Compare the versions of Cubase
Overview
Cubase Pro 10 | Cubase Artist 10 | Cubase Elements 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audiochannel insert slots | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| Audio resolution | 192 kHz | 192 kHz | 192 kHz |
| MIDI tracks | unlimited | 128 | 64 |
| Audio tracks | unlimited | 64 | 48 |
| VST Instrument tracks | unlimited | 32 | 24 |
| VST Instruments | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Instrument sounds | > 3000 | > 2600 | > 1000 |
| VST audio effect plug-ins | 75 | 55 | 43 |
| VST MIDI effect plug-ins | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Physical inputs & outputs | 256 | 32 | 24 |
| Audiochannel insert slots | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| Group channels | 256 | 32 | 16 |
| FX send and return channels | S:8 - R:64 | S:8 - R:64 | S:8 - R:8 |
| Rack instruments | 64 | 32 | 24 |
| MIDI plug-in insert slots & sends | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Highlights
Cubase Pro 10 | Cubase Artist 10 | Cubase Elements 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel Strip 2 | Advanced | Advanced | Basic |
| Chord Pads | |||
| MixConsole | |||
| Groove Agent SE 5 | |||
| Sampler Track | |||
| Comping | |||
| VariAudio 3 | |||
| Audio Warp Quantize | |||
| Control Room | |||
| Project Logical Editor |
General
Cubase Pro 10 | Cubase Artist 10 | Cubase Elements 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workspaces | |||
| Notepad | |||
| MediaBay | |||
| ReWire | |||
| HiDPI support | |||
| Track Icons | |||
| Disabling Tracks | |||
| Softube Console 1 support | |||
| VST System Link | |||
| WaveLab file exchange | |||
| Workspaces | |||
| Project Logical Editor | |||
| Track Import | |||
| Project Browser | |||
| Track Archives | |||
| Channel Batch Export | |||
| ARA 2 support (coming soon) | |||
| AAF support | |||
| OMF support | |||
| Profiles |
Composing
Cubase Pro 10 | Cubase Artist 10 | Cubase Elements 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note Expression | |||
| Chord Track | |||
| Chord Assistant - Circle of 5ths | |||
| Score Editor | Advanced | Basic | Basic |
| Hermode tuning | |||
| Arranger Track | |||
| Tempo Track | |||
| Signature Track | |||
| TrackVersions | |||
| Global Transpose Track | |||
| Note Expression | |||
| Chord Assistant - Proximity Mode | |||
| Expression Maps | |||
| MusicXML import & export | |||
| Time Warp |
Recording
Cubase Pro 10 | Cubase Artist 10 | Cubase Elements 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Pre-Record | |||
| Retrospective Record | |||
| Punch In & Punch Out | |||
| Pre-Roll & Post-Roll | |||
| Re-recording | |||
| Pool | |||
| Marker Track | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Metronome | Advanced | Advanced | Basic |
| Comping | |||
| Control Room |
Sequencing
Cubase Pro 10 | Cubase Artist 10 | Cubase Elements 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Editor | |||
| Drum Editor | |||
| Drum Maps | |||
| Track Quick Controls | |||
| Chord Editor | |||
| List Editor | |||
| In-Place Editor | |||
| MPE Support | |||
| Tempo Detection Panel | |||
| Logical Editor |
Audio editing
Cubase Pro 10 | Cubase Artist 10 | Cubase Elements 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Editing | |||
| Hitpoint Detection | |||
| Sample Editor | |||
| Time Stretch | |||
| Group/Ungroup & Lock/Unlock | |||
| Render in-place | |||
| VariAudio 3 | |||
| Audio Alignment | |||
| Audio Warp Quantize | |||
| Direct Offline Processing | |||
| Group Editing |
Mixing
Cubase Pro 10 | Cubase Artist 10 | Cubase Elements 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control Room incl. Cue Sends | |||
| Simultaneous mixer views | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Full-screen MixConsole | |||
| Ultra-precise automation curves | |||
| A/B Comparison | |||
| Track visibility management | |||
| Side-chaining | |||
| MixConsole History | |||
| Automation Virgin Territories | |||
| MixConsole Snapshots | |||
| Control Room incl. Cue Sends | |||
| Direct Routing | |||
| Loudness Meter | |||
| Link Groups | |||
| Listen Mode | |||
| Multi-channel true peak master meter | |||
| Stereo Combined Panner | |||
| Surround: True Multichannel Audio Path (max. 5.1) | |||
| VCA Faders | |||
| Wave Meters |
Virtual instruments
Cubase Pro 10 | Cubase Artist 10 | Cubase Elements 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALion Sonic SE 3 | Pro / Artist / Basic Set | Artist / Basic Set | Artist / Basic Set |
| Groove Agent SE 5 | |||
| Prologue | |||
| Retrologue 2 | |||
| Padshop | |||
| Spector | |||
| Mystic | |||
| LoopMash 2.0 | |||
| Trip for HALion Sonic SE | |||
| Flux for HALion Sonic SE |
Effects
Cubase Pro 10 | Cubase Artist 10 | Cubase Elements 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ring Modulator | |||
| Standard Channel EQ | |||
| Studio EQ | |||
| GEQ 10 | |||
| Frequency EQ | |||
| GEQ 30 | |||
| Voxengo CurveEQ | |||
| VST Dynamics | |||
| Limiter | |||
| Brickwall Limiter | |||
| Envelope Shaper | |||
