score Editor, based on state-of-the-art Dorico technology, and produce performance materials like never before.
MIXCONSOLE
Open the full MixConsole in the Lower Zone in one view and re-arrange channels via drag and drop.
Underwater
Build atmosphere and space for vocals or lead instruments with the simple, one-control Underwater effect.
Range Tool
The Range Selection tool has been further improved with many new functions and workflows.
Video Engine Update
Cubase now supports 4k and 8k video and offers an improved performance.
Version Comparison
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FEATURE |
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Number of audio/MIDI/Instrument tracks |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
48/64/24 |
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Physical inputs and outputs |
256 |
32 |
24 |
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Group channels |
256 |
32 |
16 |
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FX inserts/send/return channels |
16 / 8 / 64 |
16/ 8 / 64 |
8/8/8 |
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Number of included Audio effect plug-ins |
92 |
91 |
46 |
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Included VST instruments |
Groove Agent SE, HALion Sonic, Sampler Track, Iconica Sketch, Flux, Retrologue, Padshop, Verve, Trip, Drum Machine |
Groove Agent SE, HALion Sonic, Sampler Track, Iconica Sketch, Flux, Retrologue, Padshop, Verve, Trip, Drum Machine |
Groove Agent SE, HALion Sonic, Sampler Track, Iconica Sketch, Flux |
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Number of included instrument sounds |
> 3,000 |
> 2,600 |
> 1,000 |
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Sample and Loop Packs |
18 (> 20 GB) |
18 (> 20 GB) |
18 (> 20 GB) |
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External instruments / effects |
Yes |
(Yamaha Motif only) |
(Yamaha Motif only) |
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Chord Track & Chord Pads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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NEW Score Editor based on Dorico technology |
Full |
Full |
Full |
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Phase-coherent multi-track AudioWarp |
Yes |
Yes |
— |
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VariAudio pitch correction |
Yes |
Yes |
— |
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TrackVersions |
Yes |
Yes |
— |
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NEW Drum Track and Pattern Sequencer |
Yes |
Yes |
— |
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Advanced Audio Export |
Yes |
— |
— |
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Audio Alignment |
Yes |
— |
— |
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Control Room monitoring environment |
Yes |
— |
— |
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Dolby Atmos for music |
Yes |
— |
— |
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NEW Modulators |
Yes |
— |
— |
System Requirements
- Operating systems (Windows): 64-bit Windows 11 (version 22H2 or higher) and 64-bit Windows 10 (version 22H2 or higher)
- Operating systems (Mac): macOS Sonoma and macOS Ventura
- Apple silicon-based Mac: Native App and Rosetta 2 App
- CPU minimum (Windows): Intel® CoreTM i5 (4th Generation) or AMD RyzenTM
- CPU minimum (Mac): Intel® CoreTM i5 (late 2015 or later) or Apple silicon
- CPU cores: 4 or more
- RAM minimum: 8 GB
- Hard disk free space (full installation): 75 GB (55 GB for Elements, AI and LE)
- Display resolution minimum: 1440 x 900 (at 100% UI scaling)
- Graphics minimum (Windows): Graphics card with native Windows 10 support (Microsoft Basic Display Driver is not recommended)
- Graphics recommended (Windows): AMD R or RX series and later or NVIDIA Series 700 and later
- Graphics (Mac): Graphics card with Metal support
- Graphics (GPU memory): 4 GB or higher for 4k displays
- OS compatible audio hardware. ASIO-compatible audio hardware is recommended for low-latency performance.
- An internet connection is required for activation, account setup and personal/product registration. A download is required for the installation.
- This software version only supports 64-bit plug-ins. VST 2 is not officially supported. VST 2 plug-ins may be loaded (excluding on Native Apple Silicon) when the VST 2 plug-in scanner is enabled in the VST Plug-in Manager. However, Steinberg does not provide support for any issues related to VST 2.
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