Leave a Review Cubasis 3
Great workflow but no support for Tempo or Meter changes
I love the workflow of Cubasis 3, but there is no support for either tempo or meter (time signature) changes, which for me prevents using it for serious music production. I bought Cubasis 3 when it was first released and I’ve been waiting patiently for Steinberg to add support for tempo changes (tempo track support), meter changes (such as from 4/4 to 3/4 ) or support alternate time signatures (like 6/8). However, the stock answer from Steinberg has been the same for years, with no indication whether it will be months or years before support for these features is added: “Tempo / Signature track support remains on our list, but the feature is unlikely to be added short- or mid-term”. This is such basic functionality for music recording, I can’t believe we’re still waiting for this - very disappointed. I love Cubasis 3 - it’s touch interface is very elegant - but I may be forced to abandon it. My review would be 5 stars if Cubasis included these basic DAW features. Other iOS DAW competitors have these features but the workflow is not as smooth or intuitive. Such a shame.Show lessAmazonMusicIsNotGreat
Developer Response
Hi AmazonMusicIsNotGreat, Thank you for your Cubasis review and rating. We do our best to update Cubasis with new features and resolving current issues on a constant basis. Here, we try our best to fulfil as much as possible user-requested features. While tempo/signature track remains on our list for quite some time, the feature comes at very high cost. At this moment we are unable to give a concrete estimate, but nevertheless hope to be able to include it at some point in the future. Thanks again & stay well, LarsCrazy improvement
Wow worth every penny works fest and GR8. just wold love multilayer sampling and combining sounds in the sampler and controlling the midi ccs thru midi I’m sure A lot of musician Will buy it also sf2 etc import thanks I really love it. on Cubasis 2 I had Maybe 2 months was just little hard but this won is just crazy thanks still needs some fixes stability the mute gets frozen some times the glue doesn’t behave well wold love to be able to control volume and knobs thru midi also DSP has to be fixed and in app plugins like wave crackles when using microsonic bass crackles some Times will have to wait a bit for a meager update. :UPDATE V301: Hi thanks for the update still waiting for some midi options mainly for when starching an audio should be detailed not unclear also to be able to see track in full screen the update is a GR8 1 this shows Cubasis is working hard the cpu can be a little better it’s much smother after new update but still sometimes spikes up also would love to see running Cubasis on external usb thru camera connection kit thanks keep up you GR8 work thanks UPDATE: on my new iPad Pro still crashing maybe because iOS 15 also wold be nice if I can export individual tracks and each track on Their own length UPDATE: I know that you can do separate tracks, but when doing this option, it exports according to the longest track and the rest is empty so please if you can fix it. also it would be nice if the resolution of the tracks gets updated thanksShow lessmoeh1
Developer Response
Hi moeh1, Again, thank you for your updated review and rating - greatly appreciated. We will continue doing our best to make the app better with every update, while working on the next one! I'm not surer it will be easily possible to change the STEM export though! Thanks again & stay safe! Enjoy making music, Lars --- --- --- Hi moeh1, Thank you for your updated review and rating! We are very glad to read that you seem to continue enjoying Cubasis so far. The Mixdown feature already supports to export individual files. Please give it a try yourself! Alongside, we will try our best to make Cubasis better with every update, and the next one is already in the making... Best Lars --- --- --- Hi moeh1, Thank you very much for your positive Cubase 3 review and rating. We hope to roll in exciting new things in the future! Thanks again! Best LarsDecent DAW, I highly recommend. Amazing what I can do on my PHONE
So I’ve been working with this software since Cubase 5 and I must say this app is absolutely amazing for a mobile app, I feel way more “unlimited” in this app than I did with GarageBand & sequencing is such a breeze.. BUT what I would take this app OVER THE TOP for me would be two simple things: One, it was be AMAZING to have TIME MARKERS. So much easier to see where I’m at in my project if i can just label a “Verse” “Chorus” “Bridge” etc and if that becomes implemented we should be able to have the option to click on our “verse” or “chorus” and just copy the whole section & paste it to where we need it. It would speed up workflow so much.. And of course, more VST’s. I loved HalionOne as a stock engine but I’m assuming Microsonic is essentially the answer to that? But other than that, I LOVE this app and it’s definitely my go to until I can build an actual set up with Cubase 11. Thanks for satisfying my creative urges yall are seriously amazing.Show lessBurhan Zawahiri
Developer Response
Hi Burhan Zawahiri, Thank you very much for your kind Cubasis 3 rating and review - greatly appreciated! We are very glad to read the you seem to be satisified with Cubasis so far. Also, thanks for your suggestions: We try our best to make Cubasis better with every update, and hope to fulfil your wishes for markers and more instruments at some point in the future. Stay safe & big thanks again for your kind feedback! Best wishes, LarsI Pad Super DAW.
