WaveLab 6 - Audio Editing and Mastering Suite

WaveLab 6 is the all-in-one solution for professional mastering, high resolution multi-channel audio editing, audio restoration, sample design and radio broadcast work right through to complete CD/DVD-A production. Already a standard application for digital audio editing and processing due to its outstanding flexibility and pristine audio quality, WaveLab is used worldwide by top professionals and audio enthusiasts alike.

• Sample accurate audio editing in stereo and surround
• Excellent performance and outstanding audio quality with sample rates up to 384 kHz, 32-bit floating point resolution
• Powerful Audio Montage for simultaneous editing across several tracks
• Red Book-compatible CD mastering as well as DVD-A authoring
• Comprehensive suite of real-time metering and analysis tools
• Top-end EQs, dynamics and effects, with optional VST effect plug-in integration
• Fantastic audio restoration tools
• Support for all standard audio formats including WAV, AIFF, AU, MP3, MP2 (M.U.S.I.C.A.M.), RAW, Windows Media 9, AES-31 Import und Export plus many more
• Support for all common bit-rates 8-, 16-, 20-, 24-bit at up to 384 kHz)

New features

Version 6 extends the successful WaveLab concept by combining the renowned, award-winning WaveLab audio engine with over 120 new features and enhancements. The highlights in the new version include the innovative Spectrum Editor, the seamless intergration of external effect hardware, support for MIDI remote controllers, the new SmartBypass system with automatic loudness compensation, DIRAC time-stretching and pitch-shifting, support for Bob Katz’ K-System metering and much, much more.

WaveLab Studio 6 - Audio Editing and Mastering Suite

WaveLab Studio 6 combines state-of-the-art audio technology from the award-winning WaveLab 6 with a streamlined workflow and a full complement of editing and mastering features targeted at project studios and aspiring musicians. It includes the same sample accurate 32-bit audio engine and a wide range of advanced tools with the pristine audio quality originally engineered for top mastering and editing professionals in WaveLab 6. The Studio version provides many of its next-generation features and capabilities to make it one of the world’s best editing and mastering solutions in its price range.

• Sample accurate audio editor with crystal clear audio processing at up to 192 kHz and 32 bit floating point resolution
• Stereo and multi-channel non-destructive editing with versatile clip grouping over multiple lanes
• Video track for sample accurate alignment of audio and video
• Powerful real-time engine with integration of clip-based, track-based and global effect plug-ins
• Superior audio processors including DIRAC time stretch and pitch shift algorithms
• State-of-the-art audio plug-ins for EQ, Resampling, Declicking, Denoising and many more
• Redbook compatible PQ editing including Audio-in-Pause, CD-Text and track sheet export Extended audio file handling and manipulation system including files sizes > 2 GB
• Sonogram-style Spectrum View for quick overview of the frequency structure of the audio file with simultaneous aligned use of Wave- and Spectrum View
• Extremely versatile batch processing and scripting features
• Sample accurate audio editor with crystal clear audio processing at up to 192 kHz and 32 bit floating point resolution
• Stereo and multi-channel non-destructive editing with versatile clip grouping over multiple lanes
• Video track for sample accurate alignment of audio and video
• Powerful real-time engine with integration of clip-based, track-based and global effect plug-ins
• Superior audio processors including DIRAC time stretch and pitch shift algorithms
• State-of-the-art audio plug-ins for EQ, Resampling, Declicking, Denoising and many more
• Redbook compatible PQ editing including Audio-in-Pause, CD-Text and track sheet export Extended audio file handling and manipulation system including files sizes > 2 GB
• Sonogram-style Spectrum View for quick overview of the frequency structure of the audio file with simultaneous aligned use of Wave- and Spectrum View
• Extremely versatile batch processing and scripting features

WaveLab Essential 6 - Personal Audio Editing System

WaveLab Essential 6 offers a high-value suite of audio editing tools tailored to the needs of musicians, smaller recording environments and podcast authors. Introducing a new level of functionality at a very low price point, the completely redesigned WaveLab Essential 6 provides a full complement of streamlined editing and CD/DVD burning capabilities. The integrated podcast tools combine professional editing, restoration and mastering capabilities with full internet audio publishing features, creating a unique one-stop application for recording, editing, CD burning right through to online publication via podcast. WaveLab Essential 6 is also an ideal extension to both Sequel and Cubase.

• Podcast creation and publishing
• Redbook compatible CD burning with CD-Text
• Stereo non-destructive editing with versatile clip grouping over multiple lanes
• Powerful real-time engine with integration of clip-based and global effect plug-ins
• Superior audio processors
• Video track for sample accurate alignment of audio and video
• Sample accurate audio editor with crystal clear audio processing at up to 96 kHz and 32 bit floating point resolution

System Requirements

PC

• Windows XP or Windows Vista (32-bit only)
• Intel/AMD processor 800 MHz minimum
• 256 MB RAM
• 80 MB of free disk space
• Windows MME compatible audio hardware is required (ASIO compatible audio hardware recommended)
• Internet connection required for license activation

Cubase Studio 4 - Music Production System

Cubase Studio 4 is a new workstation tailored to project studios and creative musicians. Based on the same core technologies as Steinberg’s Cubase 4 Advanced Music Production System, the streamlined Cubase Studio 4 offers professional tools for composition, recording, editing and mixing at an extremely attractive price.
Boasting a range of new capabilities in its price range such as VST Sound™, full notation features and brand new VST3 instruments and effects, Cubase Studio 4 offers unprecedented functionality in its price class.

