Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio

Name: Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio
Price: 29.99 USD
Rating: 4.6 (3262 reviews)
Author: Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH

Music Production & Recording

$29.99 · In‑App Purchases

3.3K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Music
Developer

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
Language

EN
English
Size

1.2
GB

# INTRO OFFER # Save 40% on Cubasis 3 and up to 50% on selected in-app purchases until January 7, 2026! Prices shown are reduced accordingly. 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 2026 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!

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

3.3K Ratings

Crazy improvement
12/01/2021

moeh1
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 thanks

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 Lars
Crazy improvement
12/01/2021

moeh1

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 thanks
Developer Response 12/03/2021
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 Lars
The best! Period.
07/06/2020

Kushlion
Wow I have dreamed of a DAW like this one on mobile device for years. I dare anyone to name one that comes even close for audio recording mixed with midi. This is a portable recording studio. The integration with third party effects and virtual instruments is so smooth. I guess most of the bad reviews were left months ago when the app was still in its infancy but really, this app today deserves nothing less than 5 stars. I have used cubase on desktop my whole life and trust Steinberg to deliver awesome products. Even if the app starts with bugs they eventually make you a satisfied customer. You can even tell by the way almost every review here is address by a human. Try finding many developers like that. This app looks beautiful on my iPad screen. It has all the essential features cubase has, down to the colorization of individual tracks. The way files, settings and features are managed and selected is pure genius. I could go on and on but i will let you judge for yourselves after downloading the lite version if you want to try first. I can safely recommend to any serious musician wanting to have a reliable mobile recording studio to just close their eyes and get Cubasis 3. Most issues you may have will eventually get resolved because the devs are listening, so what do you have to loose?

Developer Response
Hi Kushlion, Thank you for your Cubasis review and rating! We are glad to read that you seem to enjoy using the app so far! We will try our best making the app better with every update! Please stay well & big thanks again! Best Lars
The best! Period.
07/06/2020

Kushlion

Wow I have dreamed of a DAW like this one on mobile device for years. I dare anyone to name one that comes even close for audio recording mixed with midi. This is a portable recording studio. The integration with third party effects and virtual instruments is so smooth. I guess most of the bad reviews were left months ago when the app was still in its infancy but really, this app today deserves nothing less than 5 stars. I have used cubase on desktop my whole life and trust Steinberg to deliver awesome products. Even if the app starts with bugs they eventually make you a satisfied customer. You can even tell by the way almost every review here is address by a human. Try finding many developers like that. This app looks beautiful on my iPad screen. It has all the essential features cubase has, down to the colorization of individual tracks. The way files, settings and features are managed and selected is pure genius. I could go on and on but i will let you judge for yourselves after downloading the lite version if you want to try first. I can safely recommend to any serious musician wanting to have a reliable mobile recording studio to just close their eyes and get Cubasis 3. Most issues you may have will eventually get resolved because the devs are listening, so what do you have to loose?
Developer Response 07/06/2020
Hi Kushlion, Thank you for your Cubasis review and rating! We are glad to read that you seem to enjoy using the app so far! We will try our best making the app better with every update! Please stay well & big thanks again! Best Lars
Could/Should be far better
12/04/2023

PremierGuru
As a person who is a fan of Cubase, this app is a HUGE letdown. Almost every time I try to record a midi track, none of the keys or pads do anything, as if it can’t register me touching the screen. Then I try to pause the track but it just keeps playing, causing me to have to close the app (and the track continues to play even after the app is closed). Then, when I reopen Cubasis, any and all progress I had made is gone. Extremely frustrating. I feel like this app tries to do more than what it can process, which is a shame because it has so much potential to be superior to any other mobile DAW available. I also wish you could change the song key like you can do in Cubase. Sure, Cubasis offers a lot more features than other mobile DAWs, such as GarageBand (which is free and runs almost flawlessly), but it isn’t worth the frustration or time lost.This app has a lot of improvements that need to be made. Until then, I’m sorry to say, I highly advise that you do NOT purchase this app.

Developer Response
Hi PremierGuru, Thank you for your Cubasis review and rating. We are sorry about your issues, which definitive should not be the case, when using Cubasis. Please try these steps first: (1) Close all running apps, including Cubasis. (2) Fully shut down the iPad (turn it to off). (3) Relaunch your iPad and load an empty project template with Cubasis. Does this help to reolsve your problem? The app should easily work as shown in this tutorial: https://youtu.be/BieqarsOCyM?si=9Bs2WXNnf1PqDjPA. Warm greetings, Lars
Could/Should be far better
12/04/2023

PremierGuru

As a person who is a fan of Cubase, this app is a HUGE letdown. Almost every time I try to record a midi track, none of the keys or pads do anything, as if it can’t register me touching the screen. Then I try to pause the track but it just keeps playing, causing me to have to close the app (and the track continues to play even after the app is closed). Then, when I reopen Cubasis, any and all progress I had made is gone. Extremely frustrating. I feel like this app tries to do more than what it can process, which is a shame because it has so much potential to be superior to any other mobile DAW available. I also wish you could change the song key like you can do in Cubase. Sure, Cubasis offers a lot more features than other mobile DAWs, such as GarageBand (which is free and runs almost flawlessly), but it isn’t worth the frustration or time lost.This app has a lot of improvements that need to be made. Until then, I’m sorry to say, I highly advise that you do NOT purchase this app.
Developer Response 12/11/2023
Hi PremierGuru, Thank you for your Cubasis review and rating. We are sorry about your issues, which definitive should not be the case, when using Cubasis. Please try these steps first: (1) Close all running apps, including Cubasis. (2) Fully shut down the iPad (turn it to off). (3) Relaunch your iPad and load an empty project template with Cubasis. Does this help to reolsve your problem? The app should easily work as shown in this tutorial: https://youtu.be/BieqarsOCyM?si=9Bs2WXNnf1PqDjPA. Warm greetings, Lars
Great
07/21/2022

