PreSonus has always bundled a large-if-uneven sound set with Studio One, which is still the case, and Studio One hasn't added any new instruments recently. A few minor nits: It's still tough to get everything on the screen at once, and the interface doesn't scale to higher resolutions the way it does in FL Studio.
STUDIO ONE PRIME PRO
You can also set the keyboard shortcuts to mirror Pro Tools or another DAW to ease migration to Studio One. Studio One automatically suggests dates and names for your new projects to help keep you organized. Since the last time I tested it, in version 4, Studio One has received a more modern look with dark and light themes, plus all the plug-ins have received a coat of new paint. Getting settled in Studio One is pretty straightforward if you're coming from another DAW, although it's probably a little intimidating for first timers. For this review, I tested PreSonus Studio One 5.5 on a MacBook Pro 16-inch with 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD running macOS Monterey 12.3.1. But don't fret when you first fire up Studio One, it'll prompt you to download all of it at once from inside the program, rather than having to run all of those as separate installs. Your PreSonus account shows dozens of separate downloads for the various included instruments, loops, and content packs. Finally, a new subscription offering called PreSonus Sphere gives you Studio One Professional, the company's notation software Notion, additional sounds and plug-ins, cloud storage with collaboration workspaces, and a master class library of videos and live streams for $14.95 per month, or $164.95 per year. Professional ($399), which I tested for this review, adds built-in Melodyne pitch correction for vocals, many more effects (including a multi-band compressor and convolution reverb), and more virtual instruments. Read our editorial mission (Opens in a new window) & see how we test (Opens in a new window).
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STUDIO ONE PRIME UPGRADE
Artist now supports adding third-party VSTs and AU plug-ins, a welcome upgrade that used to be an extra-cost option, and it also now works with Studio One Remote for the iPad and Android. Artist ($99) adds more editing tools, including track folders and event-based effects, the excellent Mai Tai analog modeling synth, and the Fat Channel track plug-in that offers a bevy of mixing tools in a single interface. The impressive Prime (free) includes unlimited audio and MIDI tracks, some basic plug-in effects, drag-and-drop editing and comping, and the Presence XT sampler (really a "rompler," with no sampling capability). PreSonus offers four ways to get Studio One 5.
STUDIO ONE PRIME UPDATE
And its latest update is full of welcome surprises. But it's an inspired audio editing choice for anyone who needs a serious DAW and who dislikes Avid's subscription pricing. Studio One doesn't scale to larger studios as well as Pro Tools.
It's as if someone took Pro Tools, removed many of the unnecessary mouse button presses, and rearranged the menus and dialogs to make sense. Perhaps more than any DAW I've tested recently, Studio One 5 makes it easy to record audio, compose music, and mix, and it simultaneously feels like a mature workstation.
STUDIO ONE PRIME HOW TO
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