Cubase and Nuendo¶
The handling of ARA plug-ins is identical in Steinberg's Nuendo and Cubase and they are referred to as Extensions. You will need Nuendo / Cubase version 10 or later with the most recent updates installed. To enable Acoustica ARA:
Using Acoustica ARA in Cubase and Nuendo¶
To use Acoustica ARA in Cubase or Nuendo, follow the below steps:
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Select the clip you want to edit with Acoustica.
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Right click the clip and select Extensions > Acoustica ARA or choose Audio > Extensions > Acoustica ARA from the top bar menu.

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The Acoustica ARA plug-in appears in the bottom window pane, and you can make your edits as you would in the stand-alone version of Acoustica.

Make Extensions Permanent¶
As of Nuendo 12 and Cubase 12 introduces a convenient Make Extension Permanent command that you can use to render the changes in Acoustica permanently. This will refresh the clip's waveform in the session and make it possible to share the session with others that don't have Acoustica installed.
Navigate to Audio > Extensions > Make Extension Permanent in the top bar menu to use this feature.