Question

Just purchased studio one 4 artist only to find you cant use 3rd party plugins .. what a rip off.

what is the point in making a daw where you cant use plugins.....

waste of money

Answer 1

http://www.presonus.com/products/Studio-One/compare-versions

This page gives you a clear picture about the differences of the Studio One versions. The "Third-party plug-in support (AU, VST2, and VST3 plug-ins and ReWire applications)" is available as Add-on and is called "VST and AU and Rewire Support".

Answer 2

The other answer is correct but it is probably more economical to by the professional version while it is on sale. It will allow you to access your plug ins. I waited all year for Black Friday to do this.