Why YOU Chose Studio One!

[@spokansas]

I chose S1 because of Creative Sauce. I was using cakewalk, but some guy named Mike hoped I was doing well, and did some tutorials on Studio One. I made the jump and still rely on this Mike guy for his excellent advice.

[@studioonerevealed]

Lol, thank you :)

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

During Covid when I was waiting patiently for Apple to upgrade to silicon, I couldn’t find any contemporary DAWS that ware compatible with my older computer except… Studio One.! I downloaded the free version to get going. I was not only blown away by how smoothly it operated on my older system, I was extremely thankful that I could get going during that time. I eventually bought into the pro version and never looked back. And, of course not even Logic has a big window regarding the operating system that you need to run it on. Recently, I demoed Logic to see if I was missing anything. When it opened, I was astounded at how much of a toy it seems compared to Studio One. Studio One feels like a real workhorse to me. It hasn’t failed me ever yet. I just love its workflow. I just hope that they continue doing what they’ve been doing. And that is regular improvements and listening to the community.

[@anishranjansarkar1969]

I am using studio one since last 5 years and I had used Cubase before this. I can definitely say that S1 is a great daw with lots of user friendly feature. Workflow becomes very easy. Easy to understand.

[@twinsprucestudios]

Seems I come from the majority background... once a proud Sonar user, turned jaded consumer. My journey started with the addition of a new interface. I chose a PreSonus StudioLive mixer/interface to solve my I/O issues, and Studio One Artist came bundled as a pkg. Very quickly got hooked... upgraded to Professional, and proudly became a Sphere member. A Faderport 16 soon followed... and became the icing on the cake. Creative Sauce played a HUGE roll in helping me get up and running, and for that, Mike, I am forever grateful. Keep up the amazing work!!! There is simply no looking back now...

[@basspartout]

Studio One user since 2012. First PC Win7 and since 2021 Win10. Can absolutely confirm the awesome stability of Studio One. It really never crashes! Maybe same like your experience, once or twice a year, mostly due to a third party plugin, and with a daily use of several hours, that's reeeally close to never.
Also never would want to miss the awesome musicloops function for organizing and quick-loading my favourite sounds and plugins. ❤

[@geebashiri3315]

Yeah 3rd party plugins have but easy to disable with the prompt on restart! Studio One is great!

[@kadiummusic]

Best looking DAW out there, built-in console shaper, built-in mastering section, notation, video, I left Pro Tools after 20 years and it was like going from black & white to colour! The S1 Plus subscription is an absolute no-brainer!

[@DayBeforeTomorrow]

Hey SOR... you have one of the most intelligent and articulate channels devoted to recording and mixing, on the interweb! KUTGW!

[@studioonerevealed]

Thank you!

[@DayBeforeTomorrow]

Right back at ya, big guy

[@philmarsh5593]

A recent convert after being unhappy with the stability and performance of my Cubase v8. Sometimes getting anything done was like wading through porridge. I came across this channel and your videos on S1, liked the "similar workflow to Cubase but far slicker" aspect of it after trying the trial version - and made use of the xmas period sale price. Very happy I did. And look forward to learning more from your videos as I progress. Very very happy I made the change, thanks Mike.

[@studioonerevealed]

Awesome Phil! Thank you :)

[@ZRisyad]

Been using Studio One for 2 months after I got my own PC, after using Cubase in my studio as main DAW with my producer friends, and I'm happy to stay with the current one. I just feel comfortable with the workflow in Studio One rather than Cubase, is a less convoluted DAW for me.

[@JCoop318]

I been using studio one since 2015 love da workflow and drag n drop feature and the sound quality no other daw comes close for me personally

[@The-Skyking]

I went from Cakewalk because it kept crashing, lagging, and other issues. Before cakewalk was logic and protools and before that was acid pro. S1 is the most stable and just easy to use.
As for price, the S1 Sphere subscription rocks. You could pay full price and buy the daw right out, but don't get future versions. If you pay the subscription, it comes out cheaper and you get EVERYTHING.

