Steinberg
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[[Image:Steinberg logo.gif|thumb|145px|The Steinberg company logo]]
'''Steinberg''' is a German [[music]]al equipment and [[software]] company. It mainly produces [[Musical Instrument Digital Interface|MIDI]] [[music sequencer]] software, [[software synthesizer]]s and [[digital audio editor|digital audio editing]] tools.
The company was founded in [[1984]] by [[Karl Steinberg]] and [[Manfred Rürup]]. Its first product was the MIDI sequencer ''Steinberg Pro 16'' for the [[Commodore 64]]. The company has changed name from '''Steinberg Research''' to '''Steinberg Soft- und Hardware GmbH''', and was active in the [[United States]] for some years as '''Steinberg North America, Inc.''' In January [[2003]], the company was acquired by US firm [[Pinnacle Systems]], within which it operated as an independent company producing its products before being sold to [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]] in December, [[2004]].
They have also specified the [[Audio Stream Input Output]] (ASIO) protocol which provides a low-latency communication link between digital audio software and professional [[sound card]]s, the [[Virtual Studio Technology]] (VST) an industry standard bringing studio technology into sequencer software, the [[Linear Time Base]] (LTB) protocol, and [[VST System Link]] (VSL) a network protocol which shares the resources of several computers on the same project.
[[Image:Steinberg pro12.jpg|thumb|260px|Steinberg's first product, Steinberg Pro 16, was sold on [[floppy disk]]s like this one. Here is version 2.3.]]
==Current Products==
===Music Production===
*Steinberg [[Cubase]] 4 (Successor to the SX series) [http://www.steinberg.net/983+M52087573ab0.html Cubase 4 Site]
*Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 (Successor to the SL series)
*Steinberg Cubase Essential 4 (Successor to the SE series) [http://www.steinberg.net/1591_1.html Cubase Essential 4 Site]
*Steinberg Cubase SX3
*Steinberg Cubase SL3
*Steinberg Cubase SE3 [http://www.steinberg.net/33+M52087573ab0.html Cubase SE3 Site]
*Steinberg Cubase LE (Light edition sometimes bundled with sound cards)
*Steinberg [[Sequel (software)|Sequel]] [http://www.steinberg.net/1301+M52087573ab0.html Sequel Site]
*Steinberg [[V-Stack]]
*Steinberg [[Nuendo]] [http://www.steinberg.net/1409+M52087573ab0.html Nuendo 4 Site]
*Steinberg [[WaveLab]]
===VST Instruments===
*Steinberg Groove Agent
*Steinberg HALion 3
*Steinberg HALion Player
*Steinberg HALion String Edition 2
*Steinberg HALion Symphonic Orchestra
*Steinberg Hypersonic 2
*Steinberg The Grand 2
*Steinberg Virtual Guitarist
*Steinberg Virtual Bassist
===Older or discontinued products===
*Steinberg Pro 16 (for [[Commodore 64]])
*Steinberg Pro 24 (for [[Atari ST]])
*Steinberg Cubase [[Virtual Studio Technology|VST]] (Virtual Studio Technology)
*Steinberg Cubasis [[Virtual Studio Technology|VST]] (low-cost edition of Cubase, occasionally bundled with [[sound card]]s)
*Steinberg Clean!
*Steinberg Plex
*Steinberg D'cota
*Steinberg Hypersonic
*Steinberg/Wizoo X-phraze
==External links==
*[http://www.steinberg.net/ Official website]
[[Category:Software companies of Germany]]
[[Category:German brands]]
[[Category:Music technology]]
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