PreSonus Studio One 6 Professional
Flagship DAW Software
Everything You Need to Record, Produce, Mix, Master, and Perform.
Studio One 6 makes creating fast and easy with new Smart Templates, intuitive drag-and-drop workflow, a customizable user interface and powerful, integrated tools.
Smart Templates
Quick-start essential workflows for recording, mixing, mastering, beat production, or simply playing a virtual instrument, all with a single click.
Making a beat?
Load a Smart Template with Pattern editing already open and only the features you need visible.
Mixing audio?
Open a Smart Template with your favorite channel strips loaded and a drop zone to quickly load stems.
Just getting started?
Each Smart Template provides step-by-step instructions in a dedicated Tutorial window to guide you through your first production.
Drag-And-Drop Everything
Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to recording, Studio One's pioneering drag-and-drop workflow makes every creator's process faster and easier.
Add Audio Loops, Virtual Instruments, and Effects
Drag plug-ins, audio files and more just by dragging them in from Studio One's innovative Browser. Studio One creates the tracks for you!
Copy FX Chains
Drag and drop every insert from one channel to another!
Extract Chords and Tempo Maps
Any source can become a source of inspiration with a quick drag and drop.
Collaboration Simplified
Upload and download files to and from your PreSonus Sphere Workspaces with drag-and-drop.
Sound Replacement
Replace drum sounds with samples simply by dragging the source track to an Impact XT track.
Customizable User Interface
The all-new Customization Editor lets you view only the tools you need for the task at hand by creating a custom user interface that works for you, and you can save your unique customization settings for instant recall.
Beginner Customizations
Default customizations are available for essential workflows so you can start with only the functions you need and add new tools as you’re ready to learn more.
Advanced Customizations
Create our own customizations from the default options and hide nearly every tool or feature you don't need to clear away distractions at any time.
Introducing Video Track
All-new video editing essentials, directly in Studio One.
Unlimited Video Clips
Work on multiple reels of a feature film or an entire YouTube video in one session, with no limit on the number of video clips. Set the correct offset just by dragging the clip to the desired time position
Drag-and-Drop Video Editing
Trim, cut/copy/paste, slip, time and edit locks, ripple edit, duplicate, and replace making it easy to swap in the latest edit.
Embedded Audio
Embedded audio can be processed in its own dedicated sub-track or edited separately.
Multiple Export Formats
Export in Quicktime, MPEG-4, or M4V with all the same audio export flexibility Studio One provides.
Powerful Production Tools
NEW! Lyrics Track
Add Lyrics to your production whether you're working with MIDI, audio, or both. Even use your words to navigate your session!
Beat Making Tools Built In
Make beats fast with integrated pattern editing and live looping.
Chord Track
From pop ballads to rap anthems, the Chord Track lets you experiment with new chord progressions until your next hit song comes to life, no music theory degree required.
Powerful Comping Tools
Assembling the perfect vocal-take is simple, efficient, and fun.
Arranger Track
Rearrange or preview a new song structure with a simple drag and drop.
Scratch Pads
Test out remix ideas or just capture a synth riff without affecting your arrangement or creating a new session.
Advanced Melodyne Integration
Make time and pitch-correcting audio quick and easy.
Patterns
Patterns reinvent step sequencing, letting you effortlessly create drums, basslines, and synth leads using variable sequence lengths, unlimited variations, and more.
Harmonic Editing
Only Studio One features harmonic editing for both audio and MIDI.
Multitrack Tools
Edit multitrack drums blazingly fast thanks to advanced transient detection, slicing, and time-stretching.
Mix Sessions Faster than Ever
Remove glitches and polish performances with Clip Gain Envelopes, insert plug-in effects on a single audio event, and get the best start for your mix with input gain and polarity controls in the Console.
NEW! Channel Overview Window
A single, consolidated view of all channel parameters make getting the perfect mix that much easier.
NEW! Fader Flip
One-click, intuitive fader control of all Channel Sends to effects or Cue mixes.
NEW! Track Presets
Recreate your go-to mix techniques fast, from a single track to complete drum kit.
Mix Scenes
Save a complete mix snapshot and recall it in its entirety, or filter to recall only the parameters you want.
Virtual Instruments and Sounds
Ignite your imagination with hundreds of included samples and loops plus world-class virtual instruments. Or combine multiple instruments to design your own unique sound.
Impact XT
Create beats faster than ever with our comprehensive rhythm production environment.
Sample One XT
Build your own sampled instrument with Sample One XT's intuitive interface.
Presence XT
From real-world to really wild, Presence XT is loaded with deeply-sampled instruments.
NEW! MPE Support
Sample One XT, Presence XT, and Mai Tai all now support MPE MIDI controllers.
Add Even More
Deep Flight One, Studio Grand, and PreSonus Symphonic Orchestra Add-ons, all are included with a PreSonus Sphere membership.
Effects Plug-Ins
Supercharge your mixing and get inspired for your productions with Studio One's complete suite of included effects plug-ins.
Ampire
State Space Models of classic guitar and bass rigs for uncannily realistic re-creations of your favorite tones.
NEW! De-esser
Dial in the amount of S-Reduction for taming harsh frequencies.
NEW! Vocoder
Harmonize spoken words and percussion loops or get wild with robotic vocals
NEW! ProEQ3
The latest incarnation provides soloing on each band for surgical adjustments plus a per-band dynamic mode to tame unruly frequencies.
Mix Engine FX
Add analog soul to your digital productions with our proprietary Mix Engine FX plug-ins that provide State-Space models of classic analog consoles for any bus.
Modern Composition Tools
Studio One combines the best of traditional scoring and modern sequencing. You get advanced notation features from our award-winning Notion notation software. Sound Variations make it easy to manage and control articulations in complex virtual instruments and orchestral libraries.
Traditional Notation, Drum Notation, and Tablature
Edit your music in whatever format you prefer. Scores can even be printed directly from Studio One.
Multiple Views
Switch between Score View, Drum View, and Piano View, or look at the same note data in different Views all at the same time!
Musical Symbol Support
Trigger Sound Variations by simply placing their musical symbols onto the Score View.
Words and Music
NEW! Lyrics Track lets you add words to music! Assign whole words or syllables directly to notes.
System Requirements
- MacOS 10.14 Mojave and above
- Windows 10 and above (64-bit only)
- Intel, AMD, or Apple Silicon CPU
- 4GB RAM or more
- 1366x768 screen resolution or higher