Cubase 6.5 what is new

There's also the usual choice of modulation and delay effects. Then, of course, there are the two LFOs, each delivering one of six waveforms, which can be tempo-sync'ed if required.

I was mildly disappointed to find there was no audio side-chain input for the LFO, which would have been a nice touch for creating more complex control modulations. The icing on the Retrologue cake, though, is the Matrix section, which enables the user to set up some pretty sophisticated control-source routing.

As well as the usual LFOs, mod and pitch wheels, filter and amp envelopes and the like, you can select VST note expression inputs as the source. You can also set up routing buses within the Matrix, which gives you a massive degree of control if you're prepared to put the time into programming your own patches — and if you're not, again there's a generous complement of presets that will satisfy the lazier composers amongst you!

All in all, then, this is a decently specified synth, and it sounds damned good to boot. Essentially, the Morph Filter offers a useful range of high-, low- and band-pass resonant filters, and allows you to blend between two of them at once. Again, it's a useful addition, particularly if you want to perform automated filter sweeps, and although it's hardly the most ground-breaking of tools, it works really well and sounds good.

To me, it's more of a performance effect, as its name implies, which might best be used in conjunction with a control surface of some sort — but I can see that it could also be used with automation to create interesting remix effects. With the exception of the old Quadrafuzz plug-in, for which I always had a soft spot, the VST Amp Rack plug-in is the first of Steinberg's guitar processors that I've really liked.

In Cubase 6. The bottom line is that it sounds rather good, with several really usable amp and cab models, a decent array of effects that can be inserted pre- or post-preamp section, and a handy master section.

We've also been given a couple of useful new effects for VST Amp Rack, a maximiser and a limiter, both workmanlike and welcome additions, but their presence does make me wonder why there aren't VST insert slots that allow you use Cubase's existing complement of processors and effects in VST Amp Rack. I do have one reservation, which is by no means a deal-breaker. When inserting this plug-in, there was a significant boost to the level of the signal, sufficient to clip at the output or in subsequent plug-ins in the chain.

I suppose you could argue that an amplifier should boost signals, but it's not massively helpful in a DAW context! On the plus side, the plug-in now features both input and output level metering, so it's easier to see what's going on in this respect. As I stated at the outset, this is a genuinely useful update to Cubase, and if you're wondering whether to updgrade from Cubase 6, I wouldn't blink: it's well worth the asking price. If you're looking to buy Cubase for the first time, while it — just like any other DAW — is not going to please all of the people all of the time, I think the traditional criticism of its bundled plug-ins, limited routing flexibility, multitrack editing and so on are now out of date.

With VST Amp Rack coming of age, a decent complement of synths, drum instruments and sample-based instruments, a great-sounding convolution reverb and an ever-growing list of bundled plug-ins, it's fair to say that Cubase has very much caught up with the pack in this respect. In other areas — such as groove and hitpoint detection, quantisation, multitrack comping and pitch and time manipulation, it's now up there with the best.

And let's not forget that there are still more features like the drum editor that have been around for a while and are, for me at least, easier to use than on any other DAW. Certainly, whatever your DAW preference, it's hard to argue that anything else offers a great deal more functionality.

I've read a number of reports on the Internet of users suffering with installer problems in Windows, and should mention that I had frustrating time of it myself. The full installer is a hefty 8GB or so, so I opted to download the smaller update from Cubase 6. Unfortunately, the installer was corrupt: after three separate download attempts, it kept hanging when trying to unpack some files associated with PadShop. Retreating from that battle, I gritted my teeth and downloaded the full installer which worked fine on the second attempt the first worked, but the PadShop source WAVs weren't installed.

The exception was that I lost my Cubase 6 preferences. It took a while but, as you can see from the gloriously brown screenshots, I was able to retrieve the original XML preferences file! I should stress that there are plenty of people who have had no problems, and that after early problems with updater files for Windows, Steinberg made a new version available. In any case, I'd suggest that you stick with good practice and set a restore point on your operating system prior to installation.

While the headline updates don't appear, at first glance, to add up to a great deal, this is actually one of the most useful Cubase updates yet, and the program is maturing nicely. There are valuable additions for programmers and synth heads, as well as for anyone doing serious mixing and editing. The new group comping tool is probably worth the upgrade price alone if you often work with layered backing vocals or multitrack drums. Both 64 and bit versions of Cubase installed.

Installation Teething Troubles I've read a number of reports on the Internet of users suffering with installer problems in Windows, and should mention that I had frustrating time of it myself. Pros New comping tool is simple and effective, and makes multitrack comping a breeze. Retrologue synth sounds great, and PadShop extends the sound palette nicely.

Rationalised hitpoint, groove, warp tab and marker functions are a real time-saver. Comp Tool Watch the Comp Tool as it is taken through its paces. AudioWarp Audio warping has been streamlined and now found in the Quantize Panel. Amp Rack The Amp Rack is given a run through showing its new features. Product Overview Just upgrade to the latest version of Cubase?

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The mid-priced Cubase Artist version includes the core technologies and tools that make Cubase indispensable for music production. The updates to Cubase 6. More than that, we've added to the VST Amp Rack, with new effects pedals and artist signature presets that'll give guitarists the fat tone that their guitars deserve," Vogt added. The virtual analog Retrologue and the granular Padshop synthesizers are two brand-new VST instruments introduced in this update.

Retrologue features two oscillators, each with a maximum of eight widely detunable voices, one sub and one noise oscillator, alongside presets and sounds. Padshop features two individual layers in granular textures that are mixed and processed with a dozen high-quality filters, modulation and delay effects.

Each layer consists of two LFOs, two ADSR envelopes and one oscillator together with new control parameters for generating up to eight grain-streams, plus quality onboard presets for immediate inspiration. New effects in Cubase 6.

Remarkable enhancements have found their way into the 6. The marriage between hitpoint and AudioWarp results in enhanced quantization capabilities, such as warp quantizing in the Quantize panel, warp markers from hitpoints and perfectly manageable, non-destructive quantization.

More features new to Cubase and Cubase Artist are SoundCloud connectivity with its Upload Manager for easy dissemination of personal songs.