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Steinberg Cubase Artist 8.5

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Steinberg Cubase Artist 8.5
Product no: 9000-0022-6195 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Cubase Artist 8.5 by Steinberg has everything the experienced musician needs to make professional-sounding recordings. This sequencer is equipped with more than 2,600 pre-programmed sounds, dispersed over eight virtual instruments that you can also edit with 53 different effects. Mixing, arranging, composing and recording is all easier than ever, and a high-quality of 192 kHz with a 32-bit floating point allows you tons of headroom. Thanks to a VST Transit, you can share your tracks via the cloud and collaborate with musicians from around the world!

Cubase Artist 8.5: virtually limitless possibilities

With every new version, a DAW is easier to work with, which is definitely the case with Cubase Artist 8.5. You can customise your own workspace easily by using MediaBay, which lets you browse through effects, instruments, samples and files with merely a few clicks of a button. Speaking of accessibility - thanks to VST Transit and Connect, you can send your projects, tracks and ideas to the cloud where they can be stored for future use any time, anywhere! Your inspiration can keep flowing!

A helping hand

Good DAW recording software helps you out wherever it can. Cubase Artist 8.5 allows you to zoom into and edit the pitch or length of the individual notes of a recording, if you want. If you're unfamiliar with alternative chords, the Chord Pads plugin will offer possible substitutions. Let your creativity run free with the wide array of built-in effects and instruments, and see the user manual in the Downloads section for an overview of even more possibilities.

Tips or comments about this product
  • Cubase is installed from a DVD, but can also be downloaded instead (after product registration with Steinberg).

Specifications

Product features

Suitable for operating system Apple OSX / Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
Plug-in format VST
Registration method E-licenser (dongle)
ReWire no

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 450 gr
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 20,0 x 14,5 x 4,5 cm

Product specifications

  • sequencer
  • suitable for Mac and PC (32 & 64-bit)
  • number of audio tracks: 64
  • number of MIDI tracks: 128
  • number of recording tracks: 32 (in/out)
  • supported plugin formats: VST 2, VST 3
  • sample rate: 192 kHz
  • bit rate: 32-bit floating point
  • plugins:
    • audio effects: 53
    • MIDI effects: 18
    • virtual instruments: 8
  • FX sends: 8
  • FX returns: 64
  • VST audio effect insert slots: 8
  • MIDI effect insert slots: 4
  • VST instrument slots: 32
  • mixer views: 1
  • total number of sounds: 2,664
  • included:
    • Cubase Artist 8 installation DVD (2x)
    • Quick Start guide
    • Steinberg USB e-Licenser & Cubase Artist 8 license activation code
    • Trial: HALion 5, Groove Agent 4, The Grand SE 3, Cubase Pro 8.5 (Trial AC only)

System requirements:

  • OS X 10.9/10.10 or Windows 10.11/8.x
  • Intel/AMD dual core CPU
  • 8 GB RAM (minimum 4 GB)
  • 15 GB of free hard drive space
  • screen resolution: 1,920 x 1,080 (min. 1,366 x 768)
  • USB port for USB eLicenser
  • compatible audio hardware
  • internet connection for product registration
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Steinberg Cubase Artist 8.5

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Vroeger was het kiezen voor een DAW makkelijk, Cubase op de pc of Logic op een Mac. Nu is de keus wel iets uitgebreider. Maar na veel vergelijken en alles op een rijtje zetten kwam ik toch (weer) bij Cubase uit. Eerst nog even de trial versies via de Steinberg site geprobeerd. Zal vanwege VariTune en group editing zeker nog upgraden naar de Pro versie, maar financieel gezien is het even prettiger om dat in twee stappen te doen. En dan ben je met de aankoop op Bax en een latere update goedkoper uit dan rechtstreeks via Steinberg. Nu ben ik al vaste Bax klant, maar zeker in dit geval was het wel heel voordelig. Dit keer gebruik gemaakt van de avondbezorging voor een héél kleine toeslag. Perfect!

Extreme Tweaking with Cubase 8.5

Friday 11 December 2015 By Lizanne

Recording software just keeps getting better. Steinberg has proven that once again with their latest Cubase Pro 8.5 and Artist 8.5 versions. Naturally, all functions of the previous versions have been included and in some cases, greatly improved upon, like Chord Pads and Drum and Key Editors, for example. This makes the search for the perfect sound even easier, and thanks to Transit and Connect, more social too!

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