PreSonus Studio One 4 – Version History
Studio One 4 – Version History and
Release Notes
This document lists all Studio One 4 maintenance updates and their included fixes and
improvements.
Version 4.0.1 Release Notes (July 10, 2018):
New features and Improvements:
• Studio One 4 Prime available
• [Impact XT] Keep MIDI note assignment when using "Clear Pad" or "Clear Bank”
• [Impact XT] "Show in Finder/Explorer" option in pad context menu
• [Sample One XT] Improved backwards compatibility
• [Pattern Editor] Improved Variation selection (clickable area)
• [Pattern Editor] Added tool tips for columns
• [Drum Editor] Note color by pitch reflects pad colors when Impact XT is used
• Improved editors scrolling, zoom and focus behavior
• Ripple Edit now also working in Audio Editor
• Default color for chords
• Light Theme adjustments
• The editors have a minimum size now
• Various user interface design corrections
• Various localization fixes
The following issues have been fixed:
• [Arranger] Song Offset Causes Time Ruler Numbers to Disappear on Zoom
• [Arranger] Transform does not work for Pattern
• [Arranger] Crash in track navigation with shift+arrow key
• [Arranger] Crash on creating an audio track when no input device is selected
• [Arranger] Unable to use up/down arrows to scroll tracks w/ collapsed folders
• [Arranger] Can't drag .musicloop with pattern to audio track
• [Arranger Track] „Don't follow Track“ setting causes errors
• [Arranger Track] Events don't follow correctly on tracks with different time
formats
• [Chord Track] Auto-scroll not working when Chord Track is last or only header
track
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• [Chord Track] Duplicating chord blocks doesn't retain original color
• [Chord Track] Follow Mode not visible in minimum screen resolution
• [Chord Track] Inconsistent behavior when editing chords (Resize adjacent)
• [Drum Editor] "Duplicate" inserts notes at wrong position
• [Impact XT + Sample One XT] Automation orphaned from v3 to v4
• [Impact XT] Follow Tempo produces clicks
• [Impact XT] V3 mono outs 1-8 change to stereo out 9-16 in V4
• [Low Latency Monitoring] Bounce renders empty if Monitor on w/ Ampire
• [Macros] Moving groups sometimes deletes the selected page
• [Macros] Note Length not applied correctly to last chord in a part
• [Macros] Note selection not accurate
• [Melodyne] Detached window opens in wrong size, and sometimes freezes
• [Mixer] Input insert bin - only half of the vertical space is used
• [Mixer] VCA channel is muted after reload song
• [Music Editor] No consecutive X:Y drag actions possible after note insert with
arrow tool (double click+hold)
• [Music Editor] No NoteOff generated on first loop cycle for overlapping notes
• [Pattern Editor] Automation Lane Changes on Loop
• [Pattern Editor] Drum Mode automation lane not changing to related pitch on
touch input
• [Pattern Editor] VST2 Automation in Pattern shows current value for every note
• [Preferences] "Copy external files when saving song" option ignored on samples
dropped on Impact XT & Sample One XT
• [Presence XT] Editor icon picker has no contrast
• [Sample One XT] Free LFO works the other way around
• [Sample One XT] Freezes on exchanging 96K samples while song is playing
• [Sample One XT] issues with S1 v3 presets
• [Sample One XT] Pitch not responding on LFO, Env or pitch-bend when "Follow
Song Tempo" is enabled
• [Sample One XT] Wrong Filter parameter states when loading v3 song
• [Scratch Pad] Bar offset is ignored
• [Scratch Pad] Wrong part size when using negative numerical start value
• [Scratch Pad] Possible to extend Part start beyond Scratch Pad causing
unexpected length of the Part
• [Scratch Pad] Offset event w/ Melodyne edits not copying to new Scratch Pad
• [Slate Raven] Applying touch automation selects the track instead of writing
automation
• [Slate Raven] Crash when removing inserts from the channel editor
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• [Slate Raven] Display ID Index Shift
• AAF Audio on single track with automation not imported
• AAF import of certain Samplitude files not working
• Beat offset and Start/End Markers in Song Templates
• Bounces are cut by latency reported by plug-in
• Certain legacy songs won't save
• Context menu latches focus item on mouse down
• Crash on switching presets inside u-he Diva AU
• Crash when switching patterns with different control lane parameters
• Cue Mix section of FX channels cropped
• Duplicate complete omits an automation envelope
• Event Inspector cannot have arbitrary size anymore
• Extension dialog uses multiple font baselines
• Inverted color of fader bar-graph
• Multi instrument size issue
• Qwerty keyboard issue with Record Offset
• Scroll handle disappearing on lists with horizontal and vertical scrollbar
• Shift Root (Alt + Scroll) causes focus on Menu
• Time signature markers can't be deleted
• Transport bar elements hidden (language dependent)
• VST support plugin not connected to Artist flavor
• XML import doesn't work with Cubase 8 demo song
Version 4.0.0 Release Notes (May 22, 2018):
This initial Studio One 4 release adds the following new features and improvements.
