Studio One Pro, Music Production software

Artists of all levels, from beginner to seasoned professional, will find Studio One a serious alternative to the intimidating, bloated offerings currently considered the standards. It’s a groundbreaking music creation and production application for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista/7 that makes audio recording, MIDI sequencing, and audio mastering ridiculously simple right out of the box.

Studio One changes the rules of the game with fresh code, innovative drag-and-drop MIDI mapping and plug-in management, auto-configuration with PreSonus hardware, insanely good audio quality, unlimited tracks and plug-ins per track, and a powerful, inventive Start page.

And although Studio One Pro hit the scene just months ago we’ve already added even still more pro chops with Version 1.5. From tracking to mixing to mastering and distribution, it’s the creative environment built for intuitive use, speed, and efficiency–and yet it’s robust enough for the most complex productions.

70+ v1.5 enhancements but still uncluttered and simple to use.

How Studio One was Born (The Inside Story)

We had a clear and simple goal: Wipe the slate clean and apply decades of collective software and hardware experience to bring the DAW back to the musician and producer. After two years of coding and testing by some of the world’s finest programmers, Studio One Artist and Studio One Pro are the result.

New-Generation Audio Engine Under the Hood

Studio One employs a unique, state-of-the-art audio engine that delivers incredibly clear, accurate sound. Studio One Pro features a 64-bit floating-point version of this audio engine that automatically switches between 64- and 32-bit operation on the fly to accommodate 32-bit plug-ins. This means you always get the highest possible sound quality and blazing speed. Studio One Artist features the same audio engine but always operates in 32-bit mode.

Compatible and Easy to Configure

Studio One is compatible with any ASIO-, Windows Audio-, or CoreAudio-compliant audio interface, including, of course, the entire line of PreSonus interfaces.

Innovative Start Page

From the moment you connect your PreSonus hardware and launch Studio One, it’s evident that this is a new and better way to record music.
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Easy to Navigate

One click lands you on the Song page, a single, straightforward workspace that allows you to track, edit, and mix in one easy-to-navigate window.

Drag-and-Drop-o-Rama

Studio One’s powerful drag-and-drop functions let you to drag an audio clip, effect, or a virtual instrument from the Browser directly onto a track in the Arrange or Console (mixer) view. Want to save an audio or MIDI clip as a file or save an effect or VI preset? Just drag it from the Arrange or Console view back to the Browser—done!

Cue Mix Built In

All PreSonus FireStudio-series audio interfaces include an internal software mixer that allows you to set up cue (monitor) mixes with zero latency. Manage these cue mixes from within Studio One, rather than using the external control panels normally required.

Mixdown Made Easy

The advantages of an integrated music-production system built from the ground up continue when it’s time to mix. Studio One’s Console is available in the Song page at all times, but it can be separated and even dragged to a second monitor.

Mastering (Studio One Pro)

Several DAWs offer integrated mastering capabilities to varying degrees. Without that capability, you need a separate mastering application. But no other DAW offers a truly integrated mastering suite comparable to the Project page in Studio One Pro.

Picture This

Want to do sound for picture? With Studio One Pro, you can import any QuickTime video into a Song for playback and sync, with adjustable video-playback size and time offset. Simply drag-and-drop the video from the Browser into the arrangement to import it and, optionally, extract the audio from the video and place it on a new audio track. A new Follow Edit Position helps sync to specific video frames by adjusting the playback-cursor position based on the current edit position

But Wait, There’s Yet Even Still More…

It’s obvious that Studio One keeps you out of a maze of nested windows and dialog boxes. And if you’re an experienced engineer or producer, you can already appreciate the attention to workflow, which will help you more efficiently make a record. Here are a few more things to consider:

Key Command Editor
Version 1.5 adds a new key-command editor with Search and Learn features for creating and modifying keyboard shortcuts. The search feature finds specific key commands and shows which functions they trigger and also finds specified functions and displays the key commands to which they are assigned.

Control Link™ MIDI Mapping With “Focus”
Studio One integrates with hardware controllers simply and easily. The usefulness of the coolest plug-in or instrument is, after all, greatly diminished if you can’t easily touch it with more than a mouse! We solved this problem once and for all.

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Native Plug-Ins and More
Even if you don’t own any plug-ins, we have you covered. If you do own plug-ins, you’ll want Studio One Pro, which supports the VST 2, VST 3, and AU plug-in formats, as well as ReWire.

