Cubase 5.

Read Me

May 2010
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
 Welcome Congratulations and thank you for purchasing Cubase 5! This
Read Me includes important information about installing and
using Cubase 5.5 on your Apple Mac OS X or PC Windows
computer.
We wish you creativity and success using Cubase 5.5!
Your Steinberg team

Software licensing Please read the Software Licensing Contract displayed on

your screen when installing Cubase. By installing the
software you are declaring yourself to be in agreement with
the conditions in the contract.
If you want to read the Software Licensing Contract
independently from the installation process, or if you want to
print the contract, you'll find the text file on the DVD in the
'Additional Content/License' folder. Please open the file in
your preferred language.

Installation Depending on your system, the Cubase 5.5 Start Center

program on the DVD may start automatically. If no interactive
start menu appears, open the DVD and double click the file
“Cubase 5 Start Center”. From there you can start the
installation of Cubase 5.5 and browse through the additional
options and information presented there.
By the way, Cubase 5.5 does not overwrite any previously
installed version of Cubase.

Cubase license activation The full version of Cubase 5.5 ships with a USB-eLicenser
which is pre-loaded with a 25 hours license. It allows you to
use Cubase 5.5 up to 25 hours of non-consecutive operation
time. The remaining time will be displayed each time you
start Cubase 5.5. Please make sure to activate your Cubase
5.5 license permanently within this time frame. For further
details please read:
http://service.steinberg.de/goto.nsf/show/activate_gb

USB-eLicenser (Steinberg Key) Should you experience any difficulties with your USB-
eLicenser, go to the folder “Additional Content/Copy
Protection Driver” on the DVD and double-click the file
”eLicenser Control Setup”. Alternatively, you can download
the latest version of this software from here:
www.elcc.eu

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 Cubase 5.5 64-bit Version for Users of Windows Vista / 7 64-bit editions have the choice of
Windows Vista / 7 64-bit editions installing either the 32-bit version and/or the native 64-bit
version. Please take note of the following additional
information when working with the native 64-bit version
(requires login at MySteinberg):
https://www.steinberg.net/en/support/knowledgebase_ne
w/show_details/kb_show/cubase-5-cubase-studio-5-
windows-vista-64-bit-version

Steinberg MR816 CSX/X and Cubase 5.5 requires updated drivers and components for
CC121 Advanced Integration your Steinberg hardware. Please make sure that the latest
Hardware versions are installed before you start working with Cubase
5.5. For more details please visit the respective download
site for your hardware product:
http://www.steinberg.net/index.php?id=459&L=1

Advice for improving real-time Steinberg recommends to check and adapt the following
audio processing performance settings to improve the real-time audio processing
(PC Windows only) performance of your system, especially when using low
latency ASIO settings:
Disable CPU Energy Saving: In Cubase you can find this
option in the menu > Devices > Device Setup > VST Audio
System. This option is disabled by default. By enabling it, the
currently active power scheme settings from Windows will be
duplicated, settings which are relevant to improve the system
performance will be modified in this copied power scheme
and will be used as long as the application is running.
Quitting the application reverts back to the last used power
scheme in Windows.
BIOS setup "CPU C States": If the BIOS of your computer
provides this option, we recommend to disable it, especially
when your system is based on Intel i7 / i5 CPU models. This
option is often described as "Disable CPU Idle State for
Power Saving". If you are unsure where to look for please
contact your system manufacturer.

Video engine system The latest version of the Cubase 5.5 video engine utilizes
requirements OpenGL. When working with video files please make sure to
verify that your graphic hardware supports at least Open GL
1.2.

Change of location of user VST3 With the latest version of Cubase 5.5 the application stores
presets (PC Windows only) VST3 user presets at a new location. These presets are now
stored in a folder named “VST3 Presets” within the
“(My)Documents” folder of the user account currently in use.
This change simplifies finding, sharing or backup of VST3
presets. For details on how to migrate VST3 presets stored in

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 the original location please follow this link (requires login at
MySteinberg):
https://www.steinberg.net/en/support/knowledgebase_ne
w/show_details/kb_show/VST3-Presets-location-changed

Track Presets for HALion Cubase 5.5 is installed with a set of Track Presets which
Symphonic Orchestra (trial and require an installed HALion Symphonic Orchestra (HSO) in
retail version) order to use them. If you do not plan to use HSO or the
enclosed Trial version, you have the option not to install the
HSO Track Presets by using the “Customize” function in the
Cubase 5.5 installer.
Additionally, you can find two project templates designed to
be used with HSO and a set of Expression Maps in the folder
“Additional Content / VST Expression”.

Pro Tools® key command preset Cubase 5.5 is installed with a key command preset for Pro
Tools. This preset maps common key commands used in Pro
Tools to Cubase functions. For more details please have a
look at the document “Pro Tools Key Commands Preset” in
the “Read Me Files” folder on the Cubase 5.5 DVD.

Plug-in compatibility with While Cubase 5.5 does not include older, legacy plug-ins
Cubase SX projects and from Cubase SX on its DVD, they are provided for you on the
additional resource files for Steinberg website, should they be required for compatibility.
download Steinberg also offers a variety of Patch Name Scripts, Device
Panels, Drum Maps and more for Cubase, which you can
download from the Steinberg website. Follow this link for an
overview and more details (requires login at MySteinberg):
https://www.steinberg.net/en/support/knowledgebase_ne
w/show_details/kb_show/download-of-additional-
content-from-legacy-cubase-installations-discs

Known issues in Cubase 5.5 To learn about known issues with Cubase 5.5, please take
note of the "Issues & Solutions” PDF document, which is
located in the "Read Me Files" folder.

Using PowerPC plug-ins on Mac Since the release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard the OS
OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) component “Rosetta” is no longer installed by default.
systems Steinberg recommends to install “Rosetta” before starting
Cubase 5.5 for the first time. More details can be found here:
https://www.steinberg.net/en/support/knowledgebase_ne
w/show_details/kb_show/mac-os-x-snow-leopard-some-
older-plug-ins-are-missing

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 Support for ReCycle files (Mac If you want to use REX files with Cubase 5.5 for Mac OS X
OS X only) please install the Propellerhead REX component manually.
This is only necessary if you did not already install
Propellerhead ReCycle or Reason application The latest
version can be downloaded here:
http://www.propellerheads.se/download

Information about REBEAT trial The Cubase 5.5 package includes a trial version of REBEAT,
version a music distribution software by Rebeat Digital GmbH, which
aids in promoting your creativity to a worldwide audience. To
upgrade REBEAT to the unlimited retail version please visit
the Steinberg Online Shop and purchase an unlock key.
More Information can be found here:
http://service.steinberg.de/goto.nsf/show/rebeat_upgrad
e_gb
Using REBEAT requires the Microsoft .NET framework (PC) /
Mono open source .NET framework (Mac). If not yet installed,
the installation of REBEAT will install this component
automatically.
For more information about REBEAT and for support
inquiries please visit the this website:
http://www.rebeat.com/

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