30+ New Features in Version 7

Launcher Key Features

• Create new arrangements on the fly using a grid of loops and patterns you can trigger and edit on the fly.
• Record audio or MIDI directly into Cells
• Edit Cells content using all available editing tools.
• Combine Cells into Scenes to create patterns or complete song sections.
• Create any number of Playlists from Scenes.
• Capture an entire Launcher live performance into the Timeline in real time.
• Offline render/convert Playlists into the timeline.
• Seamlessly drag-and-drop between Timeline and Launcher elements (Cells, Scenes, Arranger Sections).
• Hands-on control, directly from an ATOM or ATOM SQ controller, or Studio One Remote (update required).
• Native support for Novation Launchpad mini [MK3], Launchpad X, and Launchpad Pro [MK3].

Scenes & Playlists

Part of the Launcher—and unique to Studio One Pro 7—is the ability to arrange Scenes into Playlists. Like the Arranger Track on the Timeline, Playlists are a quick and easy way to create, edit and test arrangements, and can also be used for live performance.

Scene Playlist Inspector

The Scene Playlist Inspector is located conveniently between Launcher and Browser. Creating Playlists is as easy as dragging Scenes into any order and setting a number of repeats.

Live Performance with Scenes

Scenes can be set to loop indefinitely until sending a command to continue, which is great for live performance.

Loop Tool for Events and Parts 

The Loop Tool for Pattern Parts is now available for any type of Event or Part. As an alternative to duplicating events, the Loop Tool is a timesaver for intuitive arranging and production.

Event Loop Option 

A new Loop option has been added to the Event/Part context menu. Enabling this option loops the Event or Part to the Song end marker, or to the next Event or Part on the same track, filling empty space.

Easily Play Sessions in a Different Key

Often, a session needs to be played in a different key, either temporarily to help the artist recording his/her part, or permanently for creative reasons. In both cases, the new Global Transpose feature, which is part of the Transport Bar, provides a stunningly simple solution.

Real-time Transposition

Thanks to the exceptional quality of the élastique Pro pitch-shifting algorithms used in Studio One Pro 7, both Audio and Instrument Tracks can be transposed in real time, simply by checking which tracks should follow transpose and then entering a (relative) transpose value in the Transport bar.

Next-Level Detection Technology

To get the most out of Studio One’s built-in tempo-mapping and time-stretching tools, it’s crucial to know what the original file tempo is, particularly when importing audio files from different sources.

Studio One Pro 7 now features next-level tempo detection technologies based on deep neural networks and state of the art statistical models. 

Tempo detection works for both short loops with a fixed tempo, as well as long free-form recordings with variable tempo. In addition, the sync point of an Audio Event is set to the first downbeat automatically. 

Simply right-click on any Audio Event with unknown tempo and select “Audio/Detect Tempo”. Then locate the File Tempo field in the Event Inspector to read the fixed tempo value if the source file has a fixed tempo, or “Map” if the audio has variable tempo.

Tool bar for scale tools in Note Editor

Studio One Pro 7 provides several new features and enhancements for editing note events in-scale/key. These have been consolidated into a single panel, conveniently located in the Note Editor tool bar.

Scale Editor for User Scales

The Scale feature inside the Note Editor now supports custom user scales, which consists of a scale keyboard for editing and a dedicated preset manager. User scales are shown inside the scale menu, below the preset scales. 

Filter Notes to Scale Option 

Editing note events in scale is now faster and easier than ever with the new "In Scale" visibility filter option. When activated, pitches outside the currently selected scale are hidden, allowing note events to be added, shifted, or copied exclusively within the scale. 

“Hide Unused Pitches” Option in Piano View

A new Loop option has been added to the Event/Part context menu. Enabling this option loops the Event or Part to the Song end marker, or to the next Event or Part on the same track, filling empty space.

Per-Pitch Resolution & Step Count in Melodic Patterns 

Another highly requested feature, Patterns in Melodic mode now offer per-pitch resolution and step count, previously available only in Drum Mode. 

Note Editor – Note Selection Improvements 

When selecting Note Events inside the Note Editor (Piano and Drum views) using the Arrow tool, snapping is disabled to allow for more precise selection. Also, selected Note Events are highlighted immediately when touched (instead of at mouse-release).

In-App Sample Discovery Tool

Users can also utilize the all-new Splice Search with Sound tool to find matching loops and sounds for an existing session by selecting one or more Events/Parts and dragging them into the Search with Sound drop zone in the Splice tab.

A mixdown is created and uploaded automatically, prompting the Search with Sound tool to find content that matches the reference audio's style and key. 

Thousands of Premium Samples Included

Studio One Pro 7 users can create a free Splice account to gain access to a premium, hand-picked library of 2,500+ curated loops and samples, with more to be added regularly for all Pro 7 users.

Add Access to Millions of Splice Samples

To maximize the new Splice integration, Studio One Pro 7 users new to Splice can sign up for a plan starting at US$12.99 per month to gain access to millions of samples in Splice's extensive library.

Existing Splice users can easily sign into their account from the Splice tab in Studio One Pro 7 for full access to the entire catalog.

7-Day Free Trial of Splice

Splice has also partnered with PreSonus to provide Studio One Pro 7 users with free 7-day trials to test the new integration to the fullest in the DAW.

Try the full Splice library free for 7 days

Dynamic Tag Menu 

When searching for Loops inside the Loops tab, tags are automatically filtered based on what’s actually available. For example, searching for style “Pop” will filter the Instrument and Character tags to only what’s available in the style “Pop”. 

Natural sorting for list items 

Numbered items inside the Browser are now displayed with a natural sort order, so “Sine 2” comes before “Sine 10” — as expected. 

Extended List View for Loops Tab

The Browser's Loops tab now features an extended list view that provides additional file information. When the window size is increased, it automatically displays length, channel count, sample rate, word length, and a waveform preview.

Sculpt New Sonic Dimensions

A popular sound set prized for its soundscapes, drones, pads, percussive and lead sounds is now available as a standalone instrument in Studio One Pro 7, offering three layers, integrated effects, and all-new presets.

And with its easy-to-use global edit controls and convenient layer swapping features, Deep Flight One doesn’t require deep synthesis knowledge to create new sounds. You can find the new Deep Flight One instrument in the Studio One Pro 7 Browser's Instrument tab. 

New CV Instrument

Hybrid studio users with vintage or modern analog hardware or modular synthesizers are now able to control their instruments directly from Studio One Pro 7.

When combined with a compatible, multi-out audio interface, the CV Instrument can translate note trigger and pitch information from Instrument Tracks to analog triggers and control voltages, which are sent from the assigned interface outputs directly to the synthesizer’s control voltage inputs.

The output signal from the external instrument can be monitored directly from the Studio One Pro 7 mixer. The CV Instrument even provides a calibration option to tune the connected oscillator and eliminate pitch drift.