This upgrade takes owners of Cubase AI to Cubase Elements 15 – the ideal introduction to music production, with everything you need to get started.

Cubase AI is the compact version for customers of selected Yamaha hardware; by comparison, Cubase Elements 15 offers more tracks (48 audio, 64 MIDI and 24 instrument tracks instead of 32, 48 and 16) and seven instead of three virtual instruments and libraries with more than 1,500 sounds in total, including Groove Agent SE 6, HALion Sonic and Iconica Sketch. It also brings more than 40 audio effects, over 20 GB of samples and loops, side-chaining and songwriting tools such as Chord Pads, the Chord Track, Scale Assistant and the Score Editor. New in Cubase 15 are the redesigned Hub, folder tracks with group channel functionality, faster automation of the last-touched parameter, video export up to 4K and Yamaha’s Omnivocal vocal synthesis (beta), among others.

Features

• 48 audio, 64 MIDI and 24 instrument tracks
• Seven virtual instruments and libraries with more than 1,500 sounds, including Groove Agent SE 6 and HALion Sonic
• More than 40 audio effects and over 20 GB of samples and loops
• Chord Pads, Chord Track, Scale Assistant and Score Editor for songwriting
• Folder tracks with group channel functionality and redesigned Hub
• Yamaha’s Omnivocal vocal synthesis (beta)

Technical details

• Type: Upgrade (DAW software)
• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Architecture: 64-bit
• Licensing: Steinberg Licensing (account-based), internet connection required for activation
• Requirement: Upgrade – requires Cubase AI
• Content: more than 1,500 instrument sounds, 7 virtual instruments and libraries, more than 40 audio effects, over 20 GB of samples and loops

System requirements

• Windows 10 (64-bit) version 22H2 or higher, or Windows 11 (64-bit) version 24H2 or higher
• macOS 14 Sonoma, macOS 15 Sequoia or macOS 26 Tahoe; runs natively or via Rosetta 2 on Apple silicon Macs
• Processor (Windows): Intel Core i5 (8th generation), AMD Ryzen 3000 series or Windows on Arm processor
• Processor (Mac): Intel Core i5 (late 2018 or later) or Apple silicon
• CPU cores: 4 or more; RAM: at least 8 GB
• Disk space: 84 GB free (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 (recommended: AMD R/RX series or NVIDIA 700 series and later); Mac – graphics card with Metal support
• Audio hardware supported by the operating system; ASIO-compatible audio hardware recommended for low latency
• VST 2 is not officially supported: VST 2 plug-ins can be loaded with the VST 2 scanner enabled in the VST Plug-in Manager (not natively on Apple silicon), without Steinberg support

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.