Presonus Studio One Artist no-brainer deal

[Cruciform]

~ $20 ~

http://www.audiomidi.com/cust_search/St ... 15624.aspx

Only downside is the Artist version doesn't allow external plugs. For that, need to upgrade to the Pro version which is an additional $99. Pro also includes other features including a project mastering suite, additional plugs and so on.

Pretty good deal considering I paid $299 on a cross-grade special from my previous DAW to get Pro. Version 2 should be out at the start of November.

[cameron]

I have to agree. I started with Artist and went to Pro just in time for the $99 sale. Actually, I was ready to pay full price and got lucky with the timing.

I just found out yesterday that Studio One also is the best way I've found yet to speed up or slow down the tempo of a recording without audio degradation. I used to use Audacity for this, but even small changes in tempo would cause a noticeable degradation. With S1's "time stretching" feature I can go up or down as much as 5% with virtually no degrading. That alone is worth the $99 to me, as I just spent $500 on a studio demo that turned out about 5 bpm too fast.

$20 for the Artist version has to be the bargain of the year. It does nearly everything the Pro Version does (except VST Plug-ins, as you stated) and the Pro version at $99 does just about everything Pro Tools does for much less, and I understand it's lots easier to use. Like any other complex software, there is a learning curve for certain functions, but it doesn't take much more than an hour or two to figure out everything your likely to need for most projects.

Cam

[secondsoul]

3 webinars today on Version 2 (the "special announcement" at 10am, 2pm and 6pm CDT) : I've been looking at Studio One for a while, looks like it has a lot of potential...

http://www.presonus.com/community/presonuslive/

[Cruciform]

All the news on V2. http://studioone.presonus.com/

Interesting. Looking at all the inclusions, I'm a little scared it's going the direction of other bloatware DAWs, which is not what I signed up for. Still, as long as there are excellent feature and workflow updates, I would upgrade.

[Cruciform]

V2 includes Melodyne Essential. Intriguing. I could have a crack at singing now.