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Unlimited Undo History
Even after you’ve saved!

The Complete Guided Tour of Studio One
What follows is a comprehensive overview of Studio One. If you click on all the links, it’s long, detailed, and not for the faint of heart. But we’ve broken it down into a lot of easy-to-digest subsections.

Start Page

Launching Studio One always lands you on the Start page. Think of it as the base camp for everything you are working on. The Start page is also your portal to the support team behind Studio One.

Song Page

Welcome to your new recording studio! Here’s where our new approach to graphic interfaces makes creating music so much easier for you.
Layout and Organization
Browser and Pool
Recording Controls
Power Buttons and Track Tools

Track Editing

Audio and Instrument Track Automation

The deep automation capabilities of Studio One won’t be apparent until you start mixing. But even during tracking you have a lot of useful options.

Effects Plug-ins

Studio One Pro ships with 25 64-bit Native Effects™ signal-processor plug-ins and one specialized plug-in (Pipeline). Studio One Artist ships with 20 32-bit plug-ins. Studio One Pro also supports VST 2.4, VST 3, AU, and ReWire. Neither version imposes limits on the number of plug-ins that can be used in a given Song. You’re limited only by your computer. [Image: Song Page_Browse_Effects Menu]

Virtual Instruments

Studio One also ships with four native virtual instruments. Two of them have just undergone serious upgrades.

Dynamic Time Stretching

Studio One now uses dynamic time-stretching to change tempos within an event, rather than having to slice the event into separate events with different tempos. Constrain position when dragging events between tracks within a defined range, use a keyboard shortcut to fast-forward and rewind by measures, and accelerate scrolling while dragging with the new Turbo mode. When you select a region on a track, you can now extend the selection using Shift and the Up/Down arrow keys. When you select and remove a range in the Edit menu, the time in between regions will be deleted and the regions will snap together.

Mixing

Studio One’s mixing capabilities are straightforward, intuitive, and easy to use. You can mix as many tracks and use as much processing as your computer CPU can handle. And Studio One’s powerful drag-and-drop features make it quick and easy to bring in new elements, effects, presets, and more.

Mixing Overview
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Mixer Architecture
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Mix Console Views
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Channels Strips
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Console Building Blocks: Audio I/O, Inserts/Sends, Sidechains, and EQ
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Plug-in Latency and Delay Compensation
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Cue Mixes: The PreSonus Advantage
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Subs
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Metering
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Automation: The Rest of the Story

The answer to questions about Studio One’s automation capabilities is “Yes.” Nearly every parameter in Studio One, including virtual effects and instruments, can be automated using a mouse or a MIDI-mapped hardware controller.

Automation Modes

Creating Automation Tracks

Audio-Track and Instrument-Track Automation

Console Automation

Automation Tracks

The Project Page (Studio One Pro Mastering Suite)

Pay attention! This is unique to Studio One Pro. You don’t get this with other DAWs.

The Project page is the other window in Studio One Pro. (Yep, just two windows to create and complete an album!) In the Project page, you can lay out your album by selecting, sequencing, pacing, and processing your Songs. Then you can deliver the finished goods to web sites, FaceBook – anywhere on the internet via SoundCloud.

Integrated Tracking, Mixing, and Mastering

Distribution
A new menu item enables you to upload songs, art, and metadata to the SoundCloud Web service directly from Studio One Pro.

Finally… (like you really read this far)

Many DAWs have made the claim of being revolutionary, groundbreaking, life-changing, etc. And some of them were. Then commercial evolution took hold, turning many of these fine products into bloatware.

We felt we could do better. We combined our considerable experience as developers of audio-interface hardware with the expertise of a team of preeminent German DAW designers to create an engineering “dream team.” This team reevaluated the entire process of computer-based recording and considered how we could build a superior new application using fresh software code and the latest technologies. The result is Studio One.

Whether you climb onboard with Studio One Artist or Studio One Pro, your experience of creating and recording music is about to improve dramatically. If you are new to recording, you’re starting in the right place because Studio One makes music production easier than you imagined possible, yet it doesn’t skimp on features. If you are switching from a hardware sequencer (say, in a keyboard workstation), get ready for more music-production power than you’ve ever experienced. If you are here because of dissatisfaction with your current DAW, get ready to feel springtime fresh!

