PreSonus Studio One 4.5 Professional Crossgrade

The centerpiece to your modern day studio. 

What it is: 
A crossgrade to PreSonus' Studio One 4.5 Professional. Studio One 4.5 Professional is designed for ease of use without sacrificing effectiveness. It seamlessly combines the time-tested recording studio model with today’s beat-oriented production process, so musicians of all genres can being their musical ideas to sonic reality—quickly and easily.

Studio One doesn’t dictate a workflow, but provides the tools and flexibility for musicians to follow their own musical path. Songwriters prototyping a song will love the new Harmonic Editing features, which allow Instrument and Audio Tracks to follow chord progressions dynamically. For EDM and hip-hop producers, the next-generation Impact XT and Sample One XT virtual instruments are complete production environments—auto-slice, dice, sample, de-construct, and trigger synched loops with an intuitive workflow. Patterns and a new Drum Editor bring step sequencing and drum machine-style music creation into the 21st century. Studio One is also a complete mastering suite, including DDP import/export for CD duplicators and digital delivery for online streaming and publishing.

There’s a very good reason why so many musicians have switched to Studio One from older, more rigid programs. Built on a modern foundation that’s not bogged down by legacy code, Studio One provides an efficient, creative companion from initial inspiration to final master. Its efficient, single-screen interface houses an unlimited number of tracks, intuitive editing tools, advanced virtual instruments, mastering, and video player—you spend your time creating music, not wondering what to click next. The 64-bit double-precision mix engine is state of the art, while the smooth, analog quality of the virtual instruments comes from proprietary techniques that provide much higher controller resolution. That’s why Studio One just plain sounds better.

The reason why Studio One resonates with musicians is simple:
PreSonus listens. Many new features in Version 4.5 are the direct result of user feedback, including AAF import/export so users can bring song data from their old DAW into Studio One. Add the most flexible arranging tools of any music program, full integration with Notion for superior notation, over 20 GB of carefully curated content, analog console emulation, advanced step sequencing, unified hardware control with the FaderPort series of hands-on controllers, and much more—it’s no wonder that Studio One continues to gain new followers every day.

Features:

• Intuitive single-window work environment with quick and easy drag-and-drop functionality and multi-touch support
  
• Unlimited audio and instrument tracks, advanced automation features, virtual instruments, buses, and FX channels
  
• Pristine sound quality with native 64-bit resolution and support for up to 384 kHz audio
  
• Chord Track manipulates audio and note data of any or all tracks for easy chordal experimentation and song prototyping
• Incredible new virtual instruments: Impact XT and SampleOne XT for powerful beat or loop-based composition, live sampling, and robust sample editing
• Patterns allow for intuitive drum and melody composition via familiar drum machine/sequencer style UI
  
• AAF support for easy song/session exchange with other applications for collaboration (Pro Tools,. Logic, Nuendo, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, and more)
  
• Arranger Track with innovative Scratch Pads
  
• Build unique sounds with Multi Instrument and Extended FX Chains
  
• Presence XT sampler (14 GB library included) and Mai Tai polyphonic analog modeling synth with character morphing and modulation matrix
  
• Innovative Mix Engine FX process every channel routed through a bus individually at the source and at their summing point, fundamentally altering the sonic characteristics in ways that have never before been possible in a DAW
  
• Console Shaper, the first Mix Engine FX, emulates the sound of an analog console with control over drive, noise, and even true channel crosstalk
  
• VCA Faders that act as group faders for any number of tracks
  
• Integrated Melodyne Essentials 4 pitch and timing editor (a $99 value)
  
• Integrated online Cloud Services include the PreSonus Shop, PreSonus Exchange, and our unique bi-directional SoundCloud integration
  
• Integrated mastering suite with automatic mix updating, DDP, Redbook CD burning, and digital release
  
• 37 Native Effects, 5 virtual instruments, 4 Note FX, plus AU, VST2, VST3, and ReWire support
  
• Use Pro Tools, Cubase, Sonar, and Logic shortcut key commands or create your own
  
• Compatible with ASIO-, Windows Audio-, and Core Audio-compliant audio interfaces

Compatibility
Mac

• Mac OS X 10.8.5 or higher
  
• Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor
  
• (Intel Core i3 or better recommended)

Windows

• Windows 7 x64/x86 SP1 + platform update, Windows 8.1 x64/x86, Windows 10 x64/x86
  
• Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD® Athlon™ X2 processor
  
• (Intel Core i3 or AMD Athlon X4 or better recommended)
  

Mac and Windows systems

• 4 GB RAM
  
• (8 GB or more recommended)
  
• ≈30 GB hard-drive space
  
• Monitor with 1366 x 768 resolution
  
• (high-dpi monitor recommended)

A multi-touch enabled monitor is required for touch operation. Download file sizes are approximate.

Installation Instructions

1. Create or Login to your User Account on PreSonus' website: https://my.presonus.com/auth/login
   
2. Make sure you're looking at the "MyPreSonus" section on the lower-left portion of your account.
   
3. Locate the Studio One software you are installing, you may need to click on "See all my software" to reveal the listing of the version of Studio One you are trying to install.
   
4. Click on the link entitled "see all details".
   
5. You will now see a big blue button entitled "Download Studio One" The site should be able to read your operating system and give you the right installer for the OS it is recognizing.

Alternate Instructions for Installation:

1. Click on the tab entitled "Installers".
2. Locate the Installer for the operating system you are using.
3. Run the installer once you have confirmed the software installer has completely downloaded.
   
