PreSonus
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| Original author(s) | Matthias Juwan, Wolfgang Kundrus |
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| Developer(s) | PreSonus |
| Stable release | 1.5.0
/ 27 April 2010 |
| Operating system | Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Digital Audio and MIDI Software |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Product website |
Studio One is a music creation and production application for Mac OS X and Windows made by PreSonus.
Early Development
In 2006, KristalLabs Software Ltd., a start-up company founded by Wolfgang Kundrus and Matthias Juwan, began working on Studio One in cooperation with PreSonus. Previously Kundrus had been one of the early developers of Cubase and was the primary author of Nuendo for Steinberg, and Juwan had written version 3 of the VST plug-in specification.[1] Other members of the team who also originally came from Steinberg include Maik Oppermann and Eike Jonas.[2]
KristalLabs later became an integrated part of PreSonus and now Wolfgang Kundrus acts as Managing Director and Matthias Juwan as CTO of PreSonus Software, Ltd.
Features
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Studio One includes everything required for music production, from multitrack recording to effects processing, sound generation, and, in the Pro version, mastering. The cheaper Artist version (also bundled with all PreSonus audio interfaces) has a slightly reduced feature set, and no third-party plug-in support. Both versions of Studio One feature unlimited audio, MIDI and instrument tracks, buses and effects channels. There are also 26 PreSonus effects; four instruments; automation; latency compensation; 32-bit or 64-bit processing; real-time timestretching; and in the Pro version Audio Unit, ReWire, and VST support (including VST3).[3]
As well as a complete suite of built-in audio effects, Studio One features four Virtual Instruments: Impact (drum sampler), Mojito (monophonic bass synth), Presence (rompler which can play back SoundFont sounds), and Sample One (sampler). These, and all other effects, whether built-in or added via plug-in, can be controlled easily by Studio One's innovative Control Link system.[3]
Studio One was designed to be more streamlined than most of its competitors,[4] and employs a state-of-the-art audio engine that delivers 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; whereas Studio One Artist features the same audio engine but always operates in 32-bit mode. The software has received praise for both its sound quality and its "drag & drop" workflow and ease of use.[5][6]
Several Digital Audio Workstations offer mastering capabilities to varying degrees, since without that capability a separate mastering application is required. However Studio One Pro offers arguably the most integrated mastering suite in a DAW to date.[7]
Studio One is compatible with any ASIO-, Windows Audio-, or Core Audio-compliant audio interface. Each Studio One license entitles the user to 5 activations on a Mac and/or Windows computer, 64-bit or 32-bit. Copy protection is handled by an online user account that keeps track of how many installations have been used.
At the Frankfurt Musikmesse in March 2010 PreSonus announced a major free update to Studio One. The 1.5 version includes QuickTime video support, improved drag & drop, REX2 file support, SoundCloud integration, improvements to the Presence and Impact virtual instruments, and enhanced automation, timestretching, and MIDI features.[8]
In keeping with PreSonus' Louisiana roots, Studio One also ships with a free jambalaya recipe.
Notes
- ^ Randall, Brent (2009-04-29). "Interview with Jim Odom- President Of Presonus". prorec. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ "The Team". PreSonus Software. Retrieved 2010-04-27. }}
- ^ a b "Presonus Studio One". MusicRadar.com. 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
{{cite web}}: Text "Music tech reviews" ignored (help) - ^ Lassen, Justin (2010-01-08). "PreSonus Studio One". Studio Daily. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ Brandon, John (2009-11-05). "PreSonus Software Studio One Pro 1.0.1 Music and Audio Software Review". Macworld.com. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ Davis, Dee. "Presonus Studio One Pro review". AudioMIDI.com. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ Aikin, Jim (2010-02-01). "PreSonus Studio One Pro Review". Electronic Musician. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ "Musikmesse 2010: PreSonus launches major enhancements to Studio One". MusicRadar.com. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-04-27.