Computer / Software

Underpinned by rapid developments in AI technology, SpectraLayers Pro 10 promises some remarkable advances in performance.

Steinberg’s Dorico inches ever closer to full DAW status...

HALion is back, and it’s bigger, better and FMier than ever!

Steinberg continue to develop SpectraLayers at a remarkable pace.

Steinberg’s scoring suite just keeps getting better!

The WaveLab department at Steinberg have been very busy indeed...

Steinberg are on a mission with SpectraLayers. So, what’s new with Pro 8?

Steinberg’s clever use of AI has made spectral editing and unmixing more accessible than ever.

Steinberg's innovative notation package reaches version 3 — and maturity?

With their first update since buying this innovative spectral editing software, Steinberg have integrated it into ARA-compatible DAW programs.

In theory, 64-bit operating systems allow us to use as much RAM as our software demands. So should we all be using them?

Cubase 4's new preset-management system falls under the PC Notes spotlight this month, as does an update to a recommended spyware-protection utility and an eye-catching yet cost-effective soft synth...

We tackle a Directmusic timing problem in Cubase SX and Nuendo, catch up with Gigastudio news, and bring some great freebie plug-ins and VSTis to your attention...

PC Notes comes across CD-burning problems, offers some Gigastudio 3 tips, and warns against a possible pitfall when updating a Cubase SX3 dongle.

Steinberg have made available the results from a set of uniform Cubase SX tests that pitted different computers against each other — but what does it all mean for your choice of processor?

Could your undesirably high MIDI latency in Cubase SX be the result of unwittingly using an 'emulated' driver? Read on to find out.

Theoretical figures and manufacturers' measurements may suggest that the latency of your soft synths is negligible — but that's no use if their timing is all over the place when you actually play them. Our real-world results give you the true picture.

Can Steinberg's professional recording package make an impact in the Pro Tools-dominated Macintosh market? Sam Inglis finds out.

PC users have had to wait almost two years for many of the improvements which graced version 4 of Steinberg's popular sequencing package on the Mac platform. Now, however, they've leapfrogged straight to version 5, a major upgrade which incorporates all of those improvements and more. Martin Walker finds out if the wait was worthwhile.

Formats: Mac VST, PC VST, Wavelab, DirectX

Reviewed: PC versions

Steinberg's Mastering Edition...

Effectively a drum machine in plug-in form, Steinberg's new LM4 offers the seamless integration with Cubase that is the boon of all VST instruments, as well as claiming far better timing than any MIDI device. Martin Walker pounds the PC beat, while Paul Ward delivers the Mac perspective.