There’s a very good reason why so many musicians have switched to Studio One from older, more rigid programs. Built on a modern foundation that’s not bogged down by legacy code, Studio One provides an efficient, creative companion from initial inspiration to final master. Its efficient, single-screen interface houses an unlimited number of tracks, intuitive editing tools, advanced virtual instruments, mastering, and video player—you spend your time creating music, not wondering what to click next. The 64-bit double-precision mix engine is state of the art, while the smooth, analog quality of the virtual instruments comes from proprietary techniques that provide much higher controller resolution. That’s why Studio One just plain sounds better.
The reason why Studio One resonates with musicians is simple: PreSonus listens. Many new features in Version 4 are the direct result of user feedback, including AAF import/export so users can bring song data from their old DAW into Studio One. Add the most flexible arranging tools of any music program, full integration with Notion for superior notation, over 20 GB of carefully curated content, analog console emulation, advanced step sequencing, unified hardware control with the FaderPort series of hands-on controllers, and much more—it’s no wonder that Studio One continues to gain new followers every day.
Intuitive single-window work environment with quick and easy drag-and-drop functionality and multi-touch support
Unlimited audio and instrument tracks, advanced automation features, virtual instruments, buses, and FX channels
Pristine sound quality with native 64-bit resolution and support for up to 384 kHz audio
Chord Track manipulates audio and note data of any or all tracks for Harmonic Editing and song prototyping
Incredible new virtual instruments: Impact XT and SampleOne XT for powerful beat or loop-based composition, live sampling, and robust sample editing
Patterns allow for intuitive drum and melody composition via familiar drum machine/sequencer style UI
AAF import for easy song/session exchange with other applications for collaboration (Pro Tools,. Logic, Nuendo, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, and more)
Studio One 4 operates on 64-bit operating systems only.
New features and improvements:
● Support for Native Instruments’ Komplete Kontrol MkII series keyboards
● [macOS] Support for Apple Notarization service
● “Remove Plug-in Settings” function for Plug-in Manager
● Volume automation curve now compensates logarithmic fader curve
● “Select Notes” command is now applicable to muted notes
● Channel polarity switch is now excluded from grouping
● Added commands for “vertical zoom in/out fine”
● Dragging multiple Patterns to the browser is now supported
● Improved sidechain handling for VST2 Plug-ins
● Improved Chinese localization
The following issues have been fixed:
● [Mixer] Sends are hidden under certain conditions
● [Mixer] Side-chaining with Mix FX included will mute under certain conditions
● [Mixer] Lag on VCA fader adjustment
● [Scratch Pad] Wrong instrument part length when using step record
● [Scratch Pad] Lost focus when using “locate cursor” function
● [Scratch Pad] Loop range lost when dragged across arrangement border
● [Pattern Editor] Variation name cannot be edited from pattern editor toolbar
● [Audio Batch Converter] Crash on repairing sample rate with certain mp3 files
● Multi Instrument transform restore omits channel inserts
● Qwerty Keyboard device has wrong mapping in Swiss and Canadian French layout
● No input metering during record w/ tape style and disabled monitoring
● Crash on invoking “Insert Rest” command when not in Step Record mode
● When “snap” is disabled, “play selected range” won’t stop when playing small audio
segments
● Using Shift+S as keyboard shortcut for “Solo” triggers “Solo Safe” instead
● Random freezes on previewing MIDI files from the browser
● Softube Console 1 AU not properly unloaded on removal
● Altered metronome accent volume resets to default on relaunch
● Decimals missing in Export dialogs
● Instrument preset list and browser out of sync
● Chord track offset when chord doesn’t start at event start
● Certain MP3 files won’t import
● First notes missing on bounce in certain cases
● Short notes being dropped with large block sizes