Studio One 5 Updates Explained

Eli Krantzberg presents comprehensive Studio One video tutorials! Learn all about the new features and functions added to the 5.2 update so you can use them effectively and creatively. Keep up to date and get the most out of this amazingly powerful DAW. These videos are for those who are already familiar with Studio One 5, but want to know about the new features added to version 5.2. If you are completely new to Studio One 5, check out Studio One 5 Explained® here.

5.2 Update

• Live Rearranging with the Arranger Track (02:58) - See how the new Arranger Track sync mode settings are used for smooth synced rearranging of the playback order based on the Arranger Track sections in your song.

• New Smarter Note Editing Arrow Tool (03:27) - Learn how to use the update Arrow Tool to edit note velocities, mute/unmute events, split note events, split note events and their part container, and glue adjacent notes together.

• The Splitter Plug-In (09:25) - The Splitter is now a powerful mixing plug-in that lets you route multiple audio effects on a single channel either in parallel, serial, left/right split, or frequency band splits. See and hear it in action in its incarnation as a drag and drop-able insert based plug-in.

• Score Editor: Guitar Tablature (02:32) - Learn about the new tablature functions that are now available in the Score Editor when using a guitar based staff preset.

• Score View: Drum Notation (05:32) - See how the new drum notation works with native Studio One instruments, and how to create your own custom drum mappings for third party software instruments.

• Score View: Multiple Voices (03:31) - Learn about the new Voices Icon and Send to Voices function, used in Score View to create and manage up to four independent voices per staff. Also see the new Double At Interval function that's used to create diatonic harmony parts.

• Getting Started with Sound Variations (06:37) - Sound Variations help you get the most out of the complex articulation setups in virtual instruments and orchestral libraries. It builds on the key switch editor introduced in Studio One 5.0. Learn the workflow basics in using existing mappings both in internal and third party instruments.

• Creating Sound Variations in the Mapping Editor (05:10) - Learn how to create your own custom sound variations in the mapping editor when working with third party libraries.

• Presonus Sphere Workspace Collaboration Pt. 1 (05:29) - See the new Sphere integration in action, directly within Studio One, as stems are uploaded to a shared workspace for a colleague to add guitar parts.

• Presonus Sphere Workspace Collaboration Pt. 2 (07:49) - Follow along as Groove3 instructor Gary Heibner retrieves the files from the shared workspace, adds guitar parts, and uploads them to the workspace, all within Studio One.

• Presonus Sphere Workspace Collaboration Pt. 3 (01:29) - Watch as Gary?s guitar parts are brought into the session from the shared workspace directly from within Studio One.

• Audio Clip Versions (03:32) - Discover this new feature that adds more creative freedom to clip based editing. Use multiple versions of a clip that references the same audio file to try alternative edits with Melodyne, Bend Markers, or Gain Envelopes.

• Show Page: Live Arranging (08:15) - Learn about the integration of the Arranger Track, Chord Track, new Playback Modes, and enhanced Perform View functions that are now available in Studio One.

• Sound Variation Power User Tips (04:37) - Watch how to ensure sound variations move with notes when editing, and how to assign sound variations using Macros, Remote MIDI Assignments, and Keyboard Shortcuts.

• Safety Options & More (02:51) - Discover the new Automatic Safety Options window, the new ?Open With Options? on the Start page, and a variety of other small improvements.

5.3 Update

• Musical Symbols & Sound Variations (05:25) - Learn how to assign and use musical symbols to playback sound variations.

• Show Page Enhancements (01:43) - Drag and drop preset creation now works with effects and effects chains on backing tracks and real instrument tracks as well as Instrument tracks. And, When switching from one Virtual Instrument Player Patch to another while notes are still being held (keys or sustain pedal), these notes are no longer cut off while the new instrument is activated.

• Other New Features (05:42) - Learn about the new convert and archiving options, new chord track enhancements, how to enable MIDI polyphonic Expression support for compatible instruments and hardware, how to enter dynamic markings in the musical symbols lane, and how to use MIDI channel changes as part of a sound variations activation sequence.

5.4 Update

• Plug-In Nap (02:20) - This new feature improves overall CPU performance by not processing plug-ins when audio is not passing through them.

• Time Ruler & Chord Display Enhancements (03:59) - Discover the newly added ability to set timing offsets based on cursor position, view current or selected chords in the Note Editor, use the Chord Tracks new large chord display, and assign the new function for inserting instrument parts from the chord track.

• Export Multiple Formats & More Workflow Improvements (04:36) - Learn about the new multiple format export options, revamped auto save engine, plug-in manager improvements, manual blocklisting of plug-ins, generating diagnostic reports, additional HD frame rates, the remove all sends options, and new Apple M1 support.

5.5 Update

• Project Page Enhancements (05:51) - In this video, Eli discusses the project page enhancements in the Studio One 5.5 update.

• Song Page Enhancements (04:27) - Discover new editing features including the ability to create strumming patterns from static chords, drag and drop MIDI files from the Finder to the Chord Track, choose from an extended palette of chord extensions in the Chord Selector, time stretch audio events from the beginning as well as the event end, snap to event end positions when using snap to grid, save automation with Mix scenes, and more.