Check it. They've got a limited time cross-grade offer to switch to Studio One: blog.presonus.com/index.php/2019/06/20/crossgrade-studio-one-professional-199-95-usd/
Hi Joe. Earlier this week i switched over to studio one 4 professional from the demo version. The problem I'm having is that the DAW still says DEMO instead of professional. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the DAW and in my presonus account it says that the software has been activated. I'm using Windows 10 on my PC. Do you know anyone else that has had this problem? Thanks.
So I've been in FL studio for about 5 years and I just switched over to studio one last week and I gotta say I'm completely blown away. I saw all the reviews and comments about it on so many platforms about how good it is and I was pretty doubtful at first, but this DAW is awesome! I don't think I'm looking back. I make house and future bass music which I haven't seen much content or reviews about on the internet but all the features of studio one makes me believe there's nothing stopping me from doing anything ahah. The thing I love most about studio one is how easy I can mix and master tracks, and the chord track feature really helps me be a bit more creative. FL studio is a great daw, beautiful for people like me who are visual learners, but if you're looking to step up your game I suggest giving studio one a shot :)
Me too, see how os too easy rendering to save CPU and you can Go back from where you started even with mixing plugins, see for some One who produce with Mouse os more easier to build an ideia, than do studio you Will have to play Many Times changing the time and note, in studio One i use One note and i Depp every think there i just focus in the tempo, after that i use One my keyboars rows to find the right note ONLY at One playing with than to see where AM, studio One found all vst pluggins no need jbrige as other Daws the most important think that defnitly switched me to studio One, the ONLY thing really miss from FL studio is detect scale
I recently switched over. I used FL Studio for most of the time but I wanted to get away from it, because it felt too limited for my purposes. I then used Bitwig Studio for a while seeing it was a great hybrid between FL studio interface and Ableton's, so I got to learn how to manage my mixes better without having such a steep learning curve. ( Although it was steep, coming from FL. ) But since I got Studio One, I deinstalled all my previous DAWs. It felt familiar. It was easy to find things, it has the best mixing so far, recording MIDI and automation is great. Ofcourse there may be others who do similar things or whatever, but I just LOVE the tiniest detail, like customising your metronome with different sounds, if there needs to be a double beat, and if you want to hear a louder accent, or change that sound as well. Or if you prefer to have the Metronome baked in on the master or not, etc. I mean a metronome is a metronome, but these are so user friendly. And every bit of extra help is extra time to invest in making music.
Hi Joe, I can't help but notice that a lot of things you love of Studio One are present in Reaper as well: Small #1: Reaper has slip edit. (Pro Tools kind of has it as well, although not via the mouse but only via keyboard shortcuts afaik, which is far less convenient). Small #2: Reaper has fully customisable keyboard shortcuts. ("Fully" is actually an understatement!) Small #3: Reaper has temporary grouping. Big #1: Reaper has subprojects, which from my understanding work more or less the same way you described. Big #2: Reaper has astonishingly fast development. It's also scriptable and extensible, and has a vibrant community full of talented programmers, so if a feature you need is not available natively, there's a good chance it's already available as a script, or will shortly after you mention it in the forum. Big #3: Reaper isn't meant to be a "big major player" either. Its development is especially focused on leanness, customisability and extensibility: the Reaper installer + the SWS extension are less than 20MB! Just to say: if you guys find Studio One not for your taste (or your budget), maybe check out Reaper.
I have both. Reaper's also only $60 and that is THE full version with unlimited updates. But I use S1 because I like their included instruments, effects, soundsets, workflow, intuitive interface and I've learned it inside and out. Reaper involves some time investment learning all the scripts, commands and things that aren't that obvious unless you look deep under the hood.
Nathaniel Walker bro wtf are you mad about, Reaper is good and it works for people, leave it at that, you’re acting like the software fucked you and didn’t call you back
I love Reaper but now I love Studio One even more. Both are great! Tried to love pro tools for many years and I just can’t lol. It reminds me of using java in 2020.
Well I've been using Pro Tools for some time now and even passed some of the exams to become a certified user. And then Avid have recently increased their prices for standard users by 101%. So guess what? I took up Presonus' cross-grade offer and I've purchased Studio One this week to make it my main mixing DAW. I imagine I won't be alone in jumping from the (sinking) ship that is Pro Tools and Avid.
I was a long time PT user too. I made the switch to Studio One about 4 years ago. I love it too! Great explanation of why you like it. Great channel too!
I don't really know how to use any DAWS at the moment, I'm a beginner who bought a faderport control device, and was planning on using it with Pro tools first, but i didn't realize that Studio one software came free with it. Now I've seen it i don't really see the point of even attempting to learn pro tools, i might delete it. This Studio One is a nice looking program.
Just switched over from logic and it ain’t easy. I should mentioned I’ve retired my Mac for an PC. I created my template now so it’s very similar and arguably quicker. I am enjoying it and LOVE the shortcuts. The number pad is so useful for recording yourself!
I got hooked on Studio One as they were the first to enable ARA with Melodyne. Once I got into it, it just fit like a glove. I have used Cubase, Sonar, Ableton, Reaper, and Logic Pro X. All of them are good DAWs and I really liked Reaper. However, once I started using Studio One, it just worked like I thought it should work. Also, they keep making it better and better. I was already happy but each upgrade adds new features that I have found to be useful in my workflow. My three main programs are Melodyne, iztope and Studio One. And, they all seem to be working well together.
Is it hard being such a likable guy? Amazing content, instantly subscribed. Thank you for the advice. Also, what you said at the end about sticking to one DAW and not stressing too much about which DAW you choose was just what I needed to hear; as someone with a relatively low income, I place a lot of importance and some stress in my decision on which DAW to buy, so hearing that from someone who clearly knows their stuff, especially after you backed Studio One so defiantly, was comforting. Thanks, I'm pretty sure my mind is finally made up.
Reaper has proved to be the best of the affordable options for my studio, by a large margin. When I count all the small, useful features, lack of kludge, knowledge base, all of it - it wins out and keeps getting better.
