Steinberg Cubase Artist 8 Music Production System

The ideal choice for your project studio

Cubase Artist offers a range of proven editing and sequencing tools based on the same core technologies used and appreciated by musicians around the world. With an easy-to-use interface, unsurpassed performance and inspiring instruments and effects, Cubase Artist remains unmatched in its price range. This Cubase version is simply the perfect choice for talented newcomers and seasoned musicians.

Ideal for: Solo artists, bands, project studio owners

With a rich feature set tailored to professional musicians and composers, Cubase Artist 8 offers a wealth of music technology that seeks its equal in its price class. These include an outstandingly efficient new audio engine, inspirational song- writing features, superb virtual instruments, FX and amps, and much, much more.

Numbers in detail:
64 audio tracks (Cubase Pro: unlimited)
128 MIDI tracks (Cubase Pro: unlimited)
32 physical inputs (Cubase Pro: 256)
32 group channels (Cubase Pro: 256)
32 instrument tracks (Cubase Pro: unlimited)
VST instrument rack with 32 instrument slots (Cubase Pro: 64)
2,600 instrument sounds (Cubase Pro: over 3,000)

Key features
Complete music production system, offering a set of superb audio/MIDI recording, editing and mixing tools
Award-winning 32-bit floating-point Steinberg audio engine with up to 192 kHz, flexible routing and full automatic delay compensation
Supports 128 MIDI and 64 simultaneous audio tracks
MixConsole provides the stellar mixing experience with full flexibility and integrated EQ/Dynamics channel strip modules for epic pro-console sound
8 outstanding instruments with over 2,600 sounds, including HALion Sonic SE 2 workstation, Padshop granular synth, Retrologue virtual analog synth, LoopMash 2 and the MPC- style Groove Agent SE 4 drum machine
Includes a suite of 53 audio and 18 MIDI VST effect processors, including Pitch Correct for vocal intonation correction and VST Amp Rack and VST Bass Amp guitar and bass tone suites, Quadrafuzz v2 and more!
Chord track and chord pads for easy chord composing and management
Thousands of MIDI construction loops as building blocks to create songs in only a few steps
Streamlined score editing feature set
Cross-platform 32-/64-bit for Windows and OS X

New in version 8
Improved windows handling on PC, dockable rack and MediaBay plus a redesigned Track List
Render in-place: Bounce MIDI and audio parts easily
Chord pads: A great way to playfully and creatively compose with chords
Groove Agent SE 4 Acoustic Agent: A world-class virtual acoustic drummer
VST Bass Amp and Quadrafuzz v2


System requirements

Mac OS X
Mac OS X Version 10.8/10.9/10.10*

Windows
Windows 7***/Windows 8.x*

Intel Core or AMD dual core CPU
8 GB RAM (minimum: 4 GB)
15 GB free HD space
1920 x 1080 display resolution (minimum: 1366 x 768)
Graphics card with DirectX 10 and WDDM 1.1 support (Windows only)
USB port for USB-eLicenser (license management)
OS compatible audio hardware**
DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Internet connection required for activation, account setup and personal / product registration. Additional downloads may be required for the installation.

* Native 32-bit and 64-bit Cubase version included.
**ASIO compatible audio hardware recommended for low-latency performance
*** Aero mode needs to be activated in Windows 7