Steinberg has announced the availability of the Cubase 7.0.6, Cubase Artist 7.0.6 and Nuendo 6.0.6 maintenance updates.


Both updates are a free download and fully supported. The 7.0.6 Update for Cubase Elements 7, Cubase AI 7 and Cubase LE 7 will be available by the beginning of October, 2013. This update focus on serious visibility and workflow enhancements for MixConsole, including the ability to display channel names in two rows instead of one as well as full workspace support and one-click plug-in access. An updated Voxengo Curve EQ with several fixes and enhancements, improved audio stability under Windows, improved UAD compatibility as well as 22 resolved issues in different areas of the application will make your Cubase experience smoother than ever before.

Improvements
MixConsole:
Visibility improvements: MixConsole now features better overall visibility and resize and window restore behavior. Depending on the zoom level, the channel names are now displayed on two lines instead of one and the font is rescaled for better readability. Mono / stereo / surround channel format now sports corresponding visual symbols. The Pre, Sends and Quick Control sections now feature consistent behavior of overlay controls. In addition the order of MIDI insert effects can now be changed, and individual MIDI effects can be copied via drag and drop.
One-click plug-in access: Plug-ins in MixConsole can now be opened with a single mouse click on their slot position.
Workspace support: The windows configuration and layout of MixConsole is now fully captured and restored when using Workspaces.

Voxengo CurveEQ 3.2.5 update:
Improved audio processing performance by up to 30%.
A static spectrum can now be loaded from a WAV file directly.
A "Load CSV" and "Save CSV" text file function has been added.
Routing is now configured automatically.
The EQ curve display now continously refreshes.
When moving a control point close to the maximal or minimal frequency, Curve EQ remains responsive.
Spectrum matching is now working correctly across all groups.

Improved audio stability:
To improve the overall audio stability under Windows, Cubase now ensures that the ASIO driver threads are using Windows MMCSS (Multimedia Class Scheduling Service).
Improved UAD compatibility:
Cubase 7.0.6 features improved UAD compatibility, preventing "sample rate mismatch" issues.
Issues resolved

Project:
Unfreezing a pasted Group Track now works as expected.
When using the Arranger Track in "Pause after Repeats" mode, pressing the play button will start the playback immediately on the next Arranger Track event as expected.
(OS X 10.8 ONLY): Opening a project from a location which uses Unicode characters in the file path now works as expected.
(OS X ONLY): The horizontal zoom direction in the Project window (CMD and mouse wheel) no longer switches depending on the "Natural scrolling" system setting and will always zoom-in like on PC.

MixConsole:
Setting MixConsole to full screen in a dual monitor configuration and reopening the project on a single monitor system no longer locks MixConsole to full screen mode.
Unexpected resizing issues after changing the height of MixConsole no longer occur.
The names of channels, insert plug-ins and channel strip modules are now displayed with the correct font size.
After switching the EQ band type, the focus frames in the Channel Settings window now disappear as expected.
The pre filter in the Channel Settings window now shows the on/off/bypass buttons.
Insert preset names are updated correctly when the insert effect is changed.
Track pictures on channels in MixConsole are now always centered properly.
The Solo defeat tooltip now displays the correct modifier ("ALT+CTRL").
Pressing a key on the computer keyboard does not interrupt writing automation.
Disabling a track no longer disconnects the side-chain inputs of the hosted plug-ins.

Plug-ins:
Besides the channel strip module, Cubase Artist 7 now shows the regular plug-in version of Vintage Compressor.
Besides the channel strip modules, Cubase Elements 7 now shows the regular plug-in versions of Envelope Shaper, Gate, Maximizer and Vintage Compressor.
Multiband Compressor no longer causes inaccurate audio if very short audio events are processed.
The "Live" button state of Multiband Compressor is now restored correctly when opening a project.
Opening a project created in a previous Cubase version and using bridged VST 2 plug-ins now works without issues.

Audio:
The Offline Process History now displays plug-in names correctly.
VST Expressions & Score:
VST Expression map symbols are now shown as expected.
It is now possible to scroll through long VST Expression Maps.
Printing a score under OS X now works as expected.
Please note that this list applies to Cubase 7 and not every entry may apply to Cubase Artist 7 or Cubase Elements 7 / AI 7 / LE 7.

 

i Wonder If They improved the CPU performance like Pro Tools Did

 

I don't use 7 because I'm against dongles but I use 5.12 and get better performance than pretty much any other DAW even on an older computer.

 

I been a cubase guy for years, i own 7 and love it and as far as CPU performance. its never been an issue, and my Bios says 2009


yea ok it an old Intel server dual quad core xeon with 16 gig of ram and only cost 250 euros on ebay


But its stable as hell and i never have a problem and finally it uses MMCSS


So Pro Tools improved CPU performance... what does it cost to run protools again?


My 2 cents


evol & Out

 

i use Cubase 5.5.3 on a Mac Pro Quad and pretty good CPU preference But i could always Use a Little More and i a Saw Dave Pensado on Pensado's Place Say that when he updated to Pro tools 11 he opened a old song project that Was Pulling a CPU Load 40% When he opened it up in the new protools 11 it only pulled 2% that is a Big improvement i wish Cubase do that to

 

That's your first problem right there, that you're using it on a Mac. PC performance across practically all DAWs is better and maybe that's the extra performance you've been looking for. Check out the benchmarks and this isn't even with Windows 8 factored in (it wasn't available yet) and it made great advancements in this arena. It's really a world of difference especially with Steinberg products: Cross Platform DAW Benchmarks

 

LoL No Thanks Bro I Think i'll stick with a Mac i have Been using for Years and Years from Day One i have been using a Mac from the first Version of Cubase and pro tools thats a long time i will stick with what works bast for me thanks

 

Yeah that's understandable if you've already been using that platform for a long time and don't have a PC. I'm just letting you know in case you're also a PC user, use virtualization software, or if maybe in the future when you have the option you could go in with a better understanding of what kind of performance you'd get across platforms. I hope you didn't take it as a sales pitch.

 

Cool No Mac Versus PC What ever works for each person PC have Been Getting Better and Better