Cubase project to MP3

Drop a .cpr to get an MP3, or select a file. It opens in the studio, ready to export.

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How to get an MP3 out of a Cubase project

Someone sent you a Cubase project, or you are away from the machine that runs it, and you want to hear what was written. A .cpr arranges sound it does not contain: VST instruments, presets, recordings in the project folder. What it does contain is the writing in its MIDI parts. That is what gets played here, and the MP3 is the result.

  1. Drop your .cpr: The project is read in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to read it, and no account is needed. What comes out of it are its MIDI parts: the notes in each one, where it sits, and the tempo.
  2. It renders by itself: The studio opens on the parts and starts the MP3 straight away. Each track's notes are played by a stand-in picked from the track's name (a kick lane on a drum kit, a bass on a bass), rendered on our server from a General MIDI sound set, usually in seconds.
  3. Download the MP3: One 256 kbps file of the arrangement lands in your downloads. Your first three a month need no account; a free account gives you 120.

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Questions about the Cubase project to MP3 converter?

We have answers.

Can I convert a .cpr to MP3 without Cubase?

Yes, its MIDI parts: drop it here and they are played on stand-in instruments. Audio tracks and your VSTs' sound do not come along.

Is it free? Do I need an account?

Your first three MP3s a month need no account. A free account raises that to 120 a month. The .cpr is read in your browser and the stand-in render runs on our server.

Why are my audio tracks missing?

The studio reads a Cubase project's notes, not its recordings. If the project is mostly audio, export a mixdown from Cubase instead.

Will it sound like my project?

No. The notes, their timing and the tempo are yours; the sound is a General MIDI stand-in, and inserts, sends and automation are not rendered.

How long can the project be?

Up to 20 minutes and 40,000 notes.

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  • What a .cpr gives up, and what it keeps

    A Cubase project is a binary document that arranges parts and events and points at everything that sounds: VST instruments, their presets, the audio files in the project folder. Here the MIDI parts come out (every note, its length and velocity, where the part sits) and stand-ins picked from the track names play them. Cubase's audio events do not come along: the studio does not import a Cubase project's recordings, only its notes, so an audio track is not in the file you get. A project with no MIDI parts has nothing to play here.

  • A demo of the writing, not your mix

    The notes are the project's; the sound is a stand-in: a General MIDI program picked from each track's name, so "Strings" gets strings and "Piano" a piano. Your VST instruments, their presets and the mixer's inserts are not in the file and nothing here runs them. Signed in, Sources can play any part on a modelled instrument instead. The mix you made only comes out of Cubase's own Export → Audio Mixdown.

  • One bitrate, and what it costs

    256 kbps is the only bitrate on offer: about 1.9 MB a minute, so four minutes lands near 8 MB. Send the MP3; keep a WAV if the audio will be worked on.

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