This is especially noticeable when it comes to the way in which the Mastering facilities are integrated into a Project - the Project in this instance being a collection of Songs. Navigating a project has been made even easier, with the addition of the Track List, though even without this Studio One was clear and easily navigable DAW. We also really liked the Groove Extraction tools on offer, which simplify the process to such a degree - 'drag', 'drop' and 'click' - that they make experimentation quite painless and a lot of fun The Audio Bend features expand on this, and enable you to stretch and squeeze your audio to fit all manner of scenarios, much like the 'Flex' features of Logic or 'Warping' in Cubase (in fact the same superb zplane algorithms are used here). In fact, this was only a few simple mouse-clicks away. We tested the new transient detection features by attempting to quantise an imported drum loop. Incidentally, these newly 'frozen' tracks can be edited at the audio level - unlike some DAWs. The new Track Transform option - a form of freezing/rendering - extends to the Instruments Tracks and even these new Event Effects. This is a great feature and enables you to create some incredibly detailed, or even downright crazy, effects treatments. Each event is give its own insert rack for adding effects. In fact, if you own the full version of Melodyne Editor (not the cut-down 'Essential' version included here) you will even have integrated access to its polyphonic 'DNA' algorithm.Īnother addition in the audio editing stakes are event-based effects. ![]() While Steinberg may have got here first with VariAudio (integrated into Cubase 5), this is a marriage made in heaven, and will surely be the envy of many other DAW users. The Melodyne window opens within SO2 and updates any audio tweaking instantaneously. A quick key press away is Melodyne time and pitch editing, and unlike many other similar solutions, no pre-processing audio transfer is required. Much like Cubase 6, folders can also be used to group tracks together for editing, making multi-track comping a piece of cake. Folders facilitate bundling tracks together for convenience. ![]() The new Comping features using Layers makes assembling takes very easy. Incidentally, SO2 is one of only a few DAWs that enable you to make edits to existing tracks while recording new ones. Recording audio and MIDI is easy to set up, and logical in use. Getting stuck into SO2, you're likely to receall how easy the original Studio One was to use, and there is nothing radically different on the visual front to change this. It's up to you to decide if they are worth the additional cost (£30). ![]() Incidentally, Studio One didn't come with a manual even in its earlier incarnations, so the only thing missing from the downloaded product is the physical installation media. The other important component is Melodyne Essential, which needs to be installed in order to enable the integrated Melodyne features in SO2. ![]() The extras this time also feature Native Instruments Komplete Elements 7 (replacing the NI Kore Player from before), but there's no EZ Drummer Lite or Guitar Rig LE this time. As well as wide selection presets for the built-in SO2 instruments, you may install a number of loop collections and third-party samples, including some new V2 additions. Adding content is very straightforward SO2 asks what you wish to download and install automatically on first running the program.
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