|
Artissimo.gr record entry date : Fri 1/Feb/2008
Steinberg announces Cubase Essential 4
New entry-level VST3-powered personal music production system
launched at NAMM 2008
Hamburg/Anaheim, January 17 2008 – Steinberg Media Technologies
GmbH is pleased to announce a new Personal Music Production
System: Cubase Essential 4. Tailored to musicians, home studios and
anyone on a tight budget, Cubase Essential 4 is a streamlined version of
Steinberg’s award-winning Cubase 4. Including a powerful yet compact
set of audio recording and mixing tools, comprehensive MIDI features
and a full set of next-generation VST3 plug-ins including a fantastic-
sounding guitar amp plug-in, Cubase Essential 4 is shipping now to
resellers worldwide. Compatible with both the latest Mac and Windows
operating systems, Cubase Essential 4 costs €149.00* and replaces
Cubase SE3 as Steinberg’s entry-level version of Cubase.
“This new Cubase version sets new standards in advanced functionality
available at this low price point,” comments Clyde Sendke, Steinberg’s
new Head of Product Planning. “It’s the ideal Cubase for anyone who
requires a great music production system packed with the latest
technology that’s still intuitive to use and easy to navigate. And with
the option to upgrade to more extensive versions within the famous
Cubase line, Cubase Essential 4 is an excellent introduction to the
world’s most popular music production software range,” Kaiser continues.
Cubase Essential 4 features include:
- Comprehensive composing, recording and mixing tools including 64
audio tracks, unlimited MIDI tracks, 44 included VST3 and MIDI plug-ins,
16 VST instrument slots, full latency compensation and much more
- Integrated HALionOne sampling instrument with over 100 playable
instruments including waves from the Yamaha Motif synthesizer
- Built-in Amp Simulator for instant guitar recording with 14 amps and 10
speaker simulations with a new, easy-to-use interface
- AudioWarp real-time time stretching and pitch shifting with formant
correction for natural-sounding transposition and full tempo matching
- Arranger Track with pattern-based arranging tools stores up to 16
different arrangements for on-the-fly reordering of song sections,
experimenting with arrangements or live performances
- MediaBay sound management technology for intuitive management of
all audio, MIDI and video files, track and instrument presets with in-
context auditioning
- Instrument Tracks offer fast and efficient handling of VST instruments
and add VST instruments to a project in a one-step operation
- Track Presets are best combined with the MediaBay for instant saving
and recall of audio, MIDI and instrument track parameters, including drag
and drop into the project or onto an existing track
- Drag & Drop for Insert FX for fast swapping of inserts and
copying/moving plug-ins between tracks in the Cubase Essential 4 mixer
- Cross-platform: Windows XP and Vista, Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5,
Universal Binary
- Many more new features for customers upgrading from Cubase SE3
including Track Freeze, VST Plug-in Bridge, a redesigned Sample Editor,
Advanced QuickTime 7 Support and much more.
Price and Availability
Cubase Essential 4 is shipping worldwide from February 2008 and costs
€149.00*.
*SRP includes 19% tax. Price subject to regional variations.
For further information please contact:
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
www.steinberg.net
Cubase Essential 4 pack
|