[@tof1998]

I was one of those Jaded Customers who had purchased a licence for Sonar , so i decided right there and then to move to another DAW, i had tried Cubase, but had a few stability issues, and then stumbled upon Studio One ( Artist i think, if that was the free one ) And then out of the blue came Studio One Sphere. ( the subscription ) that included EVERYTHING. It was a no brainer for me, and i'm still subbed to this day, its a great DAW, i think i have had about 2 crashes since initial install, and the video.s on YT from Gregor and Joe Gilder are fantastic. Well done everyone at Pre Sonus.....PS, i also use their Hardware (USB Audio Interface.s ) Studio 1810c and a studio 6/8

[@peter-clipson]

I chose Studio One 100% because of your wise guidance, Mike. You probably don't recall, but you and I communicated a few years ago by email when, as a Cakewalk user, I followed your recommendation of the Presonus ioStation24c (which of course came with a licence for Studio One Artist) and you wrote back to me saying that I should consider getting the Pro version. I followed your advice and I've never looked back! So, thanks again for turning me on to this great DAW!

[@studioonerevealed]

Hey Peter! That's awesome, so glad it worked out for you :)

[@Gracebeliever077]

I'd been using Acid Pro off and for over 20 years. I needed to have something that performed more professionally. Studio One Plus was my pathway in. I am thoroughly enthralled by how it performs. Just gotta get familiar. The learning curve is tough, but not insurmountable. Love your channel!

[@petersvan7880]

Workflow and the IMO more pleasant, less bloated GUI made me switch several years ago to Studio One. Old Cubase on Atari 1040ST user here :)

[@castawaymusic144]

Love SO. Very intuitive, easy to understand the routing, powerful midi tools, immersive built in, listening bus, and the project page for mastering is the awesome cherry on top.

[@BrentIraEnman]

Absolutely LOVE Studio One, to me its the most user friendly comprehensive DAW on the market. Having you as a super user makes it all the better! BTW i came from Cakewalk/Sonar which I'll always have a soft spot for but S1 just has such great features- Drag n drop, great stock plugins and project page etc etc!

[@jwilliams6976]

Drag and drop, and the many ways to do the same thing. The constant updates and customer based improvements continue to cement Studio 1 as the BEST. So detailed and user friendly at the same time.

[@dougpopejoy9605]

Hey Mike, I really love your approach to videos and S1.
I often times I like to flush out song ideas on my ipad. It's easy to get a song structure and decide if the basic song is worth pursuing.
Used to do it in Garage Band - but now that logic is available for iPad - i do it that way and then transfer to Logic on my mac before exporting midi to S1.
Honestly it's a tedious process.
I wish presonus had a S1 ipad app. But in the meantime at least I don't use garageband on ipad anymore. It removes a step
Thanks for all of your excellent content.

[@dabpiy]

Was/ am a diehard Cakewalk user since their inception (12 tone systems) and a pc386 with soundblaster, lol. Always been a Windows user since I can build 'em (yeh no macs). Well, Cakewalk has been really unstable lately- 1 common example is after exporting a mixdown, the program would close, sometimes it would just close as it readied the export, yes multiple times a day! And it maxed out my new AMD7700x with 32 gig memory, after around 100 plugins, not nearly enough these days. (yes, would sporadically close in the middle of an edit, mfs). So, reluctantly, I am also using Studio 1, as I am still learning all the ins & outs. Editing for now is so slow compared to cakewalk, I still don't know how to do the splitting and crossfading properly, like when lining up vocals or guitars... so we need more vids right away!!!!!! I am very glad though as it's 100% stable, and I have at least 150 plugins on my current song!! much appreciation dude

[@baardk2]

I have just began to use Studio one 6 artist and I like it. The only thing I can put my finger on so far is that its a little bit confusing using together with hardware. I bought me a PreSonus Studio 26c and thought it would automaticly reconice it in the program, but thanks to a CZcams video I saw that I had to select "Studio USB" from the menu inside the program. I would exspect the same company would had an more easy way to find their product in their program.

[@Cnc1073]

I went from Cubase to Protools to Logic. Cubase was always stable for me, although I was concerned by the things I read online regarding the newer versions. Protools crashed a lot and lacked the features of Logic. Logic has great features but is very buggy! You've definitely convinced me to give Studio 1 a try. I truly hope they put an end to my DAW blues, it has been going on for the best part of 15 years.

