wdkbeats wroteDownloaded demo. First impression - there's something wrong with visual side of things. Mixer looks blurry, text is much less clear than in v3.

Here's v3 mixer compared to v4 using the same color scheme:

v3: https://imgur.com/a/VYV2END

v4: https://imgur.com/a/UEnaJD5

Agreed. I can read the names of plugins in the mixer way worse now than before. Other than the text it looks good though.

Have you played with the contrast?
Also, are you running HDR if so what scaling are you using?

snb1 wroteYou can now add the splitter and have it affect the signal before you even add a plugin. Nice! Thank you.

Thanks for the heads up on that... I've noticed lots of little refinements here and there... even to the interface. This update is really growing on me. I wish that Presonus would release a comprehensive list of everything they changed. It's like a treasure hunt finding small refinements like that.

For anyone complaining that this is a 3.6 update, they are really not seeing what I'm seeing. This is a very solid 4.0 update IMO, and keeping in mind that all the upcoming free point release updates 4.1, 4.2, etc., will likely be big steps each time, the $150 upgrade fee is a good deal too. $50 per year over three years? Very happy to pay that price.

Tight integration with Native instruments komplete control MK2 would be nice seeing as the drum editor now features Maschines lol. Like the new features point updates will no doubt bring more goodies to the fore .

Fer2010 wrote

wdkbeats wroteDownloaded demo. First impression - there's something wrong with visual side of things. Mixer looks blurry, text is much less clear than in v3.

Here's v3 mixer compared to v4 using the same color scheme:

v3: https://imgur.com/a/VYV2END

v4: https://imgur.com/a/UEnaJD5

Agreed. I can read the names of plugins in the mixer way worse now than before. Other than the text it looks good though.

You are just not used to slightly changed contrast/brightnes.
In my sight the visual has improved. Also the readability of text.

jpettit wroteHave you played with the contrast?
Also, are you running HDR if so what scaling are you using?

Yes, I have played with the contrast, it didn't do much. Plugin names are barely readable now.

I use 125% scaling.

I guess I prefer bold font in mixer view, just like in v3.

lfo2k wrote

Fer2010 wrote

wdkbeats wroteDownloaded demo. First impression - there's something wrong with visual side of things. Mixer looks blurry, text is much less clear than in v3.

Here's v3 mixer compared to v4 using the same color scheme:

v3: https://imgur.com/a/VYV2END

v4: https://imgur.com/a/UEnaJD5

Agreed. I can read the names of plugins in the mixer way worse now than before. Other than the text it looks good though.

You are just not used to slightly changed contrast/brightnes.
In my sight the visual has improved. Also the readability of text.

Agreed looks better here too

@patcoleman - have you looked at the images I posted?

lfo2k wrote

Fer2010 wrote

wdkbeats wroteDownloaded demo. First impression - there's something wrong with visual side of things. Mixer looks blurry, text is much less clear than in v3.

Here's v3 mixer compared to v4 using the same color scheme:

v3: https://imgur.com/a/VYV2END

v4: https://imgur.com/a/UEnaJD5

Agreed. I can read the names of plugins in the mixer way worse now than before. Other than the text it looks good though.

You are just not used to slightly changed contrast/brightnes.
In my sight the visual has improved. Also the readability of text.

It's nice that it has improved for you, but to claim that I'm just not used to the changed contrast is a bit weird. I have a 30" Dell 2560x1600 resolution monitor which upholds to very high image quality standards. The text in the mixer looked great before to me, and now I can hardly read it.

Let's conclude it may differ depending on the monitor / screen you view it on. Don't assume that I need to 'get used' to something that I can't read.

wdkbeats wrote

jpettit wroteHave you played with the contrast?
Also, are you running HDR if so what scaling are you using?

Yes, I have played with the contrast, it didn't do much. Plugin names are barely readable now.

I use 125% scaling.

I guess I prefer bold font in mixer view, just like in v3.

Here is a side by side of your images.
It shows lighter background.
Have you played around with the inverted views? Black on the light. can be easy to read.

Exactly - inserts have lighter background/less contrast and these little power buttons are just too bright/saturated. It has nothing to do with the overall settings in Appearance tab.

No Nektar Impakt support.
Works in 3.5. using their integration presets
No go at all in 4.

Not sure mines licence issues the studio one icon says studio one 5 ? It fails yo scan chord and some lther stuff. Tried re downloading just now and re installing same issues licence activate to my Imac as it should

qlne wroteNo Nektar Impakt support.

That will be up to Nektartech to provide updated support files at some point. I've just logged in and it's still showing the original one from 2016-05-03. Hopefully, they'll take care of it soon.

For anyone still having problems with activating Studio One 4, have a look at this thread in Support.

As I stated on social media earlier, if we never had an upgrade from 3.x, or even 2.x, we'd be none the wiser. If no DAW software from any company was ever upgraded/updated again, we're still able to make wonderful recordings, mixes and masters. Tis easy to forget that and join the hype.

Personally, it's the first time I'm NOT upgrading. Nothing is of enough significance to me, but that isn't a criticism. I can see where the main part of this upgrade was aimed at, it's just that those elements aren't what I use Studio One for. The improvements elsewhere wouldn't justify an upgrade of $149 for me, BUT I can see why for others they would.

Good work Presonus regardless that I'm not jumping on board this time. I'll stay tuned for future developments.

Amazing new features! Real good stuff and worth the money imho!
However I still don't get it how anybody can work with time-stretching in Studio One. I can't be the only one who uses time-stretching to a marked extend.
The stretching quality is still the worst (phasing issues, artefacts and overs). No turntable mode.
It's still not possible to stretch a simple 4 on the floor kick without messing up the timing. Using Melodyne for this task also still results in missing transients and brand new in Studio One V4: missing tails(!) of bounced files... You can't even loop a simple breakbeat without swalloing transients... You can't start a song on the first beat due to these timing/bouncing/buffer/stretching issues...
Back to Logic again...

" It's nice that it has improved for you, but to claim that I'm just not used to the changed contrast is a bit weird. I have a 30" Dell 2560x1600 resolution monitor which upholds to very high image quality standards. The text in the mixer looked great before to me, and now I can hardly read it.

Let's conclude it may differ depending on the monitor / screen you view it on. Don't assume that I need to 'get used' to something that I can't read."

I apologize. Did not whanted to offend you.

I could not spot a big difference on your screenshots. V4 has a little more brightness
in the boxes, this might lead to difficults to see the also white text? Maybe also in combination with brightness a little to high in the settings of your monitor. Just an idea.

A darker background of course leads to better seeing white text. (As in V3)

Working here with scaling 135% and a Dell U2711 (which upholds to very high image quality standards H-IPS panel) in 2560x1440 that was calibrated.
No offend.