Finally, tempo track!
…and time signatures. Cubasis already had great sounds with Halion Sonic Selection. Now with the new features and Iconica Sketch it has everything I was looking for in a DAW on iPad!
Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio
Audio, Midi, Mixer & Sequencer
Published by:
Steinberg Media Technologies
Description
Quickly and easily capture your musical ideas as soon as they arrive and turn them into professional-sounding songs with the multi-award winning Cubasis 3. Enjoy performing, recording, mixing and sharing your music in no time, wherever you are, right there on your iPhone and iPad. Meet one of the fastest, most intuitive and complete audio and MIDI DAWs available on iOS today: Cubasis 3.
Computer Music Editor’s Choice Award 2020・MusicTech Choice Award 2020・NAMM TEC Awards 2025 Finalist
"Cubasis 3 marks a great leap to the iPhone, and maintains Cubasis’ status as the DAW to beat on the iOS platform." — Computer Music
"Cubasis has always represented the best balance between features and usability in any iOS DAW/sequencer, and in Cubasis 3, Steinberg have raised a high bar even higher." — Sound On Sound
"Cubasis 3 is far and away the most powerful and user-friendly mobile DAW around." — ASK Audio
"Cubasis has been invaluable for me when I just need to create a quick demo before the plane lands." — Rob Swire (Pendulum, Knife Party, Deadmau5)
Learn more about Cubasis at www.steinberg.net/cubasis
NEW IN CUBASIS 3
• Universal app support: Run Cubasis on the iPhone and iPad
• Tempo and signature track support
• Group tracks: Easily combine individual tracks to groups
• Full-screen mixer: Easily extend the size of the mixer and more
• New look, same feel: Enjoy creating more efficiently
• Free Cubasis 2 IAP transfer: Freely transfer previous in-app purchases to Cubasis 3
• 960 PPQN MIDI resolution: Precise audio and MIDI event editing at the highest level
• 8 insert, 8 send effects: Create great-sounding tracks with flexible effects options
• FX rearrangement: Quickly rearrange plug-ins and change their pre/post fader position
• 75 new effects presets: Make tracks sound great with these ready-to-use presets
• Undo with history list: Quickly jump back to earlier versions of your song
• Redesigned instruments and effects: Modern styling with more precise operation
• Audio, MIDI and automation editors revisited: File editing is much more effective
• Revised MediaBay: Your all-new control center for file and project management
• UI scale presets for iPhone and iPad: Quickly change the size and arrangement of Cubasis
• MicroSonic instruments refill: Get creative with great-sounding new instruments
HIGHLIGHTS
• Unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks
• 24 assignable physical inputs and outputs
• 32-bit floating-point audio engine
• Audio I/O resolution of up to 24-bit/96 kHz
• Real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting featuring zplane’s élastique 3
• Micrologue virtual analog synthesizer with 126 ready-to-go presets
• MicroSonic with over 120 virtual instrument sounds
• MiniSampler to create your own instruments (includes 20 factory instruments)
• Mixer with studio-grade channel strip per track and 17 effects processors
• Sidechain support
• Fully automatable DJ-like Spin FX effect plug-in
• Over 550 MIDI and time-stretch-capable audio loops
• Virtual keyboard with chord buttons, chord and drum pads with intuitive note repeat
• Audio editor and MIDI editor with MIDI CC support
• MIDI editor for programming and editing MIDI tracks quickly and efficiently
• MIDI Learn, Mackie Control (MCU) and HUI protocol support
• MIDI auto quantize and time-stretch
• Track duplicate
• Automation, MIDI CC, program change and aftertouch support
• Core Audio and MIDI-compatible hardware supported
• Keyboard shortcut and mouse support
• MIDI over Bluetooth LE support
• Audio Unit including Instrument Multi Out support, Inter-App Audio and Audiobus 3 support
• Ableton Link Support
• Import audio via iTunes, iCloud Drive, Files app, AirDrop or use AudioPaste
• MIDI clock and MIDI thru support
• Export to Cubase, iCloud Drive, external hard drives, wireless flash drives, Dropbox, AudioCopy and email
Technical support
http://www.steinberg.net/cubasisforum
If you like Cubasis, please support us by rating this app in the App Store! Thank you!
