PreSonus Studio One versions

Creates, edits, renders and uploads mucis
May 23, 2017
Review
Feb 26, 2016
Review
Oct 10, 2015
Editorial review
rating
May 21, 2015
Sep 2, 2013
Review
Dec 3, 2012
Review
Oct 18, 2011
Review
Oct 4, 2010
Apr 27, 2010
Review
Aug 22, 2009

What's new

v3.1.1.35857 [Oct 10, 2015]
New features and improvements:
• Support for PreSonus Studio 192 USB 3.0 Audio Interface and DIGIMAX DP88
Preamp / Converter
• preamp control
• DSP Fat Channel control with native link option
• New Plugin Manager added to the Browser
• “Favorites” folder with user-definable favorites
• “Recent” folder shows 10 most recent plugins / instruments
• show/hide option for plugins
• customizable plug-in folder structure
• Added volume control to parallel effects paths in channel editor
• [Windows] Added support for Marian ASIO hardware sample format
• Added Control Link focus mapping for external instruments
• Added option to show mixer channel numbers in track controls section
• Added button to open Note FX from track controls
• Added option to colorize track controls
• [OSX] improved 10.11 compatibility
• Keep notes in loop range on input quantize
• Audio effect editor is closed when plugin is removed in mixer insert
• Improved Windows 10 and High-DPI compatibility
• Improved Auto Gain in Compressor and Channel Strip with further improved gain response in Limiter and Tricomp [NOTE: this may affect levels in pre-3.1 songs]
• Improved mouse-over visibility of monitor enable buttons in mixer
• Improved multi-touch control:
• crash when renaming channel / changing color with touch
• panning area should not select tracks
• prevent channel selection while touching faders
• lag when moving faders with touch
• prevent scrolling while editing controls inside scroll-view
• touching the scrolling arrangement should stop scrolling immediately
• jitter in scroll animation in browser after releasing touch
• long-press menu on inserts / sends in device rack does not work with touch
• selecting a channel with touch command key immediately selects it
• button swipe shows unexpected mouse-over behavior
• ignore additional fingers during zooming
• touch scrolling performance issue
• multi-touch support for Multiband Dynamics plug-in
• resizing mix window with touch is slower than with mouse
• Updated Sound Set Builder 3 now available via PreSonus Exchange
The following issues have been fixed:
• DDP export fails on second attempt
• Channels can disappear in detached Mixer on resize
• [OSX] Keyboard modifier not working on drag event
• [OSX] Crash with touch input
• [OSX] Redraw issue with Waves Plugins
• Metronome "On" State for outputs not saved
• [Win 10] Open files dialog not shrinkable
• Midi event erased after next looped recording
• [Win] Crash with Pen input
• Remote surface placement broken
• Multi-Instrument with multiple tracks can not be transformed
• Stem export does not export instrument track correctly
• Open Marker track key command not working
• VST3 GUI resize issue with FabFilter Pro-C 2
• Track automation "flyback" on touch behavior
• [Win] Sample rate change not possible with ZOOM ASIO driver
• [Win] Manual not opening when user account name has special characters
• Crash on unloading Roland Promars

v2.6.5.30360 [Sep 2, 2013]
Enhanced Integration with StudioLive AI Mixers
- Now you can import a Capture session complete with StudioLive AI-series mixer scene and play it back with a new Fat Channel plug-in.
Integrated Nimbit and SoundCloud Dashboards
- Sharing, marketing, and selling your music just got a lot easier for Studio One users.
Enhanced Mackie Control and HUI Support
- Beefed up Studio One's Mackie Control and HUI support, making using your controllers with Studio One easier than ever.
- The metronome has many improved features
- Enhanced Studio One's editing and MIDI capabilities.
- Improved workflow