[@SebastianS72]

My problem sounds silly, but I'm on a low budget because Hardware and Instruments could easily cost moon prizes here in Brasil. I'm very happy with my Epiphone ES-339 PRO and actually also with my Marshall Code 25, until I remembered that I also have an old MIDI Controller in the corner from the days before I emigrated from Europe. I also couldn't find any of the old Installers and Licencekeys of my stonage Cubase and Native Instruments softwares. Well, looking for a DAW I chose Cakewalk because it was for free, but actually Marshall doesn't provide their Modelling Amps with any ASIO driver and the ASIO for all did not work with the DAW. So I had almost a second latency when trying to record my guitar. Long story short, I decided to buy me and Audio Interface and decided for the Presonus Studio 24C for two reasons. It was affordable, got all I need and additionally came with the best Software Bundle. That's why I'm using Studio One Artist now with a lot of plugins which came also bundled.

[@SoftClip_Q]

So I’m a logic guy that wants to use studio one. I have used studio one extensively (since v2 off and on) funny enough it’s usually when one temporarily breaks pdc that I switch to the other and I stay on it. Right now both have working pdc so not a current issue. At the end of the day while I think studio one has hands down the best workflow, it has the worst built in effects by far. Open air 2 is incredible but it doesn’t hold a candle to space designer. Auto filter in s1 is great very clear modulation and stuff but it doesn’t hold a candle to logics auto filter with the pre and post distortion. Logics sampler has built in pitch detection if you put in some pitched percussion it makes your life so easy if your a hip hop, pop, or edm producer. Logic has sandboxing. I repeat Logic has sandboxing for plugins. They run outside of the daw. Presence xt and sample one are very simple samplers even with the xt editor. The browser in s1 is a nightmare in regards to if you’ve opened a few folders now everything is so spread out. There at the very least needs to be an option to have column view like Logic or to only have one folder open at once like Ableton. The midi tracks being unpaired from the mixer tracks with things like solo and mute. Becomes a headache soloing stuff with side chain midi having to remember to duplicate it and prefader it and turn down the fader all the way or to just convert to audio.
The #1 issue I have that has existed since iirc v2 is the permanent hanging notes when using the qwerty keyboard and adjusting a 3rd party plugin. If you click a parameter of t racks clipper for example while playing a note on your qwerty keyboard that note will start playing forever. I’d imagine this anti mobile setup bug keeps a lot of people off the daw.
Studio one is king of workflow though I will give it that. It does so many things so simply. Out of all the complaints I have if they just fixed the qwerty keyboard thing it would be my daily driver without looking back. The workflow is sooooooo smooth compared to logic 😢

[@scoubidou381]

As daily hobby was making music with protools for years, then get Lost with their complex upgrades, kind same with waves. Both are out of picture for me. Presonus, you pay it works , with lot of great and flex setup and never fails to déliver(on my old Sony vaio laptop) and like a lot atom sq 😊

[@markhalvorson9504]

Do you plan a "creating a song from scratch" playlist for Studio1 like you did with Cakewalk?

[@Marthins1]

Cakewalk, despite like it, gave me many, many technical problems. I had to leave it because I didn't advance.
Reaper is a great Daw, but I spent too many hours to customize it, and it's never enough. I also had a feeling of disorder.
I loved Cubase, it is very powerful with many functions, but I had some technical problem.
I have tried almost all the other existing Daws, but when I tried S1, I saw the sky. How easy it is! With S1 everything flows much faster and easy than any other Daw I have tried. Elegant interface, it is a constantly improvement Daw. It is the Daw I feel more comfortable, and I don't look back.

[@swimin7357]

Reaper is up there.

[@richertz]

So I picked it up recently - full version as I got the Atom SQtried Artist liked it a lot so bought the full version. It seems to be the “ultimate” however I’m still using logic at the moment. One reason is the interface is quite cluttered. When I’m in creating mode Logic still has one thing going for it and it’s the visual simplicity in the eyes. I hope as I have bought S1 that in time I can get past this and use it as my main DAW. But as of yet I have not switched. Its integration with Vocalign and Melodyn are fantastic - I just wish it was a bit of a cleaner interface like Logic.

[@piggosalternateaccount4917]

I got a chance to use Studio One in Kendal College and i fell in love with its UI.

[@user-xk5cn3yb9w]

Studio One - best one.

