We trailed this on Sonic TALK Podcast 011, but it was still conjecture, now Steinberg have firmed up the facts for us with an official announcement.
The new Cubase 4 (we were right there) introduces a number of new features including, SoundFrame universal sound manager, Control Room, 30 new Vst Plugs, 3 new instruments, a redesigned user interface plus enhanced score and notation. More on this later.
“We’re very excited about this terrific achievement in music production
technology,� says Andreas Stelling, Steinberg’s General Manager. “It’s without
doubt the best Cubase ever, and the result of Steinberg’s excellent capability in
innovation and strong orientation around the needs of musicians and producers,
he adds.
Now for those features in full
SoundFrameâ„¢ universal sound manager helps users organize, preview and
retrieve audio, video and project files, patches for software and hardware synths,
Track and Instrument Presets and much more, including the powerful MediaBay
browser and media file management system
Control Room* seamlessly integrates Cubase 4 within analogue monitoring
environments with up to four separate monitor mixes, external audio input
integration, speaker selection, talkback and more
Brand new VST3 plug-in set with over 30 new plug-ins including StudioEQ*,
Cloner, ModMachine, AmpSimulator and guitar tuner, new Multiband
Compressor and many more
New VST instruments: 3 outstanding new synthesizers: Prologue, Spector* and
Mystic* as well as HALion One sample player with hundreds of new instruments
based on Yamaha Motif waveforms
New redesigned user interface with enhanced navigability, configurable channel
strip and track inspector as well as a range of new mixer functions
Enhanced Score and Notation features further extend Cubase extensive
functionality by adding new settings dialogue, symbol inspector and two new
score fonts
New Instrument Track class accelerates handling of VST Instruments and
combines MIDI and plug-in automation within the same track
Cross platform support for Windows® and Mac OSX Universal Binary
Cubase 4 or Cubase Studio 4?
Cubase Studio 4 is a streamlined version with many of the same technologies
that make version 4 the best Cubase ever. Tailored for composers, musicians
and project studios as well as students and educators, Cubase Studio 4 offers
professional music production technology streamlined to offer a high-quality set
of essential tools and features at a lower price point than Cubase 4. Customers
updating from Cubase SL3 will find new features such as full score editing and
printing, the enhanced AudioWarp functions as well as Studio Connections
Recall support. Customers who purchase Cubase 4 will find additional advanced
features required for the final production phases including surround support, full
Control Room functionality and specialized plug-ins and tools for creating a final
mixdown.
Price and availability
Cubase 4 and Cubase Studio 4 will ship in October 2006. Cubase 4 will retail for
€879.00**, Cubase Studio 4 will retail for €399.00**.
* Feature included in Cubase 4 only