All those small features are kind of in Logic too, the slip editing would be nice though. Logic’s thing with it is it’ll create the cross fades automatically and they’re SUPERB. I’m following along with Mix Together season 3 right now but using logic and it’s been an absolute godsend since I had to find a workaround without the slip editing function. I tried studio one for a while but I could never get behind it, I do really respect it as a DAW though
Presonus needs a better audio engine. I’ve tried to switch to studio one. but Protools has that audio engine that’s untouchable. But studio is quicker and does everything that you wish protools would do. YES all daws sound the same recording . But mixing and pan law protools is always number 1. I have tried all the daws out there And protools is the best when it comes to mixing . Pan law. And export sound quality.
The main thing that has captured my interest is that it runs on Windows. I don't have a problem with Mac O/S, I am really wary of their hardware. I have two MacMini and a MacBook Pro that all developed faults despite me being careful with them. I currently have a 16" Macbook Pro M1, but this have a known fault of ramming 13V up the poor SSD's backside which trashes the SSD and all data. Of course Apple refuse to acknowledge the fault and have put all manner of traps in place to prevent repair of recent Macbooks. So as much as I dislike Windows 10 and 11, at least I can fix my PC hardware if anything goes. I would really miss "Drummer" in Logic Pro though. I love that and wish Addictive Drums would add a similar feature.
I have studio one 4.5 and Cubase 10.5. Cubase is superior. So much faster. VariAudio is crazy better than Melodyne and way faster!! Love studio one for making CDs but other than that...Cubase all the way.
I just want to learn as many DAWS as I can just in case I'm in someone's studio and they have to step out for a second. I can keep working until they come back. But you're absolutely right about they all do the same thing. I been preaching that for a while
maybe 4 years ago they were ok, they sure SUCK now ! Been with studio one since ver 2, now every step of the way is a cluster. always a problem with just about every update and tech support has been horrid
Not really, that would be under-cutting the cost value of what the professional version is able to provide even more than what it does atm. But given that you can pick up Studio One Pro for half the cost it normally retails for during the black friday period and perhaps with an additional discount code in November, you can pick that up for about the same cost or less than Artist + the VST addon...
Hi Joe Gilder, I am about to buy the latest Studio One, but a bit indecisive of whether to buy the artist or professional version. Money is not the problem. I have $1,000 saved up. I got interested with studio one because I heard that I would be able to customize the chords of the loops and I'm looking for a drag and drop DAW that will give me the platform to write metal and film music. What is the best studio one version for me, artist or professional? I'm a beginner songwriter. Thanks in advance.
One issue, if you want to record all album but not in separate projects can we make one mix for all project the same to have same setting for Al 12 songs ? :)
I'm a studio one user and I wouldn't use anything else. However I'm currently trying to wrap my head around Pro tools for a course and I'm finding it so old and clunky (and unstable) it's hard to believe this is supposed to be the industry standard.
please look on the answers forum for "Dolby Atmos Feature In Studio One to make it Competetiive". Folks are not going to renew and move on if presonus doesn't move on this.
I am new to Studio One 5 and have been enjoying your videos very much to better understand the possibilities. I know you are a guitar player and that you would be the one to ask this question about what can be done using both my Ableton Live 10 and Studio One with the use of rewire. I am wondering if I can play my guitar using the Ableton racks that I have created, and record live on to Studio One in real time. I have seen a few videos of how to use rewire, but have not seen anyone doing anything in real time. Do you think that I can use rewire to accomplish this task?
I started with Cakewalk (SONAR) back with version 1. I have grown with it. When I started to teach Sound Engineering at a local college 13 years ago I had to add Pro Tools to the learning curve. Never fell in love with it. I tell my students, “Use what you know.”
Meh. For me, what you know is irrelevant, because you can always learn something new. For me, it’s (a) what’s most comfortable for you, (b) what works best for you (workflow wise), and (c) what has the tools, features, and utility you need to do the specific tasks you need to do. For instance, Ableton Live was perfect for me when it comes to categories (a) and (b) - it has the most pleasant user experience/aesthetics I’ve seen, as well as a super fast workflow (that I don’t think any daw can compete with). BUT, it completely lacked sophisticated songwriting utility (because it’s made for live use and simple EDM music-building). Studio One, on the other hand, is only slightly less pleasant to use and has a slightly slower workflow, BUT it has tons of very nice features and songwriting utility to help someone compose more sophisticated music. I tend to create various forms of soundtrack music, rather than anything electronic, so it would make sense that I went with the daw that has more utility for that. So no. Comfort, workflow, and utility. Those are the big three categories that matter when choosing a daw, as they are essential to what you do with it. Your knowledge of different recording programs is always tentative and contingent - liable to change as you learn and explore more things. Best to look at how the program feels and works for the specific area of music you’re involved with. ;)
It would be great if you could put out some studio one basic training videos so those of us that want to switch go in knowing what we are doing and not waste time fumbling around whole new daw before being able to record and mix as we would normally do. I want to switch from protools but this is what’s holding me back. Also, is studio one limited to 32 i/o like pro tools is unless one gets the ultimate/HD version? Thanks!
I'll be honest with you I'm not had any luck with personas as far as emailing them I had an issue I had first purchased artist and was having issues opening plugins and working with plugins reached out to personas and never heard back from anyone I would get emails stating all we see you wrote in but no one ever got back to me about my issue so as far as that personas is crap I feel I just tried to figure out everything on my own or ask somebody else that uses PreSonus or a different dog to get insight from
Hello! From Omaha, NE I’ve been using Ableton Live for production/composing purposes and small mixing and mastering purposes every so often.. im getting more involved into the recording, editing, and mixing side of things but still want to do my music production things as well... ive been researching STUDIO ONE and im all in for switching on the mixing side of things but It is hard for me to leave the simplicity but high effectiveness of Abletons “session view” when it comes to laying down ideas and sequencing/looping them together. does studio one have anything similar to that? .. its been tough finding material that is more on the production and composing side of Studio One.
