10 comparison
LE < AI < ELEMENTS < ESSENTIAL < ARTIST < STUDIO/PRO
LE : Limited to 24 Midi tracks, 16 Audio tracks
AI : Limited to 48 Midi tracks, 32 Audio tracks
Elements : Limited to 64 MIDI Tracks, 48 Audio Tracks
Essential : unlimited Midi Tracks; 64 audio tracks,
Artist : Limited to 128 Midi Tracks, 64 Audio tracks;
Studio : unlimited Midi Tracks, unlimited Audio tracks
Pro : unlimited Midi Tracks, unlimited Audio tracks
old comparison here:
http://web.archive.org/web/20080517070121/http://www.steinberg.net/fileadmin/redaktion/PDF/Cubase_SX3/cubase_feature_comparison.pdfLE : 64 MIDI Tracks, 48 Audio Tracks, 2 inst slots
SE : unlimited Midi Tracks, 48 Audio tracks, 16 inst slots
SL : unlimited Midi Tracks, 48 Audio Tracks, 32 inst slots
SX : unlimited Midi Tracks, 64 Audio tracks; 64 inst slots
the old Cubase LE 4 (which was free) supported the same track counts as the new Elements (whichhas to be bought)
Elements are limited to 64 midi tracks; whereas Essentials versions had unlimited midi tracks (like the full pro cubase product)cubase 4 comparison:
Cubase LE 4 :
64 MIDI Tracks, 48 Audio Tracks No Rewire!Cubase AI 4 :
64 MIDI Tracks, 48 Audio Tracks No Rewire!Cubase Essential 4 :
unlimited Midi Tracks, 64 audio
ReWire Supported!https://www.steinberg.net/fileadmin/redaktion/Supportteam/PDF_Dateien/Cubase_Version_Differentiation__Public__080211.pdfhttps://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/steinberg-cubase-essential-4cubase 5 comparison:
Cubase LE 5 :
64 MIDI Tracks, 48 Audio Tracks No Rewire!Cubase AI 5 :
64 MIDI Tracks, 48 Audio Tracks No Rewire!Cubase Essential 5 :
unlimited Midi Tracks, 64 audio
ReWire Supported!https://www.steinberg.net/index.php?id=2407&L=1http://ftp.qbssoftware.com/public/Info/Steinberg/CubaseFeatureComparison.pdfhttps://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/steinberg-cubase-essential-5--educationalhttp://web.archive.org/web/20091216143826/http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/musicproduction/cubase5_product/cubase5_featuredetails100.htmlcubase 6 comparison:
Cubase LE6 :
24 Midi tracks, 16 Audio tracks No Rewire!Cubase AI6 : 48 midi tracks, 32 audio tracks
ReWire Supported!Cubase 6 Elements:
64 MIDI Tracks, 48 Audio Tracks ReWire Supported!http://web.archive.org/web/20111120085758/www.steinberg.net/en/products/cubase/cubase6_feature_comparison.htmlcubase 7 comparison:
https://www.steinberg.net/fileadmin/files/PRODUCTS/Cubase/Generation_7/Cubase_7/Downloads/Cubase_Comparison_Chart.pdfcubase 9.5 comparison:
https://www.steinberg.net/fileadmin/files/PRODUCTS/Cubase/Generation_9/PDFs/List_of_included_instruments_and_effects_in_Cubase_9.5.pdf