Here is a draft of a feature article focusing on the legacy of the software and the evolution of the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) market.
When Cubase 6 hit the shelves, its headline feature was arguably the expansion of VST Expression. Before this, orchestral scoring and complex MIDI editing often required a clumsy dance of separate windows and awkward CC (Control Change) data lanes. Cubase 6 introduced VST Expression 2, integrating the Note Expression feature directly into the Key Editor.