From mic input to main output, PreSonus Studio One is the culmination of decades of experience collected by real musicians, engineers, and whole bunch of really great customers and friends. And you are…

Studio One Pro 1.5
(added features shown in boldface, new 1.5 features shown in red)
For the committed, spends-days-locked-in-the-studio producer, Studio One Pro adds a serious mastering suite, 64-bit audio, VST and AU support, more 64-bit Native Effects plug-ins, and boatloads more third-party resources. You can buy Studio One Pro separately or upgrade to it from Studio One Artist.

Highlights

Elegant single-window work environment
Powerful drag-and-drop functionality
Unlimited audio tracks, MIDI tracks, virtual instruments, buses, and FX channels
Content browser with convenient sort options and preview player
Integrated mastering suite with automatic mix updating, Red Book CD burning, and digital release
MP3 import and export
AU, VST2, VST3, and ReWire support
Automatic delay compensation
Advanced automation
64-bit audio processing
Easy-to-use sidechain routing
Stunning virtual instruments
User-friendly sampler
Most intuitive MIDI-mapping system available
Real-time audio timestretching and resampling
K-System metering
Compatible with any ASIO-, Windows Audio-, or Core Audio-compliant audio interface
Works with key commands from Pro Tools, Cubase, and Logic.

Cool New Stuff in 1.5

Integrated QuickTime Video Player
Import Video via + Button or Drag to Video Player or arrangement
Video Offset setting with frame skip
Audio track extraction
Mute Button to mute audio embedded in Video
First-of-its-kind Integrated SoundCloud Client (www.soundcloud.com)
Upload to SounCloud directly from Studio One
Digital Release has Realtime Mixdown
Added Album/Song Art to Project
Added Post Fader Master Inserts to Project
OSX Snow Leopard 64-bit Version
Follow Edit Position Mode - the timeline cursor follows the event position
Improved Automation Editing
Figure drawing (Line, Parabola, Square, Triangle, Saw, Sine)
Unique Transform Tool Line, Parabola, Square, Triangle, Saw, Sine
Selected Automation Track points locked to selected events (move selected automation with selected events)
Key command editor
Save/Load template
Learn function
Search function
Undo History
In Menu/View/History
Drag to Browser functionality
Drop instrument parts to File Bowser to export midi file at drop location
Drop audio events or ranges to File Bowser to extort audio clip at drop location
Fade is bounced to audio
Drop Presets from mixer (Inserts and Instruments)
To File Browser creates preset in folder of file system
To Instrument or Effect Browser creates preset at user's preset location
Works for FX chains (Drag insert label to browser)
Rex file support - place on audio track (only for 32 bit versions)
Select single slices in the browser
Load into Sample One with Right click menu
Control surface placement for grouping fader banks together
Mackie Extender support
4 Groups possible
Arrange surfaces via drag and Drop
File Type filter for Browser in Options/Locations/File Types - shows all supported file types
Add/remove user file extensions to list to be shown in File Browser
Drum Map Pitch Name Editor
Save/Load pitch name lists
GM list available as preset
Plug-in Bypass function (Automatable)
Dynamic Timestretch - accomodates tempo changes within Events
Delete time (Range) function
Export Stems
Tracks and Channels - Choose from Tracks in the Arrangement, or Channels in the Console, including Buses and FX Channels
Overlaps - Choose to create overlaps if exporting between markers
Select All/None
Midi Preview player - plays MIDI through the selected Instrument Track
Expand MIDI files to Preview single tracks/drag them to the arrangement
Constrain position when on dragging events between tracks
Has an automatic snapping range
Hold Shift to turn off snapping
MTC Send option in instruments device
Display Offset option in Song Setup to
Clear recent documents function
1. in the menu
2. context menu on recent list on start page
Quantize note ends
Latency compensation for Insert FX on input channels
Turbo mode for scroll while dragging (Press space bar while dragging)
Locate when clicked in empty space (Options/Advanced/editing)
Locate to mouse cursor command (Cmd + Space)
Browser commands
Delete, New Folder, Rename
Move/Copy via drag and drop
Global Dithering option in the Advanced Options/Audio engine - enables use of third party dithering
Drag audio ranges to Sample One or Impact (Audio will be bounced)
Support for Apple Loops (CAF files, OSX only)
Split at Cursor command
Show in console command in Plugin Editor's plug-in select menu - helps to find your open plug-in in the console
Nudge commands in Edit menu
Drag notes from Editor to timeline or browser (creates part or midi file)
Set loop range Left and right with Cmd and Alt mouse click in the time line ruler
Musical functions to Split Notes based on quantize and explode Pitches to new Parts

