PreSonus Studio One

[Graal]

Thank you!

One more thing:

Track Freezing.

And another idealistic feature:

General Bypass on individual channels and a Global Bypass

-usefull for before/after - A/B-ing without having to click the bypass button for every single plug-in.


Had another, but I forgot it.
More to come!

Cheers!

[kreeper_6]

Originally Posted by Graal

General Bypass on individual channels and a Global Bypass

-usefull for before/after - A/B-ing without having to click the bypass button for every single plug-in.

This isn't technically Bypass but you can power them off like this.

For mixer channels press the little power button on the mixer channel fx panel by the "+". Good Idea about a global power option though.

[laser]

I really like the concept and direction of Studio One, but

Until they can provide:
1) Track Freezing
2) Tempo Mapping
3) A dedicated controller at least as good as the C|24--or better (full Tango or Eucon support would be fine).

I'm going to pass.

Look forward to the updates.

Laser

[oceantracks]

I almost never use freezing in Logic anymore. Many of the big plug ins like Omnisphere don't freeze well, they don't even offline bounce well

The offline bounce in Studio One is REALLY zippy, very fast, so I wouldn't miss freezing as much.

I have not checked to see whether S1 allows you to deactivate a track, like PT ("Make Inactive.") Logic does not have this feature, which stinks. If you want to do an offline bounce, but preserve your original track (with it's VIs, etc) it's nice to be able to make that original track inactive, hide it, and pull it out quickly if you need it later to change something.

TH

[Tube World]

Originally Posted by oceantracks

I almost never use freezing in Logic anymore. Many of the big plug ins like Omnisphere don't freeze well, they don't even offline bounce well

The offline bounce in Studio One is REALLY zippy, very fast, so I wouldn't miss freezing as much.

I have not checked to see whether S1 allows you to deactivate a track, like PT ("Make Inactive.") Logic does not have this feature, which stinks. If you want to do an offline bounce, but preserve your original track (with it's VIs, etc) it's nice to be able to make that original track inactive, hide it, and pull it out quickly if you need it later to change something.

TH

In Cubase I record tracks using external effects as inserts. I then freeze the track and then use the external EQ's and compressors on other tracks and then freeze them. Could not do that in Studio One without the freeze option.

[Casey]

Originally Posted by Tube World

I record tracks using external effects as inserts

So you print your effects while tracking...

Originally Posted by Tube World

... then use the external EQ's and compressors on other tracks.

Could not do that in Studio One without the freeze option.

Why not?



-Casey

[euph0ric]

Originally Posted by 2hip2b4real

I'm trying to quantize audio and done the things you would consider intuitive. The manual isn't helping and the tech help guy I called couldn't help. Anyone tried this?

If you want to quantize audio, you need to slice (chop) it up (manually) to transient slices, first. Then you can select all sliced regions and choose quantizaton and then your quantize audio option will be available under right-click menu..

greetz

[ARIEL]

Originally Posted by euph0ric

If you want to quantize audio, you need to slice (chop) it up (manually) to transient slices, first. Then you can select all sliced regions and choose quantizaton and then your quantize audio option will be available under right-click menu..

greetz

Same way as Cubase and Nuendo then

[Ermz]

Originally Posted by euph0ric

If you want to quantize audio, you need to slice (chop) it up (manually) to transient slices, first. Then you can select all sliced regions and choose quantizaton and then your quantize audio option will be available under right-click menu..

greetz

Is there a tab to transient or beat detective style function to make this process more accurate and less time consuming yet? If not, does Studio One allow for slip editing instead?

[Jax]

Don't really have anything to add, I just wanted to be the one to push the post count to 1,000 in this thread.

Actually, it looks like I'll be switching from PT HD to S1 pretty soon. Very impressed, and sick of PT.

[goshalev]

Originally Posted by Jax

Don't really have anything to add, I just wanted to be the one to push the post count to 1,000 in this thread.

Actually, it looks like I'll be switching from PT HD to S1 pretty soon. Very impressed, and sick of PT.

I made this step.
Waiting for 1.1 update

[euph0ric]

Originally Posted by Ermz

Is there a tab to transient or beat detective style function to make this process more accurate and less time consuming yet? If not, does Studio One allow for slip editing instead?

Unfortunately, there is no transient detection (yet), but you can do slip editing with Ctrl+Alt (PC) and Control+Command (Mac)..So..Same way as Nuendo ..

Greetz

[Ermz]

Great, thanks! Here's to hoping for some transient detection in the future.

[euph0ric]

Originally Posted by Ermz

Great, thanks! Here's to hoping for some transient detection in the future.

Hehe..I am sure they are already working on that for the future releases ..

