What’s up, everybody? ‘Tool here back with another post. I want to tell you guys about how and why I switched from Pro Tools to Studio One [as hard as it was] as my main DAW when it comes to mixing. I promise it won’t be too long. It’s not very common for mix engineers to switch DAWs. We usually start and continue to mix on what we learned first. Of course it doesn’t hurt to be proficient in other DAWs, but mostly we stick to what we know. That was my case until…..
I started off using Pro Tools because it was the “industry standard” Everyone was using it. The majority of all studios, whether home or professional had it. If someone sent a session, it was likely from Pro Tools. I even remember some potential clients asking before booking a session if I ran Pro Tools and if so, which version. Mix engineers would feel out of place if they didn’t at least familiarize themselves with the most popular software for these cases. And that’s what I did. I used Pro Tools from late 2009 to early 2017. And towards the end is when all the issues started. Business was great but Pro Tools started acting up! On both my iMac and Windows laptop. Error after error, or random crashes, sometimes it wouldn’t even load after being restarted multiple times. I had to make a decision. Was I going to continue to lose time and money using this DAW? Or was I going to boss up and move on for the better? I chose the latter of course. Especially after a client asked for a show mix of a record and it took me switching between the iMac and laptop a few times just to get the session to open and run smoothly. I already had a PreSonus interface, the AudioBox, and it came with a free, stripped down version of their flagship DAW, Studio One. I didn’t have much to lose so I installed the Artist version. I’m glad I did too. One major feature about S1 is that it has menu shortcuts of multiple DAWs such as Pro Tools, Logic, etc. that you can choose to use. That made the transition to use it a lot smoother, once I got comfortable, I started using the default shortcuts. You’re given a 30 day trial to demo and I ended up buying the full blown Professional version before the demo deadline. Studio One just made it all work for me. The workflow was a major plus. Everything I wanted to do I could pretty much do with my new found DAW. Yes I was leaving some things behind with Pro Tools, but I felt with how fast PreSonus was growing AND how much they listened to their customers that I was in a great place. There are some things I miss [the trusty Vari-Fi plugin to name a few] but there’s workarounds and other features that keep me in Studio One for good. 2 and a half years later I’m more than happy with my decision to switch DAWs. This post isn’t about Pro Tools bashing [I still use it from time to time for certain things] but more so a testament that after having countless issues, workflow slowing you down, etc, made me consider a different DAW. Chime in below if you’ve you had to conquer switching DAWs and why. See y’all next month!
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