Where is Cubase 12.5 or 13? [Update: It's here C13 is released!]

[Atlatnesiti]

Chill out dudes,
Steinberg usually updates their software in December or beginning of the year
Obviously beginning of this year has past, so it will be released late December this year- maybe

[cptgone]

Chill out dudes,
Steinberg usually updates their software in December or beginning of the year
Obviously beginning of this year has past, so it will be released late December this year- maybe

There might be delays, this time round:
viewtopic.php?t=601973

[VitaminD]

Yeah I suspect the issues with the 'direct' shop is going to be the main issue here. But if you were already expecting this in December then the wait isn't so bad.

[Examigan]

Some screenshots here: https://www.fullcompass.com/prod/625006 ... ademic-box

Are they shown anywhere else? I didn't check every page in this thread, but that link now goes to a page with no Cubase screens.

[noiseboyuk]

Some screenshots here: https://www.fullcompass.com/prod/625006 ... ademic-box

Are they shown anywhere else? I didn't check every page in this thread, but that link now goes to a page with no Cubase screens.

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[xbitz]

let's recap


- https://www.reddit.com/r/cubase/comment ... tinny_and/

WHAT’S NEW IN 13?

CHANNEL TAB
Mix on the go
The new channel tab in the Project window gives you direct access to your mix, without leaving the arrangement.
The new design means you can intuitively find what you need, letting you mix on the go in a compact, per channel view.
(PRO-ARTIST-ELEMENTS)


MIXCONSOLE
Slick, streamlined, focused
The MixConsole has been given a fresh overhaul with a slick, streamlined design to help you focus on your mix.
(PRO-ARTIST-ELEMENTS)



RANGE TOOL
Increase your range
The Range tool is one of the most powerful tools in Cubase and it’s now available in the Key Editor as well as the Drum Editor.
(PRO-ARTIST-ELEMENTS)

EDITOR
A new editor experience
Edit multiple parts from within the Key Editor and Drum Editor, switch between tracks with the Visibility tab and maintain an overview with the new Track display
(PRO)

VOCAL PRODUCTION
The ultimate vocal chain
Vocal processing is an art of its own, taking a lot of expertise and experience to master the different processing steps. The VocalChain plug-in provides dedicated modules for each step, helping to turn your recordings into professional-sounding vocal tracks.
(PRO-ARTIST)

CHORD PADS
Progress your progressions
The new chord pads make it easy to find creative chord progressions. New presets give you excellent starting points and enhanced functions make it even simpler to create unique music.
(PRO-ARTIST-ELEMENTS)

ORCHESTRAL LIBRARΥ
Sketch out your scores
Iconica Sketch allows everyone from beginners to professional composers to create full orchestral scores of the highest quality with 140 articulations for 34 instruments in a compact 5GB library.
(PRO-ARTIST-ELEMENTS)

SAMPLER TRACK
Τweak it
The Sampler Track is even more creative, thanks to stunning new Spectral Warp modes for extreme manipulation and powerful envelope creation.
(PRO-ARTIST-ELEMENTS)

VOCODER
Τhe return of a legend
Create classic robotic vocals or add analog flavor to your instruments with the legendary Steinberg Vocoder. Use up to 24 filter bands, sidechain input, and enjoy in-depth control over the sound.
(PRO-ARTIST)
COMPRESSION
Compression with character
Black Valve is a classic tube compressor with lots of warmth and character. Its sonic detail makes this tribute to one of the most iconic studio processors really stand out
(PRO)


EQUALIZER
Add class with frequency
Two new equalizers, the EQ-P1A and the EQ-M5, add a classy sound to your productions.
(PRO-ARTIST)


COMPRESSION
Be a vocal specialist
The new VoxComp is a compressor specifically designed for vocals, gently taming your recordings without compromising clarity, transients, or expression.
(PRO)

SAMPLE PACKS
Creative starting points
Be inspired by five exclusive new sample packs by Grammy-winning producer Beat Butcha, creative mastermind Sharooz, and acclaimed sample boutiques 91Vocals and Touch Loops.
(PRO-ARTIST-ELEMENTS)