v2.5.2.22258 [Dec 3, 2012]
Studio One’s Browser offers quick access to instruments, effects, sounds, files, and more. In version 2, you can search within any location in the Browser, making it even faster and easier to find the resources you want.
Typing text into the search field will immediately begin the search, and only results matching the search text will be displayed. Then the found content can be used directly. Choose Show in Context or Show in Explorer/Finder to quickly access other content that’s stored in the same location. Now it’s easier than ever to find what you want and drag-and-drop it where you want it quickly, while your creativity is still flowing.
Studio One’s editing features for musical-performance data have significantly increased in version 2.
Now you can view and edit more than one instrument track at a time in the Music Editor, select multiple parts on different color-coded Tracks in the Arrangement and edit them together.
Studio One’s Native Effects plug-ins have drawn rave reviews from the media. But we’re never satisfied.
This popular Ampire guitar-amp modeler is now Ampire XT and features new amp models, a new convolution-based cabinet-modeling section with some of the most revered cabinets ever, and a full-featured effects section.
And although our MixVerb and Room Reverb plug-ins are first-rate, you can’t have too many good reverbs, so PreSonus added OpenAIR, a highly efficient convolution reverb, to Studio One Professional’s plug-in library. OpenAIR delivers ultra-realistic reverberation based on impulses captured from both real spaces and classic hardware reverbs. To top it off, with this new IR Maker utility plug-in, you can capture your own impulse responses for use with OpenAIR and with the cabinet section of Ampire XT. With these tools, you can put your music in almost any conceivable space!
Studio One now features an innovative Track Transform feature, as well as event-based effects.
Audio and instrument tracks feature the new Transform feature, which you can think of as a very flexible alternative to “freezing.” An entire audio track can be rendered in place with one click, removing any inserted effects plug-ins and conserving CPU power while still allowing normal editing. One click restores the original audio events and any inserted effects.
One click can also transform an instrument track into an audio track, and the audio can then be edited normally. (Notes are displayed as a clear indication that the audio has been transformed from an instrument.) This conserves a lot of CPU power with today’s advanced virtual instruments, and it opens many creative possibilities that were too bothersome to attempt before now. And, as you might guess, one click brings the instrument track right back.
Furthermore, every audio event in the arrangement has its own insert device rack, where any number of effects can be inserted, just like the insert device rack found on all mixer channels. When the desired sound is achieved, these effects can be rendered with a single click, removing the effects plug-in and conserving CPU power. And of course, one click can restore the effects for further editing at any time.
Studio One version 1 brought the world’s first DAW integration of SoundCloud. With this feature, you could upload your music to SoundCloud directly from within Studio One. Studio One 2 brings another first: SoundCloud is now integrated directly into the Browser.
View tracks from people you follow, your own tracks, and more. Stream a preview: Preview SoundCloud content as if it were audio on your local computer. If the track is downloadable from SoundCloud, just drag-and-drop it into your arrangement to immediately download and import it. Anyone collaborating or remixing via SoundCloud will love this!

