Why couldn’t the Sampler have simply replicated the functions of the Cubasis 2 MiniSampler ?? That is what irks me the most. I’m sure the sampler will still make for a decent production layering tool when I’m in a rush however…
Haha! You guys are picky.
I don’t think its horrible, but it doesn’t match the new color scheme. Looks more like the old color scheme from Cubase 5 (or possibly older)?
It’s only been a few hours, but I really like the consolidated window with the lower pane and attached tool bar.
The bigger surprise as a Mac user, is how much more efficient C9.01 is with ASIO guard on normal, and I/O set at 128. Projects that would show 25-35% on the VST Performance meter now show about 5%. Project that used to be at 50-75% percent are at 25-35%.
I’m really pleased with this version.
Woaaaahhh! is this new??? AutoScroll fixed cursor, if not, how long has this been hiding? Suspend when editing too. Very happy with this lil feature. I just managed to open an editor window with out it been locked at the bottom too.
Earlier when i said this
The text resize on Inserts and that lil dot to bypass is a lil poop.
If they made the dot/button more squarish to fit the tab better, they could make it smaller openning up more space in the tab for when the mixer is squished (how most will use it).
Or have a choice for them all to be in either, with the ability for either or both to be visible or not. As much as i prefer them on the top, if the design choice was all in bottom or 2 bars, I’d pick all in bottom.
What? 200 euro for an upgrade from 8 to 9, pass.
Agree
Wow! That is totally unfair.
From Cubase 8 to 8.5 they charged $49.99, and from 8.5 to 9 it’s $99.99. Therefore, Steinberg should be charging $149.99, NOT $199.99, if you’re upgrading from 8.0. Not cool.
I agree. After six productive years with Cubase I’m looking into their support policy for older versions. I’ll also have to check what other DAWs have been up to in the last half-decade. There have been so many interesting and important suggestions in these forums over the years, real users begging Steinberg for real-world improvements. Nobody gives, it seems. It’s a shame. I jumped on the v9 intro video when it was posted, and was actually embarrassed to see the guy describing what is essentially a glorified split-window as a major new feature.
I won’t be surprised if someone told me Steinberg was progressively changing its model into a subscription money-making scheme à la Adobe.
I’m a little disappointed with this issue. Don’t know why, cause I’m not an expert, but I expect more for 100€ upgrade.
I won’t have the time to try version 9 for another couple of weeks, but…
If everything works as advertised, I will be a very happy man! Almost all of the new features have been high on my wish list - great job Steinberg team! 
The icon is really annoying me lol … I’m going to replace it with the Cubase 8.5 icon 
Does anyone see improvements in VST performance? I can read about one person on a mac, but anyone on windows seeing improvements, or same as 8.5 or worse?
I was really looking forward to the unified window with the integrated MixConsole, unfortunately it hasn’t been implemented well at all.
Put simply, all it needs to be is a fully functional MixConsole in the Lower Zone window with options on which racks the user wants to display.
In its current form:
- It’s not possible to see faders, inserts and sends at once.
- There are no routing options available.
- There is no Master Meter or Control Room (even a cut down version).
- If you use the MIDI Editor and expand it to fit MIDI Data and CC Lanes, the faders are enormous when opening the MixConsole again, so they have to be adjusted again.
- It takes a lot more clicking to get the same information you can from just opening the regular MixConsole on any sized screen.
Studio One and Logic have both implemented their mix consoles very well, with fully functional mixers that don’t take up a lot of space, with options to remove elements you don’t need.
The Cubase version feels ‘over-engineered’.
PS: Anyone know what the name of the key command is to switch between the three LZ MixConsole views?
I think there is a downgraded version of Agent that is free, or perhaps it is through Computer Music. Patchwork has a trial version that goes bip or something after a while, but it is ok for testing, and the test version can also hold your saves. Patchwork has never crashed here.
Another hint: Being on a MAC I can also have AU versions of pluggs and I have 32bit Lives. A program that turns 32 bit pluggs and instruments into a 64 bit interface. 32 Bit Lives are for both VST and AU but I can not get Cubase to recognize the converted VSTs. However Patchwork recognizes both converted AU and VST and Cubase recognizes Patchwork, so you can seemingly have both older 32 bit VST and AU in Cubase, through Patchwork, as if they were 64 bit, interface wise. No more cumbersome jBridge.
Would anyone running Win 7 and Cubase 9 be kind enough to let me know if it requires the DWM composition/Aero Mode enabled to run. This was introduced in Cubase 8.
Thanks in advance.
I was hoping that plugin chainer/rack will be included in C9. This would be an easy workaround for limitation of just 8 insert slots. I cannot imagine why they don’t implement it. All other DAWs already have it, even those with unlimited inserts. C9 update is weak.
“I was hoping that plugin chainer/rack will be included in C9.”
Why not send your track to the necessary groups if you need more than 8 inserts?
A very lacklustre major update in my opinion.
I’m OK with the lower zone idea - always good to have options. It needs a lot of tweaking though - it doesn’t feel like its been properly thought out yet - as many posters have pointed to in earlier threads.
Its one of those features though that will really become useful on larger monitors - especially 4K and above. But there’s still no update to the graphics to support this. It’s all a bit backwards.
The sampler track is just a pretty face on what we could already do with variaudio. It’s almost a direct copy from Logic - sending flex audio directly into EXS. Steinberg should get over the fact that Halion is not gonna sell in any great numbers, and just add it into Cubase properly. Get people using it and build up the base - then sell them developers 3rd party libraries.
Updated cloud features - does anyone use this?
It’s all starting to look a bit like a bag of spanners with old and new window UI’s everywhere - it certainly doesn’t look or feel particularly streamlined and well though out any more. The plugin graphics have had a polish, but the menu windows are old. Considering the HiDPI issue again - was it worth the effort on the plugin windows?
This is a C- effort - could do better.
Clearly it is possible to use more than 8 inserts for track, by use of groups. I was just hoping for a better way to do it.
Just as, for example, it was already possible to have mixer window in a “lower zone” since forever, you simply arranged windows in that way without overlapping. But now they did it in a better way. So one thing is that something is possible, another thing is that it is done in an better way.