The approach is different to Pro Tools, which is especially aimed at sound engineers. It's a DAW conceived for musicians with a home studio. In short, I haven't found a defect so far, except maybe for a somewhat limited offer of virtual instruments. Management of MIDI devices is fully functional, too. Very easy operation with a physical control surface or iPad (Mackie DAW control). Great usability everywhere and most features can be managed in a couple of clicks or via drag-and-drop. Integrating Waves, Softube, Overtone, etc. The compression and EQ work finely and the reverbs are very good. Their performance is cleaner and preciser than with their counterparts for Cubase Sx3. In terms of plug-ins, the quality is evident. No score editor, but I have never had the need to use it with other DAWs. It has all indispensable features for professional song production, plus you have the Mastering section. And this one is the most simple and user-friendly. I have used Samplitude, Cubase, Ardour, Garage Band, and Logic Pro 9 before. I have used Studio One Artist v1 and 2, then Producer v2 and finally this Pro version, which has the advantage of integrating Melodyne. I have never been able to overload the CPU despite using dozens of plug-ins during my mixing sessions. I've had no crashes, the latency is ridiculously low and it is compensated by the software. I use it on an iMac quad core i5 with 12 GB Ram and a Presonus Firestudio audio/midi interface. The manual is clear and there are several video tutorials on the website, as well as some mixing tutorials that can be accessed directly from the software. No incompatibility issues with my 2011 iMac quad core i5. The cherry on the cake from v2.1 is that you are entitled to the Saturation plug-in by Softube.

Afterwards you still have to download additional content (several GBs of samples for the sampler, presets, etc.) Do note that the Soundcloud and Nimbit modules can be added to export directly to these channels. Easy installation from the Presonus website via download.

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