Sal_amander
I think like many of us hoping Apple will soon provide Logic for the newer M1 iPad Pro’s, this is a fair breath of fresh air. I like the ease and familiarity and features of Logic on Mac, but Cubasis does provide some top tier features for an on the go feel. An iPad could essentially be your studio centerpiece (with appropriate USB hubs and such for expansion), and with it’s in app purchases, and third party plug ins, (ideally iK’s MixBox) you can track and mix a song from front to back anywhere with some very good quality plugins. It’s features and highlights are already highlighted, and they’r very handy. Of course the virtual mixer, it’s very easy to track and add plug ins, and polish things up with minimal gear. A midi controller, a decent mic, and a decent interface with decent monitors, can all go a long way to now make mobile pro production a breeze. I 100% recommend, and give it a 4 out of pure stinginess of hoping Logic will some day find its way on here, as if I had to choose between mobile producing on an iPad with Cubasis or Logic, I’d have to go the Logic route mainly from personal preference and experience, and not at all a jab down towards Cubasis. Great job Steinberg!

Developer Response
Hi Sal_amander, Many thanks for your kind Cubasis 3 5***** review and rating and for sharing your experiences here! We are glad to read that you seem to enjoy using Cubasis so far, while Logic is your personal preference! We try our best making the app better with every new update! Enjoy making music & stay safe! Thanks again & warm greetings, Lars
Great
07/21/2022

Sal_amander

I think like many of us hoping Apple will soon provide Logic for the newer M1 iPad Pro’s, this is a fair breath of fresh air. I like the ease and familiarity and features of Logic on Mac, but Cubasis does provide some top tier features for an on the go feel. An iPad could essentially be your studio centerpiece (with appropriate USB hubs and such for expansion), and with it’s in app purchases, and third party plug ins, (ideally iK’s MixBox) you can track and mix a song from front to back anywhere with some very good quality plugins. It’s features and highlights are already highlighted, and they’r very handy. Of course the virtual mixer, it’s very easy to track and add plug ins, and polish things up with minimal gear. A midi controller, a decent mic, and a decent interface with decent monitors, can all go a long way to now make mobile pro production a breeze. I 100% recommend, and give it a 4 out of pure stinginess of hoping Logic will some day find its way on here, as if I had to choose between mobile producing on an iPad with Cubasis or Logic, I’d have to go the Logic route mainly from personal preference and experience, and not at all a jab down towards Cubasis. Great job Steinberg!
Developer Response 07/26/2022
Hi Sal_amander, Many thanks for your kind Cubasis 3 5***** review and rating and for sharing your experiences here! We are glad to read that you seem to enjoy using Cubasis so far, while Logic is your personal preference! We try our best making the app better with every new update! Enjoy making music & stay safe! Thanks again & warm greetings, Lars

This update includes improvements and is recommended for all Cubasis users. For the full list of changes in Cubasis 3.8.1, visit: https://steinberg.net/cubasisforum Cubasis 3.8 turns your iPhone and iPad into a powerful mobile studio. Plug in your guitar or bass for legendary amp tones and presets, stay in tune with the new tuner, and enjoy smoother sessions with improved audio routing. Work your way with portrait mode, external display support, and full iOS 26 integration. Plus, get exclusive Cubasis plug-ins when you own our new Verve and Etude piano apps. Cubasis Bass Amp Make your bass tracks shine with our Bass Amp Suite, featuring iconic amps, EQ, compression, and effects like Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Envelope Filter, Octaver, and more. Includes a wide range of pro presets for any genre. Cubasis Amp Rack Give your guitar tracks character and tone with legendary amp models and versatile effects. From vintage warmth to modern edge, Amp Rack makes dialing in your perfect sound easy, with genre-ready presets for quick results. Cubasis Tuner Stay perfectly in tune with the all-new Cubasis Tuner. Sleek design, intuitive controls, and lightning-fast response ensure accurate tuning without breaking your creative flow. Smarter Sound, Portrait Mode & iOS 26 Ready Cubasis 3.8 adds audio input/output selection for full routing control. Enjoy portrait mode, windowing, and external display support for flexible workflows. Fully compatible with iOS 26. Verve and Etude Plug-in Versions Our new Verve and Etude piano apps deliver world-class sounds for scoring, classical, jazz, and pop. Use them standalone or in any AU-compatible DAW. Own Cubasis and Verve or Etude? Get an extra Cubasis plug-in version free. Improved MIDI Support Cubasis 3.8 now imports and exports Tempo and Signature track data in MIDI files for better timing and structure across apps. Additional refinements make MIDI workflows smoother than ever. More Features and Improvements Beyond new features, Cubasis 3.8 delivers refinements like improved Tempo and Signature tracks, enhanced usability, and greater stability. If you enjoy Cubasis, please support us by rating the app in the App Store!