With a lavishly rich feature set tailored to professional musicians, composers, songwriters, producers and bands, Cubase Artist offers a level of composing and recording functionality unique in its price class. Building on the acclaimed music creation and production feature set introduced in version 8.0, 8.5 makes it even easier to simply make great music, adding the revolutionary VST Transit cloud-based collaboration and production toolset, an expanded version of the Retrologue VST synth, an array of enhancements to MixConsole, the Key and Drum Editors, transport functions and so much more. Cubase Artist 8.5 is designed exclusively to support your musical talent. Features include: · VST Transit cloud collaboration service brings together musicians and producers from all over the globe · Retrologue 2 provides mesmerizing new sonic capabilities and hundreds of new presets · More responsive MixConsole with refined hover controls · Pull tracks from existing projects into your song with only a few clicks, including all settings and content · Upgraded Key and Drum Editors for faster, more intuitive MIDI editing · Enhanced Chord Pads with new Sections play mode and custom chord symbols · Better Transport infrastructure consolidated for easier access and improved visibility · Dedicated punch points, independent from locator positions · Version 3 of zPlane's oustanding élastique time-stretch/pitch-shift algorithm · An array of other workflow enhancements designed to help you simply make great music Click here for details on educational software site licenses available from Hal Leonard