| FEATURE | Cubase Pro 13 | Cubase Artist 13 | Cubase Artist 13 |
| Number of audio/MIDI/Instrument tracks | Unlimited | Unlimited | 48/64/24 |
| Physical inputs and outputs | 256 | 32 | 24 |
| Group channels | 256 | 32 | 16 |
| FX inserts/send/return channels | 16 / 8 / 64 | 16/ 8 / 64 | 8 / 8 / 8 |
| Number of included Audio effect plug-ins | 87 | 65 | 45 |
| Included VST instruments | Groove Agent SE, HALion Sonic, Sampler Track, Iconica Sketch, Flux, Retrologue, Padshop, Verve, Trip | Groove Agent SE, HALion Sonic, Sampler Track, Iconica Sketch, Flux, Retrologue, Padshop, Verve, Trip | Groove Agent SE, HALion Sonic, Sampler Track, Iconica Sketch, Flux |
| Number of included instrument sounds | > 3,000 | >2,600 | >1,000 |
| Sample and Loop Packs | 18 (> 20Gb) | 18 (> 20Gb) | 18 (> 20Gb) |
| External instruments / effects | Yes | (Yamaha Motif only) | (Yamaha Motif only) |
| Scoring and notation | Full | Basic | Basic |
| Chord track & Chord Pads | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced comping | Yes | Yes | - |
| Phase-coherent multi-track AudioWarp | Yes | Yes | - |
| VariAudio pitch correction | Yes | Yes | - |
| TrackVersions | Yes | Yes | - |
| Advanced Audio Export | Yes | - | - |
| Audio Alignment | Yes | - | - |
| Control Room monitoring environment | Yes | - | - |
| Dolby Atmos for music | Yes | - | - |