Steinberg Cubase Elements 15 Upgrade AI

Requirements According to License Type

This version is an upgrade (UPG) and requires a registered Steinberg Cubase AI 12, 13, or 14 license on your account. An Internet connection is required for installation and activation.

What Cubase 15 Is For

Cubase 15 is a DAW (digital audio workstation) designed for end-to-end music production: demo creation, MIDI composition, audio recording, editing, mixing, and mastering. It is aimed at beatmakers and songwriters as well as music producers for picture, arrangers, and sound engineers seeking a stable and scalable platform.

Depending on the chosen edition, Cubase 15 covers needs ranging from daily home-studio production to advanced setups, including immersive mixing in Dolby Atmos (Pro), while remaining smooth for writing, editing, and exporting.

Main Features

Modernized Expression Maps: Faster Orchestration, More Natural Interpretation

Expression Maps have been redesigned for more direct integration into key editors, notably the Key Editor and the Score Editor. The goal: speed up articulation management, clarify the reading of playing intentions, and save time on orchestral projects. Attack compensation per articulation helps achieve more precise inputs, useful for demanding sound libraries.

Melodic Pattern Sequencer: Expressive, Controlled, and Musical Patterns

The Melodic Pattern Sequencer (Pro/Artist) combines step approach, musicality, and control: creation of mono or poly patterns, management of scales, step input, shape generators, and randomizer options to vary without losing intent. Ideal for synth lines, basses, ostinatos, or music-for-picture motifs.

AI Stem Separation: Remixing, Sampling, and Rebalancing in a Flash

Stem Separation by AI (Pro) allows quick extraction of elements from an audio file to facilitate remixing, rebalancing, or sampling. It is a practical asset for transforming an existing idea into new material, isolating parts, or preparing mix variations.

UltraShaper and PitchShifter: Sound Design, Dynamics, and Real-Time Transformations

UltraShaper (Pro) centralizes several dynamic processes in an all-in-one module, including transient shaping, clip limiting, and sculpting EQ. Meanwhile, PitchShifter (Pro/Artist) offers real-time transposition up to plus or minus 24 semitones, with management of formants, saturation, and the possibility to unlink stereo, useful for vocals, effects, textures, or creative corrections.

Modulators, Hub, and Ergonomics: A Faster DAW for Everyday Use

Cubase 15 enhances movement and automation creation with modulators (Pro), featuring 6 new modulators including Random Generator, Sample and Hold, and Wavefold LFO. The workspace also gains efficiency with a redesigned Hub (Pro/Artist/Elements), Quick Export, Track Controls (volume/pan), "last touched" automation, universal plug-in scaling, pinch-to-zoom on macOS, an improved Score Editor, Sampler Track Hot Swap, and extended DAWproject compatibility.

Instruments, Drums, and Content: Start Faster, Produce Further

To compose without starting from scratch, Cubase 15 includes Writing Room Synths (Pro/Artist) with vintage character presets, as well as Groove Agent SE 6 (scalable interface, new mixer, improved effects). Regarding content, you have 40 Drum Machine kits (Pro/Artist), 30 Chord Pads presets, and Songstarter packs to quickly launch arrangement, rhythm, and harmony ideas.

Technical specifications

Type

Upgrade

Downloadable

Yes

Expression Maps redesigned	deep integration in Key Editor and Score Editor, attack compensation per articulation	VST and libraries	up to 11 instruments and over 50 GB of sounds/loops depending on edition (Elements: over 25 GB)
Melodic Pattern Sequencer (Pro/Artist)	mono/poly modes, scales, step input, shape generators, randomizer	Effects	set of VST 3 effects (94 Pro / 67 Artist / 46 Elements), resizable interfaces
AI Stem Separation (Pro)	fast extraction for remixing, rebalancing, sampling	Key tools	VariAudio (Pro/Artist), multichannel AudioWarp (Pro/Artist), Drum Track and Drum Machine (Pro/Artist)
UltraShaper (Pro)	all-in-one dynamics (transients, clip limiting, sculpting EQ)	Pro 15	unlimited tracks, Dolby Atmos, Control Room, advanced Expression Maps, AI Stem Separation
PitchShifter (Pro/Artist)	real-time transposition plus or minus 24 semitones, formants, saturation, stereo unlink	Artist 15	unlimited tracks, VariAudio, Multi-track AudioWarp, Pattern Sequencer, Drum Track
Modulators (Pro)	6 new modulators (Random Generator, Sample and Hold, Wavefold LFO, etc.)	Elements 15	48 audio tracks, 64 MIDI tracks, 24 instrument tracks, inspiring writing tools, over 25 GB of content
Groove Agent SE 6	scalable UI, new mixer, improved effects	Interface	EN, FR, DE, JP, ES, IT, ZH, PT
Writing Room Synths (Pro/Artist)	vintage presets ready to produce	Manual	EN, FR, DE, JP, ES, IT
Content	40 Drum Machine kits (Pro/Artist), 30 Chord Pads presets, Songstarter packs	Windows	Windows 11 24H2 64-bit or Windows 10 22H2 64-bit; Intel Core i5 8th gen or AMD Ryzen 3000 or Windows on Arm; 4 cores; minimum
Workflow	new Hub (Pro/Artist/Elements), Quick Export, Track Controls (volume/pan), "last touched" automation, universal plug-in scaling, macOS pinch-to-zoom, improved Score Editor, Sampler Track Hot Swap, extended DAWproject