Greetings all - I'm rocking Cubase LE4 right now and am seriously contemplating upgrading to Cubase Essential 4. What I need however is to know what I'll be able to do with virtual instruments. For example. In Cubase LE1 I could send multiple midi inputs to a virtual instrument. In Cubase LE4 I cannot. In Cubase LE1 I could get multiple output channels from a virtual instrument. In Cubase LE4 I cannot.

What will I be able to do in Cubase Essential 4?

Thanks in advance,
RS

P.S. An unrelated question: I'm trying to cut some music for a dancer and need to hold out a particular note. Can Cubase increase the duration of a particular clip without altering the pitch that much?