Studio One Pro Update Releases?

[TimC340]

According to U.S. time, it is now Tuesday. I'm curious if there will be an update today? Studio One 7.0 was released on October 9th. Presonus' promised 'one year' will end in two days.

As lots of people can't log-in just now, I suspect the devs are a bit busy trying to sort that issue out!

 

[whichi123]

As lots of people can't log-in just now, I suspect the devs are a bit busy trying to sort that issue out!

I thought the login issue was just caused by my poor internet, but I didn't expect I wasn't the only one.

 

[Resonant Serpent]

They used to release one or two sample packs every month for the subscription service. They stopped that in February with nothing to replace it. I assume that was to cut costs and drive more business towards the Splice integration. Kind of weird for a daw to shift so much weight towards the sample based crowd when S1 lacks a proper sample tagging system.

 

[Vocalpoint]

According to U.S. time, it is now Tuesday. I'm curious if there will be an update today? Studio One 7.0 was released on October 9th. Presonus' promised 'one year' will end in two days.

Do not ever recall being "promised" anything.

And the "year" they DID mention is the calendar year of 2025.

So there is plenty of time left to get an update out there.

VP

 

[FaRu]

I am also a bit sad about the situation.
Out of shock I concentrated on shifting to Cubase last year, but all DAWs have pros and cons. In the end its just not worth the effort at the moment, especially since noone takes anything away.

After one year of hoping and observing, I calmed down a bit and decided to stay with S1, since it offers all I really need and with nifty addons, it fills a lot of gaps I miss from other daws.

However, I will not spend any money on S1 until I really need a new addition and I really really hope the Presonus understands the damage they have caused on their reputation by this weird move.

I have to admit, that many things from 7.x are really useful and make me actually stay with the daw, but I would have never thought that by reading the feature list.
I hope that this won’t become some kind of dilemma for the devs, because minor updates are less shiny but in most cases of higher importance.

And about the update cycle…the wording was 3-4 updates per year. They still can manage this for 2025. But for me it most likely wont be 3 upgrades within my update period, which is somehow not acceptable. If you remember that a full year of update was included in the prior versions… It still feels like a punch in the face for people who supported from the first minute, although the caused pain is not so much anymore

Still the bitter taste stays. Lets hope for the best.

 

[Vocalpoint]

And about the update cycle…the wording was 3-4 updates per year. They still can manage this for 2025. But for me it most likely wont be 3 upgrades within my update period, which is somehow not acceptable.

No one ever "promised" any of us that we would see "3-4 updates" within our Annual Update time window. The official wording was for fiscal 2025.

If you do not want to renew your updates as of Oct 11 - simply stand down and wait for the next drop. No one is forcing you to do anything or buy anything.

This is on Presonus to impress you - not for you to be standing there with your wallet hanging open feverishly clicking on Renew.

VP

 

[FaRu]

No one ever "promised" any of us that we would see "3-4 updates" within our Annual Update time window. The official wording was for fiscal 2025.

If you do not want to renew your updates as of Oct 11 - simply stand down and wait for the next drop. No one is forcing you to do anything or buy anything.

This is on Presonus to impress you - not for you to be standing there with your wallet hanging open feverishly clicking on Renew.

VP

Sure they promised nothing, but strong implications were set. And when they target 3 to 4 updates, they have to deliver every 3 to 4 month an update, which they clearly cannot at the moment. Noone knows the reason. For me it is just weird to fail the announced target in the first year directly.

But in the end, it is a marketing fiasco.

As you said noone is forced to upgrade. I was very willing to support with my money every version, if needed or not. This, however, has faded. And now Presonus must impress
I still hope that they plan with fantastic features/updates in the near future.

 

[Vocalpoint]

Sure they promised nothing, but strong implications were set. And when they target 3 to 4 updates, they have to deliver every 3 to 4 month an update, which they clearly cannot at the moment.