Effects and Instruments

Native Effects™ 64-bit effects library with 26 dynamics processors, reverbs, modulations effects, amp simulators, etc.
Ampire - Amplifier-Modeling
Analog Delay - tape-delay emulation
Auto Filter - Envelope Filter
Beat Delay - Tempo-Synchronized Delay
Binaural Pan - Stereo Panning Effect
Channel Strip - Dynamics Processing and Equalizer
Chorus - Mono/Stereo Chorus
Compressor - Mono/Stereo Variable Compressor
Expander - mono/stereo expander
Flanger - Stereo/Mono Flanger
Gate - noise gate, now with MIDI trigger
Groove Delay - multitap and tempo-synchronized delay
Level Meter - sizable peak/rms meter
Limiter - Mono/Stereo Limiter
Mixtool - Phase and MS Utility
MixVerb - Mono/Stereo Reverb
Multiband Dynamics - mono/stereo multiband compressor/expander
Phase Meter - phase-correlation analysis
Phaser - mono/stereo phaser
Pipeline - hardware insert (use external hardware processor, with scope and delay compensation)
Pro EQ - 7-band parametric EQ
Red Light Distortion - distortion processor
Room Reverb - stereo/mono room reverb
Scope - full featured oscilloscope with sidechain input
Spectrum Meter - frequency analyzer
Tricomp - 3-band compressor
Tuner - instrument tuner
X-Trem - mono/stereo tremolo
Four virtual instruments
Impact™ Sample Trigger Drum Instrument with 32 drum kits by Ueberschall™
Now with multi-velocity layer capability
Presence™ Sample Player Virtual Instrument with 200 sampled instruments by Digital Sound Factory™ plus 100 additional premium Digital Sound Factory sampled instruments
Now with multi-FX section and up to 96 voices
New Synth Session Soundset adds over 150 new instruments
SampleOne™ Sampler Virtual Instrument
New design with high quality filter and switchable filter types, and now up to 96 voices
Mojito™ Analog-Modeling Subtractive Synthesizer
Native Instruments™ Kore™ Player with 150 instruments
Custom SoundPack for Kore™ Player, with 200 more instruments
Native Instruments™ Guitar Rig LE
Toontrack™ EZDrummer Lite
Nearly 1,400 drum loops (1.4 GB!) by Bandmate™ Loops plus…
More than 2,000 additional loops (4 GB) by Bandmate Loops
Up to five installations and activations
Free jambalaya recipe!

Plug-in content

Ampire - Amplifier-Modeling Plug-in
Analog Delay - Tape-Delay Emulation Plug-in
Auto Filter - Envelope Filter Plug-in
Beat Delay - Tempo-Synchronized Delay
Binaural Pan - Stereo Panning Effect Plug-in
Channel Strip - Dynamics Processing and Equalizer Plug-in
Chorus - Mono/Stereo Chorus Plug-in
Compressor - Mono/Stereo Variable Compressor Plug-in
Expander - Mono/Stereo Expander Plug-in
Flanger - Stereo/Mono Flanger Plug-in
Gate - Noise Gate Plug-in
Groove Delay - Multi-Tap and Tempo Synchronized Delay Plug-in
Limiter - Mono/Stereo Limiter Plug-in
Mixtool - Phase and MS Utility Plug-in
MixVerb - Mono/Stereo Reverb Plug-in
Multiband Dynamics - Mono/Stereo Multiband Compressor/Expander Plug-in
NI Guitar Rig LE - Amp-Modeling Plug-in
Phase Meter - Phase Correlation Analysis Plug-in
Phaser - Mono/Stereo Phaser Plug-in
Pipeline - Hardware Insert Plug-in
Pro EQ - Seven-Band Parametric EQ
Red Light Distortion - Distortion Plug-in
Room Reverb - Stereo/Mono Room Reverb Plug-in
Spectrum Meter - Frequency Analysis Plug-in
Tricomp - Three-band Compressor Plug-in
Tuner - Instrument Tuning Plug-in
X-Trem - Mono/Stereo Tremolo Plug-in
EZdrummer Lite - Virtual Drum Machine
Impact - Sample Trigger Virtual Instrument
Mojito - Analog-Modeling Subtractive Synthesizer
NI Kore Player - Virtual Instrument with Library
Presence - Sample Player Virtual Instrument
SampleOne - Sampler Virtual Instrument