STEP & MIDI INPUT - The Step and MIDI Input features are now more even powerful. Modify note lengths on the fly and add voices on top with the new polyphonic note input feature.
KEY EDITOR - MIDI CCs can now be recorded in simplified ramps to make it quicker and easier for editing the controller events afterward
TRACK VERSIONS FOR VIDEO - Working with new video edits is now more convenient with new Track Versions for the VideoTrack.
START MODES - Do you want to start from the cycle marker, the last position or your selection? Configure where playback starts to precisely match your workflow.
TRANSPORT BAR - Easily adjust the project tempo to the beat with the new Tap Tempo feature in the Transport Bar.
CHANNEL CONFIGURATION - Change the channel type from mono to stereo or vice versa with just one click
VERTICAL ZOOM - Zoom in and out vertically with the mouse wheel and decide whether you want to zoom to transport or selection.
KEY COMMANDS - The new Key Command dialog makes managing your short cuts quick and easy. Find commands easier with the dynamic filter and try new macros on the fly.The new Key Command dialog makes managing your short cuts quick and easy. Find commands easier with the dynamic filter and try new macros on the fly.
IMPORT TRACKS FROM PROJECTS - There are several new options that give you more flexibility and control when importing tracks, events, and time ranges.
MIDI PLUG-INS - MIDI plug-ins have had a design overhaul with a fresh new look
MIDI 2.0 - With support for high resolution velocity, CC, aftertouch, pitch bend, and poly pressure data, Cubase 13 is ready for the widespread adoption of MIDI 2.0.
ROUTING - You can now set instrument tracks/racks/sampler return channels as inputs for audio tracks, as well as FX and group channels.
DEMO PROJECTS - Explore three new excellent showcase demo projects, including productions by Austin Hull and Azodi.
WINDOW MANAGEMENT - Cubase now features Windows-compliant multi-window handling.
VIDEO ENGINE - The Windows video engine has been improved, including GPU hardware decoding for H264 and better overall performance

FEATURE Cubase Pro 13 Cubase Artist 13 Cubase Artist 13
Number of audio/MIDI/Instrument tracks Unlimited Unlimited 48/64/24
Physical inputs and outputs 256 32 24
Group channels 256 32 16
FX inserts/send/return channels 16 / 8 / 64 16/ 8 / 64 8 / 8 / 8
Number of included Audio effect plug-ins 87 65 45
Included VST instruments Groove Agent SE, HALion Sonic, Sampler Track, Iconica Sketch, Flux, Retrologue, Padshop, Verve, Trip Groove Agent SE, HALion Sonic, Sampler Track, Iconica Sketch, Flux, Retrologue, Padshop, Verve, Trip Groove Agent SE, HALion Sonic, Sampler Track, Iconica Sketch, Flux
Number of included instrument sounds > 3,000 >2,600 >1,000
Sample and Loop Packs 18 (> 20Gb) 18 (> 20Gb) 18 (> 20Gb)
External instruments / effects Yes (Yamaha Motif only) (Yamaha Motif only)
Scoring and notation Full Basic Basic
Chord track & Chord Pads Yes Yes Yes
Advanced comping Yes Yes -
Phase-coherent multi-track AudioWarp Yes Yes -
VariAudio pitch correction Yes Yes -
TrackVersions Yes Yes -
Advanced Audio Export Yes - -
Audio Alignment Yes - -
Control Room monitoring environment Yes - -
Dolby Atmos for music Yes - -

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Operating systems (Windows) 64-bit Windows 11 (version 22H2 or higher) and 64-bit Windows 10 (version 22H2 or higher)
Operating systems (Mac) macOS Ventura and macOS Monterey
Apple silicon-based Mac Native App and Rosetta 2 App
CPU minimum (Windows) Intel® Core™ i5 (4th Generation) or AMD Ryzen™
CPU minimum (Mac) Intel® Core™ i5 (late 2015 or later) or Apple silicon
CPU cores 4 or more
RAM minimum 8 GB
Hard disk free space (full installation) 75 GB (55 GB for Elements, AI and LE)
Display resolution minimum 1440 x 900 (at 100% UI scaling)
Graphics minimum (Windows) Graphics card with native Windows 10 support (Microsoft Basic Display Driver is not recommended)
Graphics recommended (Windows) AMD R or RX series and later or NVIDIA Series 700 and later
Graphics (Mac) Graphics card with Metal support
Graphics (GPU memory) 4 GB or higher for 4k displays
OS compatible audio hardware. ASIO-compatible audio hardware is recommended for low-latency performance.

An internet connection is required for activation, account setup and personal/product registration. A download is required for the installation.

Note: This software version does not support 32-bit plug-ins. VST 2 plug-ins only run in Rosetta 2 mode on Apple silicon-based Mac computers.
Cubase does not support VST 2 when running natively on Apple silicon Macs

- https://vi-control.net/community/thread ... ed.143538/

[kritikon]

Out of all that lot there's only a small handful that interests me. 6 features that'll be useful to me - the others likely not. And a GUI that will be worse. It's really not sounding like worth the entrance fee to me. Bring on C14...

