What are the differences between Cubase LE and the real thing?
Cubase LE is the real thing in as much as it’s an excellent entry-level package. You get 48 tracks of audio and 64 MIDI tracks. The only difference between LE and SE there is that SE has unlimited MIDI tracks, but 64 is hardly going to feel limited. (This is already a much higher spec than Pro Tools LE, which only manages 32 audio tracks.) The MIDI spec is much more integrated with Cubase too, as this is where Cubase began (as a sequencer) whereas Pro Tools has always been more of an audio workstation. You also get a large range of Cubase plug-ins and VSTs. Of course, if the user ever decides to upgrade to Cubase SE or SX, all of their sessions will be compatible.