Hi, Truly MIDI Learn needed, I can use it from my MIDI controller, but I did I lot of testing, sending MIDI notes from Cubasis 2 to act inside Cubasis 3, or interfacing both with MIDI Flow possibilities, and nothing happened, any MIDI app could do that?.
Thank you.
Hi, Lars, so glad about your response. Well, I did a lot of testing, it’s about sending notes from Cubasis 2 for triggering things in Cubase 3. It does trigger note events from the midi keyboard, but it do not recognize it coming from Cubase 2.
Best.
Hi, Lars, as mater of fact, I used Cubasis 2 for sending midi notes for triggering loops in Sample Tank, Lumbeat Drum apps and
Infinite Looper, and all had worked.
Best wishes.
Hello, Dear Lars, thank you very much for your kind answer and support. Cubasis is simply great, always growing as a DAW.
Well, I tried this remote midi work, but no response, Cb2 to Cb3, or adding MidiFlow, I will continue testing.
Only that I erased midi notes in Cubasis3, but one note is stuck, no matter what I do, erasing tracks, closing the I pad, C-2 maintain working.
Thanks again for your support, I will do more testings with Audio Bus and Ape Matrix, and I’ll be communicate if something happens.
Please, have a good time.Show lessU.K. an
Awesome but
I really love Cubase and it’s my main tool for music making, mixing and mastering. Im running it on a Air 2 so this new updates are starting to drag my iPad down but it’s understandable. What I really am hoping for is if Steinberg can add volume control per pad for the classic machines. I know you can just add to different tracks to separate them then group them but that just take up cpu usage when all you really need is just one instance of a classic machine and away to be able to adjust the volume of each pad. Velocity is one way but if you have a snare and clap on the same note and you try to adjust the velocity of one or the other you end up still lowering the volume on both.Show lessSuumDuude
The best iPad DAW
I came from Logic and feel right at home. Actually, it would be hard to go back to Logic (if it ever came to iPad) because I love Cubasis 3!
Edit: Had to update my 5 star review to a 3 star review. I’ve put 100+ hours into this app, and I continue to use it everyday. There are too many short-comings. I thought all of my audiokit apps were buggy because of the constantly crackling sounds i get out of Cubasis 3, even after trying each of the latency/buffering settings for extended periods of time. The crackling does not happen in beatmaker 3. Cubasis 3 is great if you don’t load any 3rd party auv3’s, but the second you do, some midi wont trigger, the audio will take a massive hit, constantly crashes. CONSTANTLY crashes. Loading a project with more than 7 instances? Crash. It does a good job on saving where you were, can’t fault them there.
If this app didn’t make out to be the best daw on iOS, it would be 5/5 app. Since I’m trying to make this my one-stop shop for producing, I need to bring my review down. Would love to move it back to 5 stars.
I am running a 2020 iPad Pro (12.9) on the latest firmware. I couldn’t have a stronger iPad, I can’t imagine what this program would be like on a lesser-iPad.Show lesstwnshp4000
Constant crashing and freezing
Man, this would get 5 stars if it worked properly for more than a few minutes at a time, and btw I am running version 3.2.1 with a brand new iPad Air 4th gen (256 GB). It even just crashed on me while I was scrolling through the freakin ‘Help’ literature, and it was the only app I had open, ridiculous. Another issue I’m experiencing is when going through my projects eventually I’ll open one and things will just freeze, won’t be able to play back that project or get out of it and choose another. Things have seemed to get worse over time. Bought it a couple months ago and was putting some good hours into and I did notice these issues happening eventually, but not like when it was super new, maybe that’s why I haven’t even played with it until tonight and wow it’s bad, Guess I’ll go learn garage band. This app would be awesome if it worked, regret the purchase.Show lessJim $tone
If you’re a professional musician...steer away.
