Cakewalk SONAR V-Studio 100 and Steinberg Cubase 5 Bundle

Cakewalk SONAR V-Studio 100 and Steinberg Cubase 5 Bundle

Cakewalk V-Studio 100 is a portable music production studio that lets you create, record, produce and perform music with or without a computer. The V-Studio 100 features a USB 2.0 interface, live mixer with effects, standalone SD Recorder and a DAW control surface. Plus it is MAC/PC compatible.

Steinberg Cubase 5 takes all the power and flexibility from the previous versions, and bolsters it with impressive new features along with refinements of time-proven favorite features. Track and mix using 32-bit/96kHz technology and use a fresh crop of VST3 plug-ins to process your tracks. Onboard pitch correction and vocal editing tools make sure you always sound your best in Cubase 5. For those of us working with loops and beat creation, there are plenty of tools onboard. This just scratches the surface, so keep reading for the scoop on Cubase 5!

MIDI/Compositional Tools
Intuitive music notation and professional MIDI sequencing has never been easier in Cubase! Cubase 5 includes one of the most intuitive MIDI sequencers available. The Key Editor is a breathtakingly powerful yet transparent tool where melodies, chords, arrangements, and performances take shape, and where ideas are sketched out, developed and taken to their full potential. The Score Editor is a full notation environment completely integrated within Cubase and lets you view your music in the form of scores. Thanks to the full Music XML Import/Export support, even exchanging scores with other notation packages is only a matter of seconds.

VST Expression
With Cubase 5, Steinberg has innovated even further to offer even more creative compositional tools. The VST Expression feature revolutionizes working with instrument articulations. VST Expression allows seamless, transparent, and most importantly integrated editing of articulations, with full control over multiple articulations in the Key and Score Editors. Articulations noted in the Score Editor can be played back immediately by sample-based orchestra libraries - in real time.

Next-generation audio engine
The Cubase audio engine delivers a crystal-clear 32-bit floating-point resolution and 96kHz sample rate for optimal sound quality. The next-generation audio engine includes true surround capability throughout, with each track and channel offering up to six discreet channels, ready for 5.1 surround. Steinberg's VST3 standard is also supported by Cubase 5, with many additional features including dynamic I/O assignment for plug-ins that automatically adapts to the track or mixer channel the plug-in is inserted on. Cubase 5 also offers many recording features such as Retrospective Record, which means that no take ever gets lost because record mode wasn't engaged in time.

Sample Editor
The Cubase Sample Editor allows you almost limitless creative freedom while editing audio. A full editing toolset offers a huge range of functions that not only cover common editing tasks right down to the sample level. The Cubase 5 loop functions are a boon for anyone using loops in their project, including fully automatic Hitpoint recognition and the extensive yet intuitive Audio Warp tools.

Whether you want to adapt drum loops to the song tempo, transpose and time-stretch instruments or analyze and directly edit notes of monophonic vocal recordings with the new VariAudio technology, apply any of the myriad audio processes or the included next-generation VST3 plug-ins. Editing audio material is a non-destructive operation - all edits are stored in the Task List and can be undone at any time. In addition, an offline process history lets you remove, replace and edit every effect added to an audio file in the course of processing. Cubase 5 is the complete production environment for fast, intuitive and qualitatively outstanding audio tools that allow you to manipulate audio in almost any way imaginable.

Control Room
The Cubase 5 Control Room is a powerful recording and monitoring environment with custom busses and setups for up to four studio sends for performers, full talkback and metronome integration, custom monitor, setups and much more. The Control Room section is a unique recording and monitoring environment seamlessly integrating performer mixes and monitoring setups into your recording and mixing workflow. Control and switch between several different speaker setups in different configurations on the fly, create and manage up to four unique studio mixes feeding performers their own tailored mix, use the integrated Talkback function, manage audio sources feeding from tape, CD or DVD - all from one easy-to-use panel. And in conjunction with Steinberg's MR816 CSX/X Advanced Integration DSP Studio FireWire interfaces, the Control Room offers latency-free recording completely integrated into the Cubase mixer and Control Room panels, with no need to use an additional mixing application.

Effects
Cubase 5 comes with an impressive arsenal of high-quality VST effect processors, including EQ, Dynamics, Modulation, Reverb, Filters, Distortion and special effects. Together with the also included "Legacy Set" of original Cubase SX 3 effects, Cubase 5 offers a total of 56 plug-ins right out of the box, making it Steinberg's most complete plug-in set ever. More than 1,000 great-sounding presets, which really allow experiencing the excellent quality of these effects from the first moment on are waiting to be explored.

Cakewalk SONAR V-Studio 100 USB Interface Features

With Your Computer
When using it with your computer, the V-Studio 100 is a high quality audio interface and a DAW controller. Simply connect to a MAC or Windows and use your favorite software such as Sonar, Logic, Live, Cubase or the included Sonar VS digital audio workstation (Windows Only). Take your music to the next level with the VS Production Pack which is a powerful collection of effects and instruments for MAC and Windows.

USB 2.0 Interface
The V-Studio 100 is a feature-packed device which has an 8-channel audio interface, a computer-free live mixer/SD recorder and a full-fledged DAW control surface. The USB 2.0 port sends audio into your Mac or PC at high speeds. Plus you have two channels with XLR microphone preamps (with phantom power) as well as 1/4 inch TRS line inputs so you can bring in your choice of sources. The Sonar V-Studio 100's additional inputs come in the form of two TRS inputs, two RCA inputs and two channels over a digital coaxial input. That's a lot of recording capability. And on the output side, you've got flexibility as well: six analog outputs (four on TRS, two on RCA) let you send out audio to a pair of studio monitors and a handheld recorder at the same time.