v2.0.7.19233 [Oct 18, 2011]
Melodyne Pitch Correction
Integrated Melodyne Pitch CorrectionCelemony’s Melodyne is the most sought-after pitch-correction solution in the market, and it has been the model for proprietary solutions in several DAWs. Studio One 2 seamlessly integrates Melodyne so tightly that, for practical purposes, Melodyne is simply a part of Studio One.⇑ Learn more
Using Melodyne in other DAWs can be very slow due to the long-winded transfer from the track to Melodyne and the fact that Melodyne knows nothing about edits in the arrangement after this transfer.
In contrast, Studio One 2 seamlessly integrates Melodyne so tightly that, for practical purposes, Melodyne is simply a part of Studio One. With one click, your audio opens in the Editor with the familiar Melodyne interface and capabilities. Hear your Melodyne edits in context with the rest of the arrangement, and when finished editing, easily render the audio in place—no track transfer or manual rendering! Furthermore, edits made in the arrangement are seamlessly synced in Melodyne. Want to go back to where you were in Melodyne? No problem: It takes one click. No other DAW can do this.
Studio One Professional includes a fully licensed copy of Melodyne Essential. Studio One Artist and Producer come with the Melodyne trial version. However, if you already own a copy of Melodyne Essential, Assistant, or Editor version 1.3 (a free upgrade from Celemony) or later, you can use it with Studio One Artist, Producer, or Professional and it will integrate perfectly, with all of the capability of your Melodyne version intact (including the Direct Note Access technology in Melodyne Editor).
Sure, you can do transient detection and editing in other DAWs—but it’s slow, and you often have to make a lot of decisions along the way. In Studio One, you can quantize multitrack drums in two steps: group the tracks, then quantize.
Studio One does the analysis and phase-coherent quantization for you—with great-sounding results! Want to quantize audio to other existing audio? Drag-and-drop audio into the Groove panel, then quantize. Groove extraction is as simple as drag-and-drop; extract a groove from any audio and apply it to any other audio in seconds!
Single and multitrack comping are quick and easy in Studio One—and faster than with most DAWs!
No tool-switching is needed, and crossfading between takes is automated, although you can edit the fades. Auditioning takes is as simple as holding Alt and clicking on a take—no more manually soloing entire lanes, as in other DAWs.
Stay Organized-Single and multitrack comping are quick and easy in Studio One—and faster than with most DAWs!
No tool-switching is needed, and crossfading between takes is automated, although you can edit the fades. Auditioning takes is as simple as holding Alt and clicking on a take—no more manually soloing entire lanes, as in other DAWs.
No other DAW offers a truly integrated mastering suite comparable to the Project page in Studio One Professional. ⇓ Learn more
Mastering an album is much more than sequencing and level-matching. Studio One Professional provides all of the necessary tools for professional production, including a phase meter and spectrum and peak/RMS level meters with K-System options. To all of this, Studio One Professional 2 adds DDP Export, PQ editing, higher-quality sample-rate conversion, and other professional features.
And So Much More…
Studio One’s Browser offers quick access to instruments, effects, sounds, files, and more. In version 2, you can search within any location in the Browser, making it even faster and easier to find the resources you want.
Typing text into the search field will immediately begin the search, and only results matching the search text will be displayed. Then the found content can be used directly. Choose Show in Context or Show in Explorer/Finder to quickly access other content that’s stored in the same location. Now it’s easier than ever to find what you want and drag-and-drop it where you want it quickly, while your creativity is still flowing.
Studio One’s editing features for musical-performance data have significantly increased in version 2.
Now you can view and edit more than one instrument track at a time in the Music Editor, select multiple parts on different color-coded Tracks in the Arrangement and edit them together.
tudio One’s Native Effects plug-ins have drawn rave reviews from the media. But we’re never satisfied.
Our popular Ampire guitar-amp modeler is now Ampire XT and features new amp models, a new convolution-based cabinet-modeling section with some of the most revered cabinets ever, and a full-featured effects section. And although our MixVerb and Room Reverb plug-ins are first-rate, you can’t have too many good reverbs, so we added OpenAIR, a highly efficient convolution reverb, to Studio One Professional’s plug-in library. OpenAIR delivers ultra-realistic reverberation based on impulses captured from both real spaces and classic hardware reverbs. To top it off, with our new IR Maker utility plug-in, you can capture your own impulse responses for use with OpenAIR and with the cabinet section of Ampire XT. With these tools, you can put your music in almost any conceivable space!
Studio One now features an innovative Track Transform feature, as well as event-based effects.
Audio and instrument tracks feature the new Transform feature, which you can think of as a very flexible alternative to “freezing.” An entire audio track can be rendered in place with one click, removing any inserted effects plug-ins and conserving CPU power while still allowing normal editing. One click restores the original audio events and any inserted effects. One click can also transform an instrument track into an audio track, and the audio can then be edited normally. (Notes are displayed as a clear indication that the audio has been transformed from an instrument.) This conserves a lot of CPU power with today’s advanced virtual instruments, and it opens many creative possibilities that were too bothersome to attempt before now. And, as you might guess, one click brings the instrument track right back.
Furthermore, every audio event in the arrangement has its own insert device rack, where any number of effects can be inserted, just like the insert device rack found on all mixer channels. When the desired sound is achieved, these effects can be rendered with a single click, removing the effects plug-in and conserving CPU power. And of course, one click can restore the effects for further editing at any time.
Studio One version 1 brought the world’s first DAW integration of SoundCloud. With this feature, you could upload your music to SoundCloud directly from within Studio One. Studio One 2 brings another first: SoundCloud is now integrated directly into the Browser.
View tracks from people you follow, your own tracks, and more. Stream a preview: Preview SoundCloud content as if it were audio on your local computer. If the track is downloadable from SoundCloud, just drag-and-drop it into your arrangement to immediately download and import it. Anyone collaborating or remixing via SoundCloud will love this!

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