PreSonus has announced that version 1.5 of Studio One is now available, along with three new content expansions:

• Studio One Expansion (hundreds of new presets and fx chains).
• Studio One Piano (an improved piano for Presence).
• Synth Session (150+ sampled synth sounds for Presence).

Top Ten Studio One v1.5 Features:

• Integrated Video Playback via Quicktime.
• SoundCloud integration for instant uploading of songs to web sites, FaceBook, etc. without exiting Studio One.
• Key Command Editor - Easily create custom key command maps.
• 64-bit Vista/7 and Snow Leopard operation.
• Improved Automation Editing with Draw Figures (Line, Parabola, Square, Triangle, Saw, Sine) and manipulate with unique Transform tool.
• Drag to Browser functionality - The Browser is now a 'two-way street', drag inserts to store presets/fx chains, drag audio events to bounce files to a location, drag instrument parts to bounce MIDI files to a location.
• New Plug-ins, Content, and existing Effect and Instrument Improvements:
  • Impact now has multiple velocity layers.
  • Presence now has Multi-FX Section.
  • New Scope and Level Meter plug-ins.
  • Pipeline has a unique integrated scope to calibrate signal path latency.
  • Automatable Bypass for insert effects.
  • Tons of new presets for built-in effects.
  • Over 2GB new content for all users.
• Export Stems - Easily bounce any combination of Audio/Instrument Tracks, Buses, or FX channels.
• Editing Improvements across the board such as unlimited Undo History (even after you've saved), Event position constrain when dragging between tracks, New Split at Cursor command, new musical functions, etc.
• Support for Apple Loops (CAF files, OSX only) & REX file.

Note: Mac OS X 10.4.11 or prior is no longer supported with version 1.5 (necessity to move forward with OSX 10.6 64-bit support).