The Steinberg Cubase Pro 10 is the 2018 release of the powerful and ever popular digital audio workstation. Cubase is comprehensive music recording, mixing and production software that offers tools for every step of the audio creation process, and is considered a reference standard in digital recording. The exhaustive range of utilities and virtual studios make Cubase suitable for creators of all levels of experience, working in any genre of music or industry specialisation. Years of development has made Cubase a streamlined and intuitive engine which becomes extremely productive to output once users familiarise themselves with the workflow.
Cubase Pro 10 can be used in Composition, Sequencing, Beat Creation, Recording, Editing and Mixing, and includes a multitude of options and devices to facilitate every stage of the operation. Features such as Audio Alignment, Channel Strip, Chord Pads, Multi-Take Comping, Control Room and Drum Editor simplify some of the most fundamental issues of day-to-day audio production, whilst progressive virtual instruments such as Retrologue 2 and Groove Agent SE 5 put complete production potential at your fingertips. 5GBs of sounds and loops are included with Pro 10: Analog Techno, Raw Ambience, Soul Assembley, the Hip-Hop Vault, Blockbuster, Mystic Spaces and Caleidoscope. Cubase Pro 10 also now supports MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression), meaning compatible USB and MIDI controllers can be detected and automatically configured to the software.
For a comprehensive list of everything contained in Cubase Pro 10 consult the below lists.
Note: Customers who have activated an earlier Cubase version since October 15, 2018 are eligible for a free, downloadable Grace Period update to Cubase 10.
Note: This item requires the USB-eLicencer copy protection device, which is used by many Steinberg products. Most full versions of Steinberg software include the USB-eLicencer for free, but some upgrades and VST instruments do not include the device and it must be purchased separately. The USB-eLicencer can be purchased here.
Compositional Tools:
Chord Pads, Chord Track, Chord Assistant - Circle of 5ths, 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 Tools:
Audio Pre-Record, Retrospective Record, Punch In & Punch Out, Re-Recording, Marker Track, Comping, Pre-Roll & Post-Roll, Control Room & Pool
Sequencing Tools:
Key Editor, Drum Editor, MPE Support, Chord Editor, Drum Maps, List Editor, In-Place Editor, Track Quick Controls, Tempo Detection Panel & Logical Editor
Audio Editing Tools:
Audio Parts, Sample Editor, Hitpoint Detection, Group/Ungroup & Lock/Unlock, Render In-Place, VariAudio 3, Audio Alignment, Audio Warp Quantize, Direct Offline Processing, Time Stretch & Group Editing
Mixing Tools:
Channel Strip 2, Simultaneous Mixer Views, Full-Screen MixConsole, Ultra-Precise Automation Curves, Side-Chaining, A/B Comparison, MixConsole History, Track Visibility Management, Automation Virgin Territories, MixConsole Snapshots, Control Room including Cue Sends, Direct Routing, Loudness Meter, Link Groups, Listen Mode, Multi-Channel True Peak Master Meter & Wave Meters
Virtual Instruments:
HALion Sonic SE 3, Prologue, Groove Agent SE 5, Retrologue 2, Padshop, Spector, Mystic, LoopMash 2.0, Trip for HALion Sonic SE & Flux for HALion Sonic SE
Video:
Video Import, Video Player, Video Track, Extract Audio from Video, VR Production Suite & Video Follows Edit Mode
Effects:
DJ EQ, Dual Filter, Mono to Stereo, Amp Simulator, Mono Delay, Roomworks SE, Mix6to2, VST Dynamics, Metalizer, Bit Crusher, Tone Booster, Ping Pong Delay, Stereo Enhancer, Tuner, Standard Channel EQ, REVelation, Limiter, Ring Modulator, Brickwall Limiter, Da Tube, Studio EQ, REVerence, Wah Wah, UV22HR, Auto Pan, Stereo Delay, Step Filter, Roomworks, Distortion, Chopper, MixConvert, GEQ 10, Mod Machine, Morph Filter, Envelope Shaper, Grungelizer, Frequency EQ, Mixer Delay, Chorus, Flanger, GEQ 30, Gate, Multiscope, VST Amp Rack, Phaser, Channel Tape Saturation, Octaver, Maximizer, Voxengo CurveEQ, SMPTE Generator, Channel Tube Saturation, Pitch Correct, Tube Compressor, Test Generator, Vintage Compressor, Tremolo, Quadrafuzz 2, Vibrato, MIDI Gate, Magneto 2, Rotary, De Esser, VST Bass Amp Rack, Distroyer, LoopMash FX, Expander, Cloner, Soft Clipper, Multiband Compressor with M/S Support, Multiband Envelope Shaper, Studio Chorus & Multiband Expander
MIDI Effects:
Beat Designer, Arpache 5, Arpache SX, Auto LFO, Chorder, Context Gate, Density, Transformer, MIDI Control, MIDI Echo, MIDI Modifiers, MIDI Monitor, Micro Tuner, Note To CC, Quantizer, Step Designer & Track Control
Collaboration:
VST Transit & VST Connect SE 4
The main features of the Steinberg Cubase Pro 10 include:
Software Requirements:
PROS
CONS
SUMMARY
Thirty years in, Cubase Pro 10 is a powerful, sophisticated music-production system that can meet the needs of many types of user. The latest update contains some significant workflow enhancements all round, and particularly for those who do vocal recording.
- John Walden, Sound on Sound (February 2019)