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Cubasis 3 is the new version of a famous iOS DAW.

Price $49.99
Author Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
Type Host
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU)
Rating total: 4.5942 (2967), current: 4.5942 (2967)
Version 3.7
Released 12/18/2019
Updated 12/17/2024
Quickly and easily capture your musical ideas as soon as they arrive and turn them into professional-sounding songs with the multi-award winning Cubasis 3. Enjoy performing, recording, mixing and sharing your music in no time, wherever you are, right there on your iPhone and iPad. Meet one of the fastest, most intuitive and complete audio and MIDI DAWs available on iOS today: Cubasis 3.

Computer Music Editor’s Choice Award 2020・MusicTech Choice Award 2020・NAMM TEC Awards 2025 Finalist

"Cubasis 3 marks a great leap to the iPhone, and maintains Cubasis’ status as the DAW to beat on the iOS platform." — Computer Music

"Cubasis has always represented the best balance between features and usability in any iOS DAW/sequencer, and in Cubasis 3, Steinberg have raised a high bar even higher." — Sound On Sound

"Cubasis 3 is far and away the most powerful and user-friendly mobile DAW around." — ASK Audio

"Cubasis has been invaluable for me when I just need to create a quick demo before the plane lands." — Rob Swire (Pendulum, Knife Party, Deadmau5)

Learn more about Cubasis at www.steinberg.net/cubasis

NEW IN CUBASIS 3
• Universal app support: Run Cubasis on the iPhone and iPad
• Tempo and signature track support
• Group tracks: Easily combine individual tracks to groups
• Full-screen mixer: Easily extend the size of the mixer and more
• New look, same feel: Enjoy creating more efficiently
• Free Cubasis 2 IAP transfer: Freely transfer previous in-app purchases to Cubasis 3
• 960 PPQN MIDI resolution: Precise audio and MIDI event editing at the highest level
• 8 insert, 8 send effects: Create great-sounding tracks with flexible effects options
• FX rearrangement: Quickly rearrange plug-ins and change their pre/post fader position
• 75 new effects presets: Make tracks sound great with these ready-to-use presets
• Undo with history list: Quickly jump back to earlier versions of your song
• Redesigned instruments and effects: Modern styling with more precise operation
• Audio, MIDI and automation editors revisited: File editing is much more effective
• Revised MediaBay: Your all-new control center for file and project management
• UI scale presets for iPhone and iPad: Quickly change the size and arrangement of Cubasis
• MicroSonic instruments refill: Get creative with great-sounding new instruments

HIGHLIGHTS
• Unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks
• 24 assignable physical inputs and outputs
• 32-bit floating-point audio engine
• Audio I/O resolution of up to 24-bit/96 kHz
• Real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting featuring zplane’s élastique 3
• Micrologue virtual analog synthesizer with 126 ready-to-go presets
• MicroSonic with over 120 virtual instrument sounds
• MiniSampler to create your own instruments (includes 20 factory instruments)
• Mixer with studio-grade channel strip per track and 17 effects processors
• Sidechain support
• Fully automatable DJ-like Spin FX effect plug-in
• Over 550 MIDI and time-stretch-capable audio loops
• Virtual keyboard with chord buttons, chord and drum pads with intuitive note repeat
• Audio editor and MIDI editor with MIDI CC support
• MIDI editor for programming and editing MIDI tracks quickly and efficiently
• MIDI Learn, Mackie Control (MCU) and HUI protocol support
• MIDI auto quantize and time-stretch
• Track duplicate
• Automation, MIDI CC, program change and aftertouch support
• Core Audio and MIDI-compatible hardware supported
• Keyboard shortcut and mouse support
• MIDI over Bluetooth LE support
• Audio Unit including Instrument Multi Out support, Inter-App Audio and Audiobus 3 support
• Ableton Link Support
• Import audio via iTunes, iCloud Drive, Files app, AirDrop or use AudioPaste
• MIDI clock and MIDI thru support
• Export to Cubase, iCloud Drive, external hard drives, wireless flash drives, Dropbox, AudioCopy and email

Technical support
http://www.steinberg.net/cubasisforum

If you like Cubasis, please support us by rating this app in the App Store! Thank you!

Version 3.7 release notes

What's New in Cubasis 3.7 Capture your ideas and turn them into exceptional sounding tracks with Cubasis, our award-winning mobile DAW app for iOS and iPadOS. Create in 3/4, 7/8, 15/16 or whatever time signature matches your inspiration. Go even further and easily add multiple tempo and time signature changes or ramps in just a few steps. Celebrate Yamaha's Synth 50th Anniversary with 384 additional legendary DX7 patches in the free FM Classics IAP update. Or, as the owner of the brand new Iconica Sketch for iOS app, create inspiring orchestral masterpieces on the go with the free additional Cubasis plug-in version. Go create wherever you are – with Cubasis on your iPad and iPhone. • Tempo and signature track support Take your music creation with Cubasis to the next level, now featuring tempo and signature track support. Easily adjust tempo and time signatures on the fly to match your creative vision. Effortlessly create tracks with unique time signatures, explore new rhythmic patterns, and craft dynamic music that keeps listeners hooked. Unleash your creativity and make every beat count with tempo and signature track support. • Iconica Sketch for iPhone and iPad, plus additional Cubasis plug-in version Iconica Sketch, our brand-new iOS/iPadOS app, includes a comprehensive orchestra with 34 different instruments and 140 articulations. Paired with brillant audio quality and magical simplicity, it allows you to create musical masterpieces on the move, on your iPhone and iPad, as well as with every AU-compatible DAW. Plus, as the owner of Cubasis and Iconica Sketch for iPhone and iPad, you get a free additional Cubasis plug-in version of the instrument for improved integration and maximum performance. • Free FM Classics (IAP) voice ROM update Cubasis' FM Classics IAP comes with all the classic DX7 and TX81Z factory sounds, which match the originals as close as it’s possible to get. To celebrate Yamaha’s Synth 50th Anniversary, you can enjoy the free DX7 voice ROM 101∼106 update, which adds 384 keyboard, plucked and tuned percussion, wind instrument, sustain, sound effect and synthesizer patches, bringing the golden sound of the 1980s back to life. • Improvements Cubasis assures you always stay focused on your creativity. Cubasis 3.7 matches powerful features and improvements with unmatched usability, ensuring maximum performance and enduring stability, supporting you by helping you to capture your ideas and polish them into amazing sounding tracks. For the complete list of improvements, issues and solutions please visit us at http://steinberg.net/cubasisforum. If you like Cubasis, please support us by rating this app in the App Store!

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