Comparison Cubase SX 2.0 /SL 2.0
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What are the differences between the two versions ? We have received a PDF file assessing the subject. Here it is, shaped with our own slant ;o)
Comparison Cubase SX 2.0 / SL 2.0
| Feature | SL | SX |
| Native audio – no additional DSP hardware required | Y | Y |
| Simultaneous playback of hundreds of audio tracks | Y | Y |
| Unlimited number of MIDI tracks | Y | Y |
| Physical Inputs/ Outputs | 128 | 256 |
| Inserts | 5 | 8 |
| Group channels | 128 | 256 |
| "FX" channels | 8 | 64 |
| VST Instrument slots | 16 | 64 |
| Midi insert plugins | 4 | 4 |
| ReWire 2 upport | Y | Y |
| Adaptive and configurable track mixer | N | Y |
| Number of mixer views | 2 | 3 |
| Extended Mixer view | N | Y |
| Automation modes | Touch fader | Touch fader, X-over, Autlatch, Trim, Overwrite |
| New VST 2.3 audio engine | Y | Y |
| Surround : True multichannel audio path | N | Y |
| 24-bit/96 kHz audio resolution | Y | Y |
| 32-bit floating point audio resolution | Y | Y |
| Unlimited Undo and Redo functions | Y | Y |
| Offline Process History | For built-in audio processes | For built-in audioprocesses and all plug-ins |
| VST System Link | Y | Y |
| New Look & Feel | Y | Y |
| Configurable Toolbar & Track Controls | Y | Y |
| VST Connections Window | Y | Y |
| User-Definable window layouts | Y | Y |
| Project Browser | Y | Y |
| FX Return Channels | Y | Y |
| Video Thumbnail track and preview | Y | Y |
| Recording Modes : Mix, Overwrite, Normal, Merge, Stacked | Y | Y |
| Editors : Key, Drum, List, SysEx, Score | Y | Y |
| Logical Editor | Y | Y |
| Audio/Tempo analysis and Audio/ Groove analysis | Y | Y |
| Slice & Stretch for audio loops, automatic tempo matching | Y | Y |
| Professional Score layout and printing functions | N | Y |
| Improved handling of multiple parts (audio and MIDI) | Y | Y |
| Musical Timebase | Y | Y |
| Linear Timebase | Y | Y |
| Soft Quantize | Y | Y |
| Time Warp Tool | Y | Y |
| Spectral Analysis | N | Y |
| Statistics functions | N | Y |
| Pitch Shifting/Time Stretching algorithm | 3 modes | 3 modes plus MPEX |
| Dithering | Apogee UV22 | Apogee UV22/ UV22HR |
| User-definable macros | Y | Y |
| Pool import/export | Y | Y |
| Cubase VST 5.x song import | Y | Y |
| Freeze for VST Instruments | Y | Y |
| Hardware Controller Support | Y | Y |
| Supports LTB for high-precision MIDI Timing (w/ Midex 8) | Y | Y |
| MTC/MMC support | Y | Y |
| CD audio grabbing | Y | Y |
| Full MP3 Fraunhofer Encoding3 | Available as additional upgrade | Y |
| Windows Media WMA Pro surround encoding | N | Y |
| A1, LM7, VB1 VST instruments included | Y | Y |
Translation into French : FeedBack, on the 07-11-2003
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