[MarkyGoldstein]

This DAW has big potential if they can scale up the development team. The foundation seems to come together, but we still have to see the Ableton Live style features and the Elastic Audio & Comping / Editing stuff growing... but the stuff that is there, is already good and you can work with it. It sounds very good.

[Graal]

Please no Ableton Live!

For that, you have.... well.... Ableton Live!

[Tube World]

Originally Posted by Casey

So you print your effects while tracking...



Why not?



-Casey

I use my inserts on my tracks in Cubase at the mixing stage. I will add a Portico EQ for instance on a track. Since I can't afford to have 16 of the Portico EQ's, freezing tracks is the one I am able to use the one EQ on numerous tracks. I will use a Portico EQ on the track. Freeze it ,a then I go to another track and use the same Portico EQ or compressor on another track. Hence the reason why we need the tracks to be able to be frozen.

[Casey]

Originally Posted by Tube World

I use my inserts on my tracks in Cubase at the mixing stage. I will add a Portico EQ for instance on a track. Since I can't afford to have 16 of the Portico EQ's, freezing tracks is the one I am able to use the one EQ on numerous tracks. I will use a Portico EQ on the track. Freeze it ,a then I go to another track and use the same Portico EQ or compressor on another track. Hence the reason why we need the tracks to be able to be frozen.

The reason I asked the question was that you made it sound as though there is currently no possible routing/printing option that would allow you to print HW inserts. Coming from protools, I had never used freeze. I should RTFM.



-Casey

[kreeper_6]

Originally Posted by Graal

Please no Ableton Live!

For that, you have.... well.... Ableton Live!

thumbsup

[Tube World]

Originally Posted by Casey

The reason I asked the question was that you made it sound as though there is currently no possible routing/printing option that would allow you to print HW inserts. Coming from protools, I had never used freeze. I should RTFM.



-Casey

Well you can record you track onto another track, but freeze is just so much quicker and when you used to it and then you have to use another slower route it's a pain.

[Casey]

Originally Posted by Tube World

Well you can record you track onto another track, but freeze is just so much quicker and when you used to it and then you have to use another slower route it's a pain.

Understood.

I'm holding on to my PT for a while. But I am looking forward to using the new thinking that is on display in S1.



-Casey

[euph0ric]

Source: KVRAudio Forum

Massive PreSonus Studio One™ 1.5 Update Adds A Wealth of Features


Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 24, 2010 –PreSonus announced version 1.5 of its Studio One™ DAW software. This major free update adds so many important features and enhancements that the company decided to skip the previously planned version 1.1 and go directly to this more advanced version.


Key additions include support for video playback and sync for composing to picture, major enhancements to the Browser’s drag-and-drop capabilities, the ability to draw your own automation waveforms, automation points that are locked to events, a new key-command editor, changing tempos within a event without slicing the event into separate events, and support for song and album art. A first-of-its-kind, built-in SoundCloud client enables you to upload audio files from Studio One directly to the Web. The MIDi features have been improved, including a new MIDI file player in the Browser. We’ve enhanced the Native Effects plug-ins and added new ones. And that’s by no means all that is in this impressive update. Let’s take a closer look.


Those who create sound for picture will be delighted with the new video features. You can now 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, simultaneously 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.


Browser drag-and-drop functionality has improved significantly. Drag an audio event to a location in the File Browser to instantly export a new audio file to that location. Drag an Instrument Part to the File Browser to export a MIDI clip to a specific location on your drive. Drag any insert effect or virtual instrument from the Device Rack to the Effects or Instruments Browser to store a preset for the effect or instrument; alternatively, drag to the File Browser to export the preset to a specific location on your drive.


You can now draw automation waveforms, and automation points are locked to selected events, so automation moves with the related events. A transform function lets you scale, stretch, and otherwise modify automation envelopes. An Undo history enables viewing and undoing all edits done since the file was opened, even if you have saved since then. A pitch-name editor is available in the drum layout, and you can save and load names from a pitch-name list.


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.


Studio One now uses dynamic timestretching 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.


Album and Song Art can now be added to the Project and will be included in any exported Digital Release. A new menu item enables you to upload songs, art, and metadata to the SoundCloud Web service directly from Studio One.


Support for REX files also has been added. If you right-click a REX file in the Browser and select "Send to new SampleOne," all slices are imported into SampleOne, and a new Instrument Part is created. Alternatively, you can drag the whole REX file, or individual slices, into the arrangement.


Several changes have been made to the Native Effects plug-ins. The Pipeline plug-in has gained a scope that enables you to manually alter the offset (in samples) for latency compensation. The scope displays send and return signals on top of each other and shows you the difference in real time, enabling you to manually adjust delay compensation, which is much more accurate than the automatic delay compensation found in some DAWs. In addition, latency compensation has been enabled for effects on input channels, so if you put an effect on an input channel, the software will ensure that the recorded track and processed input remain aligned.


