Cubase Elements 16

Cubase Elements 16 is the perfect starting point for making music on your computer. Make beats, create melodies and chords, record vocals and instruments at home, edit audio and MIDI, and bring everything together in your mix. Included instruments, effects, sounds and creative tools give you plenty to explore from the moment you start, while features such as Chord Pads, Scale Assistant and Guided Tours help you develop your ideas. Whether you are new to music production, making your first beat, writing your first song or starting with home recording, Cubase Elements gives you the essential tools and creative freedom to make it sound like you.

Why Cubase?

Create Without Limits

Turn your ideas into finished music with everything you need to compose, record, edit, and mix in one production environment.

Made for Your Music

From electronic music and songwriting to recording, orchestral composition, and scoring, Cubase feels at home across genres and production styles.

Bring Ideas to Life

Create beats, chords, melodies, and sounds with tools that help you experiment, explore new possibilities, and turn inspiration into music that feels like your own.

Make Cubase Your Own

Shape Cubase around the way you work, with an environment that adapts to your workflow, experience, and ambitions.

Highlights

Everything you need to make music

Cubase combines MIDI composition, audio recording and editing, mixing, scoring, and mastering tools in one production environment.

Made for every genre

From electronic music and songwriting to band recording, orchestral composition, and scoring, Cubase adapts to your music and your workflow.

A complete studio from the start

Explore a wide range of included VST instruments, effects, sounds, and samples to start creating right away.

Professional sound and performance

Experience pristine sound quality and ultra-low latency performance. Cubase powers your music production journey with unmatched audio processing.

Mixing excellence made easy

Shape your mix with MixConsole, combining channel strips, effects, automation, and the essential tools you need to build a polished mix.

MIDI is at the heart

Edit notes, timing, velocity, and controller data with intuitive MIDI tools designed to help you shape performances quickly and precisely.

The home of VST

Built by the company behind VST, Cubase provides deep VST 3 integration for third-party instruments and effects.

Turn ideas into music

Explore chords, harmonies, and melodies with Chord Pads, Chord Track, and Scale Assistant, whether you’re starting with an idea or developing a full arrangement.

Reliable performance for your productions

A proven audio engine and efficient performance help keep your music production workflow responsive as your projects grow.

Compose for picture

Create and edit notation with the integrated Score Editor, whether you're writing parts, developing arrangements, or composing to picture.

Features

• Audio Engine – 64-bit floating point processing and up to 192 kHz sample rate for high-quality audio.
• MixConsole – Professional mixing desk with high-end channel strip, offering extensive routing and automation capabilities.
• Sampler Track – Create sampler instruments from any audio with advanced editing and modulation options.
• Chord Pads – Compose music quickly with chord suggestions and real-time performance features.
• MIDI Remote – Integrate and control MIDI devices efficiently with customizable mapping.
• HALion Sonic – Versatile workstation with Sonic Selection for a wide range of sounds.
• Groove Agent SE – Comprehensive drum production software with a wide range of sounds and patterns.
• Iconica Sketch – Orchestral library with high-quality orchestral sounds for realistic compositions.
• Scale Assistant – Quantize and play to the scale, ensuring harmonic consistency.
• Score Editor – Produce great-looking, legible performance material, based on state-of-the-art Dorico technology.
• Range Tool Improvements – Enhanced range selection tool with new functions.
• Underwater Effect – Build atmosphere and space for vocals or lead instruments.
• MediaBay Preview – Preview samples at the correct pitch and speed.

New in Cubase 16

• VocalTouch – Fast, intuitive vocal shaping.
• Tempo Detection – A redesigned workflow for faster, more reliable tempo matching.
• Key Editor Strum – Add more natural timing and feel to programmed chords.
• Key Editor Stretch – Stretch melodies, basslines, and chord progressions to the length you need.
• Rename Controller – Replace generic MIDI controller message names with labels that match your instruments and hardware.
• Redesigned Settings – Searchable, consolidated setup and customization in one non-modal window.
• Quick Help – Context-aware in-app guidance in the Left Zone or a floating window.