Specification

From the creators of Cubase – world’s most popular music production software – comes a brand-new and easy-to-use music studio designed for first-time computer music enthusiasts. Steinberg Sequel combines lightning-fast recording, editing and mixing with on-board instruments and effects, plus powerful arranging and performance features.

Steinberg Sequel runs on both PCs and Macs and comes with a massive library of more than 5000 loops, over 600 of ready-to-play instrument sounds, stunning effects and the same state-of-the-art audio engine that is preferred by many world-class producers all around the globe. It’s never been more fun to create music on a computer!

Sequel Top Features:

• Record, edit and mix music in any popular style
• Perform your projects live – on stage or at home
• Arranger track for lightning-fast pattern-style producing
• Audio and instrument parts follow tempo and key in realtime
• More than 5000 of loops from world-class producers included, covering popular styles like Hip-Hop, R&B, Dance, Electronic, Pop, Metal, World, and many more
• Use a keyboard to control 600+ of ready-to-play instruments, or record your own instrument through dozens of great-sounding track presets
• Mix your projects like a pro with EQ and Dynamics in every channel
• Polish your mix with a complete set of integrated audio effects
• Export your music directly to iTunes
• Single window interface – many possibilities: learn how to make music in just minutes – on either PC or Mac
  

Sequel Other Features:el - In Detail...

Sequel is a timeline-based multi-track audio recording and MIDI sequencing application combined with a whole set of built-in studio-quality audio effects, virtual instruments, and a vast library of audio and MIDI loops/phrases, instrument sounds, and track presets. Sequel is totally integrated. Instead of controlling external MIDI devices or 3rd-party plug-ins and virtual instruments, Sequel is a powerful sound-creation and processing device itself and produces its own instrument sounds and effects.

Besides recording, editing and mixing audio and instruments, Sequel also offers powerful pattern-style arranging features, a global transpose track, and a unique live arrangement mode, which allows the user to remix/recombine song-parts on the fly and play along with them.

-Window User Interface

All recording, arranging, editing, and mixing are done from a single window. This window can be changed in size and run in near-full-screen mode on both platforms. The user interface itself is highly icon/object-based and offers localised tool tips to describe every function. Sequel is 99% identical on PC and Mac.

Poneection controls all of Seios. It includes  transport buttons, a tempo/key/position diay, as well as buttons to create/open/save projects; create tracks, show/hide the Transpose Track, Arranger Track, track automation and other useful functions.

Sequel Arrange Zone

This is the main project workspace in Sequel. It is where all recording, editing, and arranging takes place. Similarly to Cubase it shows linear tracks with events on a timeline but in a much more streamlined way:

• There are only two track types: Audio (to record/play live audio and play audio loops) and Instrument (to record/play the integrated instruments of Sequel and play instrument loops.
• Automation is shown directly on the track event, not on a separate automation lane.
  
• Tracks have basic volume and pan controls directly on the track controls
  
• Tracks can quickly be switched between three different heights, including a special view with the selected track enlarged
• Zoom Macros and QuickZoom allow for ultra-fast navigation
  
• Editing events has never been easier thanks to the Sequel SmartTool, which changes its function depending on the mouse position over the event.
  
• The arrange zone also includes the Sequel Arranger Track for defining sections of a song, and the Transpose Track to apply global transpose to the entire song

Multi Zone – Mixer Page

The bottom part of the Sequel program window is the Multi Zone where all mixing, advanced editing, effects processing and instrument editing takes place. It also includes the powerful MediaBay loop- and sound-browsers. The first page of the Multi Zone is the Mixer Page. With its horizontal bank of faders and clear metering this track mixer is intuitively easy to use.

Sequel Content – Terrific Value!

Unlike other products of its kind Sequel comes with a massive collection of sounds, loops, presets, and track templates to create music in many different styles. Sequel has more content than all of its competitors combined! (see comparison chart). Here is an overview of what is included:

Audio and Instrument Loops: Sequel includes more than 4500 Loops, parts of which are audio loops and parts are instrument loops (containing MIDI and track preset data). An additional 500 loops can be unlocked after registering the product. These loops cover a wide range of modern popular musical styles:

Instruments: Sequel is equipped with more than 600 ready-to-play instrument sounds! These are either sample-based or analogue modeling based. A full GM sound-set is included, as well as more than 60 drum kits for various styles. Sounds can be tweaked using eight convenient QuickEdit parameters. Edits can be saved together with EQ and effects as new track presets.

Sequel Audio Track Presets: New audio tracks can be created directly from Track Presets, which is a huge timesaver and a great help specially for first-time users. More than 50 Track Presets are available for various instrument types, as well as vocals. A special group of electric guitar Track Presets feature the Sequel guitar amp simulator combined with other effects and EQ to create impressive guitar sounds out-of-the-box.

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The Steinberg Sequel offers great value for money, features, build quality and reliability.

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