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Computer Music Editor’s Choice Award 2020・MusicTech Choice Award 2020・NAMM TEC Awards 2025 Finalist
"Cubasis 3 marks a great leap to the iPhone, and maintains Cubasis’ status as the DAW to beat on the iOS platform." — Computer Music
"Cubasis has always represented the best balance between features and usability in any iOS DAW/sequencer, and in Cubasis 3, Steinberg have raised a high bar even higher." — Sound On Sound
"Cubasis 3 is far and away the most powerful and user-friendly mobile DAW around." — ASK Audio
"Cubasis has been invaluable for me when I just need to create a quick demo before the plane lands." — Rob Swire (Pendulum, Knife Party, Deadmau5)
Learn more about Cubasis at www.steinberg.net/cubasis
NEW IN CUBASIS 3
• Universal app support: Run Cubasis on the iPhone and iPad
• Tempo and signature track support
• Group tracks: Easily combine individual tracks to groups
• Full-screen mixer: Easily extend the size of the mixer and more
• New look, same feel: Enjoy creating more efficiently
• Free Cubasis 2 IAP transfer: Freely transfer previous in-app purchases to Cubasis 3
• 960 PPQN MIDI resolution: Precise audio and MIDI event editing at the highest level
• 8 insert, 8 send effects: Create great-sounding tracks with flexible effects options
• FX rearrangement: Quickly rearrange plug-ins and change their pre/post fader position
• 75 new effects presets: Make tracks sound great with these ready-to-use presets
• Undo with history list: Quickly jump back to earlier versions of your song
• Redesigned instruments and effects: Modern styling with more precise operation
• Audio, MIDI and automation editors revisited: File editing is much more effective
• Revised MediaBay: Your all-new control center for file and project management
• UI scale presets for iPhone and iPad: Quickly change the size and arrangement of Cubasis
• MicroSonic instruments refill: Get creative with great-sounding new instruments
HIGHLIGHTS
• Unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks
• 24 assignable physical inputs and outputs
• 32-bit floating-point audio engine
• Audio I/O resolution of up to 24-bit/96 kHz
• Real-time time-stretching and pitch-shifting featuring zplane’s élastique 3
• Micrologue virtual analog synthesizer with 126 ready-to-go presets
• MicroSonic with over 120 virtual instrument sounds
• MiniSampler to create your own instruments (includes 20 factory instruments)
• Mixer with studio-grade channel strip per track and 17 effects processors
• Sidechain support
• Fully automatable DJ-like Spin FX effect plug-in
• Over 550 MIDI and time-stretch-capable audio loops
• Virtual keyboard with chord buttons, chord and drum pads with intuitive note repeat
• Audio editor and MIDI editor with MIDI CC support
• MIDI editor for programming and editing MIDI tracks quickly and efficiently
• MIDI Learn, Mackie Control (MCU) and HUI protocol support
• MIDI auto quantize and time-stretch
• Track duplicate
• Automation, MIDI CC, program change and aftertouch support
• Core Audio and MIDI-compatible hardware supported
• Keyboard shortcut and mouse support
• MIDI over Bluetooth LE support
• Audio Unit including Instrument Multi Out support, Inter-App Audio and Audiobus 3 support
• Ableton Link Support
• Import audio via iTunes, iCloud Drive, Files app, AirDrop or use AudioPaste
• MIDI clock and MIDI thru support
• Export to Cubase, iCloud Drive, external hard drives, wireless flash drives, Dropbox, AudioCopy and email
Technical support
http://www.steinberg.net/cubasisforum
If you like Cubasis, please support us by rating this app in the App Store! Thank you!
In-Apps
- Neo FM
- £12.99
- FM Classics
- £12.99
- Classic Machines
- £6.99
- Waves AudioTrack
- £7.99
- Waves Plug-in Bundle
- £19.99
- Waves Tune Real-Time
- £4.99
- FX Pack 2: Vintage FX
- £6.99
- HALion Sonic Selection
- £19.99
- Micrologue ARP Arpeggiator
- £4.99
- FX Pack 1: Reverbs & Delays
- £6.99
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User Rating
4.57 out of 5
807 ratings in United Kingdom
5 star
623
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99
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34
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26
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25
Ratings History
Cubasis 3 Reviews
Bugs
Crashes, missing functionality. Disappointed.
