Cubase Feature Comparison Chart
Feature Cubase LE* Cubase SE
Simultaneous playback of hundreds of audio tracks 48 48
Unlimited number of MIDI tracks up to 64 x x
Physical Inputs/Outputs 8 8
Inserts 2 5
Group channels 4 8
FX Send channels 4 8
FX Return Channels o o
VST Instrument Slots 2 16
MIDI insert plugins o 2
Rewire 2 support x x
Number of mixer views 1 1
Extended Mixer view o o
Automation modes touch fader touch fader
VST 2.3 audio engine (with full plug-in delay compensation) o x
Dual processor support (incl. Hyperthreading) o x
Multi processor support (incl. DualCore and >2 phys. CPU) o o
Surround: True multichannel audio path o o
24-bit/96 kHz recording x x
32-bit floating point audio resolution o x
Unlimited Undo and Redo functions last 10 steps last 10 steps
Offline Process History o single undo
VST System Link x x
Configurable Toolbar & Track Controls o o
VST Connections Window o x
Studio Connections RECALL + AUDIO o o
External FX o o
External Instruments o o
Workspaces (virtual desktops) o o
Color-coding for tracks and mixer channels o x
Project Browser o o
Video Thumbnail track and preview x x
Recording Modes: Mix, Overwrite, Normal, Merge, Stacked excl. stacked excl. stacked
Editors: Key, List, Basic Score Editor x x
Volume Envelopes o o
Drum Editor o x
Logical Editor o o
Inplace Editor (MIDI Editing in Project Window) o o
Extended Track Inspector (shows VSTi channel for MIDI Tracks) o x
MIDI Devices (Device Maps and Editors) o o
Professional Score layout and printing functions o o
MIDI Step Recording o x
Play Order Track o o
Audio/Tempo analysis and Audio/Groove analysis x x
Slice & Stretch for audio loops, automatic tempo matching x x
Audio Warp (Realtime Timestretching + PitchShifting) o o
Time Warp Tool o o
Spectral Analysis o o
Statistics functions o o
Pitch Shifting/Time Stretching algorithm 3 modes 3 modes
Dithering x Apogee UV22
User-definable macros o o
Pool import/export o o
Track Archives o o
Extended Freeze for VST Instruments and Audio Tracks o o
Freeze Play Parameters o o
Houston, Generic, Tascam
Houston, Generic +
Hardware Controller Support US-428/224, Mackie
Tascam US-428/224 only
Universal+HUI only
Supports LTB for high-precision MIDI Timing (w/ Midex 8) x x
send MIDI clock+receive
MTC/MMC support send MIDI clock only
MTC
CD audio grabbing x x
Full MP3 Fraunhofer Encoding available as update available as update
Windows Media WMA Pro surround encoding o o
Support for Steinberg Dolby Digital and DTS Encoders o o
Number of VST MIDI effects plug-ins included 0 14
Number of VST audio effects plug-ins included 21 24
Number of VST instruments included 3 3
All information subject to change without notice. All rights reserved.
Steinberg Media Technologies, February 2006
* Cubase LE is OEM only (available as bundle with 3rd party hardware)
Cubase SL Cubase SX
x x
x
128 256
5 8
128 256
8 64
x x
32 64
4 4
x x
2 3
o x
touch fader, x-over,
touch fader
autlatch, trim, overwrite
x x
x x
x x
o x
x x
x x
x x
for built-in audioprocesses
for built-in audio processes
and all plug-ins
x x
x x
x x
o x
o x
o x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
o x
x x
o x
o x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
o x
o x
4 modes 4 modes +MPEX
Apogee UV22 Apogee UV22/UV22HR
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
available as update x
o x
o x
14 16
25 34
3 5