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Nuendo 3 and the Nuendo DTS Encoder are all released in 2004.
Steinberg Marches ahead with Yamaha 2005 to 2016.
Although already announced at the end of 2004, Yamaha closes the acquisition of Steinberg from Pinnacle Systems in January 2005. From January 21, Steinberg is an independent company within the Yamaha
group. Kaz Kobayashi becomes Managing Director, and a new phase of co-operation and co-development
between Yamaha and Steinberg begins.
Steinberg publishes a new generation of Cubase. Cubase 4 and Cubase Studio 4 offer exciting new technologies, and represent the first products worldwide to offer the latest VST3 technology.
Cubase 4 wins two important awards at Musikmesse 2007.
In early 2008 Steinberg releases the VST 3 software development kit (SDK). The third generation of the
popular plug-in standard offers exciting new possibilities for developers of host applications, audio plugins and virtual instruments.
Another outcome of the close cooperation between Steinberg and Yamaha is the release of three new
hardware products. The MR816 CSX/X FireWire audio interfaces and the CC121 Advanced Integration
Controller offer a unique level of integration with Cubase 4.5. All of them
are soon praised by the press and valued by Steinberg users around the
globe.
Steinberg celebrates its 25th anniversary and unveils the fifth version of
its flagship Cubase at the NAMM Show in January, getting the year off to
a good start. After acquiring the e-Licenser technology in 2008, Steinberg
is now providing a sophisticated license-management and copy-protection
solution already used by many software companies. Introducing the third
incarnation of The Grand as well as the two-in-one CI2 USB interface and
AI controller rounds out the impressive line-up of Steinberg products
Steinberg opens a new chapter in the 15-year-long history of its renowned
mastering solution WaveLab. By following Steinberg’s cross-platform philosophy, WaveLab 7 is being released for both Mac and PC platforms.
What’s more, the acclaimed VST workstation Hypersonic 2 gives way to
its truly worthy successor, HALion Sonic, and the mobile CI1 and CI2+
units complete the CI series of USB-powered audio interfaces. Not to forget
the release of Nuendo 5, the latest and greatest incarnation of the world’s leading native post-production
environment.
This year starts off with the release of Cubase 6, the latest edition of Steinberg’s state-of-the-art DAW.
By introducing VST Expression 2, advanced multi track editing tools and a variety of valuable enhance-
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