Presonus : "So we are targeting 3-4 "major" feature releases every year..."
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- KVRAF
- 12086 posts since 2 Dec, 2004 from North Wales
The renaming is probably the most interesting thing about V8!
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- KVRian
- 534 posts since 26 Mar, 2014
Now we know where the missing major feature releases are, they saved them up for their Fender Studio Pro 8.
Mac mini m4 pro, Reaper, too many plugins, Modal Argon8, Novation Circuit Mono Station and now a lovely Waldorf Blofeld.
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- KVRAF
- 7664 posts since 2 Sep, 2019
We were told that new features would be released organically as they became available. That is what we paid for. So a lot of these new version 8 features were paid for by early adopters but never delivered.
THIS MUSIC HAS BEEN MIXED TO BE PLAYED LOUD SO TURN IT UP
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Vocalpoint Studios Vocalpoint Studios https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3112 - KVRian
- 893 posts since 20 Jun, 2002
The way Presonus does development - I would guess there are anywhere from 3 to 5 different versions of Studio One/Studio Pro in the pipeline at all times - and judging by the look, feel and inclusions of v8 - this version is not a direct offshoot of the v7 pipeline.Kypresso wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 8:42 pm Now we know where the missing major feature releases are, they saved them up for their Fender Studio Pro 8.
We probably would not have gotten most of this stuff in the v7 cycle anyway - especially due to the branding change which I can only assume was non-negotiable from a corporate direction.
No way they were going to inject the entire Fender Amps lineup in the mix and allow the thing to still be called "Presonus Studio One".
No choice but to wipe the slate and into a new major cycle.
VP
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- KVRian
- 1402 posts since 17 Oct, 2018
I wonder why they didn't just call it Fender Studio One, as opposed to Fender Studio Pro? I guess since they have Fender Studio it makes sense but still.
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- KVRAF
- 7664 posts since 2 Sep, 2019
They came out with Fender Studio to hide what they were doing in plain sight. It was setting up the move they unveiled today.apoclypse wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 4:22 am I wonder why they didn't just call it Fender Studio One, as opposed to Fender Studio Pro? I guess since they have Fender Studio it makes sense but still.
They dropped the 'One' from the name probably because the name "Studio One" has been awkward ever since version 2.
Also, before it had the name "Studio One" and happened to be from PreSonus, but now it feels more like the name is "Fender Studio" rather than simply "Studio" that happens to be from Fender.
THIS MUSIC HAS BEEN MIXED TO BE PLAYED LOUD SO TURN IT UP
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- KVRian
- 932 posts since 26 Nov, 2010
Another critical announcement just came in:xmstkvr wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:40 pm Yep..they renamed it to Fender Studio Pro - https://eu.fender.com/pages/fender-studio
There will no longer be bug reports - they've now been renamed to Fender bender
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- KVRAF
- 37405 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
I guess Fender Updates will be FU - so no change thereProteinshake wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 10:34 amAnother critical announcement just came in:xmstkvr wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:40 pm Yep..they renamed it to Fender Studio Pro - https://eu.fender.com/pages/fender-studio
There will no longer be bug reports - they've now been renamed to Fender bender
Or is it Fender Studio updates- FSU - that sounds worse!
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andrei.tuduran andrei.tuduran https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=369504
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 591 posts since 11 Nov, 2015
So…Fender Studio Pro 8 is here.
What are all the 4 major upgrades within a year that were promised?
What are all the 4 major upgrades within a year that were promised?
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- KVRian
- 696 posts since 21 Nov, 2000 from somewhere over the rainbow
andrei.tuduran wrote: Sun Jan 18, 2026 4:10 pm So…Fender Studio Pro 8 is here.
What are all the 4 major upgrades within a year that were promised?
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Vocalpoint Studios Vocalpoint Studios https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3112
- KVRian
- 893 posts since 20 Jun, 2002
If that's what you thought - you were mistaken.andrei.tuduran wrote: Sun Jan 18, 2026 4:10 pm So…Fender Studio Pro 8 is here. What are all the 4 major upgrades within a year that were promised?
No promises were issued and no guarantees were floated.
See the graphic in the post above. Sums it all up perfectly.
VP
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- KVRAF
- 5511 posts since 6 May, 2002
The only expectation for a DAW between versions should be bug free operation and CPU efficiency. What new features would it even need?
Crossinger wrote: Sun Jan 18, 2026 4:23 pmIMG_3667.jpegandrei.tuduran wrote: Sun Jan 18, 2026 4:10 pm So…Fender Studio Pro 8 is here.
What are all the 4 major upgrades within a year that were promised?
Intel Core2 Quad CPU + 4 GIG RAM
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- KVRian
- 696 posts since 21 Nov, 2000 from somewhere over the rainbow
The most feature requests I read regarding v7 were mainly refinements of existing features.electro wrote: Sun Jan 18, 2026 5:33 pm The only expectation for a DAW between versions should be bug free operation and CPU efficiency. What new features would it even need?
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andrei.tuduran andrei.tuduran https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=369504
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 591 posts since 11 Nov, 2015
Yeah..I wanted to be a little sarcastic for one last time.Vocalpoint Studios wrote: Sun Jan 18, 2026 4:58 pmIf that's what you thought - you were mistaken.andrei.tuduran wrote: Sun Jan 18, 2026 4:10 pm So…Fender Studio Pro 8 is here. What are all the 4 major upgrades within a year that were promised?
No promises were issued and no guarantees were floated.
See the graphic in the post above. Sums it all up perfectly.
VP
Rant over.
Happy music making to all!
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- KVRist
- 243 posts since 4 Oct, 2021
I don't think it's tiresome to point out that customers who bought v7 were misled because it is relevant to how customers should view Fender Studio Pro going forward. I remember the video where they assembled Joe and Gregor (and somebody else, I forget who) to boldly talk about a new paradigm where they would be dropping new features on a more regular basis and on a grander scale.
If anybody wants to rake back through their ever word and rationalise a world where, technically speaking, no promises were issued or broken then go right ahead. But that isn't going to change the fact that as far as I'm concerned (and I wasn't one of those that bought v7) they have totally failed to deliver what they said they would and I wouldn't trust a single word that comes from them going forward.
If you think I'm wrong then I won't try and persuade you otherwise. But there's absolutely not a shred of doubt in my mind that I was misled and nothing you can say will convince me that's not true because ... I was there, man!
If anybody wants to rake back through their ever word and rationalise a world where, technically speaking, no promises were issued or broken then go right ahead. But that isn't going to change the fact that as far as I'm concerned (and I wasn't one of those that bought v7) they have totally failed to deliver what they said they would and I wouldn't trust a single word that comes from them going forward.
If you think I'm wrong then I won't try and persuade you otherwise. But there's absolutely not a shred of doubt in my mind that I was misled and nothing you can say will convince me that's not true because ... I was there, man!