Cubase 15 Pro

Professional multi-module metering suite — level, spectrum, phase, waveform, correlation, loudness. Up to 9 configurable module slots. Two processing modes: Maximum Audio Performance and Sample-Accurate Display.

Combines delay modulation with filter modulation. LFO or manual filter frequency/resonance control, plus Drive for distortion on the feedback loop. Good for evolving, animated delays.

Clean mono delay with tempo-sync or free delay time. Lo/Hi filters sculpt the feedback loop. The simple, workhorse delay.

Stereo ping-pong delay — bounces repeats between left and right channels. Tempo-sync capable. Great for widening synth leads and pads.

Independent left and right delay lines with their own time, feedback, and filter controls. Use for complex stereo delay landscapes.

Full-featured stereo delay with filter, spatial width, humanize (randomizes timing slightly for analog feel), color, and lock-when-loading-presets. The premium delay option.

Guitar amp and speaker cabinet emulator. Select from multiple amp and cabinet models. Drive, Bass/Mid/Treble/Presence tone controls. Good for adding grit to synths, not just guitars.

Lo-fi effect via bit depth reduction and sample rate division. Creates everything from subtle grit to extreme digital destruction. A classic for electronic music texture work.

Tube saturation emulator — adds warmth and harmonic richness. Simulates valve amp character. Subtle use adds life; heavy use adds crunch.

Adds noise, crackle, AC hum, and lo-fi degradation. Simulates aged recordings, worn tape, and damaged media. Excellent for vintage sound design and The Neon Dawn texture layers.

Analog tape saturation and compression simulation. Frequency range controls let you apply the effect selectively — saturate mids without affecting sub frequencies. Adds warmth and gentle compression.

Multi-band distortion and multi-effect plug-in. Up to 4 independently distorted frequency bands, multiple distortion modes per band. Good for drums, loops, synth basses, and aggressive vocal treatment.

Bass guitar amp and cabinet simulator. Multiple amp models, built-in EQ, compressor, and enhancer sections. Can work on synth bass for added character.

Wah-wah filter effect with manual or MIDI pedal control. Adjustable frequency range, width, gain, and filter slope per band. MIDI automation lets you automate the wah sweep as a modulation effect.

Highly adaptive compressor with vintage tube sound. Drive controls tube pre-amp saturation. Peak Reduction combines threshold and ratio in one knob. Parallel compression via Dry/Wet. Great on drums, bass, and mix bus.

Hard limiter ensuring output never exceeds a set ceiling. Fast attack with 1ms latency. Intersample clipping detection. Position last in the signal chain, before Lin One Dither. Essential for final output protection.

Full-featured general-purpose compressor. Threshold, ratio, soft knee, attack, hold, release. RMS/peak analysis modes. Dry mix for transparent parallel compression.

Sibilance reduction via frequency-dependent compression. Lo/Hi filter mode selects the detection band. Solo and Diff monitoring help dial in the sweet spot. Essential on vocals and any bright high-frequency source.

Attenuates or boosts the attack and release phases of audio — sculpts the transient shape without changing pitch or frequency content. Use carefully at high boost settings to avoid clipping.

Downward expander — reduces gain below threshold to increase the dynamic range, making quiet passages quieter. Threshold, ratio, soft knee, fall/hold/rise timing controls.

Noise gate — silences signal below a threshold. Attack, hold, release controls. Side-chain with filter and frequency targeting. Standard tool for cleaning noise floors and tightening drum tracks.

Peak limiter with soft clip option. Release time 0.1–1000ms or Auto. Simpler than Brickwall Limiter — good for channel-level limiting rather than final output.

Loudness maximizer with Classic and Modern modes. Mix control for parallel processing. Soft Clip mode generates harmonic distortion instead of hard clipping for a more musical ceiling.

Gate triggered by incoming MIDI notes rather than audio level. Attack, hold, release timing. Velocity-to-VCA control. Useful for rhythmic gating effects triggered by a drum part.

4-band compressor with independent threshold, ratio, attack, and release per band. Visual frequency band editor. Per-band side-chain. Standard tool for mastering and mix bus control.

Multi-band version of EnvelopeShaper — independently shape attack and release transients in up to 4 frequency bands. Surgical transient control for complex sources.

4-band downward expander with independent settings per band. Visual frequency band editor. Good for de-noising and dynamic cleanup in specific frequency ranges.

Loudness maximizer with transient detection, intersample clipping detection, and ceiling control. Compare A/B functionality. Modern loudness maximizer option.

Multi-band upward/downward compressor — three bands with independent up-compression (makes quiet louder) and down-compression (makes loud quieter). Gate per band. Side-chain routing. Powerful for heavily processed modern sounds.

