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Audio editing software for studio engineers and musicians

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Studio One - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: December 2025

Studio One overview

What is Studio One?

Studio One is an audio editing software designed to help musicians and studio engineers create, produce, record, mix, and compose songs using various virtual instruments, effects, and arrangement tools from production till album release and stage performances. The drag-and-drop interface allows artists to add audio loops, plug-in effects, and presets to music sessions, copy FX chains from multiple channels and convert musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) to audio.

Using Studio One, musicians can create deteriorating echoes with delay, pitch, chorus effects, or retro flanging and use the tone generator to produce noise, frequency sweeps, and other signal types. Producers can search and filter tracks using custom commands or keyboard shortcuts and utilize the built-in video player to synchronize song and video playback. Audio engineers can also reorder, remove or duplicate song sections and arrange soundtracks by swapping sections, changing arrangements, and shortening or lengthening solos according to requirements.

Studio One supports various audio formats including WAV, FLAC, MP3, AAC, ALAC, M4A, AIFF, CAF, and Ogg Vorbis. Other features include transient detection, time-stretching, slicing, audio quantization, and more.

Starting price

19.99per user /
per month

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Studio One’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Studio One reviews

Overall rating

4.8

/5

53

Positive reviews

96

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.89/10
Rating distribution

5

4

3

2

1

43

8

2

0

0

Pros
“I am completely satisfied with studio one, and I am happy to discover every day new amazing functions.”
AA

Adolfo A.

Owner

“It's a great software and I love the development they are making to it and including it in a Presonus recording gear bundle is just amazing.”
MM

Manase M.

Music producer

“As far as cost, it is the best priced studio DAW of this quality on the market. I use the Studio live 32 Mixer and it's been another great PreSonus product.”
RL

Ray L.

None

Cons
“Slightly bad sounds with the internal plugins in terms of the instrument plugins.”
JT

James T.

Music teacher

“Studio One very occasionally crashes upon launch, which is a little frustrating, and I'm unclear why this sometimes happens.”
DM

Dan M.

Chief Operating Officer

“Iam having a hard time deciding if there was something that I don't like about it.”
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Xavier S.

Owner

Who uses Studio One?

Based on 53 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Music
Arts and Crafts
Construction
E-Learning
Others

Use cases

Audio Editing

Studio One's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Studio One users:

Audio recording
Audio editor
Mastering
Audio mixing
Plug-in integration
Audio capture

All Studio One features

Features rating:

Instrument management
Audio manipulation
Media library
Collaboration tools
Score editor
Compression
Drag & drop
Multiple format support
Third-Party integrations
Video support

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Studio One pricing

Value for money rating:

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Studio One Pro 7

149

/user

Per year

Studio One Annual+

179.99

/user

Per year

Studio One Monthly+

19.99

/user

Per month

User opinions about Studio One price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of Studio One's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“I am completely satisfied with studio one, and I am happy to discover every day new amazing functions.”
AA

Adolfo A.

Owner

“It's a great software and I love the development they are making to it and including it in a Presonus recording gear bundle is just amazing.”
MM

Manase M.

Music producer

Studio One integrations (1)

Top integrations

Studio One support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Knowledge Base
FAQs/Forum
Email/Help Desk

Training options

Videos

Studio One FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Studio One offer?

Studio One has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $149.00/year
Pricing model: Subscription

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Q. Who are the typical users of Studio One?

Studio One has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business


Q. What languages does Studio One support?

Studio One supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does Studio One support mobile devices?

Studio One supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. Does Studio One offer an API?

No, Studio One does not have an API available.


Q. What level of support does Studio One offer?

Studio One offers the following support options:
Knowledge Base, FAQs/Forum, Email/Help Desk

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