Pro

Artist

Elements

LE

AI

Overview

Audio engine

64 bit

64 bit

64 bit

64 bit

64 bit

Audio resolution

192 kHz

192 kHz

192 kHz

96 kHz

192 kHz

MIDI tracks

unlimited

unlimited

64

24

48

Audio tracks

unlimited

unlimited

48

16

32

VST Instrument tracks

unlimited

unlimited

24

8

16

VCA tracks

256

0

0

0

0

VST Instruments

4

4

2

2

2

Instrument sounds

> 3000

> 2600

> 1000

Over 185

Over 185

VST audio effect plug-ins

87

62

45

23

28

VST MIDI effect plug-ins

17

17

0

0

0

Physical inputs & outputs

256

32

24

8

16

Audiochannel insert slots

16

16

8

4

4

Group channels

256

32

16

8

8

FX send and return channels

S:8 - R:64

S:8 - R:64

S:8 - R:8

S:4 - R:4

S:4 - R:4

Rack instruments

64

32

16

t available

8

MIDI plug-in insert slots & sends

4

4

0

0

0

General

MIDI Remote

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Colorized Mixer Channels

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Latency Monitor

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Notepad

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MediaBay

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HiDPI support

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Track Icons

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Safe Start Mode

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VST System Link

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Channel Tab In Project Window

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Softube Console 1 support

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Disabling Tracks

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Combined Select Tools

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WaveLab file exchange

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Workspaces

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ARA 2 support

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Import Tracks from Projects

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Project Logical Editor

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Project Browser

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Track Archives

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AAF support

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OMF support

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Profiles

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Advanced Audio Export

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Composing

Chord Pads

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Chord Track

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Chord Assistant - Circle of 5ths

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Audio to MIDI chords

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Score Editor

Advanced

Basic

Basic

Basic

Basic

Hermode tuning

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Scale Assistant

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Arranger Track

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Tempo Track

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Signature Track

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TrackVersions

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Global Transpose Track

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Note Expression

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Chord Assistant - Proximity Mode

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Expression Maps

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MusicXML import & export

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Time Warp

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Recording

Audio Pre-Record

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MIDI Retrospective Record

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Punch In & Punch Out

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Pre-Roll & Post-Roll

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Re-recording

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Pool

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Marker Track

10

1

1

1

1

Metronome

Advanced

Advanced

Basic

Basic

Basic

Comping

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Control Room

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Sequencing

Key Editor

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Drum Editor

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Drum Maps

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Track Quick Controls

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Chord Editor

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Chord Editing Section

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List Editor

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In-Place Editor

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MPE Support

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Tempo Detection Panel

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Logical Editor

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Global Tracks

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Audio editing

Audio Parts

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Hitpoint Detection

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Sample Editor

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Time Stretch

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Sampler Track 2

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Group/Ungroup & Lock/Unlock

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Render in-place

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Audio Warp Quantize

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VariAudio 3

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Audio Alignment

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Direct Offline Processing

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Group Editing

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Mixing

Channel Strip 2

Advanced

Advanced

Basic

Basic

Basic

Simultaneous mixer views

4

1

1

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1

Full-screen MixConsole

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Ultra-precise automation curves

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A/B Comparison

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Track visibility management

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Side-chaining

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MixConsole History

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SuperVision

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ADM Authoring for Dolby Atmos

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Renderer for Dolby Atmos

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Spectral Comparison EQ

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Automation Virgin Territories

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MixConsole Snapshots

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Control Room incl. Cue Sends

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Direct Routing

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Loudness Meter

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Link Groups

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Listen Mode

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Multi-channel true peak master meter

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Stereo Combined Panner

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VCA Faders

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Wave Meters

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Virtual instruments

Groove Agent SE 5

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Iconica Sketch

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Retrologue 2

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Padshop 2

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Trip for HALion Sonic SE

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Flux for HALion Sonic SE

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Effects

DJ EQ

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Standard Channel EQ

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StudioEQ

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GEQ 10

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GEQ 30

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Frequency EQ 2

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Voxengo CurveEQ

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VST Dynamics

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Limiter

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Brickwall Limiter

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Envelope Shaper

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Gate

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Maximizer

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Raiser

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Tube Compressor

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Vintage Compressor

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Midi Gate

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De Esser

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Expander

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Multiband Compressor

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Multiband Envelope Shaper

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Multiband Expander

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Roomworks SE

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REVelation

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REVerence

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Roomworks

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MonoDelay

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PingPongDelay

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StereoDelay

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MultiTap Delay

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ModMachine

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AmpSimulator

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BitCrusher

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Da Tube

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Distortion

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Grungelizer

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VST Amp Rack

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Channel Tape Saturation

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Channel Tube Saturation

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Quadrafuzz 2

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Magneto 2

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VST Bass Amp Rack

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Distroyer

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SoftClipper

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Metalizer

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Ring Modulator

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AutoPan

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Chopper

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Chorus

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Flanger

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Phaser

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Tranceformer

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Tremolo

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Vibrato

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Rotary

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LoopMash FX

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Cloner

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Studio Chorus

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FX Modulator

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DualFilter

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ToneBooster

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Wah Wah

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StepFilter

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MorphFilter

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Octaver

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Pitch Correct

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MonoToStereo

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StereoEnhancer

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Imager

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Mix6to2

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Tuner

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UV22HR

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MixConvert

SMPTEGenerator

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TestGenerator

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VocalChain

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Vocoder

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VoxComp

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Black Valve

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EQ-P1A

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EQ-M5

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MIDI Effects

Beat Designer

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Arpache 5

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Arpache SX

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Auto LFO

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Chorder

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Compressor (MIDI)

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Context Gate

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Density

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MIDI Control

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MIDI Echo

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MIDI Modifiers

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MIDI Monitor

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Micro Tuner

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Note To CC

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Quantizer

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Step Designer

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Track Control

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Tranceformer

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Collaboration

VST Connect SE 5

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Video

Video Import

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Video Player

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Extract Audio from Video

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Video Export Render

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VR production suite

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Video Follows Edit Mode

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Operating systems (Windows)

64-bit Windows 11 Version 22H2 (or higher), 64-bit Windows 10 Version 22H2 (or higher)

Operating systems (Mac)

macOS Ventura, macOS Sonoma, macOS Sequoia

Apple silicon–based Mac

Native App, Rosetta 2 App

CPU minimum (Windows)

Intel® Core™ i5 (4th Generation) or AMD Ryzen™

CPU minimum (Mac)

Intel® Core™ i5 (late 2015 or later) or Apple silicon

CPU cores

4 or more

RAM minimum

8 GB

Hard disk free space (core installation)

1 GB

Hard disk free space

75 GB

Display resolution minimum at 100% UI scaling

1440 x 900

Graphics minimum (Windows)

Graphics card with native Windows 10 support

Graphics recommended (Windows)

AMD R or RX series and later or NVIDIA Series 700 and later

Graphics (Mac)

Graphics card with Metal support

OS compatible audio hardware

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ASIO compatible audio hardware recommended for low-latency performance

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License Management

Steinberg Licensing (account based)

Internet connection for

license activation, account sign up and product registration, installer download

Notes

This software version does not support 32-bit plug-ins. VST 2 plug-ins only run in Rosetta 2 mode on Apple silicon Mac. Cubase does not support VST 2 when running natively on Apple silicon Macs.