Overview
Studio One is a full recording, editing, mixing and mastering environment, and its reputation rests on how little it gets in the way. Effects, instruments, presets and files are dragged from the browser directly onto tracks, the mixer and the arrangement live in the same window, and there is no separate step between recording an idea and having it in the session.
The audio side covers unlimited tracks and buses, comping across takes with a lane view, elastic time stretching and pitch correction on audio tracks, chord track functionality that conforms both audio and midi to a progression, a full automation system on every parameter, and a mixer with folders, VCA style control and per-channel plug-in chains that save as reusable presets.
The Professional configuration includes the project page, which is a mastering environment inside the same document. Finished songs from the song pages assemble into an album, get processed with mastering chains, sequenced with gaps and fades, and exported as a delivery set with metadata attached. Being able to change a mix and have the master update without exporting and reimporting a file is the single thing that most justifies this tier. The package includes the bundled instrument set, effect plug-ins, loop content and sound library.
What it does well
Drag driven workflow
Instruments, effects, presets and audio files drag from the browser straight onto tracks, buses and channels with no dialogs in between.
Comping and editing
Take lanes with fast comping, transient detection, elastic time stretching and pitch correction directly on audio tracks.
Chord track
Define a progression and have both midi and audio material conform to it, including reharmonising an existing part.
Full mixer
Unlimited buses and effect channels, folder tracks, per-channel chains saved as presets, and automation on every parameter.
Mastering in the same file
The project page assembles finished songs into an album with mastering chains, sequencing and metadata, updating when a mix changes.
Changes in this build
- New instrument and effect content added to the bundled library.
- Lower latency monitoring path on supported audio interfaces.
- Chord track handling improved for audio material.
- Mixer scenes reworked with faster recall on large sessions.
- Faster project load on sessions with very high track counts.
What is in the package
- Studio One Professional installer, 64-bit
- Bundled virtual instrument set
- Effect plug-in collection
- Loop and sound content library
- Multilingual interface files, 7 languages
System requirements
| Processor | Intel or AMD 64-bit, quad core or better |
| Memory | 8 GB minimum, 16 GB or more for large sessions with sampled instruments |
| Graphics | Any GPU with a current driver |
| Storage | 40 GB free for the application and the content library |
| Display | 1366 x 768 minimum, 1920 x 1080 recommended |
| Audio | An audio interface with a low latency driver strongly recommended |
Installation
- Install your audio interface driver first and confirm it works.
- Extract the archive to a drive with room for the content library.
- Run the installer and choose which content packs to install.
- Apply the included configuration step before first launch.
- Set the audio device and buffer size at first launch before opening a session.
Before you start
Buffer size is the trade between latency and stability, small for recording and larger for mixing.
The content library is the bulk of the install, put it on a data drive if the system disk is small.
Third party plug-ins are scanned at first launch, which takes a while on a machine with a large collection.
Questions about this title
What does Professional add?
The project page for mastering, unlimited tracks and buses, and the full instrument and effect content.
Can I master an album in it?
Yes, on the project page, and the master updates when a source mix changes.
Does it host third party plug-ins?
Yes, the common desktop plug-in formats are supported.
Is content included?
Yes, the instrument set, effects and loop library ship in the package.
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