VST Connect (which in its SE guise is still bundled with Cubase) is a remote recording solution aimed at real-time peer-to-peer collaboration. Steinberg has been exploring different collaborative systems over the last few years. With a nod to this more refined approach, the Transport Bar, Project Ruler and Mixdown window have also been tidied and refined, and Tempo Track scaling when moving tempo changes is a lot more fluid. Previously this was linked to the left and right locator positions, which was somewhat inflexible and lead to unnecessary button pressing or mouse clicking.įinally the two are separate, with the ability to drag punch points independently in the toolbar - and you can now use punch-in/out in cycle mode - neat. Now with added punchĪ very useful change in C8.5 is the way in which punch-in and punch-out recording works. The only thing missing for me was that only the MIDI could be imported when MIDI tracks were routed to Rack Instruments - not the instrument tracks as well. You can create new tracks or replace existing ones (with Track Versions automatically enabled). The big news here though is Import Tracks From Project, which allows you to grab track content (on a range of track types) from a previous project without having to open it. In terms of track handling, there are a few tweaks that make Audio and Group track creation a little more immediate in terms of routing choices and their position in the project page. The Drum Editor now has a note length mode, and visibility agents make it easy to see only those lanes with content.Īll MIDI editors now have an extended range of event editing shortcut keys, allowing you to create and alter length, velocity, position and pitch in one. The Chord Pad functionality has been updated but there are some notable enhancements in other areas of MIDI and note entry. Alongside these though, there are plenty of other tweaks and additions. As far as Steinberg is concerned, the headline new features in Cubase Pro 8.5 are VST Transit, a cloud collaboration service, and the updated analogue-style, subtractive synth, Retrologue 2.

The most noticeable thing is that it all looks visually similar.

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