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Steinberg Cubase SE Recording Software (Macintosh and Windows)

48 tracks of 24-bit/96kHz hard disk recording. Unlimited number of MIDI tracks. Editing and effects.

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"It's tight dawg" submitted November 7, 2004

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Musical Background: Active Musician
Music Style: Hip Hop, Soul, Gospel
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Sound: Same as any, you only get garbage out if you put garbage in. Dig? Feature: More effects in the package would be nice. The compressor rocks, reverb and delay are so so i say. Haven't used all effects yet (Cruncher, ect.). Quality: I've used Sonar, ProTools, Cool Edit, N'tracks Studio, ect. This is just as good as any. 24 bit recording for under $100,..... come on!! Value: Can't beat it for real. No N-tracks or Cakewalk product can compare for real VST's, Rewire (reason), Its worth $200 at least. This and a Audiophile 2496(99.00), and a Behringer mixer and you got a 48 track Studio for around 250.00. Manufacturer Support: never needed them so i don't know. But they have been conntacting me (specials, offers) so that's a plus. The Wow Factor: Interface not as sexy as SX or SL but still pretty good. Overall: Does everything you basically need it to do. 48 audio tracks unlimitec midi no crashes in 6 months.
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"Definitely Worth It!!" submitted December 27, 2004

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Musical Background: Active Musician, Producer, Recording Engineer
Music Style: Hip Hop, R&B, Urban...and just about anything else.
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Sound: The sound quality is really good but it also depends on your equipment(soundcard, mic,etc.) Feature: Limited to 48 audio tracks...its more than enough for me personally but it is nice to just have the option of as many tracks as you want. You can't really expect everything in a package for under $100 though. Quality: Excellent. Everything was just as it should be. Value: I think this is a great deal for anyone who wants a recording software to make high quality recordings but is on a budget. Definitely worth the money. I purchased it at the student discount so it was an even better price. Manufacturer Support: Terrible...thats all I have to say on that. The Wow Factor: I wouldnt mind having either of the higher priced Cubase programs but this product suits me just fine. Overall: I have used Cubase SX and Cubase SX 2 and this product has many of the same features as the higher priced Cubase Programs. Great Value.
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"Great work Steinberg!!! Pro-style for low money!!!" submitted April 24, 2007

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Musical Background: Musician, Engineer, Label Owner, Studio Musician
Music Style: Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul, Dance
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Sound: Man this is the best product on the market for the money. Screw Pro-tools or Sonar. If you are an amateur or novice producer, artist, or engineer, this program will make your work sound like it was mastered by the best. I was a nobody rap artist trying to step my game up. ha i was using Nero's Soundraxx as my sequencer. So i bought Cubase SE cause it was cheap and i needed something a lil more professional. Its the best move i could have ever made. I started a record label, get consistant airplay and have become known locally. I recommend this program to anyone with a low budget, but need big quality sound Feature: Unlimited!!! i have about 100 different plug-ins from numerous different companies and Cubase enables all of them to function efficiently and fast within the program. the VST that come with it do alot of magic cause they are indeed high quality with great panoramic quality. Sequncing is relatively easy and fun since most of the shifting and editing can be done with a few clicks of the mouse and dragging Ease of Use: it becomes pretty easy once you play with it for a few days. You learn the basics and all the things you need to get a good sound after a few days. Im still learning features as i go and i have had it for about 4 months. So i guess it would be clockwork for someone who has already used a program similar like Sonar Quality: pretty good. no problems with it yet....yet Value: its worth 4x its selling price Manufacturer Support: This is the only part where the program suffers. With it being an early outdated version, it lacks a few plug-ins and a very very important feature of rendering unlimited mp3s. It limits you to only produce 20 and says that you have to get the mp3-update from steinberg to make more. The problem is that steinberg doesnt make the update anymore so you must find a conversion program if you want mp3s of your works The Wow Factor: looks really nice and professional, complicating to the in-experienced but looks like ice cream to the knowledgeable Overall: I will eventually upgrade when i can get another $800 dollars to do so or when the price drops drastically. it does get the job done as far as quality. The only think i think Cubase 4 would have on it is that it may have more features and plug-ins
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"Another excellent product by Steinberg" submitted March 17, 2006