4. PC users should right click and select "Run as Administrator".
   
5. Make sure to finish the installation by dragging the installer into your applications folder for MAC users.
   

PC Users:

1. There are two separate software installers for Studio One for Windows: 32-Bit and 64-Bit.
   
2. Click on the correct installer link for your computer's Operating System environment. Then, locate the downloaded .exe file, right-click on it and select "Run As Administrator". Then, follow the Windows software installer wizard and Studio One will install to your system.
   

How to identify the bit rate of your Windows operating system:

1. Browse to your Control Panel.
   
2. Select "System and Security" and then "system" if you are in the classic view, for the large or small ICONS view, simply choose "system".
   
3. Under "System Type", it will list the operating system bit rate as 32 bit or 64 bit.
   

Mac OS X Users:

1. There is one Mac OS X installer for both 32-Bit and 64-Bit. It will be the "Studio One For OSX" link. Open the .dmg file and drag-and-drop the Studio One icon onto the Applications folder to install the Studio One software. Note: Studio One will run as 32-Bit by default on the Mac.
2. To change this, locate the Studio One icon in your Applications folder.
   
3. Right-click or Command-click and choose "Get Info"
   
4. Under “General,” un-check the option to run as 32-Bit. The next time Studio One runs, it will run in 64-Bit mode.
5. Once the Studio One program is properly installed into the Applications folder of your Mac, you can drag it to your Mac's "Dock" to create an alias (shortcut) to the original program file, which should continue to reside in the Applications folder.

Activation:

1. Run Studio One
   
2. If you have had Studio One installed on this same computer and are re-installing a newer version, you'll need to find the "Studio One" menu option at the very top bar of the software program window (Mac = to the right of the "Apple Icon", Windows = to the left of the "Help" menu link).
   
3. Click "Studio One" and then click "Studio One Activation" in the drop-down menu that appears.
   
4. In the FULL section, click on "Activate Or Upgrade"
   
5. Click "Activate Online"
   
6. Enter your Username and Password. Then, click on the drop-down arrow to the right of "Product Key". Click on the "Refresh" option.
   
7. If you entered your Username and Password correctly (and, on some Windows PC's you may need to temporarily disable Anti-Virus) in the Product Key field, click on the drop-down arrow on the right and choose the appropriate registration key you are activating. Click on it until it enters into the Product Key field.
   
8. Enter a check for "Remember Credentials" if you want.
   
9. Click "Activate."

What's new?

Studio One 4.5 new features overview

Recording and Mixing

• Redesigned hardware controls (gain/phase/48V) on mixer channels (for compatible PreSonus interfaces)

• Input Mixer: software gain / phase controls on every input

• Software input gain / phase controls on every channel, bus and FX channel

• Extended grouping system with attributes (Volume, Pan, Mute/Solo, Inserts/Sends)

• Groups definable as Edit and/or Mix-Groups

• Commands/shortcuts to suspend any group

• Command to suspend all groups

• Support for unlimited nested groups (groups within groups)

• New Groups section in Track List and Channel List

• Optional group name display on channels with Group assign and renaming options

• Customizable Channel Components in Console

• RMS/Peak metering option per channel

• Global Pre-Fader Metering option

• Quick-assign I/O routing for multiple selected channels

• Quick-assign outputs in ascending order

• Basic and Advanced Plug-in menu styles

• Alternative (reverse) Sidechain routing

• Copy Plug-ins with Sidechain routing

Arrangement and Editing

• Lock Events (with position and editing options)

• Lock Tracks option

• Independent Quantize/Timebase/Snap options

• Snap to Zero Crossings

Musical (MIDI) Editing

• Chord Audition option in Chord Selector

• Chord Audition option for chord events in Chord Track

• User assignable Chord Audition sound

• New Major/Minor Triad scales

• Re-organized Musical Actions menu

• Stretch multiple notes by dragging

• Note Action: Apply Scale

• Note Action: Distribute Notes

• Note Action: Randomize Notes

• Note Action: Quantize Notes

• Note Action: Mirror Notes

• Note Action: Repeat Notes to Part End

• Note Action: Thin out Notes

• Note Action: Fill with Notes

Workflow

• Independent Macro Toolbars for Arrangement, Music Editor and Audio Editor

• Macro Toolbar: custom menus

• Macro Toolbar: direct macro editing

• Macro Toolbar: Duplicate Macro command

• Macro Toolbar: “move to Group” command

• Impact XT: drag more than 16 samples or slices

• Patterns: support for Quintuplets / Septuplets resolution

• Improved swing timing for patterns with individual lanes resolution

• Stem Export: quick drag>select tracks/channels

• Stem Export: save selection when closing window

• Song Data Import retains “Disabled” track state when Importing

• Fat Channel XT modules retain state when switching

• Instrument list: “disable all” option

• Instrument list: “remove unused” option

• Store Presets with folder selection

• Assignable F13-F24 keys

• Recall any Marker with shortcut

• One-step Audioloop export (drag&drop)

User Interface

• Smooth audio waveforms (option)

• Macro Toolbar icons update

• Sample One XT / Impact XT: improved unit readouts Performance

• Improved CPU performance with Multi Instruments

• Improved CPU performance with Mai Tai, Sample One XT,

• Impact XT and Presence XT Hardware and Installation

• I/O Setup: add multiple inputs or outputs

• I/O Setup: re-order inputs / outputs with drag & drop

• New Plug-in Manager with filters by format and vendor

• Plug-in Manager: list and reset blacklisted plug-ins individually

Import / Export

• Import / Export I/O Setups

• Video Export option with multiple codec support (platform-dependent)

• MP3 Export with variable bitrate

• AAC support (Import / Export), including ALAC (Apple Lossless)

• Mono option for Export Mixdown