Warm tube-style compressor with VU gain reduction metering. Internal side-chain with filter. Adds musicality and harmonic richness alongside compression. Great on synth pads and leads.

Upward/downward compressor with waveform display and curve-based control. Transient mode for dynamic shaping. Clipping section with hard/soft clip. Advanced dynamics sculpting.

Vintage compressor model. Input/Output gain, Attack, Punch mode, Release. Classic character for mix bus or individual tracks. Good for The Neon Dawn mix bus glue.

Vocal-optimized compressor — combines gate and compressor in one unit with detection optimized for voice. Simplifies vocal dynamics to one plug-in.

Combined gate, compressor, and limiter in one plug-in. Module Configurator lets you enable/disable each section and reorder signal chain. Efficient all-in-one option.

Spline-based EQ with freehand curve drawing. Match EQ functionality for comparing and transferring EQ curves between tracks. Useful for matching the tone of reference tracks.

Simple 3-band EQ modelled on a DJ mixer. Wide, musical boost/cut ranges on Low, Mid, High. Quick tonal shaping with no surgical pretense.

Passive EQ model based on a vintage Pultec-style unit. Low Boost/Attenuate with Frequency, High Boost with Bandwidth, High Attenuate. Famous for simultaneous low boost and low cut creating weight without muddiness.

5-band EQ model based on a vintage console EQ. Low, Low-Mid, Mid, High-Mid, High bands. Warm, analog-style response with musical curves. Good for broad tonal shaping.

8-band parametric EQ with visual curve display. Per-band dynamic EQ mode (threshold/ratio/attack/release per band), mid-side processing, linear phase option. The go-to EQ for complex surgical work — use this over Channel EQ for critical mix work.

10-band and 30-band graphic equalizers. Multiple EQ mode options: True Response, Digital Standard, Classic, VariableQ. Familiar interface for quick broad shaping.

4-band parametric EQ with high/low shelf on outer bands. Input/output spectrum display. Clean, transparent character. Good general-purpose parametric before reaching for Frequency.

Envelope-following filter — cutoff tracks the amplitude envelope of the incoming signal. Multiple filter types, LFO mode, Gate mode, Mix control. Essential for expressive synth-style filtering on audio.

Simple two-band filter with a single Morph control to blend between low-pass and high-pass. Fast and minimal — good for quick tonal adjustments and filter automation.

Morphs between two independently configurable filter shapes (Filter A and Filter B) using a Morph Factor control. Create smooth transitions between filter states.

Step-sequenced filter — independent cutoff and resonance pattern sequences up to 16 steps. Tempo-sync. MIDI controllable. Creates rhythmic filter effects synced to the project tempo.

Simple shelving-style tone enhancer. Boosts a defined frequency range by a set amount. Clean, musical, minimal controls — quick brightening or warmth.

Wah-wah filter with manual or MIDI pedal control. Adjustable frequency range, width, gain per band, filter slope. Can be automated for wah sweeps as a performance effect.

Linear phase dithering plug-in for bit depth reduction. Noise shaping option increases apparent signal-to-noise ratio. Auto blanking during silent passages. Always use post-fader on the output bus, last in chain before export.

Stereo auto-panning with customizable waveform (Sine, Triangle, Square, Random One Shot, Random Continuous). Phase offset between channels. Link mode creates choppy volume gating instead of panning. Tempo-sync.

Classic chorus with Rate, Depth, Spatial, Mix. Lo/Hi filter shaping. Clean doubling and widening.

Tremolo/choppy gating effect using multiple waveform shapes. Tempo-sync. Good for rhythmic amplitude modulation on pads and stabs.

Chorus/doubler with up to 4 voices. Per-voice Detune, humanize, and delay randomization. Creates natural-sounding doubling without phase issues. Good for thickening synth leads.

Flanger with Feedback, Mode, Rate, Spatial, Lo/Hi filters, Waveform Shape selector. Classic jet-sweeping effect for pads and basses.

Multi-effect modulation powerhouse — draw custom LFO curves to simultaneously modulate multiple effects (chorus, filter, pan, pitch, bit crush, compressor, reverb, etc.). Trigger via audio level or side-chain. Highly creative tool for complex moving textures.

Metallic resonance filter with Speed (modulation rate), Sharpness, and Tone controls. Mix control. Creates comb-filter/metallic ring effects — useful for industrial and dark electronic textures.

Phaser with Feedback, Width, Mode, Rate, Spatial, Lo/Hi filters. Classic sweeping phase cancellation effect.

