Anybody checked if it’s possible? Or maybe new Ipad Pro?
I’m using an 18 channel Behringer XR18, and have access to all 18 channels on my 2018 iPad Pro.
I’m not sure the Android version supports audio interfaces. Also, I’m doubtful you’ll find the range of pro-grade plug-ins that are on the IOS market for purchase on an Android device.
meaning you record those 18 track simultaniously on the ipad pro with no issues?
I’ve never recorded 18 simultaneously, but I have done 8 tracks at once.
I’m not concerned about using all 18 simultaneously. The interface and Daw are communicating. The number of tracks is simply a function of the size of the audio interface.
As I said, I suspect that Cubasis in Android:
- Lacks audio interface support
- Isn’t supported by plug-ins from 3rd parties.
@Lars, please advise if I’m incorrect.
Hi @dovjgoldman,
Thanks for your message.
There are some feature differentiations between Cubasis for iOS and Android, which are listed on our Cubasis comparison page:
- Lacks audio interface support
Cubasis for Android offers limited audio and MIDI hardware support only, Steinberg does not currently guarantee full compatibility.
Here, we suggest to give our freely downloadable Cubasis LE 3 Trial version a try, to test drive the a smaller feature set of the app with your Android and audio devices.
- Isn’t supported by plug-ins from 3rd parties.
Unfortunately, on Android there are no comparable formats/extensions available such as Audio Unit, Inter-App Audio or Audios. Same goes for 3rd party instrument and or effects plug-ins on Android.
Hope that helps!
Best,
Lars
Hi Lars,
So, that was 2021 and now it’s 2024 (almost 2025) and the Android version still only supports 2 inputs. It would have been nice if you had put a caveat somewhere on the Google Play Store page that said “warning, only supports 2 input channels” before I dropped $30 on it. Your advertising screams about handling 24 channels but it doesn’t say “only on ios”. I have never used Cubase because it doesn’t run on my platform of choice (Linux - so I use Harrison Mixbus) but I thought you guys might have at least got Android working. This isn’t rocket science. If you have it working for ios you should have it working for Android.
Hi @jcdepner
Thanks for your message and a warm welcome to the Cubasis forum!
We are sorry to read about your issue.
The performance of Cubasis for Android is strongly related to the Android devices in use. Same goes for using external audio hardware on Android.
Given this, the Cubasis for Android Google Play Store description includes the following limitation note: “Cubasis for Android offers limited audio and MIDI hardware support only, Steinberg does not currently guarantee full compatibility.”
In addition, the description also includes a link to the Cubasis website which lists the features of all available Cubasis versions:
Cubasis for iOS fully supports using class compliant audio devices, where the issue does not occur (and therefore does not require a limitation or similar).
Hope that helps.
Warm greetings
& stay well,
Lars