There’s some clever technology going on behind the scenes to ensure plug-ins are wide awake when needed and no audio is clipped before or after an event. In a nutshell, when enabled Plug-in Nap puts compatible plug-ins to sleep when they are not being used in the session. PreSonus has introduced a new Plug-in Nap feature to help with CPU optimisation on sessions. If those not using the new Silicon powered Macs are wondering if they are missing out on power gains then there’s some good news. Plug-in Nap – CPU-performance optimisation Remember this is an unpaid point upgrade, so as well as the Silicon compatibility update Studio One 5.4 includes over 20 additional features. However, any user of Studio One will know when it comes to updates PreSonus never skimp. Suffice to say, had PreSonus done nothing else in Studio One 5.4 than made it fully Apple Silicon native then that would have been enough for Apple users. Make sure to download and install the latest version of all PreSonus software.” “Together with the release of Studio One 5.4, all current PreSonus software, plug-ins and hardware drivers will be updated for native Apple Silicon support, including Universal Control (version 3.6 or later). What about other PreSonus software and hardware you ask? More good news… So if you want to use Melodyne in sessions then you’ll need to run them in Rosetta mode. It’s worth noting that at the time of writing Celemony does not have a Silicon version of Melodyne. The team at PreSonus has worked hard to also deliver all the factory plugins in native Silicon format, so if you wish, you can run an entire session without the need for Rosetta 2.įor those not aware, if any plugins used in a session are not native Silicon compatible then the entire session runs in Rosetta 2. When we say rarely we should really say never as we’ve never heard it working. The Intel costs £3500, the M1 £1500.Īs you can see, with much lower CPU usage, the operating temperature is down as is noise as the fan rarely runs. The Silicon is a first generation 13” MacBook Pro M1 with 16gb of RAM. The Intel is a 16-inch MacBook Pro 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9 with 32gb of RAM. We expected gains, but these gains are off the chart, you can see the numbers in the chart below. We decided to run all sessions at the lowest possible sample rate and use Plugin Nap (see below) The session was one of the demo sessions created by PreSonus. We talk in detail about the impact Silicon may have on future Mac prices in our article Apple Silicon May Cut The Cost Of Studio Computers Until now, any comparisons have been with apps using Rosetta 2, now we can make an apples with apples comparison. What this means is that we’ve been able for the first time to compare a session running on an Intel MacBook Pro with one running on a Apple Silicon MacBook Pro. The first big news is that Studio One is now fully compatible with Apple Silicon processors, this also includes all the plugins that ship with Studio One. Long track names now abbreviated in plug-in window header Improved file naming for mixdown between markers Mixdown settings also stored when dialog is canceled Switch Mono/Stereo for multiple selected tracks Time Display and Remaining Record Time window now resizableįaderPort 8 + 16: On/Off for individual send slotsįaderPort 8 + 16: Display send or cue mix slot numbers on display “Copy external files” option for Songs, Projects, and Shows User-definable diagnostics report and profiling options Note Controller support for Audio Unit instruments New command “Insert Instrument Parts from Chord Track” Performance optimizations for Mix Engine FXĮxport Song to multiple audio file formats in one pass Plug-in Nap – CPU-performance optimization Native support for Apple Silicon (M1) processors We’ve had a preview copy for some time and in this article we outline the new features and what difference Apple Silicon makes to a DAW previously coded for Intel. PreSonus has announced Studio One 5.4, which includes a host of new features but also includes full native support for Apple Silicon powered Mac computers.
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