Designed for professional music production from the ground up, Cubase 4 comes with a total of 66 plug-ins (including 33 brand-new VST3s) and four new software instruments. The revolutionary SoundFrame is a powerful combination of Track Presets, Instrument Tracks, and MediaBay database to help organize all your sounds from every instrument – both software and hardware. Virtual Control Room lets you control your headphone and monitor mixes from directly inside your DAW. (Includes all Cubase Studio features.)

Cubase 5 comes with fully integrated new tools for working with loops, beats and vocals, combining with new composition features to take musical creativity to new heights. With stunning innovations and additional enhancements that boost productivity and performance, Cubase 5 represents the absolute cutting edge in digital audio workstations. Features include: Beat Creation and Loop Mangling – use the included LoopMash, Groove Agent One, or Beat Designer to lay down a groove or mix it up; Vocal Editing and Pitch Correction – use VariAudio to transcribe the vocal line, or fix it with PitchCorrect to create the perfect vocal take; New Dimensions for Your Mix – all-new flexible and transparent automation handling – try the new REVerence, the first VST3 multi-channel convolution reverb processor; Next-Generation Performance and Faster Workflow – 64-bit support and low latency makes for high performance and smoother workflow; More Creative Compositional Tools – work with the Ultra-Intuitive VST Expression, explore the new expanded HALion One sound library, or get a 90-day trial of HALion Symphonic Orchestra 16-bit special edition.

All of this and so much more at a new low price!

Cubase 5 comes with fully integrated new tools for working with loops, beats and vocals, combining with new composition features to take musical creativity to new heights. With stunning innovations and additional enhancements that boost productivity and performance, Cubase 5 represents the absolute cutting edge in digital audio workstations. Features include: Beat Creation and Loop Mangling – use the included LoopMash, Groove Agent One, or Beat Designer to lay down a groove or mix it up; Vocal Editing and Pitch Correction – use VariAudio to transcribe the vocal line, or fix it with PitchCorrect to create the perfect vocal take; New Dimensions for Your Mix – all-new flexible and transparent automation handling – try the new REVerence, the first VST3 multi-channel convolution reverb processor; Next-Generation Performance and Faster Workflow – 64-bit support and low latency makes for high performance and smoother workflow; More Creative Compositional Tools – work with the Ultra-Intuitive VST Expression, explore the new expanded HALion One sound library, or get a 90-day trial of HALion Symphonic Orchestra 16-bit special edition.

All of this and so much more at a new low price!

Written by teachers for teachers, the Classroom Resource Pack provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive set of materials for teaching music in schools with computer technology, and uses the industry-standard Cubase 4 or Cubase Studio 4 as the technology platform.

Bringing to your desktop powerful tools for composing, recording, editing and mixing, Cubase Essential 4 is your entry-level ticket to the world of Cubase. Cubase Essential 4 shines with the same user interface and award-winning Audio Engine as Steinberg's flagship Cubase 4. And that means when it comes to audio quality and intuitive handling, Cubase Essential rivals its bigger brothers. Any way you choose to use it – as a sequencer for your home recording studio or a multi-track recorder for the band rehearsal room – with Cubase Essential 4 you get the real deal at an unbeatable budget price.