PreSonus Studio One

by PreSonus

Studio One with Stem Separation, Lyrics Display, and Vocal/Speech-aware tooling.

TL;DR

Studio One with Stem Separation, Lyrics Display, and Vocal/Speech-aware tooling.

Best for songwriters who want stem separation, lyrics-display, and AI mastering inside one tidy DAW. Pricing: Pro+ subscription $14.95/mo · Pro perpetual $399 one-time.

Category
Desktop apps
License
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Last push
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Pricing
Pro+ subscription $14.95/mo · Pro perpetual $399 one-time
Platforms
macOS, Windows

What it is

Studio One 7 adds Stem Separation (offline vocal/instrument splitter), an integrated Lyrics Display, AI Mastering through the integration with Project Page, and ARA2 hosting for Melodyne. Used by vocal producers who want cleaner stems for downstream transcription.

Best for: Songwriters who want stem separation, lyrics-display, and AI mastering inside one tidy DAW.
Watch out for: AI surface still skewed toward music; no first-party speech-to-text for dialogue.

Install / use

presonus.com/products/studio-one

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supportedNone
HIPAA eligibleNo

PreSonus Studio One vs Whipscribe

FeaturePreSonus Studio OneWhipscribe
CategoryDesktop appsTranscription APIs
PricingPro+ subscription $14.95/mo · Pro perpetual $399 one-timefree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
Streaming—No
Languages—99
PlatformsmacOS, WindowsWeb, API, MCP

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