Presonus STUDIO ONE ARTIST User Manual
GETTING STARTED
WITH
STUDIO ONE
ARTIST
© 2009, PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS
Studio One Artist Features ...................................... 3
System Requirements ..............................................4
Installation and Authorization .................................5
Enabling Your Audio Driver .................................... 9
Configuring Your External MIDI Devices............... 11
Configuring Your Audio I/O................................... 16
Creating a New Song ............................................19
FEATURES
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All PreSonus audio interfaces now include PreSonus Studio One
Artist recording software, which comes with over 4 GB of plug
ins, loops, and samples, giving you everything you need for music
recording and production.
Summary of Studio One Artist features
• Unlimited track count, inserts and sends
• 20 highquality native effects plugins
• Amp Modeling (Ampire)
• Delay (Beat Delay)
• Distortion (Redlight Distortion)
• Dynamic Processing (Channel Strip, Compressor, Limiter,
Tricomp)
• Equalizer (Channel Strip, Pro EQ)
• Modulation (Autofilter, Chorus, Flange, Phaser, XTrem)
• Reverbs (MixVerb, Room Reverb)
• Utility (Binaural Pan, Mixtool, Phase Meter, Spectrum
Meter, Tuner)
• Over 4 GB of loops, samples, and instruments, featuring:
• Presence: Virtual Sample Player
• Impact: Virtual Drum Machine
• SampleOne: Virtual Sampler
• Mojito: Virtual AnalogModeled Subtractive Synthesizer
• Innovative and intuitive MIDI mapping
• Powerful draganddrop functionality for faster workflow
• Mac OS X and Windows compatible
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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• Macintosh
o Mac OS X 10.4.11 or Mac OS X 10.5.2 or higher
o Minimum Hardware:
• PowerPC G4 1.25 GHz or Intel Core Solo 1.5
GHz processor
• 1 GB RAM
• DVD drive
Recommended:
• PowerPC G5 or better or Intel Core Duo or Intel
Xeon processor or better
• 2 GB or more RAM
• DVD drive
• Windows PC
o Windows XP SP2 or later or Vista
o Minimum Hardware:
• Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz processor or AMD
Athlon 64 (Turion)
• 1 GB RAM
• DVD drive
Recommended:
• Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz EM64T or better or
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ or better
• 2 GB or more RAM
• DVD drive
NOTE: The speed of your processor, amount of RAM, and size
and speed of your hard drives greatly affect the overall
performance of your recording system. A more powerful system
(faster processor with more RAM) allows for lower latency
(signal delay) and better overall performance.
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INSTALLATION &
AUTHORIZATION
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Every PreSonus interface comes complete with Studio One
Artist recording software. Whether you are about to record
your first album or your 50
with all the tools necessary to capture and mix a great
performance. As a valued PreSonus customer, you are also
eligible for an upgrade discount for Studio One Pro when you
are ready to master your work, create a digital version for the
Web, or incorporate thirdparty VST plugins into your
recording process. For more details on the Studio One Pro
upgrade program for PreSonus customers, please visit
www.presonus.com
Once you have installed your PreSonus interface’s drivers and
connected your interface, you can use the PreSonus Studio One
Artist musicproduction software included with your Presonus
interface to begin recording, mixing, and producing your music.
To install Studio One Artist, insert your installation disc into
your computer’s DVD drive. Follow the onscreen instructions to
complete the installation process.
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th
, Studio One Artist provides you
To Install Studio One Artist, insert your Studio
One Artist installation DVD into your
computer’s DVD drive.
PC Users: Launch the Studio One Artist
installer and follow the onscreen instructions.
Mac Users: Simply drag the Studio One Artist application into
the Applications folder on your Macintosh HD.
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INSTALLATION &
AUTHORIZATION
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Creating a User Account
account, continue to Activating Studio One Artist Online.
If your computer is not connected to the Internet, visit the
Studio One product page at www.presonus.com on an Internet
connected computer to create your account. After you have
created your account, skip to Activating Studio One Artist
Offline.
Activating Studio One Artist Online
Password, and the Product Key you received with the Studio
One Artist installation disc. Click on the Activate button to
finish the activation process.
After installing Studio One Artist, launch
the program, and the Activate Studio One
menu will appear. If you are a new Studio
One user, you will need to create a user
account. Follow the Create Account link if
your computer is connected to the
Internet. Once you have created your
Now that you have created a user account,
you can activate your copy of Studio One
Artist. Launch Studio One Artist, and the
Activate Studio One menu will appear.
Click on the Activate Online link and enter
your previously created account Username,
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INSTALLATION &
AUTHORIZATION
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Activating Studio One Artist Offline
Next, copy the license file to the computer on which Studio One
has been installed, and locate the license file as instructed in
the Activate Studio One menu. The activation process is now
complete.
Installing Bundled Content for Studio One Artist
Upon completing the Studio One Artist installation and
activation process, the Studio One Content Installer will
appear. If it does not appear, navigate to Help/Studio One
Installation.
At the top of the installation menu, select the source from
which the content will be installed, as well as the location
Once you have created a user account,
launch Studio One Artist. From the
Activate Studio One Menu, click on the
Activate Offline link. Follow the
instructions to log in to your previously
created user account, register the
product, and obtain a license file.
Studio One Artist comes bundled with
an array of demo and tutorial
material, sampled instruments, loops,
samples, and unique thirdparty
content. The Studio One Artist bundle
includes all that you need to begin
producing music.
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