| Gate | |||
| Maximizer | |||
| Tube Compressor | |||
| Vintage Compressor | |||
| Midi Gate | |||
| De Esser | |||
| Expander | |||
| Multiband Compressor | |||
| Multiband Envelope Shaper | |||
| Multiband Expander | |||
| Roomworks SE | |||
| REVelation | |||
| REVerence | |||
| Roomworks | |||
| Mono Delay | |||
| Ping Pong Delay | |||
| Stereo Delay | |||
| Mod Machine | |||
| Amp Simulator | |||
| Bit Crusher | |||
| Da Tube | |||
| Distortion | |||
| Grungelizer | |||
| VST Amp Rack | |||
| Channel Tape Saturation | |||
| Channel Tube Saturation | |||
| Quadrafuzz 2 | |||
| Magneto 2 | |||
| VST Bass Amp Rack | |||
| Distroyer | |||
| Soft Clipper | |||
| Metalizer | |||
| Ring Modulator | |||
| Auto Pan | |||
| Chopper | |||
| Chorus | |||
| Flanger | |||
| Phaser | |||
| Transformer | |||
| Tremolo | |||
| Vibrato | |||
| Rotary | |||
| LoopMash FX | |||
| Cloner | |||
| Studio Chorus | |||
| Dual Filter | |||
| Tone Booster | |||
| Wah Wah | |||
| Step Filter | |||
| Morph Filter | |||
| Pitch | |||
| Octaver | |||
| Pitch Correct | |||
| Mono To Stereo | |||
| Stereo Enhancer | |||
| Mix6to2 | |||
| Tuner | |||
| UV22HR | |||
| MixConvert | |||
| Mixer Delay | |||
| Multiscope | |||
| SMPTE Generator | |||
| Surround Panner | |||
| Test Generator |
MIDI Effects
Cubase Pro 10 | Cubase Artist 10 | Cubase Elements 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDI Modifiers | |||
| Arpache 5 | |||
| Arpache SX | |||
| Auto LFO | |||
| Chorder | |||
| Compressor (MIDI) | |||
| Context Gate | |||
| Density | |||
| MIDI Control | |||
| MIDI Echo | |||
| MIDI Modifiers | |||
| MIDI Monitor | |||
| Micro Tuner | |||
| Note To CC | |||
| Quantizer | |||
| Step Designer | |||
| Track Control | |||
| Transformer |
Collaboration
Cubase Pro 10 | Cubase Artist 10 | Cubase Elements 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VST Transit | |||
| VST Connect SE 4 |
Video
Cubase Pro 10 | Cubase Artist 10 | Cubase Elements 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video Import | |||
| Video Player | |||
| Video Track | |||
| Extract Audio from Video | |||
| VR production suite | |||
| Video Follows Edit Mode |
System requirements
Cubase Pro 10 | Cubase Artist 10 | Cubase Elements 10 | Cubase AI 10 | Cubase LE 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics | Graphics card with DirectX 10 and WDDM 1.1 support (Windows only) | Graphics card with DirectX 10 and WDDM 1.1 support (Windows only) | Graphics card with DirectX 10 and WDDM 1.1 support (Windows only) | Graphics card with DirectX 10 and WDDM 1.1 support (Windows only) | Graphics card with DirectX 10 and WDDM 1.1 support (Windows only) |
| Operating systems (Mac) | macOS Sierra, macOS High Sierra, macOS Mojave | macOS Sierra, macOS High Sierra, macOS Mojave | macOS Sierra, macOS High Sierra, macOS Mojave | macOS Sierra, macOS High Sierra, macOS Mojave | macOS Sierra, macOS High Sierra, macOS Mojave |
| CPU minimum | 64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core | 64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core | 64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core | 64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core | 64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core |
| CPU recommended | Intel i5 or faster | Intel i5 or faster | Intel i5 or faster | Intel i5 or faster | Intel i5 or faster |
| RAM minimum | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| RAM recommended | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk free space | 30 GB | 30 GB | 20 GB | 20 GB | 20 GB |
| Display resolution minimum | 1440 x 900 | 1440 x 900 | 1440 x 900 | 1440 x 900 | 1440 x 900 |
| Display resolution recommended | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Graphics | Graphics card with DirectX 10 and WDDM 1.1 support (Windows only) | Graphics card with DirectX 10 and WDDM 1.1 support (Windows only) | Graphics card with DirectX 10 and WDDM 1.1 support (Windows only) | Graphics card with DirectX 10 and WDDM 1.1 support (Windows only) | Graphics card with DirectX 10 and WDDM 1.1 support (Windows only) |
| USB Port | USB-A for USB-eLicenser | USB-A for USB-eLicenser | |||
| OS compatible audio hardware | |||||
| ASIO compatible audio hardware recommended for low-latency performance | |||||
| Internet connection for | installer download, license activation, account sign up and product registration | installer download, license activation, account sign up and product registration | installer download, license activation, account sign up and product registration | installer download, license activation, account sign up and product registration | installer download, license activation, account sign up and product registration |
| Notes | This software version does not support 32-bit plug-ins. | This software version does not support 32-bit plug-ins. | This software version does not support 32-bit plug-ins. | This software version does not support 32-bit plug-ins. | This software version does not support 32-bit plug-ins. |