Cubase Essential 4 shines with the same user interface and award-winning Audio Engine as Steinberg’s flagship Cubase 4. And that means when it comes to audio quality and intuitive handling, Cubase Essential rivals its bigger brothers.

Any way you choose to use it - as a sequencer for your home recording studio or a multi-track recorder for the band rehearsal room - with Cubase Essential 4 you get the real deal at an unbeatable budget price.

• Audio + MIDI Recording and Mixing
• VST3 Plug-In Set (including HALion One and Guitar Amp Simulator)
• Professional Technology (32-bit Audio Engine, 24-bit/96-kHz Recording)
• Powerful Editors for MIDI and Audio Processing
• Media Bay database for sound management
• AudioWarp realtime time stretching/pitch shifting
• Cross-Platform: Windows and Mac OS X Universal Binary (compatible with PPC- and Intel-based Macintosh computers)

New Features

Cubase Essential 4 (formerly Cubase SE product line) sets a new standard for personal music production software offering powerful editing tools, a new set of plug-in effects, the HALion One Sample Player instrument, a great-sounding guitar amp and more than 60 other new features and improvements. With a new Arranger Track, linear and pattern-style arranging is now seamlessly integrated. New AudioWarp realtime time stretching and pitch shifting makes working with loops and tempo-based audio easier than ever.

Steinberg Cubase Essential 4 - Minimum System Requirements:

The minimum system requirements state the minimal specification your computer must have to be able to use Steinberg Cubase Essential 4. A more powerful system may be required for certain tasks or larger projects.

Mac:

• Mac OS X Version 10.4 or 10.5
• Power Mac G4 1 GHz or Intel Core Solo 1.5 GHz
• 512 MB RAM
• USB port required for Steinberg Key (copy protection device)
• Internet connection required for license activation
• DVD drive required for installation

PC:

• Windows XP Home, XP Professional or Vista
• Intel / AMD Processor 1.4 GHz
• 512 MB RAM
• DVD drive required for installation
• USB port required for Steinberg Key (copy protection device)
• Windows DirectX compatible audio hardware is required (ASIO compatible audio hardware required for low latency operation)
• Internet connection required for license activation

The Steinberg Key (USB copy protection device) required to run this product is only available in the full version. Customers who are upgrading or updating from another version or product and who do not own a Steinberg Key must purchase one separately. The same Steinberg Key copy protection device is then used for all Steinberg products that require it.