# Steinberg Cubase

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Steinberg Cubase and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a well-designed, sophisticated DAW that is convenient to work with and a strong option for lossless workflows on macOS.

## Why people recommend it

- Well designed and user-oriented (2 comments): "some of the better more sophisticated applications like Cubase or Calamus or the original version of Logic, they were pretty nicely designed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48110053)) "Working with it is extremely convenient and user oriented." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48758703))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Reaper by Cockos](https://hackerapproved.com/p/reaper.md): 58 recommend
- [Ableton Live](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ableton-live.md): 54 recommend
- [Bitwig Studio](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bitwig-studio.md): 35 recommend
- [Logic Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/logic-pro.md): 29 recommend
- [Ardour](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ardour.md): 29 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.steinberg.net/cubase/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Steinberg Cubase", https://hackerapproved.com/p/cubase/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).