Plug-ins can now be bypassed, and this can be automated. A new Level Meter plug-in provides an extra-large peak/RMS display. The PreSonus Presence™ virtual instrument has been redesigned, upgraded to 96 voices, and enhanced with effects, including modulation effects, pan, delay, distortion, gate, reverb, and a 7-band graphic EQ with settings for Lead (center frequencies range from 50 Hz to 10 kHz) and Bass (100 Hz to 6.4 kHz). The Impact™ virtual instrument adds Velocity layers, an envelope Hold parameter, and a multimode low-pass, bandpass, or high-pass filter with 12 dB or 24 dB slope. To load effects to a specific output channel, just drag the effect onto a pad.


The Spectrum Meter plug-in and the spectrum meter on the Project page (in Studio One Pro) have gained average and peak-hold level indicators with variable time intervals for precise level analysis across the frequency spectrum. A new Scope plug-in provides in-depth oscilloscope functions for troubleshooting and measurement within Studio One, including three independent/overlaid channels with stereo and sidechain input selection and a mathematical operation channel (A-B, A-C, and B-C).


Version 1.5 also includes several MIDI enhancements. The file Browser has gained a MIDI preview player that sends the MIDI data to a selected Instrument Track for playback. The player displays the MIDI file’s length in bars and the number of notes in the pattern. Previously, MIDI quantization only affected Note On messages; now note ends (Note Off) can be quantized, as well. The Gate plug-in now sends MIDI note messages—perfect for drum replacement. Furthermore, MIDI files can be expanded in the Browser, and individual tracks can be dragged into the arrangement.


The export features have been significantly improved, including the ability to export entire channels as stems, complete with buses, effects, and instrument returns. In addition, when you export adjacent regions (between markers), you can now create custom-length overlaps at the head and tail of each region so that you can crossfade between the exported files. This works sort of like a pre-roll and post-roll. Studio One creates a folder for each region with a name derived from the marker name.


Version 1.5 is expected in April 2010 and will be a free update to registered users.


Looks really nice

[bexarametric]

Awesome!

[euph0ric]

I really like the fact that presonus is really listening their customers demands..
S1 is not my main DAW software yet, but if they continue to develop S1 like this, there is a big chance that S1 will be my main daw software..

[skiltrip]

Originally Posted by euph0ric

I really like the fact that presonus is really listening their customers demands..
S1 is not my main DAW software yet, but if they continue to develop S1 like this, there is a big chance that S1 will be my main daw software..

+1. I'm waiting to see what happens with it. I liked messing with the demo, but it wasn't quite "there" enough yet to make me leave Pro Tools as my primary. But if and when it gets to that point, I'm open to the switch.

[Mevlan Osmani]

Stay tuned ....

[TimWinter]

Originally Posted by skiltrip

+1. I'm waiting to see what happens with it. I liked messing with the demo, but it wasn't quite "there" enough yet to make me leave Pro Tools as my primary. But if and when it gets to that point, I'm open to the switch.

Another big +1. If they can keep up their record of listening to the customers this well, then it is all over..... well sort of.... I was fortunate enough not to be locked into a DAW when I purchased S1. Any bets as to how long it will take S1 to make a significant dent in the "pro" market??

I really didn't expect video support until version 2 at least.

[Ermz]

Originally Posted by euph0ric

I really like the fact that presonus is really listening their customers demands..
S1 is not my main DAW software yet, but if they continue to develop S1 like this, there is a big chance that S1 will be my main daw software..

+1

Though not many of the changes here affect me personally, and many of the implementations I would like are still to be seen, their dedication to expand the software is admirable. I look forward to jump ship from Cubase as fast as possible, but they really need to distance themselves a lot more from the Cubase-esque workflow in order for it to become an option (dragging fetish notwithstanding ).

[MarkyGoldstein]

I agree that they should get a deeper look into Ableton Live, Propellerhead Reason, Logic & ProTools. It's still very similar to Cubendo, and yes, that makes it easy to switch for those users. I now work with this DAW 3 months, and I have published some feature requests here:

DAW Feature Requests

It will be funny to see how Steinberg will react on Studio One. And other DAW makers. This is a DAW that will gain some market size, because it's not positioned as a niche player, and it's fresh code. Hopefully the DAW scene will also develop more open standards based on this new wind in competition.

Btw. for those who speak the German language: there is a nice article in the Keys magazine 04/2010 about some runner up DAWs bringing more innovation to the marketplace

[Intergroove]

This is only the beginning!