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- Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic and Live All Split Stems Now. Here's the Fine Print
an earlier version said Steinberg added stem separation this month; Cubase 15 Pro introduced it in November 2025, and Cubase 16 separates six stems. - The Film Scoring Software Stack in 2026: DAWs, Notation Apps and Sample Libraries
an earlier version gave UVI Orchestral Suite 2's price from a single trade report; it now comes from UVI's own product page, dated. The Cubase 16 and Pro Tools 2026.11 rows are now sourced to Sonicstate, Synthtopia and audioXpress, and the Pro Tools MPE description was narrowed to match them. - Logic, Cubase, Pro Tools and Live All Moved This Month: Your November DAW Check
an earlier version quoted Pro Tools and Cubase 16 prices from trade reports; we've removed them because Avid's and Steinberg's own pages showed no prices when we checked, and we now link to those pages instead. Logic and Ableton prices were re-verified on Apple's and Ableton's own pages as of Nov 15. Facts previously sourced only to Production Expert now come from the makers or other trade reports, and details we couldn't confirm there were cut. - Audient's New iD Interfaces Put Room Correction Inside the Box, and Rename Everything
an earlier version gave launch prices for the iD1 and RM1 from a single trade report; we've removed them until Audient or a dealer lists them. Specs and model names are now sourced to Audient and Sweetwater only.