Cubase Artist 16 is the comprehensive music production environment for musicians, songwriters and producers who want to develop their ideas into complete productions with MIDI, audio and mixing tools.

The education version is aimed at students and teachers; proof of eligibility is required, according to Steinberg a valid ID showing current enrolment for students and proof of employment for teachers. Unlimited audio, MIDI and instrument tracks and twelve virtual instruments and libraries, including HALion Sonic, Groove Agent SE, Retrologue and Padshop, with over 2600 sounds plus more than 20 GB of samples and loops are ready for electronic music, songwriting and recording. Beats and melodies take shape with Drum Machine, Pattern Sequencer and Sampler Track, vocals and instruments are refined with comping, VariAudio 3 and Audio Warp Quantize, and MixConsole, automation and mastering presets are there for the mix. New in Cubase 16 are Instrument Stacks, the DrumChain multi-effect, VocalTouch, Omnivocal Basic, Module for HALion Sonic and the Strum and Stretch functions in the Key Editor, among others.

Features

• Unlimited audio, MIDI and instrument tracks
• 12 virtual instruments and libraries with over 2600 sounds, over 20 GB of samples and loops
• Drum Machine, Pattern Sequencer and Sampler Track for beats and melodies
• VariAudio 3, Audio Warp Quantize and comping for recording and audio editing
• Chord Pads, Scale Assistant and Score Editor for composing and songwriting
• New: Instrument Stacks, DrumChain, VocalTouch, Omnivocal Basic, Strum and Stretch in the Key Editor

Technical details

• Type: DAW software (education version)
• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Architecture: 64-bit
• Licensing: Steinberg Licensing (account-based), activation on up to three computers at a time, Internet connection required once for activation
• Content: 12 virtual instruments and libraries, over 2600 instrument sounds, over 20 GB of samples and loops

System requirements

• macOS 15 Sequoia, macOS 26 Tahoe or macOS 27 Golden Gate (native on Apple silicon or via Rosetta 2)
• Windows 10 (64-bit) version 22H2 or later, or Windows 11 (64-bit) version 25H2 or later
• Processor Windows (minimum): Intel Core i5 8th generation, AMD Ryzen 3000 series or Windows on Arm processor
• Processor Mac (minimum): Intel Core i5 (late 2018 or later) or Apple silicon
• CPU cores: 4 or more; RAM: at least 16 GB
• Disk space: 89 GB (core installation: 1.5 GB)
• Display resolution: at least 1440 x 900 at 100% UI scaling
• Graphics Windows: graphics card with native Windows 10 support, AMD R/RX series or NVIDIA 700 series and later recommended
• Graphics Mac: graphics card with Metal support
• Audio hardware: OS-compatible; ASIO-compatible hardware recommended for low latency

The licence is registered with the manufacturer at https://steinberg.net/sda. You will receive your serial number and the download link by e-mail immediately after purchase.