I've been using Studio One for quite a while now, but I haven't upgraded since 2.5 (and it looks like Presonus wants full price to upgrade to 4, because it won't let me check out because I don't have the right product...do I need to have been on 3.x?) - I love it, it's fast and easy and it works with my hardware and I know the hotkeys. I don't think I could switch even if I wanted to. LOL
There is an upgrade price you have to pay. V.4 is a paid upgrade, as are all x.0 Studio One upgrades. The upDATES in between are free. A typical cycle is roughly every 2 to 3 years for an x.0 upgrade. But there are lots of FREE updates in between. Case in point. 4.5 is the newest update and added SEVENTY new features, all for FREE.
@@newgunguy4176 Probably because Reaper does most of the things mentioned in this video. Reaper does almost anything and everything you can think of. Sometimes quite intuitively. Other times n...not so much. I've used both pretty extensively, and think they're both great pieces of software, but Studio One wins for looking good and feeling slick, and for being a complete package.
The 'hunt' for the daw that does what I want it to do has been the biggest challenge over the last year. As is often the case, my hunt was driven be a piece of hardware, my Native Instruments controller. Of course, I wanted the deep NKS daw integration that makes the keyboard so special. That meant I was limited to Ableton, Apple, or Steinberg. Ableton had the best integration for me, but isn't my preference for a daw, I want a timeline daw. Wasn't impressed with Cubase from the get go...and Logic just feels too GarageBand-y for me. The search ended just recently with Reaper. Everything you describe in your video, I can do in Reaper. If Presonus ever got on the SDK that NI sent them, and did some NKS coding for it, I'd switch my daw, and my interface immediately. I've always admired the daw integration Presonus has with their hardware. Cheers Joe, another great video.
I really, really wanted to like StudioOne, paid for the latest version and spent a few months working with it....but I just can't leave Reason Studio - "Just when I thought I was out...they pull me back in!" StudioOne has all the toys, all the features, all the samples and stuff to do anything you want, but it has no soul. Its dead space. It has no character. Reason, for a start, has the SSL console built-in so it sounds incredible all the time. But mostly it's the racks, my monkey engineer brain just identifies immediately and I am right at home. I get how things patch in, how compressors fit in line with EQ's and how AUXs work on the mixers. I can look at my mix spread out in the racks and think 'yup, I know whats going on' - because its the same as my real studio. It's like being in a studio Candyland all to myself. On paper StudioOne is king. In the real world, for me at least, Reason Studio fits like an old pair of slippers.
I was looking for a free DAW (I gots no money) and was blown away by what they gave you in Prime. So much so that I bought Artist after just a coupla weeks. I had absolutely no trouble figuring out how to do the easy stuff, even a little tougher stuff like using my old Soundblaster card and a MIO MIDI interface was not too difficult, so I'm thinking when I decide to do some collab with a buddy that has PT (and was struggling with it) that this should be easy. What I figured out is...man, do I hate PT. S1 is just so intuitive compared to PT.
I got into Studio One shortly after Gibson bought Cakewalk and they stopped with Sonar. I went looking DAW after DAW and S1 was the one I fell in love with and fast. Also the way it communicates with Console 1 and Icon Qcon ProX was a massive plus. I’m really happy with it... so far.
All those features are in Nuendo. The only thing that I don’t like about Studio One (maybe it’s only in the free version) but if I have bought plugins like Positive Grid, I cannot use it in Studio One. I have to buy it again in the format that it uses. If it uses VST, I would happily get into it. None of my purchased plugins and instruments are used, so it would be a massive investment that I’m not interested in.
I've been using Reaper for several years and don't have any plans to change. But I must say that S1 is great. After working in Reaper, I found S1 to be really intuitive and easy to figure out.
Hello guys. Have any of you had an issue with audio level in Studio One? I mean, straight out of box the audio is a bit faint in Studio one. The playback Volume is lower than Windows one or any other DAW like Fl Studio for e.g. Any idea guys how to solve this?
My only problem is the use of the word Route.. its not rowter as you are pronouncing it, its routing, it’s pronounced rooting, do you say rowt 66, not its route 66? Every knowledgeable .
This is an Americanism that is firmly 'rooted' by now. As with any word really, if enough people use it, it becomes standard. I don't like how the world pronounces 'timbre' but it doesn't matter, does it?
Why is the Spectrum Meter plug-in while in Segments Mode so sluggish graphically? It is very slow to respond and causes the entire DAWs graphics to become very jerky and slow. I am on a top of the line 2019 i9 iMac with a Radeon Pro Vega 48 graphics card. I don't see this kind of sluggish and slow meter response on any of my other DAWs like Logic, Cubase or Pro Tools. It is certainly an eyesore and makes the software feel clunky.
Wait, so what’s your sixth reason? You gave five, as far as I can tell: (1) slip editing, (2) shortcuts for solo/mute/record, (3) temporary group faders, (4) project page, and (5) fast response from devs (presumably because S1 is so young). Did I miss something? What was your third big reason? You sort of rambled there at the end. Overall though, excellent set of reasons. One major thing I’d add though is SCATCH PAD! That, along with the chord and arranger tracks, really makes this daw tons better to get creative with.
This was very helpful. I've been "out of the game" since 2006. I had a Presonus Firestudio with Cubase [SE?] and recently, have been trying to decide on a DAW to get back into things. I've heard good things about studio one, but your reference to Cubase (something I'm "familiar" with) and the improvements presonus has made by controlling their product sold me. Thanks for the video!
I like FL's Piano Roll. It raised me as a producer lol but Studio One's overall MIDI workflow is superior. You can drag and drop a midi track to save it as a file. FL is not up to par! I switched.
@@Kurrent. same can be said for Reaper but any time I have to use lots of virtual instruments and samples FL is seamless. I'd rather use two DAWs to get ideas out faster rather than lose an idea trying to get Reaper to work. Bouncing stems also forces me to commit once I'm in Reaper which is also nice.
Studio One is a great all round DAW, but the font quality and colour balance control is very poor and way off what it should be.... and I've been using DAW's since the days of Bars & Pipes on the Amiga back in the early 1990's. It needs far better GUI customisation options, even Cubase looks better and that's been pretty much a Frankenstein looking Daw for years now.
I was wondering what do you find so exciting about Studio One and basically every feature You've mentioned is in Logic kinda like "e-duh" feature... of course that doesn't show how great Logic is, or that "everything Studio One has Logic has too!!!" - that only shows how TERRIBLE PRO TOOLS IS compared to a lot of other DAW's... That Being said - if I was suppose to learn a new DAW just in case - it would be Studio One without a Doubt!
