11 Facts About Steinberg

1.

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH is a German musical software and hardware company based in Hamburg.

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2.

Steinberg created several industry standard music technologies including the Virtual Studio Technology format for plug-ins and the ASIO protocol.

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3.

Steinberg has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha since 2005.

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4.

In 1989 Steinberg released Cubase for Atari, and versions for the Mac and Windows platforms would follow soon afterwards.

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5.

Steinberg had a revenue of 20 million in 2001 and 130 employees in 2002.

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6.

In 2003 Steinberg was acquired by Pinnacle Systems and shortly after that, by Yamaha in 2004.

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7.

In 2012, Steinberg launched its first iOS sequencer, Cubasis, which has seen regular updates since then.

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8.

Steinberg has won a number of industry awards including several MIPA awards, and accolades for Cubasis and its CMC controllers amongst others.

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9.

In 2012, Steinberg acquired the former development team behind Sibelius, following the closure of Avid's London office in July, to begin development on a new professional scoring software named Dorico.

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10.

Steinberg bundled its own VST instruments and effects with Cubase, as well as continuing to develop standalone instruments as well.

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11.

In 2016 Steinberg released Dorico, a professional music notation and scoring suite.

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