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Pro Tools 2026.4 makes its on-device transcription survive bounces and edits, adds MPEG-H broadcast mixing with Fraunhofer, and gives every tier a Track Pin. Most of the new work sits in the Studio and Ultimate tiers and points at post-production and broadcast, which tells you where Avid sees its paying customers.
Releasesvia Avid Knowledge Base
Bitwig Studio 6, out on 11 Mar 2026, is a workflow release with no AI headline. It rebuilds automation around an overlay mode and clips that move with their music, adds linked clip aliases and gives every project a key and scale. It comes free to customers with an active Upgrade Plan, on a perpetual licence rather than a subscription.
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Steinberg's Cubase 15 adds a melodic pattern sequencer, six new modulators, Yamaha-powered Omnivocal and built-in AI stem separation. The stem tool is Pro-only, so getting it means the $579.99 edition, $250 more than Artist.
Releasesvia Steinberg
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