PreSonus Studio One 7 apparently imminent

[trusampler]

Anyone at Namm 25’ any new updates from Presonus Studio One 7 ?

[Digivolt]

Anyone at Namm 25’ any new updates from Presonus Studio One 7 ?

The autotranslate does a good job from Japanese to English, looks like nothing new in terms of updates, disappointing

[CapnLockheed]

Servco isn't new to the instrument business – and its involvement with Fender goes way back. It has been involved in the MI industry since 1937, and began was a dealer of Fender products in the 1950s. It was even one of the investors that backed Bill Schultz in the buyout of Fender from CBS in 1985.

Oh I see. So you're saying it's merely a coincidence that Presonus shut down their forum,
threw their longtime loyal users under the bus, screwed potential new users by eliminating Artist & Prime, (and didn't even replace them with a demo), came up with this BS subscription model and released the worst "upgrade" to S1 in it's history RIGHT AFTER they were bought out and Servco Execs had absolutely nothing to do with it? Is that what you're saying?

[trusampler]

Great points ! It does seem strange for a company wanting to turn things around.

[jens]

began was a dealer of Fender products in the 1950s

I think this must be a spelling error, since names start with a capital letter, no?

I must admit I'm a bit curious now who this Began dude was... does anyone have more information on him?




Really solid English there indeed - I love it when native speakers of just about the most primitive language on earth showcase their immense skills...

[muzicxs]

began was a dealer of Fender products in the 1950s

I think this must be a spelling error, since names start with a capital letter, no?

I must admit I'm a bit curious now who this Began dude was... does anyone have more information on him?

It seems to be just a typ-o. Remove the w in front of "was" and it'll make more sense

[bk]

NAMM was really their last chance, IMHO, to announce an update to version 7, and stay on their own announced schedule of 3-4 updates per year. It was unlikely they could do that many updates in a year, now there's only 8 months left. smh
If they had anything coming up even soonish, they would have, at least, announced it at NAMM.

[THE INTRANCER]

NAMM was really their last chance, IMHO, to announce an update to version 7, and stay on their own announced schedule of 3-4 updates per year. It was unlikely they could do that many updates in a year, now there's only 8 months left. smh
If they had anything coming up even soonish, they would have, at least, announced it at NAMM.

That's never really been the way that Presonus roles in revealing any updates at events. I'm going to guess that there will three updates in the year for version 7, so I'll imagine April will be a marker for that then August and then December.

[jamcat]

According to the Studio One Pro FAQ, under the New Version Release Cycle & Faster Feature Releases heading, the first "major feature release" for Studio One 7 is "coming in early 2025."

So that would be soon, I presume.

https://www.presonus.com/pages/studio-one-pro-faq

[Crossinger]

the first "major feature release" for Studio One 7 is "coming in early 2025."

At the company I work for, “early 2025” is usually until the end of the first quarter (March 31)

[Crossinger]

double post

[Digivolt]

https://www.fmicassets.com/sites/preson ... -Notes.pdf

Some movement at least

Version 7.1 Release Notes (January 29, 2025):
New Features and Improvements:
● 30-day demo version now available
● New virtual instrument “Cinematic Lights”
● “Transform to rendered audio” option for busses
● [Impact] Envelope controls for in-place editor
● [Impact] User-definable crossfade for looped samples
● Grid and event visibility improvements
● Note Event selection and editing improvements
● Multi-out instrument bus improvements
● New commands for Launcher
● Option to keep speaker format on bounce in place
● [Note Editor] Added Lydian and Locrian musical scales, also for Atom [SQ]
● Status indicator for transformed tracks, busses, and channels
● Moving/Copying Note Events with arrow keys now follow scale setting
● Improvements for Italian localization

edit didn't see the other thread on 7.1, not sure why it needs its own thread

[BONES]

Presonus mentioned they would be releasing 3-4 major updates a year. Anyone know when these MAJOR updates are supposed to be coming?

Today, it seems.

I can't believe there isn't a way to turn micro views off. It's one of the reasons I've stayed on Studio One 5. I hate those things.

I love 'em. I almost never have to open an effect's GUI any more, it's f**king brilliant!

Either by design or accident, with v7 they decided to prioritise new customers over existing ones.

How do you figure that when they ditched their entry-level versions and there is no way to try the software without subscribing?

Let's be honest: have there been so many celebrations regarding DAW upgrades in the past year? Logic? Bitwig? Cubase? For the most part, I've read a lot of complaining. We're spoiled by choices. Maybe we've reached peak consumption.

It's not that, it's that these are all extremely mature applications now, there are no major features to add to any of them. Honestly, what would count as a major update? The upgrade to v7 brought a clip launcher but that kind of filled the last gap in the major feature list, so what else are they going to do that won't piss more people off than it pleases? People need to temper their expectations.

Presonus died the day that hedge fund bros Servco Pacific, (who also own Fender), bought them out. These f#cking bean counters could give a rat's behind about longtime loyal customers. They're only after a quick cash grab. Then they'll probably let it die and sell off whatever's left. It won't be the first time and probably not the last.

So maybe without them, Presonus would already be dead and buried? Did that ever occur to you? Do you think they sold their business because they wanted to? Seems unlikely to me.

Oh I see. So you're saying it's merely a coincidence that Presonus shut down their forum, threw their longtime loyal users under the bus, screwed potential new users by eliminating Artist & Prime, (and didn't even replace them with a demo), came up with this BS subscription model and released the worst "upgrade" to S1 in it's history RIGHT AFTER they were bought out and Servco Execs had absolutely nothing to do with it? Is that what you're saying?

Three years later is hardly "RIGHT AFTER". They "merged" with Fender in 2021, all the events you listed occurred in 2024. I've been involved in similar acquisitions - when Autodesk acquired Alias/Wavefront and, later, Softimage - and it doesn't take three years for the new owners to start cutting back if that's their goal.

NAMM was really their last chance, IMHO, to announce an update to version 7, and stay on their own announced schedule of 3-4 updates per year.

Clearly not, as the emails arrived today.

It was unlikely they could do that many updates in a year...

Why not, they've been doing it for years. How many updates to v6 were there? 6 or 7 in 18 months or so.

[dastewart]

Either by design or accident, with v7 they decided to prioritise new customers over existing ones.

How do you figure that when they ditched their entry-level versions and there is no way to try the software without subscribing?

Firstly by telling existing customers that their perpetual licence is only worth $50. No matter that it would have cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars over the years to have that licence - Presonus only values it at $50.

Secondly, by introducing "new" features that focus very heavily on things that would be of more interest to people who are new to music production and buying their first DAW. Most people who's been doing this for a while (e.g. existing customers) will have already chosen their 3rd party instruments and plugins and sample packs which suit them so throwing a whole load of these in with v7 is of little interest unless you're just starting out.

[The Noodlist]

30 day demo
https://uk.presonus.com/pages/studio-on ... eafd6&rb=o