Hey Joe! What is the best way to install S1 on my Windows 10 pc so my children can have it on theyr Windows user and not mine? I have only one pc in my home. :) Hope I can do this with activate S1 only one time.
Joe, thank you sir! I just happened to stumble upon your video regarding the switch to Studio One. I'm a Logic user (Logic 9), but I wanted to try my hand at something simpler to begin writing songs. I'm excited because my Nord 5 will be coming in any day now and I'd like to start working with Studio One and work on mastering. I think this my be the answer to "mastering" which I have no experience with, but hopefully this will open up my understanding about it. I've been in mastering sessions before but many years ago, when I had an engineer I'd schedule work with. Anyway, thanks for your video, very, very cool info. I'm your newest subscriber! - Cheers!
Logic calls that flex-editing and it's automatic :| You can choose what you want to quantize to (quarter, eighth, sixteenth notes...) and also you can choose what percentage of transients to quantize in a selected region. You can of course go in an automatically adjust the points yourself, but it chops the sections up for you automatically based on the transients.
I`m a PT/Cubase User but in the last 4 years I been working more in PT. I like the Product but the Cie (AVID) are the worst. They just double the price for renewal and we are supose to say OK. I will probably still use it and slowly move back to Cubase and stop paying for useless Support services and Updates. Thanks for the Video, Slip editing look really cool
I still have nightmares about the registration process. After it stopped working cause I didn't want it on the internet I found the free DAW's way better for me cause I don't need all that crappy bells and whistles. I just want it to work and not crash or interrupt me for registration so I stop playing and that's not cool. Too much money wasted on software I DON'T use.
Hello there. I am new to all this. I have a question. I am making my studio using an XLR mic connected to Scarlett solo and studio one 4 as the DAW. My question is, Can I simultaneously record vocals into my DAW using Scarlett AND a USB mic? I understand now there is the 2i2 model and that is on my radar. But I'm looking for a workaround in the meantime. Thank you!!!!
Dear Joe, Thank you for this video. I got studio one 5 for free to the interface interface i bought. There i also got ableton live. Since that i learn studio one and never even took a look into ableton. Now i see so many videos and hardware for ableton live. I wonder about ableton and the possibilities, but what you say is right. I didnt start to learn softwares(its tiredsome) i start it to make music. But i'm little dissapointed with the audio editing. I play harp and esraj, and they are so difficoult to edit and there are no videos i can find. But just very simple stuff like editing a drum or singleshot to the beat. But what if i play a wrong note on the harp? There is so much background overtones. When i play a wrong note, how can i cut that out and make it appear smooth transition? Or with a acustic guitar or a piano? Is there a way or does just practising music helps? Because it seems hardly possible in studio one to cut and edit like this my ming goes to change the DAW. Do you have any advise or an insight? Maybe an other video about editing audii? Any advice is absolutly apreciated. Thank you
After Sonar went down, I switched over to Mixcraft. I've since purchased a PreSonus audio interface that came with a copy of Studio One. For the most part, I actually did like the layout of the software, but I'll probably stick with Mixcraft for now, if for no other reason, I have to purchase an upgrade to use 3rd party VST's.
Will the newest Pro version 5 software save the automation if you save multiple versions in multiple scenes (especially dynamic automation on different channels) that can be recalled later? Thanks a great video. Phil
Can you email presonus and ask them to make the GUI more 2 dimensional rather than flat. Love the functionality but If I am looking at it 8 hrs a day I'd like it to look more like a console. Ex. Outline the waveforms. The mix console looks very flat. I'd like the option to mix from the wave form view like in pro tools meaning they need to have more input/output and insert control on each track
Check it. They've got a limited time cross-grade offer to switch to Studio One: blog.presonus.com/index.php/2019/06/20/crossgrade-studio-one-professional-199-95-usd/
Hi Joe. Earlier this week i switched over to studio one 4 professional from the demo version. The problem I'm having is that the DAW still says DEMO instead of professional. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the DAW and in my presonus account it says that the software has been activated. I'm using Windows 10 on my PC. Do you know anyone else that has had this problem? Thanks.
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So I've been in FL studio for about 5 years and I just switched over to studio one last week and I gotta say I'm completely blown away. I saw all the reviews and comments about it on so many platforms about how good it is and I was pretty doubtful at first, but this DAW is awesome! I don't think I'm looking back. I make house and future bass music which I haven't seen much content or reviews about on the internet but all the features of studio one makes me believe there's nothing stopping me from doing anything ahah. The thing I love most about studio one is how easy I can mix and master tracks, and the chord track feature really helps me be a bit more creative. FL studio is a great daw, beautiful for people like me who are visual learners, but if you're looking to step up your game I suggest giving studio one a shot :)
completely agree, i've downloaded studio one 5 for a test and with 1 week i decided to delete FL Studio.
Me too, see how os too easy rendering to save CPU and you can Go back from where you started even with mixing plugins, see for some One who produce with Mouse os more easier to build an ideia, than do studio you Will have to play Many Times changing the time and note, in studio One i use One note and i Depp every think there i just focus in the tempo, after that i use One my keyboars rows to find the right note ONLY at One playing with than to see where AM, studio One found all vst pluggins no need jbrige as other Daws the most important think that defnitly switched me to studio One, the ONLY thing really miss from FL studio is detect scale
I feel so happy hearing people switching from Pro Tools
Pro tool is apple of the world of music production
@@arstar4914 No Logic literally is Apple of music production
@@TalmoTheSell well said! Literally , hehe.
Ctrl + alt then click drag for windows guys. Thank me later. lol
I recently switched over. I used FL Studio for most of the time but I wanted to get away from it, because it felt too limited for my purposes. I then used Bitwig Studio for a while seeing it was a great hybrid between FL studio interface and Ableton's, so I got to learn how to manage my mixes better without having such a steep learning curve. ( Although it was steep, coming from FL. )
But since I got Studio One, I deinstalled all my previous DAWs. It felt familiar. It was easy to find things, it has the best mixing so far, recording MIDI and automation is great.
