Studio one 5 vs pro tools install#
Studio one 5 vs pro tools software#
Studio one 5 vs pro tools license#
Studio one 5 vs pro tools professional#

Ripple editing (stuff moves around with deletes/inserts), quantizing, time-stretching, transient editing, and the other advanced features functioned perfectly in my testing. Presonus is very good about updates so I expect a more universal solution in short order.

Studio one 5 vs pro tools install#

I had to install Xfer Records Serum wavetable synth before the enable MPE option was available. That’s a primitive explanation, but Studio One handles MPE editing perfectly-highlighting the pertinent MIDI controller info for whichever notes you select.Īlas, Studio One 5’s proprietary instruments aren’t MPE-enabled yet, and for some reason VST3 instruments don’t currently work, only older VST2 types. If you’re not familiar, MPE allows every note to have independent pitch, pressure, and timbre without resorting to assigning them to different channels (MIDI 1.x has 16 of these). New for version 5 is MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) editing. There are also extensive-and I mean extensive-context menus and key commands (user definable) that allow you to simply select objects and operate on them-my preferred methodology. I’ve already mentioned the various editors, but there are also a plethora of modal mouse tools: selection pointer, drawing pencil, cutting knife, etc. Presonus also freely provides Studio One Remote for Android/iOS for, yes, remote control and operation. This allows me to layer sounds from different sound sources without having to mess around with a sampler. I do have one other favorite Studio One feature-the ability to stack VST instruments on the same track. Logic does this, but it’s buggy and not recommended by either Apple or anyone who’s tried it. Note that Studio One also allows you to have multiple songs open and freely copy clips (not entire tracks, alas…) between them.

Studio one 5 vs pro tools software#

The latter is new for version 5 and is roughly akin to the mixing/automated performance software used to run modern stage productions. Dual monitors are also supported if you want to dedicate one display to mixing/editing and another to the track area.Īs mentioned, where Studio One really sets itself apart from other DAWs is with its Project and Show pages. The changes in one editor are mirrored in the other in real time.

You can float the editors as windows, and view the notation as such while the drum or piano roll are docked in the bottom pane.

Notion was already pipelined to Studio One for easy exchange of data.

Studio one 5 vs pro tools license#

At the bottom is the mixing console which swaps out with the various editors: piano roll, drum, Melodyne 5 visual audio editing (a license is included) via ARA2, and new for version 5-musical notation courtesy of the company’s Notion 6 score editing software. The layout of the main window consists of an inspector panel and controls for the current track to the far left, track headers to the right of those, the timeline area for clips (which may be layered), then the browser to the far right. Version 4 already had a pipeline for exchanging info with the standalone version of Notion. Studio One 5 integrates some of the scoring abilities of its Notion musical notation program.

Even if you’re a diehard user of another DAW, that warrants a serious look at a very powerful suite of music tools. Presonus has also unveiled Sphere: an online service that delivers the entirety of the company’s music software portfolio as well as storage and collaborative feature for a remarkably affordable $15 a month. My favorite feature, a super-handy module for organizing and mastering albums, has been joined in the new version 5 by a clever take on organizing and managing a live performance.

Studio one 5 vs pro tools professional#

Presonus Studio One Professional is a top-tier digital-audio workstation (think Logic X) with some unique and time-saving features. An excellent DAW, though parts of the the interface suffer from information overload.

The new Show page will interest those performing live with the aid of a computer. The project/album mastering module is worth the price of admission alone, and for $15 a month under the new Sphere rental option, you can ignore that “almost”.

Tiny icons require overly precise cursor movementįor sheer capabilities, this program almost matches Logic.

Poor delineation of tools and screen elements can confuse the eye.