PreSonus Studio One
by PreSonus
Studio One with Stem Separation, Lyrics Display, and Vocal/Speech-aware tooling.
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TL;DR
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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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.
Watch out for: AI surface still skewed toward music; no first-party speech-to-text for dialogue.
Install / use
Go to PreSonus Studio One presonus.comFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
PreSonus Studio One vs Whipscribe
| Feature | PreSonus Studio One | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Desktop apps | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Pro+ subscription $14.95/mo · Pro perpetual $399 one-time | $4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows | Web, API, MCP |
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