Disappointed by Limited Time Signature Options
I recently downloaded and paid for the Cubase 3 DAW and Music Studio app for my iPad, hoping it would meet my music production needs. Unfortunately, I’ve been extremely disappointed. The app does not allow me to set a metronome to a 6/8 time signature, which is crucial for the song I’m working on. The metronome is stuck on a 4th bar limit, and I can only use shorter time signatures like 3/4. This completely ruins the flow of my project. I spent hours trying to find a way around this limitation, but it appears the app simply doesn’t support it. For such a well-known DAW, this is a major oversight. If I had known this before purchasing, I would have chosen a different app. Until this feature is addressed, I cannot recommend Cubase 3 or Music Studio for anyone needing flexibility with time signatures. I feel like I’ve wasted my money, and I’m now considering alternatives that actually meet basic music production standards. Pros: Decent interface Cons: Limited metronome settings, unsuitable for complex time signatures
Hangs on inter app audio
Cannot get this to play with AUM. The second i try to do anything with inter app audio cubase just hangs. It even hangs for a while trying to interact with global iOS features. Very lame. Literally unusable with AUM as far as I can tell. I’ve got very little open, blank projects, top speed ups… it can only embed cubase.
It cannot do 6/8!!!
The lower number of the time sig is fixed at 4. The upper number only goes up to 7. You cannot change time sig mid track like you can in cubase. The piano roll editor is very cramped in the bottom third of the screen. I can’t find a way to make it full screen.
Really good, but could be better
Editing midi notation is not as quick and easy as it could be.
Issue with new update
Thanks for updating your app. I’ve used this for years now for all of my official releases but since your latest update and the new function of being able to search for MIDI instruments I have lost all assigned instruments on previous tracks, most of which were unlabelled (which was my own lack of due diligence) but I was never aware that not labelling what the instruments I used would cause an issue in the future, like now. I have too many tracks using SynthMaster One for example, and I cannot recall which instrument I used for each track. The old app used to search automatically for the instrument and there was never a problem. Is there a way you can give the option to those who are like me who are not the greatest when it comes to naming conventions (due to personal creative flow) so that we can have instruments load automatically as they used to?? Otherwise I would have lost so many tracks! Thanks!
Great DAW for iPad
This DAW I find fantastic for songwriting / composing on an iPad. The included and available instruments are useful; I use some of these plus Scaler and imported Lo-fi drum tracks.
Cubasis 3 is THE Ultimate DAW on iOS 🏆
In my opinion Cubasis has led the way for professional DAWs on iOS for over 14 years. The latest v3.6 update together with the inclusion of HALion and Neo FM and FM Classic has made this app unbeatable. Worthy of a ten star rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
So many bugs
I’ve been using Cubasis on the ipad for years. Cubasis 1 and 2 were great apps that worked really well and were stable. Cubasis 3 is a mess. Its a huge step backwards. Nothing works properly, it constantly crashes, its fiddly and difficult to use. It doesn’t play well with other apps. I could go on and on. What happened Steinberg - why is this such a turkey?
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App Info
- Category
- Music
- Publisher
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Steinberg Media Technologies
- Languages
- English
- Recent release
- 3.7.1 (1 month ago )
- Released on
- Dec 18, 2019 (5 years ago )
- Also available in
- United States, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Italy, Australia, Netherlands, Sweden, Russia, Spain, China, South Korea, Switzerland, Austria, Mexico, India, Czechia, Poland, Brazil, Thailand, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Israel, Türkiye, Chile, Finland, Hungary, Indonesia, Ukraine, Philippines, Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Argentina, Hong Kong SAR China, Taiwan, South Africa, Vietnam, Slovakia, New Zealand, Colombia, Malaysia, Peru, Croatia, United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Romania, Ecuador, Singapore, Lithuania, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Slovenia, Iceland, Luxembourg, Kuwait, Egypt, Nigeria, Latvia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Belarus, Bahrain, Lebanon, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, North Macedonia, Nepal, Malta, Brunei, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Madagascar, Sri Lanka
- Last Updated
- 16 hours ago
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