Every update fixes one problem yet introduces another. And these are in or glitches that can be worked around but major glitches that completely shut down the workflow. When it wasnt complete crashes due to AUv3 compatibility, it was phantom clips moving all over the screen. And now the app just completely freezes all controls in the middle of editing. This has happened now in every project ive tried to work on recently. Every time i want to believe Cubasis is ready to go after a new update it disappoints me. Y’all have charged people way too much money in base price and add-ones to continuously have this many workflow-killing bugs. I keep coming back to it because ive already paid for it and I demand a better product that does what it is right now!
Potential means nothing if its not even close to being realized. Smh As far as its potential its should be a 5 star app...but due to it’s bugs it barely gets 2 stars from me. Ive never been more disappointed with an app purchase than with Cubasis 3.
Edit: If it isn’t one problem it’s another! Every update fixes one problem and then adds another. I invested my money with faith that this app would be better....it’s not. If you’re a professional musician, steer away.Show lessMac Dramastic
Developer Response
Hi Mac Dramastic, Thank you for your updated review and rating. Please give the following steps a try: (1) Load an empty project (2) Close all running apps, including Cubasis (3) Fully shut down the iPad. Once restarted, are you able to reproduce the issues? If so, could the issues be related to 3rd party apps in use? Please let us know via your updated review and rating! Thanks & best wishes, Lars --- --- --- Hi Mac Dramastic, Thanks again for your review and rating. Please note that the "moving events" issue has been resolved in Cubasis 3.2.1, which has been released today. Alongside the update resolves the most frequent 3.2 issues, reported by our users. Please let us have your feedback via your updated review and rating. Thanks in advance! Stay well, Lars --- --- --- Hi Mac Dramastic, Thank you for your Cubasis review and rating. We are doing our best to make the app better with every update. And we keep up doing so, with the ones to come. We will make sure to have a closer look at your issues. If possible, please let us have more details about your AUv3 crashing issues. Plus, please make sure to let the 3rd party app vendors know about them too. Thanks again & stay safe! Best wishes, Lars.Need Update On Trackpad
I really love the ease of use and easy learning curve of this platform. One of the best iOS DAW at the moment. Would definitely give this a 5 or even 6 stars if there’s ever an option. But for the moment Cubasis really need to work on making the trackpad or a mouse to be able to scroll freely without having to “click and hold” in order to scroll around any of its menu. It is very annoying and extremely inconvenient. Yes you can do all this by simply touching the screen of your device but then you end up pressing something you didn’t intend to. So please guys, please fix this. I’m a long time LPX and GB user but would love to stick around with Cubasis for awhile. I’ll pay for that update if I have to!Show lessThehlkffv
I was expecting something more optimized by this point in the apps lifecycle.
Picked up Cubasis 3 and all of the APIs for the Xmas sale thinking that with the last update that they had worked out all of the apparent bugs from its launch a year ago. I was mistaken. I am running a 10.5 iPad Pro with 14.3 and even with one AUV3 running alone inside of Cubasis I am getting crackles. If I open 3 or 4 AUV3s Cubasis becomes completely unstable and unusable (for instance Nanostudio 2 I can run 10-20 AUV3 instruments and Fx before it starts to crackle). It seems Cubasis 3 is unoptimized for the 10.5 iPad Pro. I’ve tried re installing, changing the latency, various different AUV3s trouble shooting but the problems remain.
Also, I am unable to record audio routed in via Audiobus to an audio track.
I’ve used Nanostudio, AUM, and GarageBand over the last 3 years extensively, planning on replacing GarageBand with Cubasis in my workflow mostly to record vocals and audio track capabilities still not possible in Nanostudio 2. I will stick with GarageBand and Nanostudio until this hopefully is resolved quickly with an update.
I will updated my review if the problems are worked out. Right now the 60$ I just dropped on this is pretty much a waste.Show lesstheartofyoga
