Comments on: The Top 6 New Features of Cubase 5

By: Ranke Lidyek

Ranke Lidyek — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:57:14 +0000

Cubase rocks. Reason is my favorite, but Cubase is the best DAW IMO. Great audio manipulation. I don’t care about the dongle (I even have another with Record and Pro Tools). Just go out and buy a little USB powerstrip type hub with ports and put all your midi and dongles in the same USB port. Shouldn’t be a problem.

By: Darin Boyd

Darin Boyd — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:04:25 +0000

I agree with you. It is a pain. My dongle just died after a few months of use and I have to buy a new one, mail the old one to Yamaha (after an hour on the phone), wait for them to issue a code and then go through the activation hassle again. So, I have to pay another $30 from my pocket based on THEIR choice of protection. Hardly seems fair. They could at least make it iLok compatable. They make great products, but their representation and support in the US blows. I am switching to Logic.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:40:01 +0000

I have Cubase 5 and I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT…..IT WORKS SO AWESOME WITH AUDIO…BUT SLOWS DOWN WHEN I USE ALOT OF MIDI TRACKS OR PLAY ABOUT 6+ AUDIO TRACKS WITH EFFECTS. ANYWAY…does anyone know how and where I can access the beat designer?

By: tim

tim — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:34:19 +0000

used to use DECK – macromedia – the DECK BIAS – but also longtime fan and user of cubase , started on cubase4 and 5 back longtime ago on mac , then move into sx1 sx2 C4 and now cubase 5 is out – feel like deja vu – dint i own a cubase5 before – freaky – anyways cubase is the best out there – easy smart groundbreaking – i also own protools logic8 and sonar – and i always prefer cubase

By: Garii

Garii — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:17:12 +0000

You can use a computer to run Cubase 5

I’m sure MBOX Mini is supported though, just select it’s individual asio driver in the device setup window.

By: Far

Far — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:46:33 +0000

C5 is the best DAW !
And here are my 6 top reasons I’ll use Cubase:

1) The dongle.
2) The dongle.
3) The dongle.
4) The dongle.
5) The dongle.
6) The dongle.

By: Chris Davies

Chris Davies — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:26:42 +0000

The argument against the dongle is understandable but high level software protection is important. As a game developer (www.floatingpointstudios.co.uk) we would never consider using DRM but then again our games cost the same as a couple of pints… something that justifies paying several hundred quid to use, such as Cubase, without additional extras, requires that much more protection to ensure that the many thousaneds of man hours that go into producing such a product do not go unrewarded. I personally would be extremely annoyed if our games were mass-pirated wheter I got paid or not – we simpy want to trust and be trusted by consumers. Steinberg and other specialist developers should realise that although their intentions are just they do not constitute a step forward in the long term protection of their software and the professionalism of their company.

By: Joel Falconer

Joel Falconer — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:54:16 +0000

Vladimir, I’m with you personally — though I can see why it might be a legitimate problem with some and that is simply this: USB slots do not grow on trees. Until I spent a bunch of money on a hub, I couldn’t have used my audio interface and Cubase at the same time.

By: vladimir poopen

vladimir poopen — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:37:41 +0000

USB hub! CPU clock cycle…. come on that’s minimal

By: vladimir poopen

vladimir poopen — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:36:36 +0000

They trust you as long as you have a dongle. What’s so bad about it? Oh.. you wanna download a crack… make money off your music and not pay the developers… I get it. Mo… thanks for the high level overview. I upgraded from SX3 to 5 today. Looking forward to it.