PreSonus Atom Sequencer

Included with ATOM SQ, Studio One Artist music production software enables you to compose, record, and produce without getting distracted by the tools or hemmed in with track limitations. Easy to learn and intuitive to use, Studio One’s unique drag-and-drop workflow and powerful tools will let you produce faster than ever before. Also included are two carefully-curated loop libraries with custom Impact XT kits. New to version 5: Studio One Artist now lets you use your favorite third-party VST and AU plug-in effects and virtual instruments. You also now have complete support for Studio One Remote so you can use your iPad® or Android™ tablet as a second screen or a remote Studio One controller. And with ATOM SQ, you have the most flexible PreSonus Studio One MIDI controller available.

Ableton Live integration and more

ATOM SQ is also a unique Ableton Live controller, designed for production and live performance. You can launch clips and scenes during a performance, select devices and edit parameters, navigate tracks and scenes, control each track’s volume, panning, and send levels—plus do all your drum programming in Ableton from the ATOM SQ! Ableton Live Lite is included, so you can get to creating right away. It comes with all of Live’s essential workflows, instruments, and effects—everything you need to record songs, create hands-on with your controller, take music made in your apps further, and so much more.

Navigation and transport control

ATOM SQ is more than an expressive pad controller—it also lets you navigate many aspects of Studio One without a mouse and keyboard. You’ve got transport controls for stop, play, and record, plus a dedicated Click Track toggle. You can even zoom in and out of your timeline and navigate among your tracks, all without skipping a beat.

Wherever sound takes you…

With its unique staggered-pad layout, contextual screen design, and customization tools, ATOM SQ lets you stay in the moment of creation. Its small-footprint, USB bus-powered design means you can slip it right into your bag and produce anywhere you and your laptop might happen to go, and the complete suite of integrated software lets you start creating right out of the box. Whether you’re in the studio, on stage, or on the road, ATOM SQ gives you the freedom to create, wherever sound takes you.

Works with iOS and iPadOS devices.

The PreSonus ATOM SQ is compatible with iOS® and iPadOS® devices, including iPad® Pro, iPad, iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPod® Touch, and iPhone®. Because it’s USB class-compliant, there are no special drivers or applications for you to download and install. You’ll be able to produce on the go—everything from podcasts to folk rock to trap—wherever sound takes you.

Make your own magic.

At PreSonus, we want to make sure that our audio products come with everything you need to craft your own mesmerizing spells in the studio. That’s why we include Studio One Artist with every audio interface and controller product we make, from the 2-channel AudioBox USB 96 to the 64-channel StudioLive 64S, ATOM to FaderPort 16, but we didn’t stop there. Why? Because here in Louisiana, we have a word: lagniappe. It means “a little something extra,” and it’s in that spirit that we also include the Studio Magic Suite of software with our audio interface products and–new for 2021–our award-winning controllers as well.

The 2021 Studio Magic includes Ableton Live Lite, tutorials from Melodics, sound libraries from Ghost Hack, 7 virtual instruments, and 9 effects plug-ins in VST, AU, and AAX formats to use in Studio One 5 Artist or your DAW of choice with a retail value of over $1000 (US).

Features

General

• A complete music production package featuring a hybrid MIDI keyboard/pad performance and production controller with Studio One^® Artist and Ableton^® Live Lite both included
• 32 velocity- and pressure-sensitive, RGB LED pads in a unique, staggered layout; intuitive for keyboard players and step sequencer fans
• Context-sensitive screen displays valuable parameter information, including CC assignments, swing, and much more
• Eight endless rotary encoders can be easily configured to control nearly any software parameter
• Includes 2 loop packs with custom kits for Impact XT
• Expressive arpeggiator for dramatic, easily-performed melodies
• Includes custom-curated content libraries for ATOM SQ
• Constrain to Scale feature puts an end to wrong notes forever
• MCU and HUI modes for transport control in nearly every DAW
• Powerful MIDI mode lets you control your favorite DAW or virtual instrument with ease
• USB bus-powered for easy connectivity and maximum portability

Studio One Integration Features

• Automatically detected by Studio One, no setup required
• Deep integration with Studio One’s Pattern Editor for intuitive step sequencer programming
• Navigate and choose instruments and effects from the Browser
• Change presets on virtual instruments and effects
• Create a new track
• Activate the metronome and change song tempo
• Set looping points in the timeline
• Navigate the timeline
• Zoom in and out on the timeline or events
• Directly edit MIDI events and apply the Quantization or Humanization commands
• Transport control (stop, play, record)
• Studio One dynamically switches ATOM between Keyboard and Drum modes depending on the selected instrument
• Requires Studio One 5 or later for full integration support

Ableton Live Integration Features

• Seamless Integration with Ableton Live
• Use ATOM SQ’s Constrain to Scale mode and Arpeggiator to perform live
• Change session tempo, navigate the timeline, open/close windows, and display which windows are open or closed
• Control track volume, panning, send level and solo/mute/arm status
• Select a Device and edit its parameters
• Navigate Clips and Scenes
• Launch or stop Clips and Scenes
• Control Live’s crossfader with ATOM SQ’s touch strip
• Transport control (stop, play, record) plus “Capture MIDI”
• User Mode for custom assignments
• Requires Ableton Live version 10.1.15 or later for full integration support

Modes

• Studio One native
• Live native
• MCU/HUI*
• ​Standard MIDI controller

*May vary depending on application.

Connections

• USB-C™-compatible port

Included Software

• Studio One Artist production software for macOS^® and Windows^®
• Ableton Live Lite (for registered users after October 20, 2019)
• 2 bonus loop packs with custom kits for Studio One’s Impact XT
• Compatible with most music production and performance software for macOS and Windows

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