(An upcoming release will require OS X.2.) Both SX and SL work with Steinberg’s VST System Link system to interconnect multiple computers via ASIO soundcards and standard digital audio cables for more DSP power. For a Mac, you must have a G3 350MHz processor with 256 MB of system RAM and OS X. Minimum system requirements are somewhat heavy-duty: On a PC, you’ll need a PIII 500MHz processor with 256 MB of system RAM and Windows 2000 or XP. (For example, going from Emagic’s Logic Audio to Cubase SX is $299.) Upgrades from Cubase VST Versions 5.x to the new Cubase cost $149, and Steinberg also offers crossgrades. At the time of this field test, both versions were only shipping for PC, but by the time you’re reading this, Mac versions should be available. (An SL version, which lacks the more advanced auto-mation, surround and score features of Cubase SX, is $499.) For those of you who keep track of Steinberg’s product line, Cubase SX takes the place of Cubase VST/32 and Cubase Score, and Cubase SL replaces Cubase VST. The company reports that Cubase SX, as the new software is dubbed (SX doesn’t actually stand for anything), is so named because “Cubase SX is not an updated Cubase version it is completely redesigned.” Though many of the program’s windows and commands will be familiar to Cubase users, there are many redesigned interfaces and a seriously revamped audio engine.Ĭubase SX retails for $799. However, Steinberg has broken with tradition with the latest incarnation of its flagship application, Cubase VST.
Generally, keeping track of the latest revision is easy enough if you check for posted updates and revisions. In order to stay competitive, digital audio-sequencing programs must be continually updated and upgraded.
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