[@keithdunwoody1302]

Also a Cakewalk veteran. Came to S1 in version 3.5. I still use Cakewalk sometimes but now almost exclusively S1. I have a presonus Studio 192 Mobile interface and it's so stable. I'm not s power user in S1 but i like the vast amount of features. I haven't upgraded to 6 yet, as i was underwhelmed by the (to me) incremental upgrades, so I'll probably wait until v7 to upgrade.

[@asmundma]

I tested S1, but it fell short on larger projects. Ended up with Nuendo, which is very stable on Mac a least.

[@user-qx8kv1kc8f]

sorry for my bad english, hello from Belarus.
I move from Sonar. Long time ago I was make some midi arragments in cakewalk pro audio 9 (I was 12-14 yo), then it was Sonar. and then I bought presonus audiobox 44vsl and just fall in love with Studio One. now it is my One Love DAW

[@colin5785]

Studio one is the Best I’m pretty sure of that.
Learning curve about 4 good years

[@JanEkbom]

I just came to Studio One yesterday from Cubase because of crashes and freezing. I'm now happy and surprised with how good S1 is.

[@rickdauer5179]

Mike, could you please make a video for us who cannot afford to pay $400 for Professional? Please make it about the affordable $99 Artist edition?

[@michaelsoro9672]

Thanks' Mike. I am considering studio one. I am using the trial now and I am a cakewalker since 1998. Love your channel. You have helped me a lot. I used the mastering part to master my record from many years. I am going to release it soon Thanks to your encouragement. Don't know if ii got it right but like you say just do it ..get it out. and improve on the next one.

[@JonnyLipshamStudios]

I have been using Studio One for about 10 years of professional daily use, having come over from about 25 years with Cubase. How little did I realise that I would end up working for PreSonus, as I have done for the last 4 years. Stability was one of the main reasons for me switching. Cubase became unbearably unstable to the point of extreme frustration, so I switched and nuked my Steinberg account! However, finding that Studio One had Melodyne via ARA and an integrated mastering suite that is integrated in an incredibly smart and helpful way, meant that I could also dump mastering software that I had also been using.
The last 10 years have been amazing as Studio One has grown and developed. Here's to the next 10!

[@restholzjunkie]

I had a fair choice. I started with Magix since I edited my Vieos with it. When I got my Scarlett 2i2, I was provided with several Trials of DAW's. I ended up with Studio One 4 in a basic version. Soon I switched by "Black Friday" to Professional because of KONTAKT (not Player) and now I'm stuck on Version 5.x. But I will update somewhen this year. I like the Workflow and the Comunity around...

[@omstudiosurguja]

thank you sir..........

[@sgg6927]

As I was researching what to purchase to begin home recording, I spoke with someone at Sweetwater who recommended Studio one. I was originally planning on using Pro Tools but Studio one seemed more user friendly.

[@calogiga]

I tested the demo version, and I was feeling immediately confortable. I'm coming from the free bandlab cakewalk. But SO1 was so amazing. It has classical notation who it's easy to read for me. I bought it last december 2023, when it was 269 eu instead of 399 eu. I'm doing orchestral music with spitfire audio BBC so Core.

[@borisdancy9781]

I switched because I got tired of all the fiddling with PT.

[@borisdancy9781]

It’s so intuitive, and the community is top notch!

[@AGZT94]

Used many different DAWS before from protools, Ableton, Cubase, Logic, Fl studio..and for me S1 is definitely the greatest…a close second will be BITWIG it’s incredibly great…combine BITWIG and S1 and the fact that they have Daw Project…it’s a killer Combo!

[@bradleygibson1989]

Not only is S1 on Mac and Windows but has now released a beta version for Linux. 😁

[@dave.F0X]

I moved from Cubase to S1 because S1 came bundled with an audio interface and upgrading it to Pro was a lot cheaper than buying Cubase (especially around Black Friday). I miss Cubase. I don't like Melodyne so much.

[@soundzznetwork]

Great video. Liked and subscribed.

