Direct Offline Processing | New Features in Cubase Pro 9.5

Welcome to another new feature of Cubase Pro 9.5! Direct Offline Processing extends your creative potential with the improved workflow of clip-based offline processing. Apply any kind of process offline in a VST plug-in chain for one or multiple selected clips — with the feel of real-time effects — while maintaining a low CPU performance load. This way your MixConsole stays nice and uncluttered and, at the same time, paves the way for further non-destructive changes.

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[DmitryMudrov]

This is a super feature, guys! Thank you for doing this. And please add the ability to create a preset so that I can transfer several effects from one sample to another.

[radicalhealthnetwork]

Is there a way to hear it with the rest of the mix while processing? The audition button only lets you hear the track by itself.

[PrincipalAudio]

This is one of those game-changing features! CPU processing power is still fairly limited unless people have a budget for an Intel 7980XE 18-core CPU (doubtful but for the biggest studios). My 6-core is pushed to the limit in every single project, so being able to apply FX to audio in this way will save a ton of CPU power that I can use for additional CPU-heavy VST instruments.

[simontrem]

On previous versions, this option had a dry/wet slider before the apply button. As far as this video shows, it seems that it has been removed? That was really useful to make parallel processing with plugins that didn't have a wet/dry knob. However, I like the idea that you can now put several plugin in chain in the offline processing.

[jasonjasonjasonjasonjason]

someone just showed me this on facebook when I was complaining about pro tools being

God bless you Steinberg

[강현준-mf]

I need help, my direct offline process doesn't work. When I render into audio file, then run any effect on it, the status don't show the check mark like the video, instead '!' (exclamation mark) appears. I've been wondering why this thing happens. Can someone give me a help? I'm desperate.

[SergeyDMitrievOverheat]

Is it possible to copy plugins (processes) of one frame to another frame?

[joesbrands]

Hi, I'm a pro user and wanted to make the switch to pro tools today ... because of the slow GUI performance of cubase 9.2 on osx (mac).
Can anyone tell this (on the stein berg forum much talked about) issue has been fixed?
(the avid website to buy pro tools was already op on my other screen, when I saw someone posting the cubase update on Facebook
 ... there is a minor change I'm staying ;-) )

[KlanglaborBerlin]

How long do we have to wait for a version that runs on OSX High Sierra ?

[stephen]

so how do save a chain of presets in DOP? I'm new to cubase and trying to figure out how to set and forget DOP per track, get it the way I like it and then not worry about it, Ive tried baking it into a template etc.... but since DOP is applied only to "existing selected events" near as I can tell there is no way bake into a project? What am I missing? Please help me understand I'm stupid

[yustwastaken]

I heard the Cubase GUI is a bit slow on Mac, is this still the case? I'd switch to Cubase just for this offline processing feature but I don't want it to be sluggish.

[SRWZEN]

This is CRAZY... I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but hopefully Steinberg will hear us? Not sure if they are mainly focused on acquiring new customers, with these new features that are great selling pints and ideas but complicate their core of users workflow.

I've been a long time user, not as long as some but 15 years maybe...New-ish forum member. But some of these issues are really making the idea of learning a new DAW attractive. (DP or PT I guess. Logic looks easy but more like just using Garage Band.)

After years of building PCs that Cubase crushed time and time again. I purchased a Mac Book Pro a couple of years ago, and last week a "new" Mac Pro Trashcan and upgraded it to 64GBs, just for Cubase and all the problems I've had. I even got the 4 core faster clock vs more cores because of the lack of multicore support. I purchased and set up Vienna Pro / Server to offload Kontakt, etc. to a cheap old PC (works well btw.)... I've made just about every upgrade possible within reason and still more issues with new releases. I've purchase old version of Mac OSX, Run CB Pro8 just so I can use the cleanup feature, etc. Again I'm sure most folks here, are right there with me... But I need my DAW to get out of my way and make, making music easier. This is ridiculous.

When I see new feature, I see new problems, like Direct Off Line Processing, which is why I am here. If I want to Normalize a group of vocal overdubs, It creates 64 GBs of edits. Last night it was 164 GB from the encrimental changes to normalization. This is on a 1TB Thunderbolt Samsung Pro SSHDD that I use on both computers, I need that space and don't want to spend $500 more dollars on HDs so I can do what I used to do without creating all these audio renderings.

Thats all, frustrated. Tired of reading blogs and manuals, and watching videos... I want to make music.

- Sean Ryder Williams

[yakmartin]

Looks nice and useful, just: Do I have that in Cubase Artist 9.5?
I (and maybe other users) would highly appreciate info on that ("Pro only" or thelike) in the description, rather than having to check your Features Comparison Chart.
Anyway: Great gear, keep it up!
🐻👌🏻💕🕹🎹

[psycholarge]

9.5 just 5 10th shy of perfection happy.