SAMPLER TRACK...new Spectral Warp modes for extreme manipulation and powerful envelope creation - better sampler always appreciated

VOCODER - it's unlikely to be as good as the MVocoder I got, but nevertheless interesting

EQUALIZER Two new equalizers, the EQ-P1A and the EQ-M5 - depends how they sound. Most Eqs don't wow me but I won't say no to better ones

CHANNEL CONFIGURATION - Change the channel type from mono to stereo or vice versa with just one click - Yay, I like this. Way too fiddly as it is, so this is great. Some of us do actually like and use mono channels.

VERTICAL ZOOM - Zoom in and out vertically with the mouse wheel and decide whether you want to zoom to transport or selection Useful but hardly groundbreaking. I can do that with shift G & H, though it's a bit rough and ready admittedly

WINDOW MANAGEMENT - Windows-compliant multi-window handling - sounds small but could be a big improvement

[Freaqpeak]

Seems like a quite small update. Kind of underwhelming, but I don't expect much anymore...
At least they didn't remove VST2 support!

Why can't we switch/convert between mono tracks to stereo? It's a major pain to import 24 mono tracks to a new mixing session and then having to convert WAV files manually, requires a lot of steps and mouse clicking for each file... and then create new stereo tracks and re-import into the project.
I know, I can use some other tool to convert the files first. Buy why should I have to?
Other DAWs can do this with one click per channel.

EDIT: "CHANNEL CONFIGURATION - Change the channel type from mono to stereo or vice versa with just one click - Yay, I like this. Way too fiddly as it is, so this is great. Some of us do actually like and use mono channels."

HAHA, this is what i looked for and missed. I hope Cubase lets you convert the file to stereo automatically when you do this.
I change my opinion to: Looks OK.

[Sahul]

I hope Cubase lets you convert the file to stereo automatically when you do this.

Why would you want to do this? By doing so you'll simply duplicate the required space on disk without any additional benefits. If what you want is processing a mono file with stereo effects, you can simply drop the mono file to a stereo track.

[chk071]

Seems like a quite small update.

Small? Rather sounds like a lot more than any other DAW has in its paid upgrade...

[Freaqpeak]

I hope Cubase lets you convert the file to stereo automatically when you do this.

Why would you want to do this? By doing so you'll simply duplicate the required space on disk without any additional benefits. If what you want is processing a mono file with stereo effects, you can simply drop the mono file to a stereo track.

Not if you do offline processing. File has to be stereo to apply stereo fx.. at least last time I tried it.
Putting mono files on stereo tracks seems odd to me. Maybe its just OCD

[Freaqpeak]

Seems like a quite small update.

Small? Rather sounds like a lot more than any other DAW has in its paid upgrade...

Compared to other previous Cubase updates I think its weak. More like a .5 update. I dont care about extra presets, soundbanks and new mediocre VST fx...like "new" EQs/compressors.
Cubase is top notch for mixing but I dont use any of Cubase VST fx except the noise gate.

Makes me think...I wonder how popular Cubase really is, are Steinberg getting any young ppl into it now that they abondended the dongle?
Students here seems to avoid both Cubase and Protools. Logic is the most popular on Mac by far. For Windows I dont know though... would be interesting to see stats on this.
Ableton, FL Studio and Bitwig has the vast majority of all the electronica genre based students now.

[chk071]

Seems like a quite small update.

Small? Rather sounds like a lot more than any other DAW has in its paid upgrade...

Compared to other previous Cubase updates I think its weak. More like a .5 update.

New Vocoder, 2 new EQs, new Channel tab, new Vocal Chain plugin, new compressor, new design for the MIDI plugins, MIDI 2.0 support... sounds like loads of stuff to me, when I compare that with Studio One or Reaper paid updates.

Cubase always has been the fastest evolving DAW. And the one which always had the most legacy features.

[chk071]

Makes me think...I wonder how popular Cubase really is

Back in the days when I got interested in music production, it was THE DAW everyone used. I'm sure it's still one of the most popular DAWs. With Ableton, and (maybe) FL Studio, although I really never seen anyone use FL Studio. Back when it was called Fruity Loops, and everybody used warez, yeah, but, it's virtually non existant in my sphere, so, I always wonder when I read online that it's supposed to be that popular.

[kritikon]

Nah, sounds like a small update to me too. It could be considered a large update if someone will use all of those features, but most won't. 90% of that stuff is utterly irrelevant to me. The new channel tab will have to wait and see, not sure exactly what it is. Mostly fluff. But yeah, most other DAW updates tend to be mostly fluff too. Major upgrades are few and far between. TBH I never understood why so many jump straight on every new upgrade and waste their money.