$999 (Upgrades from v12: $199)
Rating: 9.2/10 Best for: Professional dialogue editors, game audio integrators, Atmos mixers, and composers who need picture lock. Steinberg Nuendo 13 -WiN-
For decades, the line between Cubase and Nuendo has been less of a line and more of a sprawling gray area. With , Steinberg takes a chainsaw to that gray area. This is not a "composer's DAW." This is a media scoring, editing, and mixing juggernaut designed specifically for Windows power-users who need stability under immense video and audio strain. $999 (Upgrades from v12: $199) Rating: 9