Dear Studio One users,

Studio One 6.5 is now available for download in MyPreSonus (or click “Check for Updates” in Studio One).
The complete release notes and version history can be found in your account.

Thanks for all of your great ideas and input!
Thank you!


Oh, there is "One more thing..."
THIS is 3D-Audio - this is Dolby Atmos!




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Version 6.5 Release Notes (September 26, 2023):

New features and improvements:

● Recording and Mixing
o Spatial audio recording, editing and mixing with up to 9.1.6 channels
o Integrated Dolby Atmos Renderer
o Parallel headphone output for Binaural monitoring
o NEW Surround Panner and Spatial Object Panner
o Support for 3rd-party Panner Plug-ins
o Surround Panner in Sends
o Extended export/mixdown for multichannel audio
o Dolby Atmos (ADM) export with multiple simultaneous downmix formats
o Extended Audio I/O Setup
o Dolby Atmos Renderer panel in Mixer

● Plug-ins and Instruments
o Updated plug-in set with multichannel support
o Speaker mapping for native and 3rd-party plug-ins
o Flanger/Phaser with additional surround modes
o Surround Chorus
o Updated Mix Tool with multichannel level controls, mute and solo options
o NEW Surround Delay
o NEW OpenAir2 convolution reverb with location images
o New impulse response library with true 7.1.4 HDIRs
o IR Maker supports up to 9.1.6 for capturing custom impulse responses
o Improved Bitcrusher

● Arrangement and Editing
o Loop length tooltip shows loop length in ruler timebase
o Drag & drop copying of plug-ins in Inspector
o New commands to apply automation to song start/end
o Tab through automation lanes when renaming
o Legato command extends note events to Part end

● Score Editor
o Display chords from Chord Track
o Rhythm Slashes
o Custom string tunings
o Display and edit guitar bends
o Tablature Rhythmic Display
o Reset option for drum maps
o Reworked text editor for lyrics

● Mastering
o ARA plug-in support on Project Page
o Merge option for multichannel audio files

● Start Page
o New “Mix in Surround” Smart Template
o Interactive Dolby Atmos tutorial
o Demo song “Rhythm of the Night” with binaural mix

● General
o Studio One Remote 1.8 Update
o DAWproject format support (import and export)
o Public beta version for Ubuntu Linux
o Support for NI Kontrol S-Series MK3
o Ableton Live and FL Studio keyboard shortcuts

New commands:
● Console – Next Panner Stereo Mode
● Console – Toggle Panner Object Mode
● Console – Collapse all Micro Views
● Console – Expand all Micro Views
● Console – Show Object Channels
● Console – Hide Object Channels
● Score – Fill with Rhythm Slashes
● Score – Align Chord Symbols
● Score – Align Fingerings
● Score – Clear Recorded Velocities
● Score – Flip Attachments
● Score – Remove Accidentals
● Score – Remove Articulations
● Score – Remove Dynamics
● Score – Remove Lyrics
● Score – Remove Measure Rests
● Score – Remove Pedal Markings
● Score – Remove Rehearsal Marks
● Score – Remove Slurs
● Score – Remove Tempo Marks
● Score – Remove Text Boxes
● Score – Remove Tuplets
● Score – Remove rit. and accel.
● Score – Reset Font Style
● Score – Reset TAB numbers
● Score – Select Chord Symbols
● Score – Select Highest Notes
● Score – Select Lowest Notes
● Score – Select Lyrics
● Score – Select Voice 1
● Score – Select Voice 2
● Score – Select Voice 3
● Score – Select Voice 4
● Score – Swap Voices
● Score – Toggle Rhythm Slash
● Song – Export Spatial Audio
● Song – Spatial Audio Setup
● Automation – Apply currently selected automation to Song Start
● Automation – Apply currently selected automation to Song End
● Track – Add Audio Track (surround)
● View – Next Macro Page
● View – Previous Macro Page
● View – Select Macro Page
● View – Open Video Track
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The following issues have been fixed:

● "Save to New Folder" doesn't always create an enclosing folder
● “Manage Workspace” link is empty when no workspace is selected
● [Chord Track] Multiple parts dropped on the Chord Track simultaneously are potentially identified incorrectly
● [macOS] Potential freeze on quit after certain video edits
● [Start Page] Long news headlines are truncated
● [Show Page] Crash with empty setlist when clicking and dragging the setlist track
● [Windows] Installation: Item is not moved to the "Installed Content" list
● [Windows] Long processing time after stopping playback and writing automation
● Auto Zoom prevents focussing of Events in Editors
● Automation is not being applied correctly when a part has been enlarged from its start position
● Certain backups available on the server not showing up in Studio One
● Chord display shows the wrong result for enharmonics
● Crash on closing iLok license requester for AU plug-ins
● Icon needs to be hidden when visibility linking option is disabled
● MIDI monitor shows non-existing MTC when "Send to" port is switched to "None"
● Notes get stuck when switching Chorder presets
● Notes recorded during precount in the Scratch Pad show bad start and length values
● Potential crash on “Export Mixdown” with long song
● Potential freeze on quantize in songs with bent audio on layers
● Potential transmit error when merging song from Notion Mobile
● [macOS] PreSonus Revelator device icon missing in multi mode
● Solo doesn't override mute automation
● Some chord alterations are not handled correctly
● Track icons lost during track transform
● VCA group not referencing VCA position on Mix Scene recall
● When inserting multi-out VST2 FX, audio signal drops by ~12dB
● When navigating folder tracks using up/down arrow keys, focus does not follow for the Expand Folder Track key command
● Wrong channel order when an automation track is added inside a folder

Known issues:
● “Follow Chords” won’t work with audio events consisting of more than 2 channels
● Playing songs with spatial audio and high track count causes issues when using a StudioLive Series III mixer as audio interface in DAW mode. Disable DAW mode before loading the song.
● [macOS] Potential crash on quit when a touch monitor has been used