Tailored to musicians, home studios and anyone on a tight budget, Cubase Essential 4 is a streamlined version of Steinberg's Cubase 4.

Features :

• 64 audio tracks, unlimited MIDI tracks, 44 included VST3 and MIDI plug-ins, 16 VST instrument slots, full latency compensation
• Integrated HALionOne sampling instrument with over 100 playable instruments including waves from the Yamaha Motif synthesizer
• Built-in Amp Simulator for instant guitar recording with 14 amps and 10 speaker simulations with a new, easy-to-use interface
• AudioWarp real-time time stretching and pitch shifting with formant correction for natural-sounding transposition and full tempo matching
• Arranger Track with pattern-based arranging tools stores up to 16 different arrangements for on-the-fly reordering of song sections, experimenting with arrangements or live performances
• MediaBay sound management technology for intuitive management of all audio, MIDI and video files, track and instrument presets with in-context auditioning
• Instrument Tracks offer fast and efficient handling of VST instruments and add VST instruments to a project in a one-step operation
• Track Presets are best combined with the MediaBay for instant saving and recall of audio, MIDI and instrument track parameters, including drag and drop into the project or onto an existing track
• Drag & Drop for Insert FX for fast swapping of inserts and copying/moving plug-ins between tracks in the Cubase Essential 4 mixer
• Cross-platform: Windows XP and Vista, Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5, Universal Binary
• Many more new features for customers upgrading from Cubase SE3 including Track Freeze, VST Plug-in Bridge, a redesigned Sample Editor, Advanced QuickTime 7 Support and much more.

- Mac OS X Version 10.4 or 10.5
- Power Mac G4 1 GHz or Intel Core Solo 1.5 GHz
- 512 MB RAM
- DVD drive required for installation
- CoreAudio compatible audio hardware is required
- USB port required for Steinberg Key (copy protection device)
- Internet connection required for license activation