Cubase Elements offers the world of Cubase in a streamlined, instantly accessible music production environment. Using the same technology platform as its siblings in the Cubase family, Cubase Elements turns your Mac or PC into a full-on music studio, complete with audio and MIDI tracks, virtual instruments and FX, a virtual mixing desk, chord tools to help you compose your songs as well as many other exciting music features to explore at your leisure. Cubase Elements offers easy-to-use capabilities for more intuitive songwriting, a broad range of instruments to inspire you and a rich palette of effects to help polish the results to a professional level.
- Award-winning 64-bit floating-point Steinberg audio engine with up to 192 kHz
- 48 audio, 64 MIDI & 24 Instrument tracks
- Effect suite with 45 high-end audio plug-ins
- Two outstanding VST Instruments with over 1.000 included instrument sounds, HALion Sonic SE 3, Groove Agent SE 5
- NEW: Improved MIDI Remote controller integration
- NEW: Audio to MIDI chords
- Native Apple silicon support
- And many more….
Cubase Elements 12 also features the new Steinberg Licensing system
Compare Cubase Versions
All versions of Cubase share the same pristine sound quality and ease of use that make Cubase one of the world’s most popular recording and production solutions. Depending on the size and complexity of your projects, your feature requirements and budget, you can choose the Cubase version that fits you best. If you find that you need more facilities, of course you can upgrade.
System Requirements
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Cubase Pro 12 |
Cubase Artist 12 |
Cubase Elements 12 |
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Operating systems (Windows) |
64-bit Windows 10 Version 1909, 64-bit Windows 10 Version 2004, 64-bit Windows 10 Version 20H2, 64-bit Windows 11 Version 21H2 (or higher) |
64-bit Windows 10 Version 1909, 64-bit Windows 10 Version 2004, 64-bit Windows 10 Version 20H2, 64-bit Windows 11 Version 21H2 (or higher) |
64-bit Windows 10 Version 1909, 64-bit Windows 10 Version 2004, 64-bit Windows 10 Version 20H2, 64-bit Windows 11 Version 21H2 (or higher) |
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Operating systems (Mac) |
macOS Mojave, macOS Catalina, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey |
macOS Mojave, macOS Catalina, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey |
macOS Mojave, macOS Catalina, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey |
| Apple silicon–based Mac | Rosetta 2 App | Rosetta 2 App | Rosetta 2 App |
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CPU minimum |
Intel Core i series or AMD Ryzen multi-core |
Intel Core i series or AMD Ryzen multi-core |
Intel Core i series or AMD Ryzen multi-core |
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CPU recommended (Windows) |
Intel i5 or faster |
Intel i5 or faster |
Intel i5 or faster |
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RAM minimum |
4 GB |
4 GB |
4 GB |
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RAM recommended |
8 GB |
8 GB |
8 GB |
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Hard disk free space |
35 GB |
35 GB |
25 GB |
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Display resolution minimum |
1440 x 900 |
1440 x 900 |
1440 x 900 |
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Display resolution recommended |
1920 x 1080 |
1920 x 1080 |
1920 x 1080 |
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Graphics Minimum (Windows) |
Graphics card with Open GL 2.0, DirectX 10 and WDDM 1.1 support (Windows only) |
Graphics card with Open GL 2.0, DirectX 10 and WDDM 1.1 support (Windows only) |
Graphics card with DirectX 10 and WDDM 2.0 support (Windows only) |
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OS compatible audio hardware |
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Internet connection for |
installer download, license activation, account sign up and product registration |
installer download, license activation, account sign up and product registration |
installer download, license activation, account sign up and product registration |
