Recording - August 2019 - 60
R&R
REVIEWED &
REVISITED
PreSonus Studio One 4.5
PreSonus flagship DAW continues to evolve with an impressive set of new, user-requested features
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REVIEW BY BILL STUNT
P
reSonus is not letting any
grass grow on its flagship
DAW, Studio One 4. A free
mid-cycle update is now available
with over 70 improvements. Let's
take a look at the big new features-they've already made it into
my workflow, so I'm eager to spill!
You asked for it!
Of course you did, and your voice
was heard-most of the changes in this
release are by user request. Kudos to
Presonus for taking this approach. I knew
my voice was heard when I saw the new
mix console features. I'm a bit old school,
so I like the unique sonic signature, the
saturation and the drive-the iron, as
they say-of analog signal paths: outboard preamps, compressors, channel
strips, and so on. My life is now far
more analog friendly with the addition of
input attenuators on every channel. It's a
relief to be able to easily drive an outboard preamp or compressor as hard as
I need to, and then simply attenuate the
signal in Studio One. No more stressing
about clipping! The attenuator can even
be added to the tops of the track and
instrument console views. Studio One has
taken a big leap forward with this new
gain staging feature, and I love it.
Input strips (and optionally the main
console strips) now have polarity reverse
toggles-crucial in scenarios where you
have two mics in close proximity, such as
upper and lower snare mics, or multiple
mics on an amp cabinet. Many producers make it a habit to experiment with
polarity on every channel, all in pursuit
of the most tightly focused image.
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Console View
New Metering
Groups
You can now name, color code and
reorder all of the inputs and outputs on
your interface, and you can save your
setup as an I/O configuration file, which
can be imported by your collaborators or
used with your own alternative setups.
New Metering
Studio One 4.5 now includes Peak/
RMS metering, with user-defined peak
hold length. Pre-fader metering is now
present and accounted for, and of course
this is a fine compliment to the new input
attenuators-icing on the cake!
Channel grouping has been given an
overhaul and groups can now be named
and color coded. Best of all, you can
set attributes for global group control
so that edits will apply to all tracks in a
group. You can cluster various functions
in these groups to assign combinations
of volume, pan, solo/mute, and more.
Console Customization
4.5 has several new options for customizing the console view. You can on/off
toggle sends and cues, I/O connections,
group assignments, VCA connections, the
input controls already mentioned above,
and even the brand new Channel Notes
for each track. I've been using it to write
down microphone and hardware signal
Recording - August 2019
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Recording - August 2019
Fade In
Fast Forward
Steinberg AXR4 Thunderbolt 2 Audio Interface
That One Plugin: Effects
Arturia Keylab MKII
Lauren Gillis and Sean Sullivan on tracking and mixing Lucette’s Deluxe Hotel Room
Cherry Audio Voltage Modular
R+R: Universal Audio Bill Putnam Mic Collection Plugin
LaChapell 983M
Lost in Space: A history of reverb types and their applications
R+R: Avid Pro Tools 2019.5
R+R: Motu DP10.01
Studio 101. Part 18: Studio Controllers, Part 2
R+R: PreSonus Studio One 4.5
Virtual Space: A Reverb Plugin Roundup
Readers' Tracks
Fade Out
Advertiser Index
Recording - August 2019 - Intro
Recording - August 2019 - Cover1
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Recording - August 2019 - Fast Forward
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Recording - August 2019 - Steinberg AXR4 Thunderbolt 2 Audio Interface
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Recording - August 2019 - That One Plugin: Effects
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Recording - August 2019 - Arturia Keylab MKII
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Recording - August 2019 - Lauren Gillis and Sean Sullivan on tracking and mixing Lucette’s Deluxe Hotel Room
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Recording - August 2019 - Cherry Audio Voltage Modular
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Recording - August 2019 - R+R: Universal Audio Bill Putnam Mic Collection Plugin
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Recording - August 2019 - LaChapell 983M
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Recording - August 2019 - Lost in Space: A history of reverb types and their applications
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Recording - August 2019 - R+R: Avid Pro Tools 2019.5
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Recording - August 2019 - R+R: Motu DP10.01
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Recording - August 2019 - Studio 101. Part 18: Studio Controllers, Part 2
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Recording - August 2019 - Readers' Tracks
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Recording - August 2019 - R+R: PreSonus Studio One 4.5
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Recording - August 2019 - Virtual Space: A Reverb Plugin Roundup
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Recording - August 2019 - Advertiser Index
Recording - August 2019 - Fade Out
Recording - August 2019 - Cover3
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