Cubase Elements 8 offers the world of Cubase in a streamlined, instantly accessible music production environment. Using the same technology platform as its larger siblings in the Cubase family, Cubase Elements 8 gives you plenty of features that help seize the moment when musical creativity strikes, including chord tracks and pads for intuitive song-writing, a range of instruments to fill out your musical ideas and a palette of studio- grade effects to help polish the results to a professional level. Cubase Elements 8 is your personal music studio incorporating professional workflows as used by countless professional artists around the globe.