[@garyraven1417]

Hi Mike - been with you for years learning Cakewalk as a home studio hobbyist but have pretty much reached my decision to move to Studio One. I decided a change was needed a while ago due to hardware integration issues in CWBL so I gave Cubase a try - big mistake! Stability issues, workflow just messy and overall confusing interface later I am ready to get it right and go with Studio one 😊 Question: considering either the artist version or subscription model version so wondering if the artist version has any notable drawbacks?
Great videos as usual BTW 👍

[@philjay7986]

Funnily my number one frustration with S1 has been stability, specifically regular crashes. Of course, this is probably always caused by plugins and most DAWs wouldn't handle it better, with a few exceptions, notably Bitwig and I believe Reason.
Another big feature that has been missing for years is some form of a clip-launcher, like most DAWs have now. Specifically been missing the ability to record loops of variable length and arrange it on the fly.
This made me play around a bit with Bitwig, which is made for live looping, and has a sandbox environment for plugins. However, even the Ui looking somewhat modern, it appeared unfinished for me, like not properly thought out. Just didn't really appeal to me.
Also, when trying to load a number of .WAV tracks into it, it took a very long time to load, while in S1 it would be instantaneous.
This is, I guess, what makes me stay with S1, the refined UX, simplicity of use combined with a set of powerful tools at my hand.

[@ghostwilliams1866]

I like studio one over pro tools an Cubase. I have all three.

[@arpeggioblues5924]

I'm curious about Studio One, already have a presonus 192; long time user of CW in all its incarnations from ProAudio 4 thru Sonar Platinum and CWbB. One key feature I like that uses the ARA mechanism: Tempo Maps:. in CWbB I can import a reference audio track, (trim ends), select it, and drag and drop it on the Project time ruler, wait a few seconds, and it generates a complete project (global) tempo map.. Then I continue with my work flow. Can Studio One do this? Celemony (Melodyne ; which I have studio version) says Studio One can do this.. Mike can you please verify whether Studio One can do this as simply as CWbB does. I learned about this thru You on your Creative Sauce channel. I've been asking this question to studio one users, and others, for over a year, and haven't gotten a confirmation. This alone is the only feature I need and want before I migrate to Studio One. Can anyone please confirm this can happen as easily as in CWbB? Really need to know. There's no documentation in CWbB that this works, it's a hidden feature due to CW being the first to implement ARA with Celemony's interfaces. (btw if you don't have Melodyne, you're missing something, it's amazing, magic)
Thanks to you all, Thanks Mike

[@Remnant2u]

I came from cakewalk and always had hardware crashes, Studio one offers so much more and doesn't crash. ...REMNANT2U...

[@mikewilliams777]

Interesting that it only crashes once or twice a year for you. Once or twice a day for me. Still my top choice though!

[@dave.F0X]

6.5 seems less stable than 4. I'm also getting crashes occasionally which I never did with earlier versions.

[@Lucas_Aaron]

People moving ftom Gibson to Fender? Sounds about right

[@Skygge.]

I'm a happy Ardour and Linux user but recently I bought a Studio One pro license because Presonus released a Linux version (however, still beta). I'm waiting for stable to start using it. I love Ardour very much, but I miss 3 features which other DAWs have and Ardour hasn't (or has, but less extensive): 1. Audio warp/stretch, 2. Easy comping (but I think Waveform has even better comping workflow than Studio One), 3. Folder tracks. Greets and thanks!

[@EHall-yx9xy]

Troubleshooting Question.
I’m running S1 6.2.1 on my MacBook Pro M1 Max (Monterey). I have my VST sounds in an external SSD (Samsung T7 2TB). When I click in the browser to select sounds, S1 seems to stutter a bit and the Disc Performance light briefly jumps to the red and goes back. Also when I am playing notes in my Akai MPK mini, the notes are always off grid even with the auto quantization on. Im also using a Scarlett 212 as my interface. (Device Block Size: 128 samples, Dropout Protection: Medium, Process Precision: Single 32bit, Plugin Nap: Enabled)
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[@2482jamie]

pro tools on windows should be illegal to sell. does not work properly. Had it for years and it was so buggy and crap. studio one changed eveything and is king for windows imo

[@romanmagc]

please gus some likes please

[@studioonerevealed]

Yes indeed!

[@ElCapitan472]

Used studio one since the beginning 🫡
It was simple, had all plugins in the box, didn’t need to pay extra for a EQ use haha

[@michaelhawkins6149]

I wonder how many people are like me and use more than one daw?

[@studioonerevealed]

I do :)

[@AGZT94]

I do…use three lol