Your Music Creation and Production System
With an easy, intuitive approach to composing, recording, editing and mixing, Cubase Essential 5 is your gateway to the world of Cubase. Cubase Essential 5 shines with the same user interface and award-winning audio engine as the Steinberg Cubase 5 advanced music production system used by countless professionals around the globe. So whether you’re composing songs at home, recording your band in the rehearsal room or remixing the latest hip-hop and dance tracks on a laptop while on the move: Cubase Essential 5 combines premium virtual instruments, outstanding audio and MIDI VST effects with a vast range of proven editing and sequencing tools while being extremely easy to use.
Your Music Creation and Production System
- 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 5 adds even more creative possibilities and new technologies to the entry-level version of the Cubase family, perfect for musicians and home studios. The latest incarnation of Cubase Essential includes enhancements like the new PitchCorrect plug-in to automatically correct vocal intonation, Beat Designer to produce beats and rhythms in next to no time, over 700 instruments and sounds to kick-start your projects as well as many other exciting innovations.
Specifications
Minimum System Requirements
The minimum system requirements state the minimal specification your computer must have to be able to use the software. A more powerful system may be required for certain tasks or larger projects.
Macintosh
- Mac OS X 10.5.5
- PowerPC G5 (Intel Core Duo CPU recommended)
- 1024 MB RAM
- Display resolution 1280 x 800 recommended
- CoreAudio compatible audio hardware
- DVD-ROM drive with dual-layer support
- 4 GB of free HD space
- USB component port for USB-eLicenser (copy protection)
- Internet connection required for license activation
PC
- Windows XP or Windows Vista
- 2 GHz CPU (dual core CPU recommended)
- 1024 MB RAM
- Display resolution 1280 x 800 pixels recommended
- Windows DirectX compatible audio hardware (ASIO compatible audio hardware recommended for low-latency performance)
- DVD-ROM drive with dual-layer support
- 4 GB of free HD space
- USB component port for USB-eLicenser (copy protection)
- Internet connection required for license activation