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Musical Background: Producer, recording engineer, and musician
Music Style: R&B, Jazz, Hip-hop, and funk
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Feature: Seems to have way more than older versions of cubase. I like how you can draw lines for fade outs. Ease of Use: Pretty good. It helps to know cubase. Very similar to most multitrack recording environments Quality: Seems to be well-made Value: Good product for the price, you can do a lot with it The Wow Factor: It's colorful and new. Overall: It's a perfectly good environment to make music in. I would definitely recommend it to Cubase users
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"Never better than this Software" submitted March 27, 2006

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Music Style: Pop
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Sound: Close to ADAT machine sound quality, indeed even better. Feature: Simple to use and best if it comes with hardware features like controller and faders,. Ease of Use: Easy to learn in days and hours. Quality: Sound dynamics seem superb with no hiss, clicks and pops. Value: Value for a good price. Manufacturer Support: On the web and not really much tangible support from dealers. Overall: In short, it's Professional standard of recording for studio works.
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"Cubase SE is a great stepping stone to the Top Recording Level" submitted April 27, 2007

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Musical Background: Engineer and Musician for years
Music Style: Rock Jazz, Folk, etc.
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Sound: This is easy recording at its best. I have done 24 Track mixes that I can conrol all the aspects of the Recording and Mixing and Mastering. It sounds fine, never had any clicking or hiss issues. Feature: This is a reliable and feature rich product, it has the Lexicon Reverb, and enough plug-ins to make a full recording production software. Ease of Use: Once you get up and running it takes care of itself. It works seamlessly with Sample Tank, and a bunch of VST Plug-Ins Quality: This is very reliable...it is a great stepping stone to Cubase 4 Value: $99.00 you can't be that! Manufacturer Support: Not needed The Wow Factor: Not the most popular...but it work great, and you have a great www.Cubase.com Forum if you did have any problems! Overall: This will be be in my studio for a long time!
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"Great and user friendly easy to use." submitted April 14, 2005

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Sound: It is easy to use but lacks in certain areas as far as audio. By far easier to use than Cakewalk Home Studio. Would love to upgrade to SX for more features.
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"Could be sold at twice the price and still be a great value." submitted March 2, 2005

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Musical Background: Freelance Producer and Engineer
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Sound: Its digital, what goes in comes out. Everything is dependant on the quality of your soundcard/interface. Feature: For what it does, its great. Incredibly easy to use. 48 audio tracks, unlimited MIDI (which I never use). Pretty good effects. For this to only be $99, you get an insane amount of options. Quality: Its software. No mechanical parts and all that stuff. I haven't encountered any bugs. Value: All I needed was a multi-track recorder and for that, this thing is great. The best $99 I've ever spent. Manufacturer Support: Never had to use it. The Wow Factor: The interface is very sleek and hi-tech looking. But its just software. I don't know how much sex appeal some computer code can have... unless its code for a porn website. Overall: I expect to use this for a long time. The most vocal tracks i've used so far is 35 and on average I only use about 16-21. I'll upgrade once I progress into doing bigger projects.
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"if you love music and wanna get a studio started.this is a must have.very powerful tool in my studio.4 this price.its worth it i" submitted March 1, 2009

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Music Style: hiphop/reggaton/
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Sound: the sound is very clean.it all depends on the gear your working with.and what you know? Feature: the features are geat.really easy to use.you have everything you need right in front of you to sound proffesional.good varioty affects on this Ease of Use: really easy to use. ive bin working with cubase for 2and half years naw.got plenty of work done with this.didnot use the manual much.but the manul booklet is preety big.plenty of information in there. Quality: good quality.i got 2 of them for just incase you know wata i mean. Value: at this amayzing price you cant beat that. Manufacturer Support: never delt with support issues. The Wow Factor: very sexy.cant live with out it.if i could i would marry this one Overall: cubase will be with me for many years.if i was to replace it i would still use it hear in there.but it would be replaced with a more upgraded cubase.these programs are basically all the same.its all about how much time you put in to it.how good you adapt to it.i chose cubase because most producers use protools.every one goes left i go right.like i said these programs are all the same its wat you know.i got 2 of them so if they steal mine got the back up.wat i like the most is how easy it is to create music and the voriaty of affects.no regrets.
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"Cubase SE doesn't work on Mac OS 10.4" submitted June 18, 2005

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Overall: Does not work on anything above Mac OS 10.3.9. Steinberg say the installer will not work on 10.4 or 10.4.1. Users have been waiting for an upgraded installer for some time now, without word from Steinberg. If you want to use Cubase SE on a modern Mac, for the time being, don't buy this product.
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