Ofcourse there may be others who do similar things or whatever, but I just LOVE the tiniest detail, like customising your metronome with different sounds, if there needs to be a double beat, and if you want to hear a louder accent, or change that sound as well. Or if you prefer to have the Metronome baked in on the master or not, etc.
I mean a metronome is a metronome, but these are so user friendly. And every bit of extra help is extra time to invest in making music.
Hi Joe, I can't help but notice that a lot of things you love of Studio One are present in Reaper as well:
Small #1: Reaper has slip edit. (Pro Tools kind of has it as well, although not via the mouse but only via keyboard shortcuts afaik, which is far less convenient).
Small #2: Reaper has fully customisable keyboard shortcuts. ("Fully" is actually an understatement!)
Small #3: Reaper has temporary grouping.
Big #1: Reaper has subprojects, which from my understanding work more or less the same way you described.
Big #2: Reaper has astonishingly fast development. It's also scriptable and extensible, and has a vibrant community full of talented programmers, so if a feature you need is not available natively, there's a good chance it's already available as a script, or will shortly after you mention it in the forum.
Big #3: Reaper isn't meant to be a "big major player" either. Its development is especially focused on leanness, customisability and extensibility: the Reaper installer + the SWS extension are less than 20MB!
Just to say: if you guys find Studio One not for your taste (or your budget), maybe check out Reaper.
I have both. Reaper's also only $60 and that is THE full version with unlimited updates. But I use S1 because I like their included instruments, effects, soundsets, workflow, intuitive interface and I've learned it inside and out. Reaper involves some time investment learning all the scripts, commands and things that aren't that obvious unless you look deep under the hood.
Never mind, I just found a video that describes how to do it
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Nathaniel Walker bro wtf are you mad about, Reaper is good and it works for people, leave it at that, you’re acting like the software fucked you and didn’t call you back
I love Reaper but now I love Studio One even more. Both are great! Tried to love pro tools for many years and I just can’t lol. It reminds me of using java in 2020.
Once I learned Reaper it was bye bye to my Pro Tools M powered.
Just when you think Reaper has shown you enough it's like
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Just when you thought people couldn't be more annoying on UA-cam...
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Reaper is good but it is ugly looking and you can't deny that.
@@codelucky not when you download themes I got mine looking like logic Pro X now I custumed the whole of mine 🙏
@@codelucky There are themes / skins you can get for it to make it look however you want though
Well I've been using Pro Tools for some time now and even passed some of the exams to become a certified user. And then Avid have recently increased their prices for standard users by 101%. So guess what? I took up Presonus' cross-grade offer and I've purchased Studio One this week to make it my main mixing DAW. I imagine I won't be alone in jumping from the (sinking) ship that is Pro Tools and Avid.
I was a long time PT user too. I made the switch to Studio One about 4 years ago. I love it too! Great explanation of why you like it. Great channel too!
Dig it dude. I just made the switch this past week from Cubase, and couldn't be happier. This video really just validated my decision!
I don't really know how to use any DAWS at the moment, I'm a beginner who bought a faderport control device, and was planning on using it with Pro tools first, but i didn't realize that Studio one software came free with it. Now I've seen it i don't really see the point of even attempting to learn pro tools, i might delete it.
This Studio One is a nice looking program.
Just switched over from logic and it ain’t easy. I should mentioned I’ve retired my Mac for an PC. I created my template now so it’s very similar and arguably quicker. I am enjoying it and LOVE the shortcuts. The number pad is so useful for recording yourself!
I got hooked on Studio One as they were the first to enable ARA with Melodyne. Once I got into it, it just fit like a glove. I have used Cubase, Sonar, Ableton, Reaper, and Logic Pro X. All of them are good DAWs and I really liked Reaper. However, once I started using Studio One, it just worked like I thought it should work. Also, they keep making it better and better. I was already happy but each upgrade adds new features that I have found to be useful in my workflow. My three main programs are Melodyne, iztope and Studio One. And, they all seem to be working well together.
Is it hard being such a likable guy? Amazing content, instantly subscribed. Thank you for the advice. Also, what you said at the end about sticking to one DAW and not stressing too much about which DAW you choose was just what I needed to hear; as someone with a relatively low income, I place a lot of importance and some stress in my decision on which DAW to buy, so hearing that from someone who clearly knows their stuff, especially after you backed Studio One so defiantly, was comforting. Thanks, I'm pretty sure my mind is finally made up.
Got my 1st copy for $20. It was a special sale when they were at NAMM for their release.
Great DAW, if I ever decided some day to stop using Logic, I'll definitely choose this one ! The Mastering part of Studio One is awesome too !
Reaper has proved to be the best of the affordable options for my studio, by a large margin. When I count all the small, useful features, lack of kludge, knowledge base, all of it - it wins out and keeps getting better.
I like Event FX feature, solo button at the multiband compressor (sometimes I use it as EQ), and typing keyboard as MIDI controller feature
All those small features are kind of in Logic too, the slip editing would be nice though. Logic’s thing with it is it’ll create the cross fades automatically and they’re SUPERB. I’m following along with Mix Together season 3 right now but using logic and it’s been an absolute godsend since I had to find a workaround without the slip editing function. I tried studio one for a while but I could never get behind it, I do really respect it as a DAW though
Presonus needs a better audio engine. I’ve tried to switch to studio one. but Protools has that audio engine that’s untouchable. But studio is quicker and does everything that you wish protools would do. YES all daws sound the same recording . But mixing and pan law protools is always number 1. I have tried all the daws out there And protools is the best when it comes to mixing . Pan law. And export sound quality.
Absolutely right Joe, it's all about the music.
Yeah and I'd bet you'd be switching back after the last 6.6 update. Presonus are taking the piss 👎
The main thing that has captured my interest is that it runs on Windows. I don't have a problem with Mac O/S, I am really wary of their hardware. I have two MacMini and a MacBook Pro that all developed faults despite me being careful with them. I currently have a 16" Macbook Pro M1, but this have a known fault of ramming 13V up the poor SSD's backside which trashes the SSD and all data. Of course Apple refuse to acknowledge the fault and have put all manner of traps in place to prevent repair of recent Macbooks. So as much as I dislike Windows 10 and 11, at least I can fix my PC hardware if anything goes. I would really miss "Drummer" in Logic Pro though. I love that and wish Addictive Drums would add a similar feature.