High Quality USB 2.0 Audio Interface
- 8 inputs + mix/ 6 outputs, 24-bit/96 kHz quality
- 2 mic pre-amps with phantom power, Hi-Z guitar input; MIDI I/O
- ASIO, WDM, WASAPI, Core Audio support
- Compatible with DAWs such as Sonar, Logic, Live and Cubase

DAW Control
For you audio production engineers, you will love the V-Studio 100's integrated control surface. Cakewalk SONAR V-Studio 100 works with any DAW via Mackie's control protocol so you can use it in any studio without interrupting your workflow. Onboard, there's a 100mm motorized, touch-sensitive fader for writing automation and making precise level adjustments. Then, 5 rotary encoders and 11 buttons let you take control of such essential functions as level, panning, EQ, and more. An excellent features is that the V-Studio 100 provides a full transport control section.

Universal DAW Controller
- Use with any DAW through Mackie Control
- 100mm motorized touch sensitive fader
- 5 rotary encoders, 11 buttons and transport control
- Advanced control of Sonar through Active Controller Technology
- Easily transfer audio to and from any computer via USB

Away from your Computer
Record directly to Sonar V-Studio 100's SD card wherever or whenever inspiration strikes-without the need to boot up your computer. Take the VS 100 to your live gigs and use its digital mixer, reverb, compression, and EQ to mix vocals and other instruments. Use its SD recorder to play backing tracks that you produced on your computer. Even record a mix of your set directly to the SD-card. Then transfer your recorded audio to your computer for additional editing and tracking.

When you're done, upload it to the internet, burn CDs, and more.

Personal Digital Mixer
- Ideal for mixing small bands, solo musicians, DJs & home studios
- 8 inputs/ 6 outputs, plus headphones
- 4 types of reverb and 6 channels of EQ and compression

Mobile SD Recorder
- Record away from your computer
- 2 channel wave recording and playback
- Built in metronome
- Capture rehearsals and live performances or play along to backing tracks
- Easily transfer audio to and from any computer via USB

Sonar VS DAW
The included DAW (for Windows Only) is a powerful version of Sonar. Cakewalk SONAR V-Studio 100 lets you record, edit and mix your songs with professional tools, plus you can tweak up to 64 audio tracks and unlimited MIDI tracks. On top of that, five Roland virtual instruments are included, as are 12 studio-quality effects. Sonar VS DAW also makes it really easy to burn your tracks to CD or upload them to the web.

- Record, edit, mix and share your songs
- 64 audio and unlimited MIDI tracks
- 5 included virtual instruments and genuine Roland sounds
- Create backing tracks easily with new Loop Explorer and included content
- 12 studio-quality FX including Reverb, Delay, and more
- Mix like a pro using Console view
- Share your music on CD or web

VS Production Pack
Included are a suite of four effects tool and six virtual instruments for Mac and Windows. These music software tools enhance your creativity plus they sound awesome. The VX-64 vocal strip helps you snag radio-ready vocal tracks, plus you can use the Boost 11 Peak Limiter and Channel Tools to further develop your sound. On the virtual instrument front, Sonar V-Studio 100 makes guitar tones available, courtesy of Native Instruments Guitar Rig 3 LE. Then, you can come up with rich string sections and screaming synth parts with Dimension LE and Rapture LE. Also included are Studio Instruments sets for bass, drums, electric piano, and strings.

- Phenomenal suite of 4 effects and 6 instruments for Mac and Windows
- VX-64 Vocal Strip
- Native Instruments Guitar Rig 3 LE
- Boost 11 Peak Limiter
- Channel Tools
- Dimension LE
- Rapture LE
- Studio Instruments Bass
- Studio Instruments Drums
- Studio Instruments Electric Piano
- Studio Instruments Strings

Steinberg Cubase 5 Audio MIDI Software Features

32-bit floating-point audio engine

Unlimited audio, Instrument, and MIDI tracks

5.1 surround and true multichannel audio path

Audio Warp (real-time time stretching + pitch shifting)

Time Warp tool

Pitch Shifting/Time Stretching algorithm

Dithering by Apogee UV22HR

56 plug-ins included

8 virtual instruments included

Mac/PC

Vista compatible

Steinberg Cubase 5 Audio MIDI Software Minimum System Requirements

Mac OS X 10.5.5
PowerPC G5 (Intel Core Duo CPU recommended)
1024 MB RAM
Display resolution 1024 x 768 pixels recommended
CoreAudio compatible audio hardware
DVD-ROM drive with dual-layer support
4 GB of free HD space
USB component port for Steinberg Key (copy protection)(item #STE KEY)
Internet connection for license activation

Windows XP or Windows Vista*
2 GHz CPU (dual core CPU recommended)
1024 MB RAM
Display resolution 1024 x 768 pixels
Windows DirectX compatible audio hardware (ASIO compatible audio hardware recommended for low-latency performance)
DVD-ROM drive with dual-layer support
4 GB of free HD space
USB component port for Steinberg Key (copy protection) (item #STE KEY)
Internet connection for license activation

* Included Cubase 5 64-bit version natively supports Vista 64

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