Only you can interpret your own "strong implications". However - if you took their "targetting" to mean "I am going to get 3-4 updates by Oct 10, 2025" - that is on you to wrestle with.

They can "target" anything they want and at the time of the video - MY understanding of that statement was nothing more than them feeling positive about current plans (as of Sept 29, 2024). But we all know plans change and so do targets.

Bottom line - they do not have to "deliver" anything within a specified time frame. They will deliver an update when it makes good programmatic sense to do so - not because some video from last year paints them into some imaginary corner.

And what exactly is wrong with your copy of v7.2.2 right now - is it letting you down in some workflow stopping way?

VP

 

[sintil8]

I don't have a Fender A/C and was able to log into my Presonus A/C today and there is a small note below my V7 product advising my access to updates expires on the 9 Oct., followed by a Link to re-subscribe.
At the mo there is no incentive to upgrade, so I'm sitting back and carrying on... personally I don't see this as a contentious issue.
It has a lot of positives, especially if folk are working to schedules and need to plan down time and when best to upgrade, folk can jump in as required or when the opportunity allows.

Kindest regards to all.

 

[Vocalpoint]

At the mo there is no incentive to upgrade, so I'm sitting back and carrying on... personally I don't see this as a contentious issue.

Me either. Oct 10 will just be another workday on my perpetual license - creating great stuff - as usual - with s1.

Not exactly sure where all this drama and expectation is coming from - with users practically demanding that Presonus get off their a** and get an update on the table as if this will check a box on some bizarre checklist (complete with an hourglass that will run out in 48 hours).

VP

 

[Craig Anderton]

If I was going to introduce a significant new piece of software, I'd wait until well into the 4th quarter. MI sales traditionally crater in the 3rd quarter, and then sales start picking up in October. It costs $$$ money to market a product. You want to do your marketing efforts when your target audience will be most likely to act on the marketing. There's another advantage to releasing later in the year. When sales start falling off after Christmas, the NAMM show can help rebuild some momentum for the spring. April traditionally sees more sales for discretionary purchases because many people get tax refunds.

I have zero insider knowledge, but based on the above I would guess there will be a significant update in November.

Well...that wasn't quite true, I do have insider information. The update hasn't come out yet because there are stilll bugs in the flux capacitor and gyrocosmic relativator modules.

 

[sintil8]

@Craig Anderton
I must admit I expected something to fall from the tree by way of an announcement, not so much of an update release but maybe some plan for the year ahead. Who knows ?

Best of regards

 

[Vocalpoint]

If I was going to introduce a significant new piece of software, I'd wait until well into the 4th quarter.

Craig - c'mon now - you are making wayyyy too much sense here

VP

 

[Craig Anderton]

Craig - c'mon now - you are making wayyyy too much sense here

I'm a recovering CMO

 

[Vocalpoint]

I must admit I expected something to fall from the tree by way of an announcement, not so much of an update release but maybe some plan for the year ahead.

Man - after the heat that "announcement" video generated last year (along with all the speculation) - the last thing I would be doing is making any kind of bold announcement for a while

Do your marketing plans quietly and then drop the mic - is how I would do it.

VP

 

[sintil8]

Man - after the heat that "announcement" video generated last year (along with all the speculation) - the last thing I would be doing is making any kind of bold announcement for a while

Do your marketing plans quietly and then drop the mic - is how I would do it.

VP

Your sounding like a drama queen

 

[Gerran]

[...] then drop the mic - is how I would do it.

Never, ever drop a mic..

 

[Vocalpoint]

Never, ever drop a mic..

OK - it will be a very cheap one

VP

 

[Gerran]

OK - it will be a very cheap one

VP

Even then, it's a disrespect for the equipment and the engineers... Even very cheap mics have their uses. But then again, the equipment should earn the respect..

 

[Vocalpoint]

Even then, it's a disrespect for the equipment and the engineers... Even very cheap mics have their uses. But then again, the equipment should earn the respect..

Wow - remind me not to use catchphrases around ya.

Easy there tiger.

VP