• Audio + MIDI Recording/Editing/Mixing
• New VST3 virtual instruments and effects
• VST Sound™ - unique Sound Management System
• Fantastic-sounding 32-bit Audio Engine
• Full scoring features
• Streamlined feature set tailored for project studios, musicians and composers
• Advanced Integration of Steinberg and Yamaha Hardware
• Outstanding value for money, extraordinary price/performance ratio
• Cross platform: Windows and Mac OS X Universal Binary (compatible with PPC- and Intel-based Macintosh computers)

New Features

Cubase Studio 4 offers a brand new plug-in set based on the new VST3 standard, as well as 2 top-quality, outstandingly versatile software instruments with hundreds of ready-to-play sounds. The powerful combination of Track Presets, Instrument Tracks, and MediaBay database help to organize all your sounds from every instrument - both software VSTi and hardware. Composers will enjoy the new professional scoring and notation printing feature set, while the range of interface and workflow enhancements make working with Cubase Studio 4 fast, efficient and, above all, extraordinarily creative. 

New in Cubase Studio 4.1
Cubase Studio 4.1 additionally offers significant features such as Sidechaining for VST3 Plug-ins, free routing, a Global Transpose Track, Music XML support and much more.

New in Cubase Studio 4.5
The Cubase Studio 4.5 update introduces several new features including unique support for the Steinberg MR816 CSX and MR816 X Advanced Integration DSP Studio, as well as the CC121 Advanced Integration Controller. The extensive support for the Yamaha MOTIF XS series and the KX USB Music Studio series has also been expanded even further.
Cubase Studio 4.5 also adds more value by including highest quality additional sound content made by Yamaha, and the sound experts from Sonic Reality and Big Fish Audio.

Cubase Essential 4 - Personal Music Production System

Bringing to your desktop powerful tools for composing, recording, editing and mixing, Cubase Essential 4 is your entry-level ticket to the world of Cubase. 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
• VST Sound™, the unique sound management system
• AudioWarp realtime time stretching/pitch shifting
• Advanced Integration of Steinberg and Yamaha hardware
• 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.

New in Cubase Essential 4.5
The Cubase Essential 4.5 update introduces several new features including unique support for Steinberg’s new hardware and selected Yamaha hardware as well as Sequel 2 Content Set compatibility.

Sequel 2 - Music Creation and Performance

Sequel 2 is an affordable and easy-to-use music studio designed for first-time computer music enthusiasts. Combining intuitive tools to record, edit, mix and perform music with great-sounding loops, instruments and effects, Sequel 2 is the perfect first step into music production and performance. Sequel 2 runs on both PCs and Mac computers and comes with a massive library of more than 5,000 loops, over 600 of ready-to-play instrument sounds, stunning effects and the same state-of-the-art audio engine that is preferred by many world-class producers all around the globe. It’s never been more fun to create music on a computer!

Features

• 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
• VST Sound™, the unique sound management system
• AudioWarp realtime time stretching/pitch shifting
• Advanced Integration of Steinberg and Yamaha hardware
• Cross-Platform: Windows and Mac OS X Universal Binary (compatible with PPC- and Intel-based Macintosh computers)

New in Sequel 2

• Plug right into Sequel 2 with almost any hardware controller or keyboard, with easy setup thanks to the new Controller Learn feature
• Live control of your performances using a MIDI keyboard or external hardware controller
• Play melodies and chords without MIDI keyboard using the PC keyboard or mouse
• Find tracks in your projects faster with Track Icons to label your tracks visually
• Track Freeze for more CPU power — more tracks, more Sequel!
• Find your files faster with improved MediaBay handling and overview
• Even more creativity with audio in the new Sample Editor with Free Warp and Audio Reverse
• Set your project tempo by tapping it on a PC or MIDI keyboard
• Low latency on Windows Vista even with no ASIO sound device thanks to Windows Vista Core Audio (Vista only)
• Sequel Content Sets available separately with thousands of additional loops for your favorite music style (optional, exclusively available from our Steinberg Online Shop)

Sequel Content Sets

Sequel Content Sets turn Sequel into a fully fledged music factory for your favorite music style! With hundreds of outstanding audio loops from top producers, each content set offers a stunning array of loops to ignite song ideas and fuel your creative flow. Conveniently organized into easy-to-use construction kits, the Sequel Content Sets are so easy to access that you can get them into your projects straight away. Demo songs are included to show you the full creative potential of each content set. These unique content sets are a must-have for Sequel or Cubase owners into any of these specific genres!

• Hundreds of top-quality audio loops
• Easy-to-use categorized construction kits 
• Easy to get by download only (approx. 400 MB)
• Compatible to Sequel 2 and Cubase/Cubase Studio/Cubase Essential 4.5 or higher
• Windows and Mac installer available

V-STACK - virtual VST-Rack

V-STACK is a VST instrument rack that can power up to 16 VST instruments, ideal either for live use on stage or extending your existing VST System Link network — without requiring an additional sequencer program. V-STACK cheaply and conveniently extends the power of Cubase and Nuendo systems by integrating the CPU power of another computer that processes VST additional instruments. As a standalone application, V-STACK is the ideal performance rack for VSTi's, providing a CPU efficient platform for integrating the power of VST instruments on stage.

Feature Highlights:

• Lightning quick access to master keyboard functions like Transpose, Layer and Splitting of VSTi’s
• Up to 5 insert effects, up to 8 send effects per audio channel and up to 4 EQ bands per channel and up to 4 subgroups
• Remote control: use your remote controller with V-STACK
• Ideal for VST System Link users! All Cubase and Nuendo systems can be extended by adding more computer processing power – using V-STACK, CPU intensive VST instruments can be triggered and played in V-STACK from another computer with sample accuracy
• ReWire 2 support: audio channels can be sent from a ReWire-compatible application to V-STACK for effects and EQ processing