Most of these were part of Steinbergsās last official survey and I am sure that they have already decided on the features that will be in v11 since we are likely only about 4 months away from the release. With that said, I love surveys so I voted for Allow Free Warp On The Project Window. I think it would make it so much easier to align things with other tracks. I hope that Multitrack Audio Warp gets bundled together with this feature since they kind of related. A Gapless Audio Engine would be a great improvement also.
The list above are all nice features actually so hopefully several of these have made Steinbergās cut.
I chose āAudio Connections overhaul or External FX Plugin w/flexible routingā because itās the closest to what I want. Itās been a huge, time-sucking hassle just trying to set up multiple groups for dual-mono compression. I want to be able to use unlinked compression more easily! I just prefer that sound to the link, stereo sound for most things. In fact, a lot of bigtime mixers set up their groups and/or their mix busses for dual mono compression. Michael Brauer, Chris Lord Alge, Andrew Scheps (unlinked 1176s on the rear bus), etcā¦
Yet, we have to do way too many steps to process audio in dual-mono. Cubase 10.5 is really inefficient when it comes to this! Dual mono should be selectable for every multi-mono channel via one simple toggle switch.
Also, please allow us to link and/or āQuick Linkā insert effects that are on the same channel. For example, the Lead Vocal channel has a compressor on insert one and a different compressor on insert two. Iād like to be able to link their thresholds, despite the fact that those compressors are on the same channel.
Or, it would be really cool if you gave us a plugin host like Wavesā Studio Rack, something that would provide extra insert slots, allowing us to use any inserted effect to process audio in dual-mono, and M/S, or multiband split. It should be available in Direct Offline Processing.
Voted (gapless audio engine and warp related improvements), even if what I am actually hoping for the most isnāt listedā¦ In the āfeaturesā department :
What I expect over anything is an overhaul of the Generic Remote definitions feature, including a fix for the NRPN messages recognition and an usable way to manage the GR settings related to specific parameters of a given track, no matter if others are added or removed.
This, with 16 quick controls : anyone else is using a drawbar organ VSTi ?
And finally (I donāt hold my breath on this oneā¦), the return of an usable VST 2.x presets management, including FXP/FXB files : contrarily to what Steinberg has been hoping/expecting since something like 15 years (Cubase 4ā¦), VST2 is still alive and kicking and the Mediabay is useless with it.
In the ācosmeticā category, two added settings, one to get rid of the horizontal lines as track separators in the arrangement window and another to dim a little the flashy white panel background of selected tracks.
The idea was to compare what forum users wanted to what the Stein man implements in November/December. See if heās listening or not. Then I can quit the pointless exercise of requesting features, supporting threads and reporting bugs.
Yes, thatās been closed for long. Actually, the time frame is longer than most people think. I read that for 10.5 the beta was out in the summer-19, but the alpha testing started already in February-19 (thatās 9 months before releaseā¦!). And the features must obviously be settled waaaaay before that, thereās some programming to doā¦
Those results already look a dated. Moving tracks in the mixing console isnāt looking too popular now considering it WAS no.2 in the poll results.
IMO a 6 monthly poll should be conducted. I like polls. And it would make it harder for the marketing department to justify undermining the integrity and stability of Cubase with flashy new features that nobody asked for.
Multi-track free warp remains my #1. Comments quoted below (posted last year) sum up my experience.
Iāll also add: Itās not a flashy/sexy feature. But the absence of multi-track free warp in Cubase today feels like working in a fancy hi-end kitchen without knives and a cutting board.
+1. Most every major DAW can free warp multiple tacks. Theyāve had this bread-and-butter feature for years.
Working in my studio, clients often ask why we canāt free warp like they can with their own DAWs at home (Pro Tools, etc). Itās awkward, to say the least. I suspect Iāve lost at least a couple follow-up jobs because of this perplexing omission in Cubaseās otherwise excellent feature set.
Frankly, multitrack free warp is almost a āclassicā function of a DAW at this point. It long ago stopped being sexy or trendy; itās just something people use DAWs for these days. Users/clients have a right to expect it, and are surprised when I say I canāt do it (āAre you sure itās not in there? Can you check again?ā).
This needs to be remedied. Itās like weāre missing a screwdriver.
(Respectfully submitted. I love most of what Cubase offers.)