What is the Difference Between Cubase Elements, Artist and Pro? | FAQ

Do you want to know what version of Cubase is right for you? Are you ready to take your music creativity to a new level? Are you prepared for a full-featured professional audio workstation? There are many questions you should ask before investing in a DAW. Does it have pitch correction for vocal recordings? Can I use it to compose quickly? Can I quantize MIDI and audio? What instruments and effects are included? Does it have professional editing and mixing features? This video runs you through the feature set for each version and offers real-life creative applications so that you can decide which version of Cubase is perfect for your creative setup.

It doesn't matter if you are new to the game, a one-person production powerhouse, a singer-songwriter or a professional composer, producer or mixing engineer. Every one of us creates music for a different reason and that's why each version of Cubase is tailored to provide a professional solution that caters to all of our exacting needs.

By the end of this video, you will have a clear idea of the features that are available to each of the three different versions. Watch now for the most comprehensive feature comparison between Cubase Elements, Artist and Pro!

We hope you find this video entertaining and useful. If you like what you see, please leave a comment and tell us what you think. Thank you.
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[beatweezl]

Cubase Elements: 00:00; Cubase Artist: 03:46; Cubase Pro: 07:35

[roccox]

Just bought a copy of Cubase Artist... The best thing that i've ever done in my entire life.

[jamc]

its absolutely mind boggling how far cubase has come since it fitted on a single disquette 😀

[thecompilationcity]

I upgraded to artist this year because theres alot of extra features. For a creative type cubase is one of the best for song writing with its great sounding groove drum vst with loads of patterns at your fingertips. I love the drum vst as a guitarist who doesn't always feel like programming drums, when I want to jam and get creative I'll drag and drop drum patterens right to the track .

[andesneko]

Got elements a while a go but haven't touched it much... I had no idea I had so many features lol.
Nice.

[stoneysweat]

Just got pro after having elements for 10 years! So stoked!

[apeksh]

I watched it for almost 12 times. I'm still confused

[WellBeingAcademy]

I am looking for a software that can easily "catch" my ideas played on my Korg Kronos II, and than make a full length track.

Which version is the best for me? Thank you in advance for your answer.

Also, can I use AVID pro dongle for Cubase?

[Sasha_May]

No sidechain in Elements. Everyone forgets to mention about it. Sidechain is a must for every production and mix session regardless of their complexity. Maybe I just don't need Artist or Pro with all their features, but only need a sidechain.

[DJHERMANPR]

Awesome Cubase 💥💥👊👊💥💥Will be changing soon From Protools 12.6 and Fl Studio 20 Signature to Cubass 10.5 Pro best Software Ever everything in One and well made. January 18 2020 will be my Crossover Date 🙏🙏 And i know the video was for Cubase 10 i am just enjoying all the videos 👊👊💥👊👊

[jayboom]

Take a shot every time he says "packed."

[summoningdeath]

Used to love cubase but I dont have a lot of money to have the cubase pro and reaper is stealing my heart in so many ways, I will miss cubase =(

[KrepooMc]

If you're not a producer cubase elements it's perfect with an bundle from waves and izotope 9.
Especially you do rap...

[spacecadetlostintransit]

I’ve been using GarageBand but I want to try out cubase cause of the orchestral instruments authenticity

[asaphgospelmusic]

Thank you for this video Im trying to buy cubase 7.5 Artist
I want to ask one thing, If my computer has a problem How many time can I re install and got activation? please

[hyruleorchestra]

When will Cubase get a video export feature? The new video engine is great but now we even lost the possibility to replace audio in existing video files.
This is a necessary feature for all media composers. I now have to use a video editor to export proper demos to my clients which costs hours in a large project!

[Impulse-One]

I need to upgrade from Cubase 9.5 Elements AI - Artist 13 looks right for me so this is my next one, after lots of issues with my free version from 2016 lol..i think its time!

[AlSween]

I love Cubase but some things you don't know what you are missing until you look for it. I had Cubase 5 forever... I now have 10.5 Elements. Randomly I found that Pitch Shift is not offered in Elements. No biggie since I have plenty of 3rd party plugins that do that though.

[RecordingStudio]

I did recently upgrade to 9.5, still discovering new things :)

[Disregardedinc]

Is elements capable to make full albums. I make more minamalist music so audio and midi tracks aren’t a problem but feature wise is there anything that is missing in elements that just can’t be done by VST?