I have studio one 4.5 and Cubase 10.5. Cubase is superior. So much faster. VariAudio is crazy better than Melodyne and way faster!! Love studio one for making CDs but other than that...Cubase all the way.
I really enjoy your tutorials. You talked about the different DAWs, I say it's not the program but the programmer.
I just want to learn as many DAWS as I can just in case I'm in someone's studio and they have to step out for a second. I can keep working until they come back. But you're absolutely right about they all do the same thing. I been preaching that for a while
When I step out
Don't touch anything
maybe 4 years ago they were ok, they sure SUCK now ! Been with studio one since ver 2, now every step of the way is a cluster. always a problem with just about every update and tech support has been horrid
Studio One Artist should be able to use VST's out of the box without buying an addon.
Not really, that would be under-cutting the cost value of what the professional version is able to provide even more than what it does atm. But given that you can pick up Studio One Pro for half the cost it normally retails for during the black friday period and perhaps with an additional discount code in November, you can pick that up for about the same cost or less than Artist + the VST addon...
@@skyhawk77 I'm waiting for the black Friday sales. I missed it last year.
@@michaelhawkins6149 Go to Splice.com and rent to own fir 17 bucks per month.
@Alfonso G worked great for me. got tired of monthly fees though so just paid the remaining balance and splice is now irrelevant.
For real like I'd rather have a 8 or 16 track limit....no vsts is a no go
Let's just wait on the video where he explains why he switched back.
I love Studio one but am also angry we still dont have a 5.1 surround sound feature yet
Hi Joe Gilder, I am about to buy the latest Studio One, but a bit indecisive of whether to buy the artist or professional version. Money is not the problem. I have $1,000 saved up. I got interested with studio one because I heard that I would be able to customize the chords of the loops and I'm looking for a drag and drop DAW that will give me the platform to write metal and film music. What is the best studio one version for me, artist or professional? I'm a beginner songwriter. Thanks in advance.
One issue, if you want to record all album but not in separate projects can we make one mix for all project the same to have same setting for Al 12 songs ? :)
Studio One is the way to go. Its just logical in its approach.
I'm a studio one user and I wouldn't use anything else. However I'm currently trying to wrap my head around Pro tools for a course and I'm finding it so old and clunky (and unstable) it's hard to believe this is supposed to be the industry standard.
please look on the answers forum for "Dolby Atmos Feature In Studio One to make it Competetiive". Folks are not going to renew and move on if presonus doesn't move on this.
I’m making the switch from reaper because I used it in a live environment for one and I really like the faderport integration so that’s why I’m here.
I am new to Studio One 5 and have been enjoying your videos very much to better understand the possibilities. I know you are a guitar player and that you would be the one to ask this question about what can be done using both my Ableton Live 10 and Studio One with the use of rewire. I am wondering if I can play my guitar using the Ableton racks that I have created, and record live on to Studio One in real time. I have seen a few videos of how to use rewire, but have not seen anyone doing anything in real time. Do you think that I can use rewire to accomplish this task?
Hey Joe I have a question about setting up a vocal chain. Do I just set it up on one vocal track or all the vocal tracks? I hope that makes sense.....
I started with Cakewalk (SONAR) back with version 1. I have grown with it. When I started to teach Sound Engineering at a local college 13 years ago I had to add Pro Tools to the learning curve. Never fell in love with it. I tell my students, “Use what you know.”
Meh. For me, what you know is irrelevant, because you can always learn something new. For me, it’s (a) what’s most comfortable for you, (b) what works best for you (workflow wise), and (c) what has the tools, features, and utility you need to do the specific tasks you need to do.
For instance, Ableton Live was perfect for me when it comes to categories (a) and (b) - it has the most pleasant user experience/aesthetics I’ve seen, as well as a super fast workflow (that I don’t think any daw can compete with). BUT, it completely lacked sophisticated songwriting utility (because it’s made for live use and simple EDM music-building).
Studio One, on the other hand, is only slightly less pleasant to use and has a slightly slower workflow, BUT it has tons of very nice features and songwriting utility to help someone compose more sophisticated music.
I tend to create various forms of soundtrack music, rather than anything electronic, so it would make sense that I went with the daw that has more utility for that.
So no. Comfort, workflow, and utility. Those are the big three categories that matter when choosing a daw, as they are essential to what you do with it. Your knowledge of different recording programs is always tentative and contingent - liable to change as you learn and explore more things. Best to look at how the program feels and works for the specific area of music you’re involved with. ;)
@@johnhill762 well they certainly should not use a DAW they do not know.
It would be great if you could put out some studio one basic training videos so those of us that want to switch go in knowing what we are doing and not waste time fumbling around whole new daw before being able to record and mix as we would normally do. I want to switch from protools but this is what’s holding me back. Also, is studio one limited to 32 i/o like pro tools is unless one gets the ultimate/HD version? Thanks!
You rock, dude! And those features rock. I’m in and pumped :)
I'll be honest with you I'm not had any luck with personas as far as emailing them I had an issue I had first purchased artist and was having issues opening plugins and working with plugins reached out to personas and never heard back from anyone I would get emails stating all we see you wrote in but no one ever got back to me about my issue so as far as that personas is crap I feel I just tried to figure out everything on my own or ask somebody else that uses PreSonus or a different dog to get insight from
Hello! From Omaha, NE
I’ve been using Ableton Live for production/composing purposes and small mixing and mastering purposes every so often.. im getting more involved into the recording, editing, and mixing side of things but still want to do my music production things as well... ive been researching STUDIO ONE and im all in for switching on the mixing side of things but It is hard for me to leave the simplicity but high effectiveness of Abletons “session view” when it comes to laying down ideas and sequencing/looping them together. does studio one have anything similar to that? .. its been tough finding material that is more on the production and composing side of Studio One.
Studio One is a lot cheaper than Pro Tools and Studio One is not subscription based as Pro Tools is.