Arrangement / Editing
• Chord Track
• Realtime chord re-harmonization of Audio and Instrument Tracks
• Intuitive Chord Selector
• Automatic chord detection
• Realtime chord input from MIDI device
• Song Key Signature with detection
• Chord Transpose
• ARA 2 support
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• Expanded “Send to Notion” option for lead sheet creation
• Ripple edit mode
• Relative bar offset for songs
• “Remove gaps” for Events
Virtual Instruments – Impact XT
• new look and feel
• 8 pad banks
• 32 outputs (16 stereo, 16 mono)
• color option for pads
• new 24dB zero-delay feedback filter
• filter drive and punch controls
• filter "soft" (clipping) mode
• pad and individual sample editing
• new stack mode for layering samples on a pad
• realtime time-stretching (follow song tempo)
• trigger quantization
• sample choke with 32 choke groups
• reverse sample playback
• sample level normalization
• increased pitch envelope range (+/- 48 semitones or 8 octaves)
• improved sample navigation
• “Pad Follow” mode for remote navigation
• drag & drop pad swapping
• drag & drop multiple samples at once
• optional auto-slicing on sample import (shift)
• “Send to new Impact” shortcut in audio context menu
• drag & drop sample import from Sample One XT and Presence XT
• import and export of multisample files and ".soundx" containers
• eight user-selectable color themes
Virtual Instruments – Sample One XT
• new look and feel
• record page with live sampling
• samples from any hardware input, send, output, other instrument
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• auto-slicing mode creates new samples automatically with adjustable gate
• global and individual (sample) edit modes
• fx section: modulation, delay, reverb, gater, eq, distortion, pan
• expandable keyboard
• realtime time-stretching (follow song tempo)
• sample snap to zero crossing
• sample crossfade
• waveform slicing option
• sample trim option
• sample sustain, release and ping-pong loop modes
• graphical envelopes with adjustable attack, decay, release curve shapes
• increased pitch envelope range (+/- 48 semitones or 8 octaves)
• alternative trigger modes: normal, one-shot, toggle
• visual play cursor in waveform view
• sample reverse playback
• sample level normalization
• new 24dB zero-delay feedback filter
• filter drive and punch controls
• filter "soft" (clipping) mode
• LFO random (sample+hold) mode
• master volume control
• adjustable voice limit
• import and export of multisample files and ".soundx" containers
• drag & drop export to Impact XT
• eight user-selectable color themes
Virtual Instruments – Presence XT Editor
• sample snap to zero crossing
• reverse playback option
• 1,000 choke groups
• ping-pong loop mode
• play-cursor in waveform display
Music Editor
• Drum Editor
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• Drum and Melodic Patterns and Variations
• Patterns saved in Musicloop
• Automatic mapping (Impact XT)
• Alternate note coloring schemes
• Sync option for editors
• “Select notes…” options
• New or improved note event options (Humanize, Length, Velocity, Delete Notes)
• Multiple Macro toolbars (page selection)
• Improved multi-editing
• Preserve and restore zoom states
Import / Export
• AAF Import / Export (supports Pro Tools, Logic, Nuendo, Final Cut Pro, Premiere
and others)
• Import Song Data
User Interface
• Alternative “light” color scheme
• Additional appearance presets
• Updated mix console design
• Track / Channel Notepads
Content
• New Sound Set “Impact XT Kits and Sounds” (1.8 GB)
• New Demos and Tutorials (1.6 GB)
Other
• External Plug-in scanner (VST2, VST3)
• MP3 Encoding in all versions
