Cubase Pro condenses decades of music software development experience into the most advanced and intuitive audio production environment available today. Cubase Pro 12 comes with significant new features and workflow enhancements which make composing, recording, and mixing music even more creatively rewarding. From improved MIDI Remote integration and improved editing tools to enhanced audio-to-MIDI and new effects, Cubase Pro 12 will bring your creative ideas to life better - and faster - than ever.

Award-winning 64-bit floating-point Steinberg audio engine with up to 192 kHz
Unlimited number of audio / MIDI / Instrument tracks
Complete effect suite with over 90 high-end audio and MIDI VST effect processors
Four outstanding VST Instruments with over 3.000 included instrument sounds, HALion Sonic SE 3, Groove Agent SE 5, Padshop 2 and Retrologue 2
NEW: Improved MIDI Remote controller integration
NEW: FX Modulator - advanced, multi-effect modulation
NEW: Improved AudioWarp with phase-coherent multi-track warp
NEW: Scale Assistant in VariAudio
NEW: Audio to MIDI chords
NEW: Verve - a beautifully atmospheric felt piano.
NEW: Raiser - flexible limiter
NEW: Enhanced Logical Editors
Native Apple silicon support
And many more.

Cubase 12 also features the new Steinberg Licensing system, which means the Steinberg USB eLicenser is not required anymore.

System requirements

Operating systems (Windows): 64-bit Windows 11 (version 21H2 or higher), 64-bit Windows 10 (version 21H2 or higher)
Operating systems (Mac): macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur
Apple silicon-based Mac: Native App
CPU minimum (Windows): rIntel Core™ i5 (4th Generation) or AMD Ryzen™
CPU minimum (Mac): rIntel Core™ i5 (mid 2013 or later) or Apple silicon
CPU cores: 4 or more
RAM minimum: 8 GB
Hard disk free space (full installation): 70 GB
Display resolution minimum at 100% UI scaling: 1440 x 900
Graphics minimum (Windows): Graphics card with native Windows 10 support
(Microsoft Basic Display Driver is not recommended)
Graphics recommended (Windows): AMD R or RX series and later or
NVIDIA Series 700 and later
Graphics (Mac): Graphics card with Metal support
Graphics (GPU memory): 4 GB or higher for 4k displays

OS compatible audio hardware
ASIO-compatible audio hardware is recommended for low-latency performance.
An internet connection is required for activation, account setup and personal / product registration. A download is required for the installation.
Note: This software version does not support 32-bit plug-ins. VST 2 plug-ins only run in Rosetta 2 mode on Apple silicon-based Mac computers. Cubase does not
support VST 2 when running natively on Apple silicon Macs.