I've been using Studio One for quite a while now, but I haven't upgraded since 2.5 (and it looks like Presonus wants full price to upgrade to 4, because it won't let me check out because I don't have the right product...do I need to have been on 3.x?) - I love it, it's fast and easy and it works with my hardware and I know the hotkeys. I don't think I could switch even if I wanted to. LOL
There is an upgrade price you have to pay. V.4 is a paid upgrade, as are all x.0 Studio One upgrades. The upDATES in between are free. A typical cycle is roughly every 2 to 3 years for an x.0 upgrade. But there are lots of FREE updates in between. Case in point. 4.5 is the newest update and added SEVENTY new features, all for FREE.
Now it's "Hey, Joe Gilder here from Presonus"
Great video, I switched 2 years ago from Logic to S1. Never looked back.
Studio One is like Logic Pro X if you don't have a Mac.
This video made me like Reaper even more :)
Love Reaper too but also Studio One
Why? I'm new at this. I might be missing something.
@@newgunguy4176 Probably because Reaper does most of the things mentioned in this video. Reaper does almost anything and everything you can think of. Sometimes quite intuitively. Other times n...not so much. I've used both pretty extensively, and think they're both great pieces of software, but Studio One wins for looking good and feeling slick, and for being a complete package.
Logic + Cubase all day every day. Ableton if you wanna get fancy.
I only miss the timecode plugin from cubase
The 'hunt' for the daw that does what I want it to do has been the biggest challenge over the last year. As is often the case, my hunt was driven be a piece of hardware, my Native Instruments controller. Of course, I wanted the deep NKS daw integration that makes the keyboard so special. That meant I was limited to Ableton, Apple, or Steinberg. Ableton had the best integration for me, but isn't my preference for a daw, I want a timeline daw. Wasn't impressed with Cubase from the get go...and Logic just feels too GarageBand-y for me. The search ended just recently with Reaper. Everything you describe in your video, I can do in Reaper. If Presonus ever got on the SDK that NI sent them, and did some NKS coding for it, I'd switch my daw, and my interface immediately. I've always admired the daw integration Presonus has with their hardware. Cheers Joe, another great video.
Should be more correctly titled "Why I switched to Studio One 10 years ago".....
When I record an instrument track, I and don't know how to see the wave form inside my track, need to apply fade out?
I really, really wanted to like StudioOne, paid for the latest version and spent a few months working with it....but I just can't leave Reason Studio - "Just when I thought I was out...they pull me back in!" StudioOne has all the toys, all the features, all the samples and stuff to do anything you want, but it has no soul. Its dead space. It has no character. Reason, for a start, has the SSL console built-in so it sounds incredible all the time. But mostly it's the racks, my monkey engineer brain just identifies immediately and I am right at home. I get how things patch in, how compressors fit in line with EQ's and how AUXs work on the mixers. I can look at my mix spread out in the racks and think 'yup, I know whats going on' - because its the same as my real studio. It's like being in a studio Candyland all to myself. On paper StudioOne is king. In the real world, for me at least, Reason Studio fits like an old pair of slippers.
@Broly Flex Its better than StudioOne.
quantum2626 and upgrade to 5 artist !!!
How much i need to learn studio one...? 8 months..?
Thank you for this video - actually thank you for ALL your videos!
I was looking for a free DAW (I gots no money) and was blown away by what they gave you in Prime. So much so that I bought Artist after just a coupla weeks. I had absolutely no trouble figuring out how to do the easy stuff, even a little tougher stuff like using my old Soundblaster card and a MIO MIDI interface was not too difficult, so I'm thinking when I decide to do some collab with a buddy that has PT (and was struggling with it) that this should be easy.
What I figured out is...man, do I hate PT. S1 is just so intuitive compared to PT.
I got into Studio One shortly after Gibson bought Cakewalk and they stopped with Sonar. I went looking DAW after DAW and S1 was the one I fell in love with and fast.
Also the way it communicates with Console 1 and Icon Qcon ProX was a massive plus.
I’m really happy with it... so far.
which studio is best for recording bass guitar
Don’t fear the REAPER! Best daw other than FL
All those features are in Nuendo. The only thing that I don’t like about Studio One (maybe it’s only in the free version) but if I have bought plugins like Positive Grid, I cannot use it in Studio One. I have to buy it again in the format that it uses. If it uses VST, I would happily get into it. None of my purchased plugins and instruments are used, so it would be a massive investment that I’m not interested in.
You have to have the full version to use 3rd party plugins.
Great thanks
For those that have Studio One Artist (not Prime) you can buy this add-on that provides VST support:
shop.presonus.com/VST-and-AU-and-Rewire-Support
Studio one is super great
I've been using Reaper for several years and don't have any plans to change. But I must say that S1 is great. After working in Reaper, I found S1 to be really intuitive and easy to figure out.
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Nice features. All Reaper users simply nod their heads and smile though.
Switched from which DAW?
Yeah!!! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!
Joe...what spec computer do you use ?
You have a good voice for radio.
how is it better than logic??
Reaper's cheaper. Better get 'er.
you should start a _tutorial_ series on S1 pro! :)
Hello guys. Have any of you had an issue with audio level in Studio One? I mean, straight out of box the audio is a bit faint in Studio one. The playback Volume is lower than Windows one or any other DAW like Fl Studio for e.g.
Any idea guys how to solve this?
My only problem is the use of the word Route.. its not rowter as you are pronouncing it, its routing, it’s pronounced rooting, do you say rowt 66, not its route 66? Every knowledgeable .
This is an Americanism that is firmly 'rooted' by now. As with any word really, if enough people use it, it becomes standard. I don't like how the world pronounces 'timbre' but it doesn't matter, does it?
Hey Joe! Have you had any issues with your version 3 mixer? Some folks are complaining but I really want one.
There are types of DAW. Ableton and Bitwig type. And the boring ones. Which one is studio one?
Sorry, I don't understand the question
You can't beat Reaper
i switched from studio one to reaper!!reaper is much more flexible , stable & cheaper.
Always heard good things about Reaper.