Ring modulation — multiplies the audio signal by a carrier waveform. LFO and envelope modulation of carrier frequency. Roll-Off, Range, Invert. Creates metallic, bell-like, or robotic timbres.

Rotary speaker (Leslie-style) emulation. Speed selector (stop/slow/fast) with acceleration/deceleration curves. Amp Mod, Phase, Angle, Distance parameters. MIDI speed switching. Adds organic movement to any source.

High-quality stereo chorus. Spatial, Mix, Rate, Waveform Shape, Lo/Hi filters. The premium chorus — richer and more controllable than the basic Chorus plug-in.

Ring modulator/tremolo hybrid. Pitch modulation with waveform display. Tempo-sync. Creates frequency modulation and gating effects in one.

Pure tremolo — volume modulation with Modulation Rate and Depth controls. Simple, clean amplitude modulation.

Live performance DJ effect plug-in with keyboard-triggered effects: Backspin, Reverse, Tapestart, Scratch, Slowdown, Tapestop 1/2, Stutter, Slur, Cycle. Effects can be automated. Controlled via MIDI keyboard or on-screen buttons.

Generates two additional pitch-shifted voices one and two octaves below the input signal. Best used with monophonic signals. Direct control blends dry and wet signals.

Real-time monophonic pitch correction with formant preservation. Speed and Tolerance controls for natural vs. robotic correction. Scale source: Internal, External MIDI Scale/Note, Chord Track. Creative use enables harmonies and Cher-style vocal effects.

Stereo pitch shifter with Formant Preservation and Drive. Unlink Channels for independent left/right shifting. General-purpose pitch shifting for audio events.

16-band vocoder — classic robot vocal effect. Carrier signal via MIDI. Noise Mod, Drift, Glide, Bright, Detune controls. Formant bands with visual frequency display. Classic electronic music effect.

Algorithmic reverb with separate Early Reflections and Tail controls. Pre-delay, Size, Low/High Time, Shape, Density, Modulation Rate/Depth. Warm, musical character — good all-purpose reverb for The Neon Dawn mix.

Convolution reverb using impulse responses of real spaces. Includes factory IR library. Import custom IRs. True Stereo support. Built-in 3-band EQ and output level per program. The most realistic-sounding reverb — use for natural spaces.

Full-featured algorithmic reverb with detailed room controls: Pre-Delay, Size, Diffusion, Width, Variation, Hold, Low/High frequency decay, reverb envelope follower (Amount), Efficiency for CPU management.

Simplified RoomWorks with fewer controls and lower CPU overhead. Good for multiple simultaneous reverb instances where CPU matters.

Pitch-shifted convolution reverb for ethereal shimmer effects. The classic ambient pad technique — pitch shifts the reverb tail up an octave to create infinite ascending shimmer.

Converts Ambisonics audio for playback on headphones or standard speaker setups. Used in the Ambisonics workflow described in the Operation Manual.

Stereo width processor with up to 4 frequency bands. Expand or reduce stereo width independently per band. Live mode for zero-latency operation. Essential for precise stereo field control in mastering.

Downmix and upmix utility for converting between channel configurations — e.g. 5.1 to stereo, mono to 5.1.

Converts mono to stereo with Width and Pan controls. Simple utility for working with mono sources in a stereo context.

Mixes a 6-channel surround signal down to stereo. Individual volume faders per channel, Link, Invert Phase, Normalize. Standard surround-to-stereo downmix tool.

Per-channel delay alignment for surround setups — fine-tune speaker timing in milliseconds or centimeters for perfect alignment. Not a mix bus tool, not a creative delay.

Sums all input channels to mono. Essential for checking mono compatibility of a stereo or surround mix.

Converts Ambisonics audio between Furse-Malham (FuMa) and AmbiX formats. Used in the Ambisonics routing workflow.

Generates SMPTE timecode to an audio output for synchronizing external equipment. Free-run or locked to Transport panel. Frame rate configurable independently from project settings.

Generates test tones and noise — Sine, sweep, white/pink noise, and other signal types — for system calibration and gain staging checks.

Chromatic instrument tuner. Analog and Digital display views. Cent readout, Base frequency adjustment. Use for tuning hardware synths against the project.

Simple per-channel volume fader utility. Master level and individual channel faders. Use to offset levels without touching the fader.

All-in-one vocal processing chain. Modules: Gate, Pitch Correction, De-Esser I/II, Dynamic Filter, Compressor I/II, EQ I/II, Exciter/Saturator, Imager, Reverb/Shimmer, Ducker. Drag modules to reorder signal chain. Integrated side-chain section per module. Complete vocal processing in a single insert slot.