![]() ![]() The included effects plugins – are they very effective or effectively a waste of time?.The included instrument plugins – enough to inspire or sounds stuck in the past?.The browser and loop library – instant creativity or creativity killer?.The main layout of the DAW – does it help you or hinder you?.The points we’re going to covering in this comparison review are: I have decided not to include Avid Pro Tools 12 in this review, as I stopped using it almost a year ago (around version 11.3) and have not returned to it since. The software we’re going to look alongside Steinberg Cubase Pro 8, is Apple Logic Pro X, Ableton Live 9 Suite and Propellerhead Reason 8. In this review, I’m going to share with you my own personal experiences of using ‘other’ DAW software and how the latest version of Cubase Pro 8 stacks up against them, hopefully showing you the advantages of using a single program to get the job done rather than the potential nightmare of using several programs at once, like a circus juggling act. Again, I continued to watch as Steinberg reach new heights, set new standards and return to breaking new ground with even greater technological advancements (VST Expressions, CMC Modular Controllers, VST3, VST Connect, the list goes on and on). It finally seemed as though Cubase was back on form and better than ever. However, it wasn’t until 2009 that Steinberg came racing back to my attention once more with the release of Cubase 5. I don’t have to tell you that trying to use four programs at once while dealing with rapid changes in computer technology and OS upgrades became a nightmare and one that’s continued for the last twelve and a half years.ĭuring that time, Steinberg was acquired by Pinnacle Systems (in January 2003) and then again by Yamaha just two years later (in January 2005). ![]() This required me to start using a combination of Pro Tools, Logic, Live and Reason. Sadly, in 2002 (due to contractual work requirements), I could no longer focus all of my attention on Cubase, as my work demanded compatibility with a growing number of formats. Hearing synth sounds coming directly out of the software without owning any hardware keyboards at all was truly revolutionary. Innovation after innovation followed and I can still remember my excitement at first using Cubase VST. I quickly became a massive fan of the (then MIDI only) software and watched with great interest as Steinberg blazed a trail through the industry that others could only try to emulate. ![]() A later version (Pro-12) was released as an entry level introduction to the then, industry standard Pro-24 software sequencer on the Atari ST, which was in fact the first music software I ever purchased way back in 1988.Ĭubase was introduced the following year, in 1989, although I sadly wasn’t able to get my hands on it until 1990. However, the Steinberg story started out over two decades earlier, when armed with just a Commodore 64 and a self-built MIDI interface, Charlie Steinberg would develop a groundbreaking multitrack sequencer called Pro-16. Since January 2005, Steinberg has been a wholly owned subsidiary of the Yamaha Corporation, one of world’s leading manufacturers of synthesisers, workstations and other pro audio related hardware. ![]()
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