Why is the Spectrum Meter plug-in while in Segments Mode so sluggish graphically? It is very slow to respond and causes the entire DAWs graphics to become very jerky and slow. I am on a top of the line 2019 i9 iMac with a Radeon Pro Vega 48 graphics card. I don't see this kind of sluggish and slow meter response on any of my other DAWs like Logic, Cubase or Pro Tools. It is certainly an eyesore and makes the software feel clunky.
Wait, so what’s your sixth reason? You gave five, as far as I can tell: (1) slip editing, (2) shortcuts for solo/mute/record, (3) temporary group faders, (4) project page, and (5) fast response from devs (presumably because S1 is so young).
Did I miss something? What was your third big reason? You sort of rambled there at the end. Overall though, excellent set of reasons.
One major thing I’d add though is SCATCH PAD! That, along with the chord and arranger tracks, really makes this daw tons better to get creative with.
ProTools didn't have an option for offline bounce? What...? That sounds suspect.
This was very helpful. I've been "out of the game" since 2006. I had a Presonus Firestudio with Cubase [SE?] and recently, have been trying to decide on a DAW to get back into things. I've heard good things about studio one, but your reference to Cubase (something I'm "familiar" with) and the improvements presonus has made by controlling their product sold me. Thanks for the video!
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Have you tried REAPER? It has all the features u mention.
FL Studio's Piano Roll and MIDI capabilities is superior to all!
I like FL's Piano Roll. It raised me as a producer lol but Studio One's overall MIDI workflow is superior. You can drag and drop a midi track to save it as a file. FL is not up to par! I switched.
@@Kurrent. same can be said for Reaper but any time I have to use lots of virtual instruments and samples FL is seamless. I'd rather use two DAWs to get ideas out faster rather than lose an idea trying to get Reaper to work. Bouncing stems also forces me to commit once I'm in Reaper which is also nice.
Studio One is a great all round DAW, but the font quality and colour balance control is very poor and way off what it should be.... and I've been using DAW's since the days of Bars & Pipes on the Amiga back in the early 1990's. It needs far better GUI customisation options, even Cubase looks better and that's been pretty much a Frankenstein looking Daw for years now.
I was wondering what do you find so exciting about Studio One and basically every feature You've mentioned is in Logic kinda like "e-duh" feature... of course that doesn't show how great Logic is, or that "everything Studio One has Logic has too!!!" - that only shows how TERRIBLE PRO TOOLS IS compared to a lot of other DAW's...
That Being said - if I was suppose to learn a new DAW just in case - it would be Studio One without a Doubt!
Hey Joe! What is the best way to install S1 on my Windows 10 pc so my children can have it on theyr Windows user and not mine? I have only one pc in my home. :) Hope I can do this with activate S1 only one time.
Joe, thank you sir! I just happened to stumble upon your video regarding the switch to Studio One. I'm a Logic user (Logic 9), but I wanted to try my hand at something simpler to begin writing songs. I'm excited because my Nord 5 will be coming in any day now and I'd like to start working with Studio One and work on mastering. I think this my be the answer to "mastering" which I have no experience with, but hopefully this will open up my understanding about it. I've been in mastering sessions before but many years ago, when I had an engineer I'd schedule work with. Anyway, thanks for your video, very, very cool info. I'm your newest subscriber! - Cheers!
Logic calls that flex-editing and it's automatic :| You can choose what you want to quantize to (quarter, eighth, sixteenth notes...) and also you can choose what percentage of transients to quantize in a selected region. You can of course go in an automatically adjust the points yourself, but it chops the sections up for you automatically based on the transients.
I`m a PT/Cubase User but in the last 4 years I been working more in PT. I like the Product but the Cie (AVID) are the worst. They just double the price for renewal and we are supose to say OK. I will probably still use it and slowly move back to Cubase and stop paying for useless Support services and Updates. Thanks for the Video, Slip editing look really cool
Studio One me over
I still have nightmares about the registration process. After it stopped working cause I didn't want it on the internet I found the free DAW's way better for me cause I don't need all that crappy bells and whistles. I just want it to work and not crash or interrupt me for registration so I stop playing and that's not cool. Too much money wasted on software I DON'T use.
Hello there. I am new to all this. I have a question. I am making my studio using an XLR mic connected to Scarlett solo and studio one 4 as the DAW. My question is, Can I simultaneously record vocals into my DAW using Scarlett AND a USB mic? I understand now there is the 2i2 model and that is on my radar. But I'm looking for a workaround in the meantime. Thank you!!!!
Everything is perfect, but freezes every 2 or 3 times a week
Probably a simple fix. Submit a support ticket at my.presonus.com.
Dear Joe,
Thank you for this video.
I got studio one 5 for free to the interface interface i bought. There i also got ableton live. Since that i learn studio one and never even took a look into ableton. Now i see so many videos and hardware for ableton live. I wonder about ableton and the possibilities, but what you say is right. I didnt start to learn softwares(its tiredsome) i start it to make music. But i'm little dissapointed with the audio editing. I play harp and esraj, and they are so difficoult to edit and there are no videos i can find. But just very simple stuff like editing a drum or singleshot to the beat. But what if i play a wrong note on the harp? There is so much background overtones. When i play a wrong note, how can i cut that out and make it appear smooth transition? Or with a acustic guitar or a piano? Is there a way or does just practising music helps? Because it seems hardly possible in studio one to cut and edit like this my ming goes to change the DAW. Do you have any advise or an insight? Maybe an other video about editing audii? Any advice is absolutly apreciated.
Thank you
After Sonar went down, I switched over to Mixcraft. I've since purchased a PreSonus audio interface that came with a copy of Studio One. For the most part, I actually did like the layout of the software, but I'll probably stick with Mixcraft for now, if for no other reason, I have to purchase an upgrade to use 3rd party VST's.
Will the newest Pro version 5 software save the automation if you save multiple versions in multiple scenes (especially dynamic automation on different channels) that can be recalled later? Thanks a great video.
Phil
Can you email presonus and ask them to make the GUI more 2 dimensional rather than flat. Love the functionality but If I am looking at it 8 hrs a day I'd like it to look more like a console. Ex. Outline the waveforms. The mix console looks very flat. I'd like the option to mix from the wave form view like in pro tools meaning they need to have more input/output and insert control on each track